VISITORS FROM FRANCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18298, 15 January 1923, Page 8

VISITORS FROM FRANCE.

ROUND OF ENTERTAINMENTS. , THE TENTATIVE PROGRAMME CIVIC RECEPTION; ON ARRIVAL. -The official programme in connection ; : with the visit, of the; French battle-cruiser i Jules Michelet to, Auckland has .not yet j been completed. ; Tentative arrangements are as follow:— > .-."..' '.. .. >-V. ' ; To-morrow. '" - 8 Arrival of. the warship, which will anchor in the stream. : ■ /'■j 9.15 am.—Commodore Hothani, of the New .Zealand = Squadron, visits ; Admiral Gilly ; : . , ' : 10 a.m'.~-Admiral Gilly' calls on the Governor-General, Lord Jcllicoe. 11 —Lord ' Jellicoe returns the 'call. '' ■ v ; , -" ■Noon.—The chairman of ; the Harbour Board, Mr. H. R. Mackenzie, visits the admiral. 12.30.—The Mayor, Mr. J. H. Gunson, visits the admiral. ■ ' 4 q>.m; — reception in the council clwmbers at the Town '-Halt. ' ;," ' : . ;The -.representative' of the Government will be the Hon. ,C. J. Parr, Minister for Education and Health, who will. pay an official call in -the morning. , ■ During the aftoriiooh the various (Calls will .be returned- It is possible a citizens' " At Homo " will be htildip the evening. Wednesday. . 1 p.m.—Harbour trip for men. /: 2 p.m.-—Drive for officers to Titirangi or Waitakere; j/Evening.— ' : to ; admiiral. . and officers at- Government House, to. bo followed by -a ball. , . ' , /-.' •' , i f £.■•'■;'■ ' : ' : Thursday;' - A Harbour.trip for men. • /' Luncheon by French Consulate at the Grand Hotel. _• -> • ■;.;■ Evening.trßall on H.M.S. Chatham at Devonport, .. . " - ' , ' ' Friday. ''.',, :" •Victoria .'". League trip for officers. lb"; Manurewa. :: - ' /;..'-""■■''■.': . ' /An ; invitation, has been issued by : the i Government for; Admiral Gilly and his personal suite to spend a couple of days at Rotorua, and it is;expected that. theparty will; leave. on Friday morning. The Government has also extended; an invitation .to a- party of 200, officers and men of the cruiser to visit Rotorua, and this party probably leave; about Friday." The trip arranged by thb Victoria Leaguo will be for those "officers ; who ; are not gpin-g to Rotdruti. Monday, January' 22, <* ■ •Evening.—-Entertainment; 'for,. men by the Navy League, Victoria, /League and Returned Soldiers/.Association./ j < • Tuesday, January 23. ' ,;The Jules Michelet ; will sail for Wellington.;,; The, municipal baths and tramcars; will be free for officers .and men in uniform while ; tlie /warship is in port. ; The visi-;. tors "will also be guest's of : the ;, various bowiihg and tenuis clubs ■ during their stay. ■"■'-'- :'"■'■%■ •' .'« ' ■ ' < ; : Tentative iirrangemeh'ts. haye /also' been* made in connection; with tho,; visit of i tho mission, which comprises four representatives. The Chamber of _ Commerce and the Industrial Association ' have arranged visits to the fertiliser works at TePapapa arid; the freezing> works at /Westfield on Wednesday morning. At, mid-day, the' members of the mission ■ will «be enter-' tained ;■■ at. luncheon,'.„and in ;the, afternoon the visitors"will deliver "lectures at the Chamber. of*^Coriiriierce.-;-On'/ Thursday morning, lectures will be given on board. ' the cruiser. ' t .-■.■..' - ' : At the meeting the , Auckland. Provincial Executive:,'of:: the,- Returned Soldiers' 'Association yesterday a resolution was passed welcoming; the officers''arid men of the French;cruiser. '-' '■;