FRENCH WARSHIP'S VISIT.
: *•— . {. . MORE OFFICIAL CALLS. THE PARTY FOR ROTORUA. Official calls were paid yesterday by Captain J. Deeoux, of the French' naval sloop Cassiopee, to the Mayor of Auckland, Mr. G. Baildon, and Colonel H. R., Potter, Commandant of the Northern Command,; both of whom returned the calls later? on board the warship, which is berthed at Central Wharf. Earlier in the day the French Consul, M. Paul Serre, paid a visit to the. vessel, and received a .consular salute of seven guns. Officials of the Navv League and tho Cercle Franchise also called on Captain Deeoux and presented the compliments of their respective organisations. Among other . callers were Mr. M, R. Kellum, owner of, the schooner- yacht Kaivniloa, and Captain. J., R. Gray,, of , Moorea, . Tahiti. " " I The two. officers who had visited, the Waitomo Caves in company with Mr.' O. R. . Bendall, French Consular agent at Wellington, rejoined 1 the ship on Monday evening. It is not expected the party of officers and men who a,re t!o spend two days at Rotorua will leave before the end I of the week.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19254, 17 February 1926, Page 13
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