ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S TOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17659, 24 June 1919, Page 5

ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S TOUR

ARRIVAL AT SYDNEY. ARRANGEMENTS FOR RECEPTIONS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, June 23. The battle-cruiser New Zealand has arrived, and had a great reception aa she steamed to her anchorage in the harbour. Sir John Jellicoe -will makei his official landing later in the day, and attend a civic reception. While the New Zealand at Jervois Bay Sir John Jellicoe inspected tho naval college.' RESTRICTED CEREMONIES. SYDNEY, June 23. (Received J;me 23, at 10.30, p.m.)' Although the influenza restrictions curtailed the ceremonies connected with Admiral Jellicoe's.visit, large holiday crowds greeted the famous Admiral while paying official calls and at the civic welcome in the Town Hall. \ H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND. « AGAIN WELCOMED IN AUSTRALIA. (Fbom Ode Own Cobrespondent.) SYDNEY, June 23. Although it is only sue years since Australia formally welcomed the fine battlecruiser New Zealand, the events of tho past four yeaTs and tho circumstances surrounding her present visit have given her a new and spooiul interest in Australian eyes. 'lh© warship has beeu visited by thousands, and the officers and men are being lavishly feted at every port of call. A'ho ship claims public attention because she is the gift to Britain of our cousins across the Tasman Sea; she has a peculiar! interest because she was in .every notable fight in the North Sea, and bears honourable scars; she followed Admiral Beatty right through tho Jutland engagement—and Australians cannot forget that, but for an unfortunate accident, IT.M.A.S. Australia would have fought beside her in that battle; then there is a sentimental interest in tho fact that the New Zealand and tho Australia were together during all those weary years in tho North Sea —too close together once, when the New Zealand's bow tore a great hole in tho Australia's bow and crippled her for three weeks at a most critical time; and then there is the special interest in the fact that the battle-cruiser carries Admiral Jellicoe, who is expected to suggest to Australia and New Zealand a naval policy of great importance, in which they may bo equally interested The Ne w Zealand's men are enjoying themselves very much—they themselves say so. But they aro all looking forward to their arrival in the dominion, which even those who have never seen it call their "home country. ' The New Zealand is now a ship at many memories—and among them all thero is none more prominent than the memory of how the men of tho Now Zealand were treated by the New Zealanders when they looked m for a few weeks in the days before the war. The good ship returning with war honours thick upon her has no doubt about the kind of welcome she will get ia New Zealand.