BRITISH WARSHIPS

Opunake Times, 28 March 1939, Page 3

BRITISH WARSHIPS

MODELS FOR DOMINION

BOM BING AEHOPLAN JfiS

Two interesting models, loaned to the New Zealand Government by Messrs. Vickers-Arm-“trong, Limited, for display at the Centennial Exhibition, are being brought to the Dominion in the cruiser Achilles One is, of the cruiser Cumberland, which has served on the China Station tor several years, and tlie other is ot the submarine Otway. Both models sire correct in every detail. Both the Cumberland and the Otway have associations with the Royal Australian Navy. The Cumberland is one of the Kent cruiser class, designed by Sir Eustace Tennyson d’Eyncourt, and built in 1928. Two of her sister ships are. the Australia and the Canberra. The Cumberland carries eight Bin. guns: and six 4in. mil {-aircraft guns. She carries an aerouliine launched by catapult. The mpde.l, made by Vickers-Arm-strong. who built the (lumberland at their Barrow yards, is painted cream, the' China station colours.

Other Models for the Exhibition

The OtAvay together with the Oxley, was originally built by Vickers-Armstrng at Barrow in 1927 for the Eoyal Australian Navy, Avhich presented botli craft to the Eoyal Navy in 1931. There are three submarines of this class, the third being the Oberon, built at the Chatham Dockyard.

In addition to these models, V ickcrs-Armstrong are also loaning three models of aeroplanes to the New Zealand Government tor the Centennial Exhibition. One is of the Vickers-Armstorng' long-range bomber, 30 of which have been ordered for the Dominion and which are exnected to be flown out in June. Another is of the. YickersWellesley medium type bomber, and the third is of the Vickers super-marine Spitfir •. the fastest fighter in the world. Preparations for their represenation at the exhibition are now being made by the Department of Overseas Trade and the Port of London Authority. The theme of the. Department’s Pavilion will be transport bv sea . air and road.

Attracting Visitors to Dominion

Preliminary advertisements for tours to and in the Dominion during the exhibition have met with an immediate response, and it is hoped that large, numbers of visitors will be attracted to New Zealand from the United Kingdom.

Advice has been received in London that centennial celebrations will be held at Capetown during the same time as the Npav Zealand centennial, and the sug■’■estion has. been iruide that there should he some co-ope. rati on between the tAvo Dominions for the events.