FLEET CELEBRATIONS.
GREAT FIREWORKS DISPLAY. .SYDNEY'S WELCOME, {Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) SYDNEY, April 10. The city maintains a holiday aspect in honor of the fleet and is doing its best in the way of entertainment to give Jack, as well as his superiors, a royal welcome. The streets, are crowded with visitors, many adding Fleet Week to the usual Easter sojourn. SYDNEY, April 11. A feature of to-night's fleet celebrations was a gorgeous lirewoi'ks display provided by the State Government and Harbor Board combined, a Venetian carnival and shore illuminations by the North Shore Council with the playing of the squadron's powerful searchlights adding much to the spectacular effects. Dense crowds gathered round the harbor foreshores and on roofs and other vantage places in the city. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night.
The following is the complete itinerary of the visit of the special seryice squadron to New Zealand. The Hood and Repulse, accompanied by the Australian light cruiser Adelaide, will arrive at Wellington at 2.30 p.m. on April 24, and op Ansae Day their crews will participate in the memorial celebrations and depart at 8 a.m. on May 8. The other vessels of the squadron will remain in Australia for Ansae Day and leave for New Zealand on April 26. The Dauntless will visit the Bluff, arriving there at 2.30 p.m. on May 5, and leaving at 4.20 p.m. on May 8 to rejoin the Dunediu, which leaves Dunedin at 7 a.m. on May 9 for the North. The Delhi, Danae,' and Dragon will arrive at Lyttelton at 9 a.m. on May 1 and depart at 7 a.m. on May 9, joining the battle cruise:/ squadron 15 miles south from Napier at 7 a.m. on May 9, and will anchor in the bay off Napier one hour later. The whole of the squadron, less the Dauntless and Dunedin, will depart at 10 a.m. and anchor in the bay off Gisborne at 3.30 p.m. and will leave again at 5.30 p.m. for Auckland, which wlil be reached at 11 a.m. on May 10. i The Dauntless and Dunedin will arrive at Aurkland on May 11, and the whole squadron will depart on May 17.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16406, 12 April 1924, Page 7
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