The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-08

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Ajax, collier; Relief. hospital slip. and
II Yankton, tender and dispatch boat.
y y Longest y6ynEc Ever Taken.
Il The batteshtps, which sailed to-day
3s ionthe longest voyage feyergundeftaiken
IA by such a powerful fleet, during when
they vii completely encircle the world,
I. from Hampton Roads to Hampton
!. Roads. have total tonnageSof 1s8,loo
N tons. The fleet is capable of steamlng
!. IN an average OF ten knots an hour
Z under any sea conditions, and Is follow
n ing an itinerary which Will bring the
Y ships to Manila on October !, 1905. The
.scomplete route from Manila to Hamp-
ton Roads has not yet been definitely
I. announced. but 1t is expected that the
: fleet will arrive at its ultimate desti-
X nation during the latter part Of Feb
I riiary. 1919, when It will be Joined at
r1Iampton. Roads. by most of the other
ships of the American navy then on
/. the Atlantic Coast and this great fleet
: of war vessels--greater even than that
Z which gathered in San Francisco Bay
Il on the morning of May 9Th. and greater
Y tllaI the one thaL5 assembled AT t1aulP-
/. ton Roads ID eceinber 9th, .when the
Z present record brehking voyage began
land where 1t will again be reviewed
: by President Roosevelt Just prior to
/: his going out of office
(. 1.-THE fleet is scheduled to arrive a u
Z Honolulu July 10th. Residents OF
!. that remote possession OF the United
Z States have prepared magnificent
land fittingSreception to the officers and
he oft ho mr. f,,ro Of &C,
RECEPTION and a belated Fourth OF July
celebration combined. 1t will be the
First specialSentertainmen Of the fight
Ing men since Puget Sound cities de-
lighted TODD them honor, and prepare
lions have been made for them at
honolulu that no pleasing feature
shall be lacking.
TO New Zealand Next.
After stay Of one week in Homo
iuiu, the feet will proceed to AK
& !ana. New Zealand 1t is by special
, .asa. .. Of The New Zealand govern
meht that the American ships go there.
and at this port the Yankee sailors
VIII receive their first greetings from
4 {. foreign people since leaving South
america This greeting Will be mar
1ichiarly cordial and the entertainment,
+ . arranged for officers and men prom
: -. tsss 70 be magnificent The fac, that
n
= tne longest leg OF the voyage arounl
me world, when the men are wnr,, hS,
] 2 stFetch OF seventeen successive DAYS
OUT OF sight OF land. will tens. N male
II all the more welcome
g Hsps the greatest of all tire e,,er
s s.,itiel'ts 10 De given the men Of the ,
nesa IN any foreign city. However. viii
ling their arrival a; Sidney, the
sstsat port of Australia yf,ara IN
Z sHaT ships. after leaving Auckland. an
august august 18th. will arrive on A,,pns.
-elh- Half = million dollars is ia.
: sum l Inc government of Australia ana
!. ne people of Sidney have appropriated
sior the entertainment of the America =
6aiiors Varied and many nre the
pieas ures- the Australians have planned
ahd placed IN store for them during
ne ains&days OF their stay at thu I
Port Tie government will take an
aetlve part in these entertainments.
those in the official life of the colony
wing with private citizens in efforts
70 display their hospitality series
Of elaborate social functions for the
e1lcers and parades and excursions and
sports for the enlisted men comprise
The program. $500
Melbourne and Albany are two other
ports of Australia where the fleet win
tlop.s and where open-handed hospi-
4taItN and lavish entertainment will be
gwen the men. From the port of Al
h'iny the fleet Will steam on September
9Th for Manila. and it will arrive in
these American waters. the last home
port until Hampton Roads, on October
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The reception to be accorded the,
fleet in Manila will be striking one,
and the entertainment OF tho officers
and men ashore will be as cordial and
heartfelt, II not as elaborate, as the
& receptions at other places. The Ameri-
can colony in Manila is looking for
ward to the event with fervent antici-
patton large fund has been sub
scrtbed, and committees are at worl,
on the preparations.
Interest In Visit to Japan.
Great interest is felt in the fleets
visiti--tu Japan. Proceeding to Yoko-
hama from Manila. the fleet will ar
rive there on October 18th. Here, on
October 24th, 1t Will be divided. the
first squadE2n returning October Sd to
Manila Ehere- it''will arrive October
29th The promise is that the welcome
to be givenslthe Americans in Yoko-
hama Will not be second in gracious
ness at least to anything met with at
any port previously touched: forait is
upon the special invitation of the EN-
peror OF Japan that the fleet goes
S there. Elaborate functions at court
and social affairs will be held for the
.4officers Of the fleet.
At Annoy. China, the reception will
doubtless be the occasion OF a great
celebration, characteristic of the Chi
s nese. The Two squadrons OF the fleet
will be brought together again at Ma
al Mia on November 18th. and the depar-
+ ture thence for Alden and the passage
of the Suez Swill take place within the
v. folowlng few days, the exact date not
yet having been determined.
The ships OF the Pacific fleet which
assembled here previous to the depar-
sstture of the battleshps for Hampton
8Fs Roads. will remain in this harbor until
+ August 18th, at which time they Will
start for Samoa and The Philippines,
with the little black boats comprising
the Atlantic and Pacific torpedo ho-
tillas in tow. Preparatory to this sum-
mer voyage of the Pacific feet aisquad-
ron Of the cruisers will take some OF
the torpedo boats in tow and steam
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