Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-30
HONOR FOR THE FLEET
Australia's Grand Preparations
For American Warships' Visit.
FINE SPECTACLE AT SYDNEY.
Millions of Electric Lights to Be Used
In lIluminations-Larse Display OF
Fireworks-Foundatio Stone of Per-
manent Memorial to Be Laid.

battleship fleet at Sydney, Australia
during its world cruise will provide
notable spectacle. The whole of tn,
coast line, many miles in length, o
the fine harbor is to be brilliantly illu
minated, the numerous headlands a
the expense of the federal and STATE
governments and the intervening
shores by public subscription. Mil
lions of electric lights will be used.
In addition the British and othel
warships in the harbor will be abIaZ,
with light, as will the merchant YES
sells, ferry steamers and other craft
| There will also be n display of fire
works on large scale, in which tn,
vessels of the Australian squadron
will participate.
In the city of Sydney itself the deco
ratiOns and illuminations will surpasy
! those on the occasion of the centenary
Of the state or the proclamation of the
commonwealth, says a Sydney specia
! correspondent of the New York Times
| Special arrangements are making fol
entertaining the officers and men
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry and
his captains are to be the guests of the
Earlpf Dudley, governor general elect
and the Countess of Dudley and will
be entertained at n grand ball in the
| grounds of the government house by
Lord NorthcOte, the present governor
general. and Lady Northcote.
y magnificent ball is also to be given
in the Sydney town hall by the lord
mayor and the city corporation. and n
large number of dances. dinners end
other entertainments are being ar.
ranged by the citizens All the the,
aterS and other places of amusement
will be thrown open free to the visit
ors, who will also be invited to attend
the great sport carnival in which sew
eral thousand public school children
will take part
The leading cities and townships in
the interior are most anxious that ar
rangements should be made for en-
abling portions of the crews to see
something of the scenic wonders of
the state, especially the Blue noun
tains and the Zenolan caves, and it is
understood that all accepting the invi-
tations Will be conveyed to the various
points of interest and banqueted free
of cost. There is, however, great dis
appointment in Queensland by reason
of Brisbane not being included in the
itinerary. 1t is proposed to ask the
American admiral to permit a party
of his officers and men to visit the
ct n fa 1atr ? fs. 4
er it viii be in his power to do so.
1t is estimated that there will be
over thirty war vessels of American.
British and other nationalities in sgd
ney harbor at one time, and con-
siderable amount of water space will
have to be set apart for their accommo-
dation. The vessels will probably be
arranged in two lines, each about
mile in length, north and south OF the
harbor
The official landing will be an impos-
ing affair, the visitors marching in
procession to the Domain, Sydney's
largest and oldest park, under tri-
umphal arches and past beautifully
decorated buildings, where they will
be received with acclamation by the
thousands of Australians assembled
from all parts of the commonwealth. |
The Earl Of Dudley, Lord Northcote
and Admiral Rawson, the state gov
ernor, accompanied by the federal |
prime minister the state premier and |
leading federal and state officials. viii |
form the reception party There will |
also be several thousand troops on the /
ground
In anticipation of the event there |
has been an unprecedented demand for |
the stars and stripes, and extensive |
orders have been Cabled to New York |
and London. In all the public schools !
the children are learning to sing THE
Star Spangled Banner" Hail Colum-
bia" and other American patriotic
songs. Practically Sydney will be
found completely Americanized during
the stay of the fleet. At the cere-
monial parade of the commonwealth
forces Rear Admiral Sperry will be
asked to allow detachments from his
7essels to march past with the Austria
ian troops.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
II the visit Will be the laying of the
stone of a permanent me-
norial the exact nature of which has
ret to be decided The ceremony will
)e performed by Rear Admiral Sperry
md Admiral Rawson. 1t will proba-
by take the form of colonnade, with
large central arch constructed of Aus.
ralian white marble. forming the en-
rance to Sydney's great central park.
In Melbourne the fleet will be re.
'eived in the same cordial manner as
It Sydney but the details have yet to
,e arranged. They WILL however, in.
'lude visits to Ballarat, the golden
ity. where the miners are preparing
unique demonstration. The Amer
can element is very strong in Vic
oria, which received a considerable
ccession of population from the Unit.
d States during the earlier days of
australian gold discovery.
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vays notice peoples ears"
Poor thing" thought the other per-
ormer In the conversational duet, with
cal sympathy. What a modification .
must be to her to look In the mirror ,
nd see her own funny little ears
tanding out from her head"
81 feel that have pretty good ears