The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-13
FLEETS WELCOME
At AUCKLAND
AMERICANS GIVEN GREAT BAN
QUIET, FIREWORKS DISPLAYS
ETC, IN NEW ZEALAND.
KIND WORDS FOR ROOSEVELT,
British officers in Their Addresses Pay
Glowing Tubutes to the
President
PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT.

AI-CkLAND y. H.. Aug, lo.-Th"
government gave a banquet to Rear Adj.
miral Spcrry and the officers of the
American hattIr~hip ii""t, now anchored
in this harbor at the dri!l hail tonight,
ThcCc were 100 persons IN attendance
ami the affair was carried out on
magnificent scale. The hall was taste
fuuy decorated with flags TIA" Union
Jack aud the Stars and SuIp'~ beng
everywhere cons picHOuS.
The prime minister of New Zealand
Sir Joseph George Ward, proposed Al
toast 10 King Edward and lre~lGgni
too~cyrH during th" "ourS" al Whch
he said: Each is a horn ruler. richly
endowed viii common sens" and a great
ardent lover Of his country and people.
Each is "a peu"c-Inakcr. The American
navy is enc Of the greatest and most "i-
hc,rut forces in the world. W are
proud Of Admiral Spcr,> visit and no
Feet save Il British one Is 50 welcome.
Nominations Are Splendid.
Tho nIumiuarious q, Auckland W"r"
brilliant. the l0Uu and harhor beng
ahla2e with LIGHTS. After the sun went
down fireworks display was held un
Shor" in conjunction with TIA" iliumIna-
tlurf- ANA s"archhght~ If the ships IN
the hurbur. The outline of each war
ship was prominently revealed 10y cleo
trlc lights and the vessels flashed their
powerful scarchh%hts on the buildings
and hills along the shore The ClfN ltsen
was beautifully lighted, ncandeScenl
humps IS various CUIurS beng UlHZed 10
bring ont the national colorS Of Great
Britain and the United States. The fire
works programme WAS an extensive one,
beginning with "a royal salute of twenty
one aerial guns and ending with the
flight Of 100 large rockets which formed
an aerial boquet Of the national colors.
American Given Ovation.
When the commandor-in-chicf arose To
reply To the prime minister's toast he
received a tremendous ovation. In his
speech he said that while the navy
noatrd, no enemy could reach New Iea-
lands shores. He recalled the tim"
when 'hc Americans were told that ihcy
had th" strongest navy IN I'll" world
when they had seven rotten monitors
He was very hopeful now because 50
many Gallant young officers wcr" grow
ing up in the navy, which owed So lnurA
10 President Roosevelt
The feet tile admiral said had de-
yrIuprh humogouclty ana toy ITS present
cruise had enlarged the benefits of naval
training He could safely say there was
nothing nearer to the heart of President
Roosevelt than the cordial welcome cX-
tended Nv New /calundcrS to the fleet
aud hr was confident that il was agree
abb" 10 lhe King.
Vice Admiral Sir Richard H"or". com
maudcr of the Australian squadron, re
pying To toast to the British navy,
cordially welcomed the American fleet
10 the Australian station and said he
WAS proud Of til" opportunity To have
his own name coupled with that of Adj
mraI SprrrE
\ Grand review or the Auckland
.rouu~ was held un the military field this
afternoon. and it was a brilliant sight.
The New Icalandcr> distinguished them
selves as Lighthouse in South Africa.
lncudod i'm the review were many vet
Grams Of IT," Maori wars which ragged III
North island from 1860 to 1870.