Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-27
is READY 70 DEPART
Admiral Sperry Prophesies Many Gen.
erations of Peace.
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN TABLEAUx
Eight Thousand In Bright Dresses
Present INTERVIEWING of Amer
lean and Australian
Flags.

= SYDNEY, Augot ~. The American battle
ship fleet is to leave tomorrow for Mel
bourne and today saw the last of the en-
tertalnments that have kept the people of
Sydney busy and happy for the last week.
The public school demonstration took up
a part of the morning and the afternoon,
and in the afternoon Admiral Sir Harry
IRawson, the governor of New South Wales,
gave a brilliant garden party to a large
number OF guests, including Admiral
Perry ard the senior officers of the fleet.
At noon today the government gave a
luncheon to the visiting and local journal
lists, at which Admiral Sperry also was a
guest. The admiral made a brief address
and received an ovation. Nothing could
hare been more gracious or acceptable than
the welcome given his fleet by the people
of Sydney, he said, and nothing could be
more significant of the continued good re-
lations, based on common political aspira-
tons, Of tho American people and the peo-
pie OF Australia. The admiral prophesied
many generations of concord. The pub
lished reports of the welcome to the fleet
and everything dore to entertain visitors
were beyond praise, he said, and he was
personally indebted for the absolute re-
production of the sentiments expressed by
himself. The health of the American jour
nalists were drunk with enthusiasm.
Demonstration of Children.
The public schools demonstration was a
great success. The weather was bright
and warm. Forty Thousand persons, in
GLIDING Lord Northcote, governor general
of Australia, and Lady Northcote; Sir
Harry Rawson and his wife, many officers
and men from the fleet and a large pro-
portion of the people of Sydney, gathered
at the cricket grounds and witnessed the
OF the school children. The
was exceedingly pretty. Eight
children in varl-colored dresses
participated In living tableaux, which rep
among other things, the words
Hail Columbia" In living columns. The
children, in dresses giving the proper col
ors, formed a huge shield of the flags of
the United States ard Australia, inter
twined, and this evolution evoked storms
OF applause. The American national an
them was sung by a large chorus, and
there was also Maypoie dancing, flag and
club drills and marches.
At the Stadium this afternoon Bauer de-
feated Frederick for the featherweisht
championship OF the fleet. The stake won
by Tommy Burns in his fight with Bill
Squires last Monday was paid today.
The honorable T.. Bent, premier OF Vic
toria. has sent a telegram to Admiral
Sperry assuring him of the whole-hearted
welcome that will be given the American
visitors at Melbourne, where the fleet is
due August 20. Melbourne is busy Nth
preparations suitable to receive the Wis
itors.
Admiral Sperry this evening gave a din
ner on the flagship in honor of Lord
Northcote, Sir Harry Rawson. the lord
mayor of sydney. and the commonwealth
and state ministers.
There were two base ball matches this
afternoon, in which the Australian mines
were victorious.
American Rife Team Wins.
A rifle match shot off this evening re-