The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-20
ROUTE OF THE FLEET
Great Preparations Made to Welcome Officers and Sailors at New Zealand-Tommy Burns
 Again.

ing more and more infrel lent In the southern ocean, but something of tho old nautical prestige semans and this decadent renown the big men of war will doubtless re-animate.
 The fleet will practically follow the regular mall route from Honolulu to Sydney. But Pago Pago. the coaling station in the Samoan group. which 1t is popularly said in Australia owes its American ownership particularly to the state craft of John Hay, dur Ing the negotiations which ended Tn the division of the archipelago be- tween Germany and the Jnted States in 1899, will not be touched at by tho battleships, but only by some of the fleet auxlllaries.
 From Honolulu to Auckland the distance Is 3,763 miles; from Auckland to Sydney, N. & w. across the Tas- man sea, the distance Is l,2St miles; from Sydney to this city, the metropo- lis of Victoria, through Bass strait, it is 567 miles, and from Melbourne to Albany, West Australia, across the Great Australian blight, 1t Is i,340 miles Admiral Sperrys command Is due at Auckland on August 10 and is 10 spend four days with the New Zealanders: 1t Is due at Sydney August 20, where 1t will stay week; on August 20 1t will reach here for an other weeks sojourn and on septem Der 1t will leave for Manila stop ping at Albany only long enough to coal On July 10 Vice Admiral Sir Richard Poore, communicated of the Australian station. will leave Sydney for Suva, capital of the Fiji is- lands. which lie close to the route of the Americans. and thence he will in tercept them with two British war ships and officially greet them prior to their reaching New Zealand. At Auck- land the Americans will be further welcomed by the flagship of the Aus tralian squadron, the armored cruiser Powerful.
 The New Zealan1ers have made elab- crate preparations for entertaining the Americans. Auckland will be decorated with flags from every city In the dom inion and illuminated at night. The parliament sitting at the capital. Well l lington, will adjourn for ten days SO the members can participate in the fes- tivities. The government has arrang- ed for the enjoyment of 15,oOo officers and sailors including the crews of the three British warships. Six hundred and fifty American and British officers will be guests at an official banquet and there will be state ball which III be attended by upwards of 5000 persons. A beautiful casket will he presented 10 Admiral Sperry containing addresses to himself and President Roosevelt A conspicuous part of the entertainment will be the jaunt of the American officers to Rotorula, in the heart of the famous Thermal lake re. gion of New Zealand. There. scores of Maoris New Zealands bis strappina natives will go through their rhythmet- ic and graceful dances for the visitors
 Al Auckland Admiral Snerry vii meet Thomas T. Ewing minister o' defense of the Australian common wealth. who will consult with hin about the commonwealth's reception o the fleet Australians will not let tht New Zealanders outvie them in tht warmth or variety of their welcome O the Americans and Sydney and Mel bourne also old-time rivals, will strive to surpass each other az hosts
 Alfred Deakin, premier of the com monwealth, members of the fedora cabinet and representatives of all par ties in the federal parliament make Ill the federal committee of arrangements The program at Sydney includes { federal and state reception to Admira sperry and his brother officers; a bij review at centennial park in whicl Australian troops and British blu Jackets and probably American sailor will take part; special excursions an, entertainments for the enlisted men o : the visiting fleet; a federal ball; ex tensive illumination of the harbor am an athletic meet. By special invitation Admiral Sperry and his flag officer will stop, while at Sydney, at Govern ment House, A beautiful residence o the successive governor generals. | Here at Melbourne the round of en $ tertainment will be as big as the on
 at Sydney. The American fleet vii be met down the bay by ministers members of parliament, and leadin citizens The weeks program wil comprise dinner to the fleets senio
 officers by Governor Carmichael, r dinner at parliament house by tn commonwealth government and re . ception to the officers by the stat : government. There will be 100
 guests at this last which will be hel :, In the exhibition building Ther , will. of course, be varied entertain
 ments for the American sailors.
 At the noted Remington race cours < where 75,00O people are wont to gathe
 on Melbourne Cup day, special meC
 will be held, and the card will carr n such events as the Stars and Stripe T handicap, the Roosevelt handicap, etc e in honor of the visitors.
 Another sporting event to mark tt
 week will be the fight between Ton 8 my" Burns, the American heavyweight n and Lang, Australla's best man in q
 same class. Burns will also fight "Bil
 Squres In Australia Three fights s all for Burns during the fleets stay q Australian waters have been arrange
 by an Australian syndicate, which ht
 guaranteed the American pugilst $25 |. 010 Burns leaves England for Au ' tralia July z.
 
 REV. DIR. ELMENDORF DEAD.