The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-07
Entertainment Will Begin
Promptly Monday Morning.
DECORATIVE SCHEME
IncludesArches at City Entrance
and Military Hall.
Visitors Will Be Shown Boiling
Springs and Geysers.

/ <AIHeTlCdu meet on It's dTFlNal III AuCk-
land harbor will anchor in two lines
abreast of the city. the first having for
| its center the Australian flagship
| Powerful and her consorts the En-
counter and Pioneer.
| Already the city of Auckland is dec
GRATED with flags and interest in the
visit of the warships is great. Parlia-
| ment today adjourned for a week that
| members might devote themselves to
entertainment of the visitors. Only two
| members, both Maoris, objected to the
adjourning. They explained that the
Maoris were in no way enthusiastic
over the much heralded arrival of the
fleet, because of the attitude of the
Americans on the color question. The
premier, Sir Joseph Edward, predicted
such speeches and declared that it was
only handful of extremists, who had
objected. The welcome to the fleet,
the premier said, would be practically
unanimous.
On Sunday. the day scheduled for
the arrival of the fleet, there will be
no public display but official visits will
be exchanged. On Monday the ad-
miral and his officers will land at
Queen street wharf, a fine new quay
new harbor scheme to cost 1900
600 pounds. On the shore end of the
wharf, which is almost in alignment
with Queen street, the main
thoroughfare, will be erected a dais
upon which the visitors will be for
mally welcomed by the prime minis
ter, Sir Joseph Ward, the other mem
bers of the cabinet and representa-
tives of the various towns, boroughs
and country districts of the dominion:
The prime minister on behalf OF
the government and people of New
Zealand will welcome the American
visitors. The prime minister will
make presentations to President
Roosevelt and Admiral Sperry on be-
half of the government and the peo-
pie of the dominion. A procession
will be formed, the route being
through Queen street to the military
hall in Wellesley street. Immediately
behind the latter is Albert Park, the
municipal buildings and the art gal
ley, the latter containing the finest
collections of books. pictures and art
treasures of the dominion.
Adjacent to Albert Park, overlook
ing the city, is the residence of the
governor, Lord Plunkit. Queen
street, the main artery of the city,
leading from the port is wide and has
a fine. clean surface, of asphalt. 1t
contains the principal places of busi-
ness. the banks, etc, including the
Office of the American consul general.
Scheme of Decoration.
The scheme of decoration includes
two arches, one at the entrance to the
cltV ana Ine OIn6T III lIOHl VI tiiC
military hall On the arrival of the
visitors at the military hall they will
be accorded a civic welcome by the
mayor, Arthur Myers, on behalf of
the citizens of Auckland. An ad-
dress will be presented accompanied
presented to the admiral. The prin-
cipal officials will lunch with the
mayor at his home, while the re-
mainder of the officers of the landing
party will lunch at the Northern club
and the Auckland club
The military review will be held on
the Dominion cricket grounds. a
beautiful spot on the eastern side of
the city. On Wednesday there will
be races at Ellerslie. about five miles
from the town and the finest race
course in New Zealapd.
Rotorua, to which a large party Will
proceed on Wednesday is III miles
frcm Auckland by rail and the jour
ney will be made in the afternoon so
that the American visitors will spend
only a couple of hours at the races,
Rotorua is the township of the Their
NAL district beginning at Ohinemutu
and extending to Taupo in the heart
of the North island. On Thursday
morning the beautiful bath house at
Rotorua will be opened, and in con-
nection with this function there will
be a great Maori gathering, Maori war
dances, etc.
The Boiling Springs.
Whackera, about a mile from the
township by road comprises about two
square miles of boiling springs, gey-
sers and medicinal baths. Some of
the geysers play frequently and no
doubt one or two of the larger geysers
will be induced to perform by the ad-
of bar of soap. This is
not good for the geyser's health but it
ia raSnrfad SI1Ch great occasions
as the present. Then the sight is a
one, a huge volume of
water ascending some so feet or more
and descending like cataract, boil
ing and kissing into the bowels of the
earth.
Among other sights to which the
visitors will be treated will be Tikit-
ere, which is the nearest conceivable
to the internal regions.
Further afield are Waimunga, which,
a very few years ago, was one of the
most tremendous geysers in the world,
the pressure of water and the explo-
sions being almost volcanic in their in
tensity. There is now only an awe
some cavity in the earth's crust sur
by boiling springs and rush.
ing torrents.
In close proximity is Mount Tara
vera, which was in eruption some 15
years ago and laid desolate the sur
villages. In the mountains
side is an immense gap, which is one
of the sights pointed out to the tour
its. There are several great lakes here
abouts over which the visitors will be
ferried in gasoline launches. Some Of
the lakes are cold, but one Of them
is quite hot, the water varying in the
loveliest shades.
Wairakei, which is the objective of
a more distant excursion, is fifty miles
south of Rotorua and its thermal ac-
tivity provides one of the finest sights
of New Zealand. Tampo, six miles
from Wairakei, is on the lake of the