The Washington herald., 1908-08-14

Auckland. New Zealand, Aug 1S.-The
r.de match between teams representing
the visiting American feet and New Zea-
land was to-day won by the latter.
The fleets rifemen led al the short
ranges. but they then fell away. losing by
s. points. The highest score was made by
1Iidshiprlan Jones
The feet soon VIII be no longer white
II has been decided TO paint the ships a
dark gray. similar TO the color OF the
British war ships The remainder OF the
battle ships viii be coated to-day
The feet VIII start FOR Sydney al s
o'clock tomorrow The glorious weather
conditions continue and the city is
tEronged- Thousands Of persons are Wis
i-iIE the ships. The visit has been a tTi-
umphant success The conduct Of the
crowd Of sailors has been excellent The
police commissioner says he has never
seen anything like IL The most serious
ohenses chronicled were two cases OF
pocket picking
Officers Deny story.
A ruuor that the concentration OF
American ships at Manila is for the pUr-
pose Of 5mpressius the japanese il con
nection with the immigration treaty is
characterized by officers OF the feet as
utter. nonsense
At Rorarua. 20 which place the Ameri-
can excursion was great success a
Maori chief speaking in his own Ian
Euaze said his ancestors naviEared the
Pacific in canoes dug our with stone i'm
pieDe1ts while Admiral SQerry's people
were huggi-E their own shores. He vel
coined the Americans as q seafar-ng
people
Admiral Sperry- who was made chief
Of the A1zCris. was presented with native
weapons and mats 4 new meeting house
ives opened. with cid laca-tations.
see Strange Freaks.
Besides attending tHe features incident
20 the opening OF the new government
bath and receiving a hearty though
unique welcome by a great assemblage
of Maori -ribesmeu. an opportunity was
afforded the Americans Of visiting many
5t the strange freaks OF nature in the
observation-disclosures and small geyse-s.
the roaring steam Dit al TIkiJare. and
the -nu-ti-1o-ored lakes OF hot. cold and
temperate water
Some Maori women guided the Ameri-
can visitors 70 witness the thermal won
dsrs- Admiral Sperry himself applied
soap 20 the bis seyser-lv VIII not erupt
C-le-wiSs-aEd the explosion that follow
ed was magnificent The sJeami1g water
was thrown 10 q height OF ID feet The
admiral and The officers with him enter
ed heartily into the various native ce-e-
monies They wore mats and carried in
their hands ancient weapons OF the
Maori tribe
Village Great Attraction.
The village OF the 1Iaoris was a great
attraction % the American officers. The
1Iao-is i- larSe number. dressed IN their
weird costumes. greeted The American
admiral and his officers Al drsr The
chief OF the trl6esueu. according TO an
cis1t custom. challenged the visitors. de-
string 90 know whether they came In
peace or u war Having received as
surs-Ce that -L= mission was q peace
fuI one. the air resou-de5 with The yeIIs
Of the trib=s-e1. and there was a stamp
51- Of fr=-zied feet n war dances and
EakEa dances
IN a graceful speech Admiral Spe-rv
thanked tie Maori chief for the welcome
CT IEe -5C5sUeu and for the elueTlaI
ulenr they had afforded him and his on
GERS. The chief made fellciJoUs reply. IN
the course Of which he brought smiles
20 the faces OF nearly every one who
heard him bv r=narkilE
we sent our warriors 10 meet You, as
YOU are al wz-rIo-s-S=afzriDg men. EasI
yTU been ordinary people We would have
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