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Show Plans for Fleet to Visit New Zealand. Washington. It has practically boen decided by tho navy, department that tho Atlantic battleship fleet shall mako a short visit to Auckland, Now Zoaland, on Its way from Samoa to Sydnoy, Australia. Thero is an amplo mpply of good coal at tiro Now Zealand Zea-land port, nnd n stop thoro would afford af-ford an oxcellent opportunity to fill I ho bunkers of tho ships for the long trip to tho Philippines and Japan, nnd also to show tho appreciation of tho United Statos government for tho prompt nnd cordial Invitation received from the Now Zealand authorities. |