Show EVERYTHING OH U II A GRAND HRAN SCALE Banquet to Rear Admiral Sperry and His Officers at Auckland SPEECH OF PRIME MINISTER OVATION WHEN AMERICAN COM COMMANDER COMMANDER MANDER ROSE TO REPLY Auckland Aug 10 The government gave gaye a n banquet to Rear Admiral Sperry and the officers of the American bat battleship fleet now anchored In this har harbor harbor bor at the Drill Dri hall hal tonight The af fair fall was carried carrie out on a magnificent scale The hall hal was tastefully deco decorated decorated rated with flags the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes being everywhere in evidence The Tho prime minister of ot New Zealand Z aland Sir Joseph George Ward ar proposed a toast to King Edward and President ane during the tho course coure of ot which he said aid Each is a born ruler richly endowed with common sense and a great geat ardent lover of o his country and people Each is a peacemaker The American navy is one of ot the greatest and most clent in the world We Vc are proud of Admiral visit and no fleet ex except except a British one is so welcome Ovation for Sperry When the commander in chief rose roseto roseto to reply rep to the prime ministers toast he received a tremendous ovation In his speech he said that that while the navy floated no enemy could reach New shores He recalled r caled the time when the Americans were told they had the strongest navy nan in the world when they had seven rotten monitors He was very ery hopeful now because so many gallant glant young Joung officers were grow growing gro groIn ing In up in the navy The fleet the ad admiral admiral miral said sid had developed homogeneity and by its present cruise crise had enlarged the benefits of ot naval training He could safely say sa there was nothing nearer to the heart of President Roose Roosevelt Rose velt eft than the cordial welcome extended by New Zealanders to the fleet and he was confident that It was agreeable to the tho king Speech of British Admiral Vice Admiral Sir Richard com commander mander of the Australasian squadron re replying plying to a toast to the British navy nav cor cordially welcomed the American fleet teet to the Australian station and said ald ho he was proud of the opportunity to have hae his own name coupled with that of ot Admiral Admirl Sperry The Tho illuminations in Auckland tonight were brilliant the town and harbor being ablaze with lights After er the sun went down a fireworks Crew display was wa held on onshore onshore shore In conjunction with the thc illuminations tons and searchlight of ot the ships In the harbor The outline of ot each warship was prominently revealed by electric lights and the vessels cels flashed their powerful pow searchlights upon the buildings building and hills along the shore The city el Itself was lighted incandescent lamps of or various colors being utilized to bring out the national colors of Great Britain and of ot the United States The fireworks program was an extensive one beginning with wih a royal salute of one guns and ending with wih the I flight of one hundred rockets which formed colors an aerial aeral bouquet of ot the national Review of Auckland Troops A grand review of the Auckland troops was held on the military field this after afternoon noon and it was a brilliant brillant sight sight The New Zealanders Zealander distinguished themselves ag al light horse hore In South Africa A Included In the review were many veterans veteran of ot the Maori wars War which raged in North Island from Crom to 1870 On Tuesday 1000 10 sailors from the battle battleships batte ships will wi land at Queens wharf to spend the morning sightseeing In Auckland After lunch they will Wi return to the ships ships In the afternoon a reception will wi be ten to the officers officer by A M I Myers Ieri mayor or of Auckland at the Drill Dri hall at which visitors in the city et and other citi citizens citizens zens of Auckland will wi be present present In the Lord Lr the gov governor of ot w Zealand will wi give a state eror at Government house to which the officers al of the tho fleet feet have been Invited Invite For the sailors lors of the fleet feet arrangements have hc been made to hold smokers at the various halls of ot the city |