Show CITIZENS Of NEW ZEALAND WELCOME AMERICAN FLEET City of Auckland Gaily Decorated and Townspeople Enthusiastic Over Visit of American Cousins Auckland New Zealand Sixteen white ships comprising the battleship division ot the United States Atlantlo fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Ad-miral Charles S Sporry arrived at S40 oclock Saturday morning August Au-gust 8 and anchored In two columns In the roadstead abreast the city after a voyage ol thirtythree days from San Francisco Including a stop over of six days nt Honolulu They will remain hero until next Saturday The city Is elaborately decorated In honor of the Americans and thousands thou-sands or persons have come Into tho city in order to assist In paying homage hom-age to the officers and men Queen street the leading thoroughfare of the city Is profusely decorated with flags and bunting the stars and stripes and tho union Jack of Great Britain being seen at every hand The townspeople are enthusiastic over the visit of their American cousins and throng tho water front of tho city to view the stately ships lying at anchor an-chor In tho roadstead Ate a special honor tho board of education has changed tho date of the Michaelmas holiday and will give tho children their weeks vacation while the fleet Is here 1 |