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Show FLEET LEAVES 8YDNE.Y. Ralls for Melbourne After Six Days of Merry Making. Sydney, N. S. W. Tiro Hoot of American Am-erican battleships sailed from this port Wednesday mornliig hound for Molbourno. Tho sky vns cloudless, tho sun was worm and only n moder-oto moder-oto Ben wns running. At 8 n. nt. tho flagship Connecticut weighed anchor and led tho warships on tho single, lino out past tho sloping Bhnrcs of tho harbor, which were covered with thousands thou-sands of persons who had gathered to bid tho fleet farewell. Sydney has given of hor host to inako tho stay of tho Amorlcans In this port o mom-ornblo mom-ornblo one. For six dnys the ofllcors nnd men woro foted nnd ontortalned In ovory conceivable mauner and not ono untownrd Incident occurred to mar this notable event In Sydney's history. |