Show WILL WELCOME FLEET dramatic scene at gathering of citi zens of sydney sydney there was a dramatic scene on sunday at a great gathering ot of citizens when at the conclusion ot of an address on the subject ot of national defense the premier alfred deakin read a cablegram announcing that the american fleet of battles battleships E ps would visit sydney and melbourne he called tor for three cheers tor for the unit united ed states and the audience rose en masse and responded with deafening cheers the prime minister said that be he was sure that such a welcome as an amer ica lean fleet has never known outside ot of its own country would be acco idel it by australia and the cheering that followed this statement seemed evi den dence ce of the fact that the austral lans tans one and all have a feeling stronger than mere friendship tor for the american people and their navy |