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Show COINS OF K'EWZEALAHD WELCOME IEU FLEET City of Auckland Gaily, Decorated and Townspeople Enthusiastic Over Visit of American Cousins. Aucklnnd, New Zenland. Sixteen white ships comprising the, battleship division of tho United Stntes Atlantic tleot;' under the command of Kenr Admiral Ad-miral Chnrles S. Sperry, arrived at E:40 o'clock Saturday morning, August Au-gust 8, and anchored In two colunuiB In tho roadstead abreast tho city, after a voyage of thirty-three days from San Francisco, Including n stop-, over of six days nt Honolulu. They will romnln horo until next Saturday. Tho city Is elaborately decorated In lienor of tho Americans, nnd thousands thou-sands of persons hnvo come Into tho city In ordor to assist In paying horn-ago horn-ago to tho olllccrs arid men. Queen street, the leading thoroughfare ot tho city, Is profusely decorated with Hags and bunting, tho stars and stripes nnd tho union Jack of Grcnt llrltnln being seen nt every hand. Tho townspeople arc enthusiastic over the visit of tholr American cousins' and throng tiro wntor front or tho city to view tho stately ships lying nt nn chor In tho rondstead. Aw n special honor tho bonrd of education hns changed tho dnto of tho Michaolniae Jiollday and will glvo tho children their weok's vacation whllo tho llect is here. |