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NAVY .\'l-IWS

June. I963

Royal Yachtsmen hope that Tahiti garlands floated shorewards

vvith other isould-he settlers. .\larstcrs to the .\laoi‘is‘. ll.,\l.r‘\'.Z..'s‘. Royalist was granted occiipation rights in per- land a nuriiher of other strips of both petiiit_\' triider the (‘rosin and he be- ‘the Royal New Zealand .\'avy- and ‘came the legal ruler of the island. By‘ the Royal Navy were in the liay of l8‘)5. he had l5‘) children and grand- lslaiids tor the occasion. ohich ivas children .md islicn Iic died in IBW. his iiiarked by joitit .\laoi'i and naval eldest sort. \\’il|iani .\larsters the ccrcnionies on shore. attended by Yiriiiiger_ himself the father of more iiiany from ltritaniiia. ill children. carried on his rule. From Waitangi the squadron. augW20. the ; Ii)‘ population vsas more mented hy H..\l.:\'.'/...S. Ro_va|ist. sailed thati (>00. but large lllllllhi.‘t's‘ |.itcr tU\‘t:l'l'llgl'll to .-\iiel.l;iiid. vslierc. as in moved to other islands after typhoon nearly all the ports visited during HF. Royal Yacht Britannia returned to Portsmouth on Slay 6 after her third trip around the vvorld on Royal duty. and dariiage. Williarii .\l;irstcrs the the tour. II was met I\_\ .i great which be the of those vvho in Britain. The sailed from Portsiiioulh the ninter might one on Younger died in 1040. and the _v:iclit envy spent past present gathering of small boats or all types Deeeriiber 7 hefore the start of the arctic vveather at home. :ind after a short e:ill at the Azores. spent ('Iiristmiis in ruler. i\ci| .\l.'ii'sters. vslio led the party who tollosved tip-liarhoirr to lirilaiiJiimaica. vvhere the Christmas tree at the iiiainiiiast was in contrast to the calypso hand svhich played throuitlioiit the of islanders to visit llte llriiziiiiria. is nia‘s tr.-rlh. .-\fter two days there. the period on the adjacent pier. .tltc graitilsoa of the original Williairr. sqiradion called tor .i oay cacti at All on board received a vsarni nia made rendc/voiis vvith her and the days in l';ihiti. isliich ivas all that and governs a coloriy of .i little over .i .\loiint .\l:ingariiii in the hay in Plenty. vvelconie in the nevsly independent irnirred irran ysas taken on board under might be e\p::cted or it and more. ‘hundred ol his l.insntcn. all of \\iti\!'l'l and .it Napier in llavsl.cs Bay. \\l'lL'.'L‘ island and the limbo»: and caly'pso.s the care of the .\ledical ()Ilicer and \\oeii she siitcd. the yacht vvas seen speal. l.nj:lish with a inzirked (iloiiccv an ;isscml‘\ly' of some t\vo ltioiisaiitl hail been vvell polished up by the time eventually landed in Fiji. happily oil by many friends who placed gar- ier shire accent. school children on the _[L‘ll_\. including lands of flovsers around the necks ol \\L' reached l’.iri.iina for the Nets Year. fully recovered. .\lao:i schoolgirls in ;i riiiziiher of the PaciA close liaison \v:is established with their traditiottal dress. s.in;_: tlic \laori tiic Royal _\;rclitsriien. li:iil.tion.i|l_\. During the passage across FIJI.-\.\' “'l-f|.('(l.\Il-C the United States Forces in the Canal 'lie. and indeed during all of the oirt- these are throvvii itito the sea as ships ll..\l.S. llritaiiiira tcaclicil |.aiitol.zi. |';irevt-cll as the yacht ttreiv .i\\.iy‘. Zone vvlio even vsent so far as to tield vsard and lt0mL'\\’.l|’(l passages. there pass out through the reel. and it they in l’iji. on vvitlr a ssecl. in Wellrrigtoii. vsherc the yacht spent tvso 25. January lived tip to its reputation as .in otlieial soccer team for the tirst tvsas a full programme of dog-vsaleli float seasvard it is said that the throvser to iiiaintain and sijirare otl be- days. ‘which time and the yacht ssas described in ‘activities of all sorts. including deck ssill not return to Taliiti. but it they fore Iler "lire Queen and His "me \viiiil_v tity." and on rriilc-an.\laicst_\' the local American language t'lcv\s‘- games-. "race nieetings". qiiiues. corti- float toss-arils the shore tltc tliroivcr hour gusts on arrival prevented ‘Ihc Duke of l’.dinl'llgll|'IL'\\ Royal paper as "l-let‘ .\l:ijesty Queen Eliza- petitions-. etc. But much of the credit vvill one day come back to the island. l hiirgli caiiii: on board; a tasl. not tirade ltritannia from going alongside initbeth 'l'he Si:corid's uvin personal sea for the freedom from boredom must All hoped most fervently. that the the great frieridliiiess and i.ill_\. as planned. by easier tr;inspori:itiori." lgo to the Roy.il Yacht Band vshtch ‘flosvers from Britannia had floated Il'lth[‘Ill:lltl_\‘ of the local eoniniiinrty. 03.‘ T0 .st'si‘R,\i.rA gave dail_v pertorniances of concerts shorcvsards’. One tiiciiiorahlc occasion vvhcn was a DISTRESS (TALL A.\'SWERI-'.D .:ind musical shosss of all kinds. “ill! It On passing Palmerston Island in the Front Welliirgtoii. ll..\l.S. liritaiinia olliccrs of iaclitsrrien and vvcre \\’ith I963 vvcll and truly seeir in iiinmtttclied v'ers'-.itility'. much appreci- took (iroiip on January 10. tlriiannia eiitertaitied cr'ossed to South Island. calling to a performance of local by all on hoard. the yacht set out on by all on board. lstopped close to the reel‘, and a mini- songs :rnd tlattccs in the near-hs l ijian at .\'e|son where Her .\lajesiy and His the long haul across" the Pacilic. which 'ber of islanders came out to the yacht of Veseise and vvcrc :il'teiiiards Royal Highness latidcd to visit places lvillage 'l'Alllt‘l \'lSl'l'l-II) in small boats‘. They vvere given re- ‘entertained vsas enlivened about a vvcek later by‘ inland. vshile the yacht made the the head by lady iriiposriig and after distress call from the llritish .\lcrAfter I5 days at sea. freshnients :ind supplies of \'.lt'ii)lh‘ rof the a passage to Picton through the thirdin her "bare" village il-ijian ch.iiitni;rn (ileiimoor. ivhieli had a (‘tossing the l.ine vvith trill ceremony. sorts by the Royal yaclitsnicrr. and the like Queen ('liar|otte Sound. After house). badly biiriied man on board. Britan- Britaiitiia spetit ;i very vvelcome fcvv many children among them had their llcr .\l.iiesty "lire Queen and His the Queen and Prince Philip had rejoined at Pictoii. the squadron sailed ,Royal lligliiicss The l)ni.c of l'din- back through Queen Cliarlotie Soiind llevv troiii the United Krngdoiii and oirt through the 'l'oiy- L'liannel iby 15.0..-\.('. aireiift and. after nearly ‘before turning south for Port Chal1 2-3 hours‘ delay due to vseather during the flight. came on board in l.aiitol.a ‘mers. vslrere the Royal party left to Dirnedin and Cliristeliirrclr before ion l-‘cbrtiaiy 2. It \s.is' to be the long- visit to .‘\tl€ll'£Ill1l. li.'itannia sailed for :L‘sl period that they had yet made their flying Ilie live-day" pas's'age to Adelaiilc. home oti board. The Royal yacht vvas’ joined in Fiji iivhcrc the Royal Party ieioiried on l‘), 5 by the new Type-I2 frigate l-I..\l..\'.'/..S l‘t:l\rlt:I.l'_\' The Otago parted coriipany vvlien l0lago, which was to be Her .\lajesiy's Britannia sailed from New Zcaland {naval escort during the Royal tour of ‘and in Aileliiitlc. H.M.A.S. An/ac iNew Lealand. and after the Royal mined as Her naval escort lparty had joined. the two ships sailed for the tour of Majesty's /tiistralia. and a close for .i day‘s visit to .'s'irv'a. the capital of ‘and friendly contact was quickly ‘Fiji. "I he visit was enliv-cried by the estahlislied with her. l-‘roni Adelaide. presence in port of the l’. and t). liner llritaiiiiia iserit on to Mclboiirrie. ;()rsov;i. vvhose passeiigezs and creis tlobart. Sydney and lirishaue. spendQueen 'ga\'e a ing tvvo or three days in each. l)-.-spite ugreat we come ant sen -o vv ten t cy the public holidays and the activities larrived and when they left. As Britan- of the Royal toitr. the local comnia pulled avvay at the end of the visit. miriiities gave all on board a great .i Fijian choir of approximately 20!! vselconie. and many old t'.'ieudships people sang on the jetty. llk'llttllIl_'.'the vsere rcneyvcd and new ones tirade. hcairtilirl iiiosiiig liiiaii sorry: or late- the vvas much the same in \\c|l. "Isa lei". vvhicli vvas :ctiiriicv.l in each. pattern vvrth crosvds both on shore kind across the h::rhou:' hi the Royal and in thelarge liiuidrcils oi snr.rll boats Yacht liattd. is-liicli ivelconicd and says the siiuailron l)iirrng the passaee from l-iii to Ncvs oll. vvliile light aircraft and liclicopters Whenever the Royal Yacht entered or left harbour. a large lleet of small craft attended on her. llere llritannia is .Zt.‘:tl:tllI.l. the Royal Sqiiadron made llcsv overhead. ‘up the day that had been lost during seen in Sydney Harbour jthe Royal party's flight front the IN.’ill)!-I HIE IIARRII-ZR REI-IF fill of cliocolatc and ice cream. in the United Kingdom. so that the .\'evv .-\fter two days in llrishaiic. the {vllldttttlttllc. the .\ledic:il Otlieer lauded Zealariil prog:aiiiine did not need to Royal party flew south tor visits to in the yacht‘s (iemirii dirigliy. .iiid l be altered. the Siioisy .\liiunt;iins‘ and Canberra 3 treated too ot the islanders ashore. for the capital's golden jubilee celebra.«‘\RRl\‘.»\l. IN .\E“' 7.E.»\I..-\Nl) tions. vslrile the yacht .iiid Anzac i LARGE I-‘A.\lll.\' lhc sijiradron arrived .rt \\'aitangi in sailed for I)aryv-in, ishere the Royal E l‘lfll.Illlll.t had been the liist ship the Ray of lslaiids on l’L'l'3ttlttt_\' ti. party’ were to rejoin. liaving stopped to e.rll at Palmerston for many’ yvhicli \\as the .innisc:sar'y of llci at Alice Springs on the vyay north. zrroriihs. the island had tirsi been set- \larcst_\'s accession to tile lhrorie. .ind \\'it|i a day’ in hand for the passage. tled iii in l.\',*.\‘ by :r (iloircestershire also .\e\s '/.ealarrd Dav. llic anniver- the two strips proceeded inside the seariiari iiariied \\'i|liani .\l.itsters'. \\ith saiy ol the signitii: oi the treaty be- liarrier Rccl" atid called fora very \velInn South Seas maidens. to-getlicr vsitli tvvccn llzitairi and the .\laoris in ls-tit, come and refreshing 2-1 hours at one a ll'I|ll.l \\lrom he brought to the island Since ll vvas a naval otlicer. (apt. ol the Reef resorts. Haymaii lslaxid. .i short tirire l.itcr. lly l8ty't). .\larstcrs «Wil|i.riii llohsoii_ vsho iiegoiiaieil the and for the residue in one day‘ otl the t;itliei of more than (-0 treat). the anniversary is of |l.i\‘;|l ('airns. \\.is cliildrcii. and in I888. alter a battle sigriilicaiice as \\l.'" as of importance t(‘ontlnued on page I5. eirluiiiii J)

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