H.M.S. Leith At Tahiti
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Papeete, Sept. 7.
JJ.M.S. Leith, the new mine-sweeper attached to the New Zealand squadron of the Royal Navy, arrived in Papeete on August 27, making the third R.N. ship to visit this colony during the last two months. Owing to the illness of one of x ... , , . the officers the Leith had curtailed her visits to French outports, and made direct for Papeete, arriving three days ahead of schedule.
Officers and men of H.M.S. Leith, as is always the case with British ships 'Visit ing Tahiti, were welcomed with true Tahitian hospitality, and accorded official facilities and courtesies.