M.S. Euryalus, the new flagship of [the Australian squadron, is now ona visit to Hobson's Bay. She is moored at one of the piers easily accessible from the city and suburbs. Through the courtesy of the Admiral the vessel has been thrown open for public inspection on three afternoons a week. The fullest advantage has been taken of this privilege, so much so that on the first Sunday the vessel. was open to the public, the ship became absolutely packed with sightseers, whose time must have been totally taken up with steering clear of each other. Every portion of the ship towhich access was permitted, was crowded, so that half an hour before closing time the gangways were blocked, much to the disgust of several hundred curious citizens who were patiently waiting their turn on the pier. On that particular Sunday afternoon the quartermasters on the gangways tallied in no less than 6,500 of Melbourne's citizens, so that the charge of indifference to naval matters can searcely be Jaid against Victorians.
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