Sydney, Mar, 20. HILE Australian Royal Air Force planes dived low in salute and 21 guns from the: Middlehead batteries bombed out a royal welcome, thousands of cheering and flag-waving Australians today lined the shores and greeted the American naval squadron of seven vessels.
Bad visibility delayed the arrival of the American squadron by 70 minutes, but the thousands of Australians, men, women and children, who turned out to greet the visitors were not' disappointed in the slightest.
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