FLOATING PALACE.
BAIfJTS SUMPTUOUS YACHT. LONDON, August 12. Ranjiteinhji, the famous cricketer, has bought the 745-ton yacht, Valfreyia, on which, until the time of his death, in April last year, the American millionaire, Mr. Bayard Brown, lived a life of seclusion for years off the coast of Essex. The yacht will be renamed The Star of India. It is being re-equipped at Southampton, and ia expected to sail for India;at the end of the month. Its first commission will be the conveyance of the Viceroy, Lord Irwin, on his official visit to Nawanagar.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 192, 16 August 1927, Page 7
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93FLOATING PALACE. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 192, 16 August 1927, Page 7
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