FLAG OF SARAWAK.
FIRST TIME IN CANADA. MONTREAL (Canada). The flag of Sarawak has been seen in the port of Montreal for 'the first time. It was flown from the new tanker Tricula, owned by the Sarawak Oil Fields, Limited, and the yellow-and-red ensign created much interest 111 a cosmopolitan seaport which thought it had seen them all. The Tricula. 42.~> feet long and 5;>00 tons gross registry, was built in Germany, and came to Montreal 011 her maiden voyage with English officers and an Oriental crew. Sarawak is an independent state on the north-west coast of Borneo, ruled by a British rajah under the protection of Great Britain. Its oilfields are of growing importance and are served by a fleet of tankers of which the Tricula is the newest.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19361118.2.176
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 274, 18 November 1936, Page 22
Word Count
130FLAG OF SARAWAK. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 274, 18 November 1936, Page 22
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in