RACE TO LONDON.
17XX PUSS Special Strrlce.] AUCKLAND, March 12.
Carrying between them Nc*v Zealand produce valued at about £2,000,000, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamers, Port Melbourne and Port Pirie, are to be dispatched from Auckland for London to-morrow. As both steamers will leave together for the same destination, the masters have decided to expedite the voyage and make a race of it. The Port Melbourne's speed is about 13 knots, but she is more deeply laden than the Port Pirie, which has a speed of about 12J knots. In consequence both vessels are expected to be near one another throughout the voyage. Included in the cargoes of the two steamers is a large quantity of wool.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19567, 13 March 1929, Page 15
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118RACE TO LONDON. Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19567, 13 March 1929, Page 15
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