THE FRENCH WARSHIP.
WILL LYTTELTON BE THE EEFIB - TING POET? (By TclCEranli—Prosr Association.) Christchurch, February 22. - M. Malaquin, -a' French resident here, „ who had a long talk with the commander of the Kersaint as to the. possibility of v the warship • making regular calls at Lyt.telton for supplies,- states that the com- ■ marider, after learning of? !the. facilities - afforded at the port for docking and re--, pairing purposes, was 60 much .impressed , with the information that he .wrote to . the French naval authorities recommending that Lyttelton should be the port for.: refitting /and provisioning, ' instead .of Sydney.. Tho equable climate, of. Canterbury entered into the decision, 'as the • Kersaint's men' found tho ; Sydney cli- -. mate trying, as they are used'to -_a .'less';f enervating one., -
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1061, 25 February 1911, Page 10
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