. Pitcairn Island was visited by the steamer 'Otaki, which . arrived at Auckland on Sunday from Liverpool. , The Otaki called" there on tlie. evening of 7th April, and landed nTails from Colon and a' quantity of provisions. ■ About 38 of the inhabitants of''the island rowed off to the, steamer and brought with them fruit and curios. It was learned I that 1 the islanders were very short of bed-' clothes, women's 'clothing, buttons, cotton, needjes, and tapes. , Their, chapel was still without an organ, but arrangement* had been made for one to be.-sent from JCew York, and its arrival was belijig looked forward to with great'interest. On bsiuft told that the Prince of Wales was making a tour of the world, the islanders became very .excited, and expressed the hope that he would pay them a visit before returning, to Kngland.
Thn British Admiralty has raised 440 'sunken craft during the last four years
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 93, 20 April 1920, Page 2
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