ON NEW ROUTE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11767, 14 October 1932, Page 2

ON NEW ROUTE

WHEAT-LADEN SHIR SINES

VANCOUVER. Oct. 4. Striking a submerged iceberg iu Hudson’s Strait, the British steamer Brightiau, laden ■with 400,000 bushels of Canadian wheat from Churchill for Europe went to her doom yesterday. During the two hours which elapsed between the striking and the sinking, Captain Oliver and his crew took ;fo the boats, and were picked up a few hours later by a Government patrolboat. The Brightfan’s peak, was cut open as if with a knife. Thick rain and fog neguLiyod the euro taken.to avoid icebergs, warning of the likelihood of encountering had been sent by radio to the captain. More than ordinary interest attaches to the disaster, because of its possible influence upoii the use of the new route through "Hudson’s Strait to Europe. This has been acclaimed as ono bringing the heart of Canada 1000 miles nearer to the centre of the Empire. An expenditure of £10,009,000 has been incurred, and now there is fear that marine, insurances on vessels using the new roufe 'Aviil soar tlius negativing other, advantages. . A now railway line was built to Churchill' on Hudson’s Bay, and fiugb silos, wharves, . and harbor works, were erected, which may fall into disuse. <