OIL FUEL FOR STEAMERS.
BIG BRITISH PURCHASE IN CALIFORNIA. (Bx Cuomo tbmbaph—CoreuQHt.) (Pu Fbibs Association.) Received July 25, 11.55 a.m. LONDON, July 24. Andrew Weir. Ltd., shipowners, have com-, pleted negotiations for the purchase of an oilfield in California. A company with a capital of £12,000,000 is being formed. It is understood the directors are Lord Pirie and Sir Owen Phillips. The company provides oil for the White Star, Royal Mail, Union Castle, and Cunard lines, and also builds a large fleet of tank steamers.
Herr Ballin, on behalf of the HamburgAmerica line, is negotiating to acquire oil properties in Mexico.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9856, 25 July 1914, Page 5
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101OIL FUEL FOR STEAMERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9856, 25 July 1914, Page 5
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