THE RIVER CLYDE.
NOT FOR BRITAIN
LONDON, Dec. 28. In' the House of Commons, the Prime Minister stated that the steamer River Clyde was lying at Malta. The cost o! lowing her to Britain would be £20,000. The’ Government had decided to sell her us she stood. Major Wintertbn: GnSlt sentiment attaches to the vessel. Lieutenant-Commander J. M. Kenworthy: Bring her at any cost to the Thames as a Dardanelles memorial, Air Lloyd George said that although the vessel was not badly damaged it would be too costly a business, lie had been prompted to consider the preservation of the vessel at Malta.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19191230.2.60
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1711, 30 December 1919, Page 6
Word Count
103THE RIVER CLYDE. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1711, 30 December 1919, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.