ICEBERGS IN ATLANTIC.
AQUITANIA COVERS 3242 MILES. [By Electric Cable —Copyright] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Wednesday, 8 p.m.) LONDON, May 16. The “ Daily Express ” publishes a message from Southampton which states that icebergs will stop ocean greyhound races this summer. So many have been reported in the North Atlantic, that the trans-Atlantic liners have been ordered to follow an extra southerly course, taking them south of the line, which icebergs are known to reach. The average length of this course is 3190 nautical miles. The Aquitanla, which arrived on Monday, covered 3242 miles.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2648, 17 May 1923, Page 5
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95ICEBERGS IN ATLANTIC. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2648, 17 May 1923, Page 5
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