THE AORANGI
“FAR AHEAD OF OTHER SHIPS. SUCCESSFUL TRIALS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received December 17, 11.25 p.m.) LONDON, December 16. Three hundred prominent people, including the engineering superintendent! of all the leading shipping companies, cruised aboard the Aorangi today. Speaking at a luncheon, Sir Alexander Fairfield said the most exhaustive trials had proved thoroughly successful. The ship maintained a speed of 18 knots for 60 hours. The Aorangi’s arrival in Australia and New Zealand would mark the jnbilee of the Union Company, which was in competition with the -Australian and Canadian Governments, who admitted their ships did not pay, and admitted they taxed the public in order to compensate their losses. “We find,” he said, “that the only way is to give the best service.” Other speakers declared the Aorangi far ahead of other ships in the Australian trade for steadiness.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12015, 18 December 1924, Page 5
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