A GERMAN VISITOR
THE BARQUE ELFRIEDA FIRST FOR ELEVEN YEARS. The German barque Elfrieda has arrived. The Elfrieda is the first Ger-man-owned vessel to visit Auckland sinee the outbreak of the Great War. The Elfrieda is bringing a cargo of guano loaded, at Surprise Island. She cleared the island on September Bth, hut fla she is not equipped with wirelees, her arrival at this port waa; indefinite. When the barque was reported from Tiri, the Harbour Board’s tug Te Awhina was dispatched to tow her into port. Built at Port Glasgow during 1893, by Messrs Russell and Co., the Elfrieda is a steel vessel of 1620 tons. She was originally named Amasis, but later traded under the name of Saxon. She is registered in Hamburg, i
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12250, 23 September 1925, Page 6
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126A GERMAN VISITOR New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12250, 23 September 1925, Page 6
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