“AWATEA" AT AUCKLAND.
SHIP BEHAVES WON I>ER PULPY Electric Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND. This Day. After experiencing a. gale last night coming, down, the New Zealand coast the “Awatea” ariived to schedule time this morning easily making up the extra half houi summer time. Captain Davy said that the ship behaved wonderfully an i averaged 22 knots until the last four hours of the trip when speed was reduced to 17 in order rot to arrive in portahead of schedule. She berthed without assistance and wa.s fixing the Tongaii Standard in. deference to Queen Salute Tiibeu and. Prince Tugi the consort and Prime Minister Mr N. S. Pal la. Managing-director of the Union Coy. who has been on a business visit to Australia said that the new ship wa.s enl husiaxtion 11 v received in Svdnev.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13372, 28 September 1936, Page 6
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