Funnels were fitted to motor ships because when the first of these, the Selandia, was put into service in 1912 many emigrants refused to sail in her because she lacked funnels.
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Southland Times, Issue 20463, 16 April 1928, Page 8
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31Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 Southland Times, Issue 20463, 16 April 1928, Page 8
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