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— I’]lE SINGAPORE DOCK. ADMIRALTY’S GRATITUDE FOR SUEZ PASSAGE. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, August 15. The completion! of- the passage of the great floating dock for Singapore through the Suez Canal is the subject of messages of congratulation from the Admiralty. The Admiralty lias thanked the Directors of the Suez Canal for the pains taken so effectually to ensure the successful carrying through of the exceptional and difficult operation. A similar message of appreciation has been conveyed to Messrs Swan, Hunter, Wighain, and Richardson. BRITISH C’OAL. BIG ORDERS FROM ABROAD. RUGBY, Aug. 15. Big orders for British coal have been received in Newcastle. The Danish State railways have placed an order, which is on a c.i.f. basis, for .30,000 tons of the host Durham steam coal at 20s 6d a ton, 30.000 tons of Yorkshire coal at 20s and between 40,000 and 50,000 tons of,Scottish coals at prices which have not been disclosed. Bordeaux gasworks aro reported to have obtained 30,000 tons of Durham „ns coal at 18s and 19s a ton, c.i.f. according to quality.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1928, Page 1
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177OFFICIAL WIRELESS Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1928, Page 1
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