A Giant Ship.
I J-iMriir-i'rrt^r ! :t r-— ■■>■ i. • /;■•"■■■-'."■ [ihc Cuiiiird Company has jiist l;uh/cliGci>lf)! inoiSster' 1 ' ship, the U r raf- : ' '■'■• bviai of • 8,(100 -tons, ! ancl with stSam ' '• poiver up id I®,ooo hbrscpowev.Nbtwith sti'i'ridhYg ' ' the croakers who pointed to the" Great Eastern failure, anfl who said that:sJie/ would .prove/ ,qnj equal failure, a . itiidl trip has proved her the grandest vessel the world has}ever seen-, haviii^ steam dH without difficulty or danger up to 24) i miles 'dh. 'hour.- THe •' Company *J :'a'nclv.thes:,onginem ( s'' ihave 'covered themselves with glory, and i^iicir' 1 ''''■> mag^inripent ijuccc.ss jWJII ■.b l e|fQllp\yed . ftp! now by o their companies, ; who will eyen excel th,e ■ [IJmbr.ia. . ,, t lt ps asjcctrtain as the* suii , ghine.s v th'^t |>a rew years the, ..,distaiipe ./betwpen Australia and England will, .tjexovercid mSO days at the outside. %c cafi conceive of no more lyjaguificent -• sight than that of the gijeat/^PjOOQ monsters of ihe futuvecleayingTitheiv way over the ocean, \inser. saij ;i ao4 stelam at the "rate ' ' .80 niij^s ■an ,hoiir. This the Cunarcl Company 1 wii certavnly brings about,; within a > i'ew years- Speaking of that line, it majy Trot be generally known that fttath. i^tyggtts a ; f^^cidem^^r Det^'Beeri -TLno^?n» ftboird 'bne sof5 of ?A " th^ir ships. In case-of- sprains or brip&esftke-re. ;i;a Vitlw'^S Viah> aiT^fct ,^ suppljrjp^' St.! Jaeobsr'Ol". aboavd^but '." i befancv^tfeafcithje ke^lthlaatl/ : wfellilse;L' mi of the passengers 1 is lefi- t6 i^hfef ■{:? officers 'and'- good' ' diet.-^^ \ £ Reader, your soldj'this i^arfa'dver-' :!lt tisement. -■ --■ .... 1 •.1.-.T-».ii «.-■ ■■.•:..•.-■■ -■>■■■[ I:.-. !.{>.;.[ ■.■>;, :\ \ . :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 20, 22 December 1884, Page 4
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245A Giant Ship. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 20, 22 December 1884, Page 4
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