NEW STEAM SERVICE,
(BY EI.KCTKIC TI-:I,KURAI'U.— COPYRIGHT.)
London*, August 7. Mr Huddaiu'liiis completed arrangements for anew colonic! steam service. The. vessels will be built of steel, and will comb''nesafet;y,speo(l,an.i comfort. It is expected they will be a distinet advance on the vessels usually employed for short runs. Swan and Hunter have seuurod the contract for building the steamers, There will be a fortnightly service between Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, and New Zealand at first, and a weekly service, in a short time. The ships will be introduced to the public by trips to the land of the midnight sun next excursion serson. The first two will be reserved for colonial visitors to Europe. The first subscribers to the Company will bo placed on tho same footing- as tin-: men who are promoting the syndicate.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2976, 11 August 1891, Page 2
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133NEW STEAM SERVICE, Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2976, 11 August 1891, Page 2
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