World's Coaling Record.
A world s record for rapid coaling has just been established by the crew of the King Edward VII., the flagship of Vice- Admiral Sir W. H. May, commanding the Atlantic Fleet. The crew shipped 1,660 tons at an average of 283 tons per hour, and in one hour reached the extraordinary high intake of 350 tons. Mr. Francis Clark, late engineer of the Christchurch Meat Co., has commenced business in Christchurch as a consulting and contracting engineer.
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Progress, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 December 1906, Page 71
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81World's Coaling Record. Progress, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 December 1906, Page 71
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