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Newton Elm’s Stranding Causes Copra Congestion at Port Moresby
From Our Own Correspondent PT. MORESBY, December 31 OWING to the Newton Elm, a copra vessel, being stranded somewhere north of Sydney and not call ing here this month, as scheduled, there is a congestion of copra in Port Mor esby awaiting shipment.
The Newton Elm is one of the steam ers under the agency of Burns, Philp which call here regularly at intervals of three months for the purpose of carrying copra direct to European ports.
Her non-arrival will mean a loss to planters and Burns, Philp, besides general inconvenience through the ac cumulation of copra in the wharf sheds.
The Newton Elm has been since re floated and towed to Sydney for dock ing.