Record Copra Shipment.
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From Our Own Correspondent.
Pt. Moresby, May 26.
THE Royal Dutch Packet vessel, “Van Rees,” arrived in Port Moresby, on May 25, from Java ports. She had on board 180 tons of general cargo for this port.
This is her first visit to the territory.
She proceeds to Rabaul, Noumea and Sydney. From Sydney she returns via Port Moresby to Java.
The “Montoro” arrived on May 25 from New Guinea and Samarai and the “Macdhui,” on her way to Australia, is expected on the 26th and is leaving the same day for Samarai and New Guinea.
The “Pentor” cleared Port Moresby on May 18 for Batavia, Marseilles and London. Altogether 2,483 tons of copra were loaded from Papua, Port Moresby, and Samarai —a record single shipment from this Territory,