Leaking Tanker At
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Suva Wharf
From Our Own Correspondent
Suva, May 5.
OFFICIAL wheels revolved at speed when it was discovered on April 30, that the tanker “Taron” from San Pedro, was leaking' petrol into Suva Harbour. What was regarded as a serious possibility of fire, involving the wharf area gave rise to a chain of events that ultimately, took the Acting Governor (Mr. J. F. Nicoll) and the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. A. R. W. Robertson) down to the wharf.
By that time, however, the leak had stopped after the petrol, steadily bubbling out amidships, had spread the full length of the ship and under the wharf. The police and fire brigade stood by through out the night.
Territorians soon will be able to pur chase office and portable typewriters of a well-known make, which are being shipped to Lae, New Guinea, in the near future by a Sydney firm.