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Salvage
“John Williams V”
APIA, April 26.
SOME time ago, the wreck of the “John Williams V” (the London Missionary Society’s vessel which went onto the reef at Avao, on the North Coast of the island of Savaii last Christmas) was sold for £l5O to an enterprising bidder, former captain of the inter-island vessel, “Manu’a Tale.” He said that in a short time he would have the vessel afloat.
Unfortunately, his confident forecast has not proved correct —he found that the hull was too badly damaged to permit salvage. He gave up his efforts after spending a considerable sum—but has got back a small portion of his investment by selling his interest to Samoans.