Russian Schooner
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To Call at Apia
The Russian 580-ton magnetic survey schooner “Zarja” wiU xrrobably call at Apia in April, according to advice received in Wellington early in March.
The three-masted schooner vailed from Hobart on March 5 yor Wellington, where she was expected about a week later. A \\tay of about ten days was vlanned at Wellington, and Apia was given as the next port.
The scientific party aboard .‘Zarja” is interested in visiting Vhe New Zealand Department of ’Scientific and Industrial Re search’s magnetic observatory at Apia. Originally established \n German times, it is the only permanent magnetic observatory m the South Pacific Islands area.