The Archive · 1941

British Freighter

Abandoned Cape Town, Aug. 6.

After a six-day vain fight to extinguish a fire, officers and crew yesterday abandoned the 5,449-ton British motor freight ter, Hannington Court, which had: sailed from Table'Bay on July 13, The chief engineer and fourth engineer lost their lives fighting the fire which broke.out soon after the ship left port—United ress. political nature and will receive Instructions from the Vice-Premier, As. for the enforcement of other measures the Delegate-General. wil able to. communicate directly with the State" Secretaries within Whose province these measures fall,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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