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Show TO GUARD SHIP OF BRITISH PRINCE ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Aur;. 9. Special precautious against the possible presence pres-ence of ice floes and bergs in the path of the battleship Renown, bringing the Prince of Wales to this colony and Canada, were taken today. It was announced an-nounced that the cruiser Dauntless, which preceded the escorting fleet to arrange for the prince's reception here, would cruise about the Grand banks for the purpose of locating ice and would then proceed to sea to escort the Renown to her anchorage 'in Conception bay. Several unusually large bergs have been reported in the vicinity of shipping lanes during the week. |