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Apia.
Possible Extension by Messageries.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Papeete, May 20.
IN view of the withdrawal from ser vice of the Union Steamship Com pany’s “Tofua,” and the almost com plete inaccessibility of British Samoa for tourists, it is interesting to learn that, subject to the acquiescence of the authorities concerned, there is a possi bility of the Messageries Maritimes Co. making Apia a port of call for their steamers on the run between Tahiti and New Caledonia.
The s.s. “Ville de Verdun” will call at Apia about May 27 on her westward run from Tahiti, which port she is scheduled to leave on May 20. The call in the present instance is for the pur pose of repatriating about 3,000 Chinese, but if there seems a possibility of attracting freight and passengers, it is quite likely that Samoa may become a part of the M.M. regular itinerary.