Papua “Discovered.”

American Tourist Enthusiasm.

From Our Own Correspondent

Pt. Moresby, Jan. 10.

WITH nearly three hundred passengers on board, the Cunarder “Carinthia” is due at Port Moresby on March 5.

Though the vessel leaves the same day in continuation of her world cruise, ar rangements have been made for the en tertainment of the tourists.

The call at Port Moresby has become a feature of these tours.

The Matson liners “Mariposa” and “Malolo” both called at the port in their cruises in 1931 and 1932 and it was ac knowledged by passengers to be the most interesting place the vessels visited.

Referring to Port Moresby, Mr. A. H.

O’Connor, representative of the Aus tralian National Travel Association in America writes: “A wonderful tourist at traction rivalling even the highly pub licised island of Bali.” To advertise fur ther the attractiveness of Port Moresby, he urgently supports an arrangement with the Australian and Papuan Gov ernment to organise a spectacular dis play in America of the highly decorative ornamentations of the tribes of the Ter ritory.

“Linked with Australia,” he continues, “I am convinced that if Port Moresby is the extraordinarily interesting place which tourists seem to think it is, we should seize upon it as one great attrac tion to bring people to Australia.”

The Federal authorities have communi cated with the Administration of Papua and it is reported that they intend for warding a collection of curios for the purpose shortly. Suggestion from resi dents have been invited for other means of attracting publicity.