Papua

New Coastal Vessel For Papua

A FTER a 12 days’ voyage from Sydney the new vessel Chinsurah, under Captain L. Kingdon, with a crew of four, arrived at Port Moresby, Papua, on November 6.

This good type of utility vessel, 50ft. in length, was constructed to the order of Steamships Trading Co. Ltd>for their

coastal services. Her building was super vised by Nelson and Robertson Pty. Ltd., Sydney agents for Steamships T. Co., as also was the installation of the 50 h.p. full-diesel “Skandia” engine. The latter modern marine power units are becom ing increasingly popular throughout the Pacific for this and other types of small coastal boats.

Steamships Trading Co. has contracted for another vessel of about 55 tons. The keel has already been laid, and delivery will be made early in 1938. This vessel, the Panther, will measure 60ft. overall, with a beam of 16ift., and loaded draught of sft. She will be fitted with a “Skandia” full-diesel engine, and will be provided with long hatches to permit the easy loading of timber and of iron pipes for oil-well drilling.

Commander Leon Moron, of the French Pacific sloop Rigault de Genouilly, de parted from Sydney for France by the Orion on November 6.

Mr. S. D. Marshall, who recently made a solo flight from New Guinea to Sydney, addressed the November meet ing of the Pacific Islands Club on “Aerial Transportation in New Guinea.” Mr.

Marshall traced the growth of aviation f A ror ?. the me > mora ble flight by Captain E.

A. Mustar in 1927 to the more recent freight-carrying performances by the giant machines now in use on the Morobe goldfields. An interesting film on gold mining and aviation activities in New Guinea and Papua was shown in con junction with Mr. Marshall’s lecture.