M.V. "Bulolo"
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On Sydney-New Guinea Run by End of Year
THE new Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., motor vessel, which is being built on the Clyde, in the yards of Barclay Curie & Co., Ltd., is expected to be in commission in the Sydney-Papua-New Guinea run, replacing the “Montoro”, be fore the end' of the year. It will be about 6,000 tons gross weight, and will have twin-screw Diesel engines, giving a speed of 16 knots.
Five large cargo holds will be operated by electric winches, with two heavy lift derricks, and provision has been made for shipments of freezer and cooler car goes.
Accommodation for 232 passengers in one, two, and three-berth cabins has been provided on the main and upper decks.
There will be talking picture apparatus, swimming pool, and full sporting equip ment.
The name of the new ship is “Bulolo” —the directors for once having abandoned their old practice of always selecting a seven-lettered word beginning with “M”.
The new vessel’s wireless equipment, supplied by Amalgamated Wireless
(A/sia.), Limited, will include a 750 watts short and long wave I.C.W. transmitter and receiver, an auto-alarm, a three channel music amplifier for the enter tainment of passengers, and a direction finder.