W.R.C. Line
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New Steamer Soon —Regular Call At Samoa
WHEN the new steamer now being built for Messrs. W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., is brought into operation (it will be launched in August and comes into service in October) there may be import ant developments in connection with the W.R.C. Line.
At present, the service consists of two vessels, the “Salamaua” and the “Rabaul”, which, run on fairly regular timetables, picking up cargo and passengers in Pacific Islands ports, proceeding to Europe via South Africa and West Africa, and re turning via the Panama Canal.
Under the new arrangement, the three vessels—the new steamer, and the “Sala maua” and “Rabaul”—will run on a regu lar but more frequent timetable between Australia and Pacific Islands ports and European ports, on the same route —that is, via West Africa, going home, and via Panama coming out.
It is possible that the new timetable will provide for a regular call by the W.R.C. freighters at Apia (Western Samoa).
Another possibility is a regular call at Darwin.
The new steamer will be named “Suva”, and she will be a coal-burner, easily con vertible to oil. She has approximately 9,000 tonnage and she will have accommo dation for 8 passengers. The “Salamaua” can carry 17.