Modern Hotel In Port Moresby

rESE photographs show the new Moresby Hotel building at Porr Moresby, Papua, and in the smaller picture a corner of one of the lounges.

The new building of the Hotel Moresby has all modern conveniences, including a special kitchen. There are 9 bed-sitting rooms, 7 single rooms, 2 private lounges for use of lodgers and a big spacious public lounge. The dining room has seat ing accommodation for 80. Kitchen equip ment includes an oil-fuel stove, and latest

percolators, heaters and hotpoints. There is an ironing room for the use of the ladies. Guests in the lounge are served from a modern service bar. There is hot and cold water throughout, and the hotel is sewered, through a septic tank system.

The building is two storeys high. Fur nishings are in Hongkong cane. The walls, outside, are Cyprus, and inside, fibro-ce ment. The ceilings are of donnaconna boarding; the colour scheme is green and cream inside and out.

Amplifiers and electric fans are in stalled in lounge and dining rooms.

A total of 26 guests can be accommodated in the new building, and 27 in the old Moresby Hotel building, adjoining. All double rooms overlook the harbour front and the hotel is 2 minutes from the wharf and 5 minutes from the golf course.

The tariff is 18/6 per day per single room inclusive.

Mrs. M. E. Thompson returned to Nukualofa, Tonga, by the April “Mon terey”, after furlough in Victoria. She has been engaged in missionary activities in the Colony for the Methodist Mission for the past 13 years.

Mrs. W. R. Humphries, wife of the Resident Magistrate at Port Moresby.

Papua, returned to the Territory by the April “Macdhui”, after a holiday in Aus tralia. She was accompanied by her daughter.