Apia To Pago
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E. S. Paul Starts New Service
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, March 10.
WHEN the vessel, “Tutuila”, carrying on a freight and passenger service between Apia, Western Samoa, and Pago Pago, in American Samoa, was wrecked on January 10, the service be tween the two Samoas became haphaz ard, and the only regular connection has been the Western Samoan Government motor boat “Pilot”, which carries the mails from Apia to Pago Pago to con nect with the Matson liners.
It is now announced, however, that an energetic and enterprising business man of Apia, Mr. E. S. Paul, has bought the British yacht “Satanella” from Lieuten ant-Commander McCausland, R.N., and that, with this vessel, he will carry on a regular service between Apia and Pago Pago.
The “Satanella” was built in 1900, in England, of wood, and is schooner-rig ged. She was originally fitted with a steam engine, but in 1938 a 96 h.p. diesel engine was installed. She is of 35 tons and as she will do 10 to 11 knots, she
should make the trip from Apia to Pago Pago in seven hours.
The “Satanella” left Apia, on her first trip to Pago Pago, on March 8, but had gone only a few miles when she lost her propeller, and another motor boat had to be sent to her assistance.
Mr. Paul now controls a great part of the transport business of Western Samoa. He established the Gold Star Transport Co. Ltd., some years ago, and his motor cars, motor buses and motor trucks may be seen on every road in Upolu. Some time ago he purchased the Tivoli Theatre, in Apia, and, forming Samoa Theatres Ltd., he introduced regular entertainment in the shape of talkie pictures.