New Hotel For Port
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Moresby
ANEW modern hotel is now being built by Messrs. Burns, Philp & Co.
Ltd., in Port Moresby, on what was known as “Whitten’s Corner”. This site is half-way up the hill, between the pre sent, modern Hotel Moresby and the old Hotel Papua.
The buildings, which formerly were on Whitten’s Corner, have been demolished to make way for an up-to-date building, specially designed for the tropics.
When peace comes again, Port Moresby suddenly will find itself with (1) an ade quate water supply, (2) a first-class mod ern hotel; and the hitherto arid tropical port, which has not had great attrac tions for tourists, may quite easily become a popular tourist resort—because, apart from the beautiful situation of Port Moresby itself, there are most interesting parts of tropical New Guinea within easy motoring distance.