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Pacific Travellers
Trans-Ocean Liners Coming Back
IT is expected that the Matson liners, Mariposa and Lurline completely refurnished after war duty, will re sume the Matson running between San Francisco and Sydney, via Honolulu.
Pago-Pago, Fiji and Auckland, in May or June, 1947.
The refitting of the Monterey will not be completed until October when, pre sumably, she will replace the Lurline.
The Union SS liner Aorangi is expected to resume the Canadian Pacific service (Vancouver, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Sydney) before the middle of 1947.
The liner Wanganella will resume the tirst-class passenger service between Australia and New Zealand in January.
On present indications, it should be possible to travel in the Pacific as one wishes, by liner or plane, before the end of 1947 —and at reasonable cost. At present, there are long waiting lists for the planes to New Zealand and across the Pacific (the only available means of travel) and the fares are excessive.
A “Chicago Tribune” correspondent, Mr. Quentin Pope, recently passed through Noumea on the way to the Solomons. He travelled by US Army plane.