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Pacific Islands Monthly, 19 April 1947Vol. XVII, No. 9

Ships At Tahiti

p. 14 · Read in the full issue

Papeete, Feb. 24.

OFFICERS of the United States sub marine “Sennet’ were hospitably en tertained at the American Consulate to-day, when a large number of prominent residents were guests of Vice-Consul Scudder Mersman. The “Sennet”, which had accompanied the Admiral Byrd expe dition to the Antartic, was on her way from New Zealand to the Panama Zone.

Officers were present from the following vessels in the port of Papeete: “Tiara Taporo”, British schooner from Raro tonga; “Fort Dease Lake”, steamer from New Zealand: “Loafer”, American yacht; “Aik”, a Dutch yacht; and “Nordksperon”, a Danish yacht.