Shipping Services

Carpenter’S Extend Fiji

From Our Own Correspondent SUVA. July 100 ANEW shipping service is to be mate tained by the twin-screw motor v«v sel, Tovata, owned by Island Trane port, Ltd. (a subsidiary of W.

Carpenter and Co. (Fiji), Ltd.). TT vessel is intended to keep a ten-cb schedule linking the islands of Gau, Kod.

Taveuni, Rabi and parts of Vanua Le wi th Suva.

Completely overhauled, the Tovsv sailed on her first new-schedule on June 7. The owners have announor that she has been specially equipped ‘T* the comfortable conveyance of Fijian psq sengers.”

Old-timers, mostly commending tt change, recall the spacious days whl cargo was the first consideration. Fijirr. (and other) passengers being dumped t what space was left.

Island Transport, Ltd., is best kno’o through the ship, Komaiwai, whirl spends a strenuous life running betw© T < points as far removed as the Lau ae Yasawa Groups. To the public, howew? the name has little more significance thrl that of Island Industries, Ltd., the makerf of Fiji’s very successful marjarine (wiv; a “j”). Both enterprises are popular, known simply as “Carpenters.”

Grapevine reports hint at the possibilfi of new Carpenter enterprises in Fiji. TT firm, as usual when things are believe to be in the wind, remains inscrutahs reticent when questioned.

The Rev. R. P. Garrity, has been a pointed by the Melanesian Mission j Honiara, BSI. He will minister to boc European and native communities theji