Dutch Ships May
p. 90 · Read in the full issue
Come Back to Pacific
ALTHOUGH it has been rumoured before (without anything coming of it) it is now seems likely that the Dutch Royal Inter-Ocean Lines will resume their pre-war shipping service! between the East Indies and Australasia, via Port Moresby.
The general manager of the company has been having conferences in New Zea land with Parliamentary leaders and talks are going on between the Indonesia*! and Dutch governments. If the talks are successful two new ships will be put on the run which will make calls at Java, Noumea, Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, Port Moresby and Singapore.
Before the war two KPM ships, Tasman and • Maetsuycker ran a useful and popular service between ports in NEI to Australia and New Zealand with calls at Singapore, Saigon, Vila (NH), Salamaua, Samarai, Rabaul, Port Moresby, Noumea, Auckland, Wellington and Sydney.
Round-trips on these ships were a, favourite way for New Guinea residents; to take their leave—and by far the: cheapest. A trip of about 10 weeks cost, under £lOO. But those days are gone: forever!