Burns Philp Shipping
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Reshuffle
FOLLOWING the engine break down to the Morinda in late December Burns Philp issued the following statement: It has been necessary to review the services maintained by Bulolo, Malaita and Mangola for the next trips and until such time as Male kula is ready in late April.
Bulolo will sail from Sydney on January 18 for Brisbane, Port Moresby. Samarai, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Samarai, Port Moresby, Brisbane, Sydney. Next sailing, February 29 from Sydney, will be to Brisbane Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Samarai, Port Moresby, Sydney.
Malaita leaves Sydney about January 24 for Samarai, Rabaul, Soraken, Tepoasino, Arigua, Numa Numa, Kieta, Honiara, Yandina, Teneru, Santo, Vila, Norfolk, Lord
Howe, Sydney (due about March 1).
She should sail again about March 19 for Brisbane, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, Rabaul, Samarai, Sydney (due about April 20).
Malaita will then replace Morinda, leaving Sydney May 3 for Lord Howe, Norfolk, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Yandina, Gizo, Kieta, Arigua, Numa Numa, Teopasino, Soraken, Rabaul,
Samarai, Sydney.
Mangola will sail about January 29 for Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, Samarai, possibly Port Moresby, Sydney (due about March 22). On April 15 she will again sail for the same ports.
Morinda Mishap at Vila
BURNS FHILP’S veteran Island steamer Morinda, due soon for the scrap heap, was struggling valiantly around on her second-last Hebrides voyage in early January— and she will not now make her last scheduled trip in February.
A few minutes after she dropped
anchor in Vila Harbour on h December trip, one of her fumac collapsed. When the smoke ai steam cleared away, it was appare; that she would have to comple her voyage under reduced steam the boiler concerned was beyoi a local repair.
She sailed from Santo on N( Year’s Eve for the Solomons ai her cruising speed was six knoi While at sea, her refrigerating ge will not be operating.
So Santo missed out on meat tt trip and the passengers will ha to subsist largely on tinned fooi for the remainder of the voyag