[?] French Liner

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[?]Ourable Impression

t her principal Pacific ports of in October—and notably in icy and Papeete—the Messageries dimes new motor-liner Cale en celebrated her maiden voyage sumptuous cocktail parties, at h leading residents were happily 'tained. The Caledonien now is the regular Marseilles-Panama fic-Sydney run, in place of the ngking and Changchow, and the :ations are that she will be a ilar liner, ith a capacity for 300 passengers a crew of 140, the Caledonien truly modern ship. She has such ements as a tiled bathing pool, a -equipped surgery and operating :re where major operations can erformed, a mechanised laundry ash, dry and iron the entire ship’s Doors controlled by photo

electric cells, leading from pantry and servery to the saloon, fly open at the approach of laden stewards and quietly close behind them, thus excluding the galley’s odours from the air-conditioned dining-saloon.