To ‘Aorangi’
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Suva Says Farewell To ‘Aorangi’
FIJI’S plan to say a warm public farewell to the RMS Aorangi, when she called at Suva on May 30 on her last trans-Pacific voyage, after 28 years’ service, was cripppled by the twin circum stances of rain, and an arrival at 8 p.m. (followed by a 6 a.m. de parture) .
However, a band played on the wharf, and the honours were done by an official party which called upon Captain W. Whitefield. The Mayor (Mr. D. M. N. McFarlane) led the party, which included the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. H. W.
Davidson) and his wife, the Pre sident of the Suva Chamber of Com merce (Mr. J. Trotter) with his wife and daughter, the Secretary of the Fiji Visitors Bureau (Mr. R. Hew lett) with his wife, Mr. R. Wright (official photographer) and Mr.
D. B. Butler (Fiji) manager of the Union SS Co.) The liner arrived in Sydney from Auckland on June 10; and now is destined for Europe and the scrap heap.
There now is no regular trans pacific shipping service between Australia and North America—and no sign of one.