THE Trans-Pacific crossings I
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New Trans-Pacific Liners Become "Big Busines
the big Orient liners, wh began very cautiously—th were no liners left on the Austra North American run when t Orient Line tried out the ide£ couple of years ago—has develo] into “big business.”
As will be seen in our shipp columns, the Orient Line now running Trans-Pacific on almos regular schedule; the huge South Cross also makes the trans-Pac crossing regularly; the P and O I is manifesting a lively interest; i the Orient Line now announce! 40,000 tons, 800-ft vessel, of knots, for the Australia-No America-Panama-Britain run. i The South Pacific communi have only an academic interest this remarkable development— ui ports like Suva, Noumea and Pap« are included in the schedules. : Then it becomes Big Business s for the Islanders —for these “luxury” ships, and the folk i come ashore from them are i crazy to spend money on anyth “cute.”
Suva seems to be a “must” most of the itineraries, and S already does very well indeed fi the ship-borne tourist traffic.