THE MESSAGERRIES MARITIMES S.S. AUSTRALIAN.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7736, 16 December 1890, Page 4

THE MESSAGERRIES MARITIMES S.S. AUSTRALIAN.

ilXbe «.«. Australian left Marseilles Herein ber 3rd last with the i/ondoa malls jot November 2ud, and arrived at Adelaide the .lab Insfc., at 10 turn., thus doing the Jrfp from Marseilles to Adelaide in 28 4ays, repreaeiitiug an average speed of £&$ knots. Taking into consideration AJutfc tike Me&sagerios Maritimes' starting point is Marseilles, and that the distance from .Marseilles to Port Said is 1508 unties, while that from Brindiai to Mart. Said b but SW, a steamer taring Briadisi Id? Port Said will i to*e &3 miles less to do than a boat 2eav> i i eft Marseilles. Therefore, 23 days from Hirfceilles to Adelaide is equivalent to 28$ i rpm Br&disi tp Adelaide, Bearing in jpoiod. Ute different ports of call between jkltmUlee and Australia, the Anafcralien'e is toe fastest oa record, and Jmmi been done tv the daily speed of nearly 400 «4kss. As aJre&dy kuuwc, the Anatra.the first of the four splendid and Ittzufioos steaioyr.-t being built to the •Mac efiyte iu»d tcnu&se by the Mesaageriea Maritimes Company, at their lmjaida at La. ULotat <ne&r Mareeilles). She will be followed by the Poljpgsien, le»THig Marseiilea on January let, 1891, then the Tasmanien ia Septentber, «nd the Malaysien seme months after. 3eu<£es being amongst the fastest, these egtfceiiers are also amwigst the largest trading m the Southern Hemisphere. JfheMt dimensions *«» as follows:—length, 800 ft; displacement, 9XS) tons; engines, triple-expansion, c*paiiie of prodocIDK '000 horse-power. These bo»V8 sm ittted up lor , 179 nrst-dass |WJ|MBgera» second jmd 112 ultra class. Their dining and music .S^SSPfc <**&■ room, aw «aperb, and fitted with ail the modern appliances tor.tto pasaenßers* comfort. Aβ is noticeaole, toe M. M. Company have made every to vatiefjr. titef? Australian aup- •&&¥&* to acquire 4 sh«Bt, popularity wnfch they deserve, and which, they have «Uafaaed_ m the different parts of the globe ffi»P» **»». Japan, BrazU, the Medtterno4w> &c,), where trade their impoitaat WffW f| ace otlbe fineet in %htx world. The Auatr&Hen's matt will «Ht£ia Sydeej to-aiowow, the $d mat., a^B^m.> about five days la advaaee d