AWATEA TO ENTER SERVICE
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As part 6t the special"arrangements made by r the'Xm'ion Stearri Ship .'Company »of New' Zealand-, • Ltd;, to cater for the many travellers by -theisteamer express during the holiday period, the Awatea will enter this service (for one night only) next Sunday, when-'she will take'passengers from Lyttelton to Wellington. v -•'.'•' ; 5 This will be the first visit of.;the.intercolonial.luxuryliner, to the. South Island. She .has. been-in the intercolonial service, since: September, 1936, and is one.ot-the. world-'s -fastest liners. At the time rot hef."taking'up the running, it wasr 'stated that the - Awatea was 'one of "the; six'?- British-owned ocean-going? vessels of more than 10,000 tons 1 with a speed of 22 knots or more, To.;qpnnec:t;;Witn the Alwatea, a special .train .will ; leave the Christ-,-church.'.- railway station at r 8.40 p.m. on.Suriday. Berths may now be reserved'for to the North Island.
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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22909, 4 January 1940, Page 5
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