THE S.S. AORANGI.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 September 1924, Page 9

THE S.S. AORANGI.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR HER MAIDEN VOYAGf.

LONDON, Aug. 12. It bas been definitely decided to dispatch the Aorangi on her maiden voyage to New Zealand and Australia on what might be called “an ocean dime, which, will occupy about seven weeks, to Sydney. She is to sail trom a United Kingdom port about the end of December, and will probably go’first to Kingston (Jamaica), and then through the Panama Canal to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Vancouver, with short stays at all ports mentioned.

At Vancouver the Aorangi will take the Makura’s .sailing from that port on February 11, which will mean that the latter vessel’s trip from Sydney on February 15 will be cancelled. The Aorangi will then proceed via Honolulu, Suva (where she connects with the Tofua for the round trip to South Sea Islands), to Auckland and Sydney.

This tour should appeal to returning Dominion passengers, and also to .tourists from this side who wish to avoid the English winter, because the vessel herself will be the last word in marine construction, and the fares to be charged will be so low as to make the trip a, most attractive one. Although fares are not yet definitely fixed, they will probably be: Firstclass minimum: to Sydney, £135; to Auckland and Suva, £125; Honolulu. £115; Vancouver, £95; San Francisco and Los Angeles, £9O. The .secondclass rates will probably be : Minimum to Sydney, £9O; Auckland and Suva, £BO, with correspondingly cheap rates to Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

There will be small premiums in both classes for better accommodation, particulars of which will be announced in due course.