THE MAIL STEAMERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14894, 20 January 1912, Page 8

THE MAIL STEAMERS.

|*-t :\ . —t ;_ ■■■■- <rm - „'.. ' ;";■ .; '~,"attracting ■ TOURISTS : : v i'; .■■}<, ...: -~„..;;. $■■■. The* P.- and O. mail ■ steamer Mantua, and the Canadian R.M.S. Marama arrived at Auckland early yesterday morning from Sydney,., '.'. ' ■....''. ~'.'. . ,-.-., x -, '■':''? :'.;. ,-" The Mantua landed 194 passengers here, over 100 of whom joined the vessel at Australian;-. ports, : the- balance being through passengers from London and Continental ports". - Twenty-four -passengers disembarked here-from the ; Ma:raroa. The Marama carried 112 through passengers from Sydney to Vancouver, and 38 joined the vessel at this port, .which brings the number making the outward passage .by the Marama to ISO. ,-Tliia is an increase of 64 on the number taken by the Zealandia on the last, outward voyage on December 22. One hundred and forty-six passengers' joined the MttnlUa at Auckland for way ports and Lorideri/- the majority '- being booked for Sydney. , ;•,' . ; . *~., v '- There can lie little doubt that the attractiveness of travel iii large and wellequipped modern liners induces, many people to come, to New. Zealand who would not otherwise make the journey. . Several of the passengers by the Mantua yesterday went straight back by her 'to Australia, contenting themselves with a single day in Auckland. Others, who have come for more extended holidays, have stated that they would not have come to the Dominion if .they had had to cross in smaller steamers. The same point is indicated by 'way in which numbers of intending visitors to Australia wait over in order to travel by the large P. and O. steamer's.' . ■•'■'. . ~"■'■..''."'.'.". ■•=" ■■■ '. . . The Mantua sailed at five. p.m. for London, via way ports, and the Marama cleared shortly before seven o'clock for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver. The Mantua is due at Sydney on Tuesday morning, and London on March 9, while the Marama is due at Suva on Tuesday, Honolulu on January 30, and Vancouver on February 6. ~-;.'.. *