THE LINER MONOWAI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20725, 19 November 1930, Page 10

THE LINER MONOWAI.

CAPTAIN TOTEN IN COMMAND.

SIX ENGINEERS FROM TAHITI

BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] WELLIN G TON. Tuesdny.

When tho Union Company's new transpacific line- Monowai leaves Wellington on December 2 on lier first run to San Francisco she will sail under the command of Captain A. T. Toten, who was master of the Tahiti. With him will sail also six engineers, two wireless operators and the chief and second stewards from tho Tahiti. The engineers aro Messrs. A. Thomson (second), E. N. Denby (third), 0. J. Cleff (fourth), t). A. liibb (fifth), C. E. Sundbye (seventh), and I). J. McKenzio (eighth). The wireless operators are Messrs. E. N. Davidson (chief) and C. McCaskey (third), and tho stewards are Messrs. M. McEadyen (chief) iuid \V. Unit (second). A large staff of carpenters and other artisans is' at present busily engaged in carrying out alterations to the Monowai's passenger accommodation, chiefly in the third class. Already the ship has taken on some of the characteristics of a Union liner in her outward appearance. Her hull is being painted green and today one of her two black funnels was paintecl the familiar red with two narrow black rings and a black top. The Monowai is a handsome ship and she will look doubly so when she is ready for sea again.