BIG GAP IN SAILINGS TO THE UNITED STATES
J V" AUCKLAND. Angust 19. With tlie diqiarlim' I'roin Auckland 1'ur San Francisco via Sydnov today, of ihe Aiuericaii transport .Marinc Fal(DH, iuti'iidiiig travollors ari' nou* tacod with a gnp in suiliugs wliich may last for two months. While ihe I wo Matson liiiers, Alnriposa and .Monterey, are being cunverted for peaeetime travel, ihe Wai* (Siiipping Adniiiiistralion is providing oeeasional troopsliijis to mai ntain a sketehv link across tlie Pacilie but, if the preseut arrangemeuts are adliered to, Ihere will not be auotlier sailing tuiti 1 the .Mariae Faleon leturn.s to Auckland tiroiti San Frani i-co via VokoJianiM nnd Sydney in
October. Coinpbiints eoiiceruing Ihe aecoiumodation, food and service tliey had beeu given on the .Marine Faleon during the vovage from San Franeiseo, wero nntde bv liTanv passengers before the vessel left for Australia. Kx-servieeiiien stated they had travelled on many troopslnps during the wai* but they had never oxperieiieed sueh liad food. Allegations were made tliat on oue oceasion while
at sea, the passengers were ordered out of the dining rooiu by the stewards who vrished to liold a union meeting, and tliat no diseipliuary action had beeu takeu. Niimlar to tlie Marino Lvnx vvhieh visited Auckland severn! iiiouths ago, the Marino Faleon is a inn/.e of stairways and passages. Aiale passengers are groupcd in largo eabins and in tlie hold vvhile the women share sinaller robins.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 August 1946, Page 3
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