Last Passenger Trip From And To America
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A li GlvLAX D, .JuJy 20. Xew Zealand 's. last regular American shipping serviee will end next montli when tlie Alatson Line's ehartcrod passenger steanier Alarine Phoenix, will be handed baclc to the United Statos Alaritime Comuussion. . The Alariue Phoenix has been the onlv passengei oeeaii link between the United Stat eland New Zealand and Australia since Ihe end of 194(5. Iler withdrawal is nol linked with the reeent decision of the Associated Oceanie Steamship Conipuny to oni.it the Dominion from its Pacific freighter serviee until port couditions improve. The Alatson Line's Australian represeiitative, Alr. Neil B. Laidlaw, announced in Sydnoy this weck that the Ararine Phoenix, which will pass th rough Auckland on Friday oi. lier way froni 8:in Francisco lo Bydney. would be rbtumed to Alaritime Comuussion when she arrived back at Sun Francisco. Kfforts to find anotlier ship I liad not been suceessful. The conipuny had no suitalde passenger ships available and the Ararine Phoenix did nol mect Ihe requirements of tlie trade in faee of ]iresent shipping and air conijietition. "Unless the Australian Government can make sotile ptoposition in regnrd to extra dollars tliat would be lielpful to botli of us, it sceins the American run has come lo an effd" ns far as we are conccrned,." said- :A4.r. Laidlaw,
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 July 1948, Page 7
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