P. AND O. LINER'S TRIP.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 744, 17 February 1910, Page 6

P. AND O. LINER'S TRIP.

'.-■;.. MALWAAT AUCKLAND. : '. i rTHEOTJGB: PASSENGER TRAFFIC. . ''11-lßy Telekraph'SProea Association.):; . ;■■■.'.. ...■■.';':,'. rAucklanil, February' 16. >' The.'P. ra'ndvp.' .'steamer Malwa , at 7-' o'clock this; morning. \ At., midday the/Hons. pr.Findlay/and Or. Fowlds.and a'.'number ; of.. leading pitizens .'attended lunoheonqn; the'steamer. V '■ : /•'.. ■ .Captain Troque, in an interview, spoke most.eulogistically of the/Auckland Harbour, and sauMie thought it one of ":tho safest-ports he .had..ever' entered.■ Mr. Trelawney,;, f he : company's superintendent in/'Australia, 'bore out these -reinarks,;and 'hoped, the best .results .would, follow, the extension of'the. service. .The company's object, was not to compete for the.intercolonial trade, but to catch through 'passengers from New Zealand- to England; and ..from England:to .New Zealdnd. . -REMARKS BY DR. .FINDLAY. MB.: .MASSEY/LOOKS'- FKT3 TEAKS "..■I- ;..• :■■-.; ■■..' AHEAD, v S-."'. .'■'

\•■ .;'■ :,-.:■ '■Auckland," v -At--one .o'clock; this:. : afternoon a -lun'-. cheou Was given ; aboard the'Malwa to mark the' first- arrival -of a- P.- and 0; steamer. /Captain Troque' presided, and ■with-, him •■' were' the ' Hon: G: Fowlds, Minister ..for .'■•.■ Education, the Hon. 'Dr. Findlay, Attorney-General, .and Messrs. W. ;F.. Massey,, Leader of the' Opposition, F..E.-,Baume, F. .Mander,. and A. E. Glover, M.'P.'s,: : and many othersi. :'■■"■:'-". The' Hon; Dr. Findlay said he had' to :express the • regret: of : the' Prime; Minister at his inbility. to be .present on 1 this auspicious.; occasion. '.He could not '.understand how it waatliat Auckland.had almost a .monopoly 'of/historic events. ■Almost everything .of historic interest in connection with New .Zealand had. taken place ■ in, -Auckland." • He,, , put:'it down' partly to Auckland "push," and" partly to. a helpful.Providence.'.-The arrival,or the' Malwa'-was .an .historic event,.,an epoch-making ■-. event. .The: P.' and 0. Company'had , sent one of -their best, vessels ■ along,-and'-they recognised that;it meant that New' Zealand had 'progressed and had .earned; the distinction of :having a port of call.; -He was,not l speaking-on behalf pf .Auckland: .people'- alone, although- if ■ Troque read the •Auckland: papers ,he..might-..believe Auckland was. ■ the:-,0n1y,-. place in 'New : .Zealandr (Laughter.). ..There were,some other Mi-lages-in the '.The Dominion was;.hbwever, proud of AucklandVit-.was one of her. proudest' "daughters', though, acoording to the'.local,papers, it wasone of \the-.'shiest and ■ most, modest of her daughters. : /.He the .'time wtui now.coming when the galaxy,of:companies which ;served' Australia would, very shortly extend •'operations to New Zealand. Their advent would mean a great deal to New Zealand--as ,; a-young; 'conntry; it; would mean that; they/were , being "drawn closer to the Motherland.: They'were being'favoured by a -visit -from:"one I 'of the leading captains .of. the P;, arid Q; Co';- .He proP°sw :the .'-toast-of to the P. and 0. Company,- and, success 1 to its commander,- Captain Troque.".' '■-'• ■"'' ... 'ti- M J; ' W .- .?• Mas sey.- in' supporting Dr.Findlay, said this.-jvas, the first 'occasion on , which ; he. found lumself:"in the uamo port,. :with';that- hoi.' gentleman.. It. meant a. great -deal; that Auckland was to be-made a .port .of. call; by the P.- , and 0., Company;/.: It .did • not, require any prophet to foretell that, within' five- years the -volume of .'business ; 'w6uld■' greatly "m? crease,-;'and ,he pli e ved,-,tha.t' the ■P. and Y% Company.^ould-:reap; its reward..' •: Oh behalf ,;of the' producers of-'■ this' country. he.i. : exp r e^ed,-,satisfactiori-, i that.-/ariothei : . st ra°d;Wquld.be : added.to.che.cable : .which'' w Ol Jd,-bmd -Mew: Zealand 1 -tb: the-Empire: He ..believed-, the, ..event..-they were vthat ; afternoon-celebrating was ,an epoctraark- ' t? r -° ■ -' cklaia ' an ? MMr;.Trelawney; superintendent .of. the : y. and 0. Company, Responded on behalf ■nf" - and .pressed-' pleasure at meeting, and .said that P rophecy. .Captain Troque. also. suitably responded p° W* ..* e Bathering, then-dis-,Malw a ;leii-vpromptly ; a 't 6 c d'clock' -on..her return'..voyage,..carrying over '10d passengers no .Wgo, -but car--ned-.away 'bullion Talued-at 000 ■ " ■'i

WILL THERE PERMANENT

'.; SUPERrNTENDENT;S ; , STATEMENT--' ■■' ; -pi ; ''"■•''"i /" ckl ?" d . i February 10. H. ir ? rn T al al tU first; P, and 0 liner :.theMalwa'at.!Aiickl'and : ;this : niorninghas th? at , e f r a , deal: "I gen s al interest, 6 ;an'di the ; big "Steamerv-has ..been- the-cyndsure ■of.many eyes.all^day..- v:-'i: ■ '.' "■■■■■■ ■ - reporter/ Mr.' Treiawney,superintendent, of the'-P.-and'O. ; Com' panyvfor.'Australasia; , expressed his tileaA X i re M Wl^r> e?" Qa t -. natural, beauties ,of AucUand.harbour,.and considers that in it .compares favourably and- .quite holds-its .'own.'.with From* a/shipping' standpoint, he declared ;hiniself.impressed--with the port and the • progress 'of. , its .harWr works ; .Questioned .in;regard,'to-the intentions pt.the P.- and' 0; Company to : make- Auckland- a -.permaneht T port of call, • Mr;-'Tre-layrßey,replied>that three trial frips'had been, decided. ,tppn, 'and. much, depended on. the , result -of ;th'at ; ' trial as •to what the' company,.would: do in. the future. He pointed-out that it. is not- intended':to .enter..intp,competitionwith; the .'Union or;.,the;Huddart,'Parker.Steamship Com-' panies..in ..the trade between . Auckland and Sydney;'that'.js demonstrated by the ; fact ,that. the - ;' P. 'Company is than either "of the two focal companies for,passages..between the two .ports... What the company is aiming atus.to catch.;'the : Home;.traffic both, to and. from .New Zealand;by jßnabling. passengers'rto tbook-right through: .'■ l .\ ",'■:' Mr.:T. E.'.Roydhouse, editor-in-chief of the ."Sunday. Times"., and, , "Referee," of Sydney,.-who ; wis .'-a ,passenger ..by. the Majwn, .is;strongly .impressed ..with, the importance'...of ..the ..extended. P.' and , 0. service. Mr.' Roydhoijse said: "This-line' is-going. to.'b'eVyery yaluable'to'New,Zealand,.: andy.espe.cially.' to; .Aupklahd..;' ;I can :see .that it;>*ill';bring .to th_e Bqminion'; a. largej number .of .vpassehgers ■ wnq might.- riqt.'. otherwise come here..' F.or instance;;'there/are; ! people.-in 'West.'Australia and,South:-Australia ifho'.could not without inconvenience, come .here '.by'the lines'pre'viously'l-running, because of'the inconvonionce.,.:of. ;,trapsliippipg.'■ Now they:canget on the'P. and O.vsteam"er, : df Perth■ .'or ' Adelaide,' ;and- '/.come :■' right through' .'to -.'.AucklandOol-vam,. quite icer-: tain':that-many ' jioll- now- come'., to New- ! Zealand ; -by -the .P." and- <j. ■■steamer who-'could, not do so previously, and others will Tseize'- the opportunity : of-, making..'the i sea .trip .under.-such\ comfortable conditions,: and once they get: into touch rath : New-.Zealand: they; .wijl ,nq doubt p'ay/.yoXi visits" in'-, the . future; Among; the .'passengers '.by.'tho llalva- on the ■■■■; present:-.-. trip '.are several busy ■' in; flueritial- men ■from. Australia, who. 'probably ,T7ould; : not :,nave.n<a(Je -the .jpurney. 'if:' , they .'.had not .been ablo-.to make .it-in thisYwajv- As..an- ; pld -New? Zealander," I fully realise all -'.the" Union-. Comp'ajiyi has done'.for this-Dbminion,".but,'tn.is line;',will create:new .traffic;,..;Tho.jyery." existence of ,'isuch . facilities-.wUl- create traffic, : and .all those; onboard fully .-(real-, ise. the 1 importance of this'.line ;to Auckland'as a'port'-of call. J '. ..■ ,_,..'.! .:■ :