BURNS, PHILP & COY. LIMITED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2454, 6 May 1915, Page 7

BURNS, PHILP & COY. LIMITED

1915 Tom

AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

Buropeau and most other- towns will be abandoned this year, owing to the ■war but Burns, P&ilp'and tympany®. Limited, will nm a number of selected tours to the. East, and to. the Pacificr Islands. These they recommend to their numerous clients—for charm and novelty. and for recuperation.. The inclusive fares quoted below provide for everything embraced in. the tour, as detailed in the. special leaflets advertising each tour,, in all 1 cases proVldmg_ travel tickets and hotel* accoznejnodation on tour.

1. Java, and hack to Sydney. Semi weeks. Galling at Brisbane, Cairo 5 Thursday Island, Darwin, Soiyabaya, Batavia, saraarang,. So.trrabaya, Darwin, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, and Syd'aev £77105. . ■ 2. Sydney, Java, Singapore, Sidney, Tour. Seven weeks. . Calling- at Brisbane, Cairns, Thursday "island, Darwin, SouraJjaya, B a l tavia, Singapore, Batavia. Samarang, Sourabaya,, Darwin, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, and Sydney. £77 10s.. ■ 8. Java, Singapore, Chin*., Japan, Manila, and back- to. Sydney. Nine weeks. £157' 10s. 4. Java, Singapore, Prmang, Rangoon, Calcutta, Colonilw, aad back to Sydney. Nine weejl/.g. £157 10s 5. Papuan Tour, via. Q'lWensland ports to Port Moresby, Jfomarai, Woodlark Island, RabauV (optional), and return to Sydney. About five weeks. Ttound fare, £20.; extension to Rabaul, £25. Deck;- cabins, 10 per cent, extra. 6. Solomon Islands Tour. About five weeks. £20. 7. Lord Howe a,nd Norfolk Islands Tour. About three weeks. £12 10s. Deck cabins 10 per cent, extra. 8. Noumea, Su.va, and Levuka (Fiji), and back t<j, Sydney. £35. 9. Tour Rouad Australia. Brisbane, Townsville,, Cairns, Thursday Island, Darwin, Java, arid return by .Western Australia. £75. 10. Erstwhile German Possessions, -calling at Samarai, Rabaul, Peterhafen, Madang, to Alexishafen and hack to Madangj thence to Erimahafen and on to Peterhafen; Petcrhafen to Rabaul, thence to Herbertshohe and return to Rabaul; Rabaul to Samarai and Samarai to ; Sydney. About five weeks. £32. Deck cabins, 10 per ccnt. extra. All these tours will be run during the next nine months, and other Island and Eastern trips will bo formed where there is any overflow, as it is not desirable to take too large a number on any one tour.

Each of the above trips is elaborated in a special leaflet, whic l ' gives dates of departure from Sydney and all ports, and all particulars. Each tour will be personally supervised by a representative of B.P. and Co., provided not less than twenty passengers are booked; and everything will be done to make the trips enjoyable in ever;' way. B.P. and Co. never spare trouble or expense to please their clients. Intermediate ports of call mentioned above are usually called at, but may be omitted should circumstances warrant; and B.P. and Co. reserve liberty of action in 'this regard. Whon writing, correspondents should state the probable date of their, vacation and the number of the tour they are considering, or call at the office and see the tour and travel manager, who will give them every information and assistance.

Bums, Philp and Company, Limited, 330 Lambton Quay, Wellington. —(Published by Arrangement.)

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