ISLANDS CRUISE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 190, 28 August 1937, Page 14

ISLANDS CRUISE

Maunganui Leaves with Full Complement That tiie Pacifio Islands still retain their old-time allure is evinced by the Maungauui's passenger iist for her second cruise this year. ,a JVhen she left Wellington yesterday, £or Tonga) Samott aild Tiji, She ; again & i'ull sllip. • - Nukuaiofa) a captivatuig liUie whito towlisliip set iil' beaiitiful sUrloUntlings, is the capitai of Tonga. The Maunganui Will speud Thui'sday, Septolubei- 1, there. Tlie Wood of the Saered Bats, wliere hying foxes hang heud do^nwards by the iiuhdi'eds, liie'HaamUuga', an ancieht stone atructure simiiar to those at BtOnehenge, the Tomba of the Kings, and the Blowholes at ti oturia, are all easily roached by ear. FrOin Nukuaiofa the ship ptbceeds to Vavau, whare Thttrsday, September 2, will be spent. The BW&lloWs' (JavO) a lantastic sea grotto, With ita georgeOuS coloiifing and beautiful lilnestone for. mations, will be visited by boat. Two days will be speut at Apia, Saiuoa, the ship amvmg on Thurtsday attoruooU) Beptember 2, and leaving on Saturday, Beptember 4. The town gives pieturesque glimpses of native life, and there are a nuinber of cbaruiing motof dnves which nray be taken, liieluding to Mount Vaea, where is the tonib of Itobert Louis Stevenson. h'roin Apiu the ship goes to Levuka) stopping olf Niuafoou Island to put over tho "Tin-Can" niailj which will be picked up by natives in canoes, The aiternoou oi Tuesday, September 1 , will be speut at Levuka, tvliere a "nieke," tlre native danee, will be ^taged lor tbe visitors, and the MaljnguxiUi will sail l'roni tbere to Kadavu Island and tliqu to Buva, arrivihg late 011 Wednesday, Septeiuber B. There will be ah "Island' Nights*' 6ntertaihxaent and ball at the Giaiid Paeitict hotei 011 Wednesday night, and on L'hursday a display of lire-walking. Motor drives to various places of interest will provide. opportunities of SOeing the native life. Leaving Suva abOut 5 p.in. on ThurS. day, September 9, the Maunganui will arrive at Auckland on Monday, September 13, leaving again that day for Wellington, where she Will arrive on the morning of Wednesday, September 15. The foliewifig Hawke's Bay passengers have booked for this cruise : — Mr and Mrs C, B. Stewart, Mrs A. 1). Joll, Misses M. F, Martin, G. 0. llurke, J, Smith, iMessrs J, 11. joll, W, I. Livxngstoii, tnd j). 3\1. B. Millar.