COMFORT ON LINERS
MOOLTAN EXTENSIVELY a ALTERED Reed. 9.26 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. Further proof of the increasing attention to the comfort of Australian travellers, already manifested on the Bay liners and the Orient liners, lias been the notable transformation of the P. and O. liner Mooltan, xvhich uj is sailing on Friday after a four f ! months’ overhaul. fj All the first-class three and fourv j berth cabins have been converted a i either into roomy single or doubleberths, the former being inter-eon- >-! neeted, so as to suit family parties, f : All the first-class cabins are fitted : jxviili comfortable cot-beds, u j The comfort of the second-class ! passengers has been increased by the s Lerection of a glassed-in verandah r | cafe. The whole of the alleyxvavs are - laid xvitli rubber flooring. r| A new feature of the engine-room jis the turbo-electric auxiliary drives 1- : attached to the mainshafts. The turd bines, operated by exhaust steam, t j effect a great economy in fuel and e j also permit an extra knot in speed, 4 : in cases of emergency or delay. The Maloja is being altered sintij larly.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 819, 13 November 1929, Page 9
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187COMFORT ON LINERS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 819, 13 November 1929, Page 9
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