The Peninsular and. Orient steamship Narkunda, practically a sister ship to the Naldera, which! was here a shot while ago, is now fon her maiden visit to Shanghai Berthed at Pootung, the huge three. funnelled liner dwarfs all craft! around her. With a gross tonnage 16,227 and a breadth of over 69 feet, the Narkunda has accommodation for around 1,200 people, This total includes of course, the crew, Which number 465, and 450 first saloon and 250 second saloon passengers, besides, at times, a gathering' of deck passengers, made up of passengers' personal. servants, The Narkunda is certainly one of the best appointed ships teen. in Shanghai. In a general way she ut classes the Naldera, particularly in regard to the' amount of Drass-work, panelling and. wood carving inthe social rooms. "Her dimensions are also slightly larger. Again, she has had the privilege of conveying distinguished people to and from the East, and the private suites are certainly the last word in seagoing comfort. The sulted de-luxe which was specially "built for Lord Reading, the Viceroy of India, and Lady Reading, if not ostentatiously. ornate, surpass many respects the suites on other Far Eastern shi were designed for the vex-Kaiser" in. the lays before the Great The} Viceroy's suite comprises three rooms, the largest of which was'occoupled by Lady Reading. Here she had a neat metalwork single-berth-fed bed which Is banily observable when the door of the room is open, Most of the floor space is" given over to writing desks, tofas and easy chalta, and on the floor is thick Turkey pile carpet. Lord Reading had the next room, a simply furnished. bedroom, and "the third compartment was used ana dining room and study by the
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