Shipping Timetables
p. 72 · Read in the full issue
rE ban upon the publication of the timetables of shipping and air trans port companies has just been republication of the Pacific time tables, for so many years a feature of the “Pacific Islands Monthly, was dis continued as soon as World War II broke out, in September, 1939—over six years will be resumed —just as soon as the Pacific services are re-estab lished, and there are timetables to be published. That will not be immediately, however. There is a great shortage of ships and planes for normal purposes; and that shortage nqw is rendered more acute by the wholly unprecedented pre sent demands for the transport re leased prisoners, the return of Allied troops to their own countries, and th repatriation of the surrendered Japs As shipping becomes available, and timetables are compiled they will be pub lished immediately m the PIM, com mencing in October, 1945.