Sydney—Auckland
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Shipping And Plane Services
THE following sea and air services are running to schedules in the Pacific.
None of the regular services which were suspended, owing to war conditions, have been restored; but preparations are under way for their early re-introduction.
As they become available they will be announced here.
New Zealand—Cook
Is.—Niue —Samoa
THE motor vessel “Maui Pomare,” owned and operated by the NZ Gov ernment, maintains a direct service between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook Island), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (Samoa).
Sydney—Norfolk Island-
New Hebrides
THE SS “Morinda,” Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., runs at approximately six seven weeks’ intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and main ports of the New Hebrides, and return. A regular fixed timetable is not yet practicable.
New Caledonia
THE New Caledonian Government has sub sidised and maintained the coastal ship ping services. The East Coast, the West Coast, and the Loyalty Islands, under present conditions, receive 10 round trips per annum.
The ships call at the following ports: EAST COAST.—Yate, Ounia, Thio, Nakety, Canala, Kouaoua Kua, Moneo, Ponerihouen, Tibarama, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho, Tipindje, Hienghene, Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo, Balade, Pam, Arama, and return.
WEST COAST. —Pouembout, Kone, Temala, Voh, Ouaco Gomen, Koumac, Tangaiou, Tiebaghl, Nehoue Poume, Baaba, Belep and return.
LOYALTY ISLANDS.—Mare (Tadine), Lifou (Chepenehe) Ouvea (Fajaoue, St. Joseph) and return.
The steamer “Neo Hebridais” runs regularly between Noumea and Sydney, with occasional trips to the New Hebrides (mostly Aneityum).
The owners are Societe Maritime et Maniere Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Sleigh, 254 George Street, Sydney.
New Zealand—Fiji—
Samoa—Tonga
Service Conducted By Union Ss Co.,
Ltd.—Subject To Alteration Without
Notice
MATUA” was withdrawn for survey after her return to Auckland, from the Islands, on July 23. She has returned to the service, and sailed from Auckland, about August 29.
Thereafter her schedule will be as follows:
Sydney—Auckland
Airways
TASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a flying-boat service between Rose Bay, Sydney, and Mechanics Bay, Auckland. Large flying-boats, capable of carrying 20 passengers, are employed. The trip is comfortable, and takes from 8 to 10 hours, according to weather.
The flying-boats leave both Sydney (6 a.m.) and Auckland (8 a.m. I every morning except Sundays—it is now practically a daily service.
Bookings may be made at the Auckland and Sydney offices of Tasman Empire Airways.
Pan-American—
Trans-Pacific Service
PAN-AMERICAN World Airways is now operating a weekly service between Auck land and Los Angeles with 40-passenger Douglas Skymasters. Booking through local agents of PAA in places named. Schedule of times and fares is as follows:
M. Pomare M. Pomare Auckland, dep. . . .
Sep. 30 Oct. 28 Raratonga (WT) ..
Oct. 6/8 Nov. 3/5 Mangaia (WT) Nov. 5/6 Altutaki (WT) ...
Nov. 6/7 Apia (WT) Oct. 11/12 Niue (WT) Oct. 14 Nov. 9 Auckland Oct. 21 Nov. 16
“Matua” “Matua”
“Matua”
Suva ... Sep. 26 Oct. 24 Nov. 21 Apia* A nrlflnnH . . . Sep. 30-1 Ocb. 28-29 Nov. 25-26 auiMiiiiu . . .
Vavau .
Nukualofa ... Oct. 3-4 Oct. 31-1 Nov. 28-29 Vavau Oct. 9 Nov. 2 Nov. 30 Apia Oct. 5-9 Nov. 2-6 Nov. 30-4 Suva Ocb. 12 Nov. 9 Dec. 7 Auckland Oct. 16 Nov. 13 Dec. 11
Free baggage allowance is 55 lb. Excess at 1 per cent, of the one-way fare for each kilogram of excess (1 kilo = 2.2 lb.). (Note: For easy conversion to Australasian currency £1 should be counted as $3.)
Sydney—Queensland—
Port Moresby Airways
QANTAS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DCS planes, operate a regular service between Sydney, Port Moresby and Lae, and return, via Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.
Planes leave Sydney on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m., and arrive at Lae at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Planes leave Lae at 5.45 a.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and arrive in Sydney at 10 p.m., accomplishing the Lae-Sydney run in a day.
This is expected soon to become a daily service.
Bookings may be made at Qantas offices at any of the towns named. At present, berths are available only to passengers holding official per mits to visit Papua or New Guinea.
RNZAF Services In
Central Pacific
Nausori (Sij Va-Nadi (Western Fiji):
Plane leaves Nausori each Tuesday and Friday, returning same day. Single adult fare £3 (Fijian). Baggage, 351 b.
Laucala Bay (Suva)-Auckland: Flying
boat leaves Auckland for Fiji each Thursday, and returns on Friday. Single fare, £25/5/2 (F. i. Baggage, 601 b.
FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA - COOK ISLANDS: A Dakota transport aircraft leaves Nausori each Friday for Western Samoa. On alternate Fridays the schedule includes Tonga and Cook Islands (Aitutaki and Rarotonga), an overnight stop being made at Apia, Western Samoa. Single adult fares; Fiji-Tonga, £6/12/11; Fiji-Samoa, £8 17/3; Fiji-Aitutaki or Rarotonga £lB/3/4.
Baggage, 601 b.
FIJI - NORFOLK ISLAND - NOUMEA - NEW ZEALAND: A Dakota transport aircraft leaves Nausori weekly for Whenuapai, N.Z., via Norfolk Island. Once every four weeks Noumea is in cluded in the schedule and on this trip the
de pa r ture from Nausori is Sunday. Otherwise the departure day is Monday. Because accom modation at Norfolk Island is limited special arrangements are necessary before through bookings can be accepted. Single adult fares: Fiji-Norfolk, £l6/7/11; Fiji-Noumea, £l6/7/11- Fiji-New Zealand, £25/5/2. Baggage, 601 b.
Pacific Travellers
PASSENGERS who left Sydney SS
“Reynella” on September 26;
FOR RABAUL: Mr. W. A. L. Clarke, Mr. J.
J °y es - Mr s. M. G. Normoyle (and child)’
Baker ’ Miss E - Lehmann, Nurse M. M. Cahill, Mr. A. Drummond-Thomson, Mrs ir J p C “’ Mr® M. F. M. White (and child) Wlthy ’ Mrs. F. O. Greenwood, Mrs. . Ad ams, Mrs. H. Arrowsmith, Mrs. M.
Mrs ' A - G - stan field, Miss P. A.
Stanfield, Mrs. M. C. Grose, Mr. J. T. Allan E - Rober ts. Mr. V. B. Pennefather, Mr. O.’
Rondah l Mrs. R. I. Bates (and child), Mr. W.
G. Ward, Mrs. F. Gilmore (and child), Mr. F Bntten, Capt. J. Duncan, Mr. H. T. Coldham Mr. P. Gorman-Henderson, Mr. F. W. Riordan, Fr L. Brenninkmeyer, Fr. J. Stamm, Fr S Schweiger Fr. j. Krumpel, Bro. H. Simmonds, Bro - Koch, Mr. W. W. Brown, Mr. L. H.
Corbett, Mr. S. M. Smith, Mr. C. Hay.
FOR LAE: Fr. J. Gehberger, Bro S A Lindemann.
PASSENGERS who left Auckland by
MV “Matua” on September 27: SUVA: Mrs. K. M. Anderson (and daughter), Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Butler, Mrs I H. Bcattm, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Brown (two children), Mr. E. D. Berry, Mr. W. J. Candler Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Coster (and daughter),’
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Clarke (and child), Miss R. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. F. Dunbar, Mr. and Mis. W. Dyer (two children), Miss A. M Duff Mr. E. T. Forman, Mrs. V. Greene (and child)!
Miss J. A. Greene, Miss A. A. Hutt, Mr. S.
Heywood, Miss L. F. James, Mr. and Mrs I Jenkins itwo children), Capt. and Mrs. H. J.
Low, Misses I. C. and E. A. McCormick, Mr P. C. Mitchell, Miss F. V. McHugh, Mr.
Menendez, Mrs. E. M. Osborne, Mrs L. Pank hurst (and daughter), Mr. K. L. C. Perks. Miss M. Roberts, Miss E. I. Simpson, Mr. B. J Smith, Mrs. J. R, Tarte, Miss J. K. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Ward (two children), Jai Mangal, Itchu Bhika, Gulab Bhika, Mr C L Sunderland.
FOR APIA: Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Coldicutt (two children), Mrs. G. E. Hollescoe, Mr. and Mrs. 1 S. T. Kronfeld, Mr. D. G. Henderson, Miss S.
Letiue, Mr. R, j. McDonald, Miss I. Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. K. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. V. A. C.
Turner, Miss G. A. Taylor, Botu Laau," Panu Deo, Tani Ropati, Feala Too.
FOR VAVAU; Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hunter.
FOR NUKUALOFA: Misses B. E. and M F Mathenson, Mr. H. C. Melville, Mr. J. W. Vea’
Round Trip; Mr. C. B. Grove.
PASSENGERS who arrived in Sydney
on October 10 by SS “Morinda”;
FROM NEW HEBRIDES: Miss E. J. Davies Miss E. Fagan, Mr. C. Fox, Mr. and Mrs r’
P. Garrity, Mr. F. J. Purdy, Mr. E. A. Scobie' Miss E. M. Williams, Miss G. I. Waterman, Mr.
A. Van Houte, Mr. M. Boyer, Madame B Buteri, Mrs. and Miss R. M, Frouin, Mr. R. H Kuter (and three children), Miss G. Lewis Mr H. McKenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Stallan (and two children), Mr. N. Tupinier.
FROM NORFOLK IS.: Mrs. P. M. Green, Miss J. D. Christian, Mr. F. A. Adams, Mr. L.
Buffett, Mr. B. H. McCoy, Mrs. A. Westward Mrs. S. A. R. Darling.
FROM LORD HOWE IS.: Mr. E. Austic, Dr.
Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Rayward (and child), Mrs. Wilson.
PASSENGERS who arrived in Aus
tralia from New Guinea by Qantas
Airways on:
SEPT. 15: Miss J. Littlewood, Mr. W. Scope, Mr. W. D. Cavanagh, Mr. T, Zoffman, Mr. H.
T. Wyatt, Mr. J. Devany, Mr. R. Avery Mrs.
A. Gorringe, Master N. Gorringe, Mr. A. Gaskin, Mr. W. D. Garrod.
SEPT. 18: Cpl. N. Hogan, Rev. I. Shevill, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nicholson, Mr. A. Murray, Bishop Oranswick, Mr. M. E. Flannery, Mr. H. R.
Wales, Mr. A. Affleck, Mr. J. W. O’Connor.
SEPT. 20: Mr. F. Wilson, Mr. G. Clark, Mr.
R. A. Haughey, Mr. W. G. Gibson, Mr. V. J.
Bartlett, Mr. R. Doughty, Mr. D, B. Goble, Mr. J. Hill, Mr. A. D. Harms.
SEPT. 22: Mr. M. Foley, Mr. R. Donald, Miss
Northbound
Leave Auckland .. , Arrive Tontouta .. ..
Leave Tontouta .. ..
Arrive Nadi Leave Nadi .. 2125 (Crosses Date Line) Arrive Canton Island Leave Canton Island Arrive Honolulu .. ..
Leave Honolulu .. ..
Arrive Frisco .. .. .. 0025 „ .. 0155 „ .. 1250 „ .. 2230
Southbound
Leave ’Frisco .. ..
Arrive Honolulu .. ..
Leave Honolulu .. ..
Arrive Canton Island Leave Canton Island . .. 1800 .. 1600 Sunday .. 0105 Monday 0235 (Crosses Date Lines) Arrive Nadi Leave Nadi Arrive Tontouta Leave Tontouta . ..
Arrive Auckland .. 0925 .. 1100 .. 1740 (Note: Tontouta is near Lautoka.) Noumea field. Nadi is
Fares
Auckland-Suva $165.00 (via Tontouta» Auckland-Honolulu . .. 395.00 Auckland-’Frisco 590.00 Suva-’Frisco 442.00 Suva-Honolulu 257 00 Suva-Auckland 165.00 (via Tontouta)
P. Fitzgerald, Mr. J. Thurston, Mr. G. Aumuller, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lyons (and daughter), Mrs.
C. Burton, Mrs. S. E. Marshall.
SEPT. 25; Capt. C. Ashley, Miss N. Heffenden, Mr. C. Evans, Mr. O. Bryen, Mr. R. Thrift, Dr.
T. Sherwin, Mr. R. Holshe, Bishop Shermack, Mr. R. Parsons, Capt. W. Williams.
SEPT. 27: Mr. J. McAdam, Mr. F. Landere.
SEPT. 29; Mr. N. Gray, Mr. W. Gurgess, Group Capt. G. Steege, Mr. N. Owers.
OCT. 2; Mr. R. B. O’Hara, Mr. H. G. Ivison, Mr. P. W. Smith, Mr. F. M. Lock, Mr. D.
Hainks, Mr. E. D. Sinclair, Mr. P. E. Crowe.
OCT. 4: Mr. R. E. Goddard, Mr. W. T.
Murray, Mr. W. M. Marshall, Mrs. J. Tudor, Mr. C. Christie, Mr. L. A. Brumby, Miss A. B.
Mitchell, Mr. P. Descouers, Mr. J. D. Haig, Mr.
R. C. McDuff, Mr. J. B. Sedgers.
OCT. 6: Col. A. J. Stewart, Lieut. Eldridge, Mr. T. N. Jolly, Mr. T. W. Bayliss, Mr. C. R.
Inglis, Mr. J. J. Shanaham.
OCT. 9: Mr. E. E. Shock, Mr. A. J. Moile, Mr. R. Murphy, Mr. L, A. Lea Wright, Mr. O.
Bullon.
PASSENGERS who left Australia for
New Guinea by Qantas Airways
on: SEPT. 16: Mr. K. Noblett, Mr. S. McKinnon, Mr. C. A. Adelskold. Mr. W. F. Scanned, Mrs.
N. C. Upson, Master Upson, Mr. E. F. Bishton, Mr. A. G. Easter, Mr. J. O. Clark, Mr. S.
Meyer, Mr. R. C. Cambridge, Mr. J. H. Palmer, Mr. C. W. Slattery, Mr. J. D. Haig, Mr. J. H.
Jones.
SEPT. 18: Mr. H. Archer, Mrs. I. Paul, Mrs.
M. O’Hara (and infant), Miss M. O’Hara (and three children), Mr. A. L. Clarke, Mr. A. J.
Peadon, Mr. E. W. Were, Mrs. E. W. Were, Mr. A. O. Berry, Mr. H. C. Nelson, Mr. T. W.
Jenkins, Mr. G. Smith, Mr. D. J. Foley.
SEPT. 20: Mr. R. W. Stirton, Mr. E. M.
Peacock, Mrs. R. H. Maxwell, Mrs. U. M.
Hansen, Mrs. M, W. Blanden (and two children), Rev. and Mrs. M. Nixon, Mr. R. Cordukes, Mr.
W. D. Mossman, F/S Gibson, Mr. Jackson, Mr.
Kin Thi Chann, Mr. Rosser.
SEPT. 23: Mr. D. L. Cameron, Mr. F. De La Cruz, Mr. B. R. Muir, Mr. P. L. Allen, Mr. C.
H. Wood, Mr. K. H. Huenerbein, Mrs. R. M.
Murray (and infant), Mrs. V. E. Niness, Miss J. Niness, Mrs. D. Hamilton, Mr. A. B. Smith, Mr. J. E. Leaven, Mr. G. G. Foxover, Mr. A.
J. Sharpe, Mr. J. A. Fames.
SEPT. 25: Rev. M. A. Warren, Mr. C. W.
Thomas, Mr. H. L. Clark, Mr. B. H. Stinear, Mr. C. P. Evans, Miss O. Lucas, Mr. A. J.
Gaskin.
SEPT. 27: Mr. M. A. Warner, Mr. Leong Hop, Mr. H. S. Hall, Mr. B. V. Morgan, Mr. W. H.
Scope, Mr. P. B. Chalmers, Mr. S. W. Cook, Mr. B. B. Perriman, Father N. Earl, Mr. B.
W. Kirke, Mr. D. H. Wall, Mr. J. H. Irvine, Mrs. S. E. Parray, Mrs. M. E. Hilbic.
SEPT. 30: Mr. W. P. Hunter, Mr. R. J.
Huxley, Mr. W. W. Ayers, Mr. S. R. Jones, Mr.
C. W. Baines, Miss S. Bigg, Mrs. A. Briggs (and infant), Mr. E. V. Crisp, Mr. W. J. Dupe, Mr. B. Fairfax-Ross.
OCT. 2: Mr. C. H. Blackman, Mr. T. K. Emery, Mr. B. L. Doble, Mrs. P. Jensen, Mr. A. J.
Wilson, Mr. H. G. Linden, Mrs. A. Fletcher, Mrs. M. Tonkin, Mrs. W. Whitehead, Mr. R. W.
Walsh, Mr. E. E. Chadwick, Mr. Goddard, Miss Toovey, Miss J. Smith.
OCT. 4: Mrs. O. G. Bone (and infant), Mr.
J. Sait, Mr, H. S. Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. H. T.
Allen.
OCT. 7: Mr. A. G. Emmett, Mr. I. H. Pater son, Mr. F. W. Torrington, Mrs. W. Simpson, Mr. J. W. Fisher-Rigg, Mr. K. McCallum, Miss J. M. Jackson, Mrs. H. E. French, Mr. J.
McAdam, Mrs. E, E. Moore, Mr. G. D.
McPherson, Mr. R. J. Lulham, Mr. Newman, Mr. Fayey, Mr. Ray.
OCT. 8; Miss G. Edwards, Miss'G. Burgess, Miss L. Hogg, Miss J. Fleming, Miss Y. Taylor, Mrs. A. Sperling, Mr. A'. Sperling, Mr. Frandis Devine, Mrs. N. Crealy, Mr. D. G. Kennedy, Miss J. M. Reeves, Miss J. Leslie, Mr. A. Lyall, Mr. F. R. Wilson, Mr. Cochran, Miss Heaphy.
OCT. 9: Mr. J. Dunbar-Reid, Capt. J. Johnson, Sister M. Ludovica, Sister M. Elie, Sister M.
Placide, Mr. H. L. Woolcott, Mr. P. R. Wool cott, Mrs. E. E. Hannemann (and infant), Mrs, D. H. Freyberg, Mrs. E. A. Scherle, Mrs. J. I.
Schneuker, Mr. J. A. Costelloe, Mrs. J. Mac- Gregor, Capt. W. Williams, Mr. N. White.