Sydney-Noumea—Suva
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Shipping And Plane Services
THE following sea and air services are running to schedules in the Pacific.
Not all of the regular services which were suspended, owing to war conditions, have been restored; but preparations are under way for their early reintroduo tion. 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 Islands), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (Samoa).
Auckland . . . . Aug. 14 Sept. 11 Rarontonga . . . Aug. 20-21 Apia* Sspt. 18-20 Niue* Aug. 23-24 Sept. 22 Auckland Aug. 30 Sept. 28
Sydney—Norfolk Island-
New Hebrides
THE SS “Morinda," Burns Philp & Co., JL 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.
(■•Morinda” has gone into dock in Sydney and is not expected to he back on the run until at least November.)
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 30 passengers, are employed. The trip is comfortable, and takes approximately 8 hours.
The flying-boats leave both Sydney (7 a.m.) and Auckland (8 a.m.) every morning, including Sundays.
Bookings may be made at the Aucxland and Sydney offices of Tasman Empire Airways.
New Zealand—Fiji—
Samoa—Tonga
Monthly Service by MV “jMatua”
Service Condtfcted By Union Ss Co
Ltd.—Subject To Alteration Without
Notice
(After her August trip, “Matua” will be with drawn for survey; she- will be off the run for approximately one month.) Auckland . . Sept. 25 Oct. 25 Nov. 25 Suva . , . . Sept. 29-30 Oct. 29-30 Nov. 29-30 Nukualofa Nov, 1-2 Vavau ... Nov. 3 Apia* Oct. 1-4 Nov. 3-6 Dec. 1-4 Vavau . , . . Oct. 6 Dec. 6 Nukualofa . . Oct. 7-8 Dec. 7-8 Suva Oct. 10-11 Nov. 9-10 Dec. 10-11 Auckland . . Oct. 15 Nov. 14 Dec. 15 *Western Time.
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, Tliio, 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, Kouraac, Tangaiou, Tiebaghi, 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 Manlere Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Sleigh, 254 George Street. Sydney.
Pan-American—
Trans-Pacific Service
r>AN-AMERICAN World Airways planes are A now running twice weekly between Sydney and San Francisco, and a weekly service between Auckland and San Francisco. Both services go via New Caledonia, Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island and Hawai’i. Skymaster planes are used.
Planes leave Sydney every Sunday and Thurs day and San Francisco every Wednesday and Friday. Planes leave Auckland northbound every Wednesday and ’Frisco;" southbound to Auckland, every Friday. 3 Fares are approximately the same (See below.) 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.).
Sydney-Vancouver
ANA Service
AUSTRALIAN National Airways Pty., Ltd., on behalf of the British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd., are now operating a weekly trans-Paciflc service from Sydney, via Fiji, Can ton Island, Honolulu, and San Francisco to Vancouver, and a fortnightly service between Auckland and Vancouver via the same air ports. They are now permitted to pick up and set dewn passengers in American territory.
Planes leave Sydney every Sunday evening and Vancouver, on the southbound trip, every Thursday. Planes leave Auckland every alter nate Thursdays and arrive in Vancouver the following Sunday. This southbound trip com mences from Vancouver on alternate Saturdays.
Fares are (in Australian currency), Sydney- San Francisco, £2OO single and £365 return, Auckland-Vancouver, £AI9B single: Auckland- Nadi (Fiji), £A39.
Skymaster aircraft carrying 36 passengers and a crew of 10 are used on the service.
Sydney-Noumea—Suva
ONCE weekly the Qantas flying-boat “Coriol anus” leaves Sydney in the early morning, and after calling at Brisbane heads out over the Pacific to Noumea. Every second week the plane goes on to Suva, Fiji. From Sydney to Noumea is a journey of about 11 hours. An overnight stop is made in Noumea, and Suva is reached the following afternoon.
Intending passangers should book through Qantas offices in Australia. Burns, Philp (South Seas) Company, in Suva: and Messrs. L. H. and W. A. Johnston in Noumea.
Fares: To Noumea, £35 single. To Suva, £52/10/- single.
Sydney—Queensland—
New Guinea Airways
QANTAS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DC 3 nlanes, operate a regular service between Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae and Rabaul, and return, via Brisbane, Rockhampton, Towns ville and Cairns.
This service is now known as the “Bird of Paradise’’ Service. DC3 aircraft, carrying 21 passengers, are used.- Planes leave Sydney on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10 a.m., and arrive at Lae at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The plane which leaves Sydney on Wednesday and arrives at Lae -on Thursday then goes on to Rabaul. It returns on Friday.
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.
The return plane from Rabaul leaves at 1.30 p.m. on Fridays.
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
(RNZAF Pacific Regional services are operated for the New Zealand National Airways Corporation and the Dakota that makes the monthly trip, via New Caledonia, is based at Fiji for four weeks to operate services connecting with the Sunderland flying-boat. Details of services can be obtained on application to Railway Transport Officer (Air) at Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch Railway Stations, or to Air Move ments Officers at Aerodromes concerned, or to Air Department, Wellington.)
Nausori (Suva)-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 Friday and
returns on Monday. Single fare, £25/5/2 (F.).
Baggage, 601» FIJI - TONGA - SAMOA - COOK ISLANDS: A Dakota transport aircraft leaves Nausori each Saturday for Western Samoa. On alternate Saturdays the schedule includes Tonga and Cook Islands (Aitutaki and Rarotonga), an overnight stop being made at Apia, Western Samoa, Single adult fares: Flji-Tonga, £6/12/11; Fiji-Samoa, £B/17/3; Fiji-Aitutaki or Rarotonga £lB/3/4.
Baggage, 601 b.
FIJI - NORFOLK ISLAND - NOUMEA - NEW ZEALAND: A Dakota transport aircraft leaves Nausori once every four weeks for Whenuapai, N.Z., via Norfolk Island and Tontouta, New Caledonia. Because accommodation at Norfolk Island is limited special arrangements are necessary before through bookings can be ac cepted. 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 arrived in Sydney
from Papua-New Guinea by Qantas
Airways:
JULY 9: Mr. R. Dickie. Mr. R. Gaywood, Mr.
Wylie, Mr. H. Ward. Mr. Bowen-Jones, Mr. D.
O’Connor, Mr. C. E. Rich. Mr. J. Trounsen.
Miss G. Richer.
JULY 12: Mr. R. M. Farlow. Mr. L. Truitt.
Mr. O. J. Clinton. Mr. Ballartyne, Mr. I Tenenbaum. Mr. C. Halvorsen, Capt. E. F.
Clay, Mr. S. W. Conlon.
JULY 13: Mr. Cross. Mr. O’Connor. Mr. P.
Middleton, Mr. E. K. McGrath.
JULY 16: Mr. W. Turner. Mr. W. Pascoe.
Mr. K. Colyer, Mr. T. Elliott. Mr. B. Perriman.
Mrs. M. Russell. Mr. J. W. Hinks, Mr. J.
Hughes, Mr. I. A. Macßae. Mr. R. Sowerby, Mr. J. M. Lang, Mrs. E. Marsden (and infant).
Mr. R. Barker.
JULY 17: E. J. Thomas. Mr. G. Young. Mr.
J. Queen, Mr. J. McLaughlan, Mr. C. Morgan.
JULY 19: Mr. R. Rigby. Mr. J. McCauley. Mr.
J. D. Bryan. Mr. T. Kepner, Mrs. Bernard (and two children), Mr. E. C. Brown, Mr. E. Bignold.
Mr. A. Afflick.
JULY 20: Mr. R. McMullen. Capt. Helmken.
Miss W. Garrett. Mrs. J, Leahy (and daughter), Mr. A. McLellan, Mrs. Allen. Mr. Dowe, Capt.
Crabbe. Mr. L. C. Glenwright, Mr. R. R. Bell.
Mr. H. .yons.
JULY 23; Mr. E. Morgan. Mr. A. Phillips. Mr.
M. Shean, Mr. G. Watson, Mr. O. P. Blandon, Mrs. H. Hindwood.
JULY 26: Mr. R. A. Battersby, Mrs. F. D.
Ross, Mrs. Sutherland Ross. Mr, L. Wilde, Mr.
A. Hurrell. Mrs. A. Hurrell. Mr. J. Badley. Mr.
J. Anderson. Mr, C. Palmer.
JULY 27: Miss E. Stock, Mrs. E. Morgan.
Miss J. Anthony. Miss T. Wright, Mr. H. Hall, Mr. J. McKenzie.
JULY 31: Mrs. W. T. Riley, Mrs. R. S. Came.
PASSENGERS who left Australia by
Qantas Airway for air-ports in Papua-
New Guinea: JULY 9: W. O. Duell. Mr. W. T. Bergan. Mr.
R. E. Barrell. Mr. T. Zoffman, Mr. A. L. Dyer.
Mr. G. Barry, Mrs. C. Gunther, Mrs. R. H.
Gibbes, Mr. L, Hawken, Mr. L. C. Glenwright.
Miss J. Perrier. Mr. M. O. Mellwain. Mr. R.
E. Laker. Mr. R. M. Manson. Mr. R. A.
Battersby.
JULY 11: Mr. J. Sneddon. Capt. McNeil. Mr, K. B. Mathieson. Mr. J. M. Evans, Capt. R.
E. Gilbert, Mr. A. Hill.
JULY 14; Mr. J. Curtin, Mr. C. Alsop. Mr.
J. Lawrence, Mr. G. A. Burkett. Mrs. A.
Carrington, Miss A Carrington. Mr. R. J.
Lovell, Mr. A. W. Anderson. Miss E. Walters, Mr. H. Lyons.
JULY 15: Mr. C. N. Rees. Miss C. Fay. Mrs.
J. Mclnerney. Miss J. Mclnerney (4 years*.
Mrs. J. Jenyns, Mrs. G. D. Dainty. Mr. N. H.
Glass. Mrs. Gardner, Mr. Brightwell, Mrs. D Gray (and infant). Miss J. A. Gray (6 years*.
Mr S. W. Rector.
JULY 16: Miss M E. Guay. Mr. G. McDonnell, Mrs. G. McDonnell. Monsignor Hannan, Mr.
Palmer. Mr. R. P. Bradshaw. Mr. K. F. Salmon, Mr. Lesmond. Capt. R. Mant, Mr. R. Wood, Mr L. C. Roberts.
JULY 18; Mr. G. Nightingale. Mr. G. W. Davis.
Mr. F. J. O’Dee. Mr. A. W. Lancaster. Mr. L.
K, Elliott. Mr. C. Lun, Mr. J. R. Palmer. Mr.
G. S. Smith, Mr. I. Flannery. Mr. N. Wood
lands, Mr. D, Franke, Rev. A. Michellod, Mr.
D. K. Hosking, Mr. G. Hill.
JULY 21: Mr. J. Trainor, Mr. E. P. Rowse, Mr. W. J. O’Shea, Mr. E. W. Carter, Mr. T.
A. Boult, Capt. Crookshank, Mr. J. A. Vawser, Mr. F. W. Craig, Mr. M. Chaperon, Miss D.
Webster. Mr. R. D. Dwyer, Mr. R. Kirk, Mr.
R. R. Murphy.
JULY 23: Mrs. E. Reid, Mr. D. G. Dewar, Mr. A, Foreman, Mr. E. Kerim, Mr. D. Dobson.
JULY 25: Mr. J. Wilson, Mrs. C. Brown (and infant), Mr. Donaldson, Mr. H. J. Streeter, Mr.
J. P. McLaughlin, Mr. L. M. Wilson, Mr. D.
R, Marsh, Mrs. P. McMahon, Miss F. E. Henry, Mr. R. L. Geelan, Mr. D. J. Stewart. Mr. J.
Queen, Mr. A. W. Collins.
JULY 28: Mr. T. W. Walters, Mr. J. P.
Murphy, Mr. E. J. Hallstrom, Mr. G. K. Lans downe. Mr. C-. R. Goyen, Mr. S. W. Lucas, Mr. J Nicholson, Mrs. J Nicholson, Mrs. A.
Vassie (and child). Miss E. M. Jones, Mr. H.
P. Clews, Mr. L. C. Beynon, Mr. D. R. Prowse, Mr. H. I. Moore, Mr. R. K. Frank, Mr. E.
Wakernan.
JULY 29; Mr. N. B. North, Mr. B. L, Mans field, Mr. A. T, Bishop, Mr. A. G Brehaut, Mrs. J. Kerr (and infant). Mr. P. s. Taylor!
Mr. W. S. Taylor, Mr. F. H. Mott, Mr. D S Askew.
AUG. 1: Mr. J. Hughes, Mr. D. W. Morrison, Mr. S. H. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. D. E. Turnbull, Mr, J. H. Ahearn, Mrs. J. H. Ahearh, Mr. A.
Joel, Mr. R. K. Hicks, Mr. K. B. Field, Mr. D.
C. Goble, Mr. J. J. Kenny, Mr. M. R. Sproule, Mr. D. Bryan, Mr. R. Thorpe.
AUG. 4: Mr. G. W. Neilson. Mr, B. G. Griffith.
Mr; C. S. Smith, Mr. R. J. Westrop, Mr. T.
F. Kepner. Mr. R. W. Ceilings, Mr. Osborne.
Miss N. Friend, Mr. G. Young, Mr. S. Sevier.
Mrs. I. J. Ross, PASSENGERS who arrived in Auckland, NZ, by MV “Matua” on July 18: — FROM NUKUALOFA; Mr. C. Brahne, Mrs. M.
Haora, Mrs. L. Malafu (and three children).
FROM APIA: Capt. Bell. Mrs. C. Brew (and child), Miss Crichton, Mr. T. Chan, Mr. E, Duke, Miss J. Hunt, Mr. W. Hellesoe, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Hawthorne (and three children) v Mrs. I.
Jessop, Mr. V. Kilipati, Miss K. Kennar, Mrs.
R. Morrissey, Mr. W. Meredith, Mr. H. Prit chard, Mr. A. Patterson, Miss C. Ripley, Miss H. Skelton, Mrs. R. Simpson, Mr. S. Schroeder.
Mr. T. Tuiletufuga, Miss A. Webster, Miss F.
Westbrook, Mrs. D. Yandall.
FROM SUVA: Mrs. E. Anderson, Miss C.
Anderson, Mrs. M. Andrew, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Beckingham, Mr. H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Clifton-Lewis, Dr. T .Clunie, Mrs. A. Chapman (and daughter), Miss E. Cauty, Mrs, R. Car rick, Master D. Garrick, Mr. E. Cholerton, Miss A. Evetts, Mr. Fong Lum Sing, Mr.
Fong Chee, Mr. M. Ffrench-Mullens, Mrs. J.
Ffrench-Mullens, Mr. M. Gallagher, Mr. L. Grey, Miss J. Greenop, Comm. F. Hull, Mr. G. Hew son. Miss D. Heath, Miss N. Hunt, Mr. W.
Haywood. Miss K. Hayles, Mr. R. Holcroft, Miss L. James. Mr. A. McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. J.
Mclntyre, Mrs. W. Ohlson, Miss A. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. L. Pardoe (and daughter), Mr. B.
Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Reay (and daughter), Mr. and Mrs. F. Studman (and three children), Mr. C. Sage, Miss C. Simpson, Miss P. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wallers, Miss M.
Woodhouse. Mr. H. Wilks, Mr. D. Whitcombe, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. O’Brien, left Bris bane for Madang by the “Montoro” on June 14. They were farewelled by rela tives and friends. Mr. O’Brien is the owner of Mililat plantation, Madang. He was flown to Sydney by plane last Feb ruary to undergo medical treatment. His •health has now much improved.