Sydney-N. Coledonio-

Shipping And Plane Services

Ship Services

Sydney-N Z-Fiji-Hawaii-Nth. America

TPHE itinerary of the Canadian-Australaslan liner “Aorangi” (17,500 tons) is Sydney, Auckland, Suva (Fiji), Honolulu (Hawaii), Victoria (Vancouver Island), and Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada). Time-table for the Pacific section of her run is:—

New Zealand—Fiji—

Samoa—Tonga

Monthly Service by MY “Matua”

Service Conducted By Union Ss Co..

Ltd.—Subject To Alteration Without

Notice.

This ship has been held up by the New Zealand watersiders’ strike which is now in its third month. New Unions have been formed in some NZ ports but it is not yet clear when strike bound ships will go to sea.

Matua normally makes calls at Suva, Nukua lofa. Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia and returns to Auckland via Suva.

Sydney-N. Coledonio-

Tahiti

LINERS of the Mcssageries Maritimes main tain a service at about two-monthly Intervals between Svdney. Vila (New Hebrides).

Noumea (New Caledonia) and Papeete (Tahiti).

en route to Marseilles, via the Panama Canal; and they return by the same route.

New Caledonia—New Hebrides

'X'HE New Caledonian Government has sub- L sidised and maintained the coastal ship ping services. The East Coast, thio 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, Ounla, Thio. Nakety Canala, Kouaoua Kua, Moneo, Ponerlhouen. ribarama, Polndlmle, Wagap, Touho, Tlplndje, Hlenghene. Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo. Palade, Pam.

Arama, and return.

WEST COAST.—Pouembout. Kone, Temala, Voh. Ouaco Gomen, Koumac, Tangaiou, Tlebaghi, Nehoue, Poume, Ba&ba. Belep and return.

LOYALTY ISLANDS.—Mare (Tadlne), Llfou iChepenehe) Ouvea (Pajaoue. St. Joseph) and return.

The steamer "Neo Hebrldals” runs regularly between Noumea and Sydney, with occasional trips to the New Hebrides (mostly Aneityum).

The owners are Soclete Maritime et Manlere Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: F C. Sle:*h ?54 Georee Street. Sydney The Messagerles Maritlmes motor-ship Poly nesian sails from Sydney about every six weeks

to Noumea. Vila and Santo (New Hebrides) and outports, with occasional trips to the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Details from Messagerles Mari times branch office, In Sydney, Noumea and Vila.

New Zeolond—Cook

Is.—Niue—Samoa

THE motor vessel “Maui Pomare” owned and operated by ibe NZ Gov ernment, maintains a direct service between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (Samoa >.

Sydney (dep.) Apl. 5 RMS “Aorangi”

June 7 Aug. 9 Oct. 11 Auckland Apl. 9-10 June 11-12 Aug. 13-14 Oct. 15-16 Suva Apl. 13 June 15 Aug. 17 Oct. 19 Honolulu Apl. 20 June 22 Aug. 24 Oct. 26 Victoria Apl. 26 June 28 Aug. 30 Nov. 1 Vancouver Apl. 27-May 3 June 29-July 5 Aug. 31-Sept. 6 Nov. 2-8 Victoria May 3 July 5 Sept. 6 Nov. 8 Honolulu May 10 July 12 Sept. 13 Nov. 15 Suva May 19 July 21 Sept. 22 Nov. 24 Auckland May 22-24 July 24-26 Sept. 25-27 Nov. 27-20 Sydney (arr.) May 28 July 30 Oct. 1 Dec. 3 Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

Sydney-Papua-

New Guinea

Burns, PHILP LINE motor-vessels "Bulolo" and “Malaita” maintain regular services be tween Sydney and ports in Papua-New Guinea.

'‘Bulolo” leaves Sydney, northbound, approxi mately every six weeks; “Malaita” every seven weeks. i “Bulolo” calls at Brisbane. Port Moresby, Samaral. Lae. Dregarhafen, Rabaul, Samaral.

Port Moresby, Brisbane, thence back to Sydney.

The “Malaita’s” schedule varies considerably.

She calls at Port Moresby only occasionally,

but usually calls at Samaral, Lae, Madang.

Manus, Rabaul, Samaral, thence direct to Syd ney—ports of call being in that order. Sometimes the order of calls is Samaral, Rabaul, Manus.

Madang, Lae, Samaral. Intending passengers should check with Burns, Phllp & Co., Ltd., Sydney, or Island branches.

Sydney-Norfolk Island-

New Hebrides

THE SS “Morinda,” Burns, Phllp & Co., Ltd., runs at approximately three monthly intervals from Sydney to

Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and

main ports of the New Hebrides, and re turn.

Air Services

Summary of Pacific Air

Services

PAPUA AND NEW GUlNEA.—Regular Qantas service from Sydney.

SOLOMON ISLANDS. —Frequent regular flying boat service from Sydney by Trans Oceanic Airways. Qantas service also from Lae, NO, to Honiara, BSI.

NEW HEBRIDES. —Frequent regular flying-boat service from Sydney by Trans Oceanic Air ways. Service from Noumea by French plane runs twice weekly. Qantas plane from Sydney to NH on alternate Tuesdays.

NORFOLK ISLAND. —Regular service from NZ by NZ National Airways; from Sydney by Qantas: from FIJI by NZ National Airways.

LORD HOWE ISLAND.—Regular weekly service from Sydney by Qantas and Trans Oceanic Airways.

FIJI. —Regular services from Australia by Pan American, BCPA and CPA (to Nadi); Auck land by NZ National Airways (to Nadi); from Australia by Qantas (to Laucala Bay, Suva); from Auckland by NZ National Airways (to Laucala Bay, Suva). Irregular calls from Australia to Laucala Bay. Suva, by Trans Oceanic Airways. Regular service from Suva to Labasa by NZ National Airways.

Western Samoa, Cook Islands And

TONGA. —Regular service from FIJI by NZ National Airways. rAHTTl.—Monthly service from Noumea by TRAPAS plane via FIJI, W. Samoa, Cook Is.

DUTCH NEW GUINEA. —Regular weekly service from Darwin to Biak by KLM under charter to NEI Government.

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND—ReguIar services Sydney-Auckland and sydney-Wellington by Tasman Empire Airways.

AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA—Regular Trans pacific services by Pan American Airways,

Bcpa And Cpa.

Europe - Indo-China -N. Caledonla.—Fort

nightly service by Air Prance.

CPA Sydney-Voncouver

Service

C CANADIAN Pacific Airlines, Ltd., run a trans * Pacific service between Sydney and Van couver. For the present there will be one northbound and one southbound trip per fort night. Stops are mude at Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco. The north bound flight commences from Sydney ev/ery alter nate Wednesday.

Accommodaton is provided at hotels in Nadi and Bonolulu, which is. of course, complimentary.

Fares are (in Australian currency; Sydney- Pancouver, San Franclsco-Los Angeles and Port and-Seattle. £265/8/- single, £477/15/- return; £2o7/8- single, £373/7/- re urn; Sydney-Fiji, £57/15/- single. £lO3/19/- re urn; Sydney-Honolulu, £217/13/- single, E391/16/- return.

Bookings may be made at the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand. Limited, Sydney. »r Melbourne: Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ. Ltd., 'IJi, Canadian Pacific Airlines, Vancouver; Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Sydney or Mel lourne.

NZ Notional Airways

South Pacific Services

rHE Pacific services run by the New Zealand National Airways Corporation are as ollows;

Auckland-Norfolk Island-Fiji-Tong A

Pestern Samoa-Cook Islands: A Douglas

irliner leaves Whenuapai. Auckland, on alter ate Tuesdays at 9 a.m. (May 15, 29. tc.) for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.55 .m.; dep. 2 p.m.l. Nadi (arr. 8 40 p.m., dep. 5.40 .m. Thursday). Nausorl (arr. 6.25 a m., dep. 7.30 m.). Tonga (arr. 10.50 a.m., dep. 11.50 a.m.), Paleolo, Western Samoa (arr. 4.5 p.m. Wednes ay. dep. 8 a.m. Thursday), Aitutakl, Cook ilands (arr. 1.50 p.m. Thursday, dep. 2.50 m.). Rarotonga. Cook Is. (arr. 4.5 p.m.).

The aircraft departs from Rarotonga on the turn journey on alternate Saturdays Hay 19. June 2, etc.) at 8 a.m. for itutaki (arr. 9.15 a.m., dep. 10 a.m.), Faleolo. r . Samoa (arr. 3.15 p.m., dep. 8 a.m. Sunday).

Eonga (arr. 10.55 am. Monday, dep. 11.50 m.), Nausorl (arr. 2.40 p.m., dep. 3.40 p.m.). adl (arr. 4.25 p.m. dep. 5 a.m. Tuesday), orfolk Is. (arr. 10.55 am., dep. 12 noon), henuapal, Auckland (arr. 4.50 p.m ). •Crosses International Date Line.

Auckland-Norfolk Island: A Douglas Dc3

rimer leaves Whenuapai. Auckland, every Sun- W at 8 a.m. for Norfolk Island (arr. 11.55 tn.). and departs on the return flight at 12.55 m . arriving at Whenuapai at 5.45 p.m.

On alternate Sundays (May 13. 27 c.). a second service is also operated, leaving henuapal at 9 a.m., arriving Norfolk at 12.55 m.. departing again at 1.55 p.m., and arriving ickland at 6.45 p.m.

PARES, single (in NZ currency): Auckland to irfolk, £l4; to Fiji, £3l; to Tonga, £35/15/-; W Samoa, £39/10/-; to Aitutaki, £43/10/-; Rarotonga. £45. Norfolk to Fiji, £l9; Fiji Tonga. £B/15/-; to W. Samoa, £l3; to ;utakl. £29; to Rarotonga, £3l. W. Samoa to .rotonga, £l9; to Aitutaki, £l6/10/-. Return res less 10 per cent.

BOOKING OFFICES: Wellington Air Centre, wt. Life Bldg., Customhouse Quay; Auckland. ’ centre. Achilles House, Commerce St.; Dune 1, Air Centre. 8-10 Manse St.; Christchurch, r Centre. 164 Gloucester St.; Gisborne, Air ntre, 74 Peel St.; Palmerston North. Air Centre, ’ Broadway Ave.; Hamilton Air Centre. 8 Alma : New Plymouth, Air Centre, Grand Central tiding, Egmont St.; Blenheim, Air Centre, 13 een St.; Hokitika, Southside Airport; Norfolk , Burns Philp. Ltd.; Fiji, NAC, Suva; Burns Up, Lautoka; Tonga, Lautoka; Tonga, Mrs. F.

Melhose, Fou-amotu Airfield; W. Samoa, ms Philp (SS), Ltd., Apia; Cook Is., Mrs. P.

Veagh, Aitutaki, and Mr. J. D. Campbell, rotonga.

an-American—

Trans-Pacific Service

(AN-AMERICAN World Airways clippers now provide the following services in the South lific, using Strato Clippers, equipped with eperettes and berths. (Passengers may book

tier accommodation.)

*lanes leave Sydney Thursday and Sunday San Francisco, Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island i Honolulu.

Phe return flights are made from San Francisco

every Sunday, Wednesday, via Honolulu, Canton Island and Nadi, and from Seattle once weekly, via Portland, Honolulu, Canton Island . and Nadi.

DC4 Clippers once weekly run a shuttle service between Auckland and Nadi, Fiji, and return to connect with the Strato Clippers.

To convert to Fiji currency, reduce above each kilogram of excess.

Free baggage allowance is 30 kilos per person.

Excess baggange charged at 1 per cent, of single

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Single.

Return.

Sydney-Seattle .. .. 265 10 0 477 18 0 Sydney-’Frisco .. .. 477 18 0 Sydney-Honolulu .. 217 15 0 391 19 0 Sydney-Fiji 57 15 0 103 19 0 Auckland-Seattle .. 246 5 0 443 5 0 Auckland-Honolulu . 199 0 0 358 4 0 Auckland-Fiji .. .. 69 15 0 Auckland-’Frisco .. 246 5 0 443 5 0 (Time-tables and without notice.) fares subject to alteration

fare; per kilo up to 10 kilos; Vfe per cent, for every kilo over 10 kilos.

France-1 ndo-China—

Aust.-N. Caledonia

THE French national airways, Air Prance, runs a 28 days service between Paris and New Caledonia, and return. Stops are made at Damascus, Karachi, Calcutta, Saigon, Batavia, Darwin, Brisbane.

DC4 Skymasters are used In the service bet ween Saigon and New Caledonia, Lockheed Constellations between Salgon-Paris, and Mes sageries Marltimes are agents in Australia.

Fare between Brisbane and Tontouta (Noumea) are £3O/12/6 single, £55/2/6 return. Sydney- Tontouta, £37/10 - single, £67/10/- return.

TEAL Flying-Boat Service

NZ-Chatham Islands

TASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a Solent Flying-boat service from Auckland-Welling ton to the Chatham Islands and return, at monthly Intervals.

Flying-boats leave Auckland at 4.15 a.m.. arrive Wellington 6 a.m., depart for Waikato Bay. Chat lam Islands, at 7 a.m. and arrive at 10.30 a.m. fhe flying-boat leaves the Islands the same after loon at 2.30, arrives Wellington at 6.30 p.m. and Auckland at 9 p.m.

Pares are, from Auckland. £l6/10/- single; £33 return; and from Wellington, £ll single; md £22 return.

Trons Tosman Services

Sydney—Wellington

rASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a regular flying-boat service between Sydney md Wellington with Solent flving-boats.

Services denart Svdney at 10.30 p.m. on Mon lav. Wednesday, Thursday. Sunday: and depart Wellington at 11 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, rhursday and Friday.

The fares are £A39/8/-, £NZ3I/10/- single; EA7O/19/-, £NZS6/14/- return.

Sydney-Norfolk Is.

Qantas run a DC4 Skymaster alt. Thursdays returning same day) from Sydney to Norfolk Island. Fare, £25 single; £45 return. (For Norfolk Island, see also under N 2 National Airways.)

Sydney-New Hebrides

QANTAS operate a service to the New Hebrides with Sandringham flying-boats calling at Noumea. Port Vila and Espiritu Santo. Frequent aon-scheduled flights are made, subject to the approval of the Governments concerned.

Trans-Tasman Service

Sydney—Auckland

TASMAN • Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a flying-boat service between Rose Bay, Sydney, and Mechanics Bay, Auckland, with a fleet of four new Solent flying-boats each with a capacity for 45 passengers, in seven self contained cabins on two decks. Pull fresh-cooked meals are served en route. Average crossing time is 6Va hours. Depart Sydney 11.59 p.m. on Tuesdays. Fridays, Saturdays, and at 8 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. They depart from Auckland at 9 a.m. daily except Tuesday and Sunday and arrive Sydney at 2.15 p.m.

Fares; £A39/8/-. £NZ3I/10/-, single; £A7O/19/-, £NZS6/14/- return.

Passenger reservations may be made in Aus

tralia at any office or agency of Qantas Empire Airways (General Agents), offices of TAA and all leading travel agents. In New Zealand book through TEAL (Auckland and Wellington) or any leading travel agents.

Sydney-Noumea-Suva

THE following is the time-table of the Qantas Sandringham flying-boat;— Sydney dep. 9.30 p.m. Mondays.

Noumea arr. 6.30 a.m. Tuesdays.

Noumea dep 8.30 a.m. Tuesdays.

Suva arr. 3 p.m. Tuesdays.

Suva dep. 6 a.m. Thursdays.

Noumea .. arr. 10.30 a.m. Thursdays.

Noumea .. .. dep. 12.30 p.m. Thursdays.

Sydney arr. 7.45 p.m. Thursdays.

Intending passengers may book through Qantas offices in Australia. Burns Phllp (South Sea) Company, in Suva; and J. Brock, in Noumea.

The fares for this service In Aust. currency are:

Sydney—Queensland— New Guinea Q.E.A. Ltd. operate regular services between Sydney and Port Moresby, Lae. Madang,

Single.

Return.

Sydney-Noumea .. . £37 10 0 £67 10 0 Sydney-Suva 55 10 0 99 18 0 Noumea-Suva ... , 20 5 0 36 9 0

Rabaul, Bulol® and Wau via Brisbane, Rock hampton, Townsville and Cairns.

This Service is known as the “Bird of Para dise” Service and DC4 Skymaster and DCS Air craft are used. The Skymaster aircraft leave Sydney every Tuesday and Saturday at 8 a.m. and, making a night flight calling at Brisbane only, arrive at Port Moresgy the following morn ing at 7.05 a.m.

The Skymaster arriving on the Wednesday connects with a DC3 from Port Moresby to Bulolo and Wau via Lae the same day, while the Skymaster arriving at Port Moresby on Sunday connects with two DC3s from Port

Moresby, one flying direct to Rabaul on the same day and the other flying to Lae.

A DC3 aircraft leaves Madang on Tuesdays at 3.45 p.m., nightstops at Lae and departs Lae at 7.10 a.m. on Wednesday to connect with the Skymaster leaving Port Moresby at 9.30 a.m for Sydney via Brisbane, arriving Sydney at 9 p.m.

Two DCS aircraft leave Lae at 7.10 a.m. on Sunday to connect with the Skymaster leaving Port Moresby at 9.30 a.m. for Sydney via Bris bane, arriving Sydney at 9 p.m. the same day.

DC3s leave Sydney at 8.15 a.m. on Monday, Thu.„day, Friday, calling at Brisbane, Rock

hampton and nightstopping at Townsville.

The following morning they depart Townsville at 5.20 a.m., calling at Cairns and Cooktownt and arriving at Port Moresby at 10.30 a.m. and Lae at 12.20 p.m. The aircraft which arrives? at Lae on Tuesdays extends to Madang the same afternoon.

Return flights leave Lae at 5.45 on Mondays, and Thursdays, departing Port Moresby at 7.35 i a.m. and proceeding to Sydney the same day, via; Cairns, Townsville and Brisbane (with an op tional call at Rockhampton), arriving Sydney at 10.15 p.m.

The service leaving Lae on Thursdays, also; connects with a DCS leaving Wau the previous; afternoon at 3.30 p.m.

Every Monday a DCS leaves Rabaul at 7 a.m.. for Port Moresby departing Fort Moresby at 10.501 a.m. for Cairns and Townsville. The following' morning it departs Townsville at 8.15 a.m. calling! at Rockhampton and Brisbane and arriving Syd ney at 5 p.m. (Rockhampton call optional.) !

Qantas Subsidiary Services In

Papua-New Guinea-Solomons

Qantas Empire Airways run the following sub sidiary services in Papua, New Guinea, and British Solomons:— A DCS leaves Lae every Wednesday at 8 a.m.,, calls at Finschafen, Rabaul, Kavieng and ar rives at Manus at 3 p.m. It returns every Saturday, leaving Manus at 8 a.m., calls at Kavieng. Rabaul and Finschhafen (optional) and arrives at Lae at 2.45 p.m.

Every Mon. and Thur. a plane flies from Lae to Madang, and after arrival at Madang operates; where and when required. This service is primarily for the carriage of native labourers andi Europeans travelling on this service are always advised of the fact.

Every alternate Wednesday a Qantas Catalina; flies from Port Moresby, westward to Daru. via; Yule Island, Kerema, Wana (optional) Kikori,, Lake Kutubu, returing to Port Moresby,, via Kikori and Kerema the same day.

Every alternate Monday, a Qantas Catalina; flies from Port Moresby eastward (dep. 10 a.m.) and calls at Abau and Samaral before flying out; to the Archipelagoes in the afternoon. Calls are: made at Esa’ala and Losuia (where an over night stop is made), and the following day (alternate Tuesday) at Deboyne Lagoon, before: returning to Port Moresby, via Samarai andl Abau.

Every alternate Monday, a Qantas Catalina* leaves Port Moresby for Rabaul, via Abau,, Samarai, Esa’ala and Losuia (New Britain); next: morning (Tuesday) it flies to Queen Carola.

Harbour, Buka, Kieta, Buin (Bougainville) andl returns to Rabaul with an optional stop at: Inus, next morning (Wednesday) it flies toi Talasea, Moewe Harbour and Jacquinot Bay,, and returns to Rabaul (with an optional stop; at Lindenhafen) and next morning (Thursday) it returns from Rabaul, via Losuia, Esa’aia,, Samarai, and Abau, to Port Moresby.

Every alternate Monday a Qantas Douglas flies? from Lae to Rabaul via Finschhafen and continues; on to Honiara (British Solomon Islands), via; Torokina, Vellalavella and Yandina remains over night at Honiara: and returns to Lae the fol lowing day Tuesday), over the same route.

Every Wednesday and Sunday a plane leaves?

Port Moresby at 7.30 a.m., reaches Kokoda at 8.20( a.m., flies on to Higatura (Popendetta) at 8.55 i a.m., and leaves again for Port Moresby at; 9.5 a.m., reaching there at 10.15 a.m.

Dragon DHB4 aircraft operate the following; internal services in New Guinea:— Every Tuesday depart Madang for Goroka,.

Kainantu, Aiyura, Arena, with optionall call at Bena Bena, returning to Madang; at noon the sahie day. Calls as required fori loading are made between Arena and Madang.

Every Thursday departs Madang at 7 a.m. fon Wabag, Baiyer River, Mt. Hagen, with optional! calls at Kerowagi and Chimbu, and returning; to Madang at noon the same day.

Every Friday departs Lae at 6.30 a.m. calling; at any or all of the following places as re quired. Nadzab, Kialpit, Arena, Aiyura, Kai— nantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Chimbu, Kerowagi,, Kup, Nondugl, Banz, Mlnj, Mt. Hagen, Ogel— beng, Baiyer River, Wabamunda. Wabag.

Daily, except Wednesdays and Sundays, depart!

Lae at 3 p.m. for Bulolo and Wau, returning; direct from Wau to Lae the same day. arriving; at Lae 5.5 p.m.

Every Tuesday departs Lae at 7.0 a.m. fon Goroka and returns same day at 9.0 a.m.

Sydney-Vancouver

BCPA Service:

BRITISH Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd.,,, operate a twice weekly trans-Paciflc services from Sydney to Vancouver, via FIJI, Cantona

Island, Honolulu and San Francisco; and a weekly service between Auckland and Vancouver, via the same ports.

' Planes leave Sydney every Wednesday and Saturday, and Vancouver on the Southbound trip every Monday and Thursday. Every fourth trip from Sydney terminates at San Francisco instead of Vancouver, Planes leave Auckland every Tuesday and arrive in Vancouver the following Wednesday.

The Southbound trip to Auckland commences from Vancouver every alternate Friday. Every other Friday the service commences at San Francisco.

B.C.P.A. services make regular connections at both San Francisco and Vancouver for onward carriage, via either New York or Montreal to the United Kingdom or Europe. The through fare from Sydney to London is £325 (Aust.).

The fares for the Pacific flight are: Sydney- Kandi (Fiji), £AS7/15/- single, £AIO3/19/- re ;urn. Sydney-San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, lios Angeles or Vancouver, £A265/8/- single, £ A477/15/- return. Auckland-Nandi (Fiji). £NZ3I single, £NZSS/16/- return. Auckland >an Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles or Vancouver, £NZI97/3/- single, £NZ3S4/18/- re urn.

Douglas DC6 aircraft carrying 48 passengers [seated) or 37 passengers (in sleepers) and a :rew of nine are used on the service. (During April additional services will be run, caving Sydney each Friday at 11 a.m., and San 'rancisco each Tuesday.)

Darwin—Netherlands

New Guinea Service

rHE service between Batavia, NEI, and Biak, Netherlands New Guinea, has been dis ontinued and a new service from Darwin to liak and return has been inaugurated.

The service is run by the Netherlands Govern lent, with DCS aircraft, chartered from KLM •irlines. The service is run once weekly.

Papua-NG Local

Services

L/lANDATED Airlines, Ltd., of Lae, New Guinea, ’'A and other private operators, run air ser ies between Lae and the New Guinea mainland sntres of Wau, Bulolo, Madang, Wewak. Altape, It. Hagen. Plnschhafen, Moresby, Kokoda—in ict anywhere in Papua or New Guinea where cere la an air-strip. These planes carry pas mgers, malls and cargo on regular schedules r charter flights,

TOA Services

PHANS Oceanic Airways run the following L Pacific services:—

Sydney-Lord Howe Is.: A Regular

eekly service with large four-engine flying )ats from Rose Bay. Fare; £lO/16/- single; 21/12/- return. Free baggage allowance 44 lb. iccess baggage and freight rate Bd. per lb.

SYDNEY-PORT MORESBY: Four-engined flent flying-boats leave Sydney each Sunday ' 7.15 p.m.. make a call at Brisbane and :ach Port Moresby early the following morn s’ They leave Port Moresby on the return ght each Monday at 8.30 a.m. The service mnects with Mandated Airlines services in ipua-New Guinea.

SYDNEY-HOBART; The company now runs a

thrice-weekly service direct to Hebart, Tasmania, from Sydney. It will be possible, therefore, for passengers to book from Moresby to Hobart, making an overnight stop in Sydney. Fares are: £l2 single, £24 return.

TEAL Flying Boat

Service

Auckland Fiji

WITH 45 seater Solent flying-boats, Tasman Empire Airways, Limited, operate a weekly Auckland-Suva-Lambasa and return service.

Aircraft depart Mechanics’ Bay. Auckland, a half hour after midnight, each Tuesday, and operate to the following time-table:— dep. Auckland .. .. 0.30 a.m. Tuesday arr. Suva 7.00 a.m. Tuesday dep. Suva 9.00 a.m. Tuesday arr. Lambasa 10.00 a.m. Tuesday dep. Lambasa .. noon Tuesday arr. Suva 1.00 p.m. Tuesday dep. Suva 7.00 a.m. Wednesday arr. Auckland .. .. 1.30 p.m. Wednesday Fares (Single): Auckland-Suva. £3l (NZ). £34/9/- (Fijian). £3B/15/- (Aust.); (Return); £55/16/- (NZ). £6l/19/- (Fijian), £69/15/- Aust.).

Suva-Lambasa (Single): £4/10/- (NZ). £5 'Fijian), £5/12/6 (Aust.); (Return): £B/2/- (NZ), £9 (Fijian), £lO/2/6 (Aust.).

Reservations may be made through TEAL (New Zealand), Qantas or TAA (Australia), NZNAC (Suva) or any leading travel agents.

IVLr. J. A. Moore, who held high rank in the Fiii Police Force of which he hns o been a member since 1934 has resigned in order to go into business in Fiji.