Sydney-NZ-Fiji-Hawaii-Nth. America

Shipping And Plane Services

Ship Services

THE itinerary of the Canadian-Australasian liner “Aorangi” (17,500 tons) is Sydney, Auckland, Suva (Fiji), Honolulu (Hawaii), Victoria (Vancouver Island), and Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada).

Aorangi has been held up in, Australia for about a month by seamen who were in sympathy with the NZ watersiders. She sailed from Sydney on July 5, and new time-tables are now being prepared) by the company.

New Zealand —Fiji—

Samoa —Tonga

Monthly Service by MV “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. With a volunteer crew she left Auckland for island ports at the end of ■May. She expects to make trips again in July and August, and then withdraw for annual survey.

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

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).

Sydney-N. Caledonia-

Tahiti

LINERS of the Messagerles Maritimes main tain a service at about two-monthly intervals between Sydney, 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

THE New Caledonian Government has sub sidised and maintained the coastal ship ping services. The East Coast, West Coast, and the Loyalty Islands, under present conditions, receive 10 round trips per annum rhe ships call at the following ports: EAST COAST.—Yate, Ounla, Thio, Nakcty.

Oanala, Kouaoua Kua, Moneo, Ponerthouen, Tibarama, Polndlmle, Wagap, Touho, Tlpindje, Hienghene, Tac, Oubatch, Pouebo, Balade, Pam, Arama, and return.

WEST COAST. —Pouembout. Kone, Temala, Voh. Ouaco Gomen, Koumac, Tangalou, Tiebaghl, Nehoue, Poume, Baaba, Belep and return.

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

The steamer “Neo Hebrldals” runs regularly setween Noumea and Svdney. with occasional trips to the New Hebrides (mostly Aneityum), rhe owners are Soclete Maritime et Manlere Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: F C. Sleigh.

'54 George Street, Sydney.

The Messagerles Maritimes motor-ship Poly nesien 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.

Sydney-Popua-

New Guinea

BURNS, PHLLP 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.

"Bulolo” calls at Brisbane. Port Moresby, Samaral, Lae, Dregarhafen, Rabaul, Samaral, Port Moresby, Brisbane, thence back to Sydney.

The “Malalta’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 <fe Co., Ltd., Sydney, or Island branches.

Sydney-Norfolk Island-

New Hebrides

THE SS “Morinda,” Burns, Philp & 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, NG, 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.

FlJl.—Regular services from Australia by Pah 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 T.E.A.L. (to Laucala Bay.

Suva i. Irregular calls from Australia to Laucala Bay, Suva, by Trans Oceanic Air ways. Regular service from Suva to Labasa by T.E.A.L.

Western Samoa, Cook, Islands And

TONGA. —Regular service from Fiji by NZ National Airways.

TAHlTl.—Monthly service from Noumea by TRAPAS plane via Fiji, W. Samoa, Cook la.

DUTCH NEW GUlNEA.—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-Chtna -N. Caledonla.—Port

nightly service by Air Prance.

NZ National Airways

South Pacific Services

r l A HE New Zealand National Airways Corpora- A tion operates services in the South Pacific between WhenUapai, Auckland and Norfolk Island, Fiji, Western Samoa and the Cook Islands leaving Auckland every alternate Tues day and Rarotonga on the return journey alternate Saturdays.

An additional DCS service operates between Fiji and Western Samoa on alternate Wednes days.

A regular weekly service leaves Auckland for Norfolk Island every Sunday returning the same day. An additional service to Norfolk is run on alternate Sundays.

Sydney—Queensland—

New Guinea

Q.E.A. Ltd. operate regular services between Sydney and Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Bulolo 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 Tueday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and, making a night flight calling at Brisbane only, arrive at Port Moresby the following morn ing at 7.05 a.m.

The Skymaster arriving on the Wednesday connects with a DCS from Port Moresby to Bulolo and Wau via Lae the same day, while the Skymaster arriving at Port Moresby on Sunday connects with two DCSs from Port Moresby, one flying direct to Rabaul on the same day and the other flying to Lae, also on the same day.

A DCS aircraft leaves Madang on Tuesdays at 3.45 p.m., nightstops at Lae and departs Lae at 6.40 a.m. on Wednesday to connect with the Skymaster leaving Port Moresby at 9.30 a.m for Sydney via Brisbane, arriving Sydney at 8.30 p.m.

Two DCS aircraft leave Lae at 6 a.m. and 6.40 a.m. respectively on Sunday to connect with the Skyrfiaster leaving Port Moresby at 9.30 a.m. for Sydney, via Brisbane, arriving Sydney at 8.30 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 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 a.m. on Mon days and Thursdays, departing Port Moresby at 7.35 a.m. and proceeding to Sydney the same day, via Cairns, Townsville and Brisbane (with an optional call at Rockhampton), arriving Sydney at 10.15 p.m.

The service leaving Lae on Thursdays, also connects with a DC3 leaving Wau the previous afternoon at 3.30 p.m.

Every Monday a DC3 leaves Rabaul at 7 a.m. for Port Moresby, departing Port Moresby at 10.20 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 Finschhafen, 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 alternate Monday, a plane flies from Lae to Madang and after arrival operates where and when required. On Thursdays a plane flies from Lae to Rabaul via Madang and Wewak and on arrival operates where and when re quired. This service is primarily for the carriage of native labourers and Europeans travelling are 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, Kerema and Yule Island the same day.

Every alternate Monday, a Qantas Catalina flies from Port Moresby eastward (dep. 9 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 and 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) and returns to Rabaul with an optional stop at Inus, next morning (Wednesday) it flies to 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’ala, Samarai, and Abau, to Port Moresby.

Every alternate Sunday a DC3 leaves Lae for Finschhafen and Rabaul where it remains overnight. The following morning (Monday) it goes on to Honiara (BSI) via Torokina and Vellalavella. It departs the same afternoon for Rabaul via Torokina, remains in Rabaul over night and returns to Lae the following morning (Tuesday).

This service operates subject to the approval of the Governments concerned.

Every Wednesday and Saturday 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 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 at 7 a.m. for Goroka, Kainantu, Aiyura, Arona, returning to Madang at noon the same day. Calls as required for loading are made between Arona and Madang.

Every Thursday departs Madang at 7 a.m. for 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, Kiaipit, Arona, Aiyura, Kai nantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Chimbu, Kerowagi, Kup, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogel beng, Baiyer River, Wabamunda, Wabag.

t)ragon planes operate between Lae and Wau and Bulolo on five days’ per week. Departing Lae on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Flights from Wau to Lae are on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Flight time 1 hour 5 minutes each way.

Every Tuesday departs Lae at 7 a.m. for Garaina and returns same day at 9 a.m.

Trans-Tasmon 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 hew Solent flying-boats each with a capacity for 45 passengers in Severn £*ll - cabins on two decks. Full fresh-cooked meals are served en route Average crossing time is 6/2 hours. Depart Sydney 11.59 p.m.

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2 15 p m Fares: £A39/8/-. £NZ3I/10/-, single; £A7O/19/-, £NZS6/14/- return, Passenger reservations may be made in Aus-

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leading travel agents. In New Zealand book through TEAL (Auckland and Wellington) or any leading travel agents.

Trans Tasman Services

Sydney—Wellington

TASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a regular flying-boat service between Sydney and Wellington with Solent flying-boats.

Services depart Sydney at 10.30 p.m. on Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday; and depart Wellington at 11 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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

Melbourne-Christchurch

TEAL’S Melbourne-Christchurch air service commenced June 28-29., The schedule:—

Dep. Melbourne—ll p.m. (Aust. time) Thursday.

Arr. Christchurch—B.ls a.m. (NZ time) Friday.

Dep. Christchurch 11 a.m. (NZ time) Friday.

Arr. Melbourne—7.2o p.m. (Aust. time) Friday.

For an initial period of six months, while the service is of an exploratory nature, it will be operated by a DC4 aircraft of Qantas Empire Airways, Ltd., under charter to TEAL. Fares: Single, Melbourne - Christchurch, £A44/2/- (£NZ3S/5/-); return, Melbourne-Christchurch,

£ A79/8/- ( £ Nz63/9/-).

Fronce-Indo-China-

Aust.-N. Caledonia

THE French national airways Air France, runs a 28 days service between Pans

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 Saigon-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.

Pan-American—

Trans-Pacific Service

PAN-AMERICAN World Airways clippers now provide the following services in the South Pacific, using Strato Clippers, equipped with Sleeperettes and berths. (Passengers may book either accommodation.) Planes leave Sydney Thursday and Sunday for San Francisco, Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island and Honolulu.

The 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.

(Time-tables and fares subject to alteration without notice.) To convert to Fiji currency, reduce above by 12 V 2 per cent.

Free baggage allowance is 30 kilos per person.

Excess baggange charged at 1 per cent, of single tare; per kilo up to 10 kilos; Vz per cent, for every kilo over 10 kilos.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Single. Return.

Sydney-Seattle 265 10 0 477 18 0 Sydney-’Frisco 265 10 0 477 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-Flji 39 0 0 69 15 0 Auckland-’Frisco .. .. 249 5 0 443 5 0

Sydney-Vancouver

BCPA Service

BRITISH Commonwealth Pacific Airlines. Ltd., operate a twice weekly trans-Pac(flc service from Sydney to Vancouver, via Fiji, Canton 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- Nandi (Fiji). £AS7/15/- single, £AIO3/19/- re turn. Sydney-San Francisco, Seattle, Portland.

Los Angeles or Vancouver, £A265/8/- single, £ A477/15/- return. Auckland-Nandi (Fiji), £NZ3I single, £NZSS/16/- return. Auckland- San Francisco. Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles or Vancouver, £NZI97/3/- single. £NZ3S4/18/- re turn.

CPA Sydney-Vancouver

Service

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 made at Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island. Honolulu and San Francisco. The north bound flight commences from Sydney every alter nate Wednesday.

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

Douglas DC6 aircraft carrying 48 passengers (seated) or 37 passengers (in sleepers) and a crew of nine are used on the service.

Fares are (in Australian currency; Sydney- Vancouver, San Francisco-Los Angeles and Port land-Seattle, £265/8/- single. £477/15/- return; Flji-Vancouver, £207/8/- single, £373/7/- re turn; Sydney-Fiji, £57/15/- single. £lO3/19/- re turn; Sydney-Honolulu, £217/13/- single. £391/16/- return.

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

TOA Services

TRANS Oceanic Airways run the following Pacific services:—

Sydney-Lord Howe Is.: A Regular

weekly service with large four-engine flying boats from Rose Bay. Fare: £lO/16/- single; £2l/12/- return. Free baggage allowance 44 lb.

Excess baggage and freight rate Bd. per lb.

SYDNEY-PORT MORESBY: Four-engined Solent flying-boats leave Sydney each Sunday at 7.15 p.m., make a call at Brisbane and reach Port Moresby early the following morn ing. They leave Port Moresby on the return flight each Monday at 8.30 a.m. The service connects with Mandated Airlines services in Papua-New Guinea.

SYDNEY-HOBART: The company now runs a thrice-weekly service direct to Hobart, 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, operat® a weekly Auckland-Suva-Lambasa and return service.

Aircraft depart Mechanics’ Bay, Auckland, a half hour alter 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 700 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.

Sydney— Noumea-Suvo

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. Wednesdays.

Noumea .. arr. 10.30 a.m. Wednesdays.

Noumea .. . . dep. 12.30 p.m. Wednesdays.

Sydney . . . . arr. 7.45 p.m. Wednesdays.

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

The fares for this service in Aust. currency

are: 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

Sydney-Norfolk Is.

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

Sydney-New Hebrides

Q ANT AS operate a service to the New Hebrides with Sandringham flying-boats calling at Noumea, Port Vila and Esoiritu Santo. Frequent con-scheduled flights are made, subject to the approval of the Governments concerned.

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 from October to April.

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

Darwin—Netherlands

New Guinea Service

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

The service is run by the Netherlands Govern ment, with DC3 aircraft, chartered from KLM Airlines. The service is run once weekly.

Papua-NG Local

Services

MANDATED Airlines, Ltd., of Lae, New Guinea, and other private operators, run air ser vices between Lae and the New Guinea mainland :entres of Wau, Bulolo, Madang, Wewak. Altape, Alt Hagen. Plnschhafen, Moresby, Kokoda—in fact anywhere In Papua or New Guinea where there I* an air-strip. These planes carry pas •engers. malls and cargo on regular schedules or charter flights