Shipping Time-Tables
There now are comparatively few ship ng lines running on regular time-tables the Pacific Islands. The following time- Dies are only approximately correct— ey are subject to much alteration at ort notice:—
Sydney-Suva-N. America
3anadian-Australasian liner Aomngl 7,500 tons) maintains regular two mthly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva molulu-Victoria-Vancouver, and return
Rms Aorangi
d. .. Mar. 13 May 15 ick. .. Mar. 17-18 May 19-20 iva .. Mar. 21 May 23 nTu . Mar. 28 May 30 ct. .. Apl. 3 June 5 me. . Feb. 1-7 Apl. 4-10 June 6-12 ct. .. Feb. 7 Apl. 10 June 12 nTu .. Feb. 14 Apl. 17 June 19. va .. Feb. 23 Apl. 26 June 28 ick. .. Feb. 26-28 Apl. 29- July 1-3 May 1 d. .. Mar. 3 May 5 July 7
Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
idV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about
:ry six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby
marai - Lae - Madang - Rabaul -
marai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.
Sfext departure from Sydney early irch.
. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
klotor vessels Tofua and Matua, from w Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua a and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is., Pago go (American Samoa), Apia (Western moa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any all of above ports at approx, five weeks ervals. Matua calls at Wellington and ttelton (NZ) and supplements Tofua’s ledule in Islands, calling at ports as ected by owners. fofua scheduled to leave Auckland next voyage on February 26.
Details from Union SS Co.
Zealand-Cook ls.-
Niue-Samoa
Did MV Maui Pomare (40 passengers) intains fairly regular service between ckland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), : h alternative calls at Niue and Apia . Samoa).
Details from NZ Government Shipping
Sydney-P-NG-Solomons-
Hebrides, Etc.
HV Malaita for the present will main n a schedule from Sydney-back to dney via Samarai, Rabaul, Soraken, ier ports in Buka-Bougalnville, Honiara, ndma (both in BSD Santo and Vila ew Hebrides), Norfolk Island and Lord we. 3ast sailing from Sydney, January 25.
Ml details from Burns Philp & Co.
Jydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, nmg from Marseilles, via West Indies d Panama, call about every six
weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messageries Mari times.
Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messa geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebridais (H.
C. Sleigh. Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.
N. America-Fiji-N. Hebrides,
Etc.
Norwegian motor vessel Thor I, carry ing cargo and passengers (and shortly to be replaced by the new and faster Thorsisle> maintains a regular service between North American ports and French Oceania, Samoa. Fiji, New Cale donia and New Hebrides.
Details from General Steamships Cor poration Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco.