S-W Pacific Schedules

HERE is still some confusion about shipping schedules in the south-west Pacific, due tinly to the premature with iwal of Burns Philp’s aged ship )rinda, which was on the Syd y-Norfolk Is.-Lord Howe-New brides-Honiara service.

Between January and early irch, MV Malaita made a voyage im Sydney to all Morinda’s usual rts plus some in Bougainville and New Guinea. 3he arrived back in Sydney on irch 11 and will leave again to rds the end of the month on her aal New Guinea run. Burns ilp advise that New Hebrides are unlikely to see one of their Lps again until May.

BP’s new ship, Malekula, is now her delivery voyage from Scot d and is expected in Sydney on iril 19. Her route is uncertain t it is expected that she will go ,o the Sydney-New Guinea ser e.

Symptomatic of the depressed .ces on Sydney Stock Exchange ;he outcome of persistent inter tional scares regarding a coming r—Morris Hedstrom shares at ; end of February were quoted 43/6. This Co. has an enormous rplus of tangible assets, and never ys less than 10 per cent. A dney finance writer said “the rewd-heads are busily stalking em.”