Hipping Time-Tables
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'here now are comparatively few ship g lines running on regular, time-tables the Pacific Islands. The following time ies are only approximately correct— y are subject to much alteration at irt notice:—
Sydney-Suva-N. America
liner Aontngl ,500 tons) maintains regular two nthly sailings—Sydney-Airckland-Suva lolulu-Vlctorla-Vancouver. and return
Ems Aorangi
Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
tV Bulolo. modern liner, sails about ry six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby naral - Lae - Madang - Rabaul laral-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney. ast departure from Sydney June 11. tV Malekula left Sydney on May 21 Samaral, Rabaul, Manus, Madang, . Samaral and return to Sydney. Next arture mid-July. •etalls from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 dge Street, Sydney.
Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
iotor vessels Tofua and Matua, from sr Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua ■ and Vavau (Tonga). Niue Is., Pago 0 (American Samoa». Apia '.Western 10a). Tofua leaves Auckland for any ill of above ports at approx, five weeks rvals. Matua calls at Wellington and )elton (NZ) and supplements Tofua’s Jdule in Islands, calling at ports as cted by owners.
Dwing to hurricane damage to Fiji ana plantations, Matua was with wn from service in March and will bt 'loyed elsewhere until August, when position will be reconsidered.) ifua scheduled to leave Auckland next voyage early July, stalls from Union SS Co.
Zealand-Cook Is.-
Niue-Samoa
Id MV Maul Pomare '(4O passengers) plains fairly regular service between sland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands) 1 alternative calls at Niue and Apia Samoa). etalls from Union Steamship Com y or Department of Island Territories, llngton, NZ.
ydney-New Hebrides-BSI-
Rabaul, Etc.
V Malaita will make a round trip at it 2-months intervals from Sydney to I Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides s - BSI ports - Bougainville - Rabaul aral-Sydney. ist sailing from Sydney May 30. stalls from Bums Philp & Co 7 ge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti
Vessels of Messagerles Marltlmes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messagerles Marl times.
Small motor-ships Polyneslen (Messa geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebridais (H.
C. Sleigh. Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.
N. America-Fiji-N. Hebrides,
Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle. carry ing cargo and passengers maintains a regu lar service between North American ports and French Oceania. Samoa. Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.
Details from General Steamships Cor poration Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco.
Airways Time-Tables
Trans Pacific Services
1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-
Hawaii-N. America
By Pan-Ameeican Airways
With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths Thur. and Mon.—Sydney-Nadl (FiJU- Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Franclsco-Seattle- Portland.
Sun. and Thur.—Return via same route.
Sat. - Auckland-Nadl-Canton-Honolulu-S.
Fran.-Seattle-Los Angeles.
Tues.—Return by same route.
1. .. May 15 Sept. 25 Nov. 27 :k. .. May 19-20 Sept. 29-30 Dec. 1-2 r a .. May 23 Oct. 3 Dec. 5 iTu . May 30 Oct. 10 Dec. 12 t. June 5 Oct. 16 Dec. 18 ic. . June 6-12 Oct. 17-23 Dec. 19-24 t. .. June 12 Oct. 23 Dec 24 Tu .. June 19. Oct. 30 Dec. 31 'a .. June 28 Nov. 8 Jan. 9 !k. .. July 1-3 Nov. 11-13 Jan. 12-15 1. .. July 7 Nov. 17 Jan. 19
Y British Commonwealth Pacific
Airlines (Bcpa)
red. and Sat. —Sydney-Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver. [on. and first Thur. —Dep. southwards, same route. On second or alternate Thursday, flight commences at S.
Francisco. ues.—Dep. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Hono lulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver. rl. —Dep. Vancouver and S. Francisco alternatively; thence same route to Auckland.
By Canadian Pacific Airlines
(Cpal)
Iternate Friday (June 20, July 4, etc.) —Sydney-Auckland-Nadi (Fiji) -Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver. ternate Friday (June 27, July 11, 25, etc.) —Return by same route.
Sectional Services In
Pacific
2. Sydney-New Guinea
Service by Qantas Empire Airways
Northwards
Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster)
Southwards
Wednesdays (DCS) idang, 7 am Lae, 8.15 am Wednesdays (DCS) iu. 11.30 am Lae, 12.35 pm Wednesday,* Thursday (DCS) e, 5.45 am Moresby, 7.05 am iresby, 7.35 am Sydney, 10.15 pm (la Cairns, Towns., Brisbane, with ional call at Rockhampton.
“Cargo service only.
Monday (DCS) haul, 7 am Moresby, 10.20 am resby, 10.50 am Cairns, 2.10 pm irns, 3.10 pm Towns, (over night), 4.30 pm vns. (Tues.), .15 am Brisbane. 1 pm sbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Wednesday, Sunday (Skymaster) !, 10.30 am Moresby, 11.40 am resby, 12.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm s., 8.25 pm Sydney, 11 pm
3. N. Guinea Internal
Services
Operated by Qantas
Lae-Manus (Dcs)
very Wednesday. ». Lae, 8 am; Plnschhaven, Rabaul, Kavleng, Manus (3 pm). ;urns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavleng and Rabaul; optional call at Pinschhafen; arr. Lae. 2.45 pm.
MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikori, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Wednesday: returning same day. (June 11, 25, etc.).
Moresby-East Papua (Catalina)
Alternate Monday.—Dep. 9 am—Samarai- Esa'ala-Louisa (overnight) (June 23, etc.).
Alternate Tuesday.—Return to Moresby, via Deboyne Lagoon and Samarai.
Moresby-New Britain
Bougainville
In Alternate Weeks, (June 16, 30, etc.) by Catalina.
Alternate Monday.—Moresby-Samarai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Rabaul.
Alternate Tuesday.—Rabaul - Talasea- Moewe Hbr.-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul with optional call at Lindenhafen.
Alternate Wednesday.—Rabaul-Q. Carola Hbr-Buka-Kieta-Buin and return with optional call at Inus.
Alternate Thursday.—Rabaul - Losuia-Esa' ala-Samarai-Moresby.
Lae-Mad Ang-Wewak-Manus
Kavieng-Rabaul General
Service
Every Monday and Thursday by DC3.
Native traffic, not recommended for Europeans.
Central Highlands (Dhb4)
Tuesdays.—Madang (7 am) to Corona, Kainantu, Aiyura, Arona, as required, then returns to Madang (noon).
Thursdays.—Madang (7 am) to Wabag.
Baiyer R., Hagen. Optional: KerowagL Returns to Madang moon).
Fridays.—Lae (6.30 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arona, Aiyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Kerawagi, Kup, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng.
Baiyer R., Wabamunda, Wabag. Return to Lae (6 pm).
Depart: Arrive: dney, 7.45 pm Bris., 10.30 pm ■is., 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Sun.) oresby, 7.30 am Lae 8.50 am Connects at Lae with DC3’s for Wau, ilolo (Wed.); and (Sun.) at Moresby r Rabaul.
Mon., Thur.,* Fri. (DCS’s) dney. 8.30 pm Brisbane, 11.30pm isbane, 12.30 pm Rockhampton t Tue., Fri.,* Sat. (Ckhampton, t Townsville, 5 am wnsville, 6 am Cairns, 7.10 am ,irns, 8.20 am Moresby, 11.50 am jresby. 12.20 pm * Lae, 1.40 pm e, 3.00 p.m. (Tue.) Madang, 4.15 pm • Cargo service only. This departs jresby at 12.50 pm Fridays and arrives Lae at 2.10 pm. \ Optional call.
Lae-Garaina (Dhb4)
'uesdays.—Departs 7 am; returns 9 am.
Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Drover)
►ep. Lae.—Tues., Fri., Sat.—3 pm. •ep. Wau.—Tues., Fri., Sat.—Direct to Lae.
Services By Mandated Airlines
With headquarters at Lae, this company ins regular services for passengers, •eight and mails to all New Guinea sttlements.
4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin
By Netherlands Government, with DCS eekly service, between Darwin and Biak.
Also, new KLM weekly service, calling Biak, on flight between Manila and istralia.
5. N. Guinea-Solomons
Operated by Qantas tch Monday (DC3).—Lae (dep. 6 am) - Finschhafen - Rabaul - Toraklna (Bougain.) - Vellalavella - Yandina - Honiara (BSI) (arr. 4.25 pm), tch Tuesday.—Honiara (dep. 7 am)- Yandina - Vellalavella-Toraklna-Rabaul- Finschhafen-Lae (arr. 3.15 pm).
6. Indo-China-Brisbane-
N. Caledonia
By Air France, Monthly. 14 (Skymaster) dep. Saigon, June 22 and every 28 days thereafter for Labuan-Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and return. stralian agents: Messageries Maritimes.
7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.
Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flying boats Six services per month.
8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.
By Qantas, with Skymaster ernate Thursdays, (June 19, July 3, 17, 31, etc.) returning same day.
9. Sydney-New Hebrides
By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: (June 10, 24, etc.)
10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva
y Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly.
11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.
By NZ National Airways, with DC3’s Sundays.—From Auckland, returning same day.
Alternate Wednesdays.—From Auckland, returning same day. See also table No. 8.
12. Sydney-Auckland
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney Wed., Sat., Sun., 12 milnlght;
Wed., Sat., 7.30 am.
Dep. Auckland, dally, except Wed. and Sunday, 8.30 am.
Australian bookings: Qantas or TAA.
13. Sydney-Wellington
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney, Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. at 10.30 pm.
Dep. Wellington, Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat. at 10.30 am.
Depart: Arrive: iney, Alt. Tue., 3.15 a.m. Brisbane, 6.35 a.m sbane, 8.30 a.m. Noumea, 3.30 p.m (nightstop) jmea, Alt. Wed., 8.30 a.m. Vila, 11.05 a.m. a. 1.00 p.m. Santo, 2.15 p.m. ito, Alt. Thu.. 6.00 a.m. Vila, 7.15 a.m. a. 8.15 a.m. Noumea, 10.55 a.m. imea, 12.30 p.m. Sydney, 7.45 p.m.
Depart: Iney, Thur., Arrive: 3.15 >bane, 8.30 imea, Pri., a.m. a.m.
Brisbane, 6.35 Noumea, 3.30 a.m. p.m. 8.30 a, Sat.. a.m.
Suva, 3.00 p.m. 6.00 mea, 12.30 a.m. p.m.
Noumea, 10.30 Sydney, 7.45 a.m. p.m.
14. Melbourne-Christchurch
Tasman E. Airways, with DC4 Skymaster Thurs. Dep. Melb., 10.25 pm; arr. Ch’ch., 8.15 am next day.
Fri.—Dep. Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 5.35 p m
15. New Zealand-Fiji
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents.
Dep. Auckland June 3,7, 10, 17 and 21.
Return to Auckland on following days.
Depart: Arrive: Auckland, 7 am Suva. ? 5”
Suva, 8 am Auckland, 3 pm
16. Auckland-Fiji-Samoa-
Cooks
By NZ National Airways Corporation Alternate Sundays by DCS, via Norfolk Island, Nadi (Fiji), Faleolo (W. Samoa), Aitutaki (Cook Is.).
17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents.
No further flights will be operated until the 1952-53 summer period. For any in formation required apply to TEAL head office.
18. Tahiti-Cook Islands
By Tahiti Airways, of Papeete Once monthly, from Papeete to Aitutafc (Cook Is.) with mails and passengers returning same day.
19. Auckland-Tahiti
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents.
TEAL service, Auckland-Suva-Altutakil Papeete, is now operated with Solem flying-boats once every two weeks. Depan Auckland, Tues. 7 am; arrive Suva: 2.00 pm. Dept. Suva (Wed.), 10 pm cross International Date Line; air. Aitui taki, 7.20 am Wed. Leave Aitutaki 10.25 am; arrive Papeete 3 pm. Return b;< same route every alt. Friday, leavim Papeete, 6.30 am.
The next flights leave Auckland Jmu 10 and 24.
Pending provision of necessary facilities the call at Apia (Western Samoa) is beina omitted.
Depart: Arrive: Auckland, 9 am.
Norfolk Is., 12.55 pm Norfolk Is., 2 pm Nadi, 8.40 pm Nadi, 9.45 am Mon.
Faleolo, 3.30 pm Sun.
Faleolo, 11 am Mon.
Nadi, 2.45 pm Tues.
Nadi, 9.45 am Wed.
Faleolo, 3.30 pm Tues.
Faleolo, 8 am Wed.
Aitutaki. 1.50 pm Aitutaki, 2.50 pm Rarotonga. 4.05 pm Rarotonga, 8 am Fri. Aitutaki, 9.15 am Aitutaki, 10 am Faleolo, 3.15 pm Faleolo, 7.45 am Sat.
Nadi, 11.30 am Sun.
Nadi. 5 am Mon.
Norfolk Is., 10.55 am Norfolk Is., 12 noon Auckland, 4.50 pm Mon.
All times local standard time.
20. Micronesia
Civilian services, based on Guam, using t-engined amphibious Catalinas, run re gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines), »onape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls) md Saipan (Marianas). Details from rrans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.
21. Fiji Internal Airways
By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides Suva-Nadi & Lautoka: —Twice daily ervice.
Suva-Labasa;—Daily except Wednesday.
Labasa-Suva:—Daily except Sunday.
Nadi & Lautoka-Labasa:—Every Wed esday.
Labasa-Nadi & Lautoka:—Every londay.
Approximate Airways Fares
The following figures are not guaranteed ccurate, but they are approximately jrrect. Details should be obtained from le Air Company named in the Table, nless otherwise indicated, figures are in ustrallan currency.
Mr. C. W. T. Johnson, formerly British Agent and Consul at Nukua lofa, Tonga, is now serving as Government Secretary, St. Helena, a small island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
At Vunapope Mission on February 7, Dr. Hubert Langer was married to Dr. Eva Maria Oppitz. Both doctors, graduates of German Uni versities, are on the medical staff of the Mission Hospital. Dr. Langer has only recently arrived in NG.
From Sydney To— Table
»«ngie tceturn wo. oresby . £46 11 0 £83 10 0 2. 2a. ie • • • • 55 7 0 99 13 0 2, 3 ibaul .. 64 10 0 116 19 0 2 3 oniara, BSI .. 80 7 0 144 13 0 5 !la, N.
Hebrides 46 15 0 80 3 0 9 jumea, NC 39 8 0 70 19 0 10. 9. 6 )rfolk Is. 25 0 0 45 0 0 8 Howe . 10 16 0 21 12 0 i
Nadi (Fiji) . 60 10 0 108 18 0 Suva (Fiji) . 53 3 9 104 14 0 Auckland 47 6 0 84 2 0 12 Wellington . .. 47 6 0 84 2 0 13 Christch. (from Melb.) . 52 18 0 95 5 0 Honolulu . 225 9 0 405 16 0 1 S. Fran’co 279 1 0 502 5 0 Vancouver 279 1 0 502 5 0 1 Papeete (via Suva direct) . 207 13 0 19
From Auckland
(NZ Currency) TO: Norf. Is.
Single £14 0 0 Return £25 4 0 Table No. 11 16 Fiji .. .. 32 10 0 58 10 0 1 16 Samoa . 41 0 0 73 16 0 16 Aitutaki . 45 0 0 81 0 0 16
(Nac.)
Aitutaki . 61 8 0 110 11 0 16
(Teal)
Rarotonga 46 10 0 83 14 0 Papeete 93 15 0 168 15 a 19