Shipping Time-Tables
There now are comparatively few ship ping lines running on regular time-tables in the Pacific Islands. The following time taoies are only approximately correct— they are subject to much alteration at short notice:—
Sydney-Suva-N. America
Canadian-Australasian liner Aorangi (17,500 tons) maintains regular two monthly sailings-r-Sydney-Auckland-Suva- Honolulu-Victoria-Vancouver, and return
Rms Aorangi
Syd. .. Sept. 25 Nov. 27 Jan. 29 Auck. .. Sept. 29-30 Dec. 1-2 Suva .. Oct. 3 Dec. 5 Feb. 2-3 H’n’l’u . Oct. 10 Dec. 12 Feb. 6 Viet. .. Oct. 16 Dec. 18 Feb. 13 Vane. . Oct. 17-23 Dec. 19-24 Feb. 19 Feb. 20-26 Viet. .. Oct. 23 Dec 24 H’n’l’u .. Oct. 30 Dec. 31 Feb. 26 Suva .. Nov. 8 Jan. 9 Mar. 5 Auck. .. Nov. 11-13 Jan. 12-15 Mar. 14 Mar. 17-19 Syd. Nov. 17 Jan. 19 Mar. 23.
Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about every six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Madang - Rabaul - Samarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Svdney.
Next departure from Sydney about Sept. 16.
MV Malekula will leave Sydney about Sept. 8 for Samarai, Rabaul, Manus, Madang, Lae, Samarai and return to Sydney.
Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
N. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
Motor vessels Tofua and Matua, from New Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua lofa and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is., Pago Pago (American Samoa), Apia (Western Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any or all of above ports at approx, five weeks intervals. Matua calls at Wellington and Lyttelton (NZ) and supplements Tofua’s schedule in Islands, calling at ports as directed by owners. (Owing to hurricane damage to Fiji banana plantations, Matua was with drawn from service in March and will bt employed elsewhere until November when she will replace Tofua which withdraws for annual survey. Matua not expected permanently on Islands service until January.) Tofua scheduled to leave Auckland on next voyages early Sept, and in early October.
Details from Union SS Co.
N. Zealand-Cook Is.
The NZ Government’s old motor vessel Maui Pomare has been scheduled to pro vide a regular monthly (approximately) service between Auckland and the Cook Islands subject to requirements of trade.
This vessel carries 30 passengers.
Details on application to NZ Govern ment Department of Island Territories )r to USS Co. which acts as agents at some ports.
Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-
Rabaul, Etc.
MV Malaita will make a round trip at about 2-months intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports - BSI ports - Bougainville - Rabaul -
Samaral-Sydney.
Next sailing from Sydney mid- September.
Details from Burns Philp & Co., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes 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 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
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.