Shipping Time-Tables
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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 Aomngl (17,500 tons) maintains regular two monthly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva- Honolulu-Victcria-Vancouver, and return
Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about jvery six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Madang - Rabaul -
samarai-Moresby-Brlsbane-Sydney.
Last departure from Sydney October 31 MV Malekula left Sydney on October 31 :or Samarai. Rabaul, Manus, Madang, jae, Samarai and return to Sydney Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd 7 Bridge Street. Sydney.
MV Shansi and MV Sinkiang, modern ,000 tons vessels, will leave every six reeks approximately (making a three
reekly service): Sydney-Brisbane-Port
loresby-Madang-Rabaul, Port Moresby,
Sydney. Shansi departs December 2 on inaugural trip; Sinkiang follows on December 19.
Details from New Guinea Australia Line (G. S. Yuill & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., 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 Dec.-Jan.).
Tofua leaves Auckland on next voyage November 20.
Matua scheduled to leave Auckland
Syd. ..
Nov.
Rms
27
Aorangi
Jan. 29 Apr. 2 Auck. ..
Dec. 1-2 Feb. 2-3 Apr. 6-7 Suva ..
Dec. 5 Feb. 6 Apr. 10 ffnTu .
Dec. 12 Feb. 13 Apr. 17 Vlct. ..
Dec. 18 Feb. 19 Apr. 23 Vane. .
Dec. 19-24 Feb. 20-26 Apr. 24-30 Vlct. ..
Dec 24 Feb. 26 Anr 30 H’nTu ..
Dec. 31 Mar. 5 Mav 7 Suva Jan. 9 Mar. 14 May Mav 16 Auck. ..
Jan. 12-15 Mar. 17-19 19-21 Syd. ..
Jan. 19 May 25
on special voyage to Suva, December 18.
Details from Union SS Co.
N. Zealand-Cook Is.
The NZ Government’s old motor vessel Maui Pomare is scheduled to leave Auck land in November, December, 1952, and in January, 1953, for Rarotonga and other Islands in the lower Cooks, subject to requirements of trade. This vessel carries 30 passengers.
Full details on application to NZ
Government Department of Island Terri tories in Wellington, or to any office of the Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd., which Company acts as Agent for this vessel at some ports.
Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-
Rabaul, Etc.
MV Malaita will make a round trip at about 8-weeks intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides
Ports - BSI ports - Bougainville - Rabauli Samarai-Sydney.
Last sailing from Sydney November Details from Burns Philp & Co., Bridge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Lin coming from Marseilles, via West Indl and Panama, call about every s: weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides) Noumea and Sydney, and return by san route. Details from Messageries Mar times.
Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messs gerles Maritimes) and Neo Hebridais (1 C. Sleigh. Ltd.) maintain fairly reguls service between Noumea and Sydney.
N. American-Fiji-N. Hebrides
Etc.
Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle, carrj ing cargo and passengers maintains a regt lar service between North American porl and French Oceania, Samoa, Fiji, Ne Caledonia and New Hebrides.
Details from General Steamships Co; poration Ltd., 432 California St., Sa Francisco.
Airways Time-Table
Trans-Pacific Services
1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-
Hawaii-N. America
By Pan-American Airways
With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperette and Berths Thur. and Mon.—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Seattl Portland.
Sun. and Thur.—Return via same route.
Sat. - Auckiand-Nadl-Canton-Honolulu-S.
Pran.-Seattle-Los Angeles.
Tues. —Return by same route.
By British Commonwealth Pacific
Airlines (Bcpa)
Wed. and Sat.—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.
Mon. and first Thur.—Dep. southwards, same route. On second or alternate Thursday, flight commences at S.
Francisco. fues. —Dep. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Hono lulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.
Frl. —Dep. Vancouver and S. Francisco alternatively; thence same route to Auckland.
By Canadian Pacific Airlines
(Cpal)
Alternate Friday (Nov. 21, Dec. 5, etc.) —Sydney-Auckland-Nadi (Fiji) -Canton Is. Honolulu-Vancouver.
Llternate Friday (Nov. 28, Dec. 12, etc.) —Return by same route.
Sectional Services In
Pacific
2. Sydney-New Guinea
Service by Qantas Empire Airways
Northwards
Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: ydney, 7.45 pm Bris., 10.30 pm iris., 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, ulolo (Wed.); and (Sun.) for Rabaul.
Mon., Fri. (DCS’s) rdney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.30 pm risbane, 11.30 pm Rockhampton * Tue., Sat. ockhampton * Townsville, 4.00 am Jwnsville, 5.00 am Cairns, 6.15 am tirns, 7.00 am Cooktown, 7.55 am ioktown, 8.15 am Ft. Moresby, 11.10 am :. Moresby, 11.50 am Lae, 1.15 pm le (Tue. only), 2.30 pm Madang, 3.45 pm
Southwards
Wednesdays (DCS) adang, 7 am Lae. 8.15 am Wednesdays (DCS) au, 11.30 am Lae, Via Bulolo, 12.35 pm Thursday (DCS) ie, 5,45 am Moresby. 7.05 am oresby, 7.35 am Sydney, 10.30 pm Via Cairns, Towns., Brisbane, with tional call at Rockhampton.
Monday (DCS) ibaul, 7 am Moresby, 10.20 am Jresby, 10.50 am Cairns,' 2.10 pm lirns, 3.10 pm Towns, (over night), 4.30 pm •wns. (Tues.). 3.15 am Brisbane, 1 pm isbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Wednesday, Sunday (Skymaster) e, 10.30 am Moresby, 11.40 am jresby, 12.40 pm Br?.. 7.10 pm is.. 8.25 pm Sydney, iI
Northwards
Alt. Saturdays (Sand; ingbamj (Nov. 8, 22, Dec. 6, 20, sic.), dney, 6.00 am Brisbane, 9.20 am isbane, 10.20 am Cairr.s, 4.35 pm (Night stop) urns, 8.00 am Ft. More.:- 1i,50 am Alt. Sunday) Alt. Fridays (Sandringham). (Nov. 7, 21, Dec. 5, 19, etc.). • Moresby, 6.00 am Brisbane. 3.00 pm isbane, 3.45 pm Sydney, 7.05 pm
3. N. Guinea Internal
Services
Operated by Qantas
Lae-Manus (Dcs)
Every Wednesday.
Dep. Lae, 8 am; Finschhaven, Rabaul.
Kavieng, Manus (3 pm).
Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Pinschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm.
MORESBY-DARU (Sandringham) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikori, L. Kutubu. —Every alternate Wednesday; returning same day (Nov. 12, 26, Dec. 10, 24, etc.).
MORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Sandringham) Alternate Monday.—Dep. 9 a.m.—Samarai- Esa’ala-Losuia (overnight) (Nov. 10, 24, Dec. 8, 22, etc.), klternate Tuesday.—Return to Moresby, via Esa’ala and Samara!.
Papua-New Britain
(Sandringham) Ut. Mon. (Nov. 3, 17, Dec. 1, 15, 29, etc.) — Pt. Moresby-Samarai-Esa’ala-Losuia- Rabaul.
Ut. Thu. (Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 4, 18, etc.) Rabaul - Losuia - Esa’ala - Samara! - Pt. Moresby.
Rabaul-Moewe Harbour
Lit. Tue. (Nov. 4, 18, Dec. 2, 16, 30 etc.) —Rabaul-Jacquinot Bay-*Lindenhafen- Moewe Harbour-Talasea-Rabaul.
N.B.—The direction of operation changes hth each service, i.e., each alternate ervice operates Rabaul-Talasea-Moewe [arbour - *Lindenhafen - Jacquinot Bay iabaul.
Optional Stop.
New Britain-Bougainville
It. Wed. (Nov. 5, 19, Dec. 3, 17, 31) Rabaul-Queen Carola Hbr.-Buka-*lnus- Kieta-Buin.
It. Wed. (same day) Buin-Kieta-*lnus- Buka-*Queen Carola Hbr.-Rabaul.
Optional Stop.
Lae-Mad Ang-Wewak-Manus
Kavieng-Rabaul General
Service
?ery Monday and Thursday by DC3.
Native traffic, not recommended for Europeans.
Central Highlands
(Drover) bndays. —Madang (8 am) to Goroka, with optional stops at Kainantu, Aiyura, Arena, then returns io Madang 10 am). ridays.—Madang (8 am) to Wabag with optional stops at Baiyer R., Hagen. Kerowagi. Returns to Madang 10.10 am), liursday.—Madang (8 am) to Mt. Hagen.
Returns direct to Madang arriving 10.50 am. ridays. —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).
Lae-Garaina (Dhb4)
tesdays.—Departs 7 am; returns 9 am.
Lae-Bulolo*-Wau (Dhb4)
ep. Lae.— I Tues., Fri., Sat.—3 pm. ep. Wau.—Tues.. Fri., Sat.—Direct to Lae. Arriving 5.05 pm. ♦ The airstrip at Bulolo is closed tem- Tarily and therefore traffic can not be cepted to Bulolo until the strip is re fined for use. «f.fw V l CES BY mandated airlines With headquarters at Lae, this company ns regular services for passengers, eight and mails to all New Guinea ctiements.
4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin
By Netherlands Government, with DCS Weekly service, between Darwin and Blak.
Also, new KLM weekly service, calling at Biak, on flight between Manila and Australia.
5. N. Guinea-Solomons
Operated by Qantas Each Monday (DC3). —Lae (dep. 6 am) - Finschhafen - Rabaul - Toraklna (Bougain.) - Vellalavella* - Yandina - Honiara (BSI) (arr. 4.25 pm).
Each Tuesday.—Honiara (dep. 7 am)- Yandina - Vellaiavella-Toraklna-Rabaul- Finschhafen-Lae (arr. 3.15 pm).
6. Indo-China-Brisbane-
N. Caledonia
By Air France, Monthly.
DC4 (Skymaster) dep. Saigon, November 21 and every 28 days thereafter for Labuan-Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, ana return.
Australian agents: Messageries Maritimes.
7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.
By Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flying boats Six services per month
8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.
By Qantas, with Skymaster Alternate Thursdays, (Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 4, 18, etc.,) returning same day.
9. Sydney-New Hebrides
By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: (Nov. 11, 25, Dec. 9, 23, etc.).
Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Alt. Tue., 6.30 am Noumea, 3.05 pm (nightstop) Noumea, Alt. Wed., 8.00 am Vila, 10.35 am Vila, 12.45 pm Santo, 2.00 pm
Santo, Alt. Thu., 6.00 am Vila, 7.15 am Vila, 8.15 am Noumea, 10.55 am Noumea, 12.30 pm Sydney, 7.30 pm (Additional flights operate subject to approval of Government concerned.)
10. Sydney-Noumea-Sava
By Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats —Weekly.
Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Thur., Noumea, 3.05 pr 6.30 am (nightstop) Noumea, Fri., Suva, 3.00 pi 8.30 am Suva, Sat., Noumea, 10.30 ai 6.00 am Noumea, 12.30 pm Sydney, 7.30 pc
11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.
By NZ National Airways, with DCS’s Sundays—From Auckland double servn returning same day.
12. Sydney-Auckland
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents I>ep. Cydney Tue., Fri., 7.30 am; Tut Fri.. 12 midnight.
Dep. Auckland Mon., Wed., Thu., Sue 8.30 am.
13. Sydney-Wellington
Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney Mon., Wed., Thu., Sun. i 10.30 pm.
Dep. Wellington Mon., Tue., Thu., Fi (except 8/12) at 10.30 am.
14. Melbourne-Christchurcl
Tasman E. Airways, with DC4 Skymasti Thurs.—Dep. Melb., 10.25 pm; arr. Ch’cl: 8.15 am next day.
Fri.—Dep. Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 5.1 pm.
Additional flights on 24/11, 22/12.
15. New Zealand-Fiji
See Also Table 18.
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.
Dep. Auckland 18, 22 November; 2, ( 16, 20, 30 December; 3, 13, 17. 27. 2 January.
Return to Auckland on following daj (except 10 November, 8 December, January which leave an extra 24 houi later).
Depart Arrive Auckland, 7.00 am Suva, 2.15 px Suva, 8.00 am Auckland, 3.15 pi
16. Fiji-Western Samoa
See Also Table 18.
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents.
Dept. Suva 7 December, 4 January, February. Return to Suva on same daj Depart Arrive Suva, 6.00 am Sun. Apia, 11.05 am Sal Apia, 1.30 pm Sat. Suva, 4.35 pm Sue
17. New Zealand-Chatham Is
During the coming summer service between Auckland and Waikato Bay Chatham Is., via Wellington, will b operated on the following dates:— December 3, December 15, 1952, Januar; 28, 1953, March 11, 1952.
Solent flying-boats will leave Aucklam on these dates at 3.30 am, arrive Welling; ton, 5.30 am, dept. Wellington, 7 am arrive Chatham Is., 10.30 am. Retun by same route, arriving Auckland 7.30 pn same day.
18. New Zealand-Tahiti
Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solents TEAL Service, Auckland-Suva-Apia- Aitutaki-Papeete, is operated with Solent Flying-Boats once every two weeks. Dep.
Auckland, Tuesday, 7.00 am. Arr. Suva 2.00 pm. Dep. Suva (Wednesday) 7.00 am. cross International Date Line: Arr.
Apia 11.55 am Tuesday. Dep. Apia 2.00 am Wednesday. Arr. Aitutaki 7.20 am.
Dep. Aitutaki 9.20 am. Arr Papeete 1.45 pm. Return by same route every alt.
Friday, leaving Papeete 6.00 am. > The next flights leave Auckland 11, 25 November; 9, 23 December; 6, 20 January; 3 February.
19. Micronesia
Civilian services, based on Guam, using l-engined amphibious Catallnas, run re gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines), Ponape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls) ind Saipan (Marianas). Details from ITans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.
20. Fiji Internal Airways
By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides (Effective Ist November) Suva-Nadi & Lautoka: Mornings—Daily accept Monday and Friday. Afternoons— )aily.
Suva-Labasa: Daily except Thursday rod Sunday.
Labasa-Suva: Daily except Tuesday and Thursday.
Nadi & Lautoka to Labasa: Every lunday.
Labasa to Nadi & Lautoka: Every Wednesday.
Mr. & Mrs. G. Shepheard and son Warren came to Auckland by October “Maui Pomare” from Rarotonga, where Mr. Shepheard has been Organising Teacher. After leave, Mr. Shepheard will become Head Master of the Niue Is. schools.
Because of need for retrenchment. the Indonesian Government has de cided to sell 500 motor-cars out of the 1,700 it has been using in Djakarta (the capital), while 2,500 of the Government cars used outside of Djakarta also will be sold