Shipping Time-Tables

There now are comparatively few ship jlng lines running on regular time-tables o the Pacific Islands. The following time aoies are only approximately correct — they are subject to much alteration at short notice:—

Sydney-Suva-N. America

Canadian-Australaslan liner Aorangl 117,500 tons) maintains regular two nonthiy sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva- Sonolulu-Victoila-Vancouver, and return

Rms Aorangi

3yd. . . Feb. 12 Apr. 16 Auck. Feb. 16-17 Apr. 20-21 Suva . . Feb. 20 Apr. 24 J’nTu . Feb. 27 May 1 Vic. . Mch. 5 May 7 Vane. Mch. 6-12 May 8-14 Vic. . . Mch. 12 May 14 I’nT’u . Mch. 19 May 21 luva . . Mch. 28 May 30 Auck. Mch. 31-Apr. 2 June 2-4 3yd. . . Apr. 6 June 8 On arrival at Sydney June 8, 1953.

Lorangi will withdraw from service. (See age 123.)

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about very six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby amarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul amarai-Moresby-Brlsbane-Sydney.

Next departure from Sydney about May 7 and early July.

MV Malekula will leave Sydney bout May 5 for Samarai, Rabaul, lanus, Wewak, Madang. Lae, Samarai nd return to Sydney.

Details from Burns Phllp & Co. Ltd., 7 tridge Street, Sydney.

MV Shansi and MV Sinkiang, modern 000 tons vessels, will leave every six

weeks approximately (making a three weekly service): Sydney-Brisbane-Port Moresby-Madang-Rabaul, Port Moresby, Sydney. Shansi departs from Sydney May 5, June 16. Slnkiang on April 17, May 26, July 7, Details from New Guinea Australia Line <G. S. Yulll & 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 t, Niue Is., Pago Pago (American Samoa), Apia Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any or all of above ports at approx, five weeks intervals. Matua calls at Wellington and Lyttelton (NZ). Lautoka (FIJI) and sup plements Tofua's schedule In Islands, calling at ports as directed by owners.

Tofua leaves Auckland on next voyage on April 14, May 12, June 9.

Matua scheduled to leave Auckland

on April 4, May 2, May 30: and on arrival at Auckland on June 29 is temporarily withdrawn.

Details trom Union SS Co.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The NZ Government’s old motor vessel Maui Pomare is scheduled to leave Auck land every month for Rarotonga and other islands in the lower Cooks, subject to requirements of trade. This vessel carries 30 passengers. Next sailing; Late April.

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 makes a round trip at about 8-weeks intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides

Ports - BSI ports - Bougainville - Rabaui - Samarai-Sydney.

Next sailing from Sydney about April 28 and early July.

Details from Burns Phllp & 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. Caledonienne leaves May 8: Tahitienne, July 5.

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-Hebrides, etc.

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.