Shipping Time-Tables
pp. 5-6 · Read in the full issue
There now are comparatively few ship ping lines running on regular time-tables n the Pacific Islands. The following time uuies are only approximately correct— they are subject to much alteration at chort notice:—
Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea
MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about wery six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby (amarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul samarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.
Last departure from Sydney July 1.
Next sailing early August.
MV Malekula left Sydney on July 10 for jamarai, Rabaul, Manus, Wewak, Madang, iae, Samarai and return to Sydney.
Details from Burns Phllp & Co. Ltd., 7 bridge Street, Sydney.
MV Shansi and MV Sinkiang, modern ,000 tons vessels, now leave every six eeks approximately (making a three- I'eekly service): Sydney-Brisbane-Port loresby-Madang-Rabaul, Port Moresby, ydney. Shansi sailed from Sydney in ,ite June and after this trip, it will be rithdrawn for refit, being replaced by nochow which will sail from Sydney bout July 21. Sinkiang will sail from ydney about August 11.
Details from New Guinea Australia Line 3. S. Yuill & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge t.. Sydney.
I. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga
Motor vessels Tofua and Matua, from ew Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nufcua fa and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is., Pago ago (American Samoa), Apia amoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any • all of above ports at approx, five weeks .tervals. Matua calls at Wellington and irttelton (NZ), Lautoka (Fiji) and sup ements Tofua’s schedule in Islands, filing at ports as directed by owners.
Tofua leaves Auckland on next voyages about August 4 and September 1.
Matua will leave Auckland on her next voyage on August 22. She then withdraws for survey.
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 and will provide, for the next several months, a connection between
Rarotonga and Aitutaki for the benefit of passengers travelling on TEAL Coral Route.
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 pZ r fc RSI norts - Bougainville - Rabam - Ramarai-Sydney Bamarai oyuiA * Next sailing from Sydney ea y g .
Details from Burns Philp & Co., 7 Bridge Street. Sydney. , - , . T .
Sydney-N. Caledonia- 1 anitl
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indies amd Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete. Vila (New Hebrides).
Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messageries Maritimes. Luxurious new liners Caledonien
and Tahitien recently added to this service.
Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messa censs Maritimes) and Neo Hebrldais (H. c Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney. .
N. America-nji-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., H 2 California St., San Francisco.