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-Papua-N. Guinea

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about every six weeks; Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Bamarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul -

Samaral-Moresbv-Brlsbane-Sydney.

Next sailing approximately December 16.

MV Malekula leaves Sydney approx.

December 4 for Samarai, Rabaul, Manus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Samara! and return to Sydney.

Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.

MV Soochow and MV Shansi, modern 3,000 tons vessels, will leave every six weeks approximately (making a three

weekly service): Sydney-Brisbane-Port

Moresby - Madang - Rabaul - Pt. Moresby, BJrdney. Next sailing Shansi, about Nov. 30. Next sailing Soochow, about Dec. 10.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (O. S. Yuill & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge Bt„ 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 *ago (American Samoa), Apia (Western Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any )r all of above ports at approx, five weeks ntervals. Matua calls at Wellington and jyttelton (NZ), Lautoka (Fiji) and sup ilements Tofua’s schedule in Islands, sailing at ports as directed by owners.

Tofua has been on annual survey.

Resumes from Auckland November 24.

Matua will leave Auckland on her next voyage on December U.

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; her next departures from Auckland are Nov. 13, Dec. 10, and Jan. 7. On her return to Auckland after January voyage will withdraw for annual survey, expected to take about 2 months.

Pull 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 Hebrlde* Ports - BSI ports - Bougainville - Raoaiu - Samarai-Sydney.

Next sailing from Sydney October 14 Details from Burns Phlip & Co. 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Marltimes 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 Marl

times. Luxurious new liners Caledenien and Tahltien recently added to this service.

Small motor-ships Polyneslen (Messa genes i,*aritimesi and Neo Hebrldals (H.

C. Sleigh. Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.

Norwegian motor vessel Thorslsle, carry ing cargo and passengers maintains a regu lar service between North American ports and French Oceania, Samoa, Fiji, xsew Caledonia and New Hebrides. , LveAC bailing irom San Francisco Oct 30, Papeete. Nov. 12. Apia, Nov. 17. Suva.’ only) 21 ’ Noumea> Nov ‘ 28 - 'Dates approx.

Details from General Steamships Cor poration Ltd., f!2 California St., San Francisco.