Shipping Time-Tables
pp. 5-6 · Read in the full issue
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- Bamaral - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul - Samnral-Moresbv-Brlsbnne-Sydney.
Next sailing March 23.
MV Malekula sails from Sydney for Samarai, Rabaul, Manus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Samarai and return to Sydney.
Next sailing March 19.
Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.
MV’s Soochow, Shansi and Sinkiang, 3,000 tons vessels, leave every six weeks approximately (making a three weekly service): Sydney-Brisbane-Port Moresby - Madang - Rabaul - Pt Moresby, Sydney. Next sailing Shansi, April 6.
Next sailing Soochow, March 19. Sinkiang will include Melbourne in her itinerary, leaving from that port March 19, from Sydney March 23.
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 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’s next voyages are scheduled to leave Auckland March 15 and April 12.
Matua will leave Auckland on her next voyage April 3.
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. On her return to Auckland after January voyage will withdraw for annual survey, expected to take about 2 months.
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
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Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-
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Kabaul Etc.
MV Malalta makes a round trip at about 8-weeks intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports ports - Bougainville - Rabam -
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 Marltithes. Luxurious new liners Caledonien and Tahitien recently added to this “smaU motor-ships Polynesian (Messagenes Maritimes) and Neo Hebrtdals (H.
C. Sleigh. Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.
N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.
Norwegian motor vessel Thorslsle, carry ing car S° and passengers maintains a regu lar service between North American ports and French Oceania, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledon ia and New Hebrides, Sailing from San Pran cisco April 2. p apee te, April 14, Apia, April 19, Suva, April 23 Noumea> April 28 (dates approx.
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