Shipping Time-Tables

.There now are comparatively few ship- Itig lines running on regular time-tables i the Pacific Islands. The following time ables are only approximately correct bey are subject to much alteration at hort notice:—

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient Line Passenger Ships, 1954-55.

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about /ery six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby imarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul -

amaral-Moresby-Brlsbane-Sydney.

Next sailing June 21.

MV Malekula sails from Sydney for imaral, Rabaul, Manus, Wewak, Madang, ae, Samarai and return to Sydney, ext sailing end of June.

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

MV’s Soochow and Shansi, 3,000 tons essels, leave every six weeks approxi

mately (making a three-weekly service): Sydney - Brisbane - Pt. Moresby - Madang - Rabaul-Pt. Moresby-Sydney. Next sailing Shansi, May 29. Last sailing Soochow, May 4. Sinkiang leaves from Mel bourne approximately every 7 weeks, and sails via Sydney and Queensland ports to P.-N.G. Next sailing Melbourne, about May 24.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (O. 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 f Western Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland tor any or all of above ports at approx, nve 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 June 8 and July 6.

Matua will leave Auckland on her next voyage May 29.

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. After annual survey, left Auckland in early April for Cook Group.

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 Malalta makes a round trip ai about 8-weeks intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrldee Ports - BSI ports - Bougainville - Kabauj - Samarai-Sydney.

Next sailing from Sydney May 24.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritlmes 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 Caledonien and Tahitien recently added to this service.

Small motor-ships Polyneslen (Messa geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebrldais (H.

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

Oronsay

Orion

Oronsay

Orcades

Orsova

Orion

1954 1954 1954/5 1954/5 1955 1955

Ydney

depart 21 May 17 Sep. 19 Nov. 17 Dec. 28 Jan. 25 Mar.

-Uckland

arr/dep 24 May 21 Sep. 22 Nov. 20 Dec. 31 Jan. 29 Mar.

Uva

arr/dep 27 May 25 Sep. 25 Nov. 23 Dec. 3 Feb. 2 Apl.

[Onolulu

arr/dep 1 June 1 Oct. 30 Nov. 28 Dec. 8 Feb. 8 Apl.

Ancouver

arrive 7 June 7 Oct. 6 Dec. 3 Jan. 14 Feb. 14 Apl. depart 8 June 8 Oct. 7 Dec. 4 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Apl.

An Francisco Arr

10 June 11 Oct. 9 Dec. 6 Jan. 17 Feb. 18 Apl. depart 11 June 12 Oct. 10 Dec. 7 Jan. 18 Feb. 19 Apl.

[Onolulu

arr/dep 15 June 17 Oct. 14 Dec. 11 Jan. 22 Feb. 24 Apl.

Uva

arr/dep 22 June 25 Oct. 21 Dec. 18 Jan. 1 Mar. 2 May

Uckland

arr/dep 25 June 28 Oct. 24 Dec. 21 Jan. 4 Mar. 5 May

Ydney

arrive 28 June 1 Nov. 27 Dec. 24 Jan. 7 Mar. 9 May

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.

Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle, carry ing cargo and passengers maintains a regu lar service between North American ports ana French Oceania, Samoa. Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.

Sailing from San Francisco May 27, Papeete, June 15, Apia, June 20, Suva, June 24, Noumea, June 28 (dates approx, only).

Details from General Steamships Cor poration Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco, U.S.A.