Shipping Time-Tables

There now are comparatively few ship ping lines running on regular time-tables (n the Pacific Tslanrts. The following time tables are only approximately correct they are subject to much alteration at short notice:—

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

tyV Bulolo, modern Uner, sails about every six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Bamarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul -

Samarai-Moresby-Brlsbane-Sydney.

Next sailing about August 4.

MV Malekula sails from Sydney for Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai and return to Sydney. Next sailing about July 13.

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

MV’s Soochow, Shansi and Sinkiang, each 3,000 tons, provide regular service between Sydney and Papua-New Guinea ports. From July 19, Sinkiang will provide a fast service Sydney - Brisbane - Port Moresby and return by same route.

Soochow and Shansi will continue Sydney- Brisbane - Moresby - Samarai - Lae - Madang - Kavieng - Rabaul and return, with calls at Melbourne as required.

Next Sydney sailing, Shansi: July 9.

Next Sydney sailing, Sinkiang: July 19.

Next Sydney sailing, Soochow: July 30.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (O. S. Yuill & Cos., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

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

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 (-Western Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland lor any or all of anove ports at approx, hve weeks Intervals. , Matua calls at Wellington and Lyttelton (NZ). Lautoka (Fiji) and sup plements Tofua’s schedule in Islands, calling at ports as directed bv owners.

Tofua’s next voyage scheduled to leave Auckland August 3.

Matua will leave Auckland on her next voyage June 26, and on her return to Wellington, July 15. will withdraw until August 25 on annual survey.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The NZ Government’s old motor vessel Maul 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.

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 Malalta makes a round trip at about 8-weeks intervals from Sydney t« Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports-BSI ports-

Bougainville-Rabaul-Samaral-Sydney,

Sailing from Sydney about July 22.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messagenes Maritimes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indie* and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete. Vila (New Hebrides),

Orion

Oronsay

Orcades

Orsova

Orion

1954 1954/5 1954/5 1955 1955

Sydney

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

Auckland

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

Suva

arr/dep 25 Sep. 25 Nov. 23 Dec. 3 Peb. 2 Apl.

Honolulu

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

Vancouver

arrive 7 Oct. 6 Dec. 3 Jan. 14 Feb.

14 Apl.

depart 8 Oct. 7 Dec. 4 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Apl.

San Francisco Arr

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

Honolulu

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

Suva

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

Auckland

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

Sydney

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

Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Message ries Msn tlnies. Luxurious new liners Caledonien and Tahitien recently added to this service.

Sailing dates;— From Sydney, Northbound—Caledonien: July 8, November 23, April 12; Tahitien: August 19, January 7, mid-May.

From Papeete, southbound Tahitien: July 26, December 14, end April; Cale donien: October 31, March 20.

Small motor-snips Polyneslen fMessa gcrics Maritimes) and Neo Hebridais (H. c yieign, Ltd.» maintain iairi> 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 ana r'rencn Oceania, oamoa, ciji, jncw Caledonia and New Hebrides.

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