Shipping Time-Tables

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

(There was a complete tie-up of Islands ships, due to wharf strike, in November.

See page 17.) MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about every six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul -

Samarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.

Next sailing about November 12.

MV Malekula sails from Sydney for Samarai, Rabaul. Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai and return to Sydney. Next sailing about December 1.

Details from Burns Philp & Co. 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: Sinkiang now provides a fast service Sydney-Brlsbane-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 Mel bourne as required.

Next Sydney sailing, Soochow: Nov. 12, Dec. 21.

Next Sydney sailing, Sinkiang: Nov. 16.

Next Sydney sailing, Shansi: Dec. 3, Jan. 7.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (G. 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 (Western Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any or all above ports at approx, five weeks

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

iq«^ Th OrQivt rS , S( ? Va Orcades will each make an additional Pacific crossing in Suva U vl ave Syd o Cy for London on J une 3 and will call at: Auckland.

Suva Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama Colon Trinidad Cherbourg. She will reach London on July 13. Orcades will sail from London on August 22 bound for Sydney via the same route. She will arrive on October 1

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 scheduled to leave Auckland December 7 and January 4.

Matua will leave Auckland December 23 and January 22.

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.

Full details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Terri tories in Wellington, or to any office ®f the Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd., which Company acts as Agents 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 Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports-BSI ports-

Bougainville-Rabaul-Samarai-Sydney.

Sailing from Sydney about November 20.

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

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 Maritimes Luxurious new liners Caledonlen and

OR 9£S AY ORCADES ORSOVA Orion ORONSAY SYDNEY Hpnarf i q xt 1954/5 1955 1955 1955 aupkt and a l?H 0n o 9 0V 17 Dec 28 Jan - 25 Mar. 15 July SUVA A «rr/3f P of S 0V 20 Dec 31 Jan - 29 Mar. 18 July SUVA arr/dep 25 Nov. 23 Dec 3 Feb ? Ani oi va 0 n N c°ou U v L e U r 3 -Si JS jg Sg SAN » g£ 6 Sn.‘ }? Kb! 18 Apl. 2 a5| !

HONO LU LU arr/dep 14 Dec! J SS 22 Kb. 24 Apl 9 A^g AUCKLAND Sfl? 5 SSi gft J }J g SYDNEY arrive 27 Dec. 24 Jan. 7 Sar 9 MaJ 22 Aug!

Tahitien recently added to this service.

Sailing dates:— From Sydney, Northbound—Caledonien November 23, April 11; Tahitien: January 7, May 24.

From Papeete, southbound Tahitien December 14, April 30; Caledonien; October 31, March 18.

Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messa

geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebrides (H.

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

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Pcrts-Sydney

A service by Shaw Savill, with their new all-passenger liner Southern Cross, will commence from the UK early in 1955.

Calls on maiden voyage will be made at West Indies ports, Panama, Papeete (Tahiti), Suva, Auckland, Sydney, Aus tralian ports, South African ports, Canary Islands, UK.

Four round trips per year will be made and direction of service will alternate (i.e. the second voyage from UK will go South Africa about); about 1,200 one-class passengers will be carried. Single, two berth and multi-berth cabins are avail able. Fares Sydney-UK are from £ll5 Stg.; Suva-UK, via Panama, from £lO5 Stg.; via the Cape, from £132 Stg.; Papeete-UK, via Panama, from £lOO Stg.; via Cape, £l5l Stg.

Tentative sailing dates for maiden voyage; Papeete, April 22-23. 1955.

Suva, April 28, 1955.

Auckland, May 2-3, 1955.

Sydney, May 6-9, 1955.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.

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

Suggested sailing dates for the M\ Thorsisle are as follows: San Francisco (Southbound) .. Jan. J

Papeete %

Apia Jan ' z Nukualofa Suva 2 Lautoka (Vatia) , ST ea . :: :: :: :: :: 52: i: San Francisco (Inbound) . •• Mar.

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