Shipping Time-Tables

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about tery six weeks; Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby imarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul amarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.

Next sailing about June 3.

MV Malekuia sails from Sydney for amarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, lexishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai and (turn to Sydney. Next sailing about me 6.

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

MV Sinkiang: Sydney, Brisbane, Port bresby, and return.

MV Fukien; Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, risbane, and Sydney/Melbourne.

MV Soochow and MV Shansi; Sydney, risbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, adang, Kavieng, Rabaul, Sydney, Mel iurne.

Next sailings; MV Fukien, May 5; MV ochow, May 13; MV Sinkiang, May 23; V Shansi, May 28.

The above dates are approximate, and ,ble to be altered by as much as two eks, Details from New Guinea Australia Line . S. Yulll & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge . Sydney.

Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga

HV Tofua maintains a service from ckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, le, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return Auckland. /IV Matua maintains a service from ckland to Suva, Lautoka, Apia, Suva, llington, and return to Auckland. Each

Autumn there is a temporary rearrange ment of schedules while the respective vessels are on annual survey. Next sailings from Auckland are: MV Tofua: April 26, May 24, June 21.

MV Matua: Leaving Auckland June 6, this vessel will follow the Tofua’s normal route while that vessel is on survey.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The regular passenger vessel “Maui Pomare” is out of commission indefinitely.

In consequence the Union Co.’s “Matua”, normally on the Piji-Samoa service, will make a special voyage, leaving Auckland about May 5, Rarotonga May 9-10, Mangaia May 11. Auckland May 17. In addition trans - Pacific freighters with

very limited accommodation will call at Rarotonga only, as follows; “Waitomo” .southbound mid - April; “Waitemata” southbound late May; “Wairuna” south bound mid-June. All will discharge at Auckland.

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.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Rabaul, Etc.

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

Bougalnville-Rabaul-Samaral-Sydney.

Sailing from Sydney late May.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, coming xrom 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 Caledonien and Tahitien recently added to this service.

Sailing dates:— From Sydney: Tahitien, May 24; Caledonien, August 23.

From Papeete for Sydney; Caledonien, July 30; Tahitien, September 11.

MV Polynesien (Messageries Maritimes) maintains about monthly passenger sail ings between Sydney and Noumea and

the New Hebrides.

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

A service by Shaw Savill, with their m all-passenger liner Southern Cross, coi menced from the UK early in Ift Calls on maiden voyage will be made West Indies ports, Panama, Papet (Tahiti), Suva, Auckland, Sydney, Ai tralian ports, South African ports. Cana Islands, UK.

Four round trips per year will be ma and direction of service will alterm (i.e. the second voyage from UK will South Africa about); about 1,200 one-ch passengers will be carried. Single, tv berth and multi-berth cabins are ava able. Fares Sydney-UK are from £: Stg.; Sura-UK, via Panama, from £: Stg.; via the Cape, from £132 St Papeete-UK, via Panama, from £ Stg.; via Cape, £l5l Stg.

Next sailing: See advertisement beb

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, ei

Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle, car ing cargo and passengers, maintains regular service between North Amerio ports and French Oceania, Samoa, F New Caledonia and New Hebrides.

Scheduled depature dates; Apia, A] 27; Suva, May 4; Lautoka, May 11; Nourr May 17; Lae, May 25; thence San Prancii due June 11. Sails again July 2; Pape July 15; Nukualofa, July 23; Apia, J 2G; Suva, July 30; Noumea, August Lae, August 13, thence San Francisco, ■ September 2.

Details from General Steamships C poration Ltd., 432 California St., £ Francisco, U.S.A.