Shipping Time-Tables

ill sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks.

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

MV Malaita sails from Sydney for Rabaul, vieng, Lombrum, Lorengau, Wewak, sxishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. Last ling Dec. 31, next sailing Feb. 14 approx. [IV Malekula sails from Sydney for Pt. resby, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, xishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Iney, Melbourne, Sydney. Next sailing ‘thbound from Sydney approx. Jan. 18.

IV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about ry six weeks; Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby aarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul narai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney. Next ling Jan. 31. letails from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., irldgc Street, Sydney. [V Shansi: Sydney-Brisbane-Norfolk Is.- Moresby - Rabaul - Kavieng - Samarai - -Sydney. Sailing Jan. 17. [V Soochow; Sydney - Brisbane - Port •esby - Samarai - Lae - Sydney. Sailing . 20. [V Sinkiang: Jan. 13. etails from G. S. Yuill & Co. Pty., 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

lling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) LINING: Left Moresby Jan. 5, due ney Jan. 12, dep. Sydney for Japan via sbane Jan. 13.

FENGNING: Sails Hongkong. Jan. 21 • Rabaul, Feb. 2; Madang, Feb. 6; Lae Feb 8; Port Moresby. Feb. 13. Returns to Japan via Sydney and Brisbane.

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

MV Aros: In Melb., Jan. 10, then North bound.

MV Citos: Rabaul, Jan. 10; Madang, Jan. 13; Lae, Jan. 15; then returns to Far East via E. Australian ports.

MV Delos: Now northbound.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty., Ltd., 63 Pitt St., Sydney.

Sydney-Netherlands N.G.

Monthly service from E. Australian ports to Hollandia and Sorong (with Biak and/or Manokwari if inducement) thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Australia direct.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255

George St., Sydney.

N. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-T onga

MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva. Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Lautoka, Apia, Suva.

Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auck land. Each Autumn there is a temporary rearrangement of schedules while the re spective vessels are on annual survey.' Next sailing: MV Tofua Jan. 17; MV Matua Jan. 31.

Details from all offices of Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The regular passenger vessel Maul Pomare should resume early in 1956.

The 700-ton freighter Viti is meanwhile operating a cargo service from Auckland

and occasional limited passenger facilities are available on trans-Pacific freighters.

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.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Rabaul, Etc.

MV Tulagl, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney

for Norfolk, Vila, Luganville, Honiara, Tenaru, Yandina, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydney. Next sailing Jan. 31.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, leaves Sydney for British Solomons ports about monthly, ports varying with cargoes. Next sailing; Jan. 13 approx.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Llil coming from Marseilles, via West Indb and Panama, call about every six wees at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noun® and Sydney, and return by same rouu (At present on this run are the new motd ships, Tahitien and New Caledonien).

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritime maintains about monthly passenger sat ings between Sydney and Noumea s the New Hebrides. Next sailing Jan. 20) SS Neo Hebridais-11, 1,266 tons, mas tains an irregular cargo service betwr, Sydney and Noumea, and four chan trips per annum to Wallis Is. via Sue Owners: Soc. Miniere et Maritime Hagg Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Sleiil Ltd., 115 York Street.

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacifio

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passenr liner Southern Cross makes four rouu the-world voyages per year, two we bound, then two east-bound, calling Suva every trip, and at Papeete exco in hurricane season. Next sailings: We bound, calling Suva only, Jan. 12; We bound, calling Papeete Mar. 30-31, S\< Apr. 5.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, et

Pacific Islands Transport Lin. vessels Thorsisle and Thorshall mas tain a regular service from Pao Coast North American ports, with sailii every 35-40 days. Some ports depend cargoes offering. Next sailing: Thorsisi Sails Vancouver Dec. 23, Papeete Jan.

Nukualofa Feb. 6, Pago Feb. 8, Apia H 10, Suva Feb. 14, Lautoka Feb. 17. Noum

sb. 22, Lae Feb. 28. Thorshall: Vancouver sb. 9, Papeete Mar. 5, Pago Pago Mar.

I, Apia Mar. 12. Suva, Mar. 16, Noumea ar. 20.

Details from General Steamships Cor iration Ltd., 432 California St., San •ancisco. U.S.A., and Island Agents.

U.S.-Papeete-Pago Pago-N.Z.-

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco crates a regular passenger-cargo service jm Los Angeles. Southern terminal ports ry with cargoes offering. Vessels call at peete, Pago Pago, and Suva, depending cargoes.

Sydney-Suva-Honolulu

Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva ibsidiary of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) erate a service three times yearly with ; 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel kemba along the above route. Accom idation is entirely First Class, two-berth a ins. Next sailings from Sydney e Jan. and late May, 1956.

Details from American Trading & Ship ig Co. Pty., Ltd., Sydney.

Honolulu-Papeete

rhe 242-ton auxiliary schooner Te Vega, lerican - owned, operates a luxury ssenger service to a regular schedule, ;h calls at Marquesas and Line Islands required. To dep. Honolulu Dec. 31, arr. peete Jan. 15. Details from Darr Lines, i Theo. H. Davies & Co., Honolulu, or iblissements Donald, Papeete.