[?]ipping Time-Tables

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

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

HV Malaita sails from Sydney for Rabaul, deng, Lombrum, Lorengau, Wewak, icishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. Next ing Apr. 21. [V Malekula sails from Sydney for Pt. •esby, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, tishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai, ney, Melbourne, Sydney. Next sailing r. 21.

EV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about ■y six weeks: Sydney-Brlsbane-Moresby laral - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul tarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney. Next ng Apr. 18. stalls from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., ridge Street, Sydney.

V Sinkiang: Departs Melbourne Apr. 6, tiey Apr. 12, for Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Madang, Kavieng, Rabaul, Melbourne.

V Soochow: Departs Sydney Mar. 26 Brisbane, Port Moresby, Rabaul, ieng, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, ley. stalls from G. S. Yuill & Co. Pty., , 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

ling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) ning: Departs Japan Apr. 30, Hong- E May 8, Rabaul May 20, Madang 24, Lae May 26, Samarai May 30, Moresby May 31.

Fengning: Departs Japan Mar. 24 Hong kong Apr 1 Kavieng Apr. 13, ’Rabaul Apr. 15, Madang Apr. 19, Lae Apr 21 Port Moresby Apr. 25.

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

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Aros, Citos, Delos, and Milos main tain a three-weekly service between Japan and Australia, calling at Papua-New Guinea ports southbound.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agencv 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-Tonga

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 Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Each Autumn there is a temporary rearrangement of schedules while the respective vessels are on annual survey. Next sailing from Auck land: MV Tofua Mar. 27, MV Matua Apr. 12.

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The regular passenger vessel Maul Pomare is expected to resume sometime in March-April. Occasional limited pas senger facilities are available on trans pacific freighters. (Over)

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA

Sailings of

Orient Line

Passenger Ships, 1955-56.

Orion

Orsova

Oronsay

Orcades

1956 1956 1956 1956

Sydney

depart 2 Apr. 1 June 13 July

Auckland

arr/dep 6 Apr 4 June 16 July Prom

Suva

arr/dep 10 Apr. 7 June 19 July Panama

Honolulu

arr/dep 16 Apr. 12 June 24 July

Vancouver

arrive 23 Apr. 13 June 30 July depart 24 Apr. 19 June 31 July 11 Sept.

San Francisco Arr

27 Apr. 21 June 2 Aug. 7 Sept. depart 28 Apr.

Then 3 Aug. 8 Sept.

Honolulu

arr/dep 3 May to 7 Aug. 16 Sept.

Suva

arr/dep 11 May Panama 14 Aug. 23 Sept.

Auckland

arr/dep 14 May 17 Aug. 26 Sept.

Sydney

arrive 18 May — 20 Aug. 29 Sept.

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 Tulagi, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney for Norfolk, Vila, Luganville, Honiara,

Tenaru, Yandina, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydney. Next sailing Apr. 24.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, leaves Sydney for British Solomons ports about monthly, ports varying with cargoes. Next sailing Mar. 27.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

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

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritime maintains about monthly passenger ssi ings between Sydney and Noumea a the New Hebrides. Next sailing Apr.

SS Neo Hebridais-11, 1,266 tons, mas tains an irregular cargo service 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. Sleii Ltd., 115 York Street.

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacifi«

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passenc 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 excc in hurricane season. Next sailings: We bound, departs Sydney Apr. 16 for M/ bourne, Fremantle, Durban, CapetoTi England.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, et

Pacific Islands Transport Lin vessels Thorsisle and Thorshall mas tain a regular service from Pam Coast North American ports, with sailiil every 35-40 days. Some ports depend cargoes offering. Next sailing: Thorsha Sails Vancouver Mar. 1, Papeete Mar.

Nukualofa Mar. 21, Pago Mar. 23, A#

ir. 25, Suva Mar. 29, Noumea Apr. 7, wr.sville Apr. 12. Thorsisle: Sails San ancisco Apr. 26, Papeete May 10. Pago ty 17, Apia May 18, Suva May 21, utoka May 24, Noumea May 29, Lae ae 4.

Jetails from General Steamships Cor •ation Ltd., 432 California St.. San incisco, U.S.A., and Island Agents.

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

Australia

latson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco rates a regular passenger-cargo service m Los Angeles. Southern terminal ports y with cargoes offering. Vessels call at >eete, Pago Pago, and Suva, depending cargoes.

Sydney-Suva-Honolulu

Vancouver

acific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva Dsidiary of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) rate a service three times yearly with 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel emba along the above route. Accom lation is entirely First Class, two-berth Ins. Next sailings from Sydney May, 1956. etails from American Trading & Shlp ; Co. Pty., Ltd., Sydney.

Honolulu-Papeete

le 242-ton auxiliary schooner Te Vega, srican - owned, operates a luxury ienger service to a regular schedule, i calls at Marquesas and Line Islands required. Details from Darr Lines Theo. H. Davies & Co., Honolulu, or )lissements Donald. Papeete. [r. and Mrs. Ray Lovell, of Port

■ esby, have been spending three

iths leave with Mrs. Lovell’s ;her, Mrs. F. M. Harrison, of

ible Bay, Sydney.