Sopping Time-Tables

sailings are approximate and may ary by as much as two weeks.

rdney-Papua-N. Guinea

Malaita sails from Sydney for Rabaul, 3g, Lombrum, Lorengau, Wewak, hafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. Next y sailing Apr. 24.

Malekula sails from Sydney for Pt. by, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, tiafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Y, Melbourne, Sydney. Next Sydney : approximately May 29.

Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby ai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul ai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney. Next Y sailing Apr. 14. ils from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Igc Street, Sydney.

Sinkiang: Departed Sydney Apr. 17 rt Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, ig, Rabaul, Lae, Port Moresby, New- Melbourne.

Shansi; Departs Sydney May 1 trisbane, Samarai, Port Moresby, T.

Soochow: Departs Port Moresby for Brisbane and Sydney. 11s from G. S. Yuill & Co. Pty., » Bridge St., Sydney.

ar East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

ig S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) ng; Departs Japan Apr. 30, Hong- May 8, Rabaul May 20, Madang

May 24, Lae May 26, Samarai May 30, Pore Moresby May 31.

Pengning; Departs Japan May 8, Hong kong May 16, Rabaul May 28, Madang June 1, Lae June 3, Samarai June 7, Moresby June 8, thence to Sydney and return direct to Japan.

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

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

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty., Ltd., 63 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands agents (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, Rabaul; A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP Trad ing Corp., Honiara).

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, 256 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 Apr. 24, MV Matua May 10.

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The regular passenger vessel Maul Pomare resumed the Auckland - Cook Islands service in April. Occasional

limited passenger facilities are available on trans-Paciflc 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, Luganvllle, Honiara,

Tenaru, Yandina, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing Apr. 26.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, leaves Sydney for British Solomons ports approx, monthly, ports varying with cargoes. Next Sydney sailing, early May.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahi

Vessels of Messageries Maritlmes : coming from Marseilles, via West 111 and Panama, call about every six w at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Nov< and Sydney, and return by same rn (At present on this run are the new mr ships, Tahitien and New Caledonien) ( MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritll; maintains about monthly passenger ings between Sydney and Noumea , the New Hebrides. Next Sydney ss< May 11.

SS Neo Hebridais-11, 1,266 tons, m tains an irregular cargo service betf Sydney and Noumea, and four chx trips per annum to Wallis Is. via 8 Owners: Soc. Miniere et Maritime HsJ Noumea. Sydney agents; H. C. SHi Ltd., 115 York Street.

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacifl

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passe< liner Southern Cross makes four roa the-world voyages per year, two y bound, then two east-bound, callinjx Suva every trip, and at Papeete ex; in hurricane season. Next sailings: I Southampton, Dep. May 31, via S. At. arrive Sydney July 6. Suva July\ Papeete July 21, arrive Liverpool, , Panama, Aug. 15.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, •

Pacific Islands Transport LI vessels Thorsisle and Thorshall nr lain a regular service from Pg‘ Coast North American ports, with sail, every 35-40 days. Some ports depenu cargoes offering. Thorsisle: Sails couver May 5. Papeete May 24, Pago

i June 1, Suva June 5, Noumea . Suva June 19, Apia June 23, une 26. Thorshall: Sails San 0 June 15, Papeete July 3, Pago Apia July 11, Suva July 15, July 19, Noumea July 24, Lae 5 from General Steamships Cor- Ltd., 432 California St.. San o. U.S.A., and Island Agents.

-Papeete-Pago Pago-N.Z.-

Australia

1- Line of San Francisco a regular passenger-cargo service 3 Angeles. Southern terminal ports h cargoes offering. Vessels call at Pago Pago, and Suva, depending »es.

Ydney-Suva-Honolulu

Vancouver

Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva iry of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) a service three times yearly with ,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel , along the above route. Accom -1 is entirely First Class, two-berth Next sailing from Sydney late 56. ; from American Trading & Shlp- Pty., Ltd., Sydney.

Honolulu-Papeete

2- auxiliary schooner Te Vega, i - owned, operates a luxury r service to a regular schedule, Is at Marquesas and Line Islands ired. Details from Darr Lines, ). H. Davies & Co., Honolulu, or ments Donald, Papeete.

Fiji Financial Secretary, Mr.

Davidson, returned to Suva ril 10 in the Orient liner from leave in the UK.