Shipping Time-Tables

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

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

[V Malaita sails from Sydney for >aul, Kavieng, Lombrum, Lorengau, vak. Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. :t Sydney sailing June 15 (approx.). [V Malakula sails from Sydney for Pt. ■esby, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, cishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai, ney, Melbourne. Sydney. Next Sydney Ing approximately May 31.

V Bulolo, modern liner, sails about •y six weeks: Sydney. Brisbane, esby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, aul, Samarai, Moresby, Brisbane, ney. Next Sydney sailing May 26. 3 Mangola, cargo only, sails from ney for Brisbane, Cairns, Pt. Moresby, larai, Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Pt esby, Brisbane, Sydney. Next sailing; 5 6.

Jtails from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., ridge Street, Sydney.

V Sipkiang: Departs Melbourne June nd Sydney June 8 for Pt. Moresby, arai, Lae, Madang, Kavieng, Rabaul Pt. Moresby, Newcastle, Melbourne. ' V Shansi: Departs Sydney June 2 for aane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Sydney.

V Soochow: Departs Sydney June 22 Brisbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, Madang Sydney. tails from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd idge St., Sydney.

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

ing S.W. Pacific norts on south-bound journeys only.) Funing: Departed Japan May 11 for

Hongkong May 19, Rabaul May 31, Madang June 4. Lae June 6, Samarai June 10, Pt. Moresby June 11.

SS Fengning; Departs Japan June 5 for Hongkong June 14, Rabaul June 27, Madang July 1, Lae June 3, Pt. Moresby July 8, then to Sydney and return direct to Japan.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. 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-Dutch N.G.

Monthly service by MV’s Van Noort, Sibigo and Sinabang carrying passengers

and cargo from E. Australian ports to- Hollandia and Sorong, DNG (with Biak and/or Manokwari if inducement), thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Aus tralia direct.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney.

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next sailings from Auck land: May 2; June 19.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Apia. Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland: June 7; July 5.

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

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

Full details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Terri-

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA

Sailings

of Orient

Line Passenger Ships,

1956.

Orsova

Oronsay

Orcades

Oronsay

Sydney

depart 1 June 13 July 5 Oct. 11 Dec.

Auckland

arr/dep 4 June l& July From 8 Oct. 14 Dec.

Suva

arr/dep 7 June 19 July Panama 11 Oct. 17 Dec.

Honolulu

arr/dep 12 June 24 July 16 Oct. 22 Dec.

Vancouver

arrive 18 June 30 July 22 Oct. 28 Dec. depart 19 June 31 July 11 Sept. 23 Oct. 29 Dec.

San Francisco Arr

21 June 2 Aug. 7 Sept. 25 Oct. 31 Dec. depart Then 3 Aug. 8 Sept. 26 Oct. 1 Jan.

Honolulu

arr/dep to 7 Aug. 16 Sept. 30 Oct. 5 Jan.

Suva

arr/dep Panama 14 Aug. 23 Sept. 6 Nov. 12 Jan.

Auckland

arr/dep — 17 Aug. 26 Sept. 9 Nov. 15 Jan.

Sydney

arrive — 20 Aug. 29 Sept. 12 Nov. 18 Jan.

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, Bouganville ports, Rabaul, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing approximately June 19.

MV Muliama. 8 passengers, leaves

Sydney for British Solomons ports approx, monthly, ports varying with cargoes. In early May, she was in dock in Sydney, with the next sailing date as “indefinite”.

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 (At present on this run are the motor ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and Resurgent MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritimes] maintains about monthly passenger sail ings between Sydney and Noumea am the New Hebrides. Next „ Sydney sailin) June 8.

SS Neo Hebridais-11, 1,266 tons, main tains an irregular cargo service betweei Sydney and Noumea, and four charte trips per annum to Wallis Is. via Suva Owners: Soc. Miniere et Maritime Hager Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Sleigt Ltd.. 115 York Street.

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passenge liner Southern Cross makes four round the-world voyages per year, two wesl bound, then two east-bound, calling i Suva every trip, and at Papeete (excel in hurricane season). Next sailings: Froi Southampton. Dep. May 31. via S. Africs arrive Sydney July 6, Suva July 1 Papeete July 21-22, arrive Liverpool, vi Panama, Aug. 15.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, et<

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vesse Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain regular service from Pacific Coast Nor( American ports, with sailings over 35days. Some ports depend on cargo offering. Thorshall: Sails San Francis* June 19, Papeete July 3-5, Pago July 1 Apia July 11-12, Suva July 15-18, Lautol July 19-21, Noumea July 24-26, Honia July 29, Lae July 30-31. Thorsisle: Sa San Francisco July 27, Papeete Aug. 1 12. Pago Aug. 17, Apia Aug. 18-20, Su Aug. 23-25, Lautoka Aug. 26-28, Noum Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Tauranga (NZ) Sept. 11. Nukualofa Sept 15, then via Su\ Apia and Pago to reach San Francis at beginning of October.

Details from General Steamships Cor jratlon Ltd., 432 California St., San rancisco, USA, and Island Agents.

Sydney-North America, Via

Pacific Ports

The four cargo vessels, Waihemo, airuna, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned d operated by the Union Steam Ship of NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly twice across the Pacific, from Sydney Vancouver and USA ports, via Suva, utoka, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes er. Occasional calls are made at Fan ig Island. They have limited passenger mmmodation. Next sailing: Wairuna d-June.

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

Australia

Jatson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco trates a regular five-weeks passenger go service from Los Angeles with the itura, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma, ithern terminal ports vary with cargoes ;rlng. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago fo, and Suva, depending on cargoes,

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

acific Shopowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub ary of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) operate service three times yearly with the W) ton. 98-passenger vessel Lakemba ig the above route. Accommodation jntlrely First Class, two-berth cabins, t sailing from Sydney, June 8, with s at Suva and Lautoka. etails from American Trading & Ship j Co. Pty., Ltd., Sydney.

Honolulu-Papeete

ic 242-ton auxiliary schooner Te Vega, irlcan-owned, operates a luxury pas :er service to a regular schedule, with > at Marquesas and Line Islands as ilred. Details from Darr Lines, c/o ). H Davies & Co., Honolulu, or (lissements Donald, Papeete.