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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1956Vol. XXVII, No. 1

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pp. 9-11 · Read in the full issue

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

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

if Malaita sails from Sydney for lul. Kavieng, Lombrum. Lorengau, ak. Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. ; Sydney sailing approx. Sept. 26.

T Malekula sails from Sydney for Pt. >sby, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Ishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai, icy, Melbourne, Sydney. Next Sydney ig approx. Sept. 14.

T Bulolo, modern liner, sails about r six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, ■by, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, ml, Samarai. Moresby, Brisbane, icy. Next Sydney sailing Oct. 3. f Mangola, cargo only, sails from ey for Brisbane, Cairns, Pt. Moresby, irai, Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Pt. sby, Brisbane, Sydney. Next sailing: 16, tails from Burns, Philp & Cos. Ltd., idge Street, Sydney.

I Sinkiang: Departs Sydney Sept. 12 jae and Rabaul; she then will go on lentral Pacific Islands on a charter iting trip. Returns to P-NG service ild-November. f Shansi: Departed Sydney Aug. 21 for ane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Sydney, f Soochow: Departed Sydney Aug. 21 Brisbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, Madang, Sydney. »ils from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., Idge St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

ree weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin t, Sibigo, Sinabang (regular) and Van [ (irregular) carry passengers and I from E. Australian ports to Hoi

landia and Sorong, DNG (with Biak and/or Manokwari if inducement), thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Aus tralia direct. Next sailings: Van Cloon Aug. 21, Sinabang Sept. 20.

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

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

(Calling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) SS Funing: Departs Japan Sept. 11, call ing at Hongkong Sept. 19, Kavieng Sept. 20, Rabaul Sept. 22, Madang Sept. 26 Lae Sept. 28, Pt. Moresby Oct. 3, Sydney’ Oct 11 (approx.) and returns to Japan direct SS Fengning: Departs Japan Oct. 23 for Hongkong Oct. 31, Rabaul Nov. 11.

Madang Nov. 15, Lae Nov. 17, Samarai Nov. 21, Moresby Nov. 22, Sydney Dec. 2 (approx.) and returns 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 Aros, Citos, Delos and Milos main

nortc reg^ la T r ser vices between Australian ports and Japan. Northbound vessels call at Manila, Hongkong and Japan; souv ■bound vessels call at Hongkong, Manila, Rabaul> Lae > Brisbane, Sydn . and Melbourne, with bi-monthly calls a: Honiara and Vanikoro. s ° uthb ound, is due at Lae Sept, 12, Rabaul Sept. 15, Honiara Sept 19 Citos, due to leave Sydney on Sept. 8 call at Rabaul Oct. 29, Lae Nov. 1; Milo leaving Sydney Sept. 17. calls at Rata u Nov. 6. Lae Nov. 9.

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

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago. Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. On her return to Auckland on Sept. 3, she will undergo survey). Next sailing from Auckland Oct. 1.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and

return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland; Sept. 3.

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The passenger vessel Maui Pomare maintains a regular service between Auckland and the Cook Islands (Raro tonga, Aitutaki and Mangaia).

Full details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Terri

lories 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, Tenant, Yandina, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing mid-October.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, leaves

Sydney for British Solomon Islands pod approximately monthly, ports varys with cargoes. Next sailing from Sydnc Sept. 7, for Honiara, Yandina and Loa^j Details from Burns, Philp & Co.„ Bridge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-TahitJ

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes LL coming from Marseilles, via West Inb and Panama, call about every six wea at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noum and Sydney, and return by same rov At present on this run are the moti ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and Res gent. Next sailing from Sydney: Caledonii Sept. 25.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritime maintains about monthly passenger s« ings between Sydney and Noumea s the New Hebrides. Next Sydney sailic Sept. 14.

Details from Sydney agents: Messages Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydn©

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacifi

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passera liner Southern Cross makes four rout the-world voyages per year, two wn bound, then two east-bound, calling; Suva and Papeete every trip. Next voys Depart Southampton Sept. 13, at"

Sydney (via Sth. Africa) Oct. 19, c Sydney Oct. 21, Suva Oct. 30, Pap.< Nov. 3-4, arr. Southampton, via Panat Nov. 28.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, e;

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s ves Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain j regular service from Pacific Coast N»1 American ports, with sailings over 3£ days. Some ports depend on carr offering. Thorsisle: Due to sail from Francisco Aug. 24, at Los Angeles i

7, Papeete Sept. 7-8, Pago Pago Sept. 1, Apia Sept. 15-16, Suva Sept. 19- Lautoka Sept. 22-23, Nukualofa . 25-27, Noumea Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Oct. 5-6, San Francisco Oct. 24. •shall, now in the Pacific, will sail i Seattle/Tacoma on her next voyage , 21. at New Westminster Sept. 22- San Francisco Oct. 1-5, Los Angeles 7-8. Papeete Oct. 19-21, Pago Pago 25-26, Apia Oct. 27-28, Suva Oct. 31- 2, Lautoka Nov. 3-5, Nukualofa Nov.

Noumea Nov. 13-14, Lae approx. Nov. (, San Francisco (inbound! Dec. 8. tails from General Steamships Cor tion Ltd., 432 California St., San cisco, USA, and Island Agents.

Iydney-North America, Via

Pacific Ports

e four cargo vessels, Waihemo, una, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned operated by the Union Steam Ship of NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly ce across the Pacific, from Sydney ancouver and USA ports, via Suva, )ka, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes j Occasional calls are made at Fan- Island. They have limited passenger amodation. Next sailings: Waikawa 3ept.; Waihemo: Early October.

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

Australia

tson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco tes a regular five-weeks passenger ! service from Los Angeles with the ira, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma. iern terminal ports vary with cargoes ag. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes.

Sydney-Fiji-V Ancouver

ific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub y of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) operate

a service three times yearly with the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba along the above route. Accommodation Is entirely First Class, two-berth cabins Next sailing from Sydney, second week in October, with calls at Suva and Lautoka Details from American Trading & Ship ping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney,

Honolulu-Papeete

The 242-ton auxiliary schooner Te Vega, American-owned, operates a luxury pas senger service to a regular schedule, with calls at Marquesas and Line Islands as required. Details from Darr Lines, c/o Theo, H. Davies & Co., Honolulu, or Etablissements Donald, Papeete.