The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1956Vol. XXVII, No. 5

[?]ing Time-Tables

pp. 9-12 · Read in the full issue

igs are approximate and may >y as much as two weeks.

ey-Papua-N. Guinea

lalta sails from Sydney for Cavleng, Lombrum, Lorengau, ;xishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. iey sailings approx. Dec. 18, ikula sails from Melbourne for t. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney, Mel :xt Sydney sailing Dec. 28. »10, modern liner, sails about weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, amarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, Samarai, Moresby, Brisbane, Jext Sydney sailing approx. jola, cargo only, sails from Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, ,dang, Lae, Bougainville, Bris ;y. Next sailing: mid-January, •om Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., treet, Sydney. si: Departs Sydney Dec. 24 for ?t. Moresby, Samarai. Next . 29. ang: Departs Sydney Jan. 11 e, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Lae, ivieng, Rabaul, Sydney, ow: Departs Sydney early Feb. ne, Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, adang, Lae, thence to Hong -3m Swire and Yulll Pty. Ltd., Sydney.

dney-Dutch N.G.

ks service by MV’s Sigll, Silin jo and Sinabang carry pas l cargo from E. Australian landia and Sorong, DNG (with

Biak and/or Manokwari if inducement) thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore thenrp “ Next sailings n Sigli Mar nd 6 oeng Jan ' 17 ’ Siblßo Feb ' 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 Fengning; Arrives Sydney Jan. 28 departs for Japan Feb. 12; sails from Japan Mar. 4, Kavieng (opt.) Apr. 10 Rabaul Apr. 12, Lae Apr. 17, Ft. Moresby Apr. 21, Sydney Apr. 29.

SS Funing: Departs Japan Jan. 20 Madang Feb. 24, Rabaul Feb. 27, Lae Mar. 4, Samarai (opt.) Mar. 8, Pt.

Moresby Mar. 9, Brisbane (opt.) Mar 16 Sydney Mar. 21.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor

L e fn el L A T' Cltos ’ Delos and Milos maln corts »n? a i r ser vices between Australian at Mnnt J^P an - Northbound vessels call hnnJ? * I Hon e kon g and Japan; south bound vessels call at Hongkong Manila

Rabaul > Lae - Brisbane’, Sydney!

Szo 1 nt oUrn ?; V th bi ‘ mon thly calls li £ c 21 ' Vanikoro Jan. 26, Sydney Feb. 2 **• 6 ’ Lae Feb ’ * Wilhelmsen Agency aeents Lt m s y dne y. °r Islands 2i. J ebb| Lae: Town Transport, tos cirp ; Madang: BSIP TrM -

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

T mal , ntalns a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Stnrn’ g ° J Pag0 ' A P ia - Suva and return to Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland, Dec. 24, Jan. 22.

MV Matua maintains a service from

Auckland to Lautoka, Suva. Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailing from NZ for special voyage Auckland-Suva- Auckland, Dec. 22; dep. Auckland on next regular trip Jan. 10.

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 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, usually on the Norfolk, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Lunga,

Tenaru. Yandina, Loavie, Pepesal Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydc will make a special recruiting v Gilbert and Ellice Is. and Line! from Sydney on Jan. 17.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, Sydney for British Solomon Islan approximately monthly, ports 1 with cargoes. Next sailings from Dec. 20, Jan. 25.

Details from Burns, Philp & Bridge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-T

Vessels of Messageries Maritim coming from Marseilles, via Wes and Panama, call about every s: at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides)] and Sydney, and return by san At present on this run are the ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and gent. Next sailings from Sydne donien Feb. 8, Tahitien Mar. 20.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Mi maintains about monthly passeni ings between Sydney and Noui the New Hebrides. Next Sydney Jan. 18. Feb. 8.

Details from Sydney agents: Me Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor Street,

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Ps

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-] liner Southern Cross makes fou the-world voyages per year, t\ bound, then two east-bound, ci Suva and Papeete every trip. Nex Tahiti Jan. 4-5, Suva Jan. 10; voyage: Tahiti Mar. 29-30, Suva

N. America-Fiji-Hebride

Pacific Islands Transport Line' Thorsisle and Thorshall mai

service from Pacific Coast North ports, with sailings over 35-40 le ports depend on cargoes offering.

Now in Pacific—Papeete Dec. ,go Pago Jan 7, Apia Jan. 8-9, n. 13-14, Lautoka Jan. 15-17, Jan. 20-22, Vila, Jan. 24, Santo Lae Jan. 28-30, San Francisco Feb. 18. Thorshall: Dep. San Jan. 25, Los Angeles Jan. 27-28, Feb. 8-10, Nukualofa Feb. 15-17, >o Feb. 19-20, Apia Feb. 21-22, 26, Lautoka Feb. 27-28, Noumea i, Townsville Mar. 10-16 San (inbound) Apr. 5. from General Steamships Cor- Ltd., 432 California St., San USA, and Island Agents.

ly-Norfh America, via

Pacific Ports

Dur cargo vessels, Waihemo, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned ited by the Union Steam Ship Ltd., maintain a monthly :ross the Pacific, from Sydney iver and USA ports, via Suva, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes :asional calls are made at Fan id. They have limited passenger ation. Next sailings: Waikawa, Waihemo, early Mar.

ahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

Oceanic Line of San Francisco i regular five-weeks passenger dee from Los Angeles with the Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma. ;erminal ports vary with cargoes Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Suva, depending on cargoes, ig from Sydney: Sierra mid-Jan.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub sidiary of W R. Carpenter & Co.) operate a service three times yearly with th* llon°p th n ’ ® B-passen eer vessel Lakemba along the above route. Accommodation Is entirely First Class, two-berth cabins Next sailing from Sydney, late February Su v a - Lautoka and Honolulu Details from American Trading & Shln plng Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

Honoluiu-Papeete

The 242-ton auxiliary schooner Te Vega,

American-owned, operates a luxury nas s enger service to aregular calls at Marquesas and Lne Ith

Details from Dm? uSS?

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' Zealand" AliStraUa

Matson r in*- at " *l lne s Mariposa and Monterey “orth S £ aSSCnger trips from p acifl£ viaPac?fi? LaXnnrt P ° rt i xt° Australia - Monterev and New Zealand - Los Angefes S Jan S g Fr ancisco Jan. 8,

Pago Pago Jan 19, Suva Jan. 22, Auckland Jan. 25-26, Sydney Jan. 29-Feb. 1, Wellington Feb. 4, Papeete Feb. 8-10, Honolulu Feb. 15, Los Angeles Feb. 20, San Francisco. Feb. 21.

Mariposa: San Francisco Feb. 2, Los Angeles Feb. 3, Honolulu Feb. 8, Papeete Feb. 13-15, Wellington Feb. 21, Melbourne Feb. 25, Sydney Feb. 27-Mar. 1, Auckland Mar. 4, Suva Mar. 7, Pago Pago Mar. 8, Honolulu Mar. 13, San Francisco Mar. 18.

Details from Matson Lines, Berger House, 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.