Shipping Time-Tables

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

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

IV Malaita sails from Sydney for baul, Kavieng, Lombrum, Lorengau, wak, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. it Sydney sailing approx. Mar. 27.

IV Malekula sails from Melbourne for iney, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, dang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney, Mel irne. Next Sydney sailing Apr. 5. dV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about >ry six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, resby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, baul, Samarai, Moresby, Brisbane, iney. Next Sydney sailings approx. ). 22, Apr. 15.

IS Mangola, cargo only, sails from Iney for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, baul, Madang, Lae, Bougainville, Bris le, Sydney. Next sailing: Mar. 19. letalls from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Bridge Street, Sydney.

IV Sinkiang: In dock at Hongkong tt sailing from Melbourne Mar. 30 for iney, Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, dang, Rabaul.

IV Shansi: Departs Sydney Mar. 19 Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai.

IV Soochow: Departed Sydney Feb. 12 Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, baul, Kavieng, Madang, Lae. letails from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., Bridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

?hree weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin eng, Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas

sengers and cargo from E. Australian ports to Hollandia and Sorong, DNG (with Biak and/or Manokwari if inducement), thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Australia direct. Next sailings: Sigli Mar. 2, Sinabang Mar. 22, Silindoeng April 16.

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

Far East-S.W. Paciflc-

Australia

(Calling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) SS Fengning: Sails from Japan Mar. 9, Kavieng (opt.) Apr. 2, Rabaul Apr. 4, Lae Apr, 9, Port Moresby Apr. 13, Sydney Apr. 21.

SS Funing: Madang Mar. 5, Rabaul Mar. 8, Lae Mar. 13, Samarai (opt.i Mar. 16, Port Moresby Mar. 17, Sydney Mar. 27.

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

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor

vessels Arcs, Cites, Delos and Milos main tain regular services between Australian ports and Japan. Northbound vessels call at Manila, Hongkong and Japan; south bound vessels call at Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, with bi-monthly calls at Gizo (opt.), Honiara and Vanikoro.

Milos: Lae Apr. 18, Rabaul Apr. 21, Honiara Apr. 24, Brisbane May 4, Sydney May 9.

Arcs, southbound, due Rabaul Mar. 16, Lae Mar. 18, Brisbane Mar. 23, Sydney Mar. 27.

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).

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. Next sailing from Auckland; Mar. 19.

MV Matua maintains a service from

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient Line Passenger Ships, 1957.

Orsova Orion Orcades Oronsay

SYDNEY depart Mar. 12 Apr. 30 July 13 AUCKLAND arr/dep Mar. 16 May 3 July 16 SUVA arr/dep Mar. 20 May 6 July 19 HONOLULU arr/dep Mar. 26 May 11 July 24 VANCOUVER arrive Apr. 2 May 17 July 30 depart Apr, 2 May 18 July 31 SAN FRANCISCO arr Apr. 5 May 20 Aug. 2 depart Apr. 6 May 21 Aug. 3 HONOLULU arr/dep Apr. 11 May 25 Aug. 7 SUVA arr/dep Feb. 26 Apr. 19 June 1 Aug. 14 AUCKLAND arr/dep Mar. 1 Apr. 22 June 4 Aug. 17 SYDNEY arrive Mar. 4 Apr. 26 June 7 Aug. 20

Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland: Mar. 7.

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, Tenant, Yandina, Loavie, Pepesala, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydney run,

left Sydney on a special recruiting ti to Gilbert and Ellice Is. and Line Islan on Jan. 17. She will resume her norm run from Sydney on April 5.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, leav Sydney for Norfolk Island and Briti Solomon Islands ports approximat* monthly, ports varying with cargoi Next sailing from Sydney: Mar. 1.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Lii coming from Marseilles, via West Ind: and Panama, call about every six wee at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noum and Sydney, and return by same rou At present on this run are the mote ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and Rest gent. Next sailings from Sydney: Tahiti Mar. 27, Resurgent May 10.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritime maintains about monthly passenger sa ings between Sydney and Noumea a: the New Hebrides. Next Sydney sailing Mar. 8 and 29.

Details from Sydney agents; Messager: Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydnej

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passeng liner Southern Cross makes four roun the-world voyages per year, two we! bound, then two east-bound, calling Suva and Papeete every trip. Next voyag Tahiti Mar. 29-30, Suva Apr. 4; followi voyage; Suva July 16, Tahiti July 20-;

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, et

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vess Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain regular service from Pacific Coast Not American ports, with sailings over 35<

lys. Some ports depend on cargoes offering.

Thorshall; Now in Pacific due Suva Feb. -26, Noumea Mar. 3-6, Vila Mar. 10-16, in Francisco (inbound) Apr. 5.

Thorsisle, due reach San Francisco on ;b. 24 (inbound from Pacific), leaves risco again Mar. 13 for Los Angeles ar. 15-16, Papeete Mar. 27-29, Nukualofa pt.), Pago Pago Apr. 3, Apia Apr. 4-5, iva Apr. 8-9, Lautoka (opt.), Noumea jr. 12-14, Honiara Apr. 18-19, Lae Apr. -25, San Francisco May 14.

Details from General Steamships Cor •ration Ltd., 432 California St., San ■ancisco. USA, and Island Agents.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

The four cargo vessels, Waihemo, airuna, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned id operated by the Union Steam Ship >. of NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly rvice across the Pacific, from Sydney Vancouver and USA ports, via Suva, lutoka, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes fer. Occasional calls are made at Fan ng Island. They have limited passenger commodation. Next sailings Waihemo, Ld-March Waitomo. late April. The aitemata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 ips yearly to Vancouver, via Rarotonga id Papeete.

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco lerates a regular five-weeks passenger ,rgo service from Los Angeles with the mtura, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma. iuthern terminal ports vary with cargoes tering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago igo and Suva, depending on cargoes, jxt sailings from Sydney: Sierra Jan. (approx.), Ventura Mar. 14 (approx.).

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub sidiary 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, Feb. 25, with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu.

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.

N. America-Hawaii-Fiji-Samoa-

Tahiti-N. Zealand-Australia

Matson Line’s Mariposa and Monterey make round passenger trips from Pacific North Coast American ports to Australia, via Pacific Islands ports and New Zealand.

Mariposa: In the Pacific, due Mel bourne Feb. 25, Sydney Feb. 27-Mar. 1, Auckland Mar. 4, Suva Mar. 7, Pago Pago

Mar. 8, Honolulu Mar. 13, San Francisco Mar. 18.

Monterey: Dep. San Francisco Feb. 26, Los Angeles Feb. 27, Honolulu Mar. 4, Pago Pago Mar. 9, Suva Mar. 12, Auck land Mar. 15-16. Sydney Mar. 19-22, Wellington Mar. 25, Papeete Mar. 29-31, Honolulu Apr. 5, Los Angeles Apr. 10, San Francisco Apr. 11.

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