Shipping Time-Tables

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

iydney-Papua-N. Guinea

i Malekula sails from Melbourne for •y, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ng. Lae, Port Moresby, Sydney. sailing approx. May 24. : Malaita sails from Sydney for Port (by, Rabaul, Kavieng, Lombrum, gau, Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing approx. 25. f Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, [by, Samarai, Lombrum, Madang, Moresby, Brisbane, Sydney. Next y sailing approx. May 29. alls from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., dge Street, Sydney. [Shansi: Next sailing from Sydney 26 for Brisbane (Apr. 30), Rabaul, ng. Madang, Lae.

Soochow: Next Sydney sailing May (■ Brisbane (May 21), Port Moresby Samarai. [Sinkiang: Next Sydney sailing May jr Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, ig, Rabaul. ills from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., ige St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

ie weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Sllin f Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas s and cargo from E. Australian to Hollandia and Sorong, DNG (with and/or Manokwari if inducement), Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence lia direct. Next Sydney sailings; ; May 3, Sigli May 26, Sinabang

June 13.

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: Southbound due Lae Apr. 26, Samarai Apr. 30, Port Moresby May 1-5. Next sailing from Japan about June 15.

SS Funing: Sails from Japan May 3, Hongkong May 11, Madang May 22, Rabaul May 25, Lae May 30, Samarai June 3, Port Moresby June 5.

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 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: Southbound due Rabaul Apr. 24, Honiara Apr. 27, Vanikoro Apr. 30, Bris bane May 7, Sydney May 10.

Citos: Southbound due Rabaul June 20, Lae June 24, Brisbane June 28, Sydney July 1.

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: May 14.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland; May 4.

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

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

Orcades Orsova Oron8Ay

SYDNEY depart Apr. 30 May 28 July 12 AUCKLAND arr/dep May 3 May 31 July 15 SUVA arr/dep May 6 June 3 July 18 HONOLULU arr/dep May 11 June 8 July 23 VANCOUVER arrive May 17 June 14 July 29 depart May 18 June 15 July 30 SAN FRANCISCO arr May 20 June 17 Aug. 1 depart May 21 June 18 Aug. 2 HONOLULU arr/dep May 25 June 22 Aug. 6 SUVA arr/dep June 1 June 29 Aug. 13 AUCKLAND arr/dep June 4 July 2 Aug. 16 SYDNEY arrive June 7 July 5 Aug. 19

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

TTie 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, leaves Sydney for Norfolk, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Lunga, Tenaru, Yandina, Loavie, Pepesala, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul. Next Sydney sailing approx. May 23.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Ts

Vessels of Messageries Maritime coming from Marseilles, via Wes and Panama, call about every s:; at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), and Sydney, and return by sarm At present on this run are the ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and£ gent. Next sailings from Sydneys gent May 10, Tahitien Aug Caledonien June 25.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Ma maintains about monthly passent. ings between Sydney and Noum the New Hebrides. Next Sydney' Apr. 26.

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

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pa

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-R liner Southern Cross makes foun the-world voyages per year, tw bound, then two east-bound, ca Suva and Papeete every trip. Next) Suva July 16, Tahiti July 20-21..

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s Thorsisle and Thorshall main regular service from Pacific Coas American ports, with sailings ow days. Some ports depend on cargoes i Thorsisle: Now in Pacific due Apr. 24-25, Lae Apr. 27-28, Sug May 2-14, Pago Pago May 23- Angeles June 6-7, San Francis bound) June 9.

Thorshall: Seattle/Tacoma Apr.. 6, New Westminster May 13— Francisco May 19-23, Los Anges

Papeete June 6-8, Nukualofa June Pago Pago June 18-19, Apia June , Suva June 24-25, Lautoka June 26oumea June 30-July 3, Townsville 7-12, San Francisco (inbound) tug. ills from General Steamships Cor on Ltd., 432 California St., San Isco. USA, and Islamd Agents.

Syclney-(or NZ)-North

America

I four cargo vessels, Waihemo, na, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned perated by the Union Steam Ship t NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly s across the Pacific, from Sydney acouver and USA ports, via Suva, :a, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes •Occasional calls are made at Fan sland. They have limited passenger nodation. Next sailings: Wairuna, May Waikawa late June. The nata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 [early to Vancouver, via Rarotonga apeete.

S-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

on-Oceanic Line of San Francisco is a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the a, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma, fn terminal ports vary with cargoes I- Vessels call at Papeete, Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes, ladings from Sydney: Sierra early Uameda mid-May.

iydney-Fiji-Vancouver

lc Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub 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, late June, 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 Suva Apr. 26, Pago Pago Apr. 27, Honolulu May 2, San Francisco May 7.

Monterey: In the Pacific due Pago Pago

Apr. 27, Suva Apr. 30, Auckland May 3-4, Sydney May 7-10, Wellington May 13, Papeete May 17-19. Honolulu May 24, Los Angeles May 29, San Francisco from Matson Lines, Berger House, 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.