Shipping Time-Tables

sailings are approximate and may -ary by as much as two weeks.

ydney-Papua-N. Guinea

t Malekula sails from Melbourne for ■y, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, mg. Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, y. Next Sydney sailing approx. May Malaita sails from Sydney for Port by, Rabaul, Kavieng, Lombrum, gau, Wewak, Alexishafen, Madang, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing approx. 25. then about June 28. [ Bulolo, modern liner, sails about [six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port by Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lom ( Rabaul, Samarai, Port Moresby, me. Sydney. Next Sydney sailing May 31. [ Montoro sails from Sydney, for ,ne. Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ig, Lae, Port Moresby, Sydney, Mel i. Next Sydney sailing approx. May ills from Burns, Phllp & Co. Ltd., ige Street, Sydney.

Soochow; Next Sydney sailing May 'Brisbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, Madang, Shansi; Next Sydney sailing May 28 ttsbane, Port Moresby, Samarai.

Sinkiang: Next Sydney sailing June r Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, ig, Rabaul, ,11s from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., Ige St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

ic weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin [ 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 Sydney sailings; Sigli May 22, Sinabang June 10, Silin doeng July 3.

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

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

(Calling S.W. Pacific ports on sonth-boond journeys only.) SS Funing; Southbound due Madang May 22, Rabaul May 25, Lae May 30, Samarai June 3, Port Moresby June 5.

SS Fengning: Southbound due Madang July 3, Kavieng July 6, Rabaul July 8, Lae July 13, Port Moresby July 18.

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.

Aros: Southbound due Rabaul May 29, Lae June 1.

Citos: Southbound due Rabaul July 2, Lae July 5.

Milos: Southbound due Lae July 13, Rabaul July 16, Honiara July 19, Vani koro July 23.

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: June 11.

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

Orcades

Orsova

Oronsay

Sydney

depart (To UK via Panama i June 11 May 28 July 12

Auckland

arr/dep — June 14 May 31 July 15

Suva

arr/dep — June 17 June 3 July 18

Honolulu

arr/dep — June 22 June 8 July 23

Vancouver

arrive — June 28 June 14 July 29 depart — June 29 June 15 July 30

San Francisco Arr

— July 1 June 17 Aug. 1 depart — — 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

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Ania Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailing from 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.

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, Tenaru, Yandina, Loavie, Pepesala, Somata, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul. Next Sydney

sailing approx. May 23, then about J Details from Burns, Philp & ' Bridge Street. Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tall

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes coming from Marseilles, via West and Panama, call about every six at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), N and Sydney, and return by same At present on this run are the ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and gent. Next sailing from Sydney; donien June 25, Tahitien August 1( MV Polynesie (Messageries Mar maintains about monthly passenge ings between Sydney and Noume the New Hebrides. Next Sydney i June 14.

Details from Sydney agents: Mess Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sj

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pac

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-pa liner Southern Cross makes four the-world voyages per year, two bound, then two east-bound, call 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 maint regular service from Pacific Coast American ports, with sailings ove days. Some ports depend on cargoes o Thorshall; San Francisco May Los Angeles June 1-2, Papeete Ji 15, Nukualofa June 21-24, Pago Paf 25-26, Apia June 27-28, Suva Ju Lautoka July 3-4, Noumea July 7- Vila July 10, Townsville July 14-] Francisco (inbound) July-Aug.

Thorsisle: Vancouver June 16-2

minster June 27-July 2, San Francisco 5-10. Los Angeles July 12-13, Papeete 24-27, Pago Pago Aug. 1-2, Apia 3-4, Suva Aug. 7-8, Lautoka Aug. : Noumea Aug. 13-15, Lae Aug. 20-21, Francisco (inbound) Sept. 9. ;ails from General Steamships Cor ion Ltd., 432 California St., San jlsco, USA, and Island Agents.

)S-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

[son-Oceanlc Line of San Francisco tes a regular five-weeks passenger . service from Los Angeles with the ra, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma, ern terminal ports vary with cargoes ig. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes, ’sailing from Sydney: Alameda late

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

flc Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub f of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) operate vice three times yearly with the ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba the above route. Accommodation Irely First Class, two-berth cabins, sailing from Sydney, late June, alls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu. ,11s from American Trading & Shlp !o. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St. f Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

r four cargo vessels, Walhemo, la, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned perated by the Union Steam Ship f NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly [ across the Pacific, from Sydney

to Vancouver and USA ports, via Suva.

Lautoka, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes offer. Occasional calls are made at Fan ning Island. They have limited passenger accommodation. Next sailings: Wairuna, early June, Waikawa mid - July. The Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver, via Rarotonga and Papeete

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 Papeete May 22-24, Wellington May 30. Melbourne June 3, Sydney June 5-7, Auckland June

10 Suva June 13, Pago Pago June 14.

Honolulu June 19, San Francisco June 24. ivrnntcrev San Francisco June 4, Los aSs June 5 Honolulu June 10. Pago Angeies ’ June ig Auckland Ju a ne° 21-2 n 2 e Sydney V June U 25-28, Wellington July 1 Papeete July 5-7. Honolulu July S. LOB Angeles July 17. San Francisco from Matson Lines, Berger House 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.