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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 12

Upping Time-Tables

pp. 9-13 · Read in the full issue

tilings are approximate and may ry by as much as two weeks.

dney-Papua-N. Guinea

Montoro sails from Sydney for e. Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ;, Lae. Next Sydney sailing approx. lalekuka sails from Sydney for Port f, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, afen, Madang, Lae. Next Sydney approx. Aug. 15.

Malaita sails from Sydney for e, Rabaul, Kavieng, Lombrum, ;u, Wewak, Madang, Lae. Next sailing approx. Aug. 23.

Bulolo, modern liner, sails about lix weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port r , Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lombrum, Next Sydney sailing approx. Sept.

Is from Burns. Philp & Cos. Ltd., ;e Street. Sydney. loochow: Next Sydney sailing July Brisbane, Port Moresby. Samarai.

Shansi: Next Sydney sailing July Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ;, Madang, Lae.

Is from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., e St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

weeks service by MV’s Sigli. Silin- Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas and cargo from E. Australian ) Hollandla and Sorong, DNG (with nd/or Manokwari if Inducement), Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence a direct. Next Sydney sailings: July 26, Sigli Aug. 20, Sinabang

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

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

SS Fengning: Leaves Sydney August 6 for Brisbane August 10, Lae August 16, Madang; August 18, Rabaul August 21, thence Hongkong.

SS Funing: Southbound due Madang August 25, Rabaul August 27, Lae August 31, Port Moresby September 6.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney. (Calling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Aros, 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 quarterly calls at Gizo (opt.), Honiara and Vanikoro.

Milos; Southbound due Lae July 30, Rabaul Aug. 4, Honiara Aug. 8, Vanikoro Aug. 13, Brisbane Aug. 17, Sydney Aug. 21.

Delos: Southbound due Rabaul Oct. 5, Lae Oct. 9, Brisbane Oct. 14, Sydney Oct. 17.

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 Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland: Aug. 5.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva. Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland: Aug. 31.

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

Sydney

depart

Oronsay

Orion

Aug. 6

Orsova

Auckland

arr/dep — Aug. 10 .

Suva

arr/dep — Aug. 14

Honolulu

arr/dep July 23 Aug. 20

Vancouver

arrive depart July 29 Aug. 27 July 30 Aug. 27 Sep. 16

San Francisco Arr

Aug. 1 Aug. 30 Sep. 12

Honolulu

depart Aug. 2 Aug. 31 Sep. 13 arr/dep Aug. 6 Sep. 5 Sep. 21

Suva

arr/dep Aug. 13 Sep. 13 Sep. 28

Auckland

arr/dep Aug. 16 Sep. 16 Oct. 1

Sydney

arrive Aug. 19 Sep. 20 Oct. 4

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The passenger vessel Maul 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. Next Sydney sailing approx. Aug. 26.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahf

Vessels of Messageries Maritimesi coming from Marseilles, via West and Panama, call about every six at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides). N 1 and Sydney, and return by same At present on this run are the n ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and I gent. Next sailing from S> Tahitien Aug. 10, Caledonien Nov.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Marii maintains about monthly passengen ings between Sydney and Noumea the New Hebrides. Next Sydney saj Aug. 2,. Aug. 23.

Details from Sydney agents; Messa Maritimes, 36 Giosvenor Street, Sy«

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacii

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-pasi liner Southern Cross makes four n the-world voyages per year, two bound, then two east-bound, callni Suva and Papeete every trip. Next vi Suva Oct. 29, Tahiti Nov. 2-3.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides,

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s t Thorsisle and Thorshall mainta regular service from Pacific Coast American ports, with sailings over days. Some ports depend on cargoes off Thorsisle: Due Papeete Aug. 3-7, alofa Aug. 13-15, Pago Pago Aug.

Apia Aug. 17-18, Suva Aug. 21-22, Ls Aug. 23-24, Noumea Aug. 27-30, Lae 4-6, San Francisco (inbound) Sep. Z Thorshall: New Westminster Sep..

San Francisco Sep. 17-22, Los Angeles 24-25, Papeete Oct. 6-8, Apia Oct.

Pago Pago Oct. 13. Suva Oct.

a, Oct. 23-26, Townsville Oct. 30- , San Francisco (inbound) Nov. 23. [ls from General Steamships Cor n Ltd., 432 California St., San ico, USA, and Islamd Agents.

> Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

m-Oceanic Line of San Francisco s a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the i, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma, n terminal ports vary with cargoes Vessels call at Papeete, Pago md Suva, depending on cargoes, ailing from Sydney: Sierra late Alameda mid-Sep.

ydney-Fiji-Vancouver

c Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) operate ,ce three times yearly with the ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba ihe above route. Accommodation ely First Class, two-berth cabins, ailing from Sydney, late Oct., 11s at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu, s from American Trading & Ship . Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

ydney-(or NZ)-North

America

four cargo vessels, Waihemo, i, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned ;rated by the Union Steam Ship NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly across the Pacific, from Sydney louver and USA ports, via Suva. , Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes

offer. Occasional calls are made at Fan ning Island. They have limited passenger accommodation. Next sailing: Waikawa Aug. 2, Waihemo, late Aug. (Fiji and Vancouver only). The Waltemata, 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: Auckland July 27, Suva July 30, Pago Pago July 31, Honolulu Aug. 5-6, San Francisco Aug. 11.

mterey: San Francisco July 24, Los les July 25, Papeete Aug. 2-4, Auck- Aug. 10, Sydney Aug. 13-16, Auckland 19-20, Suva Aug. 23, Pago Pago Aug.

Honolulu Aug. 29-30. San Francisco 4. tails from Matson Lines, Berger e. 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.