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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1957Vol. XXVIII, No. 3

[?]ipping Time-Tables

pp. 7-10 · Read in the full issue

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

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

V Montoro sails from Melbourne for ley, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, aul, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby. Next ney sailing approx. Nov. 22.

V Malekula sails from Sydney for Port ssby, Rabaul, Wewak, Alexishafen, ang, Lae. Next Sydney sailing approx. . 5.

V Malaita sails from Sydney for Lae, [ang, Lombrum, Lorengau, Kavieng, aul, Samarai. Next Sydney sailing it Nov. 22.

V Bulolo, modern liner, sails about y six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port jsby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lombrum, aul. Next Sydney sailing approx. Dec. ;tails from Burns, Philp & Cos. Ltd., ridge Street, Sydney.

V Soochow: Next Sydney sailing ■ox. Nov. 9 for Brisbane, Fort Moresby Samarai.

V Sinkiang: Leaves Melbourne for ley, Brisbane, Honiara - Yandina, aul, Kavieng, Madang, Lae. Next icy sailings: Nov. 1 (approx.);, then y Dec.

V Shansi: Leaves Melbourne for ley, Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, lang, Rabaul, Port Moresby. Next ley sailings: Nov. 6; then end Dec. stalls from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., ridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

ree weeks service by MV’s Sigll, Sllln ,g, Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas ers and cargo from E. Australian sto Hollandia and Sorong, DNO (with and/or Manokwari if Inducement), ce Borneo. Bangkok, Singapore, thence ralia direct. Next Sydney sailings: Nov. 12, Sinabang Nov. 27, Silin ig, Dec. 23. tails from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 •ge St., Sydney.

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

ling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) lipowners advise that service is now sr review, with possibility that vessels [ning and Ftining will omit Australian and turn around at a P-NG port, ngning is due Sydney on Nov. 13 and sail again Nov. 19. Funing’s move ts were still under consideration in •October. itails from New Guinea Australia Line ire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 ge St., Sydney. ■ ie Australia-West Pacific Line motor ils Arcs, Citos, Delos and Milos main regular services between Australian 5 and Japan. Northbound vessels call Manila, Hongkong and Japan; south id vessels call at Hongkong, Manila, lakan, Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, with quarterly calls at (opt.), Honiara and Vanikoro.

Hos: Southbound due Lae Nov. 7-8, aul Nov. 10-11, Honiara Nov. 13-15, Ikoro Nov. 17-20, Brisbane Nov. 24- Sydney Nov. 27-30.

Arcs: Southbound due Rabaul Nov. 24- 25, Lae Nov. 27-29, Newcastle Dec. 5-11, Sydney Dec. 12-14.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty.,. Ltd., 30 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 sailings from Auckland: Nov. 5, Nov. 30.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland: Nov. 21, Dec. 19.

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The passenger vessel Maul Pomare maintains a regular service between Auckland and the Cook Islands.

Details on application to NZ Govern ment Department of Island Territories, Wellington, or to any office of the Union SS Cos. of NZ Ltd.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Rabaul, Etc.

MV Tulagl, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney for Norfolk, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Tenaru, Yandina, Pepesala, Gizo, Kieta, Arlgua,, Teopasino, Numa, Soraken. Next Sydney sailing approx. Dec. 9.

Details from Burns, Phllp & Cos., 1 Bridge Street. Sydney. (Over)

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient and P. & O. Line Passenger Ships 1957-1958.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahit

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Li coming from Marseilles, via West Inc and Panama, call about every six we at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noun and Sydney, and return by same roi At present on this run are the mol ships, Tahitien and Caledonien. N sailing from Sydney: Caledonien Nov.

Tahitien Dec. 24.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritin maintains about monthly passenger s ings between Sydney and Noumea the New Hebrides. Next Sydney sailii Nov. 8, Dec. 20.

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

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacifi

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passea liner Southern Cross makes four rou the-world voyages per year, two w bound, then two east-bound, calling; Suva and Papeete every trip. Next voy, Papeete, Jan. 3-4, Suva Jan. 9.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, e

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s ves Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain, regular service from Pacific Coast Nr American ports, with sailings over 3I days. Some ports depend on carf offering.

Thorsisle: Papeete Nov. 8-10, Nukua Nov. 15-17, Pago Pago Nov. 18-19, i Nov. 20-21, Suva Nov. 24-25, Santo ! 28, Noumea Nov. 30-Dec. 3, Lae Dec..

Oronsay Orcades Himalaya

SYDNEY depart Nov, 13 Jan. 24 Mar. 21 AUCKLAND arr/dep Nov. 16 Jan. 27 24 SUVA arr/dep Nov. 19 Jan. 30 Mai«r27 HONOLULU arr/dep Nov. 24 Feb. 4 Apr. 1 VANCOUVER arr/dep Nov. 30 Feb. 10-11 Apr. 7-8 SAN FRANCISCO arr/dep Dec. 2-3 Feb. 13-14 Apr. 10-11 HONOLULU arr/dep Dec. 7 Feb. 18 Apr. 15 SUVA arr/dep Dec. 14 Feb. 25 Apr. 22 AUCKLAND arr/dep Dec. 17 Feb. 28 Apr. 25 SYDNEY arrive Dec. 20 Mar. 3 Apr. za

Pago Pago Dec. 26-27, Los Angeles 10-11. San Francisco (inbound), Jan. lorshall; New Westminster Dec. 10-14, Francisco Dec. 17-21, Los Angeles 23-25. Papeete Jan. 2-4, Pago Pago Apia Jan. 10-12, Suva Jan. 15-16, nea Jan. 18-21, San Francisco (in id) Feb. 20. tails from General Steamships Cor tion Ltd., 432 California St., San cisco. USA, and Island Agents.

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

itson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco ites a regular five-weeks passenger ) service from Los Angeles with the ura, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma, aern terminal ports vary with cargoes Ing. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes, sailings from Sydney approx.; Sierra 27, Sonoma Dec. 15, Alameda Jan.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

clflc Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub ry of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) operate irvice three times yearly with the D ton, 88-passenger vessel Lakemba ; the above route. Accommodation itirely First Class, two-berth cabins, sailings from Sydney; About Nov. 18, late March, with calls at Suva, Lau and Honolulu. tails from American Trading & Shlp- Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

The four cargo vessels, Waihemo, Wairuna, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned and operated by the Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly service 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 Nov. 8, Waikawa early Dec., Waihemo end Dec. The Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver, via Rarotonga and Papeete. (Over)

N. America-Hawaii-Fiji-Samo

Tahiti-N. Zealand-Australia

Matson Line’s Mariposa and Montei make round passenger trips from Pad North Coast American ports to Austral via Pacific Islands ports and New Zealai Monterey: In the Pacific, due Paper Nov. 1-3, Auckland Nov. 9, Sydney N' 12-13, Auckland Nov. 18-19, Suva Nov.

Pago Pago Nov. 23, Honolulu Nov. 28- San Francisco Dec. 4.

Mariposa: San Francisco Nov. 17, I Angeles Nov. 18, Papeete Nov. 26-28, Aut land Dec. 4-5, Sydney Dec. 8-11, Auckla Dec. 14, Suva Dec. 17. Pago Pago Di 18, Honolulu Dec. 23-24, San Francii Dec. 29.

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