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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1957Vol. XXVIII, No. 4

Shipping Time-Tables

pp. 9-11 · Read in the full issue

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

Jydney-Papua-N. Guinea

r Montoro sails from Melbourne for ey, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, iul, Madang, Lae. Port Moresby. Next iey sailing approx. Nov. 29. r Malekula sails from Sydney for Port sby, Rabaul, Wewak, Alexlshafen, ang, Lae. Next Sydney sailings ox. Nov. 9, Dec. 20.

T Malaita sails from Sydney for Lae, ang, Lombrum, Lorengau, Kavieng, iul, Samarai. Next Sydney sailing t Nov. 27. r Bulolo, modern liner, sails about ’ six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port sby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lombrum, ;ul. Next Sydney sailing approx. Dec. tails from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., idge Street, Sydney.

Soochow: Next Sydney sailing )x. Nov. 16 for Brisbane, Port Moresby Samarai. r Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for >ane, Honiara - Yandina, Rabaul, eng, Madang, Lae. Next Sydney ig: Dec. 6. r Shansi: Leaves Melbourne for ey, Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, mg, Rabaul, Port Moresby. Last ey sailing: Nov. 16. tails from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., idge St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

ree weeks service by MV’s Sigll, Silin ?. Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas trs and cargo from E. Australian to Hollandia and Sorong, DNO (with and/or Manokwari if Inducement), e Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence alia direct. Next Sydney sailings: Nov. 12, Sinabang Dec. 3, Silin l Dec. 19, Sibigo Jan. 13. ;ails from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 ge St., Sydney.

Far East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

Ing S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) ipowners advise that service is now r review, with possibility that vessels ning and Tuning will omit Australian and turn around at a P-NG port, igning is due Nth. Qld. port or ports Nov. and will sail again for East, ag’s movements still under considera tails from New Guinea Australia Line ■e and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 ;e St., Sydney. ; Australia-West Pacific Line motor Is Aros, Citos, Delos and Milos main regular services between Australian and Japan. Northbound vessels call [anlla, Hongkong and Japan; south -1 vessels call at Hongkong, Manila, akan, Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, with quarterly calls at (opt.), Honiara and Vanikoro. os: Southbound due Lae Nov. 7-8, ul Nov. 10, Honiara Nov. 17, toro Nov. 22, Brisbane Nov. 26, ey Nov. 29. )s: Rabaul sailing Nov. 29, Lae Dec.

3, Brisbane Dec. 8, Sydney Dec. 12, Mel bourne Dec. ;23.: Delos; Sailing Lae Jan. 15 (Rabaul optional), Brisbane Jan. 20, Sydney Jan 23, Adelaide Jin. 28.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty ; , Ltd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands agents (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, Rabaul; A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP Tfrad- Ing Corp., Honiara).

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

Oronsay

Orcade8

Himalaya

Sydney

depart Nov. 13 Jan. 24 Mar. 21

Auckland

arr/dep Nov. 16 Jan. 27 Mar. 24

Suva

arr/dep Nov. 19 Jan. 30 Mar. 27

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/d3p 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. 28

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. 30, Dec. 31.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland; Dec. 19, Jan. 16.

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

Th« passenger vessel Maui 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 Co. of NZ Ltd.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Rabaul, Etc.

MV Tulagl, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney for Norfolk, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Tenant,

Yandlna, Pepesala, Gizo, Kieta, Arigt Teopaslno, Numa, Soraken. Next Sydi sailing approx. Dec. 19.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahit

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Lil coming from Marseilles, via West Ind and Panama, call about every six we* at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noun and Sydney, and return by same rot At present on this run are the mot: ships, Tahitien and Caledonien. L sailing from Sydney; Caledonien Nov., Next sailing: Tahitien Dec. 24.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritimi maintains about monthly passenger si ings between Sydney and Noumea e the New Hebrides. Next Sydney saili; Dec. 20.

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

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

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

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, et

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vesi Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain regular service from Pacific Coast Na American ports, with sailings over 35 days. Some ports depend on carg offering.

Thorsisle; Sailing Papeete Feb.

Nukualofa Feb. 24. Pago Pago Feb.

Feb. 28, Suva Mar. 4, Lautoka ional), Noumea Mar. 8, Vila Mar. 10, Mar. 16, Los Angeles Apr. 4. 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 ,d) Feb. 20. tails from General Steamships Cor tion Ltd., 432 California St., San cisco, USA, and Island Agents.

JS-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

,tson-Oceanlc Line of San Francisco ites a regular five-weeks passenger > service from Los Angeles with the ura, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma. iern 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

:lflc Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub ry of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) operate rvice three times yearly with the ) ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba : the above route. Accommodation itirely First Class, two-berth cabins, sailings from Sydney: About Nov. 14; end March, with calls at Suva, Lau and Honolulu. lalls from American Trading & Shlp- Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

b four cargo vessels, Walhemo una, Walkawa, and Waitomo, owned operated by the Union Steam Ship of NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly ;e across the Pacific, from Sydney ancouver and USA ports, via Suva, )ka, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes Occasional calls are made at Fan- Island. They have limited passenger nmodation. Next sailings: Wairuna 8, Waikawa early Dec., Waihemo Dec. The Waitemata, from NZ ports, s 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver, via tonga and Papeete.

America-Hawaii-Fiji-Samoa

ihiti-N. Zealand-Australia

tson Line’s Mariposa and Monterey round passenger trips from Pacific i Coast American ports to Australia, aclflc Islands ports and New Zealand. rlposa: San Francisco Nov. 17, Los les Nov. 18, Papeete Nov. 26-28, Auck- Dec. 4-5, Sydney Dec. 8-11, Auckland 14, Suva Dec. 17. Pago Pago Dec.

Honolulu Dec. 23-24, San Francisco 29.

rlposa (southbound): Dep. San

Blsco Jan. 1, Los Angeles Jan. 2, Bte Jan. 12, Auckland Jan. 18, arr. ey Jan. 21. nterey (northbound); Sydney dep. 3, Auckland Jan. 6, Suva Jan. 10, Pago Jan. 11, Honolulu Jan. 17, arr Francisco Jan. 22. alls from Matson Lines, Berger !, 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

lited Kingdom-Australia-

Port Moresby

: Federal Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd., extend its regular quarterly UK alia service to Port Moresby Donegal will sail Liverpool on

Jan. 7 and will proceed via Suez to Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville. Cairns Port Moresby, and return to UK via same route.

Sydney agents: Birt and Co. Pty., Ltd. 4 Bridge St. Port Moresby agents: Burns Philp (New Guinea), Ltd.