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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1958Vol. XXVIII, No. 8

Shipping Time-Tables

pp. 149-153 · Read in the full issue

llings are approximate and may •y by as much as two weeks.

Iney-Papua-N. Guinea

iontoro sails from Melbourne for Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby. Next sailing approx. April 18. ilekula sails from Sydney for Port Rabaul, Wewak, Alexlshafen, Lae. Next Sydney sailing approx. ilaita sails from Sydney for Bris se, Madang, Lombrum, Lorengau, Rabaul, Samarai (other ports illy). Last Sydney sailing Feb. 4; ing approx, end of March, ilolo, modern liner, sails about c weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lombrum, Next Sydney sailing approx, mid from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Street, Sydney. loochow: Next Sydney sailing ately Mar. 8 for Brisbane. Port and Samarai.

Jinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Honiara, Yandina. Rabaul, Madang, Lae. Next Sydney •pprox. April 5. lhansi; Leaves Melbourne for Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Kavieng, Rabaul, Port Moresby, ney sailing approx. April 17. from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., St., Sydney.

iydney-Dutch N.G.

reeks service by MV’s Sigll, Sllin blgo and Sinabang carrying pas and cargo from E. Australian Elollandia and Sorong, DNQ (with l/°r Manokwari if Inducement), rneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence direct. Next Sydney sailings: pr. 10; Sigli May 5; Sinabang Silindoeng Mar. 21, June 16. from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 t., Sydney.

r East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

i.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) iers advise that vessels Fengning ing will make Australian calls m approx. March.

Dep. Hongkong Feb. 13. Madang labaul Feb. 26. Lae Mar. 2. Port Mar. 9, Sydney Mar. 28. Next rthwards, April 2. g: Dep. Hongkong Mar. 31, ipr. 12, Kavieng Apr. 14, Rabaul pr. 20, Port Moresby Apr. 24-26, £ay 2-10, Brisbane Apr. 12-13, pan. from New Guinea Australia Line ad Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 :., Sydney. stralia-West Pacific Line motor os. Citos, Delos and Milos main la r services between Australian Japan. Northbound vessels call l - Hongkong and Japan; soutb :ssels call at any or all of hng: Hongkong, Manila, Sanda baul, Lae, Brisbane. Sydney,

[elbourne, with quarterly calls at opt.), Honiara and Vanlkoro. : Sailing from Brisbane March 13, to Japan. Southbound: Hongkong 'Manila Apr. 6, Sandakan Apr. 12, Apr. 20, Lae Apr. 23, Brisbane Apr. 27, Sydney Apr. 30. Adelaide Melbourne May 9. ; Southbound: Hongkong Mar. 1, ar. 10, Rabaul Mar. 13, Honiara ), Vanikoro Mar. 25, Brisbane arrive ) : Dep. Sydney northbound Peb. 11 ound, Japan Feb. 27. Hongkong , Sandakan Mar. 13, Rabaul Mar.

Mar. 25, Brisbane Mar. 29.

Northbound, dep. Mar. 25.

Is from Wllh. Wllhelmsen Agency ;d., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport.

A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP liad rp., Honiara).

ealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Tofua maintains a service from d to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, ago Pago, Apia, Suva and return land. Next sailings from Auckland: , Apl. 22.

Matua maintains a service from d to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Suva, n. Wellington, and return to Auck fext sailings from Auckland: Mar. 12. s from all offices of Union Steam >. of NZ.

N. Zealand Cook Is.

passenger vessel Maul Pomare is a regular service between 1 and the Cook Islands, s on application to NZ Oovern •epartment of Island Territories on. or to any office of the Union of NZ Ltd.

ney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Rabaul, Etc.

ilagl, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney oik, Vila, santo, Honiara, Tenant , Pepesala, Gizo, Kieta. Arlgua o, Numa, Soraken. Next Sydney pprox. March 13. from Burns. Phllp & Co.. 7

Street. Sydney.

ey-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

of Messageries Maritimes Line, :rom Marseilles, via West Indies ama, call about every six week? te. Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea ney, and return by same route, nt on this run are the motor ’ahitien and Caledonien. '.'ext sailing: Caledonien, April r May 15. )lynesie (Messageries Maritimes) 3 about monthly passenger sail ween Sydney and Noumea and Hebrides. Next Sydney sailings- Mar. 28. from Sydney agents; Messageries s, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydney.

ey-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

avill’s new one-class all-passenger ithern Cross makes four round . voyages per year, two west hen two east-bound, calling at Papeete every trip. Next voyage thampton Mar. 4, via Panama to March 28-29; Suva, April 3; m. April 6-9; Sydney, April 12.

America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.

slflc Islands Transport Line’s vessels dsle and Thorshall maintain a ar service from Pacific Coast North ican ports, with sailings over 35-40 Some ports depend on cargoes ng. >rsisle: New Westminster Jan. 23- Jan Francisco Jan. 31-Feb. 5, Los es Feb. 6-8, Papeete Feb. 19-21, alofa Feb. 26-28, Pago Pago, Mar. 1- La Mar. 2-4, Suva Mar. 7-9, Lautoka 9-11, Noumea Mar. 14-16, Vila, Mar.

San Francisco, Apl. 18. rshall: New Westminster, Mar. 12; Prancisco, 15-20; Los Angeles, 21-22; te, Apl. 2-4; Suva, 7-8; Pago Pago, Apia 15-16; Noumea, 19-23; Lae.

San Francisco, May 24. ills from General Steamships Cor on Ltd., 432 California St.. San Isco. USA. and Island Agents.

S-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

son-Oceanlc Line of San Francisco es a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the ■a, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma, srn terminal ports vary with cargoes g. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes, sailings approx., Ventura Mar. 15, Brisbane northbound; Sonoma, arr.

Sydney, approx. Apr. 6; northbound dep.

Brisbane. Apr. 17. Alameda, arr. Sydney approx. Apr. 18: dep. Brisbane northbound about mid-May.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub sidiary 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: About March 25, with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu.

Details from American Trading & Ship ping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

The four cargo vessels, Waihemo, Wairuna, Walkawa, 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 Sydney sailings: Waikemo Feb. 6, Waitomo Feb. 14, Wairuna early Apr., Waikawa end May!

The Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver, via Raro tonga and Papeete.

N. America-Hawaii-Fiji-Samoa-

Tahitl-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, northbound, Sydney dep.

Mar. 12, Auckland Mar. 15, Suva Mar. 18-19, Honolulu Mar. 24-25, San Francisco Mar. 30.

Monterey, southbound, San Francisco dep. Mar. 12, Los Angeles Mar. 13, Papeete Mar. 21-23, Auckland Mar. 29, Sydney Apr. 1.

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

United Kingdom-Australia-

Port Moresby

The Federal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., will extend its regular quarterly UK- AustrqJia service to Port Moresby.

MV’s Donegal and Westmeath will sail Liverpool on Jan. 7 and Apr. 1 re spectively, and will proceed via Suez to Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns. Port Moresby, and return to UK via same route.

Arrival in Moresby: Donegal Mar. 10, Westmeath June 2.

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