[?]Ipping Time-Tables

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

ydney-Papua-N. Guinea

Montoro sails from Melbourne for y, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, il, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby nal). Last Sydney sailing March 23 sailing approx. May 18.

Malekula sails from Sydney for me, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, k, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney, sailing March 3. Next sailing April Malaita sails from Sydney for Bris- Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ig, Lombrum, Lorengau, Madang, Samarai, Sydney. Last Sydney sail eb. 13. Next Sydney sailing about 15.

Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port by, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lom- Rabaul. Last Sydney sailing Feb.

Bxt Sydney sailing about April 10. ills from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., Ige Street, Sydney.

Pak Hoi: Leaves Sydney for Bris- Port Moresby, Rabaul, Lae. Next 7 sailing approx. April 17.

Soochow: Leaves Sydney for Bris- Port Moresby, Samarai. Next Sydney :s March 17 and April 10.

Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Bris- Honiara (BSIP), Rabaul, Madang ae. Next Sydney sailings March 17, 15 (approx.), Shansi: Leaves Melbourne for 7, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai.

Madang, Kavieng, Rabaul. Next 7 sailing April 3. tils from Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., Ige St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

;e weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin- Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas s and cargo from East Australian to Hollandia and Sorong, DNG (with and/or Manokwari if inducement), Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence ilia direct. Next Sydney sailings; 3eng April 3, Sibigo April 17, Sigli l, Sinabang June 2. ills from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 b St., Sydney.

ir East-S.W. Pacific-Fiji-

Australia

ig S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) igtu. Departs Japan May 15, Hong- May 23. Sandakan May 30, thence Guinea ports, Santo, Suva, Lautoka, ;a, arrive Sydney July 6. nking: Dep. Japan March 12, Hong- Vlarch 20, thence Sandakan. Tarakan, luinea ports, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Sydney May 7. fu; Dep. Japan March 31, Hongkong 8, thence Sandakan, Tarakan, New a ports, Vila, Suva, thence Aus i ports. Arrive Sydney June 1. three vessels call at all four Aus i ports, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne Adelaide, and load there cargo for ast including Shanghai where a call de (if Inducement) on the south-

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient and P. & O. Line Passenger Ships 1958-59

Orcades Orsova Oronsay Himalaya

bound voyage between Japan and Hong- Bridge St., Sydney, kong.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line The Australia-West Pacific Line motor (Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 vessels Aros, Citos, Delos and Milos main

? epart * pL 28 M& y 22 23 Aug. 7 S“I « Ss i sgas s s* g fsssgs, jssss gg>: as i ag» 4 « 2 , $J*£si co sag gg ;j- 18 asir u as 11- 13 is : s* BK3WOLULU arr/dep May 24 June 17 July 19 Sept. 4 a Km arr/dep May 31 June 24 July 26 Thence North arr/dep June 3 June 27 July 29 Pacific* SYDNEY arrive June 6 June 30 Aug. 1 Sept. 28 • From Honolulu thence Japan, Hongkong, Manila, arr. Sydney Sept. 28.

regular services between Australian and Japan. Northbound vessels call anila, Hongkong and Japan; south -1 vessels call at any or all of the ing: Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan, il, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne idelaide. with quarterly calls at Gizo , Honiara and Vanikoro, in BSIP; t Santo and Vila, New Hebrides. »s; Dep. Madang March 25, Lae i 28, Rabaul March 31, Honiara 4. Vanikoro April 7, Santo April 10.

Lpril 12, arrive Sydney April 18.

Dep. Rabaul April 15, Honiara 19. Lae April 24. Brisbane April 29, Sydney May 1. s; Dep. Rabaul May 8. Lae May 12, ne May 18, arrive Sydney May 20. s: Northbound from Sydney April 8. ,ils from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Ltd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, I; A. Strachan, Madang. BSIP Trad irp., Honiara; Messrs. D. J. Gubbay )., Santo; Wm. Breckwoldt and Co.,

£ealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Tofua maintains a service from nd to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return kland. Next sailings from Auckland: 24, April 21.

Matua maintains a service from nd to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Lyttle- Vellington, and return to Auck- Next sailings from Auckland: April ils from all offices of Union Steam 0. of NZ.

dney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Bougainville, Etc.

’ulagi, 10 passengers, makes a round orfolk Is., Vila. Santo. Honiara I ports, Bougainville ports, leaving about once every six weeks. Last sailing: March 9. Next sailing Is from Burns, Philp and Co., 7 Street, Sydney.

ney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

s of Messageries Maritimes Line, from Marseilles, via West Indies nama, call about every six weeks iete, Vila (New Hebrides). Noumea dney, and return by same route, lent on this run are the motor- Tahitien and Caledonien and a id vessel, Melanesien. Next Sydney Melanesien approx. April 4-6, ien May 17, Tahietien June 30.

Polynesie (Messageries Maritimes) ns about monthly passenger sail itween Sydney and Noumea and v Hebrides. Next Sydney sailings: 1, May 1, May 22. s from Sydney agents: Messageries es, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydney.

iey-5. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

Savill’s one-class all-passenger mthern Cross makes four round id voyages per year, two west then two east-bound, calling at nd Papeete every trip. Current Leaves Southampton March 3, via for Sydney calling at Papeete 27-28), Suva (April 2), Sydney

(April 11). Dep. Sydney bound Soutl ton via South Africa April 13.

Details from agents: Shaw Savil Albion Co., Ltd., 8a Castlereagh Stre Sydney; Burns Philp (SS) Co., Ltd., Fiji; Etablissements Donald 7 Papeete, Tahiti.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The passenger vessel Maui P maintains a regular service be Auckland and the Cook Islands.

Details on application to NZ G< ment Department of Island Terri Wellington, or to any office of the SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides,

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s i Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain a r service from Pacific Coast North Am ports, with sailings over 35-40 days, ports depend on cargoes offering.

Thorshall: Dep. New Westminster 18, San Francisco Mar. 25, Papeete 9, Pago Pago Apr. 15, Apia Apr. 17, Apr. 22, Noumea Apr. 27, Pago Pag< 4, Los Angeles May 18.

Thorsisle: Dep. New Westminster 21, San Francisco Apr. 28, Papeete 12, Pago Pago May 18, Apia May 20, May 25, Noumea May 29, Pago Pago 4, Los Angeles June 18.

Details from General Steamships poration Ltd., 432 California St., Francisco, USA, and Island Agents.

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fi|

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line of San Fra operates a regular five-weeks passi cargo service from Los Angeles wit Ventura, Alameda, Sierra and So Southern terminal ports vary with c: offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago and Suva, depending on ca Next sailings approx., Sierra: due S April 17; Alameda: due Sydney a; March 26; Sonoma: ex-Australian approx. March 21; Ventura. ex-Aust ports approx. April 22.

American Pioneer Line has eight (Pioneer Gem. Isle, Glen, Reef, Cove, Tide, Gulf) on Australia - Panam Atlantic Coast service with cal Papeete on southbound voyage. Si approx, every 3 weeks.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva sidiary of W. R. Carpenter and operate a service three times yearly the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel La] along the above route. Accommoi is entirely First Class, two-berth c with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Hor Next sailing from Sydney about Mi Details from American Trading Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Brldgi Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

The cargo vessels, Waihemo Waitomo, owned and operated bj Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd., tain a monthly service across the P from Sydney to Vancouver and USA via Suva, Lautoka, Nukualofa and

irgoes offer. Occasional calls are made Panning Island. They have limited mger accommodation. Waitomo, south id from Los Angeles end April. Next ley sailing Waihemo late April, e Waltemata, from NZ ports, makes trips yearly to Vancouver (via Rare st and Papeete).

America-Hawaii-Fiji-Samoa

ihiti-N. Zealand-Australia

tson Line’s Mariposa and Monterey i round passenger trips from Pacific i Coast American ports to Australia, •aciflc Islands ports and New Zealand, nterey: Dep. San Francisco May 27, Angeles May 28, Papeete June 5-7, [and June 13, Sydney June 16-19, land June 22-23, Suva June 26, Pago June 27, Honolulu July 2-3, San :lsco July 8-12, Los Angeles July 13, ste July 21-23, Auckland July 29-30, ;y Aug. 2. riposa: Dep. Sydney May 29, Auck- June 1-2, Suva June 5, Pago Pago 6. Honolulu June 11-12, San Francisco 17-21, Los Angeles June 22. Papeete 30-July 2, Auckland July 8-9, Sydney 12-15, Auckland July 18, Suva July ago Pago July 22, Honolulu July 27in Francisco Aug. 2. ails from Matson Lines, Berger ’> 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

Italian Sitmar Line (Panama flag) Castel Felice, a twin-screw turbine iger liner of 12,150 tons, fully air- Jioned, will sail from Sydney for e via Auckland, Papeete, and na in mid-May and has accom

?*£oatio^ a u ailable *° Pa Peete. The Sitmar Line, which recently commenced an ir regular service along this route, providing a new, moderately priced sea connection v, eastbound direction only with Tahiti, has arranged the extra sailing as a result of heavy bookings. Castel Felice was scheduled to make a sailing also in February. Also on this run is the Line’s Fairsea. which sailed in January and will sail again late In the year.

United Kingdom-Australia-

Port Moresby

The Federal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd,, has extended its regular quarterly UK- Australia service to Port Moresby.

The vessels sail from Liverpool via Suez to Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville. Cairns, Port Moresby.

Kildare: Left Port Moresby Feb. 28 for NZ and USA ports.

Chantala: Due to leave Liverpool March due Port Moresby June 5.

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

Tonga-Fiji Shipping Service

The Tonga Shipping Agency, as agents for the Tonga Copra Board, operates a regular monthly cargo and passenger service between Nukualofa and Suva with MV Aoniu, 500 tons gross. Sailings from Nukualofa are scheduled for April 11, May 9. Departures from Suva are about two days later, and the Agents there are R. Carpenter and Co.