Sipping Time-Tables

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

rdney-Papua-N. Guinea

Montoro sails from Melbourne for r, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, I, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby ial). Next Sydney sailings May 15, ily.

Malekula sails from Sydney for tie, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney, liling April 21. Next sailing June 2.

Malaita sails from Sydney for Bris- Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ig. Lombrum, Lorengau, Madang, iamarai, Sydney. Last Sydney sail ril 15. Next Sydney sailing May 25.

Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks; Sydney, Brisbane, Port ly, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lom- Rabaul. Last Sydney sailing April ;xt Sydney sailing May 20. ils from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., ge Street, Sydney.

Pak Hoi: Leaves Sydney for Bris- Port Moresby, Rabaul, Lae. Last . sailing April 11. Next sailing June Soochow: Leaves Sydney for Bris -sort Moresby, Samarai. Last Sydney , April 15. Next sailing May 8.

Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Bris- Honiara (BSIP). Rabaul, Madang ae. Next Sydney sailings April 24, 5 (approx.).

Shansi; Leaves Melbourne for ', Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai.

Madang, Kavieng, Rabaul. Last r sailing April 3. Next sailings 9, July 3 (approx.), ils from Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., ge 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 ;o Hollandia and Sorong. DNG (with and/or Manokwari if inducement), Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence lia direct. Next Sydney sailings: lay 14, Sinabang June 2, Silindoeng 9. Sibigo July 10. ils from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 i St., Sydney.

r East-S.W. Pacific-Fiji-

Australia

ig S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) iking: Dep. Japan March 12, Hong thence Sandakan, Tarakan, New i ports, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Sydney May 7. oo: Dep. Japan March 31. thence ong, Sandakan, Tarakan, New i ports, Vila, Suva, thence Aus i ports, arrive Sydney June 1. igtu: Departs Japan May 17, Hong- May 25, Sandakan June 1, thence Guinea ports, Santo, Suva, Lautoka, a, arrive Sydney July 8. three vessels call at all four Aus i ports, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne idelaide, and load there cargo for ist including Shanghai where a call de (if inducement) on the south voyage between Japan and Hong-

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Arcs, 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 any or all of the following: Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne

Sailings of Orient and P. &

Orcades

O. Line Passenger Ships 1959

Orsova Oronsay Himalaya

Sydney

depart Apl. 28 May 22 June 23 Aug. 7

Auckland

arr/dep May 1 May 25 June 26 Aug. 10

Suva

arr/dep May 4 May 28 June 29 Aug. 13

Honolulu

arr/dep May 9 June 2 July 4 Aug. 18

Vancouver

arr/dep May 15 June 8 July 10 Aug. 23-24

San Francisco

arr/dep May 17-18 June 10-11 July 12-13 Aug. 26-29

Los Angeles

arr/dep May 19 June 12 July 14 Aug. 30

Honolulu

arr/dep May 24 June 17 July 19 Sept. 4

Suva

arr/dep May 31 June 24 July 26 Thence North

Auckland

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.

delalde, with quarterly calls at Gizo Honiara and Vanlkoro, in BSIP; t Santo and Vila, New Hebrides. : Dep. Rabaul April 18, Honiara 22, Lae April 26, Brisbane April 30. ydney May 4. s: Dep. Rabaul May 22, Lae May 26, ne May 30, arr. Sydney June 3. s; Dep. Madang May 22, Rabaul 15, Honiara May 29, Vanikoro June ito June 4, Vila June 6, Brisbane i, Sydney June 12. s: Dep. Rabaul July 7, Lae July 11, ne July 15, arr. Sydney July 18. ils from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency jtd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, I; A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP Trad rp., Honiara; D. J. Gubbay and Co..

Wm. Breckwoldt and Co., Vila).

Jealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Tofua maintains a service from nd to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return kland. Next sailings from Auckland: 9, June 16 (undergoes survey on re o Auckland on July 5).

Matua maintains a service from nd to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Nuku- Lyttleton, Wellington, and return kland. Next sailings from Auckland; ’ (undergoes survey on return to nd on May 29), June 30. ils from all offices of Union Steam Jo. of NZ.

rdney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Bougainville, Etc.

rulagl, 10 passengers, makes a round Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara 31 ports, Bougainville ports, leaving about once every six weeks. Last sailing: April 23. Next sailing 1.

Us from Burns, Philp and Co., 7 Street, Sydney.

Iney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

;ls of Messageries Maritimes Line, from Marseilles, via West Indies mama, call about every six weeks eete, Vila (New Hebrides). Noumea pdney, and return by same route, sent on this run are the motor- Tahitien and Caledonien and a •ed vessel, Melanesien. Next Sydney i; Caledonien May 16, Tahitien June lanesien Aug. 12.

Polynesie (Messageries Maritimes) ins about monthly passenger sail etween Sydney and Noumea and w Hebrides. Next Sydney sailings; May 22, June 19.

Us from Sydney agents; Messageries nes, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydney.

Iney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

r Savill’s one-class all-passenger Southern Cross makes four round rid voyages per year, two west then two east-bound, calling at nd Papeete every trip. Next voyage: Southampton May 28, via South for Sydney, arriving July 3. Dep.

July 5, bound Liverpool, via Suva 14), Papeete (July 18-19) and a. ils from agents; Shaw Savlll and Co., Ltd., 8a Castlereagh Street,

Sydney: Burns Philp (SS) Co., Ltd., Suva, Fiji; Etablissements Donald Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti.

N. Zealand Cook Is.

The 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.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.

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

Thorsisle: Dep. New Westminster May 19. San Francisco May 27. Los Angeles May 29. Papeete June 9-10, Pago Pago June 14-16, Apia June 17-18, Suva June 21-23, Noumea June 25-27, Pago Pago July 2-3, Los Angeles July 18.

Thorshall; Dep. New Westminster June 1, San Francisio June 9, Los Angeles June 12, Papeete June 23-24, Pago Pago June 28-30, Apia July 1-2, Suva July 5-7. Noumea July 9-11, Pago Pago July 16-17, Los Angeles July 28.

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

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-

Australia

Matson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco operates a regular five-weeks passenger cargo service from Los Angeles with the Ventura, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma.

Southern terminal ports vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes.

Next Sydney sailings (approx.): Sierra April 28, Sonoma May 31.

American Pioneer Line has eight ships (Pioneer Gem, Isle. Glen, Reef, Cove, Star, Tide, Gulf) on Australia - Panama -US Atlantic Coast service with calls at Papeete on southbound voyage. Sailings approx, every 3 weeks.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub sidiary of W. R. Carpenter and 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, with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu.

Next sailing from Sydney about May 30.

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

The cargo vessels, Waihemo Waitomo, owned and operated by Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd., ir tain a monthly service across the Pa from Sydney to Vancouver and USA p via Suva, Lautoka, Nukualofa and i as cargoes offer. Occasional calls are r at Fanning Island. They have lin passenger accommodation. Waihemo si from Sydney April 22; Waitomo due 1 Sydney end of June.

The Waitemata, from NZ ports, m 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver (via E tonga and Papeete).

N. America-Hawaii-Fiji-Sam

Tahiti-N. Zealand-Australi

Matson Line’s Mariposa and Monl make round passenger trips from Ps North Coast American ports to Austr via Pacific Islands ports and New Zeal Monterey: Dep. San Francisco May Los Angeles May 28, Papeete June Auckland June 13, Sydney June 1 Auckland June 22-23. Suva June 26, ] Pago June 27, Honolulu July 2-3, Francisco July 8.

Mariposa: Dep. San Francisco 21, Los Angeles June 22, Pai June 30-July 2, Auckland July 8-9, Syi July 12-15, Auckland July 18. Suva 21, Pago Pago July 22, Honolulu July 28, San Francisco Aug. 2.

Us from Matson Lines, Berger 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

Italian Sitmar Line (Panama flag) Castel Felice, a twin-screw turbine ger liner of 12,150 tons, fully air oned, will sail from Sydney for via Auckland, Papeete, and a on May 8 and has accom on available to Papeete. The Sitmar which recently commenced an ir • service along this route, providing , moderately priced sea connection e eastbound direction only with has arranged the extra sailing as It of heavy bookings. Also on this the Line’s Fairsea, which sailed in y and will sail again in December.

ited Kingdom-Australia-

Port Moresby

Federal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., ctended its regular quarterly UK lia service to Port Moresby, vessels sail from Liverpool via Suez iney, Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, loresby. itala: Left Liverpool April 1. due loresby June 5. ,ey agents; Birt and Co. Pty., Ltd., ge St. Port Moresby agents: Burns (New Guinea), Ltd.

iga-Fiji Shipping Service

Tonga Shipping Agency, as agents ,e Tonga Copra Board, operates a r monthly cargo and passenger i between Nukualofa and Suva with miu. 500 tons gross. Turn-round in s usually two days, and the Agents are W. R. Carpenter and Co. (Fiji),