Shipping Time-Tables

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

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

V Montoro sails from Melbourne for ney, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, ,aul Kavieng. Madang. Lae, Port •esby. Last Sydney sailing: Jan. 18. t Sydney sailing April 14.

V Malekula sails from Sydney for ibane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, vak. Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney, t Sydney sailing: Jan. 12. Next Sydney ings; Feb. 23, April 5. .

V Malaita sails from Sydney for Bris e. Port Moresby. Samarai, Rabaul, ibrum Lorengau, Madang. Lae, Samarai, ;bane, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: Ly Feb., after docking. [V Bulolo, modern liner, sails about ry six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port •esby, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lom tn, Rabaul. Next Sydney sailings: Feb.

Mar. 21, May 4. etails from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., iridge Street, Sydney.

S Pakhoi: Leaves Sydney for Bris e Port Moresby, Samarai. Last Sydney ing: Jan. 12. Next Sydney sailing: Feb. [V Soochow: Leaves Melbourne for ney, Brisbane, Pt. Moresby. Samarai, aul. Kavieng, Madang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, t Sydney sailing: Jan. 15. Next Sydney ing: Mar. 4 (approx.).

V Shansi; Leaves Melbourne for Sydney, sbane Port Moresby, Samarai. Lae, iang, Wewak, Rabaul. Last Sydney Ing: Jan. 9. Next Sydney sailing: Feb. [V Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Bris e, Honiara rBSIP). Rabaul, Kavieng. awa (G&E), Rabaul, Lae. Next Sydney ing; Feb. 19 iapprox.), etails from New Guinea Australia Line Ire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents). 6 3ge St., Sydney. [V Elizabeth Boye: Leaves Sydnej ithly for Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul. :t Sydney sailings: Approx. Jan. 29 ;er docking), late-Feb. etails from Karlander (NG) Line IF.

Stephens Pty., Ltd., agents), 176 Day Sydney.

Sydney-Netherlands NG

hree weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin ng, Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas gers and cargo from East Australian ts to Hollandia, Biak and Sorong, NNG th call at Manokwari alternate trips), nee Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence itralia direct. Last Sydney sailing; Igo Jan. 9. Next Sydney sailings: Sigli i. 18. Sinabang Mar. 8, Silindoeng Mar. ictails from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 jrge St., Sydney.

letherlands NG—Papua-NG

■he Dutch KPM Line operates MV ak (70 tons) from Hollandia, NNG, on sth of each month, to Wewak, Madang I Lae, in P-NG; and MV Karossa (2,000 s) from Merauke (south coast of NNG) tut every six weeks to Port Moresby NG), Sorong (NNG), Timordilly (Port, nor), and Singapore, with passengers i cargo.

United Kmadom-Australia-

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rui I mui cawy 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. Next vessel: Galway: Due Port Moresby Apr. 28 (approx.).

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

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r dtlllL The China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels Chefoo and Chekiang maintain a six-

weekly service from Japan to Hongkong thence southwards through Papua-New Guinea ports, BSI, New Hebrides, New Caledonia and Fiji, with an extension to Tonga if cargo is available; return to Japan direct, Chungking; From Japan via Hongkong, Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Samarai, Port Moresby Jan. 19, Townsville Jan. 21, Santo j an 30 Vila Jan. 31, Noumea Feb. 3, Suva/Lautoka Feb. 8, then return to Japan direct, arriving Feb. 26. She then will leave the service. oo: From Japan, via Hongkong, K avieng, Rabaul Jan. 27, Madang Jan. 30, Alexishafen Feb. 1, Lae Feb. 3, Pt. Moresby Feb. 8, Honiara (Tenaru) Feb. 11, Santo Feb. 15, Suva/Lautoka Feb. 18, thence return t 0 Japan direct arriving Mar 4 (approx.). Sails from Japan southwards again on Mar. 24.

Chek i a ” g: I D ® P I I J 0 a Q pa A/r kong, Rabaul Feb. 29, Madang Mar. 3, Lae

Mar. 6, Samarai Mar. 10, Pt. Moresby Mar. 14, Honiara Mar. 17, Santo Mar. 20, Noumea Mar. 24, Suva Mar. 28, thence return to Japan direct, arriving April 22 (approx.).

Details from China Navigation Co., Ltd. (Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Aros, 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.

Madang, Lae, Rabaul. Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, with quarterly calls at Gizo (opt.), Honiara and Vani koro. in BSIP; and at Santo and Vila, New Hebrides.

Citos; From Japan via Honkgong, North Borneo ports, Madang, Rabaul Jan. 20, Honiara Jan. 23, Lae Jan. 27, Brisbane Jan. 31, Sydney Feb. 4. Dep. Sydney Feb. 24, via Manila and Hongkong, for Japan, arr. Mar. 19.

Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA

’ Ja P?' n Jan - 14> +via,,H?ng £ong, Manila, B ° rn f op ° rt ®’ Madang Feb - 3 - Lae Feb - 5 - Rabaul Feb. 8, Honiara Feb. 11, Vanikoro Feb. 15, Santo Feb. 17, Vila Feb. 18, Brisbane Feb. 21, Sydney Feb. 24.

Delos: Dep. Japan Feb. 27, via Hi kong, North Borneo ports, Rabaul ] 20, Lae Mar. 24, Brisbane Mar. 28, Syi Mar. 31.

Aros: Dep. Sydney Feb. 9 for Jj direct, arriving Mar. 3. Dep. Japan so wards Mar. 12, via Hongkong, Nth. Bo ports, Madang Mar. 31, Lae Aprl Rabaul April 6, Honiara April 9, Brisl April 13, Sydney April 18.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Ag Pty., Ltd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Isl; agents (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Trans] Rabaul; A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP T ing Corp., Honiara; D. J. Gubbay and Santo; Wm. Breckwoldt and Co., Vila]

Sydney-New Hebrides-BS

Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagl, 10 passengers, makes a r< trip Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Hon and BSI ports, Bougainville ports, lea Sydney about once every six weeks. 3 Sydney sailings: Jan. 29, Mar. 14.

Details from Burns, Philp and Co Bridge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-New Caledonia-

New Hebrides-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes 1 coming from Marseilles, via West Ir and Panama, call about every six w at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Nou and Sydney, and return by same rc At present on this run are the me ships, Tahitien and Caledonien am chartered vessel, Melanesien. Next Sy< sailings: Caledonien Feb. 17, Tahitien 1, Melanesian May 13.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritii maintains about monthly passenger i ings between Sydney and Noumea the New Hebrides (Vila and Santo).

Sydney sailing: Jan. 15. Next Sydney i ings: Feb. 5, 26, Mar. 25.

Details from Sydney agents; Messagi Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydne

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samc

MV Tofua maintains a service 1 Auckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Va Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and rei to Auckland. Next sailings from Auckls Jan. 26, Feb. 23.

MV Matua maintains a service 1 Auckland to Lautoka. Suva, Apia, Ni alofa, Lyttleton, Wellington, and rei to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckls Feb. 11.

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

Sailings of Orient and P. &

O. Line Passenger Ships

1960

Iberia

Himalaya

Orsova

Oronsay

Sydney

depart Feb. 6 Mar. 15 Apr. 23 May 27

Auckland

arr/dep Feb. 9 Mar. 18 Apr. 26 May 30

Suva

arr/dep Feb. 12 Mar. 21 Apr. 29 June 2

Honolulu

arr/dep Feb. 17 Mar. 26 May 4 June 7

Vancouver

arr/dep Feb. 23 Mar. 31-Apr. 1 May 9-10 June 12-i:

San Francisco

arr/dep Feb. 26 Apr. 3-4 May 12-13 June 15-lf

Los Angeles

arr/dep Feb. 27 Apr. 5 May 14 June 17

Honolulu

arr/dep Mar. 3 Apr. 10 May 19 June 22

Suva

arr/dep thence return thence Japan, May 26 thence Ja]

Auckland

arr/dep U.K. direct.

Far East and May 29 and Far E

Sydney

arrive U.K. direct.

June 1 July 18 Details from Orient and Pacific Lines, 2-6 Spring St., Sydney.

Jney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific

Ports-Sydney

w Savill’s one-class all-passenger iSouthern Cross makes four round urld voyages per year, two west , then two east-bound, calling at land Papeete every trip. On present ;; Dep. Sydney Jan. 18 for UK via own, Las Palmas, Southampton (arr. 52 1. Next voyage dep. Southampton 1, via Panama Canal to Papeete 25-26), Suva (Mar. 31), Wellington 4- Sydney (Apr. 9-11). returning irts to UK (arr. May 16).

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

passenger vessel Maui Pomare ains a regular service between and and the Cook Islands, ills on application to NZ Govern- Department of Island Territories, igton, or to any office of the Union . of NZ. Ltd.

. America-Tahiti-Central

Pacific-NG

Ific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Isle and Thorshall maintain a regular b from Pacific Coast North American with sailings over 35-40 days. Some depend on cargoes offering. rshall: Dep. Seattle (after drydock uver) Feb. 17, San Francisco Feb.

Los Angeles Feb. 28-29, Papeete 11-15, Pago Pago Mar. 19-21, Apia 22-23, Nukualofa Mar. 26-28, Suva 29-30, Noumea Apr. 1-4, Townsville -9, Lae (opt.), Pago Pago Apr. 17-19, ngeles May 2-4, San Francisco May rsisle: Dep. Vancouver Mar. 13, b Mar. 18-19, New Westminster Mar.

San Francisco Mar. 22-25, Los JS Mar. 26-29, Papeete Apr. 9-12, Pago Apr. 16-19, Apia Apr. 19-21, Suva 14-25, Noumea Apr. 27-29, Lae (opt.), Pago May 4-6, Los Angeles May 19- ,n Francisco May 22. ills from General Steamships Cor on Ltd., 432 California St.. San Isco, USA, and Islands Agents.

5- Pago-Fiji-

Australia

son-Oceanic Line of San Francisco ;es a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the ra, Sierra and Sonoma. (Alameda charter to an associate company for definite period.) Southern terminal vary with cargoes offering. Vessels t Papeete, Pago Pago and Suva, de ig on cargoes. ; Sydney sailing: Sierra Jan. 7. Next y sailings: Sonoma Feb. 28, Ventura larch. srlcan Pioneer Line has eight ships ;er Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Cove, Star, Gulf) on Australia - Panama -US tic Coast service with calls at te on southbound voyage. Sailings k. every 3 weeks.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Ific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub y of W. R. Carpenter and Co.) te a service three times yearly with i,OOO ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba the above route. Accommodation

is entirely first class, two-berth cabins, with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu.

Next Sydney sailings; Feb. 18 (approx.), then mid-April.

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

Sydney-Fiji

MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka, with cargo and passengers (first class accommodation for eight). Next Sydney sailing: Feb. 5.

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.

Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

Cargo vessels Waihemo and Waitomo, and others, operated by the Union Steam Ship Company of NZ, Ltd., main tain 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 Fanning Island. They have limited passenger accommodation. Last Sydney sailing: Waitomo (for Fanning Is. and USA), Jan. 11. Next Sydney sailings: Koranui Jan. 19, Waihemo mid-Feb.

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

UK-Panama-Fiji

The Fiji Direct Service, with various vessels, maintains sailings at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Suva, Fiji, and occasionally to Lautoka. Bethell, Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as Loading Brokers in London, and Burns Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd., are agents in Fiji. Cargo for transhipment at Suva to Samoa and Tonga is handled on wards by the Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd.

Sailing dates from London for 1960 (sub ject to alteration without notice) are as follows: Feb. 11, Mar. 10, Apr. 7.

May 5, June 2, June 30, July 28, Aug. 25.

Sept. 22, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15.

North America-Tahiti-N.Z.-

Sydney-Fiji-Samoa-Hawaii

Matson Line’s Mariposa and Monterey make round passenger trips from US Pacific Coast ports to New Zealand and Australia, via Pacific Islands ports.

Mariposa: Dep. San Francisco Feb. 14, Los Angeles Feb. 15, Papeete Feb. 23-25, Auckland Mar. 2-3, Sydney Mar. 6-9, Auck land Mar. 12, Suva Mar. 15, Pago Pago Mar. 16, Honolulu Mar. 21-22, San Francisco Mar. 27.

Monterey: Dep. San Francisco Mar. 2, Los Angeles Mar. 3, Papeete Mar. 11-13.

Auckland Mar. 19. Sydney Mar. 22-25, Auckland Mar. 28-29, Suva Apr. 1, Pago Pago Apr. 2, Honolulu Apr. 7-8, San Francisco Apr. 13.

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

Far East-Fijl-NZ

Royal Interocean Lines operates a service from the Far East to NZ, with four vessels calling periodically at Suva and/or Lautoka.

They are Van Cloon, Van Nort, Van Neck and Van Waerwijck. Next calls at Fiji: Van Cloon Feb. 7-9, Van Nort Mar. 14-16.

Sydney-Tahiti-Europe

The Italian Sitmar Line (Panama flag) passenger motor-vessels Fairsea and Castel Felice (fully air-conditioned) sail from Sydney for Europe, via Auckland, Papeete and Panama at irregular intervals provid ing a sea connection in the eastbound direction only with Tahiti.

Next Sydney sailing: Castel Felice Apr. 15.

Details from Navcot Aust. Pty., Ltd., 58 Margaret St., Sydney.

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. Turn-round in Suva is usually two days, and the Agents there are W. R. Carpenter and Co. (Fiji).

Ltd.

During the first half of 1960, departure dates from Nukualofa will be; Jan. 16, Feb. 13, Mar. 12, Apr. 9, May 7, June 4, leaving Suva about four days later in each case.