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Hney-Papua-N. Guinea
[jilings are approximate and may t y by as much as two weeks. illontoro sails from Melbourne for Brisbane. Port Moresby. Samarai, Kavieng. Wewak, Madang. Lae, loresby. Last Sydney sailing Mar ):t Sydney sailings: May 23 (will ILombrum and Lorengau), July 18.
Malekula sails from Sydney for • Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, ' ’ Alexishafen, Wewak, Rabaul.
Last Sydney sailing; April 11.
Jdney sailings: May 24. July 5. s.alaita sails from Sydney for Br s oort Moresby. Samarai, Rabaul. rn Lorengau, Maaang. Lae, Samarai, ’ Sydney. Next Sydney sailings: (will include Bougainville ports). iwill include NI. New Hebrides, I Bougainville ports). .
Bulolo, modern liner, sails about ,ix weeks: Sydney. Brisbane, Port .. Samarai, Lae, Madang, Bom Aabaul. Last Sydney sailing:: April Sydney sailings; May 11, June it. is from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., ■ Street, Sydney. i’akhoi: Leaves Sydney for Bris «ort Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Pori Sydney. Last Sydney sailing Next Sydney sailings; May 25, (approx.).
JSoochow: Leaves Melbourne for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Kavieng, Madang, Lae. Port r t Sydney. Next Sydney sailings, l’ June 3 (approx.). „ . nansi; Leaves Melbourne for Sydney, 3e Port Moresby. Samarai, Lae, ’ wewak, Rabaul, Sydney. Next sailings; April 22, June 10.
SSinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Bns- Honiara (BSIP), Rabaul. Kavieng. (G&E), Rabaul, Lae, Sydney. Next sailing: April 29 (after Tarawa to Ocean Is., Nauru, etc., under to British Phosphate Commission).
Is from New Guinea Australia Line and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 i St., Sydney.
Elizabeth Boye: Leaves Sydnej y for Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul. iydney sailings; April 20, May 20 Us from Karlander (NG) Line (F. ohens Pty., Ltd., agents), 176 Day iiney.
Malacca and Matupi. will in ,;e the Austasia Line’s new Australia arneo service as under: zca: Dep. Adelaide May 4, Mel- May 6-10, Sydney May 12-15, le May 17-19, Port Moresby May 24.
May 29, Lae June 2, Madang June dakan June 15, Jesselton June 17, g Mani June 20, Labuan June 26. pi: Dep. Adelaide June 11, Mel- June 13-17, Sydney June 19-22, ne June 24-25, Port Moresby June Ibaul July 5. Lae July 9, Madang i, Sandakan July 22, Jesselton July njong Mani July 27, Labuan August ils from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., .gents), 17-19 Bridge St., Sydney.
ydney-Netherlands NG
ie weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin- Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pas
sengers and cargo from East Australian ports to Hollandia. Biak and Sorong, NNG (with call at Manokwari alternate trips), thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Australia direct. Last Sydney sailing; Silindoeng March 29. Next Sydney sailings: Sibigo April 27, Sigli May 13, Sinabang June 7 (approx.).
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St.. Sydney.
Netherlands NG—Papua-NG
The Dutch KPM Line operates MV Arfak (70 tons) from Hollandia, NNG. on the sth of each month (approx.) to Wewak, Madang and Lae, in P-NG; and MV Karossa (2,000 tons) from Merauke (south coast of NNG) about every six weeks to Port Moresby iP-NG), Sorong (NNG), Dili (Portuguese Timor), and Singapore, with passengers and cargo.
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. Next vessels: Galway; Port Moresby, arr. May 2.
Donegal: Port Moresby, arr. July 25.
Sydney agents; Birt and Co. Pty., Ltd., 4 Bridge St. Port Moresby agents: Burns Philp (New Guinea), Ltd.
Far East-Sth. West. & Central
Pacific
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.
Chefoo: From Japan, via Hongkong.
Rabaul Apr. 17, Madang Apr. 20, Lae Apr. 23, Port Moresby Apr. 29, Cairns May 2-8, Santo May 11, Noumea May 13, Suva/Lautoka May 16, Nukualofa (tenta tively), then Japan direct, arriving June 6. Next voyage south from Japan: June 14.
Chekiang: Dep. Japan Apr. 29, via Hong kong, Rabaul May 16, Wewak (tentatively), Madang May 19, Lae May 23, Port Moresby May 28, Cairns (tentatively), Noumea June 9, Santo June 11, Suva/Lautoka June 14, Tonga (tentatively), thence Japan direct, arriving July 5. Next voyage south from Japan: July 12.
Details from China Navigation Co., Ltd.
Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA
(Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., ager Bridge St., Sydney.
The Australia-West Pacific Line vessels Arcs, Citos. Delos and Milosi tain regular services between Aus ports and Japan. Northbound vess» at Manila. Hongkong and Japan; bound vessels call at any or all following: Hongkong, Manila, Sar Madang. Lae, Rabaul. Brisbane, S Melbourne and Adelaide, with qu calls at Gizo (opt.), Honiara andl koro. in BSIP; and at Santo an* New Hebrides.
Citos: From Japan via Hon Manila, North Borneo ports, Madan 22. Rabaul Apr. 24, Lae Apr. 27 Moresby May 2, Brisbane May 8, May 12. Dep. Sydney June 4 for arriving June 22.
Milos; Dep. Japan Apr. 7, via Hor Honiara Apr. 22, Vanikoro Apr. 25, Apr. 28, Vila Apr. 30. Brisbane I Sydney May 6. Dep. Sydney May Japan, arriving June 15.
Delos: Dep. Japan May 21, via kong, North Borneo ports. Lae J Rabaul June 10, Brisbane June 14, June 17. Dep. Sydney July 6 for arriving July 24.
Aros: Dep. Japan June 8, via Hoi Manila, North Borneo ports, Lae Jl Rabaul July 2, Brisbane July 7, July 11.
Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Pty.. Ltd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or agents (Buntings, Lae; Town Tras Rabaul; Strachan and Strachan. M BSIP Trading Corp., Honiara; Gubbay and Co., Santo; Wm. Brec and Co., Vila).
Sydney-New Hebrides-1
Bougainville, Etc.
MV Tulagi, 10 passengers, makes s trip Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, I and BSI ports, Bougainville ports, Sydney about once every six weeks Sydney sailings: May 2 (extendfc Tarawa, Washington Is., Fanning II BSI), July 22.
Details from Burns, Philp and Bridge Street, Sydney.
Sydney-New Caledonii
New Hebrides-Tahitil
Vessels of Messageries Maritimes coming from Marseilles, via WesW and Panama, call about every six at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), I and Sydney, and return by same At present on this run are the ships, Tahitlen and Caledonien chartered vessel, Melanesien. Next ;
Sailings of Orient and P. & O. Line Passenger Ships
Orsova Oronsay Orsova Arcae
Sydney
depart Apr. 23 May 25 June 5 July 4
Auckland
arr/dep Apr. 26 May 28 June 8 July 7
Suva
arr/dep Apr. 29 May 31 June 11 July 10i
Honolulu
arr/dei May 4 June 5 June 16 July 15i
Vancouver
arr/dep May 9-10 June 10-11 June 21-22 July 20i
San Francisco
arr/dep May 12-13 June 13-14 June 24-25 July 23-
Los Angeles
arr/dep May 14 June 15 June 26 July 25
Honolulu
arr/dep May 19 June 20 thence July 30
Suva
arr/dep May 26 thence Japan UK via thence <
Auckland
arr/dep May 29 and Far East Panama and Fai
Sydney
arrive June 1 July 17 Canal Aug. 25i Details from Orient and Pacific Lines, 2-6 Spring St., Sydney.
Melanesian May 14, Caledonien , Tahitien Aug. 12. i*?olynesie (Messageries Maritimes) ms about monthly passenger sail- Jtween Sydney and Noumea and 7 Hebrides (Vila and Santo). Next 3 sailings: May 6, June 3, June 24. as from Sydney agents: Messageries 3.es, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydney.
3ealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa
ITofua maintains a service from jid to Suva. Nukualofa, Vavau, 3 >ago Pago, Apia, Suva and return Hand. Next sailings from Auckland: May 17.
Matua maintains a service from ).d to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, uuva and return to Auckland. Next Ifrom Auckland: May 5. •Is from all offices of Union Steam O. of NZ.
mey-S. Africa-UK-Pacific
Ports-Sydney
Savlll’s one-class all-passenger southern Cross makes four round [•ld voyages per year, two west then two east-bound, calling at :d Tahiti every trip. Next voyage; outhampton May 26, via Capetown, July 1-3, Wellington July 6-8. Suva 2, Papeete July 16-17, thence via a Canal to Liverpool, arr. Aug. 10.
N. Zealand-Cook Is.
passenger vessel Maui Pomare Ins a regular monthly service be- Auckland, NZ, and the Cook Islands.
Us on application to NZ Govern- JDepartment of Island Territories, -ton, or to any office of the Union of NZ. Ltd.
America-Tahiti-Central
Pacific-NG
lc Islands Transport Line’s vessels lie and Thor I (which replaces sail, now completing her last voyage :i the Pacific) maintain a regular from Pacific Coast North American iwith sailings over 35-40 days. Some liepend on cargoes offering.
I: Dep. New Westminster May 5, a May 6-8, San Francisco May 12- 15 Angeles May 16-18, Papeete May Pago Pago June 4-7, Apia June 8-10, .June 13-15, Noumea June 17-20, Ville June 23-26, Lae June 29-July 1, •ago July 8-11, Los Angeles July 24i Francisco July 27-28. •sisle: Dep. Vancouver June 26, New iinster June 27-30, Tacoma July 1-2, rancisco July 5-8, Los Angeles July ,J apeete July 22-25, Pago Pago July Apia Aug. 1-3, Suva Aug. 6-7, a Aug. 9-11, Townsville Aug. 14-16, and Lae (open), Pago Pago Aug.
Los Angeles Sept. 8-9, San Francisco .0. ills from General Steamships Cor m Ltd., 432 California St., San sco, USA, and Islands Agents.
5-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji-
Australia
ion-oceanic Line of San Francisco es a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the a. Sierra and Sonoma. (Alameda charter to an associate company for llefinite period.) Southern terminal
ports vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago, Suva, Sydney, Brisbane and other Australian ports de pending on cargoes.
Last Brisbane sailing for USA: Ventura April 2. Next Brisbane sailings; Sierra May 19, Sonoma June 22 (approx.).
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 Sydney sailing: July 15 (approx.).
Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney.
Sydney-Fiji
MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka, with cargo and passengers (first class accommodation for eight). Last Sydney sailing; Apr. 8. Next Sydney sail ing, May 20 (approx.).
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. Next Sydney sailings; Waihemo late May, Waitomo (temporarily withdrawn at Vancouver) end of June.
The Waitemata, 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: 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.
Monterey: Dep. San Francisco Apr. 17, Los Angeles Apr. 18, Papeete Apr. 26-28, Auckland May 4-5, Sydney May 8-11, Auck
land May 14, Suva May 17. Pago Pago May 18, Honolulu May 23-24, San Francisco May 29.
Mariposa: Dep. San Francisco May 15, Los Angeles May 16, Papeete May 24-26, Auckland June 1-2. Sydney June 5-8.
Auckland June 11, Suva June 14, Pago Pago June 15, Honolulu June 20-21, San Francisco June 26.
Details from Matson Lines, Berger House. 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.
Far East-Fiji-NZ
Royal Interocean Lines operate a service from the Far East (Singapore) to NZ, with three vessels calling periodically at Suva and/or Lautoka. They are Van Cloon, Van Nort, and Van Neck. Next calls at Fiji: Van Neck Apr. 25, Van Cloon June 24, Van Nort Aup 3, Van Neck Sept. 10.
Sydney-Tahiti-Europe
The Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail’s MV Johan van Oldenbarnevelt sails quarterly from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Tahiti and Panama Canal, giving Sydney- Papeete connection in eastbound direction only. Next Sydney sailings: May 20, Aug. 13.
Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney.
The Italian Sltmar Line (Panama flag) MV’s Fairsea and Castel Felice sail from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Papeete and Panama at irregular intervals, providing connection in the eastbound direction only with Tahiti. Next Sydney sailings; Castel Felice Apr. 22, Fairsea Oct. 23.
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.
Next scheduled departure dates from Nukualofa will be May 7. June 4 (leaving Suva about four days later in each case).