Shipping Time-Tables

ydney-Papua-New Guinea

sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks. ilekula sails from Sydney for jane, Nth. Qld. ports, Pt. Moresby, arai, Lae, Madang. Alexishafen, ak. Kavieng, Rabaul, Pt. Moresby, ,ey. Next sailings; Mar. 29, May 25 call at Lombrum and Lorengau). ilaita sails from Sydney for Bris , Pt. Moresby, Samara!, Rabaul, arum, Lorengau, Madang, Lae, Sam- Brisbane. Sydney. Next Sydney sail- Apr. 6 (after Rabaul will call: ken, Teopasino, Numa Numa, Arigua Kieta, before returning to Sydney), 25 (special trip: Norfolk Is., Vila, o, Honiara, BSI ports, Kieta, ;ainville ports, Rabaul. Madang, Lae, irai, Brisbane, Sydney), ilolo sails about every six weeks: icy. Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Madang, Rabaul, Samarai, Pt. >sby, Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney ags; Apr. 2, May 11 (approx.), jntoro sails from Melbourne for iey, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports (subject ermit), Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, :eng, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Pt. ssby, Sydney. Last Sydney sailing: 3. Next Sydney sailing: Apr. 27 rox.). itails from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., •idge Street, Sydney (80547). ansi; Leaves Sydney about every four ;s for Brisbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, ang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Next iey sailings; Mar. 15, Apr. 19. ochow: Leaves Sydney every four :s for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Madang, Rabaul, Sydney. Next iey sailings: Mar. 8, Apr. 6. ote; Itineraries of Shansi and how have been switched, commencing ;h sailings.] ttails from New Guinea Australia Line re and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 ge St., Sydney (BU1712). lina Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels ng and Anshun call at Pt. Moresby, la, on their way north from Sydney Hongkong. Next vessel: ishun: Dep. Sydney Mar. 23, Pt. ;sby Mar. 30-31, thence Manila and Ikong. iking: Dep. Sydney Apr. 22, Pt. ;sby Apr. 29-30, thence Manila and ?kong. •tails from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., its, 6 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 1712). izabeth Boye: Leaves Sydney ap imately every five weeks for Port esby, Samarai, Wewak, Madang, Lae, iey. Next Sydney sailings; Mar. 22, 25 (approx.), evik: Leaves Sydney approximately y five weeks for Rabaul, Madang, Lae, nsville, Sydney. Next Sydney sailings; . 13, Apr. 15 (approx.), itan: On first voyage in this service, Sydney Mar. 6 for Brisbane, Pt. esby, Samarai, Honiara, Gizo, Rabaul, rak, Madang, Lae, Sydney. Next iey sailing: Apr. 5 (approx.).

Btails from Karlander NG Line (P.

Stephens Pty., Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge Sydney (BU8311). astasia Line’s vessel Matupi now runs reen Australian ports (turn round at

Adelaide) and Papua-New Guinea—the extension every third voyage to Borneo has been cancelled.

Matupi: Dep. Sydney Mar. 23 for Brisbane Mar. 25-26, Pt. Moresby Mar. 31, Lae Apr. 4, Madang Apr. 6, Rabaul Apr’. 9, Cape Hoskins for timber-loading (if inducement), then direct to Sydney, due May 6.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., Ltd., 17-19 Bridge St., Sydney (BU1271).

Sydney-NG-Far East.

Australia-West Pacihc Line’s motor vessels maintain services between Aus tralia and Japan via Islands ports.

Southbound vessels call at: NG, BSI (quarterly), New Hebrides (irregularly), and Australian ports. Northbound vessels from Sydney call regularly at NG ports.

Delos; Dep. Hongkong, southwards, Mar. 10, for Manila Mar. 12-13, Vito-Sagay

Mar. 14-16, Nth. Borneo ports Mar. 17-20, Rabaul Mar. 29-30, Madang Mar. 25-26, Lae Mar. 27-28, Honiara Apr. 1, Vanikoro Apr. 3-5, Brisbane Apr. 9-10, Sydney Apr. 12. Dep. Sydney again Apr. 17 for cargo-loading at Southern Australian ports.

Aros: Dep. Sydney Mar. 22 northwards for Brisbane Mar. 24-25, Rabaul Mar. 29-30 La ° Mar. 31-Anr. 1. Madang Anr. 2-3, Manila Apr. 9-10, Hongkong Apr. 12.

She will not proceed to Japan but, after docking, dep. Hongkong Apr. 18 south wards for Borneo, NG ports (Rabaul May 2-3, Madang May 4-5, Lae 6-7), Bris bane and Sydney, due May 16.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU6301).

Dominion Navigation Co. Ltd. (UK) vessels Francis Drake and George Anson will inaugurate a new monthly service

Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA

Details from P. and 0.-Orient Lines of Aust. Pty., Ltd., 2-6 Spring St., Sydney (80532).

USA-Eastern Paciflc-NZ-Sydney-Central Pacific-Hawaii

Details from Matson Lines, Berger House. 82 Elizabeth St.. Sydney. (8U4272).

in March from Sydney to Japan, via Manila, Hongkong and Keelung, returning via Guam and Rabaul.

Francis Drake: Dep. Sydney Mar. 20, will call on return voyage at Guam Apr. 26-27 and Rabaul May 1-2.

George Anson: Dep. Sydney Apr. 20, will call on return voyage at Guam May 27-28 and Rabaul June 1-2.

Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd., 115 York Street, Sydney. Tel. (2-0253).

Sydney-West NG

Pour weeks service by Dutch motor vessels carrying passengers and cargo from East Australian ports to West New Guinea, Hollandia (opt.); thence Manila, Hongkong and China (opt.); thence Singapore, Fiji, NZ, and return to Aus tralia. Next Sydney sailing: Van Neck Apr. 2—after which this service will be discontinued.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

Sydney-Tahiti-Europe

Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail’s Oranje sails irregularly from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Papeete and Panama Canal; occasionally calls are made at Suva and Papeete.

Next northbound Fiji call: From Sydney dep. Mar. 22, due at Suva Mar. 29.

Next northbound Tahiti call: From Sydney dep. June 12, due at Papeete June 19-20.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

New Zeaiand-Tahiti

New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels, operating between NZ and UK, via Panama, make a call every two months at Tahiti, northbound and southbound.

Next southbound voyage: Rangitane, dep. London Mar. 13, due Papeete Apr. 8.

Next northbound voyages: Rangitoto, from Wellington, due Papeete Mar. 15; Remuera, dep. Wellington Apr. 6, due Papeete Apr. 11.

Details from NZ Shipping Co. Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington, NZ.

New Zeaiand-Tahiti

Vessels of Crusader Shipping Co. Ltd., Wellington, NZ, call every two months (approx.) at Papeete on north-bound voyages of West Coast North American service. Next voyage: Saracen dep.

Auckland Apr. 16, at Papeete Apr. 23.

Regular two-monthly calls at Papeete and occasionally at Suva are made by Tasman Pacific Service (a West German owned shipping company) with its vessels Cap Corientes and Cap Domingo, running between NZ ports (Including Napier) and the west coast of USA.

UK-Papua-NG-BSI

Bank Line operates a direct service from Europe to P-NG and BSI, vessels going on to Australia for cargo-loading and returning to UK via Suez. Next vessels: Firbank: From the Continent and London, due at Port Moresby Mar. 21, Samarai Mar. 23, Lae Mar. 25, Madang Mar. 26, Wewak Mar. 28, Rabaul Mar. 30, Honiara Apr. 3, thence possibly Noumea.

Beaverbank: From Continent, dep.

London Mar. 13, due at Pt. Moresby Apr. 18, Samarai Apr. 20, Lae Apr. 22, Madang Apr. 24, Wewak Apr. 26, Rabaul Apr. 27, Kavieng Apr. 29, Honiara May 1.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty.

Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (BU2041).

Europe-Papeete-Noumea-

Bsi-P-Ng-West Ng

A regular service from the Continent and UK, via Panama, to Tahiti, New Caledonia, BSI, P-NG and West NG is

operated Jointly by Nederland Line Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam L Seine Lloyd (RL): From Continen United Kingdom, due Papeete Mai Noumea Apr. 1, Honiara Apr. 5 Moresby Apr. 8, Rabaul Apr. 12, Apr. 14, Madang Apr. 16, Hollandia 17.

Karimun (NL): Prom Continent, London Mar. 23, due Papeete Ap] Noumea Apr. 29, Honiara May 2 Moresby May 4, Rabaul May 7, Lae 9, Madang May 11, Hollandia May Details from Royal Interocean 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

NZ-West Pacific-Far Eas

Cargo vessels of Crusader Shlppin (UK), running between New Ze and the Far East, call at Noumea Caledonia), and Pt. Moresby (Papua) in some instances, Guam. Next vc Saracen, formerly on this NZ De’ ment Service, will be replaced by K Templar (refrigerated and general ci and now will join Crusader on the Coast of North America service.

Knight Templar: Dep. Auckland 30 for Noumea May 4, Pt. Moresby 8, thence Singapore, Pt. Swettei Manila, Hongkong and Shanghai.

Details from Shaw, Savill Line, a 101 Queen St., Auckland. (Tel. 30-;

Far East-Sth. West. & Cer

Pacific

China Navigation Co., Ltd., v maintain monthly service from , southwards through P-NG, BSI, Hebrides, Fiji and N. Caledonia; u return to Japan direct.

Chungking: From Japan, Hong Manila and Guam, due Madang 24, Lae Mar. 27, Kavieng Mar. 30, R Apr. 1, Pt. Moresby Apr. 8, Suva/La Apr. 13, Noumea Apr. 21, Bourail ( due arr. Japan May 6, when she enter dry dock.

Sinkiang: Dep. Japan Mar. 23 Hongkong Mar. 28-31, Hollandia (i Madang Apr. 12, Lae Apr. 16, Sa Apr. 23, Rabaul Apr. 28, Pt. Me Apr. 29, Guam (opt.), then Japan.

May 15.

Chengtu: Dep. Japan Apr. 5 for I kong Apr. 9-13, Guam (opt.), Mj Apr. 23, Lae Apr. 26, Rabaul Api Samarai May 3, Pt. Moresby Ms Santo May 12, Vila May 15, I Lautoka May 17, Apia May 25, Pago (opt.), then Japan, due June Details from China Navigation Co.. (Swire and Yulll Pty., Ltd., agent Bridge St., Sydney (BU1712).

Sydney-New Hebrides-BS

Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagi leaves Sydney about six weeks for Norfolk Is., Vila, S Honiara and BSI ports, Bougainville Next Sydney sailing: Apr. 13 (will e: to Gilbert Group and Fanning Is. back to Honiara, Purvis, Lunga, Yan Pepesala, Somata and Honiara befon turning Sydney).

Details from Burns, Philp and Co.. 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (B 0547).

Sydney-New Caledonia-

New Hebrides-Fr. Polyne-

Vessels of Messageries Marltimes from Marseilles, via West Indies i Panama, call about every six week Papeete (with occasional calls at T

Oriana Arcadia Oronsay Orsova

SYDNEY depart Mar. 10 Apr. 5 Apr. 19 May 22 AUCKLAND arr/dep Mar. 13 thence Apr. 22 thence SUVA arr/dep Mar. 16 Far East Apr. 25 Par Fast arr/dep Mar. 20 Apr. 29 Apr. 30 June 1?

VANCOUVER arr/dep Mar. 24-25 May 4-5 May 5-6 June 19-20 arr/de P Mar - 27-28 May 7-8 May 8-9 June 22-23 arr/dep Mar. 29 May 9 May 10 June 24 HONOLULU arr/dep Apr. 2 May 14 thence June 29 SUVA arr/dep thence thence UK via thence arr/dep Far East Far East Panama Far East SYDNEY arrive and UK and UK Canal and UK

Monterey

Mariposa

Monterey

Mariposa

San Francisco

depart Mar. 17 Apr. 11 May 2 Mav 2fi

Los Angeles

arr/dep Mar. 18 Apr. 12 May 3 May 28

Bora Bora

arr/dep Mar. 26 Apr. 20 May 11 June 4

Papeete

arr/dep Mar. 27-29 Apr. 21-23 May 12-14 June 5-7

Rarotonga

arr/dep Mar. 30 Apr. 24 May 15 June 8

Auckland

arr/dep Apr. 4-5 Apr. 29-30 May 20-21 June 13-14

Sydney

arr/dep Apr. 8-11 May 3-6 May 24-27 June 17-20

Noumea

arr/dep Apr. 14 May 9 May 30 June 23

Suva

arr/dep Apr. 16 May 11 June 1 June 25

Niuafoou

arr/dep Apr. 17 May 12 June 2 June 26

Pago Pago

arr/dep Apr. 17 May 12 June 2 June 26

Honolulu

arr/dep Apr. 22-23 May 17-18 June 7-8 July 1-2

San Francisco

arrive Apr. 28 May 23 June 13 July 7

[arquesas Group), Vila, Noumea and r, and return by same route. ; inwards voyages, ex-Marseilles: nesien: Papeete Apr. 16-20, Vila 9-30, Noumea May 1-5, Sydney May donien: Tai-o-hae May 25, Papeete 7-31, Vila June 7-8, Noumea June Sydney June 16. outwards voyages, ex-Sydney: iien: Dep. Sydney Apr. 1, a Apr. 4-7, New Hebrides ports Apr.

Joumea Apr. 16, Papeete Apr. 22-27, tiae Apr. 30. nesien: Dep. Sydney May 10, a May 13-17, New Hebrides ports B-26, Papeete June 2-7. nesie maintains monthly passenger s between Sydney, Noumea, Vila, .ndwich (occasionally), and Santo.

Sydney sailings: Mar. 29, Apr. 19, 0. ils from Messageries Maritimes, 36 nor St., Sydney (8U2654).

ney-Norfolk Is.-Noumea-

New Hebrides

rado del Mar (owned by Societe ne Caledonienne, Noumea), carry rgo only, makes a regular monthly from Sydney to Norfolk Is., Caledonia (Noumea) and New es ports. Next Sydney sailings: L 6 (approx.), Apr. 15 (approx.), ils from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., dge St.. Sydney (27-3605).

urope-Sydney-Noumea

;o vessels of Messageries Mari run monthly between France and a via Fr. East Africa and Aus

tralian ports. From Sydney, vessels go to Brisbane and Noumea; return to France via Australian coastal ports.

Next sailings from Sydney: Vosges Mar. 11 (Noumea Mar. 18); Vivarais Apr. 8 (Noumea Apr. 15).

Other MM vessels run between Prance and Sydney, via Panama Canal and Pacific ports. Next vessel (name not yet known): Papeete May 12, Noumea May 23, Vila May 27.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor St, Sydney (8U2654).

NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Tofua maintains a service from Auck land to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next Auckland sailings: Mar. 19, Apr. 16, May 14.

Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa.

Apia, Suva, and return to Auckland.

Next Auckland sailings: Apr. 2, Apr. 30, June 4.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auck land. (Tel.: 49-430).

Tonga-Fiji-Samoa

Tonga Shipping Agency operates a cargo and passenger service between Nukualofa and Fiji (Suva, Lautoka, Ellington, Rotuma) with MV Aoniu. Calls are also made as required at Apia (W.

Samoa) and Pago Pago (Am. Samoa).

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

Sydney-Pacific Ports-

Panama-UK

Southern Cross and Northern Star each make four round-the-world voyages per year, two west-bound, then two east bound, calling at Fiji and Tahiti every trip, Southern Cross: From Southampton (UK), via Panama Canal, at Papeete Mar. 29-30, Suva Apr. 4, Wellington Apr. 8-10, Sydney Apr. 13-15, thence via Sth.

Africa to Southampton, due May 20.

Northern Star: Dep. Southampton Apr. 23, via Sth. Africa, for Sydney May 29-31, Wellington June 3-5, Suva June 9, Papeete June 13-14, thence via Panama Canal to UK, arr. Southampton July 8.

Details from Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh St., Sydney (BW 1828).

New Zealand-Cook Is.

NZGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes approximately monthly voyages from Auckland (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with calls at Niue and some other Cook Islands when cargo warrants.

Details from NZ Department of Island Territories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117), or any office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

N. America-Tahiti-Central

Pacific-NG

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thor I maintain approxi mately six weeks service from West Coast Nth. American ports to Pacific Islands.

Thor I; From USA, at Papeete Mar. 10-12, Pago Pago Mar. 16-18, Apia Mar.

19-20, Suva Mar. 23-25, Noumea Mar. 27-29, Townsville Apr. 2-4, Rabaul Apr. 7-8, Apia (open), Pago Pago Apr. 16-18, Los Angeles May 1-3, San Francisco May Thorsisle: Dep. San Francisco Apr. 12, Los Angeles Apr. 13-16, Papeete Apr 27-29. Pago Pago May 3-5, Apia May 6-7, Suva May 8-9, Noumea May 11-13, Apia (open), Pago Pago May 20-22, Los Angeles June 5-7, San Francisco June 8.

Details from General Steamships Cor poration Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco, USA, and Islands 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 Sonoma, Sierra and Ventura. Terminal ports, in Australia, vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago, Suva, Sydney, Brisbane, etc.

Next trans-Paciflc sailings: From Bris bane, Ventura Mar. 30 (approx.); Sonoma Apr. 27 (approx.).

Details from Matson Lines. 82 Elizabeth St., Sydney (8U4272).

American Pioneer Line ships on US Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service make periodical calls at Tahiti on south bound voyage. Next Papeete calls: Pioneer Star Mar. 27: Pioneer Reef May 23.

Details from Wllh. Wilhelmsen Agency 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU6301).

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver

Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub sidiary of W. R. Carpenter and Co.) normally operate a service three times

yearly with the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba along the above route.

She is off the Pacific run at present, however, engaged on charter work in the Far East until late Mar.; she is expected to resume her normal run from Sydney on Apr. 20 (approx.).

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

Sydney (8U4147).

Sydney-Fiji

MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka with cargo and passengers (accommodation for eight). Next Sydney sailings: Mar. 20, Apr. 11 (approx.).

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.

Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney (B 0151).

Milos del Mar (owned by Societe Maritime Caledonienne, Noumea) is now on a cargo run from Melbourne and Sydney to Fiji, calling at Suva and Lautoka. Next Sydney sailing: Mar. 23.

Slagen, which was on charter trips for a time between Australia and Fiji, will not now return to Norway—she has been chartered in the East to run between Sumatra and Borneo.

Details from P. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-3605).

Sydney-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd. maintains regular monthly services from Melbourne and Sydney, and periodically from Adelaide, to Lautoka, Suva (in cluding transhipments for Vavau and Niue), Apia and Nukualofa.

Next sailings; Kawerau Apr. 9 (approx.); Waiana May 8 (approx.).

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of

NZ Ltd., 247 George Street, Sy (B 0528); or other branches and ag

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

Cargo vessel Waihemo operated by Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd., n tains a two-monthly service across Pacific, from Melbourne and Sydne Vancouver and USA ports. Occasioi calls are made at Fanning Island route.

Next Sydney sailing: Waihemo Ma' (apnrox.).

Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes < or four trips yearly to Vancouver Rarotonga and Papeete).

Details from Union Steam Ship of NZ Ltd., 247 George St., Sy (B 0528); and other branches and agi

UK-Panama-Samoa-Fiji

The Fiji Direct Service is mainta by Conference vessels, sailing at re§ monthly intervals out of London.

Panama, for Apia, Suva and Laut Bethell, Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as L ing Brokers in London.

Next vessel, ex-London; Mar. 28.

Far East-Fiji-NZ-Sydney

Royal Interocean Lines operate a sei from Singapore to Fiji, NZ, and . tralia, with three vessels (Van Cl Van Noort and Van Neck) ca! periodically at Suva and/or Laut Next calls at Fiji; Van Cloon Apr Van Neck May 5.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, George Street, Sydney (2-0573).