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Pacific Islands Monthly, 16 August 1930Vol. 1 No. 1

Shipping Services in The Pacific

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New Guinea-Solomons-Norfolk Is.

Sydney-Papua Service.

Papuan Inter-Island Services.

S.S. Papuan Chief (Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.) makes regular round trios from Port Moresby to Kapa Kapa, Abau, Baibara, Sama rai, and back by same route; then Port Mor esby to Hisiu, Yule Island, Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikori, Daru, and back via Orokolo, Yule Is., and Hisiu—-full trip occupying about one month.

A. K. Matoma (Burns Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Samarai to Puni Puni, Baniara, Cape Nelson, Buna Bay, Mam bare, and back by same route, trip occupying about 12 days.

New Guinea Inter-Island Service.

5.5. Maiwara (Burns Philp & Co.) makts regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ire land and Bougainville ports. 5.5. Mirani (Burns Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Guinea mainland ports. 5.5. Duris, s.s. Durour, s.s. Wyalong (W.

R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.) makes sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.

Solomon Islands Service Per s.s. Mataram

Solomons Inter-Island Service

M.V. Durambah (W. R. Carpenter & Co.

Ltd.) makes regular three-weekly trip around the Group.

Europe-South Seas Islands Service.

M.V. Yngaren (Transatlantic S.S. Co. Ltd.) is expected to sail from Australia early in November, 1930, for European ports, via South Sea Islands. Vessel will call at ports in Samoan, Fiji, Friendly and Solomon Islands, the length of time occupied being about five weeks. She will then proceed to Europe via the Sunda Strait, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Suez Canal, Mediterranean to Marseilles. Re turn trip to Australia by way of Panama Canal, calling at Los Angeles.

M.V. Eknaren (Transatlantic S.S. Co. Ltd.) is expected to sail from Australia about Janu ary 20, 1931, and will observe the same Itin erary.

Noumea-New Hebrides Service.

Noumea-Fiji Service.

Sydney-Fiji-Samoa-Hawaii.

Sydney-N.Z.-Fiji-Hawaii

Auckland-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga.

Sydney-N.Z.-Cook Is.-Tahiti

French Eastern Pacific Service.

By ships running between Dunkirk and Noumea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.

Eastern Pacific Cargo Service

Ocean Island and Nauru Service.

British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring St., Sydney, sends tramp boats irregularly.

New Hebrides-Norfolk Is.

Per s.s. Makambo.

Fiji Inter-Island Services.

T.S.S. Makatea (Burns Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Suva to Levuka, Cicla, Mango, Loma Loma, Tavini Coast, Savu Savn. Levuka, Suva—occupying about 9 days. 5.5. Malake (Burns (Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Suva to Levuka, Taviuni Coast, Buca Bay, Devo, Rabi, Ro tuma —and back by same route, trip occupying about 10 days. 5.5. Malake (Burns Philo & Co.) makes regular trips to Wallis and Futuna Island, and Ellice Islands; and runs to Lautoka and Le vuka with transhipment cargo after arrival of each direct steamer. 5.5. Adi Keva (Fiji Shipping Co. Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Levuka and Lautoka. round trip occupying three days.

M.S. Sir John Forrest (Fiji Shipping Co.

Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Levuka, Savu Savu, Nabouwalu, Baulailai,

Lekutu, Dreketi, Naduri, Labasa, and return by same route, round trip occupying about 9 days.

M.S. Adi Rewa (Fiji Shipping Co. Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Ba and Lautoka, round voyage, occupying four days.

New Hebrides Inter-Island Service.

5.5. Malinoa (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co.

Ltd.) connects every 6 weeks at Vila with s.s. Makambo from Sydney, then proceeds on southern trip, calling at the islands of Efate, Erromanga, Tanna, Aneityum, and returns to Vila —trip occupying 7 to 8 days. After 2 to 3 days at Vila, departs on northern trip, calling at the islands of Efate, Mai, Tongoa, Epi, Paama, Ambrym, Malekula, Aoba, Malo, Santo, and returns to Vila —trip occupying 25 to 28 days. Vessel extends to Banks Group every second trip, equivalent to about every three months.

F.M.S.-Dutch Indies-Pacific Island

Service.

5.5. Le Maire, 3,200 tons (Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.) regular three monthly service from Saigon to Singapore, Batavia, Samarang, Port Moresby, Noumea, Port Vila and Rabaul. Leave Saigon next trip, Nov. 1.

Montoro Marsina Montoro Sydney, dep.

Aug.

Sept.

Oct. 30 20 11 Brisbane ..

Sep. I 22 13 Samarai 6 27 18 Rabaul 8/10 Sep. 29/Oct. 1 20/22 Salamoa ..

Oct. 3 Kavieng ..

I U 23 Lombrum . .

Lorengau .. 1 12/13 24/25 Tumleo & Seleo 14/15 26/27 16 17 28 29 Madang Oct. 4 Alexishafen 18 30 Finschafen 19 31 Salamoa 20/21 Nov. 1/2 Lindenhafen 22 3 Kavieng .. — Oct. 6 —: Rabaul 23 Oct. 7 4 Samarai 25 6 Soraken — Oct. 8/9 — Teopasino ..

Numa .. .. 1 J Oct. 9/10 — Kieta .. ..

Oct. 11 — Oct. 13 Norfolk Is. — Oct. 18 — Lord Howe Is. — Oct. 20 — Sydney (arr.) Oct. 1 Oct. 22 12

Burns,

Philp & Co

Ltd., Agents

Morinda Morinda Sydney, Dep Sep. 27 Brisbane Sep. 29 Townsville (Opt.) .. Sep. 1 Oct. 2 Cairns Oct. 3 Pt. Moresby .. ..

Oct. 5/6 Yule Is — Pt. Moresby .. .. — Dedele Oct. 7 Samarai Oct. 8 Woodlark Is Oct. 9 Samarai — Oct. 10 Pt. Moresby .. ..

Oct. 11 Cairns Oct. 13 Brisbane Oct. 16 Sydney .. Sep. 16 OCt. 18

Burns, Philp

& Co. Ltd.,

Agents

Per s.s.

Moeraki.

Aug Sep.

Oct.

Sydney, Dep. . 22 12 3 Noumea . . . 26 16 7 Lautoka .. . . 29/30 19 10/11 Suva 31 20/22 12 Levuka 31/1 22 12/13 • Suva . Sept. 1/2 22/23 13/14 Sydney 8 29 20 Union

S.S. Co

. Ltd., Agents

Sierra Sonoma Ventura Aug.

Aug.

Sep.

Honolulu . . 6 27 17 Pago-Pago 13 Sept. 3 24 Suva .. .. 16 6 27

Sydney .. ..

21 11 Oct. 2 Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Sydney ...

30 20 11 Suva .. .. 25 16 Pago-Pago 5 26 17 Honolulu 12 Qct. 3 24

Aorangi Niagara Aorangi Honolulu .. .

Sep. 24 Suva Oct. 3 Auckland .. . . Sep. 8/9 Oct. 6/7 Sydney . Sept. 13 Oct. 11 Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Sydney, Dep. . 21 18 16 Auckland . . , . 25/26 22/23 20/21 Suva 29 26 24 Honolulu .. .

Sep. 5 Oct. 3 31 Union

S.S. Co.

Ltd., Agents

Per s.s. La Perouse.

Sydney, Dep. ..

Aug.

Oct.

Nov. 15 3 14 Noumea .. .. 19/23 7/11 18/22 Chepenhe .. .. 24 12 23 Vila 25 13 24 Sandwich .. .. i Sarmettes .. .. 26 14 25

Norsup j

Santo 26 15/18 26/29 fauranda .. .. ] Turtle B j 30 18 29 Banks — 19 Epi 31 20 30 Vila Sep. 1 21 Dec. 1 Chepenhe . . .. 2 22 2 Noumea .. .. 3/6 23/25 3/6 Sydney, Arr. .. 10 29 10

Messageries Maritimes Co.,

Agents

Sept.

Oct.

Sydney, dep 3 15 Brisbane 5 17 Tulagi • 1 Makambo ■ \ 10/12 22/24 . Su’u 13 25 Aola • \ 26 . ) Kaukaul • I 14 , f Teneru 15 27 Lunga — 27 Kookoom 15 — . ) . Lavoro — 29 Yandina • 30 Banika 16 Loabie Ufa 30 Palami Y. Pepesale • 1 16 30 Kaylan ■ ( Oc. 31/No. 1 West Bay • 1 16 — Somata 17 — Rendova . ) Nov. 2 Kenelo Manning St 18 — Jack Harb • 1 . I Hagthorn S 19/20 Vila • f . J Stanmore GIzo 21 3 Bagga 21 — Choiseul 22 — Faisi 23 4 24 5 24 5 25/26 6/7 26 Tulagi 27 8 Brisbane Oct. 2 13 4 15

Burns, Philp &

Co.

Ltd.,

Agents

Per t.s.s.

Sep.

Tofua.

Oct.

Nov.

Auckland, Dep '6 4 1 Suva 11/12 9/10 6/7 Nukualofa . . . 15 13 10 Haapai .. . . 16 14 11 Vavau 17 15 12 Apia . . . . 18/19 16/17 13/14 Suva . 23/25 21/23 18/20 Auckland, Arr. 29 27 24 Union

S.S. Co.

Ltd., Agents

Makura Tahiti Makura Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Rarotonga 19 16 14 Wellington 25/26 22/23 20/21 Sydney 30 27 25 Sep.

Oct.

Oct.

Sydney 4 2 30 Wellington 8/9 6/7 Nov. 3/4 Rarotonga 13 11 8 Papeete .. .. 15 13 10 Papeete .. ..

Aug. 16 Sept. 13 11

Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents

Antinous Andromede Verdan

Prom Panama—

Aug.

Oct Dec.

Papeete .. ..

24/26 25/27 25/27 Raiatea .. .. 27 28 28 Suva

Sep. 4

Nov. 5 Jan. 5 Vila 7 8 8 Noumea, Arr. . . 12 13 13

To Panama—

Sep.

Nov.

Jan.

Noumea, Dep. 26 28 • 27 Vila Oct. 3 Dec. 4 Feb. 3 Suva —

Raiatea (Opt.)

14 15 14 Papeete .. .. 15/17 16/18 15/17

Messageries

Maritimes Co.

Agents

Per s.s. Waipahi.

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Auckland, Dep. 21 18 16 Rarotonga, Arr. 27 24 22 Rarotonga. Dep.

Sep. 2 30 28 Auckland, Arr. 10 Oct. 8 Nov. 5

Aug.

Sen.

Oct.

Sydney. Dep. . .

29 26 10 Lord Howe Is. Sep. 1 29 13 Norfolk Is. 4 Oct. 2 16 Via 8 9 20/21 Bushman’s Bay 10 22

Malo 1

Tangoa 10 22 Second Chan.

Hogg Harb. ..

11 23 Aoba 12 24 Vila 13 25 Norfolk Is. 17 Oct. 3 29 lord Howe Is. 20 Oct. 6 Nov. 1

Sydney

22 Oct. 8 3

Burns, Philp

& Co.

Ltd.

Agents