Shipping Services in the Pacific

Solomon Islands Service.

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa —Hawaii.

Noumea —New Hebrides Service.

Sydney—Norfolk Island— New Hebrides—Auckland.

Sydney-—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii.

Sydney—Fiji Service.

The Karetu will leave Sydney on April 8 for Fiji, and will call at Lautoka, Suva and Levuka.

Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Mataram.

Sydney Apl 13 May 21 June 29 Brisbane Apl 15 May 23 July 1 Tulagi Makambo Apl 20-22 May 28-30 July 6-8 Gavutu Su’u Apl 23 May 31 July 9 Aola Apl 24 Rere July 10 Kaukaul May 31 Rere — — Teneru Apl 24 Apl 24 June 1 July 10 July 10 Lunga Apr 24 Kookoom June 1 Mamara Domma Apl 25 July 11 Apl 26 July 12 Yandina Banika Apl 27 June 2 July 13 Loabie Ufa Apl 27 July 13 Faiam Y. Pepsale Kaylah Apl 27 June 2 July 13 Meringe Apl 28-29 July 14 -15 West Bay June 2 Somata — Marobo June 3 Rendova Kenelo Apl 30 July 16 Hatborn S.

Vila June 4-5 Stanmore Gizo Apl 30 June 6 July 16 June 6 June 7 Faisi May 1-2 July 17 -18 Gizo May 3 June 8 July 19 Tetipari May 3 June 8 July 19 Russell Group .

May 4-5 June 9 -10 July 20- 21 Mamara June 10 — Tulagi May 6 June 11 July 22 July 27 Brisbane May 11 June 16 Sydney May 13 June 18 July 29 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

Sierra Sonoma.

Ventura.

Honolulu . Mar 4 Mar 25 Apl ir.

Pago Pago . Mar 11 Apl 1 Apl 22 Suva Mar 14 Apl 4 Apl 23 Auckland Mar 18 Apl 8 Apl 29 Sydney 22 Apl 12 May 3 Sydney, dep. . Mar 29 Apl 19 May 10 Auckland . Apl 2 Apl 23 May 14 Suva . . Apl 6 Apl 27 May 18 Pago Pago . . Apl 7 Apl 28 May 19 Honolulu Apl 14 May 5 May 26 The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson

Line, Agents.

Per S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney, dep. .

Apl 2 May 16 June 11 'Noumea ...

Apl 6-9 May 20-21 Jun 15 -18 Chepenche Apl 10 May 22 June 19 Vila Apl 11 May 23 June 20

Sandwich . ]

Sarmettes . >• Apl 12 May 24 June 21

Norsup ... J

Santo Apl 13-16 May 25-26 Jun 22-24 Banks 25 Epi Apl 17 May 27 June 26 Vila Apl 18 May 28 June 27 Chepenhe Apl 19 May 29 June 28 Noumea ...

Apl 20-23 M.30 - J.l J. 29-Jy. 2 Sydney, arr. .

Apl 27 June 4 July 6 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Per S.S Morinda.

Sydney Mar 31 May 5 June 9 Lord Howe Apl 2 May 7 June ll Norfolk Is.

Apl 4 May 9 June 13 Vila Apl 7-8 May 12 -13 Jun 16-17 Bushmans Apl 9 May 14 June 18 Malo • 1 Tangoa Apl 10 May 15 June 19 Segond . ) Aoba ...

Apl 11 May 16 June 20 Vila Apl 12 May 17 June 21 Norfolk Is.

Apl 15 May 20 June 24 Auckland Apl 18 May 23 June 27 Norfolk Is.

Apl 21-22 May 26-27 J. 30-Jy. 1 Lord Howe Apl 24 May 29 July 3 Sydney Apl 26 May 31 July 5 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Niagara.

Aorangl.

Niagara.

Honolulu Mar 9 Apl 6 May 4 Suva Mar 18 Apl 15 May 15 Auckland Mar 21-22 Apl 18-19 May 16-17 Sydney ...

Mar 26 Apl 23 Mav 21 Sydney, clep. .

Mar 31 Apl 28 May 26 Auckland Apl 4-o May 2-3 May 30-31 Suva Apl 8 May 6 June 3 Honolulu Apl 15 May 13 June 10 Union s.s. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Auckland—Fiji—Samoa— Tonga.

Sydney—Papua—New Guinea Service.

Sydney —Rabaul —Hongkong.

Saigon—Java —Noumea Line.

French Eastern Pacific Service

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is. — Tahiti.

Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

New Hebrides Inter-Island.

Service.

S.S. Malinoa (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.) connects every 5 weeks at Vila with s.s.

Morinda from Slydney, then proceeds on southern trip, calling at the islands of Efate, Erron manga, Tanna, Aneityum, and returns to Vila — trip occupying 7 or 8 days. After 2 or 3 days at Vila, departs on northern trip, calling at the islands of Efate, Mai, Tongoa, Epi, Paama, Ambrym, Malekula, Abba, Malo, Santo, and re turns to Vila—trip occupying 25 to 28 days.

Vessel extends to Banks Group every second trip, equivalent to about every three months.

Ocean Island—Nauru Service

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

Solomons Inter-Island Service

S.S. Mitiaro (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.), maintains a regular service.

Fiji Inter-Island Service.

T.S.S. Malake (Burns, Philp (Sbuth Sea) Co., Ltd.), makes frequent trips to Leyuka, Labasa and Lautoka, with transhipment cargo from Suva.

S.S. Adi Keva (Fiji Shipping Co., Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Levuka and Lau toka, 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, Raduri, Labasa, and return by the same route round trip occupying about 9 days.

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

Papuan Inter-Island Services.

S.S. Papuan Chief (Steamships Trading Co., Ltd.) makes regular round trips from Port Moresby to Kapa Kapa, Abau, Baibara, Samarai, and back by same route: then Port Moresby to Hisiu, Yule Island, Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikori, Darn 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, Mambare,and back by same route, trip occupying about 12 days.

New Guinea Inter-Island

Service.

S.S. Maiwara (Burns Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports.

S.S. Mirani (Burns, Philp & Co.) makes regu lar round trips from Rabaul to New Guinea mainland ports.

S.S. Duris, s.s. Durour. m.v. Durambah (W.

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

Tofua.

Waipalii.

Waipahi.

Auckland, dep.

Mar 21 Apl 16 May 14 Suva Mar 25-2(5 Apl 21-22 May 19-20 Nukualofa Mar 29 Apl 25 May 23 Haapai Mar 30 Apl 26 May 24 Vavau Mar 31 Apl 27 May 25 Apia A pi 1-2 Apl 28-30 May 26-28 Suva Apl 6-7 May 4-5 June 1-2 Auckland, arr.

Apl 11 May 10 June 7 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Macdhui.

Montoro.

Macdhui.

Sydney ...

Feb 25 Mar 16 Apl 7 Brisbane Feb 27 Mar 18 Apl 9 Townsville Mar i Mar 21 Apl 12 Cairns — Mar 22 Pt. Moresby .

Mar 3-4 Mar 24 Apl 14 Yule Is — — — Samara i Mar 5 Mar 26 Apl 15 Woodlark Is. . — Mar 27 Rabaul Mar 7-8 Mar 29-30 Apl 17-19 Kavieng ... — M.31 - A. 1 —

Lombrum ...)

Lorengau ..f

Api ; 2-3 Lae [ Mar 1C -11 Apl 21-22

Salamaua . . . \

Madang ...

Mar 12 A pi 4 Apl 23

Salamaua ...]

— A pi 1 5-7 — Kavieng Mar 14 -15 — Apl 25 26 Rabaul Mar 16 — Apl 27 Soraken ...

Mar 17 — Apl 28 Numa I Mar Apl 29 io Teopasina ..j

Arigua ...)

Mar 19

Apl

30 Kieta ) Rabaul ...

Mar 21 Apl 9 May 2 Samarai . . .

Mar 23 Apl 11 May 4 Pt. Moresby .

Mar 24 Apl 12 May 5 Cairns Brisbane Sydney Mar Mar 28 30 Apl Apl Apl 14 17 19 May May 9 11 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Calls at Finschafen, Alexishafen, Lindenhafen and Pondo optional.

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

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

From Panama— Recherche.

Esperance.

Verdun.

Papeete Mar 3 Apl 14 May 20 Raiatea Mar 4 Apl 15 May 21 Suva Mar 13 Apl 24 May 30 Vila Mar 16 Apl 27 June 2 Noumea, arr. .

Mar 21 May 2 June 7 To Pana ma— Noumea, dep..

Apl 5 May 17 June 22 Vila Apl 12 May 24 June 29 Raiatea (opt.) Apl 23 June 4 July 8 Papeete Apl 24 June 5 July 9 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Makura.

Monowai.

Makura.

Papeete ... Feb 27 Mar 26 Apl 23 Rarotonga Mar 1 Mar 29 Apl 26 Wellington Mar 7-8 A pi 4-5 May 2-3 Sydney Mar 12 A pi 9 May 7 Sydney ... Mar 17 Apl 14 May 12 Wellington . . Mar 21-22 A pi 18-19 May 16-17 Rarotonga Mar 26 Apl 23 May 21 Papeete Mar 28 Apl 25 May 23

Tanda. >iankin.

Nellore.

Hongkong Manila Mar 4 Mar 7 Apl Apl 2 5 Apl May 30 3 Rabaul • • • Mar 16 Apl 14 May 11 Brisbane Mar 21 Apl 19 May 17 Sydney Mar 23 Apl 21 May 19 Melbourne, dep.

A pi 2 May 2 June 3 Sydney, dep. .

Brisbane Apl 13 A pi 15 May May 14 10 June June 11 13 21 29 Rabaul Apl 23 May 24 June Manila May 1 June 1 June Hongkong May 4 June 4 July E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Le Maire. . . Feb 16 Apl 25 July 4 Batavia . . Feb 23-2G May 2-5 July 11-14 Samara ng . . Feb 27 May 6 July 15 Pt. Moresby Mar 8 May 16 July 25 Samarai . . Mar 10 May 18 July 27 Noumea . . Mar 17 •20 May 25-28 Aug 3-6 Mar 22 May 30 Aug 8 .. Mar 27 30 June 4-7 Aug 13-16 Samarai Apl 1 June 10 Aug 20 Pt. Moresby . Apl o June 11 Aug 19 Samarang .. . Apl 12 June 21 Aug 30 Batavia . . . Apl 13-16 Jun 22-25 A.31 - S.3 Saigon . .. Apl 21 June 30 Sep 8 Singanore, Sourabaya, Lae, Salamaua, Epi and Santo will be called at only if sufficient induce ment offers.

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.