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.

Auckland —Fiji—Samoa— Tonga.

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.

Per S.S. Waipahi.

Auckland, dep. May 14 June 11 July 9 Suva May 19-20 Jun 10-17 July 14-15 Nukualofa . . May 23 June 20 July 18 Haapai May 24 June 21 July 19 Vavau May 25 June 22 July 20 Apia May 20-28 Jun 23-25 July 21-23 Sava June 1-2 Jun 29-30 July 27-28 Auckland, arr. June 7 July 5 Aug 2 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Sydney Brisbane Tulagi Makambo Gavutu . . . .

Su’u Per S.S. Mi .. May 21 . . May 23 May 28-30 Mav 31 itaram.

June July July July 29 1 6-8 9 Aug 6 Aug 8 Aug 13-15 An v 16 Aola 10 Rere July Kaukaul May June 31 1 Aug 16 Teneru . ...

July 10 Aug 17 July July July 10 11 12 13 Kookooin Mamara June 1 Aug 17 Domma Yandina Banika Loabie ...

June 2 July Aug 18 Ufa July 13 Faiam ...

Y. Pepsale .

Kaylah Meringe West Bay Somata . ...

June 2 July July 14 13 -15 Aug 18 June June 3 Aug 18 19 Rendova July 10 Kenelo Hathoru S. • Vila June 4-5 Aug 20 -21 Stanmore Gizo June 6 July 16 Aug 22 Bagga June 6 Aug 22 Faisi June 7 July 17 -18 Aug 23 Gizo June 8 July 19 Aug 24 Tetipari Bussell Group Mamara Tulagi June June 9 June June 8 -10 10 11 July July 20- July 19 21 22 Aug Aug 25 Aug Aug 24 26 26 27 Brisbane Svdnev . . . .

June June 16 18 July July 27 29 Sep Sep 1 3 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. , Ltd., Agents.

Ventura.

Mariposa.

Monterey.

Honolulu ...

Apl 15 May 12 June 9 Pago Pago Apl 22 May 17 June 14 Suva Apl 25 May 20 June 17 Auckland Apl 29 May 23 June 20 Sydney May 3 May 26 J ane 23 Sydney, dep. .

May 10 June 4 July 2 Auckland May 14 June 7 July 5 Suva May 18 June 10 July 8 Pago Pago May 19 June 11 July 9 Honolulu ...

May 26 June 16 July 14 The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson

Line, Agents.

Sydney I Per S.S. Morinda.

May 5 June 9 July 14 Lord Howe May 7 June 11 July 1C Norfolk Is.

May 9 June 13 July 18 Vila May 12 -13 Jun 16-17 July 21-22 Bushmans May 14 June 18 July 23 Malo Tangoa :{ May 15 June 19 July 24 Segond Aoba .. .. •J May 16 June 20 July 25 Vila May 17 June 21 July 26 Norfolk Is.

May 20 June 24 July 29 Auckland May 23 June 27 Aug 1 Norfolk Is.

May 20-27 J. 30-Jy . 1 Aug 4-5 Lord Howe May 2!) July 3 Aug 7 Sydney May 31 July 5 Aug 9 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Van Rees.

Saigon ... — July 12 Step 13 Batavia . May 15 July 16-18 Step 17-19 Samarang . May 16 July 19 Sep 20 Pt. Moresby . May 2G July 28 Sep 29 Slamarai May 28 July 30 Oct 1 Rabaul ... . May 30-31 Aug 1-2 Oct 3-4 Vila June 6 Aug 8 Oct 10 Noumea June 8-10 Aug 10-12 Oct 12-14 Sydney ...

Juu 14 -16 Aug 16-18 Oct 18-20 Pt. Moresby . June 23 Aug 25 Oct 26 Batavia July 4-6 Sep 5-7 Oct 5-7 Saigon ... . July 10 Step 11 Oct 11 Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Niagara.

Aorf mgi.

Niagara.

Honolulu ...

May 4 J une 1 June 29 Suva May 15 June 10 July 8 Auckland May 1G-17 Jun 13-14 July 11 -12 Sydney May 21 June 18 July 16 Sydney, dep. .

May 2G June 23 July 21 Auckland May 30-31 Jun 27-28 July 25 -2G Suva June 3 July 1 July 29 Honolulu June 10 July 8 Aug 5 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney, dep. .

Apl 2 May 16 June 11 'Noumea ...

Apl G-9 May 20-21 Jun 15-18 Chepenche Apl 10 May 22 June 19 Vila Apl 11 May 23 June 20 Sandwich . 1

Sarmettes , [

Apl 12 May 24 June 21

Norsup ... J

Santo Apl 13-16 May 25-26 Jun 22-24 Banks j une 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. 1 J. 29-Jy. 2 Sydney, arr. .

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

Sydney—Papuan—New Guinea Service.

Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong.

E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.—

Tahiti.

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

From Panama —

Ocean Island—Nauru Service

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

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 Siydney, then proceeds on southern trip, calling at the islands of Efate, Erron manga, Tanna, Aneityum, and returns to Vila— trip occupying 7or 8 days. After 2or 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.

S.S. Makambo is at present on this run in place of the Malinoa.

Solomons Inter-Island Service

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

Fiji Inter-Island Service.

S.S. Malake, 736 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.). Makes frequent trips from Suva to Lautoka, Ellington, Labasa and Levuka, with passengers and transhipment cargo; also to other island ports whenever inducement offers.

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.

Sydney—Fiji Service.

The Karetu will leave Sydney on June 3 for Fiji, and will call at Lautoka, Suva and Levuka.

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

Samoan Inter-Island Service.

A.S. Makoa, 250 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.). Operates from Apia and con nects regularly with Pago Pago, Wallis and Futuna, Tokelaus, Swain, Nasau, Puka-Puka and Phoenix Groups.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Service.

M.V. Ralum. 368 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.). Operates from Tarawa (Gil bert Islands), and connects regularly with all Islands in the Gilbert and Ellice Groups.

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, Daru and back via Orokolo, Yule Is., and Hisiu —full trip occupying about one month.

The m.v. “Nusa” (Steamships Trading Co, Ltd.) holds the Papuan Government’s contract for carrying mails and passengers on the north east coast of Papua. The “Nusa” connects with all southern mail steamers at Samarai, and runs to the following time-table;—

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.

New Guinea Goldfields’

Service.

Aeroplanes, conducted by Guinea Airways, Ltd., and other companies, leave Salamaua and Lae two and three times daily for Wau, and other centres on the Morobe Goldfield. The aerial services are the only means of communi cation.

Montoro.

Macdbui.

Montoro.

Sydney ... . Api 28 May 19 .1 une 8 Brisbane . A pi 30 May 21 June 10 Townsville . May 3 May 24 June 13 Cairns . . .. . May 4 — June 14 Ft. Moresby . May 6 May 26 June 16 Yule Is. ... . May 7 — Camarai . May 8-9 May 27 Jun 17-18 Woodlark Is. .

June 19 Kabaul . . . . . May 11-12 May 29-31 Jun 21-22 Kavieng . May 13-14 — Jun 23-24 Lombrum Lorengan f May 15-16 — Jun 25-26 Lae 1 June 1 ■> O Salamaua - O Madang . May 17-18 June 4 Jun 27-28 Salamaua Lae 1 May 19-20 — Jun 29-30 Kavieng — June 6-7 — Kabaul . May 23 June 8 July 2 Soraken ... — June 9 — Numa June 10 Teopasina Arigua June 11 Kieta Kabaul . May 23 June 13 July 2 Samarai . May 25 June 15 July 4 Ft. Moresby . May 26 June 16 July 5-6 Cairns . May 28 — July 8 Brisbane . May 31 June 20 July 11 Sydney .•..

June 2 June 22 July 13 (Subject to alteration without : notice.) Calls at Finscbafen, Alexisbafen . Lindenhafen and Pondo optional.

Burns, Philp & Co . Ltd., Agents.

Nankin. Nellore. Tauda.

Hongkong .. A pi 2 Apl 30 June 3 Manila Apl 5 May 3 June 6 Rabaul Apl 14 May 11 June 14 Brisbane Apl 19 May IT June 20 Sydney Apl 21 May 19 June 22 Melbourne, dep May 2 June 3 July 1 Sydney, dep. . May 14 June 11 July 13 Brisbane ... May 1G June 13 July 15 Rabaul May 24 June 21 July 23 Manila June 1 June 29 July 31 Hongkong . . June 4 July 2 Sep 3

Makura.

Monowai.

Makura.

Papeete ...

A pi 23 May 21 June 18 Rarotonga A pi 2G May 24 June 21 Wellington May 2-3 May 30-31 Jun 27-28 Sydney May 7 June 4 July 2 Sydney May 12 June 9 July 7 Wellington May 16-17 Jun 13-14 July 11-12 Rarotonga May 21 June 18 July 16 Papeete ...

May 23 June 20 July 18 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Jim.

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

Aug.

Samarai 1 21 13 4 24 Punipuni 1 21 13 4 24 Baniara 2 22 14 r> 25 Tua 3 23 15 0 26 Buna 4 24 16 7 27 Mambare 6 18 29 Buna 7 25 19 8 « 30 Sept.

Tub . .. . 9 27 21 10 1 Baniara 11 29 23 12 3 Samarai 12 30 24 13 4

Espera nee.

Verdun.

Boussole.

Papeete Apl 14 May 20 July 7 Raiatea ...

Apl 15 May 21 July 8 Suva Apl 24 May 30 July 17 Vila Apl 27 June 2 July 20 Noumea, arr. .

To Panama — May <> June 7 July 25 Noumea, dep. .

May 17 June 22 Aug 9 Vila May 24 June 29 Aug 16 Raiatea (opt.).

June 4 July 8 Aug 27 Papeete ...

June 5 July 9 Aug 28 Messageries Maritimes Co. ,, Agents,