Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney—Papua-—New Guinea Service.
Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong.
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” qonnects with all southern mail steamers at Samarai, and runs to the following time-table:—
N.G. 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.
Wau—Port Moresby.
A regular aeroplane service is now maintained by Guinea Airways Ltd., allowing passengers to and from the goldfields to connect with the steamers at Port Moresby.
New Guinea Inter-Island
Service.
5.5. Maiwara (Burns Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports. 5.5. Mirani (Burns, Philp & Co.) makes regu lar round trips from Rabaul to New Guinea mainland ports. 5.5. 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.
Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.
Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.
Sydney—Norfolk Island — New Hebrides —Auckland.
The population of the Gilbert and Ellice Island Colony on June 30, 1930, was 31,810, comprising 30,852 natives, 732 Chinese and 226 Europeans.
Macdhui.
Montoro.
Macdhui.
Sydnev June 30 July 21 Aug 11 Brisbane .. July 2 July 23 Aug 13 Townsville July 5 July 26 Aug 16 July July 27 29 Ft. Moresby . . July 7 Aug 18 Yule Is. . .
Samarai July 30 J. 31-Ag 1 July 8 Aug 19 Woodlark I;-. — — Rabaul . . July 10-12 Aug 3-4 Aug 21 -23 Kavieng Lombrmn Aug Aug 5-6 5-6 Lorengau • S Lae ...
■ I July 14-15
Auer 25-26 Salamaua • f Madang .. July 10 Aug 9-10 Aug 27 Salamaua .) Lae ■ \ Aug 11-12 — Kavieng . . July 18-19 k ii rr *>C_Qn Rabaul July 20 Aug 15 Aug 31 Soraken Julv 21 g e p 1 2 Numa Teopasina •J July 22 Sep Arigua Kieta j July 23 Sep 3 Rabaul July 25 Aug 15 Step 5 Samarai .. July 27 Aug 17 Sep 7 Ft. Moresby July 28 Aug 18 Sep 9 Cairns Aug Aug 20 23 Brisbane . . Aug 1 Sep 12 Sydney Aug 3 Aug witho 25 Sep dice.) 14 (Subject to alteration ut no Calls at Finschafen. Alexishafen, Lindenhafen and Pondo optional.
Burns,
Philp & Co. , Ltd
Agents.
Per 9.S. Van Rees.
Saigon . July 12 Sep 13 Nov 12 Ba tavia . July 10-18 Sep 17-19 Nov 10-18 Samarang . July 19 Sep 20 Nov 19 Pt. Moresby July 28 Sep 29 Nov 28 Samara! . July 30 Oct 1 Nov 30 Rabaul . Aug 1-2 Oct 3-4 I>ec 2-3 Vila 8 Oct 10 I >ec 8 Noumea . Aug 10-12 Oct 12-14 Dec 10-13 Sydney . ...
Aug 10-18 Oct 18-20 Dec 17-20 Pt. Moresby Aug 25 Oct 20 Dec 27 Batavia . . Sep 5-7 Xov 5-7 Jan 0 Saigon ... 11 Xov 11
Sydney Per S.S.
Morinda. 9 July 14 Aug 18 Jyurd Howe June 11 July 16 Aug 20 Norfolk Is. .. June 13 July 18 Aug 22 Vila 17 July 21 -22 Aug 25-26 Bushmans . . June 18 July 23 Aug 27 Malo Tangoa
}■ June
19 July 24 Aug 28 Segond Aoba J 20 July 25 Aug 29 Vila June 21 July 26 Aug 30 Norfolk Is.
June 24 July 29 Sep 2 Auckland .. June 27 Aug 1 Step 5 Norfolk Is. . . J. 30-Jy . 1 Aug 4-5 Sep 8-9 Ix>rd Howe . . July 3 Aug 7 Sep 11 Sydney July 5 Aug 9 Sep 13 (Subject to alteration without notice.)
Burns,
Philp &
Co.
Ltd.,
Agents.
Tanda.
Nankin.
Nellore.
Hongkong June 3 July 2 July 30 Manila 6 July 5 Aug 2 Babaul . . . . June 14 July 13 Aug 10 Brisbane . . . June 20 July in Aug 16 Sydney . .. . June 22 July 21 Aug 18 Melbourne. dep. July i Aug i Sep <> Sydney, dep. July 13 Aug 13 Sep 10 Brisbane July 15 Aug 15 Sep 12 Rabaul July 23 Aug 23 Sep 20 Manila July 31 Aug 31 Sep 28 Hongkong . . Aug 3 Sep 3 Oct 1 E. & A,
. Steamship Co. Ltd
Agents,
Jun. Jul. Aug. Aug.
Samarai 21 13 4 24 Punipuni 21 13 4 24 Baniara 22 14 a 25 Tuft 23 15 6 26 Buna 24 16 7 27 Mambare — 18 — 29 Buna 25 19 8 30 Stept.
Tuft 27 21 10 1 Baniara 29 23 12 3 Samarai 30 24 13 4
Noumea—New Hebrides Service.
New Hebrides Inter-Island.
Service.
S.S. Makambo (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 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.
Solomon Islands Service.
Solomons Inter-Island Service
S.S. Mitiaro (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.), maintains a regular service.
French Eastern Pacific Service
By ships running between Dunkirk and Noumea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
From Panama—
Sydney—N. Z.—F i ji—Hawaii.
Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa —Hawaii.
Auckland—Fiji—Samoa— Tonga.
Ocean Island —Nauru Service
British Phosphate Commission, 1G Spring St., Sydney, sends boats irregularly.
Fiji Inter-Island Service.
5.5. 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. 5.5. 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. Adi Rewa (Fiji Shipping Co., Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Ba and Lau toka, round voyage occupying four days.
New Zealand—Samoa.
N. Government steamer Maui Pomare (mails, passengers and cargo) carries on a regular ser vice between New Zealand ports and Western S'amoa.
Sydney—Fiji Service.
The Karetu will leave Sydney on July 1 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 aB Islands in the Gilbert and Ellice Groups.
Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.—
Tahiti.
Per S.S.
Laperouse.
Sydney, dep. . July 1G Aug 20 Oct 8 Noumea . July 20-23 Aug 24-27 Oct 12-15 Ohepenche July 24 Aug 28 Oct 16 Vila 25 Aug 29 Oct 17 Sandwich 1 Sarmettes
July
26 Aug 30 Oct 18 Norsup J Santo July 21 -29 Ag 31-S. 3 Oct 19-21 Banks . July 30 — Oct 22 Dpi . July 31 »Sep 4 Oct 23 Vila Aug 1 Sep 5 Oct 24 Chepenche Aug 2 Sep 6 Oct 25 Noumea Aug 3-6 Sep 7-10 Oct 26-29 Sydney, arr.
Aug 10 Step 14 Nov 2
Messageries Mari
times Co., Agents.
Boussole. Astrolabe. Strasbourg Papeete ... July 7 Aug 18 Sep 23 Raiatea ... July 8 Aug 19 Sep 24 Suva July 17 Aug 28 Oct 3 Vila July 20 Aug 31 Oct 6 Noumea, arr. July 25 Sep 5 Oct 11 To Panama— Noumea, dep.. Aug 9 Sep 20 Oct 20 Vila Aug 10 Sep 27 Nov 2 Raiatea (opt.) Aug 27 Oct 8 Nov 11 Papeete Aug 28 Oct 9 Nov 12
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
Niagara. Aorangi.
Niagara.
Honolulu ...
June 29 July 27 Aug 24 Ruva July 8 Aug 5 Sep 2 Auckland . July 11-12 Aug 8-9 Sep 5-6 Sydney July 16 Aug 13 Step 10 Sydney, dep. .
July 21 Aug 18 Sep 15 Auckland July 25-26 Aug 22-23 Sep 19-20 Suva July 29 Aug 26 Sep 23 Honolulu Aug 5 Sep 2 Sep 30 Union
S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Monterey.
Mariposa.
Monterey.
Honolulu ...
June 9 July 7 Aug 4 Pago Pago . . .
June 14 July 12 Aug 9 Suva June 17 July 15 Aug 12 Auckland June 20 July 18 Aug 15 Sydney June 23 July 21 Aug 18 Melbourne Jun 27 -28 July 25-20 Aug 22-23 Sydney, dep. .
July 2 July 30 Aug 27 Auckland July r.
Aug 2 Aug 30 Suva July 8 Aug 5 Sep 2 Pago Pago July 9 Aug 6 Sep 3 Honolulu ...
July 14 Aug 11 Sfcp 8 The Oceani
ic Steamship
6 O Matson
Line,
Agents.
Per S.S. Waipahi.
Auckland, dep. July 9 Aug 6 Sep 3 Suva July 14-15 Aug 11-12 9ep 8-9 Nukualofa . . July 18 Aug 15 Sep 12 Haapai ... July 19 Aug 16 £ep 13 Vavau July 20 Aug 17 Sep 14 Apia July 21-23 Aug 18-20 Sep 15-17 Suva July 27-28 Aug 24-25 Sep 21-22 Auckland, arr. Aug 2 Aug 30 Sep 27 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Makura.
Monowai.
Makura.
Papeete ■ ■ • June 18 July 10 Aug 13 Rarotonga June 21 July 151 Aug 10 Wellington . Jun 27-28 July 25-20 Aug 22-23 Sydney July 2 July 30 Aug 27 Sydney July 7 Aug 4 Sep 1 Wellington July 11-12 Aug 8-0 Sep 5-0 Rarotonga July 10 Aug 13 Sep 10 Papeete July 18 Aug 15 Sep 12 Union
S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Sydney Brisbane Turagi Makambo Gavutu Per S.S. . . . . June July .. 1
. }• July
• • 1 Matarara. 29 Aug 6 1 Aug 8 6-8 Aug 13-15 Sep 14 Sep 16 Sep 21-23 Su’u July 9 Aug 16 Sep 24 Aola . .) Rere ... • • \ July 10 — Sep 25 Kaukaul Rere ... ...] — Aug 16 Teneru Lunga July July 10 10 Aug 17 Sep 25 OK Kookoom Aug 17 P At) Mamara Domma •••f July 11 12 13 — Sep Vj t I 26 27 Yandina Banika Loabie •• 1 July Aug 18 Sep 28 Ufa ... . .7 July 13 Sep 28 Faiam ■ i — Y. Pepsale Kaylah Meringe West Bay ■I July July 14 13 -15 Aug 18 Sep Qpn OQ 28 i-30 Aug Aug 18 19 Somata Marobo •I Rendova •1 July 16 Oct 1 Kenelo •••) Hathorn S.
Vila •!
Aug 20- 21 Stanmore Gizo ... • ■ j July 16 Aug 22 Oct 1 Un fT (T Q 22 Faisi . . .
July 17 .1111 V -18 Aug 23 Oct 2-3 19 Auer 24 Oct 4 Tetipari ...
Russell Group Mamara ...
Tiilaei July 19 July 20-21 Julv 22 Aug 24 Aug 25-26 Aug 26 Aue 27 Oct Oct Oct 4 5-6 7 Brisbane Sviinpv July July alterai 27 29 Sep Sep 1 3 Oct Oct 12 14 (Subject to tion without notice. )
Burns,
Philp &
Co.
, Ltd.,
Agents.