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” connects 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 catioa.
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.
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.
Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.
New Zealand —Samoa.
N.Z. Government steamer Maui Pomare (mails, passengers and cargo) carries on a regular ser vice between New Zealand ports and Western Samoa.
Macdhui.
June 30 Montoro.
July 21 Macdhui.
Aug 11 Brisbane Townsville July 2 July 5 July 23 July 26 July 27 July 29 July 30 Aug 13 Aug 16 Pt. Moresby July 7 Aug 18 July 8 J. 31-Ag 1 Aug 19 Woodlark If Rabaul Kavieng Lombrum Lorengau July 10-12 Aug 3-4 Aug 5-6 Aug 5-6 Aug 21-23 Salamaua July 14-15 — Aug 25-26 Madang Salamaua July 16 Aug 9-10 Aug 11-12 Aug 27 Kavieng Rabaul Soraken July 18-19 July 20 July 21 Aug 15 Aug 29-30 Aug 31 Sep 1 Numa ... .
July 22 Sep 2 Teopasina Arigus Kieta . ...
July 23 Sep 3 Rabaul Samarai Pt. Moresby July 25 July 27 July 28 Aug 15 Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 20 Sep 5 Sep 7 Sep 9 Brisbane Sydney Aug 1 Aug 3 Aug 23 Aug 25 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Sep 12 Sep 14 Calls at Finschafen, Alexishafen, Lindenhafen and Pondo optional.
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.
Nankin.
Nellore.
Tanda.
Hongkong July 2 July 30 Sep 2 Manila July 5 Aug 2 Sep 5 Rabaul July 13 Aug 10 Sep 13 Brisbane ... July 19 Aug 16 Sep 19 Sydney ... July 21 Aug 18 Sep 21 Melbourne, dep. Aug 1 Sep 2 Oct 1 Sydney, dep . Aug 13 Sep 10 Oct 12 Brisbane ... Aug 15 Sep 12 Oct 14 Rabaul Aug 23 Sep 20 Oct 22 Manila Aug 31 Sep 28 Oct 30 Hongkong Sep 3 Oct 1 Nov 2 E. & A Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.
Jun. Jul. Aug. Aug.
Samarai 21 13 4 24 Punipuni 21 13 4 24 Baniara 22 14 5 25 Tufi 23 15 6 26 Buna 24 16 7 27 Mambare — 18 — 29 Buna 25 19 8 30 Sept.
Tufi 27 21 10 1 Baniara 29 23 12 3 Samarai 39 24 13 4
Per S.S. Van Rees.
Saigon July 12 Sep 13 Nov 12 Batavia July 16-18 Sep 17-19 Nov 16-18 Samarang ... July 19 Sep 20 Nov 19 Pt. Moresby . July 28 Sep 29 Nov 28 Samarai July 30 Oct 1 Nov 30 Rabaul . . Aug 1-2 Oct 3-4 Dec 2-3 Vila ... Aug 8 Oct 10 Dec 8 Noumea . . . Aug 10-12 Oct 12-14 Dec 10-13 Sydney .. . Aug 16-18 Oct 18-20 Dec 17 -20 Pt. Moresby Aug 25 Oct 26 Dec 27 Batavia Sep 5-7 Nov 5-7 Jan 6 Saigon 11 Nov 11 — Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.
Sydney- Norfolk Island — New Hebrides —Auckland.
Per S.S. Morinda.
Sydney Aug 18 Sep 29 Nov 10 Lord Howe Aug 20 Oct 1 Nov 12 Norfolk Is. ...
Aug 22 Oct 3 Nov 14 Auckland ...
Aug 25 Oct 6 Nov 17 Norfolk Is.
Aug 28 -29 Oct 9-10 Nov 20-21 Vila Sep 1-2 Oct 13-14 Nov 24-25 Bushman’s Bay Sep 3 Oct 15 Nov 26 Malo Tangoa Sep 4 Oct 10 Nov 27 Segond Aoba Sep 5 Oct 17 Nov 28 Vila Sep 6 Oct 18 Nov 29 Norfolk Is.
Sep 9-10 Oct 21-22 Dec 2-3 Lord Howe Sep 12 Oct 24 Dec 5 Sydney Sep 14 Oct 26 Dec 7 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. , Ltd., Agents.
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.
Sydney, then proceeds on southern trip, calling at the islands of Efate, Erron manga, Tnna, 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.
Solomon Islands Service.
Solomons Inter-Island Service
S.S. Mitiaro (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.), maintains a regular service.
Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii.
Sydney—N. Z. — Fiji—Samoa —Hawaii.
Auckland—Fiji—Samoa— Tonga.
Union S.S. Cos. Ltd., Agents.
Ocean Island—Nauru Service
British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring St., Sydney, sends boats irregularly.
Fiji Inter-Island Service.
S.S. Malake, 736 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Cos., 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 Cos., 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 July 29 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.
Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.—
Tahiti.
Per S.S. Laperouse.
Sydney, dep.
Aug 20 Oct 8 Nov 12 Noumea . Aug 24 -27 Oct 12-15 Nov 16-19 Chepenche • Aug 28 Oct 16 Nov 20 Nov 21 Vila 29 Oct 17 Sandwich 1 Sarmettea Norsup Aug 30 Oct 18 Nov 22 Santo ...
Banks • Ag 31tS 3 Oct Oct / 1,.* 19-21 90 Nov 23-26 Epi 4 •-Z 09 Nov 27 Vila Ul I Jo Nov 28 Chepenche Ul I 24 Sep 0 Oct 25 Nov 29 Noumea . »S'ep 7- 10 Oct 26-29 N. 30-D. 3 Sydney, arr. . Sep 14 Nov 2 Dec 7
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
Per S.S. Mataram.
Sydney Aug Aug 6 8 »S!ep Sep 14 16 Oct Oct Brisbane Tulagi ’l 22 24 Makambo Gavutu Aug 13-15 Sep 21-23 Oct 29-31 Su’u Aug Sep .Nov Aola . . . 1 24 1 Here — S'ep 25 Kaukaul Aug 10 Here ... — Nov 1 Teneru Lunga Aug 17 1 ’ 0 ’ 3 25 Nov 2 Kookoom Mamara Aug 17 Nov 2 Domma — Sep 26 — Lavoro Sep 27 Yandina Banika Aug 18 •S'ep 28 Nov 3 Uoabie Ufa Faiam — Sep 28 Y. Pepsale Aug 18 Kaylah Sep 28 Nov 3 Meringe — Sep 29-30 West Bay Aug 18 Somata — Nov 3 Marobo Aug 19 — Nov 4 Rendova Oct Kenelo — 1 — Hathorn S.
Vila Aug 20 _2i 5-6 Stanmore ov Gizo Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug 02 Oct 1 Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov - Bagga 90 Faisi .. .. 23 Oct 5 Oct Oct T-3 1 £ Gizo 24 4 Tetipari 24 4 9 Russell Group ip Aug 25 -26 Oct i 5-6 Nov 10-11 Mamara Aug 26 — Nov 11 Tulagi Aug 3'ep 27 Oct Oct 7 Nov •Nov 12 17 Brisbane 1 12 Sydney Sep 3 Oct 14 Nov 1 o I.i (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.
French Eastern Pacific Service
By ships running between Dunkirk and Noumea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
From Panama- 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. 26 Vila Aug 16 Sep 27 Nov 2 Raiatea (opt.) Aug 27 Oct 8 Nov 11 Papeete . . . .
Aug 28 Oct 9 Nov 12 Messageries maritimes Co., Agents.
Aorangi. Niagara. Aorangi.
Honolulu ... July 27 Aug 24 Sep 21 Suva Aug 5 Sep 2 Sep 30 Auckland ... Aug 8-9 S'ep 5-6 Oct 3-4 Sydney Aug 13 Sep 10 Oct 8 Sydney, dep . Aug 18 Sep 15 Oct 13 Auckland Aug 22-23 A’ep 19-20 Oct 17-18 Suva Aug 26 Sep 23 Oct 21 Honolulu Sep 2 Sep 30 Oct 28 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Mariposa.
Monterey.
Mariposa.
Honolulu ...
July 7 Aug 4 Sep 1 Pago Pago .. .
July 12 Aug 9 Sep 6 Suva July 15 Aug 12 Sep 9 Auckland July 18 Aug 15 Sep 12 Sydney July 21 Aug 18 Sep 15 Melbourne July 25-26 Aug 22-23 Sep 19-20 Sydney, dep. .
July 30 Aug 27 Sep 24 Auckland ...
Aug 2 Aug 30 Sep 27 Suva Aug 5 Sep 2 Sep 30 Pago Pago ...
Aug 6 Sep 3 Oct 1 Honolulu ...
Aug 11 Sep 8 Oct 6 The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson
Line, Agents.
Per S.S. Walpahl Auckland, dep.
Aug 6 Sep 3 Oct 1 Suva Aug 11-12 Sep 8-9 Oct 6-7 Nukualofa Aug 15 Sep 12 Oct V) Haapai Aug 16 Sep 13 Oct 11 Vavau Aug 17 »S!ep 14 Oct 12 Apia Aug 18-20 Sep 15-17 Oct 13-15 Suva Aug 24-25 Sep 21-22 Oct 19-2 i Auckland, arr.
Aug 30 ,8'ep 27 Oct 2 >
Monowai.
Makura.
Monowai.
Papeete ... .
July 16 Aug 13 Sep 10- Rarotonga July 19 Aug 16 Sep 13 Wellington July 25-26 Aug 22-23 Sep 19-20 Sydney July 30 Aug 27 Sep 24 Sydney Aug 4 Sep 1 3ep 29 Wellington Aug 8-9 Sep 5-6 Oct 3-4 Rarotonga Aug 13 3'ep 10 Oct 8’.
Papeete ...
Aug 15 Sep 12 Oct 10 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.