Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney—Papua—New Guinea Service.
* After leaving Rabaul, Montoro will visit following outports on this trip:—Pondo, Sept. 15; Meto, Sept. 16; Kavieng, Sept. IT; Manus, Sept. 18-19; Mai, Suma, Sept. 20; Tumleo, Seleo, Sept. 21-22; Boram, Sept. 23: A war, Sep. 24; Matukar or Mnmass, Sept. 25; Madang, Sept. 26: Salamaua. Lae, Sept. 27-28; Singawa, Sept. 29; Lindenhafen, ept. 30. Montoro returns to Rabaul on October 1. t Macdhui on this trip calls at Salamaua again on October 19.
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.
Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong.
Papuan Inter-Island Services.
S.S. Papuan Chief (Steamships Trading Cos..
Ltd.) makes regular round trips from Port Moresby to Kapa Kapa, Abau, Baibara, Samarai, and back by same route; then Port Moresby to Hisiu, Tule 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 Cos., 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.
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.
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 (W. R. Carpenter & Co., Ltd.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Terri tory.
Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.
Sydney—Norfolk Island — New Hebrides—Auckland.
Hongkong New Guinea
Hongkong.
The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Bremerhaven carries on a service, visiting New Guinea ports approximately every six weeks.
Montoro.
Aue 31 Macdhui.
Sep 22 Montoro.
Oct 20 Brisbane Townsville Sep Aug Sep Sep 2 5 G Sep Sep 24 27 Oct Oct Oct 22 25 26 Pt. Moresby . 8 Sep 29 Oct 28 Yule Is.
Samara!
Woodlark Is.
Oct Oct 20 Sep Sep Sep 9-10 Sep 30 30-31 13-14* Oct 2-4 Nov 2-3 Kavieng Nov 4-5 Lombrum Nov 6-7 Lorengau Lae Salamaua Madang Salamaua I ♦ - Oct Oct 6-7 8 Nov Nov 8-9 10-11 Lae Kavieng Rabaul ... * Hot 10-11 12 13 4c V/l L Oct Oct Nov 14 Numa Ant 14 Teopaaina Arigua ... 15 Kieta vv L Rabaul ...
Oct 1 Oct 17f Nov 14 Samarai Pt. Moresby . . Oct . Oct if, 4 Oct Oct 21 22 Nov Nov 16 17 Cairns Oct 6 Nov 19 Brisbane Sydney ... . Oct Oct 9 11 Oct Oct 26 •28 Nov Nov 22 24 (Subject to alteration without notice.)
Nellore.
Tanda.
Nankin.
Hongkong . . July 30 Sep 2 Oct 1 Manila . . . Aug G Sep 5 Oct 4 Rabaul . . . Aug 10 Sep 13 Oct 12 Brisbane Aug 16 Sep 19 Oct 20 Sydney .. . Aug 18 Sep 21 Oct 20 Melbourne, dep. Sep 2 Oct 1 Nov 1 Sydney, dep. . Sep 10 Oct 12 Oct 12 Brisbane Sep 12 Oct 14 Oct 14 Rabaul ... Sep 20 Oct 22 Oct 22 Manila 28 Oct 30 Oct 30 Hongkong .. Oct 1 Nov 2 Dec 3 E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd Agents.
Per 9.S. Van Rees.
Saigon . . . July 12 Sep 13 Not 12 Batavia .. . July 10-18 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 I>ec 2-3 Vila 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 20 Dec 27 Batavia . .. Sep 5-7 Nov 5-7 Jan 6 Saigon ... Sep 11 Nov 11 — Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.
Per S.S. Morinda.
Svdney Aug 18 Sep 29 Nov 10 Lord Howe . .
Aug 20 Oct 1 Nov 12 Norfolk Is. ...
Aug 22 Oct Nov 14 Auckland ...
Aug
25 Oct 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 16 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.
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.
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 2 of 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.—Fiji—Hawaii.
Sydney—N. Z.—Fiji—Samoa —Hawaii.
Auckland —Fiji—Samoa—
Tonga.
Per S.S. Waipahi, Itinerary of s.s. Waipahi altered and reduced in August, owing to poor shipping business.
Haapai and Vavau (Tonga) eliminated for pre sent. Only trip announced in Sydney in mid- August was:—Auckland, dep., Sept. 3: Suva, dep., Sept. 9: Apia, dep., Sept. 12; Nukualofa, dep., Sept. 16; Auckland, arrive, Sept. 21.
Union S.S. Co. 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) 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 Kewa (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 August 26 for Fiji, and will call at Suva (arr. Sept. 6, dep. Sept. 7), Auckland (arrive Sept. 12). Re turn to Sydney direct. Nukualofa call discon tinued. Levuka and Lautoka cut out for present.
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.
A collection of South Sea Islands weapons made by the late Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, has been handed over to the Commonwealth Government by his nephew. The weapons will be dis played in the Commonwealth National Library at Parliament House at Can berra. The Admiral was in command of H.M.S. Espiegle, on the Australian Station, between 1881 and 1885.
Per S.S. Laperouse.
Sydney, dep. . Oct 8 Nov 12 Dec 17 Noumea . Oet 12-15 Nov 16-19 Dec 21-24 Chepenelie . Oct 1G Nov 20 Dec 25 Vila . Oct 17 Nov 21 Dec 2G Sandwich Sarmettes
I Oc.
18 Nov 22 Dec 27 Noraup Santo ! Oe. 19-21 Nov 23-2G Dec 28-30 Banks . Oct 22 — Dec 31 Bpi , . Oct 23 Nov 27 Jan 1 Vila , . Oct 24 Nov 28 Jan 2 Chepenelie . Oct 25 Nov 29 Dec 3 Noumea . Oc* 2G-29 N. 30-D. 3 Jan 4-7 Sydney, arr. . Nor 2 Dec 7 Jan 11 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
Per S.S. Mataram.
Sydney
Brisbane Tulagi Makauabo Gavutu Su'u ...
Sep Sep Sep Sep 14 16 21-23 24 Oct 22 Oct 24 Oct 29-31 Xnv 1 Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec 30 2 r-9 10 11 25 Rere 11 Kaukaul Nov 1 Teneru . , ..
Sep Sep 25 23 Nov 2 Dec Dec 11 Kookoom Mamara Dcmma Nov 2
] Sep
Son 26 27 Dec Dec 12 13 Yandina Hanika Loabie Sep 28 Nov 3 Dec 14 TTfn Sep 28 Dec 14 — Y. Pepsale Kaylah Meringe West Bay
Sep
Sep 28 29-30 Nov Nov Nov 3 3 Dec- Dec 15 14 ■10 Somata <i robo 4 Rendova
I Oct
1 Dec 17 Kenelo Hathorn S.
Vila Stanmore Gizo ...
j Oct
V D~\ Xt
5”0 J Oct 1 O V Nov 7 Dec 17 Bagga ..
Nov 7 Faisi . . . .
Oct 2-3 Nov 8 Dec 18-19 Gizo . . . . . Oct 4 Nov 9 Dec 20 Tetipari Russell G . Oct p Oct 4 5-6 Nov 9 Nov 10-11 Vav 1 1 Dec 20 Dec 21-22 Mamara Oct 7 Nov 12 Dec 23 Brisbane . Oct Oct 12 14 Nov Nov 17 19 Dec Dec 28 30 (Subject to alteration without notice. ) Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.
Strasbourg Recherche Esperance Papeete Sep 22 Nov 3 Dec 15 Kaiatea . Sep 23 Nov 4 Dec 16 Vila Oct 3 Nov 14 Dec 26 Noumea, an. . Oct 5 Nov 16 Dec 28 To Panama — Noumea, dep. . Oct 18 Nov 29 Jan 10 Vila Oct 25 Dec 6 Jan 17 Kaiatea (opt. ( Nov 4 Dec 16 Jan 27 Papeete . Nov 5 Dec 17 Jan 28
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
Niagara.
Aorangi.
Niagara.
Honolulu ... Aug 24 Sep 21 Oct 19 Suva Sep 2 Sep 30 Oct 28 Auckland . .. Sep 5-6 Oct 3-4 0. 31-N . 1 Sydney Sep 10 Oct 8 Nov 5 Sydney, dep. . Sep 15 Oct 13 Nov 10 Auckland ... Sep 19-20 Oct 17-18 Nov 14-15 Suva ... Sep 23 Oct 21 Nov 18 Honolulu ... Sep 30 Get 28 Nov 25 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Monterey.
Mariposa, Monterey.
Honolulu ...
Aug 4 Sep 1 Sep 29 Pago Pago . ..
Aug 9 Sep 6 Oct 4 Suva Aug 12 Sep 9 Oct 7 Auckland Aug 15 Sep 12 Oct 10 Sydney ...
Aug 18 Sep 15 Oct 13 Melbourne Aug 22-23 Sep 19-20 Oct 17-18 Sydney, dep. .
Aug 27 Sep 24 Oct 22 Auckland ...
Aug 20 Sep 27 Oct 25 Suva Sep 2 Sep 30 Oct 28 Pago Pago ...
Sep 3 Oct 1 Oct 29 Honolulu •S'ep S Oct 0 Nov 3 The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson
Line, Agents.
Makura.
Mouowai.
Makura.
Papeete Aug 13 Sep 10 Oct 8 Rarotonga Aug 10 Sep 13 Oct 11 Wellington Aug 22-23 Sep 19-20 Oct 17-18 Sydney . Aug 27 Sep 24 Oct 22 Sydney . • • • . Sep 1 Sep 29 Oct 27 Wellington . Sep 5-0 Oct 3-4 O. 31-N. 1 Rarotonga . Sep 10 Oct 8 Nov 5 Papeete . Sep 12 Oct 10 Nov 7 Union S.S Co. Ltd., Agents.
Fiji, and will call at Pautoka, Suva and Levuka.