Shipping Services in the Pacific

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 Hislu, Yule Island, Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikori, Daru and back via Orokolo, Yule Is., and Hislu —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.

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.

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.

New Hebrides Inter-Island.

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

Morinda from Sydney, 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, Epl, 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.

Solomons Inter-Island Service

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

Sydney-—N. Z.—Fiji—Hawaii.

Montoro.

Macdhui.

Montoro.

Nov 30 Dec 22 Jan 12 Brisbane Townsville Dec Dec 2 5 r Dec Dec 24 27 Jan Jan Ja n 14 17 18 Pt. Moresby Dec 8 Dec 29 Jan 20 Yule Is.

Samarai Jan Jan 21 22-23 Dec 9-10 Dec 30 Woodlark Is.

Dec 13-14 Jan 1-4 Jan 25-26 Kavieng 15-16 Jan 27-28 Lombrum Dec 17-18 Jan 29-30 Lorengau Lae 5-6 Salamaua Jan Madang Dec 19-20 Jan 7 Jan Feb 31- 1 Salamaua Dec 21-22 Feb 2-3 Lae Kavieng Rabaul ..., Jan 9-10 11 Dec 24 Jan Feb 6 Tii <1 12 Soraken •fail Numa Ton 13 Teopasina *1 clll Arigua Jan 14 Kieta Rabaul ...

Dec 24 Jan 16 Feb 6 Samarai Dec 26-27 Jan 18 Feb 8 Pt. Moresby Dec Dec Jan Jan 28 30 Jan 19 Feb Feb 9 11 Brisbane Sydney 4 Jan Jan 23 25 Feb Feb 14 16 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Morinda Sydney .. Dec 20 Jan 19 Mar 2 Lord Howe Dee 22 Jan 21 Mar 4 Norfolk Is.

De< 24 Jan 23-24 Mar 6-7 Auckland .. Dec 27 Jan 27 Mar 10 Norfolk Is.

Dec JO-31 Jan 30 Mar 13 Vila Jan 3-4 Feb 2-3 Mar 16-17 Bushman’s Bay Jan 5 Feb 4 Mar 18 Male Tangoa Jan f> Feb 5 Mar 19 Segond Aoba 7 Feb 6 Mat- 20 Vila . Jan 8 Feb 7 Mar 21 Norfolk Is. . Jan 11 Feb 10-11 Mar 24 -25 Lord Howe . Jan 13 Feb 13 Mar 27 Sydney . Jan 15 Feb 15 Mar 29 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Aorangi.

Niagara.

Aorangi.

Honolulu Nov 16 Dec 14 Jan 11 Suva Nov 2o I )(M 23 Jan 20 Auckland Nov 28-29 Dec 26-27 Jan 23-24 Sydney Deo 3 I )ec 31 Jan 28 Sydney, dep. .

Dec 8 Jan 5 Fpb 2 Auckland Dec 12-13 Jan 9-10 Feb 6-7 Suva Dec 16 Jan 13 Feb 10 Honolulu Dec 23 Jan 20 Feb 17 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Tauda.

Nankin.

Nellore Hongkong Dec 2 Dec 31 Feb 1 Manila . .. Dec 5 Jan 3 Feb 4 Rabaul 13 Jan 11 Feb 12 Brisbane . . . Dec 19 Jan 17 Feb 18 Sydney 2J Jan 19 Feb 2U Melbourne, i lep. Jan 3 Feb 1 Mar 4 Sydney, dep . . Jan 14 Feb 11 Mar 15 Brisbane Jan KJ Feb 13 Mar 17 Rabaul 24 Feb 21 Mar 23 Manila ... Feb 1 Mar 1 Mar 31 Hongkong . . Feb 4 Mar 4 Apl 3 E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.

Nusa's Timetable,

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Samarai 22 14 4 27 Puni Puni 0*2 14 4 27 Baniara 15 5 28 Tufi . . . 10 0 29 Buna . . . 2 r. 17 7 30 Mambare 20 8 Mambare 20 — 8 — Buna . . .. 27 18 9 31 Feb.

Tufi 29 Dec. 20 11 2 Baniara 1 20 IS 4 Samarai 24 15 6

Solomon Islands Service.

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

From Panama—

New Zealand—Samoa.

N.Z. Government steamer Maul Pomare (mails, passengers and cargo) carries on a regular ser vice between New Zealand ports aud Western Samoa.

Noumea—New Hebrides

Service.

Ocean Island—Nauru Service

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

Sydney—N. Z.—Fiji—Samoa —Hawaii.

The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson

Line, Agents.

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 Yavau (Tonga) eliminated for pre sent. Only trip announced in Sydney in mid- November was; —Auckland, dep. Nov. 26; Suva, air. Deo. 1, dep. Dec. 2; Apia, arr. Dec. 4, dep. Dec. 5; Nukualofa, dep. Dec. 9; Auckland, arr. Dec. 14.

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

Fiji Inter-Island Service.

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

M.S. Sir John Forrest (Fiji Shipping Co., Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Levuka, Savu Sbvu, Nabouwalu, Baulailai, Lekutu.

Dreketl, Raduri, Labasa, and return by the game 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 Friday, No vember 18, for Fiji, and will call at Lautoka (arr. November 25), Suva (dep. December 1), Auckland (arr. December 6). Return to Sydney direct. Nukualofa call discontinued.

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, Tokelaua, Swain, Nasau, Puka-Puka and Phoenix Groups.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Service.

M.T. Ralum, 868 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. Mataram.

Sydney ...

Nov 30 Jan 11 Feb 18 Brisbane Dec 2 Jan 13 Feb 20 Tulagi Makambo Dec 7-9 Jan 18 -20 Feb 2: i-2'i Gavutu ...

Su’u Deo 10 Jan 21 Feb 28 Aola 1 Here Dec 11 Mar Kaukaul Jan 21 Here Teneru ...

Dec 11 Jan 22 Mar 1 1 un£*i 11 Mar 1 Kookoom Jan 22 Mamara Dec 12 Mar 0 Domma Due 13 Mar 3 Yandina Banlka Dec 14 Jan 23 Mar 4 Doable Ufa Dec* 14 Mar 4 ralam Y. Pepsale Dec 14 Jan 23 Mar 4 Kaylab Meringe Dec 15-10 Mar 5-6 West Boy Jan 23 Soma ta Marobo . ... — Jan 24 — Rendova Kenelo Dec 17 — Mar 7 Hathorn S.

Vila Jan 2 5-26 —— Stanmore Gizo Dec 17 Jan 27 Mar 7 Jan Faisi Dec 18-19 Jan 28 Mar 8-9 Gizo l »ec 20 Jan 29 Mar 10 Tetinari Dec 20 Jan 29 Mar 10 Russell Group.

Dec 21-22 Jan 30-31 Mar 11-12 Mamara Jan 31 Tulagi ...

Dec 23 Feb 1 Mar 13 Brisbane Dec 28 Feb 6 Mar 18 Sydney Dec 30 Feb S Mar 20 (Subject to alteration without notice. ) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Esperance.

Verdun.

Boussole.

Papeete ...

Dec 21 Jan 26 Mar 15 Raiatea ...

Dec 22 Jan 27 Mar 16 Vila Jan 2 Feb 6 Mar 27 Noumea, arr. .

To Panama — Jan 4 Feb 8 Mar 2b Noumea, dep. .

Jan 16 Feb 21 Apl 10 Vila Jan 23 Feb 28 Apl 17 Raiatea (opt.).

Feb 4 Mar 10 Apl 29 Papeete ...

Feb 5 Mar 11 Apl 30 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Per S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney, dep.. .

Dec 17 Jan 24 Feb 28 Noumea ...

Dee 21-24 Jan 28-30 Mar 4-G Chepenehe Dec 25 Jan 31 Mar 7 Vila Dec 26 Feb 1 Mar 8

Sandwich . ]

Sarmettes Deo 27 Feb 2 Mar 0

Noraup ...

Santo Dee 28-30 Feb 3-4 Mar 10 Banks Dec 31 — Mar 11 Epi Jan 1 Feb 5 Mar 12 Vila Jan 2 Feb 6 Mar 13 Chepenehe Dec 3 Feb 7 Mar 14 Noumea ...

Jan 4-7 Feb 8-10 Mar 15-17 Sydney, arr. . .

Jan 11 Feb 14 Mar 21 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Monterey. Mariposa. Monterey.

Honolulu ... Nov 23 Dec 21 Jan 18 Paga Pago .. Nov 29 Dec 2< Jan 24 Suva Dec 2 Dec 30 Jan 27 Auckland . .. Dec 5 Jan 2 Jan 30 Svdney Dec 8 Jan 5 Feb 2 Melbourne . . Dec 12-13 Jan 9-10 Feb 6-7 Sydney, dep. . Dec 17 Jan 14 Feb 11 Auckland . . . Dec 20 Jan 17 Feb 14 Suva Dec 23 Jan 20 Feb 17 Pago Pago . . Dec 24 Jan 21 Feb 18 Honolulu . . . Dec 20 Jan 26 Feb 23

Monowai.

Makura.

Monowai.

Papeete ...

Nov 5 Dec 3 Dec 31 Rarotongo Nov 8 Oct r> Jan 3 Wellington Nov 14-15 Dec 12-13 Jan 9-10 Sydney Nov 19 Dec 17 Jan 14 Sydney Nov 24 Dec 22 Jan 19 Wellington Nov 28-29 Dec 20-27 Jan 23-24 Rarotongo Dec 3 Dec 31 Jan 28 Papeete Dec 5 Jan 2 Jan 30 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.