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 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.

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 and Friederun 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 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.

Solomons Inter-Island Service

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

Sydney ...

Per S.S. Morinda.

Jan 19 Mar 2 Apl 13 Lord Howe .. Jan 21 Mar 4 Apl 15 Norfolk Is, . . Jan 23-24 Mar 0-7 Apl 18 Auckland . . Jan 27 Mar 10 Apl 21 Norfolk Is.

Jan 30 Mar 13 Apl 24 Vila Feb 2-3 Mar 1C 1-17 Apl 27-28 Bushman’s Bay Feb 4 Mar 18 Apl 29 Malo Tangoa

Feb 5

Mar 19 Apl 30 Segond Aoba Feb 6 Mar 20 May 1 Vila . Feb 7 Mar 21 May 2 Norfolk Is. .

Feb 10-11 Mar 24-25 May 5-6 Lord Howe Feb 13 Mar 27 May 8 Sydney Feb 15 Mar 29 May 10 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Sydney Macdhui.

Dec 22 Montoro.

Jan 12 Macdhui.

Feb 2 Brisbane Dec 24 Jan 14 Feb 4 Townsville . Dec 27 Jan 17 Feb 7 Jan 18 Jan 20 Pt. Moresby . Dec 29 Feb 9 Yule Is — Jan 21 — Samarai Woodlark Is. .

Rabaul Dec . Jan 30 1-4 Jan 22-23 Jan 25-26 Feb 10 Feh 12-14 Kavieng Lombrun Lorengau Lae

Jan

Jan 27-28 Jan 29-30 — Salamaua 5-6 — Feb 16-17 Madang Jan 7 Jan 31- Feb 18 Salamaua Lae 7 . Jan . Jan Jan Feb 1 Feb 2-3 Kavieng Rabaul «orakeu 9-10 11 12 Feb 6 Feb 20 Feb Feb -21 22 23 Numa

Jan

Feb 24 Teopusina 13 Arigua . . . .

Kleta

Jan

Jan 14 — Feb 25 Rabaul 16 Feb 6 Feb 27 Samarai Jan 18 Feb 8 Mar 1 Pt. Moresby . .

Jan 19 Feb 9 Mar o Cairns Feb 11 • - Brisbane Sydney Jan Jan 23 25 Feb 14 Feb 16 Mar Mar 6 8 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Nankin.

Nellore.

Tanda.

Hongkong Dec 31 Feb 1 Mar 3 Manila Jan 3 Feb 4 Mar 0 Rabaul Jan 11 Feb 12 Mar 14 Brisbane ...

Jan 17 Feb 18 Mar 20 Svdnev Jan 19 Feb 20 Mar 22 Melbourne, dep.

Feb 1 Mar 4 Apl 4 Sydney, dep. .

Feb 11 Mar 15 Apl 15 Brisbane ...

Feb 13 Mar 17 Apl 17 Rabanl Feb 21 Mar 23 Apl 25 Manila Mar 1 Mar 31 May 2 Hongkong Mar 4 Apl 3 May 5 E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.

Samarai

Nusa's Timetable.

Dec. 14 Jan. 4 Jan. 27 Puni Puni . 14 4 27 Baniara 5 28 Tnfi 0 29 Buna 17 7 30 Mamba re ■ — 8 — Mamba re — 8 — Buna 9 31 Tufi 20 11 2 Baniara 22 13 4 Samarai 24 15 6

Sydney — N.Z. — Fiji — Hawaii

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.

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 Maiii Pomare (mails, passengers and cargo) carries on a regular ser vice between New Zealand ports and Western Samoa.

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Ocean Island—Nauru Service

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

The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson

Line, Agents.

Auckland—Fiji—Samoa—

Tonga.

Per S.S. Walpahi.

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 Decem ber was: —Auckland, dep., Dec. 24; Suva, arr., Dec. 29; dep., Dec. 30: Apia, arr. Jan. 2, dep., Jan. 2; Nukualofa, dep., Jan. 6; Auckland, arr., Jan. 11.

Union S.S. Cos. Ltd., Agents.

Fiji Inter-Island Service.

S.S. Malake. 73G tons (Burns, Philp (South Sen) 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.

M.S. Sir John Forrest (Fiji Shipping Co., Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Levuka, Savu Savu, Nabouwalu, P.aulailai, 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 Friday, De cember 16 for Fiji and will call at Lautoka (arr.

Dec. 23), Suva (dep. Dec. 29), Auckland (arr.

Jan. 3). 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, Tokelaus, Swain, Nasau, Puka-Puka and Phoenix Groups.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Service.

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

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.—

Tahiti.

Niagara.

Aorangi.

Niagara.

Honolulu . . . .

Dec 14 Jan 11 Feb 8 Suva Dec 23 Jan 20 Feb 17 Auckland ...

Dec 26-27 Jan 23-24 Feb 20-21 Sydney Dec 31 Jan 28 Feb 25 Sydney, dep.

Jan 5 Feb 2 Mar 2 Auckland ...

Jan- 9-10 Feb 0-7 Mar 0-7 Suva Jan 13 Feb 10 Mar 10 Honolulu ...

Jan 20 Feb 17 Mar 17 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Van Rees.

Apl 11 Apl 15-17 Apl 18 Apl 27 Batavia Feb 13 Saraarang Feb 14 Pt. Moresby Feb 23 Feb 2~t Apl 29 Mav 1-2 Feb 27 -28 Vila Mar (I May 8 Is oumea Mar 8 -10 May 10-12 Sydney Mar 14 -10 May 10-18 Pt. Moresby ...

Mar 23 May 24 June 3-5 Batavia Apl 3-5 Saigon Apl 9 June 9 Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Per S.S. Mataram.

Sydney Jan 11 Feb is Mar 25 Brisbane Jan 13 Feb 20 Mar 27 Tulngi Makambo 1 V Ian 18-20 Feb 25 -27 A pi 1-3 Oavutu Su’n . .

J Jan 21 Feb 28 A pi 4 Aola ... f Mar 1 Kaukanl Here Jan 21 — Apl 4 'leneru Jan 22 Mar Mar 1 1 Apl 5 Kookoom 1 f Jan 22 Apl 5 Mamara Domma Mar 2 — Lavoro Tandina Ranika Lonble Ufa Mar Mar 3 Jan 23 4 Apl 6 Fainm Mar 4 T. Pepaale Eaylab Meringe West Bay Bomata Marobo Rendova Kenelo Jan Jan Jan 23 23 24 Mar Mar Mar 4 5-6 7 Apl Apl Apl 6 6 Hathorn S Vila Jan 25-26 Aid 8-9 Stanmore A\n Gizo ...

Jan 27 Mar j Apl Ard 10 10 11 12 12 !-14 14 15 Bagga Jan Jan Faisi 28 Mar 8-9 10 10 -12 13 18 20 Apl Apl Apl Apl U Apl Apl Apl Apl (Subject to alteration without notice.) Gizo Tetipari Russell Gr Mamara Tulagi Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb 29 29 30-31 31 1 Mar Mar Mar 11 Mar Brisbane Svdney Feb Feb 6 8 Mar Ms r 20 22 Burns, Philp & Co Ltd. , Agents.

Verdun.

Boussole.

Astrolabe.

Papeete Jan 26 Mar 15 Apl 26 Raiatea Jan 27 Mar 16 Apl 27 Vila Feb G Mar 27 May 8 Noumea, arr.

Feb 8 Mar 29 May 10 To Pana ma — Noumea, dep. .

Feb 21 Apl 10 May 22 Vila Feb 28 Apl 17 May 29 Raiatea (opt.).

Mar 10 Apl 29 June 10 Papeete Mar 11 Apl 30 June 11 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Noumea — New Hebrides

Service.

Per S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney, dep. . . .Tan 24 Feb 28 Mar 28 Noumea , . Jan 28-30 Mar 4-6 A pi 1-4 Fliepenche . . Jan 31 Mar 7 A pi 5 Vila . Feb 1 Mar 8 Apl 6 Sandwich 1 Sarmottes \ Feb. 2 Mar 9 Apl i Norsup j Santo . Feb 3-4 Mar 10 Apl 8-10 Banks — Mar 11 Apl 11 Epi Feb 5 Mar 12 Apl 12 Vila . Feb 6 Mar 13 Apl 13 Fhepenche Feb 7 Mar 14 Apl 14 Noumea . . Feb 8-10 Mar 15-17 Apl 15-18 Sydney, arr.

Feb 14 Mar 21 Apl 22 (Subject to alteration without notice.)

Sydney— -N.Z.—Fiji —Samoa

—Hawaii.

Mariposa.

Monterey.

Mariposa.

Honolulu ...

Dec 21 Jan 18 Feb 15 Pago Pago . . .

Dec 27 Jan 24 Feb 21 Suva Dec .10 Jan 27 Feb 24 Auckland ...

Jan 2 Jan 30 Feb 27 Sydney Jan 5 Feb 2 Mar 2 Melbourne Jan 9 -10 Feb 6-7 Mar 6 Sydney, dep. .

Jan 14 Feb 11 Mat- 11 Auckland Jan 17 Feb 14 Mar 14 Suva Jan 20 Feb 17 Mar 17 Pago Pago . ..

Jan 21 Feb 18 Mar 18 Honolulu Jan 26 Feb 23 Mar 23

Makura.

Monowai.

Maunganui.

Papeete ...

Dec 3 Dec 31 Jan 2S Rarotonga Oct 6 Jan 3 Jan 31 Wellington Deo 12-13 Jan 9-10 Feb 6-7 Sydney Dec 17 Jan 14 Feb 11 Sydney Dec 22 Jan 19 Feb 16 Wellington Dec 20-27 Jan 23-24 Feb 20-21 Rarotonga Dec 0 Jan 3 Jan 31 Papeete Jan 2 Jan 30 Feb 27 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.