Shipping Services in the Pacific
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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 Hlslu, 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 sill 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 ateamers 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 A Co., Ltd.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Terri tory.
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 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.
Sydney—Norfolk Island—
New Hebrides.
Per S.S. Morinda.
Sydney Mar 9 Apl 8 Lord Howe Mar 11 Apl 10 Norfolk Is Mar 13-14 Apl 12-13 Vila Mar 17 Bushman’s Bay ...
Malo Mar 18 —— Tangoa Segond Mar 19 — Aoba Mar 19 Vila Mar 20 Norfolk Is Mar 23 Apl 13 Lord Howe Mar 25 Apl 15 Sydney Mar 27 Apl 17 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.
Sydney- — N.Z. — Fiji- — Hawaii.
Niagara.
Aora ngi. Niagara.
Honolulu Feb 8 Mar 8 Apl 5 Suva Feb 17 Mar 17 Apl 14 Auckland Feb 20-21 Mar 20 Apl 17 Sydney ...
Feb 25 Mar 25 Apl 22 Sydney, dep..
Mar 2 Mar 30 Apl 27 Auckland Mar 6-7 Apl 4 May 2 Suva Mar 10 A pi 7 May 5 Honolulu Mar 17 Apl 14 May 12 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Saigon —
Java —
Noumea Line.
Per S.S. Van Rees.
Saigon Apl 11 Batavia ...
Feb 13 Apl 15-17 Samarang , Feb 14 Apl 18 Pt. Moresby , Feb 23 Apl 27 Samarai . . .. , Feb 25 Apl 2U Rabaul ...
Feb 27-28 May 1-2 Vila , Mar 6 May S Noumea , Mar 8-10 May 10-12 Sydney Mar 14-16 May 16-18 Pt. Moresby Mar 23 May 24 Batavia Apl 3-5 June 3-5 Saigon . Apl 0 June 9 Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.
Sydney— -Papua—New Guinea
Service.
Montoro.
Macdhui.
Montoro.
Sydney ...
Feb 22 Mar 16 Apl 6 Brisbane ...
Feb 24 Mar 18 Apl 8 Townsville . .
Feb 27 Mar 21 Apl 11 Cairns Feb 28 — Apl 12 Pt. Moresby .
Mar 2 Mar 23 Apl 14-15 Tule Is Apl 16 Samarai ...
Mar 3-4 Mar 24 Apl 18 Woodlark Is..
Mar 5 — Rabaul ...
Mar 7-8 Mar 26-28 Apl 20-21 Kavieng Mar 9-10 Apl 22-23 Lombrum Mar 11 -12 Lorengau Apl 24-25 Lae Salamaua — Mar 30-31 Madang ...
Mar 13 -14 Apl 1 Apl 26-27 Salamaua . ..) Lae f Mar 10 Kavieng .. . -16 — Apl 28-29 Apl 3-4 Rabaul ...
Mar IS Apl 5 May 2 Soraken — Apl 6 — Numa Teopaaina Apl i — Arlgus . . . .) Apl 8 Kieta ' Rabaul Mar 18 Apl 10 May 2 Samarai Mar 20 -21 Apl 12 May 4 Pt. Moresby .
Mar 22 Apl 13 May 5 Cairns ...
Mar 24 May 7 Brisbane Mar 27 Apl 17 May 10 Sydney ...
Mar 29 Apl 19 May 12 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co . Ltd., Agents.
Sydney— —Rabaul —Hongkong.
Tanda.
Nankin.
Nellore.
Hongkong Mar 3 Apl 1 May 2 Manila Mar 6 Apl 4 May 5 Rabaul ...
Mar 14 Apl 12 May 13 Brisbane Mar 20 Apl 18 May 19 Sydney ...
Mar 22 Apl 20 May 21 Melbourne, dep.
Mar 27 Apl 24 June 3 Sydney, dep..
Apl 12 May 13 June 14 Brisbane A pi 15 May 15 June 16 Rabaul ...
Apl 23 May 23 June 24 Manila ...
May 1 May 31 July 2 Hongkong May 4 June 3 July 5 E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.
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 Maui Pomare (mails, passengers and cargo) carries on a regular ser vice between New Zealand ports and Western Samoa.
Ocean Island—Nauru Service
British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring St., Sydney, sends boats irregularly.
Auckland—Fiji—Samoa—
Tonga.
Per S.S. Waipahi.
Itinerary of s.s. Waipahi altered and reduced in August, 1932, owing to poor shipping business.
Haapai (Tonga) eliminated for present. Only trip announced in Sydney in February was:— Auckland, dep. Mar. 18; Suva, arr. Mar. 24, dep. Mar. 24: Apia, arr. Mar. 27, dep. Mar. 29; Vavau, dep. Mar. 31; Auckland, arr. April 5.
Union S.S. Co., Ltd., Agents,
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 Levoka, 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, 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 Friday, March 10, for Fiji, and will call at Lautoka (arr. March 17), Suva (arr. March 19, dep. Mar. 23), Auckland (arr. Mar. 28). 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. 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 Fllice Groups.
Solomon Islands Service.
Per S.S. Mataram.
Sydney
Mar 2.1 May 3 June 10 Brisbane . . Mar 27 May 5 June 12 Tulagi • 1 Makambo • I- Apl 1-3 May 10-12 June 17- 19 Gavutu • J Su’n ... . . Apl 4 May 1 Q T 20 i o Aola May Rere ... — 14 — Kankaa1 Here
•■1 Apl
4 — .
June 20 Teneru . Apl 5 May 14 June 21 Lunga May 14 Kookoom . . Apl 5 June 21 Mamara May 15 Domna I^avoro
May
16 — Tandina • 1 Banlka
• }• Apl
6 May 17 June O')
Loabie • J Ufa •1 - May 17 Falam ■ S T. Pepsale Kaylah
..} Apl
G May 17 June oo Meringe May 18-19 — Weit Bay Somata
■ ' Apl
0 June 22 Marobo Apl 7 June 23 Rendora May 20 Kenelo ■S Hatborn S. . 1 Vila
. y Api
8-9 June 24 -23 Stanmore . i Gizo . ... . . Apl 10 May 20 June 26 Kagga . . Apl 10 June 26 Faisi ... . . Apl 11 May 21-22 June 27 G izo Apl 12 May 23 June 28 Tetinari . . Apl 12 May- 23 June 28 Russell Group Apl 13-14 May 24-25 June 2 *-30 Mamara . . Apl 14 June 30 Tulagi . . Apl 13 May 26 July 1 Brisbane . . Apl 20 May 31 July 6 Sydney . . Apl 22 June o July 8 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co Ltd., Agents.
Roussole.
Astrolabe.
Strasboui i’g.
Papeete ...
Mar 15 Apl 2G June 1 Raiatea . . . .
Mar 16 Apl 27 June 2 Vila Mar 27 May 8 June 12 Noumea, an 1 ..
To Panama — Mar 29 May 10 June 14 Noumea, dep.
A pi 10 May 22 June 27 Vila Apl 17 May 29 July 4 Raiatea (opt.) Apl 29 June 10 July 14 Papeete Apl 30 June 11 July 15 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
Noumea —New Hebrides
Service.
Per S.S. Laperouse.
Sydney Feb 28 Mat 28 Noumea, an. ...
Mar 4 Apl 1 Noumea, dep.
Mar 7 A pi 4 Vila Mar 9 Apl (1 Epi Mar 10 Apl 7 Luganville ...
Apl 7 Le Dart Mar 10-12 Apl 7-9 Santo 0-10 Banks Apl 10 Sandwich Mar 12 Apl 11 Vila Apl 12 Noumea, arr.
Mar 15 Apl 14 Noumea, dep.
Mar 17 Apl 15 Sydney Mar 21 Apl 19 Messagenes Maritimes Co., Agents.
Sydney—
-N.Z . —
-Fiji-
— Samoa
Hawaii.
Mai iposa.
Monterey.
Mariposa.
Honolulu Feb 15 Mar 15 Apl 13 Pago Pago . .
Feb 21 Mar 21 Apl 18 Suva Feb 24 Mar 24 Apl 21 Auckland Feb 27 Mar 27 Apl 24 Sydney ...
Mar 2 Mar 30 Apl 27 Melbourne ..
Mar ({ A pi 3-4 May 1 Sydney, dep..
Mar 11 A pi 8 May 6 Auckland Mar 14 Apl 11 May 9 Suva Mar 17 Apl 14 May 12 Pago Pago .
Mar 18 Apl 15 May 13 Honolulu Mar 23 Apl 20 May IS The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line. Agents.
Sydney- —N.Z.- —Cook Is.—
Tahiti.
Maunganui.
Makura.
Maunganui.
Papeete ...
Feb 2 5 Mar 25 Apl 22 Rarotonga Feb 28 Mar 28 Apl 25 Wellington . .
Mar 6 Apl 3 Mav 1 Sydney ...
Mar 11 Apl 8 May 6 Sydney ...
Mar 16 Apl 13 May 11 Wellington . .
Mar 21 Apl 18 May 16 Rarotonga Mar 25 Apl 22 May 20 Papeete ...
Mar 27 Apl 24 May 22 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Solomons Inter-Island Service S.S. Mitiaro (Burns. Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.), maintains a regular service.
Hongkong - New Guinea - Solomon Islands Service.
Hongkong Friderun.
Mar 9 Bremerhaven.
A pi 12 Mar 22 Mar 25 Apl 28 Mar 2f> . Mar 31 Tulagi May 3 May 9 May 9 Kieta Buka Afadfln?
A pi 10 Sulfllii *J \1 fi \pl 13 Rabaul A pi 21 May 20 Hongkong May June S (Other ports will be included if inducement offers.) Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen.