Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong.

Shipping Services in the Pacific

Sydney—Papua —New Guinea Service.

Papuan Inter-Island Services.

S.S. Papuan Chief (Steamships Trading Cos., Ltd.) makes regular round trips from Port Moresby to Kapa Kapa, Abau, Baibara, Samaral, 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 toy Guinea Airways Ltd., allowing passengers to and from the goldfields to connect with the ateamere at Port Moresby.

New Guinea Inter-Island

Service.

S.S. Maiwara (Burns Philp & Cos.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports S.S. Mirani (Burns, Philp & Cos.) makes regu lar round trips from Rabaul to New Guinea mainland ports.

S.S. Duris, s.s. Durour (W. R. Carpenter & Cos., Ltd.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Terri tory.

Sydney—Norfolk Island— New Hebrides.

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 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.

S.S. “Bucephale,” Messageries Maritimes inter island service steamer, makes regular trips to Tanna every two months, connecting at Vila with the “Laperouse.”

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii.

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.

Per S.S. Morinda.

Sydney . May 20 June 1 July 1 Lord Howe . . May 22 June 3 July 3 Norfolk Is. . . May 24-25 June 5 G July r>-G Vila Bushman’s Bay June 10 Malo . ] Tangoa . . .

June 10 Segond ... :j Aoba ...

U Vila Juue 12 Norfolk Is. . May 25 June 15 July 6 Lord Howe . May 27 June 17 July 8 Sydney . May 29 June 19 July 10 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Aorangi.

Niagara.

Monowai.

Honolulu May 3 May 31 June 28 Suva May 12 June 9 July 7 Auckland May 15 June 12 July 10 Sydney ...

May 20 June 17 July 15 Monowai.

Aorangi.

Sydney, dep..

May 25 June 22 July 20 Auckland May 30 June 27 July 25 Suva June 2 June 30 July 28 Honolulu June 9 July 7 Aug 4 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Van Rees.

Saigon Aug 11 Batavia Aug 15-17 Samara up Aug 18 Pt. Moresby Aug 28 Samarai Aug 30 Rabaul .. . Ju 80-Jy 1 Sep 1-2 Vila ... July 6 Sep 7 Noumea ... July 8-11 Sep 9-12 Sydney July 15-18 Sep 10-19 Pt. Moresby Sep 25 Batavia . . . A up 4-0 Oct 6 Sniirnn A n er 10 Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Montoro.

Macdbui.

Montoro.

Sydney ...

May 17 June 8 June 29 Brisbane May 19 June 10 July 1 Townsville . .

May 22 June 13 July 4 Cairns May 23 July 5 Pt. Moresby .

May 25 June 15 July 7 Yule Is July 8 Samarai May 20-27 June 16 July 9-10 Woodlark Is..

May 28 Babaul ...

May 30-31 June 18-20 July 12-13 Kavieng July 1-2 July 14-15 Lombrum . .

July

3-4 Lorengau Lae July 16-17 Salamaua . . . f “ June 22-23 Madang ...

July 5-6 June 24 July 18-19 Salamaua Lae ... ( July 7-8 July 20-21 Kavieng June 26-27 Babaul July 10 June 28 July 24 Soraken June 29 Numa Teopaaina June 30 Arigua ...

Kieta —• July 1 Rabaul July 10 July 3 Ju: v 24 Samarai July 12-13 July 5 July 26 Pt. Moresby .

July 14 July 6 July 27 Cairns ...

July 16 July 29 Brisbane July 19 July 10 Aug 1 Sydney ...

July 21 July 12 Aug 3 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Nankin.

Nellore.

Tnnda.

Hongkong May o June 3 July 2 Manila ...

May 5 June 6 July 5 Rabaul ...

May 13 June 14 July 13 Brisbane May 19 June 20 July 19 Sydney ...

May 21 June 22 July 21 Melbourne, dep.

June 3 July Aug 2 Sydney, dep..

June 14 July 15 Aug 12 Brisbane June 16 July 17 Aug 14 Rabaul ...

June 24 July 2".

Aug f>2 Manila ...

July 2 Aug 2 Aug 30 Hongkong July 5 Aug 5 Sep 2 E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.

Solomon Islands Service.

French Eastern Pacific Service

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.

Ocean Island—Nauru Service British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring St., Sydney, sends boats irregularly.

Sydney—N. Z. —Fiji—Samoa —Hawaii.

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 April was: —Auck land, dep. May 13; Suva, arr. May 18, dep. May 19: Apia, dep. May 22; Vavau, dep. May 24; Nukualofa, dep. May 26; Auckland, arr. May 31.

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 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. 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, May 5, for Fiji, and will call at Lautoka (arr.

May 12), Suva (arr. May 14; dep. May 18), Auckland, May 23. Return to Sydney direct.

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, 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.

Solomons Inter-Island Service

S.S. Mitiaro (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co..

Ltd.), maintains a regular service.

Per S.S. Mataram.

Sydney June 10 July 19 Aug 26 Brisbane June 12 July 21 Aug 28 Tulagi Makambo June 17-19 July 20-28 Sep 2-4 Gavutu Su’u June 20 Tulv OQ Sep Aola ... o my — J o July 30 Kaukanl Here June 20 Sep 5 Tenern June 21 July 30 Sep G Lucga — July 30 Kookoom June 21 Sep 6 Mamara July 31 Domma — Lavoro — Aug 1 — Yandina 1 Banika June 22 Aug 2 Sep 7 Loabie Ufa Aug Vaiam — 9 Y. Pepsale Kaylah June 22 Aug 2 Sep 7 Meringe Aug 3-4 West Bay Bomata June 22 — Sep 7 Marobo June 23 Sep 8 RendoTa Aug Kenelo a Hatborn S.

Vila June 24-23 Stanmore Gizo June 2G Aug 5 Sep 11 June 2G 11 12 Faisi ... .

June 27 Aug Aug 6-7 Sep Sep Gizo ...

June 28 8 13 Tetipari June 28 Aug 8 Sep 13 Russell Group June 29-30 Aug 9 |-10 Sep 14-13 Mamari June 23 — Sep 13 Tulagi July 1 July 0 Aug 11 Sep Sep 16 Brisbane Aug 10 21 Sydney July 8 Aug 18 Sep 23 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

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

From Panama- Strasbourg.

Recherche.

Astrolabe.

Papeete June 1 July 19 Aug 80 Raiatea June 2 July 20 Aug 31 Vila June 12 July 31 Sep 11 Noumea, a it. .

J une 14 Aug 2 Sep 13 To Panama — Noumea, dep.

June 27 Aug 14 Sep 25 Vila July 4 Aug 21 Oct 2 Raiatea (opt.) July 14 Sep 9 Oct 14 Papeete July 15 Sep 3 Oct 15 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Per S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney July 18 Noumea, arr. .. .

July 22 Noumea, dep. ...

July 25 Vila July 27 Epi July 28 Luganville June 23 July 28 Le Dart ...

July 28-30 Santo July July Aug 30-31 31 1 Banks Sandwich June 25 Vila Aug 2 Noumea, arr June 28 Aug 4 Noumea, dep June 30 Aug 5 Sydney July 4 Aug 9 Messagenes Maritimes Co., Agents.

Monterey.

Mariposa.

Monterey.

Honolulu May 11 June 8 July 6 Pago Pago ..

May 16 June 13 July 11 Suva May 19 June 16 July 14 Auckland May 22 June 19 July 17 Sydney ...

May 25 June 22 July 20 Melbourne May 29 June 26 July 24 Sydney, dep..

June 3 July 1 July 29 Auckland June 6 July 4 Aug 1 Suva June 9 July 7 Aug 4 Pago Pago ..

June 10 July 8 Aug 5 Honolulu June 15 July 13 Aug 10 The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line. Agents.

Makura. Maunganui. Makura.

Papeete May 20 June 17 July 15 Rarotonga . . May 23 June 20 July IS Wellington .. May 20 June 2(1 July 24 Sydney ... June 3 July 1 July 29 Sydney ... June 8 July 0 Aug 3 Wellington . . June 13 July 11 Aug 8 Rarotonga .. June 17 July 15 Aug 12 Papeete ... June 19 July 17 Aug 14 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.