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 Hlsiu, 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. Mirant (Burns, Philp A 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

Sydney—Norfolk Island— New Hebrides.

New Hebrides Inter-Island.

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

Ltd.) connects every 6 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.”

Hongkong - New Guinea - Solomon Islands Service.

Sydney—Fiji Service.

The Karetu will leave Sydney on Friday, June 30. for Fiji, and will call at Lautoka (arr. July 7), Suva (arr. July 9, dep. July 13), Auckland (arr. July 18). Return to Sydney direct.

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

Per S.S. Morinda.

Sydney . July 1 July 13 Aug 12 Lord Howe . . July 3 July 15 Aug 14 Norfolk Is. . . July 5-6 July 17 -18 Aug 16-17 July 21 Bushman’s Ray July Malo • 1 July Segond . ... • J Jljly 23 Vila July 24 Norfolk Is. . . July 6 July 27 Aug 17 Lard Howe . . July 8 July 20 Aug 19 Sydney . July 10 July 31 Aug 21 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philo & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Bremerhaven.

Friderun.

Hongkong July 15 28 Aug 20 Aug 1 Sep 4 Aug 4 Aug 0 t Sep 11 Sep 14 Sep 17 Kieta MfldflHR Aug 10 Su 1b man a Aug 19 Rabaul Aug 27 Sep 28 Oct 3 Mudu ng Hongkong Sen 10 Oct 17 (Other ports will be included if inducement offers.) Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen.

Maedhui.

Montoro.

Maedhui. .Sydney July 20 Aug 9 Aug 31 Brisbane July 22 Aug 11 Sep 2 Townsville July 25 Aug 14 Sep 5 15 I*t. Moresby .

July 27 Aug 17 Sep 7 Yule Is — Samara! ...

July 28 Aug 18-19 Sep 8 Woodlark Is, — Aug 20 Rabaul Jlv30-Ael Aug Aug 22-23 S'ep 10-12 Kavieng ' 24-25 Manus — Aug 26 Aug 27 Lae 7 ,8'alamaua . ) Aug o-4 Sep 14-15 Madang ...

Aug 5 Aug 28-29 Sep 16

Salamaua .

. 30-31 Lae ) AUg Kavieng ...

Aug 7-8 Sep 18-19 Rabaul Aug 9 Sep 2 Sep Sep 20 2i Kieta 10 Numa Aug 11 Sep 22 Soraken ...

Aug 12 Sep 23 Rabaul Aug Aug 14 Sep Sep 2_ Sep Sep 25 Samara! ... 1G 4 27 Pt. Moresby Aug 17 Sep 5 Sep 28 Sen 7 Brisbane ...

Aug 21 Sep 10 Oct 2 Sydney Aug 23 Sep 12 Oct 4

Nankin.

Nellore.

Tanda.

Hongkong July 2 Aug 2 Sep 2 Manila ...

July 5 Aug 5 Sep 5 Rabaul ...

July 13 Aug 13 Sep 13 Brisbane July 19 Aug 19 Sep 19 Sydney ...

July 21 Aug 21 Sep 21 Melbourne, dep.

Aug 2 Sep 2 Oct 4 Sydney, dep. .

Aug 12 Sep 1C Oct 14 Brisbane Aug 14 Sep 18 Oct 16 Rabaul ...

Aug 22 Sep 26 Oct 24 Manila Aug 30 Oct 4 Nov 1 Hongkong Sep 2 Oct 7 Nov 4 E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.

Solomon Islands Service.

Solomons Inter-Island Service

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

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Service.

M. Ralum, 868 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Cos., Ltd.). Operates from Tarawa (Gil bert Islands), and connects regulaly with all Islands in the Gilbert and Ellice Groups.

Ocean Island—Nauru Service

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

Noumea —New Hebrides

Service.

Per S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney ... July 18 Aug 15 Oct 17 Noumea ... July 22-25 Aug 19-22 Oct 21-24 Vila July 27 Aug 24 Oct 26 Santo July 28-30 Aug 25 Oct 27-28 Hongkong . . Sep 9-10 Haiphong . . Sep 12-16 1 Vila Aug 2 Oct 4 Oct 30 Noumea ... Aug 3-4 Oct 6-7 Nov 2-24 Sydney Aug 8 Oct 11 Nov 28

Messagenes Maritimes Cos., Agents.

New Zealand—Samoa.

N. Government steamer Maui Poraare (mails, passengers and cargo) carries on a regular ser vice between New Zealand ports and Western Samoa.

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa —Hawaii.

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti.

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii.

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

From Panama —

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 June was: —Auck land, dep. July 8; Suva, arr. July 13, dep. July 14; Apia, dep. July 17; Vavau, dep. July 19; Nukualofa, dep. July 21; Auckland, arr. July 26.

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

For Fiji and Samoa Inter-Island Ser vices—See page 46.

Sydney Brisbane Tulagi Maka'nbo Gavatu Per S.S. Mataram.

July 19 July 21 July 26-2S Aug 20 Aug 28 Sep 2-4 Sep 30 Oct 2 Oct 7-9 Su’u July 29 Sep 5 Oct 10 Aola

July 30

Rere — Oct 11 Kaukaul Rere Sep 5 Teneru July 30 July 30 Sep 6 Sep 6 Oct 11 Oct 11 Lunga Kookoom Mamara Domma

July 31

— Oct 12 Lavoro Yandina Aug 1 Oct 13 Banika Lonbie Ufa Aug 2 Sep 7 Oct 14 falnm Aug 2 — Oct 14 Y. Pepsale Kaylah Meringe West Bay Somata

Aug 2

Aug 3-4 Sep 7 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 15-16 Marobo Sep 8 Rendova Kenelo

Aug 5

Oct 17 Hathorn S.

Vila Stanmore Gizo Aug 5 Sep 11 Sep 11 Oct 17 Bagga Faisi Aug 6-7 Aug 8 Aug 8 Aug 9-10 Aug 11 Aug 16 Aug 18 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

Sep 12 Sep 13 Sep 13 Sep 14-15 Sep 16 Sep 21 Sep 23 Oct 18-19 Oct 20 Oct 20 Oct 21-22 Oct 23 Oct 28 Oct 30 Gizo Tetipari Russell Group Tulagi Brisbane Sydney

Monterey Mariposa Monterey Honolulu July 3 July 31 Aug 28 Paga Pago July 8 Aug 5 Sep 2 Suva July 11 Aug 8 Sep 5 Auckland July 14 Aug 11 Sep 8 Sydney July 17 Aug 14 Sep 11 Melbourne July 21 Aug 18 Sep 15 Sydney, dep July 26 Aug 23 Sep 20 Auckland July 29 Aug 26 Sep 23 Suva Aug 1 Aug 29 Sep 26 Paga Pago Aug 2 Aug 30 Sep 27 Honolulu Aug 7 Sep 4 Oct 2 The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line, Agents.

Makura.

Maunganui.

Makura.

Papeete July 15 Aug 12 Sep 9 Rarotonga July 18 Aug 15 Sep 12 Wellington July 24 Aug 21 Sep 18 Sydney July 29 Aug 26 Sep 23 Sydney Aug 3 Aug 31 Sep 28 Wellington Aug 8 Sep 5 Oct 3 Rarotonga Aug 12 Sep 9 Oct 7 Papeete Aug 14 Sep 11 Oct 9 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Van Rees.

Saigon Aug 11 Batavia . . Aug 15-17 Nov 13 Samarang Aug 18 Nov 14 Pt. Moresby Aug 28 Nov 23 Samarai Aug 30 Nov 25 Rabaul Sep 1-2 Nov 27-28 Vila Sep 7 Dec 4 Noumea Sep 9-12 Dec 6-8 Sydney Sep 16-19 Dec 12-14 Pt. Moresby Sep 25 Dec 21 Batavia Oct 6 D. 31-J. 3 Saigon Jan 8 Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Monowai. Niagara. Aorangi.

Honolulu ... June 28 July 26 Aug 23 Suva July 7 Aug 4 Sep 1 Auckland .. July 10 Aug 7 Sep 4 Sydney ... July 13 Aug 12 Sep 9 Monowai.

Sydney, dep.. July 20 Aug 17 Sep 14 Auckland .. July 25 Aug 22 Sep 19 Suva July 28 Aug 25 Sep 22 Honolulu .. . Aug 4 Sep 1 Sep 29 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Esperance.

Strasbourg.

Boussole.

Papeete July 19 Aug 24 Oct 11 Raiatea July 20 Aug 25 Oct 12 Vila July 31 Sep 4 Oct 23 Noumea, arr.

To Panama— Aug 2 Sep 6 Oct 25 Noumea, dep.

Aug 14 Sep 18 Nov 6 Vila Aug 19 Sep 23 Nov 11 Raiatea (opt.) Aug 31 Oct 3 Nov 23 Papeete Sep 1 Oct 4 Nov 24 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.