Shipping Services in the Pacific

Sydney—Papua —New Guinea Service.

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 oteamers 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 A 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.

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, Tannn, 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, July 28, for Fiji, and will call at Lautoka (arr. Aug. 4), Suva (arr. Aug. 6, dep. Aug. 10), Auckland (arr. Aug. 15); return to Sydney direct.

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

Per S.S. Morinda.

Sydney Aug 12 Aug 14 Aug 16-17 Aug 24 Aug 26 Aug 28-29 Sep 1 Vila Malo Sep 2 Sep 2 Segond Aoba Sep 3 Vila Sep 4 Norfolk Is Aug 17 Sep Aug 19 Sep Aug 21 Sep Lord Howe Sep 9 Sydney Sep 11 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Bremerhaven.

Aug 20 Sep 4 Sep 11 Sep 14 Kieta Sep 17 Madang Salamaua Rabaul Sep 28 Madang Oct 3 Hongkong Oct 17 (Other ports will be included if inducement offers.) Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen.

Montoro.

Macdhui.

Montoro.

Sydney Aug 9 Aug 31 Sep 21 Brisbane Aug 11 Sep 2 Sep 23 Townsville Aug 14 Sep 5 Sep 26 Cairns Aug 15 Sep 27 Pt. Moresby7 .

Aug 17 Sep 7 Sep 29 Yule Is — Sep 30 Samarai . ...

Aug 18-19 Sep 8 Oct 1-2 Woodlark Is. .

Aug 20 — Rabaul ...

Aug 22-23 Sep 10-12 Oct 4-5 Kavieng Aug 24-25 Oct 6-7 Manus Aug 26 Oct 8 Boram Aug 27 Oct 9 Lae Sep 14-15 Salamaua Madang . ...

Aug 28-29 Sep 16 Oct 10-11 Salamaua Lae Aug 30-31 Oct 12-13 Kavieng — Sep 18-19 — Rabaul ...

Sep 2 Sep 20 Oct 16 Sep 21 Sep 22 Sep 23 Numa Soraken — — Rabaul ...

Sep 2 Sep 25 Oct 16 Samarai Sep 4 Sep 27 Oct 18 Pt. Moresby .

Sep 5 Sep 28 Oct 19 Cairns Sep 7 Oct 21 Brisbane Sep 10 Oct 2 Oct 24 Sydney Sep 12 Oct 4 Oct 26 Sydney— Rabaul —Hongkong.

Nellore.

Tanda.

Nankin.

Hongkong Aug 2 Sep 2 Sep 30 Manila ...

Aug 5 Sep 5 Oct 3 Rabaul ...

Aug 13 Sep 13 Oct 11 Brisbane Aug 19 Sep 19 Oct 17 Sydney ...

Aug 21 Sep 21 Oct 19 Melbourne, dep.

Sep 2 Oct 4 Nov 1 Sydney, dep. .

Sep 16 Oct 14 Nov 11 Brisbane Sep 18 Oct 16 Nov 13 Rabaul ...

Sep 26 Oct 24 Nov 21 Manila ...

Oct 4 Nov 1 Nov 29 Hongkong Oct 7 Nov 4 Dec 2 E, & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.

Solomon Islands Service.

Solomons Inter-Island Service

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

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Service.

M. 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 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 ... Aug 15 Oct 17 Dec 5 Noumea ... Aug 19-22 Oct 21-24 Dec 9-12 Vila Aug 24 Oct 26 Dec 14 Santo Aug 25 Oct 27-28 Dec 15-17 Hongkong .. Sep 9-10 Haiphong .. Sep 12-16 Vila Oct 4 Oct 30 Dec 19 Noumea ... Oct 6-7 Nov 2-24 Dec 21-22 Sydney Oct 11 Nov 28 Dec 26

Messagenes Maritimes Co., Agents.

New Zealand—Samoa.

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

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, also Tokelaus, Swain, Nasau, Puka-Puka and Phoenix Groups.

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa —Hawaii.

Sydney—-N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti.

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.

Sydney*—N. Z.—F iji—Hawaii.

Fiji Inter-Island Service.

S.S. Malake, 786 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.), under contract with Fiji Govern ment. Regular four weekly itinerary com prises:—Two trips each Suva to Levuka, Savu Savu, Taveuni, Buca Bay and Rabi, returning by same route to Suva—trip occupying 8 days.

Two trips each Suva to Lautoka, returning to Suva direct or via Ellington—trip occupying 3 or 4 days.

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.$. Adi Rewa (Fiji Shipping Co., Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Ba and Lau toka, round voyage occupying four days.

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

From Panama —

Per S.S. Mataram.

Sydney . . Aug 26 Sep 30 Nov 8 Brisbane Aug 28 Oct 2 Nov 10 Tulagi Makambo Sep 2-4 Oct 7-9 Nov 15-17 Gavutu Su’u Sep 5 Oct 10 Nov 18 Aola Rere ...

Oct 11 — Kaukaul Rere ...

Sep 5

Nov 18 Teneru Sep 6 Oct 11 Nov 19 Lunga Oct 11 Kookoom Sep 6 Oct 11 Nov 19 Mamara Domma Oct 12 Oct 13 Yandina Banika Sep 7 Oct 14 Nov 20 Loabie Ufa Faiam — Oct 14 — Y. Pepsale Kaylah Sep 7 Oct 14 Nov 20 Meringe Oct 15-16 West Bay Somata Sep 7 Nov 20 Marobo Sep 8 Nov 21 Rendova Nov 21 Kenelo Oct 17 — Hathorn S.

Vila Sep 9-10 Nov 22-23 Stanmore Gizo Sep 11 Oct 17 Nov 24 Bagga Sep 11 Nov 24 Faisi Sep 12 Oct 18-19 Nov 25 Gizo Sep 13 Oct 20 Nov 26 Tetipari ... Sep 13 Oct 20 Nov 26 Russell Group.

Sep 14-15 Oct 21-22 Nov 27-28 Tulagi Sep 16 Oct 23 Nov 29 Brisbane .. Sep 21 Oct 28 Dec 4 Sydney .. Sep 23 Oct 30 Dec 6 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

Monterey.

Mariposa.

Monterey.

Honolulu Aug 28 Sep 25 Oct 23 Pago Pago ..

Sep 2 Sep 30 Oct 28 Suva Sep 5 Oct 3 Oct 31 Auckland Sep 8 Oct 6 Nov 3 Sydney Sep 11 Oct 9 Nov 6 Melbourne Sep 15 Oct 13 Nov 10 Sydney, dep..

Sep 20 Oct 18 Nov 15 Auckland Sep 23 Oct 21 Nov 18 Suva Sep 26 Oct 24 Nov 21 Pago Pago ..

Sep 27 Oct 25 Nov 22 Honolulu Oct 2 Oct 30 Nov 27 The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line. Agents.

Maunganui.

Makura.

Maunganui.

Papeete ...

Aug 12 Sep 9 Oct 7 Rarotonga Aug 15 Sep 12 Oct 10 Wellington Aug 21 Sep 18 Oct 16 Sydney ...

Aug 26 Sep 23 Oct 21

Sydney ...

Aug 31 Sep 28 Oct 26 Wellington Sep 5 Oct 3 Oct 31 Rarotonga Sep 9 Oct 7 Nov 4 Papeete ...

Sep 11 Oct 9 Nov 6 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 De. 31-J. 3 Saigon Jan 8 Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Aorangi.

Monowai.

Aorangi.

Honolulu Aug 23 Sep 20 Oct 18 Suva Sep 1 Sep 29 Oct 27 Auckland Sep 4 Oct 2 Oct 30 Sydney Sep 9 Oct 7 Niagara.

Nov 4 Sydney, dep..

Sep 14 Oct 12 Nov 9 Auckland Sep 19 Oct 17 Nov 14 Suva Sep 22 Oct 20 Nov 17 Honolulu Sep 29 Oct 27 Nov 24 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Strasbourg.

Boussole.

Astrolabe.

Papeete ...

Aug 24 Oct 11 Nov 22 Raiatea ...

Aug 25 Oct 12 Nov 23 Vila Sep 4 Oct 23 Dec 4 Noumea, dep..

Sep 6 Oct 25 Dec 6 To Panama — Noumea, dep..

Sep 18 Nov 6 Dec 18 Vila Sep 23 Nov 11 Dec 23 Raiatea (opt.) Oct 3 Nov 23 Jan 4 Papeete Oct 4 Nov 24 Jan 5 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.