Sydney-Fiji-Tonga Service.

Shipping 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 Eapa Kapa, Abau, Baibara, Samarai, and back by same route; then Port Moresby to Hisiu, Yule Island, Kuklpi, Orokolo, Kikori, Darn 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., Holden’s Air Transport Services, 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 communication.

Wau—Port Moresby.

A regular aeroplane service is now maintained by Guinea Airways Ltd., allowing passengers to and from the goldfields to connect with steamers at Port Moresby.

New Guinea Inter-Island

Service.

S.S. Maiwara (Burns Philp A 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.

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 7 or 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, Male, 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-Tonga Service.

The Karetu will leave Sydney on Thursday, August 24, for Fiji, and will call at Lautoka (arr. Aug. Si), Suva (arr.-dep. Sept. 2). Nukua lofa (dep Sept. 4), Suva (arr. .Sept. 6, dep. Sept.

O, Auckland (arr. Sept. 12). Return to Sydney direct.

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

Solomon Islands Service.

Solomons Inter-Island Service

S.S. Mitiaro (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.), maintains a regular service. The inter island vessels of Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., and W. R. Carpenter & Co. run down from New Guinea on a regular schedule.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Service.

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

Ocean Island—Nauru Service

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

Noumea—New Hebrides

Service.

Montoro.

Macdhui.

Montoro.

Sep Sep S'ep 21 Oct 12 Nov 1 Brisbane Townsville 23 26 27 Oct Oct 14 17 Nov Nov Nov 3 6 Pt. Moresby Sep 29 30 Oct 19 Nov 9 Samarai ...

Oct 1-2 Oct 20 Nov Nov Nov 10-11 12 14-15 Rabaul Oct 4-5 Oct 22-24 Kavieng Oct Oct 6-7 s Nov Nov 16-17 18 9 Nov 19 Lae Salamaua Madang Oct 10-14 Oct Oct 26-27 28 Nov 20-21 Salamaua Lae 3 Kavieng Rabaul Oct Oct 12-13 16 Oct Nov 30-31 1 Nov Nov 22-23 25 Nov 2 Numa Nov 3 Nov 4 Rabaul Oct 16 Nov 6 Nov 25 Samarai ...

Pt. Moresby ..

Oct Oct Oct 18 19 21 Nov Nov 8 9 Nov Nov Nov 27 28 30 Brisbane ...

Sydney Oct Oct 24 26 Nov Nov 13 15 Dec Dec 3 5

Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

Tanda.

Nankin.

Nellore.

Hongkong ,,. Sep 2 Sep 30 Nov 3 Manila 5 Oct 3 Nov 6 Rabaul 13 Oct 11 Nov 14 Brisbane Sep 19 Oct 17 Nov 20 Sydney ... Sep 21 Oct 19 Nov 22 Melbourne, dep. Oct 4 Nov 1 Dec 2 Sydney, dep. . Oct 14 Nov 11 Dec 16 Brisbane ... Oct 16 Nov 13 Dec 18 Kabaul 24 Nov 21 Dec 26 Manila 1 Nov 29 Jan 3 Hongkong .. Nov 4 Dec 2 Jan 6 E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Morinda. .Sydney . ..

Sep 23 Oct 5 Nov 2 Lord Howe Sep 25 Oct 7 Nov 4 Norfolk Is.

Sep 27-28 Oct 9-10 Nov 6-7 Vila Oct 13 Bushman’s Bay Oct 14 Malo 1 Tangoa — Oct 14 — Segond Aoba Oct 15 Vila Oct 16 Norfolk Is.

Sep 28 Oct 19 Nov 7 Lord Howe Sep 30 Oct 21 Nov 9 Sydney ..., Oct 2 Oct 23 Nov 11 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd. Agents.

Hongkong Friderun.

Bremerhaven.

Oct 24 Madang Rabaul Nov 8 Kavieng Manus Tulagi Gizo Nov 13 Nov 18 Kieta Nov 21 Madang Salamaua Rabaul n Madang T* C i Hongkong V -m —■

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oi (Other ports will be included if inducement offers.) Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen.

Sydney Per S.S. Mataram.

Sen 30 Nov 8 Dec 16 Brisbane Tulagi . . .. .' 1 Oct 2 Nov 10 Dec 18 Makambo • Oct 7-9 Nov 15-17 Dec 23-25 Gavutu Su’u •J Oct 10 Nov 18 Dec 26 Aola . l Bere Kaukaul Here ■ ! . i • f Oct Oct 11 11 Nov Nov 18 19 Dec Dec 27 27 Lunga Kookoom Mamara ...

Domma . . ..

Oct Oct Oct 11 12 13 Nov 19 Dec Dec Dec 27 28 29 Yandina Banika ...

Oct 14 Nov 20 Dec 30 Loabie Ufa Oct 14 Dec 30 Faiam Y. Pepsale ..

Kaylah Meringe West Bay Somata .. ..

Marobo Oct Oct 14 .15-16 Nov Nov Nov 20 20 21 Dec 30 D. 31-J. 1 Rendova Kenelo Oct 17 Jan 2 Hathorn S. .

Vila Vnv 99.03 Stanmore Gizo Oct 17 Nov 24 Jan 2 Bagga Nov Nov 24 25 Faisi Oct 18-19 Jan 3-4 Gizo Oct 20 Nov 26 Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan ;ice.) 3 Tetipari Russell Group Tulagi Oct Oct Oct 20 21-22 23 Nov Nov 27 Nov 26 -28 29 4 6 5 6-7 g Brisbane Svdnev Oct Oct 28 30 Dec Dec 13 15 (Subject to alteration without notice.) Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

.Sydney Noumea Vila Per S.S. Laperouse. - Oct 17 Dec 5 . Oct 21-24 Dec 9-12 Jan 3 Jan 7-9 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 27-28 J. 30-F. 3 Feb 21 Feb 23-24 Feb 28

Agents.

Santo fW*t Dec 15-17 i n Hongkong Haiphong Vila Dot sn Noumea Sydney ...

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents. . Nov 2-24 Dec 21-22 Nov 28 Dec 26

New Zealand—Samoa.

N.Z. Government steamer Maui Pomare (mails, passengers and cargo) carries on a regular ser Tice 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, ISasau, Puka-Puka and Phoenix Groups.

Sydney—N. Z.—Fiji—Samoa

—Hawaii.

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti.

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line.

Per S.S. Van Rees.

Saigon Batavia Nov 13 Samarang Nov 14 Pt. Moresby Nov 23 Samarai Nov 25 Rabaul Nov 27-28 Vila Dec 4 Noumea Dec 6-8 Sydney Dec 12-14 Pt. Moresby Dec 21 Batavia D. 31-J. 3 Saigon Jan 8 Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Sydney—N. Z.—Fiji—Hawaii.

Fiji Inter-Island Service.

S.S. Malake, 736 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.(S. 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.

Mariposa.

Monterey.

Mariposa.

Honolulu Sep 25 Oct 23 Nov 20 Pago Pago . . . 3'ep 30 Oct 28 Nov 25 Suva Oct 3 Oct 31 Nov 28 Auckland ...

Oct G Nov 3 Dec 1 Sydney Oct 9 Nov 6 Dec 4 Melbourne Oct 13 Nov 10 Dee 8 Sydney, dep. .

Oct 18 Nov 15 Dec 13 Auckland ...

Oct 21 Nov 18 Dec 16 Suva Oct 24 Nov 21 Dec 19 Pago Pago ...

Oct 25 Nov 22 Dec 20 Honolulu Oct 30 Nov 27 Dec 25 The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line. Agents.

Makura.

Maunganui.

Makura.

Papeete Sep 9 Oct 7 Nov 4 Rarotonga Sep 12 Oct 10 Nov 7 Wellington Sep 18 Oct 16 Nov 13 Sydney Sep 23 Oct 21 Nov 18 Sydney Sep 28 Oct 26 Nov 23 Wellington Oct 3 Oct 31 Nov 28 Rarotonga Oct 7 Nov 4 Dec 2 Papeete Oct 9 Nov 6 Dec 4 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Monowai.

Aorangi.

Niagara.

Honolulu ...

Sep 20 Oct 18 Nov 15 Suva Sep 20 Oct 27 Nov 24 Auckland Oct 2 Oct 30 Nov 27 Sydney Oct 7 Nov 4 Dec 2 Niagara.

Sydney, dep. .

Oct 12 Nov 9 Dec 7 Auckland Oct 17 Nov 14 Dec 12 Suva Oct 20 Nov 17 Dec 15 Honolulu Oct 27 Nov 24 Dec 22 Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Boussole. Astrolabe.

From Panama —• Papeete Oct 11 Nov 22 Eaiatea 12 Nov 23 Vila 23 Dec 4 Noumea, arr. ..

Oct 25 Dec 6 To Panama — Noumea, dep. .. 6 Dec 18 Vila Nov 11 Dec 23 Raiatea (opt.) ..

Nov 23 Jan 4 Papeete 24 Jan 5 Messageries Maritimes Co Agents