Shipping Services in the Pacific
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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 Hisiu, Yule Island, Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikori, Daru and back via Orokolo, Yule Island, and Hisiu—full trip occupying about one month.
The M.V. Nusa (Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.) holds the Papuan Government’s contract for carry ing 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 the steam ers at Port Moresby. Details from the pursers of the Burns, Philp steamers.
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 regular round trips from Rabaul to New Guinea mainland ports.
S.S. Duris, s.s. Durour, m.v. John Bolton (W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.
Sydney—Norfolk Island —New Hebrides
Sydney—Fiji—Tonga Service
The Waipahi, which has replaced the Karetu, will leave Sydney for Fiji and Tonga on Wed nesday, February 14. She will call at Lautoka (arr. Feb. 22), Suva (arr.-dep. Feb. 24), Nukua lofa (dep. Feb. 26), Suva (arr. Feb. 28, dep.
Mar. 1), Auckland (arr. Mar. 6), and will re turn to Sydney direct. The Waipahi will leave Sydney on her next trip on March 14.
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
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, Erromanga.
Tanna, Aneityum, and returns to Vila —trip occu pying 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, Malo, Santo, and returns to Vila—trip occupying 25 to 28 days. Vessel extends to Banks Group every second trip, equivalent to about every six weeks.
S.S. “Bucephale,” Messageries Maritimes interisland service steamer, makes regular trips to Tanna every two months, connecting at Vila with the “Laperouse.” She visits Banks Group evei y six weeks.
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Service
M.V. Ralum, 368 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.), operates from Tarawa (Gilbert Is lands), and connects regularly with all Islands in the Gilbert and Ellice Groups.
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. occasionally run down from New Guinea.
Noumea—New Hebrides Service
Solomon Islands—N.G. Service.
Montoro Macdhui Montoro Sydney ..
Jan 31 Feb 22 Mar 15 Brisbane .
Feb 2 Feb 24 Mar 17 Townsville.
Feb 5 Feb 27 Mar 20 Cairns Feb 6 Feb 28 Mar 21 Pt. Moresby .
Feb 8 Mar 2 Mar 23 Yule Is Mar 24 Samarai .. ..
Feb 10 Mar 3 Mar 26 Woodlark Is..
Feb 11 Rabaul Feb 13-14 Mar 5-6 Mar 28-29 Lindenhafen Mar 7 Pondo. ..
Feb 15-16 TVTo,- in. 11 Kavieng Lombrum.
Feb 17 Apr 1 Lorengau Boram Feb 18 Apr 2 Murnass.. .1 Feb 19 Apr 3
Madang..
Salamaua.
Lae Feb 20-21 Mar 8-9 Apr 4-5 Finschafen Mar 10 Madang. ..
Mar 11 -12 Alexis 1 Witu ) Mar 13 -14 Pondo Kavieng Mar 15 Rabaul .. ..
Feb 23 Mar 16 Apr 7 Salamaua Mar 18 Samarai ..
Feb 25 Mar 20 Apr 9 Pt Moresby Feb 27 Mar 21 Apr 10 Cairns ..
Mar 1 Apr 12 Townsville Mar 23 Brisbane Mar 4 Mar 25 Apr 15
Sydney . ..
Mar 6 Mar 27 Apr 17 Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents
Sydney. ..
Lord Howe Norfolk Is.
Vila Bushman’s Bay Malo Tangoa .. .
Segond. .. .
Aoba Vila Norfolk Is.
Lord Howe Sydney. ..
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.
Per S.S. Morinda. . . Feb 8 .. Feb 10 . . Feb 12 Mar Mar Mar 8 10 12 Mar Mar Mar 24 Mat- Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Apr Apr 20 22 -25 28 29 29 30 51 3 5 7 Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb 16 16 17 18 21 23 25 & Mar 13 Mar 15 Mar 17
Hongkong—New Guinea —
Solomon Islands Service
Per S.S. Bremerhaven.
Hongkong Mar Madang 3 Salamaua Rabaul .. ..
Kavieng Mar 19 Manus Tulagi . . . .
Gizo Mar Mar 23 29 1 Kieta .. ..
Madang
Apr
Rabaul Hongkong
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.
Apr 14 29
Per S.S. Laperouse.
Sydney .. .. . Mar 3 Mar 27 Noumea Mar 7 Mar 31-Aor 3 Vila .. ..
Apl 5 Santo Apl 7 Vila - Hongkong Haiphong .. Saigon Santo Vila Apl 12 Noumea .. .. .. - Apl 16-17 Kembla .. .. Mar 16 Sydney • • • • Mar 17 Apl 20
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
M.V. Malaita.
Sydney .. ..
Jan Jan Jan 20 Feb 24 Brisbane .. .
Makambo ..
Fulagi .. ..
Gavutu .. .. 1 22 27 28 r cd Feb Mar 26 2 4 Su-u Jan 29 c Kaukaul Rere Jan 30 Mar 5 Aola Rere Teneru Kookoom Lunga Jan 30 Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar 6 6 6 7 7 Mamara Domma Aruligo Lavoro .. .. .. ..
Jan 31 Yandina .. .
Banika Feb 1 Mar 8 Loavie Lingatu Ufa Mar 8 Faiami Younger Pepesale Feb 1 Mar 9 Kavlan Mar 10 11 West Bay Somata Feb Feb 1 Rendova Stanmore Vila 2 3 4 5 Mar 12 Hathorn Gizo Faisi Kieta Arigua Teopasino Numa Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar 12 13 14 Rabanl Mnr 1A 17 Soraken .. ..
Kieta Faisi Gizo Tetipari .. ..
Mar 18 Mar Mar Mar 19 20 20 21 Feb Feb 5 6 Russell Group Tulagi .. .. .
Brisbane .. ..
Sydney .. ..
Feb Feb Feb Feb 7 8 9 13 15 Mar 22 Mar Mar Mar 23 24 28 30 Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents
Nellore Tanda Nankin Hongkong Feb 3 Mar 3 Mar 30 Manila Feb 6 Mar 6 Apr 2 Rabaul Feb 14 Mar 14 Apr 10 Brisbane Feb 20 Mar 20
Apr
16 Sydney Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr 18 Melbourne, dep Mar 3 Apr 4 Apr 23 Sydney, dep.
Mar 14 Apr 14 May 12 Brisbane Mar 16 Apr 16 May 14 Rabaul Mar 24 Apr 24
May
22 Manila Apr 1 May 2 May 30 Hongkong Apr 4 May 5 June 2 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO. LTD., Agents.
New Zealand-Samoa
N.Z. Government steamer Maui Pomare (mails, passengers and cargo) carries on a regular service between New Zealand ports and Western Samoa.
There are also regular services between Apia (Samoa) and Suva (Fiji).
Samoan Inter-Island Services
A.S. Makoa, 250 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.). Operates from Apia and connects regu larly 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.—Fiji—Hawaii
Fiji Inter-Island Service
S.S. Malake, 736 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.), under contract with Fiji Government.
Regular four-weekly itinerary comprises: Two trips each Suva to Levuka, Savu Savu, Taveum, 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 Elling ton —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 Labassa, 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 Lautoka, round voyage occupying four days.
Ocean Island-Nauru Service
British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring St., Sydney, sends boats irregularly from Melbourne.
French Eastern Pacific Service
By ships running between Dunkirk and Noumea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
From Panama—
Monterey Mariposa Monterey Honolulu . . . Feb 12 Mar 12 Apr 9 Pago Pago . . Feb 17 Mar 17 Apr 14 Suva . Feb 20 Mar 20 Apr 17 Auckland .. . . Feb 23 Mar 23 Apr 20 Sydney. .. . . Feb 26 Mar 26 Apr 23 Melbourne . Mar 2 Mar 30 Apr 27 Sydney, dep. . Mar 7 Apr 4 May 2 Auckland .. . . Mar 10 Apr 7 May 5 Suva . Mar 13
Apr
10 May 8 Pago Pago . . Mar 14 Apr 11 May 9 Honolulu . . . Mar 19 Apr 16 May 14 THE OCEANIC STEAMSHIP CO., MATSON LINE, Agents.
Makura Maunganui Makura Papeete .. ..Feb 24 Mar 24 Apr 21 Rarotonga .. Feb 27 Mar 27 Apr 24 Wellington .. Mar 5 Apr 2 Apr 30 Sydney Mar 10 Apr 7 May 5 Sydney Mar 15 Apr 12 May 10 Wellington .. Mar 20 Apr 17 May 15 Rarotonga .. Mar 24 Apr 21 May 19 Papeete .. .. Mar 26 Apr 23 May 21
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
(For steamer connections with Tahiti, see also “French Eastern Pacific Service.”)
Per S .S. Van Rees.
Saigon . .. Mar 13 May 15 Batavia . .. Mar 17-19 May 19 -21 Samarang . .. Mar 20 May 22 Port Moresby . .. Mar 29 May 31 Samarai . .. Mar 31 June 2 Rabaul . .. Apr 2-3 June 1 1-5 Vila . .. Apr 9 June 11 Noumea . .. Apr 11-13 Junel3- •15 Sydney . .. Apr 18-20 Junel9- 21 Port Moresby Apr 27 June 27 Batavia May 8-10 Jy 8-Ag 1 Saigon Aug 6
Royal Packet Navigation Co . Ltd.
Aorangi Niagara Aorangi Honolulu .. .. Feb 7 Mar 7 Apr 4 Suva Feb 16 Mar 16 Apr 13 Auckland .. .. Feb 19 Mar 19 Apr 16 Sydney Feb 24 Mar 24 Apr 21 Sydney, dep. . Mar 1 Mar 29 Apr 26 Auckland .. .. Mar 6 Apr 3 May 1 Suva Mar 9 Apr 6 May 4 Honolulu .. •. Mar 16 Apr 13 May 11
Union S.S. Co., Ltd., Agents.
Papeete .. ..
Strasbourg.
Verdun.
D’Amiens Tan 20-22 Mar 17-19 May 12-14 Raiatea .. ..
Jan 23 Mar 20
May
15 Vila Feb 2 Mar 30 May 25 Noumea, arr.
Feb 4 Apl 1 May 27 To Panama—
Noumea, dep.
Feb 16 Apl 10 June 5 Vila Feb 21 Apl 14 June 9 Raiatea (opt.) Mar 3
Apl
22 June 17 Papeete ..
Mar 4-6 Apl 23-25 Tune 18-20