Shipping Services in the Pacific
pp. 41-42 · Read in the full issue
Sydney—Papua—New Guinea Sydney—Norfolk Island—New
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.
Hebrides
Hongkong—New Guinea— Solomon Islands Service
Sydney—Fiji—Tonga Service
The Waipahi, which has replaced the Karetu, will leave Sydney for Fiji and Tonga on Wednes day, March 14. She will call at Lautoka (arr.
Mar. 22), Suva (arriv.-dep. Mar. 24), Nukualofa (dep. Mar. 26), Suva (arr. Mar. 28; dep. Mar. 29), Auckland (arr. Apr. 3), and return to Sydney direct. The Waipahi will leave Sydney on her next trip on April 11.
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 evety 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.
French Eastern Pacific Service
By ships running between Dunkirk and Noumea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
From Panama —
Solomon Islands —N.G. Service.
Montoro Sydney Feb 22 Mar 15 Brisbane . .
Feb 24 Mar 17 Townsville.
Feb 27 Mar 20 Cairns.
Feb 28 Mar 21 Pt. Moresby Mar 2 Mar 23 Yule Is. .. .
Mar 24 Samarai .. .
Mar 3 Mar 26 Woodlark Is.
Rabaul .. .
Mar 5-6 Mar 28-29 Lindenhafen Mar 7 Pondo.
Kavieng Lombrum.
Apr 1 Lorengau.
Boram.
Apr 2 Murnass..
Madang..
Apr 3 Salamaua.
Mar 8-9
Apr
4-5 Lae Finschafen Mar 10 Madang. ..
Mar 11 -12 Alexis Witu Mar 13-14 Pondo .. .
Kavieng .. .
Mar 15 Apr Rabaul ..
Mar 16 7 Salamaua Mar 18
Apr
Samarai ... ..
Mar 20 9 Pt Moresby Cairns ..
Mar 21 Apr 10 Apr 12 Townsville Mar 23 15 Brisbane Mar 25
Apr
Sydney . ..
Mar 27 Apr 17 Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents
Tanda Nankin Nellore Hongkong Mar 3 Mar 30 May 4 Manila Mar 6 Apr 2 May 7 Rabaul Mar 14 Apr 10 May 15 Brisbane .. ..
Mar 20 Apr 16 May 21 Sydney Mar 22 Apr 18 May 23 Melbourne, dep Apr 4 Apr 23 June 2 Sydney, dep. .
Apr 14 May 12 June 13 Brisbane .. ..
Apr 16 May 14 June 15 Rabaul Apr 24 May 22 Tune 23 Manila May 2 May 30 July 1 Hongkong May 5 June 2 July 4 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO. LTD., Agents.
Per S.S. Morinda.
Sydney Mar 8 Mar 20 Lord Howe Mar 10 Mar 22 Norfolk Is Mar 12 Mar 24-25 Vila Mar 28 Bushman s Bay Mar 29 Malo Tangoa Mar 29 Segond Aoba Mar 30 Vila Mar 31 Norfolk Is Mar 13 Apr 3 Lord Howe Mar 15 Apr 5 Sydney Mar 17 Apr 7
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.
Bremerhaven Friderun Hongkong Mar 3 Mar 28 Madang Apr 10 Salamaua Apr 12 Rabaul Mar 18 Apr 14 Kavieng Apr 17 Manus — Apr 20 Tulagi Mar 22 Gizo ..
Mar 27 Kieta Mar 29 Madang Apr 30 Rabaul Apr 10 May 10 Hongkong Apr 25 May 24
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.
Verdun Esperance Strasbourg Papeete .. .. Mar 17-19 May 12-14 July 7-9 Raiatea .. .. Mar 20 May IS July 10 Vila Mar 30 May 25 July 20 Noumea, arr. Apr 1 May 27 July 22 To Panama — Noumea, dep. Apr 10 June 5 July 31 Vila Apr 14 June 9 Aug 4 Raiatea (opt.) Apr 22 June 17 Aug 12 Papeete .. .. Apr 23-25 June 18-20 Aug 13-15
M.V. Malaita.
Feb 24 Feb 26 Makambo Tulagi Mar 24 Gavutu Mar 5 Kaukaul Rere Aola Rere Mar 6 Teneru Kookoom Mar 6 Mar 6 Domma Mar 7 Aruligo Mar 7 Yandina Banika Mar 8 Lingatu Ufa Mar 8 Faiami Younger Pepesale Mar 9 Kaylan Meringe Mar 10-11 West Bay Somata Rendova Mar 12 Stanmore Vila Hathorn Giza Mar 12 Faisi Mar 13 Kieta Arigua Mar 14 Teopasino Numa Mar IS Rabaul Mar 16-17 Soraken Mar 18-19 Kieta Mar 20 Faisi Mar 21 Gizo Mar 21 Tetipari Russell Group Mar 22-23 Tulagi Mar 24 Brisbane Mar 28 Sydney 30 Burns, Philp & 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
Sydney—N. Hebrides —Noumea
Per S.S. Laperouse
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, 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 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.
THE death occurred in the European Hospital, Port Moresby, on January 14, of Mr. Walter Spence, a resident of Bulolo, New Guinea. Mr. Spence had re turned from Australia in December from leave, and was on his way to the gold fields in New Guinea, when he became seriously ill, and died.
Mr. Spence was well and favourably known in Papua, where he had been a resident for seven years. He had been employed in Governmental Service as carpenter. More recently he was in the employment of Bulolo Gold Dredging Co.
Mariposa Monterey
Mariposa
Honolulu . ..
Mar 12 Apr 9 May 7 Pago Pago ..
Mar 17 Apr 14 May 12 Suva Mar 20 Apr 17 May 15 Auckland .. ..
Mar 23
Apr
20 May 18 Sydney Mar 26 Apr 23 May 21 Melbourne Mar 30 Apr 27 May 25 Sydney, dep. .
Apr 4 May 2 May 30 Auckland .. ..
Apr 7 May 5 June 2 Suva Apr 10 May 8 June 5 Pago Pago ..
Apr 11 May 9 June 6 Honolulu . ..
Apr 16 May 14 June 11
The Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson
LINE, Agents.
Maunganui Makura Maunganui Papeete .. .. Mar 24 Apr 21 May 19 Rarotonga .. Mar 27 Apr 24 May 22 Wellington .. Apr 2 Apr 30 May 28 Sydney. .. .. Apr 7 May 5 June 2 Sydney. .. .. Apr 12 May 10 June 7 Wellington .. Apr 17 May 15 *June 12 Rarotonga .. Apr 21 May 19 June 16 Paneete .. .. Apr 23 May 21 June 18
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents,
* At Wellington, on Tune 12, the Maunganui will be replaced by the Makura for this trip only. The Maunganui will enter the service again at Wellington on July 10.
Per S. S. Van Rees.
Saigon Batavia . .. Mar 13 May 15 . .. 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 June 11 Noumea . .. Apr 11-13 Junel3 •15 Sydney Junel9 •21 Port Moresby Apr 27 June 27 Batavia Jy 8-Ag 1 Saigon Aug 6
Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.
Niagara Aorangi Niagara Honolulu .. .. Mar 7 Apr 4 May 2 Suva Mar 16 Apr 13 May 11 Auckland .. .. Mar 19 Apr 16 May 14 Sydney Mar 24 Apr 21 May 19 Sydney, dep. . Mar 29 Apr 26 May 24 Auckland .. .. Apr 3 May 1 May 29 Suva Apr 6 May 4 June 1 Honolulu .. .. Apr 13 May 11 June 8
Union S.S. Co., Ltd., Agents.
Sydney . . . .
Mar 3 Mar 27 Apr 26 Noumea .. ..
Mar 7-12 Mar 31-Apr 3 Apr 30- May 2 Tanna .. ..
Vila Apr Apr Apr 5 May 4 5 Luganville 7 May S Le Dart .. . .
Apr g May 6 Surenda Apr 9 Hog Harbour Apr 10 May 21-22 May 24-27 Hongkong Haiphong . ..
Saigon ..
May 30-Jun 1 June 17 Santo Pt. Sandwich Apr 11 11 June 18 June 20-23 June 27 Vila Apr 12 Noumea ..
A nr 1 d - Kembla ..
Mar 16 Svdney .. ..
Mar 17 Apr 20 June 28