Shipping Services in the Pacific

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.

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

Owing to Commonwealth Government not yet having approved of timetables, we are unable to show sailings of Burns, Philp steamers beyond end of March.

Hongkong—New Guinea— Solomon Islands Service

Sydney—Fiji—Tonga Service

The Waipahi will leave Sydney for Fiji and Tonga on Wednesday, April 11. She will call at Lautoka (arr Apr. 19), Suva (arr-dep Apr. 21), Nukualofa (dep Apr. 23), Suva (arr Apr. 25, -dep Apr. 26), Auckland (arr May 1), and return to Sydney direct.

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

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.

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

From Panama—

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.

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 t,rip, 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 every six weeks.

Solomon Islands—N.G. Service.

Sydney Brisbane .. ..

Townsville Cairns Pt. Moresby..

Yule Is. .. ..

Samarai ..

Woodlark Is.

Rabaul ..

Lindenhafen ..

Pondo. .. .

Kavieng ..

Lombrum. .

Lorengau.

Boram Murnass..

Madang..

Salamaua.

Lae J Finschafen Montoro Mar 15 Mar 17 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 23 Mar 24 Mar 26 Mar 28-29 Mar 30-31 Apr 1 Apr 2 Madang. ..

Alexis Witu Pondo .. ..

Kavieng .. ..

Rabaul .. ..

Salamaua Samarai .. .

Apr 9 Pt. Moresby .

Cairns Apr 12 Townsville Brisbane..

Apr 15 Sydney Apr 17

Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents

Nellore Tanda Nanking Yokohama .

Apr 21 May 21 June 13 Nagoya ..

Apr 22 May 22 June 19 Kobe .. ..

May 25 June 22 Moji .. ..

Apr 27 May 26 June 23 Hongkong .

June 2 June 30 Manila .. .

May 7 June 5 July 3 Rabaul .. .

June 13 July 11 Brisbane ..

June 19 July 17 Sydney ..

May 23 June 21 July 19 Melbourne .. . .. My 28-Jn 2 J n 25-Jy 4 Jy 23-A 1 Hobart .. .

July 6 Aug 3 Newcastle..

June 7 July 9 Aug 6 Sydney .. , June 13 July 14 Aug 11 Brisbane ..

July 16 Aug 13 Townsville .

June 18 July 19 Aug 16 Rabaul.. ..

July 24 Aug 21 Manila.. ..

July 1 Aug 1 Aug 29 Hongkong ..

July 4 Aug 4 .Sept i Shanghai ..

Aug 9 Sept 6 Moji .. ..

July 12 Aug 12 Sept 9 Kobe .. ..

' July 13 Aug 13 Sept 10 Osaka .. ..

Jul v 15 Aug 15 Sept 12 Nagoya ..

Aug 16 Sept 13 Yokohama..

July 18 Aug 18 Sept 15 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO. LTD., Agents.

Papeete .. ..

Esperance Strasbourg Verdun May 12-14 July 7-9 Sept ] Sept 1-3 Raiatea..

May IS July 10 4 Vila May 25 July 20 Sept 14 Noumea, arr.

To Panama- May 27 July 22 Sept 16 Noumea, dep.

June 5 July 31 Sept 25 Vila June 9 Aug 4 Sept 29 Raiatea (opt.) June 17 Aug 12 Oct 7 Papeete..

June 18-20 Aug 13-15 Oct 8 10

Per S.S. Morinda.

Sydney Mar 20 Lord Howe 22 Norfolk Island 24-25 Vila .

Mar 28 Bushman’s Bay Malo Mar 1 29 Tangoa Segond

\ Mar

J 29 Aoba Mar 50 Vila Mar 31 Norfolk Island Apr 3 Lord Howe 5 Sydney

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

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Friderun Hongkong Mar 28 Madang Salamaua Rabaul Kavieng Manus Tulagi Gizo Kieta Madang Rabaul Hongkong

Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.

M.V. Malaita.

Sydney .. .

Feb 24 Brisbane Feb 26 Makambo .. 1 Tulagi .. .. 24 Gavutu ..

J Su -u Mar 5 Kaukaul ..

Rare Aola Rere 6 Teneru .. .

Kookoom .. 6 Lunga .. ..

Mar 6 Mamara ..

Dumma .. 7 Aruligo .. j Lavoro .. .. 7 Vandina ..

Banika .. . 8 Loavie .. ..

Lingatu ..

V Ufa .. .. 8 Faiami Younger 1 Pepesale .. 9 Kaylan .. .

Meringe .. . -11 West Bay Somata .. , Rendova ..

Mar 12 Stanmore ..

Vila .. ’I Hathorn .. : .. .. :: :j Giza .. .. 12 Faisi 13 Kieta .. .. t Arigua .. .. 14 Teopasino .. \ Numa .. .. ( Mar 15 Rabaul .. ..

Soraken .. -19 Kieta .. ..

Mar 20 Faisi .. .. 21 Gizo .. .. 21 Tetiuari .. .

Russell Group Tulagi .. ..

Mar 24 Brisbane ..

Mar 28 Sydney .. .

Mar 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.—Fij i—Samoa—

Hawaii

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line

Per S.S. Van Rees.

Saigon May 15 Aug 7 Batavia May 19-21 Aug 11-13 Samarang May 22 Aug 14 Port Moresby May 31 Aug 23 Samarai June 2 Aug 25 Rabaul .. .. June 4-5 Aug 27-28 Vila June 11 Sept 3 Noumea June 13-15 Sept 5-7 Sydney June 19-21 Sept 12-14 Port Moresby June 27 Sept 21 Batavia Jly 1-Aug 1 Oct 2-4 Saigon Aug 6 Oct 8

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii

Sydney—N. Hebrides—Noumea

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.

Honolulu Monterey Mariposa Monterey Apr 9 May 7 June 4 Pago Pago Apr 14 May 12 June 9 Suva May 15 June 12 Auckland ..

Apr 20 May 18 June 15 Sydney Apr 23 May 21 June 18 Melbourne..

Apr 27 May 25 June 22 Sydney, dep.

May 2 May 30 June 27 Auckland ..

May 5 June 2 June 30 Suva ..

May 8 June 5 July 3 Pago Pago May 9 June 6 July 4 Honolulu..

May 14 June 11 July 9

The Oceanic Steamship Co.,

LINE, Agents.

Matson

Makura Maunganui Makura Papeete Apr 21 May 19 July 14 Rarotonga..

Apr 24 May 22 July 27 Wellington Apr 30 May 28 July 23 Sydney May 5 June 2 July 28 Sydney May 10 June 7 Aug 2 Wellington May 15 *June 12 Aug 7 Rarotonga..

May 19 June 16 Aug 11 Papeete May 21 June 18 Aug 13

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

* At Wellington, on June 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.

Aorangi Niagara Aorangi Honolulu .. Apr 4 May 2 May 30 Suva .. Apr 13 May 11 June 8 Auckland .. Apr 16 May 14 June 11 Sydney .. Apr 21 May 19 June 16 Sydney, dep. .. Apr 26 May 24 June 21 Auckland .. May 1 May 29 June 26 Suva .. ..

June 1 June 29 Honolulu .. May 11 June 8 July 6

Per S.S. Laperouse

Sydney .. Mar 27 Apr 26 Noumea Tanna Vila Apr 30-May 2 .. Apr 5 May 4 .. Apr 6 Luganville .. Apr 7 May 5 Le Dart .. Apr 8 May 6 Surenda .. Apr 9 Hog Harbour .. .. .. Apr 10 Hongkong May 21-22 Haiphong May 24-27 Saigon May 30-Jun 1 June 17 Santo Pt. Sandwich .. .. Apr 11 Vila .. Apr 12 June 18 Noumea .. Apr 14-16 June 20-23 Kembla June 27 June 28 Sydney .. Apr 20

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.