Shipping Services 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 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- 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

Hongkong—New Guinea— Solomon Islands Service

Sydney—Fiji—Tonga Service

The Waipahi will leave Sydney for Fiji and Tonga on Wednesday, May 9. She will call at Lautoka (arr. May 17), Suva (arr.-dep. May 19), Nukualofa (dep. May 21), Suva (arr. May 23, dep. May 24), Auckland (May 29), and return to Sydney direct. The Waipahi will leave Sydney un her next trip on June 6.

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, Phijp & 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.

Monnda 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 every six weeks.

Solomon Islands—N.G. Service.

Macdhui.

Montoro.

Sydney June 7 Brisbane June 9 Townsville..

June 12 Cairns..

May 22 June 13 Pt. Moresby Yule Is. ..

May 24 June 15 June 16 June 18 Samarai Woodlark Is.

May 25 Rabaul..

May 27-29 June 20-21 Lindenhafen Pondo.

May 30 — Kavieng .. .

Lombrum.

June 22-23 Lorengau.

June 24 Boram..

Murnass..

June 25 Madang..

June 26 Salamaua.

Lae May 31-J 1 June 27-28 Finschafen Madang Alexis June 2 June 3-4 Witu Pondo June 5-6 — Kavieng ..

Rabaul June 8-9 June 30 Salamaua ..

Samarai July 2 Pt. Moresby .

July 3 Cairns.. — July 5 Townsville..

Brisbane July 8 Sydney July 10 Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents

Tanda Nankin Nellore Yokohama June 18 July 21 July 22 Nagoya ..

June 19 Kobe .. ..

June 22 July 26 Moji .. ..

June 23 July 27 Hongkong .

June 30 Aug. 3 Manila ..

Rabaul ..

July 3 July 11 Aug. 6 Aug 14 Brisbane ..

July 17 Aug 20 Sydney ..

July 19 Aug 22 Melbourne .

Jy 23-A 1 A27-S1 Hobart ..

Aug 3 Sept 3 Newcastle..

Aug 6 Sept 6 Sydney ..

Aug 11 Sept 12 Brisbane ..

Aug 13 Sept 14 Townsville .

Aug 16 Sept 17 Rabaul.. ..

Aug 21 Sept 22 Manila.. ..

Aug 29 Sept 30 Hongkong ..

Sept 1 Oct 3 Shanghai ..

Sept 6 Oct 8 Moji .. ..

Sept 9 Oct 11 Kobe .. ..

Sept 10 Oct 12 Osaka .. ..

Sept 12 Oct 12 Nagoya ..

Sept 13 Oct 15 Yokohama..

Aug 18 Sept 15 Oct 17 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO. LTD., Agents.

Sydney Per S.S. Morinda.

Apr 26 June 7 July 19 Lord Howe Apr 28 June 9 July 21 Norfolk Island A 30-M 1 Jn 11-12 Jy 23-24 Vila . May 4 June 15 July 27 Bushman’s Bay Malo ..

May 5 June 16 July 28 Tangoa .. ..

Segond ..

May 5 June 16 July 28 Aoba Vila May 6 May 7 June 17 June 18 July 29 July 30 Norfolk Island May 10 June 21 Aug 2 Lord Howe May 12 June 23 Aug 4 Sydney May 14 June 25 Aug 6

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Friderun Bremerhaven Friderun Hongkong.. .. Mar 28 May 4 May 28 Madang ..

Apr 10 — June 9 Salamaua .. .. Apr 12 June 11 Rabaul Apr 14 May 19 June 13 Kavieng .. .

Apr 17 June 16 Manus Apr 20 June 19 Tulagi Gizo May 23 May 27 Kieta — May 29 Madang ..

Apr 30 June 28 Rabaul ..

May 10 June 11 July 7 Hongkong ..

May 24 June 26 Tulv 21

Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.

Esperance Strasbourg Verdun Papeete .. ..

May 12-14 July 7-9 Sept 1-3 Raiatea..

May 15 July 10 Sept 4 Vila May 25 July 20 Sept 14 Noumea, arr.

May 27 July 22 Sept 16 To Panama- 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 Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Sydney Brisbane .. .

Townsville ..

Tulagi .. ..

Makambo ..

Gavutu Su-u M.V. Malaita.

Kaukaul .. ..

Rere Aola Rere Teneru ..

Lunga Kookoom .. ,.

Mamara Domma .. ..

Aruligo .. ..

Lavoro Yandina .. ..

Banika .. ..

Ufa Lingatu Faiami Younger .. ..

Pepesala .. ..

Kaylan ..

Meringe June 2 July 14 West Bay Somata Rendova Jack Hr Hathorn .. ..

Stanmore Vila July 15-16 Gizo Faisi limp 7 Tiilv 18 Kieta June 8 July 19 June 9 July 20 Tune lfl-11 Tulv 91.7?

Arigua Teopasino ..

Numa Rabaul Soraken June 12-13 July 24-25 Kieta .. June 14 July 26 Faisi June 14 July 26 Tetipari " "I J""* 15 » Russell Group June 16-17 July 28-29 Tulagi June 18 July 30 Brisbane June 22 Aug 3 Sydney June 24 Aug 5 Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

Ocean Island-Nauru Service

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

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

French Oceania Inter-Island

S.S. Ville de Papeete (600 tons) makes regular trips from Papeete through Leeward Group (Raia tea, Huahine, Borabora, etc.) about every seven weeks, and also regularly visits Tuamotu and Gam bier Archipelagoes. Messageries Maritimes, 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).

Mariposa Monterey Mariposa Honolulu .. May 7 June 4 July 2 Pago Pago .. May 12 June 9 July 7 Suva .. .

June 12 July 10 Auckland .. May 18 June 15 July 13 Sydney .. May 21 June 18 July 16 Melbourne.. .. May 25 June 22 July 20 Sydney, dep . .. May 30 June 27 July 25 Auckland ..

June 2 June 30 July 28 Suva .. ..

July 3 July 31 Pago Pago June 6 July 4 Aug 1 Honolulu.. .. June 11 July 9 Aug 6

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line,

Agents.

Maunganui Makura Maunganui Papeete May 19 July 14 Aug 11 Rarotonga..

May 22 July 17 Aug 14 Wellington May 28 July 23 Aug 20 Sydney June 2 July 28 Aug 25 Sydney June 7 Aug 2 Aug 30 Wellington *June 12 Aug 7 Sept 4 Rarotonga..

June 16 Aug 11 Sept 8 Papeete Tune 18 Aug 13 Sept 10

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.

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 Aug 25 Rabaul Aug 27-28 Vila Sept 3 Noumea Sept 5-7 Sydney .. June 19-21 Sept 12-14 Port Moresby .. .. June 27 Sept 21 Batavia .. Jlyl-Augl Oct 2-4 Saigon Oct 8

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Niagara Aorangi Niagara Honolulu .. May 2 May 30 June 27 Suva May 11 June 8 July 6 Auckland .. May 14 June 11 July 9 Sydney .. .. May 19 June 16 July 14 Sydney, dep. May 24 June 21 July 19 Auckland .. May 29 June 26 July 24 Suva .. June 1 June 29 July 27 Honolulu .. June 8 July 6 Aug 3

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

Sydney July 4 Noumea .. ' Apr 30-My 2 July 8-11 Tanna — — Vila July 13 Epi . . — Luganville .. .. .. May 5 — Le Dart — Surenda . . — Hog Harbour .. .. — — Hongkong .. May 21-22 — Haiphong May 24-27 — Saigon May 30-Jun 1 Santo ..

June 17 Pt. Sandwich .. — — Vila July 14 Noumea July 16-17 Kembla July 21 Sydney July 22