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.

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.

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.

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, July 4. She will call at Lautoka (arr. July 12), Suva (arr.-dep. July 14), Nukualofa (dep. July 16), Suva (arr. July 18; dep.

July 19), Auckland (arr. July 24), and return to Sydney direct. The Waipahi will leave Sydney on her next trip on August 1.

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

French Eastern Pacific Service

New Guinea Inter-Island Service

S.S. Maiwara (Burns, Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports.

M.V. Duranbah, m.v. John Bolton (W. R. Car penter and Co., Ltd.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.

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.

Solomon Islands—N.G. Service.

Montoro.

Macdhui.

Sydney .. .. July 18 Aug 9 Brisbane .. .. July 20 Aug 11 Townsville.. .. .. July 23 — Cairns.. .. .. July 24 Aug 14 Pt. Moresby .. .. July 26 Aug 16 Vule Is. .. — Samarai .. .. July 28 Aug 17 Woodlark Is. .. .. July 29 — Rabaul.

Lindenhafen .. .. Jly 31-Aug 1 Aug 19-21 Aug 22 Pondo.

Kavieng .. . .. .. Aug 2-3 Lombrum. .. .. Aug 4 Lorengau.

Boram.. .. .. Aug 5 — Murnass..

Madang.. .. .. Aug 6 Salamaua. .

Lae .. .. Aug 7-8 Aug 23-24 Finschafen Aug 25 Madang. ..

Alexis Aug 26-27 Witu Aug 28-29 Pondo .. ..

Kavieng ..

Rabaul .. .. Aug 10 Aug 30 A 31-S 1 Salamaua ..

Sept 2 Samarai .. .. Aug 13 Sept 4 Pt. Moresby Aug 14 Sept 5 Cairns.. .. .. Aug 16 — Townsville..

Brisbane .. .. Aug 19 Sept 9 Sydney .. .. Aug 21 Sept 11

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

Nellore Tanda Nankin Yokoharma .. .. July 21 Aug 20 Sept 17 Nagoya .. .. .. July 22 Aug 21 Sept 18 Kobe .. ..

Aug 24 Sept 21 Moji .. .. .. .. July 27 Aug 25 Sept 22 Hongkong . . .. Aug 3 Sept 1 Sept 29 Manila .. .

Sept 4 Oct 2 Rabaul .. .

Sept 12 Oct 10 Brisbane ..

Sept 18 Oct 16 Sydney .. .

Sept 20 Oct 18 Melbourne .. ... A 27-S 1 S 24-0 3 0 22-N 1 Hobart ..

Oct 5 Nov 3 Newcastle..

Oct 8 Nov 6 Sydney .. .

Oct 13 Nov 10 Brisbane ..

Oct 15 Nov 12 Townsville . . .. Sept 17 Oct 18 Nov 15 Rabaul.. .. .. .. Sept 22 Oct 23 Nov 20 Manila.. ..

Oct 31 Nov 28 Hongkong .. .. .. Oct 3 Nov 3 Dec 1 Shanghai .. .. .. Oct 8 Nov 8 Dec 6 Moji .. .. .. .. Oct 11 Nov 11 Dec 9 Kobe .. .. .. .. Oct 12 Nov 12 Dec 10 Osaka .. .. .. .. Oct 12 Nov 14 Dec 12 Nagoya .. .. .. Oct 15 Nov 15 Dec 13 Yokohama.. .. .. Oct 17 Nov 17 Dec 15 E. & A.

Steamship Co., Ltd., Agents.

Per S.S. Morinda.

Sydney Tuly 19 Aug 18 Aug 30 Lord Howe July 21 Aug 20 Sept 1 Norfolk Island Tuly 23-24 Aug 22 Sept 3-4 Vila July 27 — Sept 7 Bushman’s Bay Malo .. ..

Tangoa .. ..

Segond .. ..

July 28 — Sept 8 July 28 — Sept 8 Aoba July 29 — Sept 9 Vila July 30 — Sept 10 Norfolk Island Aug 2 Aug 23 Sept 13 Lord Howe Aug 4 Aug 25 Sept IS Sydney Aug 6 Aug 27 Sept 17

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Bremerhaven Friderun Hongkong..

July 30 Madang .. .

Aug 10 Salamaua ..

Aug 13 Rabaul .. .. July 18 Aug 15 Kavieng .. . — Aug 18 Manus .. ..

Aug 20 Tulagi .. .. July 22 — Kieta July 27 — Madang .. .

Aug 30 Rabaul .. .. Aug 9 Sept 7 Hongkong .. .. .. Aug 24 Sept 23

Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.

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

From Panama— Strasbourg Verdun D’Amiens Papeete .. ..

July 7-9 Sept 1-3 Oct 27-29 Raiatea..

July 10 Sept 4 Oct 30 Vila

July 20

Sept 14 Nov 9 Noumea, arr.

To Panama— July 22 Sept 16 Nov 11 Noumea, dep.

July 31 Sept 25 Nov 20 Vila ..

Aug 4 Sept 29 Nov 24 Raiatea (opt.) Aug 12 Oct 7 Dec 2 Papeete..

Aug 13-15 Oct 8-10 Dec 3-5

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

M.V. Malaita.

Sydney Sept 22 Brisbane .. .

Sept 24 Townsville .. .

Sept 27 Tulagi .. ..

Makambo .. ..

Oct 1-2 Gavutu .. ..

Su-u .. Aug 22 Oct Oct 3 Kaukaul .. ..

Rere 4 Aola .. Aug 23 Rere Teneru .. ..

Lunga Oct 4 Kookoom ..

Mamara Domma .. ..

Oct 5 Aruligo .. ..

Lavoro Yandina .. ..

Banika Oct 6 Ufa Lingatu ..

Faiami .. . .

Younger .. .

Pepesala .. .. .. Aug 26 Oct 6 Kaylan .. ..

Meringe Aug 27-28 West Bay ..

Oct 5 Somata .. ..

Rendova Aug 29 Jack Hr Hathorn .. ..

Oct 7-8 Stanmore .. ..

Vila Gizo Oct 9 Faisi Oct 10 Kieta

Arigua .. .

.. Aug 31 Oct 11 Teopasino ..

Numa .. Sept 1 Oct 12 Rabaul Oct 13-15 Soraken .. ..

Oct 16-17 Kieta Oct 18 Faisi Oct 18 Gizo .. Sept 7 Oct 19 Tetipari .. ..

Russell Group .. .. Sept 8-9 Oct 20-21 Tulagi Oct 22 Brisbane .. ..

Oct 26 Sydney Oct 28

Burns, Philip & Co., Ltd., Agents.

Fiji Inter-Island Service S.S. Malake, 736 tons (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Go., Ltd,), under contract with Fiji Government.

Regular four-weekly itinerary comprises: Two trips each Suva to Levuka, Savu, Taveuni, Rabi and Buca Bay, 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.

A.K. Tui Labasa (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co.

Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Labasa via Levuka and Macuata ports, then returns to

Suva. Round trip occupies about 9 days.

M.S. Adi Rewa (Morris. Hedstrom Ltd.) makes trips from Suva to Levuka and Labasa via Macu ata ports—trip occupies 8 days. Leaves Suva and proceeds to Levuka, Nabouwalu, Lekutu, Dreketi, Naduri, and Labasa. Returns to Suva by same route. On alternative trips she returns from Labasa via Naduri, Nakaloa, Dreketi, Naiserewaqa, Lekutu, Galoa, Nabouwalu, and Levuka. Latter trip occu pies about 10 days.

M.S. Tui Kauvaro (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd.) operates from Suva to Levuka, calling at Lautoka and Ellington. Voyage takes 4 days.

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 four weeks, and also regularly visits Tuamotu and Gam bier Archipelagoes.

Messageries Maritimes Co., 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).

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

Mariposa Monterey Mariposa Honolulu July 2 July 30 Aug 27 Pago Pago July 7 Aug 4 Sept 1 Suva July 10 Aug 7 Sept 4 Auckland .. ..

July 13 Aug 10 Sept 7 Sydney .. ..

July 16 Aug 13 Sept 10 Melbourne..

July 20 Aug 13 Sept 14 Sydney, dep. ..

July 25 Aug 22 Sept 19 Auckland ..

July 28 Aug 25 Sept 22 Suva .. ..

July 31 Aug 28 Sept 25 Pago Pago Aug 1 Aug 29 Sept 26 Honolulu..

Aug 6 Sept 3 Oct 1

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line,

Maunganui Makura Maunganui Papeete Aug 11 Sept 8 Oct 6 Rarotonga..

Aug 14 Sept 11 Oct 9 Wellington Aug 20 Sept 17 Oct 15 Sydney Aug 25 Sept 22 Oct 20 Sydney Aug 30 Sept 27 Oct 25 Wellington .. Sept 4 Oct 2 Oct 30 Rarotonga.. .. Sept 8 Oct 6 Nov 3 Papeete .. Sept 10 Oct 8 Nov 5

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

Per S.S. Van Rees.

Saigon .. ..

Aug 7 Oct 9 Batavia..

Aug 11-13 Oct 13-15 Samarang Aug 14 Oct 16 Port Moresby Aug 23 Oct 25 Samarai..

Aug 25 Oct 29 Rabaul .. ..

Aug 27-28 Oct 29-30 Vila Sept 3 Nov 5 Noumea Sept 5-7 Nov 7-9 Sydney..

Sept 12-14 Nov 14-16 Port Moresby Sept 21 Nov 23 Batavia ..

Oct 2-4 Dec 4-6 Saigon .. ..

Oct 8 Dec 10

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Niagara Aorangi Niagara Honolulu June 27 July 25 Aug 22 Suva July 6 Aug 3 Aug 31 Auckland July 9 Aug 6 Sept 3 Sydney July 15 Aug 11 Sept 8 Sydney, dep.

July 19 Aug 16 Sept 13 Auckland July 24 Aug 21 Sept 18 Suva ..

July 27 Aug 24 Sept 21 Honolulu Aug 3 Aug 31 Sept 28

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

Per S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney July 27 Aug 25 Noumea July 31-Aug 3 Aug 29-30 Tanna — Vila Sept 1 — Luganville Aug 7 Sept 2 Le Dart Sept 3 Surenda Hog Harbour ..

Aug 9 — Hongkong — Sept 18-19 Haiphong — Sept 21-24 Saigon — Sept 27-29 Santo — Oct 15 Pt. Sandwich ..

Aug 10 — Vila Oct 16 Noumea Aug 13-16 Oct 18-20 Kembla — Oct 24 Sydney Aug 20 Oct 25