Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney—Papua—New Guinea Service.
Sydney —Rabaul —Hongkong
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.
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.
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.
Sydney—Norfolk Island—New
Hebrides
Hongkong—New Guinea — Solomon Islands Service
French Eastern Pacific Service
By ships running between Dunkirk and Noumea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
From Panama —
Solomon Islands —N.G. Service.
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, 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 Elling ton—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.
Macdhui.
Montoro.
Sydney Aug 9 Aug 30 Brisbane . .
Aug 11 Sept 1 Townsville.. — Sept 4 Cairns..
Aug 14 Sept 5 Pt. Moresby Aug 16 Sept 7 Yule Is. — Sept 8 Samarai Aug 17 Sept 10 Woodlark Is.
Rabaul Aug 19-21 Sept 12-13 Lindenhafen Aug 22 — Pondo Kavieng Sept 14-15 Lombrum Sept 16 Lorengau — Boram..
Sept 17 Murnass Madang — Sept 18 Salamaua Lae Aug 23-24 Sept 19 20 Finschafen Aug 25 — Madang Alexis.
Aug 26-27 — Witu Aug 28-29 — Pondo Kavieng Rabaul Aug 30 Aug 31-Sept 1 Sept 22 Salamaua Samarai Sept 2 Sept 4 Sept 24 Pt. Moresby Cairns Sept 5 Sept 25 Sept 27 Townsville Brisbane Sept 9 Sept 30 Sydney Sept 11 Oct 2
Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.
Tanda Nankin Nellore Yokohama . .. Aug 20 Sept 17 Oct 20 Nagoya . .. Aug 21 Sept 18 Oct 21 Sept 21 Oct 25 Moji .. .. Aug 25 Sept 22 Oct 26 Hongkong . .. Sept 1 Sept 29 Nov 2 Manila . .. Sept 4 Oct 2 Nov 5 Rabaul . .. Sept 12 Oct 10 Nov 13 Brisbane Oct 16 Nov 19 Sydney .. .
Oct 18 Nov 21 Melbourne .. .. .. S 24-03 O 22-N 1 N 26-D 1 Hobart .. .
Nov 3 Dec 3 Newcastle.. .. .. Oct 8 Nov 6 Dec 6 Sydney .. . .. .. Oct 13 Nov 10 Dec 12 Brisbane .. .. .. Oct 15 Nov 12 Dec 14 Townsville . . .. Oct 18 Nov 15 Dec 17 Rabaul.. ..
Oct 23 Nov 20 Dec 22 Manila.. .. .. .. Oct 31 Nov 28 Dec 30 Hongkong ..
Dec 1 Jan 2 Shanghai .. .. .. Nov 8 Dec 6 Jan 7 Moji .. ..
Dec 9 Jan 10 Kobe .. ..
Dec 10 Jan 11 Osaka .. .. .. .. Nov 14 Dec 12 Jan 13 Nagoya .. .. .. Nov 15 Dec 13 Jan 14 Yokohama.. .. .. Nov 17 Dec 15 Jan 16 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., Agents.
Per S.S. Morinda.
Sydney Aug 18 Aug 30 Sept 29 Lord Howe Aug 20 Sept 1 Oct 1 Norfolk Island Aug 22 Sept 3-4 Oct 3-4 Vila .. .. — Sept 7 — Bushman’s Bay Sept 8 — Malo .. ..
Tangoa .. ..
Sept 8 — Segond ..
Aoba Sept 9 — Vila -<— Sept 10 —— Norfolk Island Aug 23 Sept 13 Oct 4 Lord Howe Aug 25 Sept 15 Oct 6 Sydney Aug 27 Sept 17 Oct 8
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.
Friederun.
Bremerhaven Hongkong.. .. .. Aug 4 Aug 30 Madang .. .. .. Aug 16 — Salamaua .. .. .. .. Aug 18 — Rabaul .. .. Aug 22 Sept 14 Kavieng .. .. .. .. Aug 24 — Manus .. .. Aug 26 — Tulagi .. ..
Sept 18 Kieta.. .. ..
Sept 22 Madang .. .. .. Sept 5 — Rabaul .. .. Sept 15 Oct 4 Hongkong .. .. Sept 29 Oct 19
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.
Verdun D’Amiens Strasbourg Papeete .. ..
Sept 1-3 Oct 27-29 Dec 22-24 Kaiatea..
Sept 4 Oct 30 Dec 25 Vila Sept 14 Nov 9 Jan 4 Noumea, arr.
To Panama — Sept 16 Nov 11 Jan 6 Noumea, dep.
Sept 25 Nov 20 Jan 15 Vila .. ..
Sept 29 Nov 24 Jan 19 Raiatea (opt.) Oct 7 Dec 2 Jan 27 Papeete..
Oct 8-10 Dec 3-5 Jan 28-30
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
M.V. Malaita.
Sydney .. .
Sept 22 Brisbane Sept 24 Townsville .
Sept 27 Tulagi Makambo .. .. .. .. Aug 20-21 Oct 1-2 Gavutu ...
Su-u .. . .. Aug 22 Oct 3 Kaukaul ..
Oct 4 Rere .. Aug 23 Rere Teneru Lunga..
Oct 4 Kookoom ..
Mamara Domma Oct 5 Aruligo Lavoro .. .
Yandina Banika .. Aug 25 Oct 6 Ufa .. ..
Lingatu Faiami Younger Oct 6 Pepesala ..
Kaylan ... .. Aug 27-28 Meringe West Bay Oct 6 Somata Rendova .. Aug 29 Jack Hr. ..
Oct 7-8 Hathorn — Stanmore Vila Gizo .. Aug 29 Oct 9 Faisi .. .
Oct 10 Kieta .. .. Aug 31 Oct 11 Arigua Teopasino ..
Numa..
Oct 12 Rabaul .. .. Sept 2-3 Oct 13-15 Soraken Oct 16-17 Kieta Oct 18 Faisi Oct 18 Gizo Oct 19 Tetipan Russell Group .. Sept 8-9 Oct 20-21 Tulagi ..
Oct 22 Brisbane Oct 26 Sydney .. Sept 16 Oct 28
Burns, Philip & 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).
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.
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
Sydney-Fiji Service
The Waipahi will leave Sydney for Fiji on Wednesday, August 1. She will call
at Lautoka (arr. Aug. 9), Suva (arr. Aug. 11; dep. Aug. 16), Auckland (arr, Aug. 21), and return to Sydney direct. The usual call at Nukualofa, Tonga, will be omitted from this trip. She will leave Sydney on her next voyage to Fiji and Tonga on Wednesday, September 5.
UNION S.S. CO., 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 Soa) Co., Ltd.). Operates from Apia and connects regu larly with Pago Pago, also Tokelaus, Swain, Nasau, Puka-Puka and Phoenix Groups.
Honolulu .. ..
Monterey Mariposa Monterey July 30 Aug 27 Sept 24 Pago Pago Aug 4 Sept 1 Sept 29 Suva Aug 7 Sept 4 Oct 2 Auckland .. ..
Aug 10 Sept 7 Oct 5 Sydney, dep. ..
Aug 13 Sept 10 Oct 8 Melbourne..
Aug 17 Sept 14 Oct 12 Sydney, dep. ..
Aug 22 Sept 19 Oct 17 Auckland ..
Aug 25 Sept 22 Oct 20 Suva Aug 28 Sept 25 Oct 23 Pago Pago Aug 29 Sept 26 Oct 24 Honolulu..
Sept 3 Oct 1 Oct 29
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, dep. . 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.
Saigon .. ..
Per S.S. Van Rees.
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 Noumea Sept 3 Sept 5-7 Nov 5 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.
Honolulu Aorangi Niagara Aorangi July 25 Aug 22 Sept 19 Suva Aug 3 Aug 31 Sept 28 Auckland Aug 6 Sept 3 Oct 1 Sydney ..
Aug 11 Sept 8 Oct 6 Sydney, dep.
Aug 16 Sept 13 Oct 11 Auckland Aug 21 Sept 18 Oct 16 Suva ..
Aug 24 Sept 21 Oct 19 Honolulu Aug 31 Sept 28 Oct 26
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Per S.S. Laperouse.
Sydney Aug 25 Oct 30 Noumea Aug 29-30 Nov 3-6 Tanna .. ..
Vila .. .. Sept 1 Nov 8 Epi — — Luganville .. .. Sept 2 — Le Dart .. .. . .. Sept 3 — Surenda .. .. . . . .
Hog Harbour .. — Hongkong .. .. .. Sept 18-19 — Haiphong .. .. .. .. Sept 21-24 — Saigon .. .. Sept 27-29 — Santo .. .. Oct IS — Pt. Sandwich .. .. ..
Vila .. .. Oct 16 Noumea .. .. .. .. Oct 18-20 Nov 10-23 Kembla .. .. .. Oct 24 Nov 27 Sydney .. .. Oct 25 Nov 28