Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney—Papua—New Guinea Service.
Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.
Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong
Hongkong—New Guinea— Solomon Islands Service
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 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.
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.
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.
Ocean Island-Nauru Service
British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring Street, Sydney, sends boats irregularly from Melbourne.
French Eastern Pacific Service
By ships running between Dunkirk and Noumea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
From Panama—
Solomon Islands —N.G. Service.
Sydney—Norfolk Island—New Hebrides
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.
Papeete .. ..
Verdun Cephee Strasbourg Sept 1-3 Oct 28-30 Dec 22-24 Raiatea..
Sept 4 Oct 31 Dec 25 Vila Sept 14 Nov 8 Jan 4 Noumea, arr.
To Panama— Sept 16 Nov 10 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 .. ..
Brisbane Townsville ..
Tulagi .. .
Makambo .. .
Oct 1-2 Gavutu .. .
Su-u .. ..
Oct 3 Kaukaul .. .
Rere Rere Teneru .. .
Lunga Oct 4 Kookoom .. .
Mamara Domma .. .
Oct 5 Aruligo .. .
Lavoro .. ..
Yandina .. .
Banika .. .
Ufa Lingatu Faiami Younger .. .
Pepesala .. .
Oct 6 Kaylan .. .
Meringe West Bay Somata .. .
Rendova Tack Hr. .. .
Hathorn .. .
Oct 7-8 Stanmore .. .
Vila Oct 9 Faisi .. ..
Kieta Oct 11 Arigua .. .
Teopasino .. .
Numa Oct 12 Rabaul .. ..
Oct 13-15 Soraken Oct 16-17 Kieta .. ..
Oct 18 Faisi .. ..
Gizo Tetipari .. .
Russell Group Oct 20-21 Tulagi .. ..
Brisbane Sydney .. ..
Oct 28
Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd.. Agents.
Per S.S. Morinda.
Sydney .. Aug 30 Sept 29 Oct 11 Lord Howe .. Sept 1 Oct 1 Oct 13 Norfolk Island Sept 3-4 Oct 3-4 Oct 15-16 Vila Sept 7 — Oct 19 Bushman’s Bay Sept 8 — Oct 20 Malo Tangoa .. .. Sept 8 Segond Aoba Sept 9 Oct 20 Oct 21 Vila Sept 10 — Oct 22 Norfolk Island Sept 13 Oct 4 Oct 25 Lord Howe .. Sept 15 Oct 6 Oct 27 Sydney .. .. Sept 17 Oct 8 Oct 29
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.
Mataram Macdhui Sydney Aug 30 Sept 20 Brisbane ..
Sept 1 Sept 22 Townsville..
Sept 4 — Cairns..
Sept 5 Sept 25 Pt. Moresby Sept 7 Sept 27 Yule Is. ..
Sept 8 — Samarai Sept 10 Sept 28 Woodlark Is. — — Rabaul..
Sept 12-13 Sept 30-Oct 2 Lindenhafen Oct 3 Pondo. ..
Kavieng .. .
Sept 14-15 Lombrum.
Sept 16 Lorengau.
Boram..
Sept 17 — Murnass..
Madang..
Sept 18 — Salamaua.
Lae Sept 19-20 Oct 4-5 Finschafen Oct 6 Madang Alexis. — Oct 7-8 Witu Pondo — Oct 9-10 Kavieng .. — Oct 11 Rabaul Sept 22 Oct 12-13 Salamaua .. . — Oct 14 Samarai Sept 24 Oct 16 Pt. Moresby Sept 25 Oct. 17 Cairns..
Sept 27 Townsville.. — — Brisbane ..
Sept 30 Oct. 21 Sydney Oct 2 Oct 23
Nankin Nellore Yokohama ..
Sept 17 Oct 20 Nagoya Sept 18 Oct 21 Kobe Sept 21 Oct 25 Moji Sept 22 Oct 26 Hongkong .. ..
Sept 29 Nov 2 Manila Oct 2 Nov 5 Rabaul Oct 10 Nov 13 Brisbane Oct 16 Nov 19 Svdney Oct 18 Nov 21 Melbourne Oct 22-N 1 N 26 D 1 Hobart Nov 3 Dec 3 Newcastle Nov 6 Dec 6 Sydney Nov 10 Dec 12 Brisbane Nov 12 Dec 14 Townsville .. ..
Nov 15 Dec 17 Rabaul Nov 20 Dec 22 Manila Nov 28 Dec 30 Hongkong Dec 1 Jan 2 Shanghai Dec 6 Jan 7 Moji Dec 9 Jan 10 Kobe Dec 10 Jan 11 Osaka Dec 12 Jan 13 Nagoya Dec 13 Jan 14 Yokohama Dec 15 Jan 16 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., Agents.
Hongkong Bremerhaven Madang Salamaua Rabaul Sept 14 Kavieng Manus Tulagi Kieta Madang Rabaul Hongkong
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.
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
French Oceania Inter-Island
S.S. Ville de Papeete (600 ions) 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 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 every six weeks.
New Guinea Inter-Island Service
S.S. Maiwara (Burns, Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports.
M. 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 Zealand-Samoa
N. 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-Fiji Service
The Waipahi will leave Sydney for Fiji on Wed nesday, August 29. She will call at Lautoka (arr.
Sept. 6), Suva (arr. Sept. 8., dep. Sept. 13), Auckland (arr. Sept. 18), and return to Sydney direct. The usual call at Nukualofa (Tonga) has been omitted from this trip. The Waipahi will leave Sydney on' her next trip on September 26.
UNION S.S. CO., Agents.
Mariposa Monterey Mariposa Honolulu Aug 27 Sept 24 Oct 22 Pago Pago Sept 1 Sept 29 Oct 27 Suva Oct 2 Oct 30 Auckland .
Oct 5 Nov 2 Sydney, arr .. .. Sept 10 Oct 8 Nov 5 Melbourne..
Oct 12 Nov 9 Sydney, dep Sept 19 Oct 17 Nov 14 Auckland .. .. Sept 22 Oct 20 Nov 17 Suva .. ..
Oct 23 Nov 20 Pago Pago Sept 26 Oct 24 Nov 21 Honolulu.. .. Oct 1 Oct 29 Nov 26
Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line,
Makura Maunganui Makura Papeete .. .. Sept 8 Oct 6 Nov 3 Rarotonga.. .. Sept 11 Oct 9 Nov 6 Wellington .. Sept 17 Oct 15 Nov 12 Sydney .. .. Sept 22 Oct 20 Nov 17 Sydney, dep. .. Sept 27 Oct 25 Nov 22 Wellington .. Oct 2 Oct 30 Nov 27 Rarotonga.. .. Oct 6 Nov 3 Dec 1 Papeete .. .. Oct 8 Nov 5 Dec 3
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Saigon .. ..
Per S.S. Van Rees. .. .. Oct 9 Dec 11 Batavia.. .. .. Oct 13-15 Dec 15-17 Samarang Oct 16 Dec 18 Port Moresby Oct 25 Dec 27 Samarai Oct 29 Dec 29 Rabaul Oct 29-30 Dec 31-Jan 1 Vila Nov 5 Jan 7 Noumea Nov 7-9 Jan 9-11 Sydney..
Nov 14-16 Tan 16-18 Port Moresby Nov 23 Tan 25 Batavia Dec 4-6 Feb 5-7 Saigon Dec 10 Feb 11
Royal Packet Navigation
Co. Ltd.
Aorangi Niagara Aorangi Honolulu Sept 19 Oct 17 Nov 14 Suva Sept 28 Oct 26 Nov 23 Auckland .. Oct 1 Oct 29 Nov 26 Syd.ney .. .. Oct 6 Nov 3 Dec 1 Sydney, dep. Oct 11 Nov 8 Dec 6 Auckland .. Oct 16 Nov 13 Dec 11 Suva .. .. Oct 19 Nov 16 Dec 14 Honolulu .. Oct 26 Nov 23 Dec 21
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Per S.S. Laperouse.
Sydney Oct 30 Dec 4 Noumea Nov 3-6 Dec 8-11 Tanna — — Vila Dec 13 Epi — — Luganville — Dec 14 Le Dart — Dec 15 Surenda — Dec 16 Hog Harbour Hongkong — Haiphong — Saigon — Santo — — Pt. Sandwich ..
Dec 17 Vila — Dec 18 Noumea Nov 10-23 Dec 20-23 Sydney Nov 28 Dec 27