Shipping Services in the Pacific

Sydney—Papua—New Guinea Service.

Ocean Island-Nauru Service

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

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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—Rabaul—Hongkong

Hongkong—New Guinea— Solomon Islands Service

London—Sydney—New Guinea

Papuan Inter-Island Services

S.S. Papuan Chief (Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.) makes regular round trips from Port Moresby to Samarai via Kapa Kapa, Abau, and Baibara, re turn by same route; then Port Moresby to Daru via Hisiu, Yule Is., Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikori 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.

Fiji Inter-Island Services

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.

M.V. Tui Cakau (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd.) oper ates from Suva and makes regular inter-island trips throughout the Colony.

Solomon Islands—N.G. Service.

Proforma—Subject to alteration without notice

Sydney—Norfolk Island—New H ebrides

French Eastern Pacific Service

By ships running between Marseilles and Nou mea,, via West Indies and Panama Canal.

From Panama—

Proforma—Subject to Alteration without notice.

Macdhui Montoro Sydney .. .. Jan 31 Feb 20 Brisbane .. .. Feb 2 Feb 22 Townsville — Feb 25 Cairns .. .. Feb 5 Feb 26 Pt. Moresby Feb 7 Feb 28 Yule Is.

Feb 8 Samarai Feb 9 Mar 2 Woodlark — Rabaul Feb 11-12 Mar 4-5 Kavieng Mar 6 Lindenhafen Feb 13 — Salamaua Lae Feb 14-15 Mar 8-9 Finschafen Mar 10 Murnass Madang Mar 11 Alexishafen Lombrum Lorengau Mar 12 Pondo Madang Mar 14 Alexishafen Feb 16 — Boram Wewak Feb 17-18 — Madang Feb 18 Alexishafen Salamaua Feb 19 Kavieng Pondo Feb 21-22 — Rabaul Mar 15 Salamaua Feb 25 Mar 17 Samarai Mar 19 Pt. Moresby Feb 27 Mar 20 Cairns Mar 22 Brisbane Mar 25 Sydney Mar 27

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

Salamaua Rabaul Salamaua London Jan. 31 Mar. 15 June 30 Teneriffe Feb 15 Apr. 28 July 8 Dakar Feb. 18 Apr. 31 July 11 Sydney Mar. 31 May 17 Aug. 22 Gladstone Apr. 4 May 20 Townsville Apr. 10 May 25 Aug. 27 Rabaul, arr.

Apr. 14 May 30 Sep. 3 Madang, dep.

Apr. 22 June 15 Sep. 16 London June 22 Aug 15 Nov. 15 Calls will be made at Kavieng and Salamaua if sufficient inducement offers.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.

M.V. Malaita Sydney Jan 26 Mar 9 Brisbane Mar 11 Townsville Jan 31 Mar 14 Tulagi Makambo Mar 18-19 Gavutu Su’u Rere Feb 6 Mar 20 Mamara Comma Mar 21 Aruligo Lavoro Yandina Banika Feb 8 Mar 22 Ufa Lingatu — Faiami Younger Pepesala Feb 8 Mar 22 Kaylan Meringe — West Bay Somata Mar 22 Rendova (opt.) Feb 10 — Gizo Feb 11 Mar 23 Faisi 12 Mar 24 Kieta Arigua Mar 25 Teopasino Feb 14 Mar 26 Numa Rabaul Feb 15 Mar 27 Soraken Feb 16-17 Mar 28 Mar 29 Faisi Feb 19 Mar 30 Gizo Feb 20 Mar 31 Tetipari Feb 21-22 Russell Group Apr 1-2 Gavutu Apr 3 Tulagi Brisbane Feb 27 Apr 7 Sydney Apr 9

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

Per S.S. Morinda.

Sydney Feb 14 Lord Howe Feb 16 Norfolk Island Jan 28 Feb 18 Vila Bushman’s Bay Malo Feb 21-22 Feb 23 Tangoa Feb 23 Segond Aoba Feb 24 Vila Feb 25 Norfolk Is.

Jan 28 Feb 28 Lord Howe Is. Jan 30 Mar 2 Sydney Mar 4

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents

From Panama — Verdun Cephee Papeete Feb 9-11 Apr 5-7 Raiatea Feb 12 Apr 8 Vila Feb 22 Apr 18 Noumea, arr.

To Panama— Noumea, dep.

Feb 24 Apr 20 Mar 5 Apr 29 Vila Mar 8 May 2 Raiatea (opt.) Mar 16 May 10 Papeete Mar 17-19 May 11-13

Messageries Maritimes Co.. Agents.

Nellore Tanda Yokohama Feb 18 Nagoya Jan 20 Feb 19 Kobe Feb 22 Moji Feb 23 Hongkong Jan 31 Mar 2 Manila Feb 3 Mar 5 Rabaul Mar 13 Brisbane Mar 19 Sydney Feb 19 Mar 21 Melbourne 2 Mar 25-Apr 3 Hobart Mar 4 Apr 5 Newcastle Apr 8 Sydney, dep, Mar 13 Apr 13 Brisbane Apr 15 Townsville Mar 18 Apr 18 Rabaul Mar 23 Apr 23 Manila Mar 31 May 1 Hongkong Apr 3 May 4 Shanghai Apr 8 May 9 Moji May 12 Kobe May 13 Osaka May 15 Nagoya May 16 Yokohama Apr 17 May 18 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., Agents.

Friderun Bremerhaven Hongkong Feb 3 Feb 28 Madang Feb 15 Salamaua Feb 18 Rabaul Feb 21 Mar 16 Kavieng Mar 13 Manus Feb 26 Tulagi Mar 19 Kieta Mar 23 Madang Mar 7 Rabaul Mar 15 Apr 4 Hongkong Mar 28 Apr 19

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 —lndochine

New Guinea Inter-Island Service

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

M. Duranbah, m.v. John Bolton, m.v. Desikoko (W. R. Carpenter 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 every ten weeks.

New Zealand-Samoa

N. Government steamer Maui Pomare (1159 tons) is on a regular service between New Zealand ports and Western Samoa, carrying mails, passen gers, and cargo.

There are also regular services between Apia (Samoa) and Suva (Fiji).

Sydney-Fiji Service

The Waipahi will leave Sydney for Fiji on Wed nesday, February 13. She will call at Lautoka (arr. February 21); Suva (arr. February 23), dep.

February 28); Auckland (arr. March 5), and re turn to Sydney direct. On her next trip to Fiji the Waipahi will leave Sydney on Wednesday, March 13. The call formerly made at Nukualofa, Tonga, has been omitted for the present.

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

N. Caledonian Services

S.S. Mawatta and S.S. Neo Hebridais (Societe Tour de Cotes) make regular five-weekly trips, carrying mails and passengers from Noumea

along the east coast to Arama, trip occupying 9 days. Also from Noumea to Ile Belep, via the west coast, voyage taking 8 days. Leaving Noumea on the run up the east coast the vessels call at Yate, Touarou, N. Goye, Kuakue, Thio.

Nakety, Canala, Kouaoua, Houailou, Moneo, Po nerihouen, Tieti, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho, Kokin gone, Hienghene, Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo, Balade, Pam, and Arama. Return by same route. Ports visited on west coast trip are; Bourail, Poya, Mueo, Poumbout, Kone, Voh, Temala, Ouaco, Koumac, Karambe, Tangadiou, Paagoumene, Ne houe, Mouac, Belep, and return by same route.

S.S. Loyaute (Societe des lies Loyalties) maintains a four-weeks’ service between Noumea and Loyalty Is. Trip occupies 6 days and the vessel calls at Tadine (Mare Is.), Chepenehe and We (Lifou Is.), Fajaoue, St. Joseph and Banout (Ou vea Is.). Calls are made occasionally at Isle of Pines and Walpole Is.

Samoan Inter-Island Service

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.

French Oceania Inter-Island

S.S. Tooya (597 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 bler Archipelagoes.

Messageries Maritimes Co.. Agents.

Sydney-N. Guinea-Hongkong

Mariposa Monterey Mariposa Honolulu Jan 14 Feb 11 Mar 11 Pago Pago Jan 19 Feb 16 Mar 16 Suva Jan 22 Feb 19 Mar 19 Auckland Jan 25 Feb 22 Mar 22 Sydney, arr Jan 28 Feb 25 Mar 25 Melbourne Feb 1-2 Mar 1-2 Mar 29-30 Sydney, dep Feb 6 Mar 6 Apr 3 Auckland Feb 9 Mar 9 Apr 6 Suva Feb 12 Mar 12 Apr 9 Pago Pago Feb 13 Mar 13 Apr 10 Honolulu Feb 18 Mar 18 Apr 15

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line,

Agents.

Makura Manganui Makura Papeete Jan 26 Feb 23 Mar 23 Rarotonga Jan 29 Feb 26 Mar 26 Wellington Feb 4-5 Mar 4-5 Apr 1-2 Sydney Sydney, dep.

Feb 9 Mar 9 Apr 6 Feb 14 Mar 14 Apr 11 Wellington Rarotonga Papeete Feb 18-19 Mar 18-19 Apr 15-16 Feb 23 Feb 25 Mar 23 Mar 25 Apr 20 Apr 22

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

Melbourne M.V. Neptun.

Feb 5 Sydney Salamaua Feb 16 Rabaul Sandakan Feb 26 Manila Feb 28 Hongkong, arr.

Hongkong, dep.

Mar 6 Manila Sandakan Rabaul Mar 23 Salamaua Mar 25 Sydney Melbourne B. B. WILTSHIRE, General Agent,

Van Rees Feb. 12 Van Spilbergen Apr. 6 Feb. 16-18 Apr. 11-13 Feb. 19 Apr. 14 Pt. Moresby Feb. 28 Mar. 2 Apr. 25 Apr. 27 Mar. 4-5 Apr. 29-30 Mar. 11 May 6 Noumea Mar. 13-15 May 8-10 Sydney Mar. 20-22 May 15-17 Pt Moresby Mar. 29 May 24 Batavia Apr. 9 June 4 Batavia Van Spilbergen Mar. 31 Van Rees May 29 Saigon Apr. 5 June 3

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Niagara Aorangi Niagara Honolulu .. Feb 6 Mar 6 Apr 3 Suva .. Feb 15 Mar 15 Apr 12 Auckland .. Feb 18-19 Mar 18-19 Apr 15-16 Sydney .. .. Feb 23 Mar 23 Apr 20 Sydney, dep. Feb 28 Mar 28 Apr 25 Auckland .. Mar 4-5 Apr 1-2 Apr 29-30 Suva .. Mar 8 Apr 5 May 3 Honolulu .. Mar 15 Apr 12 May 10

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

S.S. Laperouse Mar 14 Mar 18-21 Sydney Noumea Jan 12-13 Vila Jan 14 Mar 23 Luganville Le Dart Jan 16 Jan 17 Mar 24 Mar 24 Hongkong Jan 31-Feb 1 Haiphong Saigon Feb 9-12 Rabaul Feb 23 Santo Feb 28 — Le Dart Feb 28 — Pt. Sandwich — Vila Mar 25 Lifou Noumea Mar 3-5 Mar 26-27 Sydnev Mar 9 Mar 31

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents