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

Solomon Islands—N.G. Service.

Sydney—N. Hebrides—Noumea —lndochine

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 Dana via Hisiu, Yule Is., Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikori and back via Orokolo, Ynle 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-cast coast of Papua. The Nusa connects with all Southern mail steamers at Samarai.

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

Sydney Montoro Macdhui Montoro Apr 3 Apr 25 May 15 Brisbane Apr 5 Apr 27 May 17 Townsville Apr 8 May 20 Cairns Apr 9 Apr 30 May 21 Pt. Moresby Apr 11 May 2 May 23 Yule Is May 3 Samarai Apr 13 May 4 May 25 Woodlark Is.

Apr 14 Rabaul Apr 15-16 May 6-7 May 26-27 Kavieng Apr 17 May 29 Lindenhafen May 8 Salamaua Lae

Apr 19-20

May 9-10 My 31-Jn 1 Finschafen Apr 21 June 2 Murnass Madang Apr 22 June 3 Alexishafen Lombrum Lorcngau Apr 23-24 June 4-5 Pondo Madang Apr 26 June 7 Alexishafen May 11 Boram Wewak May 12-13 Madang May 13 Alexishafen Salamaua May 14 Kavieng Pondo May 16-17 Rabaul Apr 27 May 18 June 8 Salamaua Apr 29 May 20 June 10 Samarai May 1 May 21 June 12 Pt. Moresby May 2 May 22 June 13 Cairns May 4 June 15 Brisbane May 7 May 26 June 18 Sydney May 9 May 28 June 20

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

M.V. Malaita Sydney Apr 18 May 30 July 13 Brisbane Apr 20 June 1 July 15 Townsville Apr 23 June 4 July 18 Tulagi Apr 27-29 Makambo June 8-10 July 22-23 Gavutu Apr 28 Su’u June 11 July 24 Mamara Domma Aruligo June 12 July 25 Lavoro Yandina Apr 30 July 25 Banika May 1 June 13 July 26 Ufa Lingatu Faiami May 1 July 26 Younger Pepesala Kaylan May 1 June 13 July 26 Meringe West Bay May 2 July 27 Somata June 13 Rendova (opt.) Gizo Faisi Kieta May 3 July 28 May 4 June 14 July 29 May 5 June 15 July 30 Arigua May 6 June 16 July 31 Teopasino June 17 Numa

May 7

Aug 1 Rabaul May 8 June 18 Aug 2 Soraken May 9 June 19 Aug 3-4 Kieta May 10 June 20 Aug 5 Faisi Gizo Tetipari May 11 June 21 Aug 6 May 12 June 22 Aug 7 Russell Group May 13-14 June 23-24 Aug 8-9 Gavutu Tulagi May 15 June 25 Aug 10 Brisbane May 19 June 29 Aug 14 Sydney May 21 July 1 Aug 16

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents

S.S. Laperouse Sydney Apr 5 May 3 Noumea Apr 9-12 May 7-8 Vila Apr 13 May 10 Luganville Apr 15 May 11 Le Dart Apr 16 May 12 Hongkong May 27-28 Haiphong May 30-Jun 2 Saigon June 5-9 Rabaul June 20-21 Santo June 25 Le Dart June 26 Pt. Sandwich Apr 18 Vila Apr 19 June 27 Lifou Apr 20 Noumea Apr 21-23 June 28-30 Sydney Apr 26 July 4

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents

Samarai Mar 27 Samarai Apr 4 Puni Puni Mar 28 Conflicts Apr 4 Baniara Mar 28 Misima Apr 5-6 C. Nelson Mar 29 Conflicts Apr 6 Buna Mar 30 Samarai Apr 7-17 Mambare M. 30-A. 1 Conflicts Apr 17 Buna 1 Misima Apr 18-19 C. Nelson Apr 2 Conflicts Apr 19 Baniara Apr 3 Samarai Apr 19-23 Puni Puni Apr 3 Misima Apr 24-26 Samarai Apr 3 Samarai Apr 28

Maunganui Makura Maunganui Papeete Apr 20 May 18 June 15 Rarotonga Apr 23 May 21 June 18 Wellington Apr 29-30 May 27-28 June 24-25 Sydney May 4 June 1 June 29 Sydney, dep.

May 9 June 6 July 4 Wellington May 13-14 June 10-11 July 8-9 Rarotonga May 18 June 15 July 13 Papeete May 20 June 17 July IS

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

Van Van Spilbergen Rees Saigon 6 June 4 Batavia 11-13 June 8-10 Samarang 14 June 11 Pt. Moresby 25 June 20 Samarai 27 June 22 Rabaul 29-30 June 24-25 Vila 6 July 1 Noumea 8-10 July 3-5 Sydney 15-17 July 10-12 Pt. Moresby 24 July 19 Batavia 4 July 30 Van Rees Batavia 29 Aug. 1 Saigon 3 Aug. 5

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

From Panama — Cephee Strasbourg Papeete Apr 5-7 June 1-3 Raiatea Apr 8 June 4 Vila Apr 18 June 14 Noumea, arr.

To Panama— Apr 20 June 16 Noumea, dep.

Apr 29 June 25 Vila Raiatea (opt.) May 2 May 10 June 28 July 6 Papeete.

May 11-13 July 7-9

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Nankin Nellore Tanda Yokohama Mar 22 Apr 19 May 20 Nagoya Mar 23 Apr 20 May 21 Kobe Mar 26 Apr 24 May 24 Moji Mar 27 Apr 25 May 25 Hongkong Manila Apr 2 Apr 5 May 3 May 6 June 1 June 4 Rabaul Apr 13 May 14 June 12 Brisbane Apr 20 May 20 June 18 Sydney Melbourne Apr 22 May 22 June 20 Ap 26-My 4 My 27-Jn 1 Jn 24-Jly 3 Hobart May 6 June 3 July 5 Newcastle May 9 June 6 July 8 Sydney, dep.May 15 June 12 July 13 Brisbane May 17 June 14 July 15 Townsville May 20 June 17 July 18 Rabaul May 25 June 22 July 23 Manila June 2 June 30 July 31 Hongkong June 5 July 3 Aug 3 Shanghai June 10 July 8 Aug 8 Moji June 13 July 11 Aug 11 Kobe June 14 July 12 Aug 12 Osaka June 16 July 14 Aug 14 Nagoya June 17 July 15 Aug 15 Yokohama June 19 July 17 Aug 17 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD., Agents.

Friderun Bremerhaven Hongkong Apr 27 Madang May 11 Salamaua Rabaul Apr 17 Kavieng May 13 Manus Tulagi May 17 Kieta May 20 Madang Rabaul May 31 Hongkong May 26 June 15

Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.

Sydney—Norfolk Island —New Hebrides

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii

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 Lcvuka, 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 return* 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.

Sydney-Fiji Service

The Waipahi will leave Sydney for Fiji on Wednesday, April 10. She will call at Lautoka (arr. April 18); Suva (arr, April 20; dep. April 25); Auckland (arr. April 30), and return to Sydney direct. On her next trip to Fiji the Waipahi will leave Sydney on Wednesday, May 8. The call formerly made at Nukualofa (Tonga) has been omitted for the present.

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

Samoan Inter-Island Service

A.S. Makoa, 250 tons (Burn? Philo (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

bier Archipelagoes.

Messageries Maritimes Co.. Agents.

Sydney-N. Guinea-Hongkong

New Zealand-Samoa

N.Z. 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—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa— Hawaii

London —Sydney—New Guinea

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, Philo steamers.

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.V. 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,

Per S.S. Morinda.

Sydney Mar 28 Apr 18 May 9 Lord Howe Is.

Mar 30 Apr 20 May 11 Norfolk Island Apr 1 Apr 22 May 13 Vila Apr 4-5 May 16-11 Bushman’s Bay Apr 6 May 18 Malo Tangoa Apr 6 May 18 Segond Aoba (opt.) Apr 7 May 19 Vila Apr 8 May 20 Norfolk Is.

Apr 11 Apr 22 May 23 Lord Howe Is.

Apr 13 Apr 24 May 25 Sydney Apr 15 Apr 26 May 27

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents

Niagara Aorangi Niagara Honolulu Apr 3 May 1 May 29 Suva Apr 12 May 10 June 7 Auckland Apr l5-16May 13-14 June 10-11 Sydney Apr 20 May 18 June 15 Sydney, dep. Apr 25 May 23 June 20 Auckland Apr 29-30 May 27-23 June 24-25 Suva May 3 May 31 fune 28 Honolulu May 10 June 7 July 5

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

M.V. Neptuna.

Melbourne Sydney Apr 18-20 Brisbane (opt.) Salamaua Apr 28 Rabaul Sandakan May 8 Manila May 11 Hongkong May 14-18 Manila Saigon Sandakan Salamaua Rabaul Sydney June 10-11 Melbourne June 13-15

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

Mariposa Monterey Mariposa Honolulu Apr 9 May 6 June 3 Pago Pago Apr 14 May 11 June 8 Suva May 14 June 11 Auckland Apr 20 May 17 June 14 Sydney, arr.

Apr 23 May 20 June 15 Melbourne Apr 26-27 May 24-25 June 21-22 Sydney, dep.

May 1 May 29 June 26 Auckland May 4 June 1 June 29 Suva May 7 June 4 July 2 Pago Pago May 8 June 5 July 3 Honolulu May 13 June 10 July 8

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line.

Rabaul Salamaua London Apr 27 July 13 Teneriffe May 10 July 26 Dakar July 29 Sydney Sept 9 Gladstone

June 27

Townsville July 1 Sept 13 Rabaul, arr.

July 6 Sept 18 Madang, dep.

July 17 Sept 28 London Nov 25 Calls will be made at Kavieng and Salamaua if sufficient inducement offers.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.