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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 re ularly with all Islands in the Gilbert and Ellice Groups.
Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong
Sydney-Fiji Service
The Union S.S. Co.’s cargo vessel Hauraki (7113 tons) will be substituted for the Waipahi for one trip during May, while the latter vessel makes a special trip to the Cook Group. The Hauraki will leave Sydney on May 8 for Suva and Levuka (Fiji), and Apia (Samoa).
The Waipahi will leave Auckland, New Zealand, on April 30 for Rarotonga and other Cook Is. ports, returning to N.Z. in time to leave Auckland again on May 18 for Fiji. She will leave Suva on her return to N.Z. and Australia on May 23.
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents
Solomon Islands—N.G. Service.
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.
Samoan Inter-Island Service
A.S. Makoa, 250 ton (Burns, Philp (South Sea> Co., Ltd.) operates from Apia and connects regu larly with Pago also Tokelaus, Swain, Puka-Puka, and Phoenix Groups.
French Oceania Inter-Island
S.S. Tooya (597 tons) makes regular trips from Papeete, through Leeward Group (Rata 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.
Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa—
Hawaii
London —Sydney—New Guinea
Subject to Alteration Without Notice Macdhui Montoro Macdhui Sydney May 2 May 22 June 13 Brisbane May 4 May 24 June 15 Townsville May 27 — Cairns May 7 May 28 June 18 Pt. Moresby May 9 May 30 June 20 Yule Is May 10 Samarai May 11 June 1 June 22 Woodlark Is.
Rabaul May 13-14 June 2-3 June 5 June 23-25 Kavieng Lindenhafen May 15 June 26 Sahmaua Lae May 16-17 June 7-8 June 27-28 Finschafen June 9 Murnass Madang June 10 Alexishafen Lombrum June 11-12 Lorengau Pondo June 14 Madang Alexishafen May 18 June 29 Boram Wewak May 19-20 Jn 30-Jly 1 Madang Alexishafen May 20 July 1 Salamaua May 21 July 2 Kavieng Pondo
May 23-24
July 4-5 Rabaul May 25 June 15 July 6 Salamaua May 27 June 17 July 8 Samarai May 28 June 19 July 9 Pt. Moresby May 29 June 20 July 10 Cairns June 22 Brisbane June 2 June 25 July 14 Sydney June 4 June 27 July 16
Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.
Pt. Moresby Apr 24-28 Pt. Moresby May 9-13 Hisiu Apr 28 Kapa Kapa .. May 13 Yule Is.
Apr 28 Abau Kukipi .. Apr 29 Barbara May 16 Orokolo .. Apr 30 Samarai May 18-21 Kikori May 2 Baibara .. May 22 Daru . .May 3-4 Abau .. May 23 Orokolo .. May 5 Kapa Kapa .. May 25 Yule Is. .. May 7 Pt. Moresby May 26 Hisiu.. .. May 8
Subject to Alteration Without Notice.
M.V. Malaita Sydney ..
May 30 July 13 Aug 24 Brisbane June 1 July IS Aug 26 Townsville June 4 July 18 Aug 29 Tulagi July 22-23 Sept 2-3 Makarabo June 8-10 Gavutu Sept 4 Su’u June 11 July 24 Mamara July 25 Sept 5 Domma June 12 Aruligo Lavoro July 25 Yandina June 13 July 26 Sept 6 Banika Ufa July 26 Lingatu Faiami Younger Pepesala June 13 July 26 Sept 6 Kaylan July 27 Meringe West Bay Somata 13 Sept 6 Rendova (opt.) July 28 Gizo June 14 July 29 Sept 7 Faisi June 15 July 30 Sept 8 Kieta June 16 July 31 Sept 9 Arigua Teopasino Numa June 17 Aug 1 Sept 10 Rabaul June 18 Aug 2 Sept 11 Soraken June 19 Aug 3-4 Sept 12 Kieta June 20 Aug 5 Sept 13 Faisi Gizo Tetipari June 21 22 Aug 6 Aug 7 Sept 14 Sept 15 Russell Group June 23-24 Aug 8 9 Sept 16-17 Gavutu Tulagi
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Aug 10 Sept 18 Brisbane June 29 Aug 14 Sept 22 Sydney July 1 Aug 16 Sept 24
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents
M.V. Neptuna.
Sydney Brisbane (opt.) Apr 22 Salamaua Rabaul Sandakan Manila Hongkong Manila Saigon Sandakan May 24 Salamaua Rabaul Sydney June 10-11 Melbourne
Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.
Monterey Mariposa Monterey Honolulu May 6 June 3 July 1 Pago Pago May 11 June 8 July 6 Suva ..May 14 June 11 July 9 Auckland ..May 17 June 14 July 12 Sydney, arr, May 20 June 17 July 15 Melbourne ..May 24-25 June 21-22 July 19-20 Sydney, dep . .. May 29 June 26 July 24 Auckland .. June 1 June 29 July 27 Suva July 2 July 30 Pago Pago .. June 5 July 3 July 31 Honolulu .. June 10 July 8 Aug 5
Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line,
Rabaul Salamaua London ... Apr 27 July 13 Teneriffe July 26 Dakar ... May 13 July 29 Sydney Sept 9 Gladstone Tune 27 Townsville July 1 Sept 13 Rabaul, arr.
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.
Nellore Tanda Nankin Yokohama Apr 19 May 20 June 22 Nagoya Apr 20 May 21 June 23 Kobe Apr 24 May 24 June 26 Moji Apr 25 May 25 June 27 Hongkong May 3 June 1 July 5 Manila .May 6 June 4 July 8 Rabaul .May 14 June 12 July 16 Brisbane May 20 June 18 July 22 Sydney .May 22 June 20 July 24 Melbourne .My 27 Jn 1 Jn 24-Jly 3 Jy 29-Ag 3 Hobart June 3 July 5 Aug 5 Newcastle June 6 July 8 Aug 8 Sydney. dep. June 12 July 13 Aug 14 Brisbane June 14 July IS Aug 16 Townsville June 17 July 18 Aug 19 Rabaul June 22 July 23 Aug 24 Manila June 30 July 31 Sept 1 Hongkong July 3 Aug 3 Sept 4 Shanghai July 8 Aug 8 Sept 9 Moji July 11 Aug 11 Sept 12 Kobe July 12 Aug 12 Sept 13 Osaka July 14 Aug 14 Sept 15 Nagoya July 15 Aug IS Sept 16 Yokohama July 17 Aur 17 Sept 18 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., Agents.
Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti
Saigon—Java—Noumea Line
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.
Sydney—Norfolk Island—New Hebrides
Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii
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 lie Belep, via the west coast voyage taking 8 days. Leaving Nou mea on the run up the east coast the vessels call at Yate, Touarou, N. Goye, Kuakue, Thio, Nakety, Canalo, Gouaoua, Houailou, Moueo, Poueri houen, Tieti, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho, Kokin gone, Hienghene, Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo, 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 some 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.
French Eastern Pacific Service
By ships running between Marseilles and Nou mea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
Sydney—N. Hebrides—Noumea —Indochine
Hongkong—New Guinea— Solomon Islands Service
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.
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.
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, 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, Ton-roa, Epi, Paama, Ambryn, Malekula, Aoba, Malo, Santo, and returns to Vila—trip occuping 25 to 28 days. Vessel extends to Banks Group every second trip equivalent to about every six weeks.
S.S. Bucephale, Messageries Maritimes inter island service steamer, makes regular trips to Tanna every two months, connecting at Vila with the Laperouse. She visits Banks Group every ten weeks.
A fire which occurred in Suva early on the morning of April 9 destroyed a building in Thomson Street occupied by Messrs. White and Co., saddlers, and Riemy’s auction rooms. The building was insured for £500 and stock for the same amount.
Makura Maunganui Makura Papeete . May 18 June 15 July 13 Rarotonga . May 21 June 18 July 16 Wellington . May 27-28 June 24-25 July 22-23 Sydney . June 1 June 29 July 27 Sydney, dep. . June 6 July 4 Aug 1 Wellington June 10-11 July 8-9 Aug 5-6 Rarotonga June 15 July 13 Aug 10 Papeete . June 17 July IS Aug 12
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Saigon Van Rees 4 Aug 6 Batavia Aut 10-12 Samarang Aug 13 Pt. Moresby Aug 22 Samarai Aug 24 Rabaul Tune 24-25 Aug 26-27 Vila July 1 Sept 2 Noumea July 3-5 Sept 4-6 Sydney July 10-12 Sept 11-13 Pt. Moresby July 19 Sept 20 Batavia Oct 1-3 Saieon Oct 7 ROYAL Packet Navigation CO. LTD.
Per S.S. Morinda.
Sydney May 9 June 8 June 20 Lord Howe Is.
May 11 June 10 June 22 Norfolk Island May 13 June 12 June 24 Vila May 16-1/ June 27-2f Bushman’s Bay May 18 June 29 Malo Tangoa May 18 June 29 Segond Aoba (opt.) May 19 June 30 Vila May 20 July 1 Norfolk Is.
May 23 June 13 July 4 Lord Howe Is.
May 25 June 15 July 6 Sydney May 27 June 17 July 8
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents
Aorangi Niagara Aorangi Honolulu . • May 1 May 29 June 26 Suva May 10 June 7 July 5 Auckland .. May 13-14 June 10-11 July 8-9 Sydney .. .. May 18 June IS July 13 Sydney, dep. May 23 June 20 July 18 Auckland .. May 27-28 June 24-25 July 22-23 Suva .. .. May 31 June 28 July 26 Honolulu .. June 7 July 5 Aug 2
From Panama— Strasbourg Verdun Papeete ... June 1-3 July 27-29 Raiatea.. .. .. June 4 July 30 Vila .. June 14 Aug 9 Noumea, arr. .. June 16 Aug 11 To Panama — Noumea, dep. .. June 25 Aug 20 Vila .. .. .. June 28 Aug 23 Raiatea (opt.) .. July 6 Aug 31 Papeete.. .. j uly 7.9 Sept 1-3
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
S.S. Laperouse Sydney May 3 Rabaul .. Jn 20-21 Noumea .. May 7-8 'Santo June 25 Vila..
May 10 Le Dart June 26 Luganville. .. May 11 Pt. Sandwich Le Dart. .. May 12 Vila.. .. June 27 Hongkong May 27-28 Lifou Haiphong My 30-Jn 2 Noumea June 28-30 Saigon .. June 5-9 Sydney July 4
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents
Bremerhaven Hongkong .. Apr 27 Tulagi .. .. May 17 Madang .. .. May 11 Kieta .. .. May 20 Salamaua .. Madang Rabaul .. .. Rabaul .. .. May 31 Kavieng.. May 13 Hongkong .. June 15 Manus .. ..