July 4-5

Shipping: Services in the Pacific

Sydney—Papua—New Guinea Service.

Subject to Alteration Without Notice

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

Sydney-Fiji Service

On a quick trip to Fiji the Union Co.’s cargo vessel Waipahi left Auckland on May 18. She will arrive at Suva on May 23 and depart for New Zealand the same evening, arriving at Auckland, N.Z., on May 28. The Sheafholme, under charter by the Union Co. Ltd., will leave Sydney for Fiji early in June, calling at Lautoka and Suva, and will probably go on to Apia, Western Samoa.

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 Darn via Hisiu, Yule Is., Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikori and back via Orokolo, Yule Island, and Hisiu —full trip occupying about one month.

Pt. Moresby, May 30 Pt. Moresby, June 10-14 Hisiu .. .. May 30 Kapa Kapa . June 14 Yule Is. .. May 30 Abau . .. .. June 16 Kukipi .. .. May 31 Baibara .. .. June 17 Orokolo .. .. June 1 Samarai . June 19-22 Kikori .. .. June 3 Baibara .. .. June 23 Daru .. .. June 4-5 Abau June 24 Orokolo .. .. June 6 Kapa Kapa . June 26 Yule Is. .. June 8 Pt. Moresby, June 27 Hisiu .. .. June 9 M.V. Nusa (Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.) holds the Papuan Government’s contract for carrying mails and passengers on the north-east coast of Papua. The Nusa connects with all Southern mail steamers at Samarai.

Sydney-N. Guinea-Hongkong M.V. Neptuna,

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, pas sengers, and cargo.

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa—

Hawaii

London—Sydney—New Guinea Subject to alteration without notice.

Sydney—Norfolk Island —New Hebrides

Macdhui Montoro Macdhui Sydney June 13 July 3 July 25 Brisbane June 15 July 5 July 27 Townsville July 8 Cairns June 18 July 9 July 30 Pt. Moresby June 20 July 11 Aug 1 Yule Is.

Aug 2 Samarai June 22 July 13 Aug 3 Woodlark Is.

June 23 Rabaul June 24-25 July 15-16 Aug 5-6 Karieng July 17 Lindenhafen June 26 Aug 7 Sakmaua Lae 27-28 July 19-20 Aug 8-9 Finschafen July 21 Murnass Madang July 22 Alixishafen Lorobrum July 23-24 Lorengau Pondo July 26 Madang Alexishafen June 29 Aug 10 Boram Wewak Jn 30-JIy 1 Aug 11-12 Madang Alexishafen July 1 Aug 12 Salamaua Karieng Pondo July 2

July 4-5

Aug 13 Aug 15-16 Rabaul Salamaua Samarai July 6 July 8 July 9 July 27 July 27 July 31 Aug 17 Aug 19 Aug 20 Pt. Moresby July 10 Aug 1 Aug 21 Cairns Aug 3 Brisbane July 14 Aug 6 Aug 25 Sydney July 16 Aug 8 Aug 27

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

Nankin Nellore Tanda Yokohama June 22 July 20 Aug 19 Nagoya June 23 July 21 Aug 20 Kobe June 26 July 25 Aug 23 Moji June 27 July 26 Aug 24 Hongkong July 5 Aug 2 Aug 31 Manila July 8 Aug 5 Sept 3 Rabaul July 16 Aug 13 Sept 11 Brisbane July 22 Aug 19 Sept 17 Sydney Melbourne July 24 Jy 29-Ag 3 Aug 21 A. 26-S. 4 Sept 19 S. 23-O. 2 Hobart Aug 5 Sept 6 Oct 4 Newcastle Aug 8 Sept 9 Oct 7 Sydney, dec. Aug 14 Sept 14 Oct 12 Brisbane Aug 16 Sept 16 Oct 14 Townsville Aug 19 Sept 19 Oct 17 Rabaul Aug 24 Sept 24 Oct 22 Manila Sept 1 Oct 2 Oct 30 Hongkong Sept 4 Oct 5 Nov 2 Shanghai Sept 9 Oct 10 Nov 7 Moji Sept 12 Oct 13 Nov 10 Kobe Sept 13 Oct 14 Nov 11 Osaka Sept 15 Oct 16 Nov 13 Nagoya Sept 16 Oct 17 Nov 14 Yokohama Sept 18 Oct 19 Nov 16 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., Agents.

Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

M.V. Malaita Sydney May 30 July 13 Aug 24 Brisbane June 1 July 15 Aug 26 Townsville June 4 July 18 Aug 29 Tulagi Sept 2-3 Makambo June 8-10 July 22-23 Gavutu Sept 4 Su’u June 11 July 24 Mamara Sept 5 Domma June 12 July 25 Aruligo 1 July 25 Lavoro Yandina Banika June 13 July 26 Sept 6 Ufa Lingatu July 26 Faiami Younger Pepesala June 13 July 26 Sept 6 Kaylan July 27 Meringe West Bay Somata

June 13

Sept 6 Rendova (opt.) July 28 Giro June 14 July 29 Sept 7 Faisi June 15 July 30 Sept 8 Kieta Arigua

June 16

July 31 Sept 9 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 Giro Tetipari June 21 Aug 6 Sept 14 June 22 Aug 7 Sept 15 Russell Group June 23-24 Aug 8-9 Sept 16-17 Oavutu Tulagi June 25 Aug 10 Sept 18 Brisbane June 29 Aug 14 Sept 22 Sydney July 1 Aug 16 Sept 24

Burns, Philp &Co. Ltd., Agents

Melbourne June 20 Sydney June 26 Salamaua July 3 Rabaul July 5 Sandakan July 14 Manila July 17 Hongkong July 20-24 Manila July 27 Saigon Sandakan July 29 Salamaua Aug 5 Rabaul Aug 8 Sydney Aug 15-16 Melbourne Aug 19

Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Mariposa Monterey Mariposa Honolulu June 3 July 1 July 29 Pago Pago June 8 July 6 Aug 3 Suva July 9 Aug 6 Auckland June 14 July 12 Aug 9 Sydney, arr.

June 17 July 15 Aug 12 Melbourne June 21-22 July 19-20 Aug 16-17 Sydney, dep.

June 26 July 24 Aug 21 Auckland June 29 July 27 Aug 24 Suva July 2 July 30 Aug 27 Pago Pago July 3 July 31 Aug 28 Honolulu July 8 Aug 5 Sept 2

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line,

Rabaul Salamaua London May 18 July 31 Teneriffe May 26 Aug 8 Sydney July 10 Sept 1 Gladstone July 15 Rabaul, arr.

Sept 21 London Oct 7 Nov 28 Calls will be made at Madang, Kavieng, and Salamaua if sufficient inducement offers.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.

Per S.S. Morinda.

Sydney June 8 June 20 July 20 Lord Howe Is.

June 10 June 22 July 22 Norfolk Island June 12 June 24 July 24 Vila June 27-28 Bushman’s Bay June 29 Malo Tangoa June 29 Segond Aoba (opt.) June 30 Vila July 1 Norfolk Is.

June 13 July 4 July 25 Lord Howe Is.

June 15 July 6 July 27 Sydney June 17 July 8 July 29

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

From Panama—

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, Nakoloa, 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—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii

Sydney—N. Hebrides —Noumea —Indochine

Hongkong—New Guinea — Solomon Islands Service

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.

Saigon Van Rees Aug 6 Batavia Aug 10-12 Samarang Aug 13 Pt. Moresby Aug 22 Samarai Aug 24 Rabaul Aug 26-27 Vila July 1 Sept 2 Noumea Sept 4-6 Sydney Sept 11-13 Pt. Moresby Sept 20 Batavia Oct 1-3 Saigon Oct 7

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Maunganui Makura Maunganui Papeete .. . June 15 July 13 Aug 10 Rarotonga.. . June 18 July 16 Aug 13 Wellington . June 24-25 July 22-23 Aug 19-20 Sydney .. . June 29 July 27 Aug 24 Sydney, dep. . July 4 Aug 1 Aug 29 Wellington July 8-9 Aug 5-6 Sept 2-3 Rarotonga.. July 13 A ug 10 Sept 7 Papeete .. . July 15 Aug 12 Sept 9

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

C. Ramel Verdun Cephee Papeete May 29-30 July 26-28 Sept 24-26 Raiatea May 31 July 29 Sept 27 Vila June 10 Aug 8 Oct 7 Noumea, arr.

June 11 Aug 9 Oct 8 To Panama— Noumea, dep.

June 19 Aug 18 Oct 16 Vila June 20-22 Aug 19-21 Oct 17-19 Raiatea (opt.) June 30 Aug 29 Oct 27 Papeete July 1-3 Ag 30-Spt 1 Oct 28-30

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Niagara Aorangi Niagara Honolulu May 29 June 26 July 24 Suva June 7 July 5 Aug 2 Auckland June 10-11 July 8-9 Aug 5-6 Sydney June 15 July 13 Aug 10 Sydney, dep.

June 20 July 18 Aug 15 Auckland June 24-25 July 22-23 Aug 19-20 Suva June 28 July 26 Aug 23 Honolulu July 5 Aug 2 Aug 30

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

Svydney S.S. Laperouse Aug 1 Noumea Aug 5-6 Lifou Aug 7 Tanna July 17 Aug 8 Vila Aug 9 Luganville Aug 10 Le Dart Aug 11 Hog Harbour Vao July 20 Hongkong Haiphong Saigon Pt. Sandwich .

Aug 12 Tomman Aug 12 Vila Aug 13 Lifou Aug 14 Noumea Tuly 22-23 Aug 15-16 Sydney Aug 20

Messageries Maritimes Co. Agents.

Friderun Bremerhaven Hongkong June 26 Kavieng July 11 Madang Salamaua Rabaul July 12 Manus Tulagi July 16 Kieta July 22 Madang Rabaul Tuly 11 Aug 2 Hongkong Aug 18

Norddeutscher Lloyd. Agents.