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 Islands), and connects regularly with all Islands in the Gil bert and Ellice Groups.

Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong

Sydney—Fiji Service

The Cape York, under charter to the Union Co., will leave Sydney with cargo for Fiji and Samoa on June 28 (approx.). She will call at Lautoka (July 5), Suva (July 7), and Apia (July 9).

The Waipahi, formerly on this service, made a quick trip to Suva from Auckland, New Zealand, on June 15, and was due to arrive back in Auckland on June 25.

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

Solomon Islands —N.G. Service

Papuan Inter-Island Service

S.S. Papuan Chief (Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.) makes regular round trips from Port Moresby to Saraarai via Kapa Kapa, Abau, and Baibara, return 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 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

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, passengers, and cargo.

Sydney—N.Z. —Fiji—Samoa —

Hawaii

London—Sydney—New Guinea

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.

Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

Montoro Macdhui Montoro Sydney July 6 July 25 Aug 14 Brisbane July 8 July 27 Aug 16 Townsville July 11 Aug 19 Cairns July 12 July 30 Aug 20 Pt. Moresby July 14-15 Aug 1 Aug 22 Yule Is Aug 2 Samarai July 16 Aug 3 Aug 24 Woodlark Is.

Rabaul July 18-19 Aug 5-6 Aug 26-27 Kavieng July 20 Aug 28 Lindenhafen Aug 7 Salamaua Lae July 22-23 Aug 8-9 Aug 30-31 Finschafen Sept 1 Murnass Madang July 24-25 Aug 10 Sept 2 Alexishafen Lombrum Aug 11 Sept 3-4 Lorengau Pondo July 26 Sept 6 Boram Aug 12-13 Madang Alexishafen Aug 13 Salamaua Aug 14 Kavieng Pondo Aug 16-17 Rabaul July 27 Aug 18-19 Sept 7 Salamaua July 29 Aug 20 Sept 9 Samarai July 31 Aug 21 Sept 12 Pt. Moresby Aug 1 Aug 22 Sept 12 Cairns Aug 3 Sept 14 Brisbane Aug 6 Aug 26 Sept 17 Sydney Aug 8 Aug 28 Sept 19

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

Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

M.V. Malaita.

Sydney July 13 Aug 24 Oct 5 Brisbane July 15 Aug 26 Oct 7 Townsville July 18 Aug 29 Oct 10 Tulagi Makambo July 22-23 Sept 2-3 Oct 14-15 Gavutu Oct 16 Su’u July 24 Sept 4 Mamara Sept 5 Oct 17 Domma July 25 Aruligo Lavoro July 25 Oct 17 Yandina Banika July 26 Sept 6 Oct 18 Ufa Lingatu July 26 Oct 18 Faiami Younger Pepesala July 26 Sept 6 Oct 18 Kaylan Oct 19 Meringe July 27 West Bay Somata Sept 6 Rendova (opt.) July 28 Oct 20 Gizo July 29 Sept 7 Oct 21 Faisi July 30 July 31 Sept 8 Oct 22 Kieta Arigua Sept 9 Oct 23 Teopasino Numa Aug 1 Sept 10 Oct 24 Rabaul Aug 2 Sept 11 Oct 25 Soraken Aug 3-4 Sept 12 Oct 26-27 Kieta Aug 5 Sept 13 Oct 28 Faisi Aug 6 Sept 14 Oct 29 Gizo Tetipari Aug 7 Sept 15 Oct 30 Russell Group Aug 8-9 Sept 16-17 Oc 31 -Nv 1 Gavutu Tulagi Aug 10 Sept 18 Nov 2 Brisbane Aug 14 Sept 22 Nov 6 Sydney Aug 16 Sept 24 Nov 8

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

M.V. Neptuna.

Sept 2-6 Salamaua July 6 Sept 13 Sept 15 Sandakan Manila Hongkong Saigon Manila July 17 July 23-27 July 31 Aug 4 Sept 24 Sept 27 S. 30-Oc. 4 Oct 8 Oct 12 Sandakan Salamaua Rabaul Sydney Aug 7 Aug 17 Aug 24 Oct 15 Oct 22 Oct 25 Nov 1 Melbourne Aug 27-31 Nov 4-8

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

Monterey Mariposa Monterey Honolulu July 1 July 29 Aug 26 Pago Pago July 5 Aug 3 Aug 31 Suva July 9 Aug 6 Sept 3 Auckland July 12 Aug 9 Sept 6 Sydney, arr.

July 15 Aug 12 Sept 9 Melbourne July 19-20 Aug 16-17 Sept 13-14 Sydney, dep July 24 Aug 21 Sept 18 Auckland July 27 Aug 24 Sept 21 Suva July 30 Aug 27 Sept 24 Pago Pago July 31 Aug 28 Sept 25 Honolulu Aug 5 Sept 2 Sept 30

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line.

Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

Rabaul. Salamaua.

London July 31 Teneriffe May 26 Aug 8 Sydney July 18 Sept 1 Gladstone July 22 Rabaul, arr July 29 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.

Nellore.

Tanda.

Nankin.

Yokohama July 20 Aug 19 Sept 21 Nagoya July 21 Aug 20 Sept 22 Kobe July 25 Aug 23 Sept 25 Moji July 26 Aug 24 Sept 26 Hongkong Aug 2 Aug 31 Oct 4 Manila Aug 5 Sepi 3 Oct 7 Rabaul Aug 13 Sept 11 Oct 15 Brisbane Aug 19 Sept 17 Oct 21 Sydney Aug 21 Sept 19 Oct 23 Melbourne A. 26-S. 4 S. 23-0. 2 Oc. 28-N.2 Hohart Sept 6 Oct 4 Nov 4 Newcastle Sept 9 Oct 7 Nov 7 Sydney, dep.

Sept 14 Oct 12 Nov 13 Brisbane Sept 16 Oct 14 Nov 15 Townsville Sept 19 Oct 17 Nov 18 Rabaul Sept 24 Oct 22 Nov 23 Manila Oct 2 Oct 30 Dec 1 Hongkong Oct 5 Nov 2 Dec 4 Shanghai Oct 10 Nov 7 Dec 9 Moji Oct 13 Nov 10 Dec 12 Kobe Oct 14 Nov 11 Dec 13 Osaka Oct 16 Nov 13 Dec 15 Nagoya Oct 17 Nov 14 Dec 16 Yokohama Oct 19 Nov 16 Dec 18 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., Agents.

Sydney—Norfolk Island—New Hebrides

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti

Fiji Inter-!sland Services

S.S. Malake, 736 tons (Burns Philp (South Sea.) Co.. Ltd.), under contract with Fiji Goyernment.

Regular four-weekly itinerary comprises: Two trips

each Suva to Levuka, Savu, Taveuni, Rabt 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 Ellington—trip occupying 3 or 4 days.

A.K. Tui Labasa (Burns Philp (South Sea) Cos.

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 Macuata ports trip occupies 8 days. Leaves Suva and proceeds to Levuka, Nabouwalu, Lekutu, Dreketi, Nadun, and Labasa. Returns to Suva by same route On alternative trips she returns from Labasa via Nadun, Nakoloa. Dreketi, Naiserewaqa, Lekutu, Galoa, Nabouwalu, and Levuka. Latter trip occupies about 10 days.

M.S. Tui Kauvaro (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd.) operates from Suva to Levuka, calling at Lautoka ana Ellington. Voyage takes 4 days.

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

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

From Panama—

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii

Sydney—New Hebrides— Noumea—Indochine

Hongkong—New Guinea — Solomon Islands Service

S.S. Morinda Sydney Aug 1 Aug 31 Lord Howe Is.

July 22 Aug 3 Sept 2 Norfolk Island Vila July 24 Aug 5 Aug 8-9 Aug 10 Sept 4 Bushman’s Bay Malo Tangoa Segond Aug 10 Aoba (opt.) Vila Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 15 Norfolk Is.

July 25 Sept 5 Lord Howe Is.

July 27 Aug 17 Sept 7 Sydney July 29 Aug 19 Sept 9

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

Saigon Van Rees Aug 6 Oct 8 Batavia Oct 12-14 Samarang Oct 15 Pt. Moresby Oct 24 Samarai Oct 26 Rabaul Aug 26-27 Oct 28-29 Vila Nov 4 Noumea Nov 6-8 Sydney Sept 11-13 Nov 13-15 Pt. Moresby Sept 20 Nov 22 Batavia Oct 1-3 Dec. 3-J.l Saigon Oct 7 Jan 6

Royal Packet Navigation Co., Ltd.

Makura. Maunganui.

Makura.

Papeete July 13 Aug 10 Sept 7 Rarotonga July 16 Aug 13 Sept 10 Wellington July 22-23 Aug 19-20 Sept 16-17 Sydney July 27 Aug 24 Sept 21 Sydney, dep.

Aug 1 Aug 29 Sept 26 Wellington Aug 5-6 Sept 2-3 Sp. 30-O. 1 Rarotonga Aug 10 Sept 7 Oct 5 Papeete Aug 12 Sept 9 Oct 7

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

Verdun. Cephee. C. Ramel.

Papeete .. July 26-28 Sept 24-26 Nov 12-14 Raiatea.. .. July 29 Sept 27 Nov 15 Vila Aug 8 Oct 7 Nov 25 Noumea, arr. Aug 9 Oct 8 Nov 26 To Panama— Noumea, dep. Aug 18 Oct 16 Dec 4 Vila Aug 19-21 Oct 17-19 Dec 5-7 Raiatea (opt.) Aug 29 Oct 27 Dec 15 Papeete .. Ag. 30-S. 1 Oct 28-30 Dec 16-18:

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Aorangi.

Niagara.

Aorangi.

Honolulu June 26 July 24 Aug 21 Suva July 5 Aug 2 Aug 30 Auckland July 8-9 Aug 5-6 Sept 2-3 Sydney July 13 Aug 10 Sept 7 Sydney, dep.

July 18 Aug 15 Sept 12 Auckland July 22-23 Aug 19-20 Sept 16-17 Suva July 26 Aug 23 Sept 20 Honolulu Aug 2 Aug 30 Sept 27

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

S.S. Laperouse Sydney July 11 Aug 1 Noumea July 15-16 Aag 5-6- Lifou Aug 7 Tanna July 17 Aug 8 Vila July 18 Aug 9 Luganville July 19 Aug 10 Le Dart July 19 Aug 11 Hog Harbour July 20 Vao Hongkong Haiphong Saigon Pt. Sandwich Aug 12 Tomman Aug 12 Vila July 21 Aug 13 Lifou Aug 14 Noumea July 22-23 Aug 15-16 Sydney July 27 Ang 20

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Friderun Bremerhavem Hongkong Aug 1 Aug 26 Kavieng Sept 10 Madang Salamaua Rabaul Sept 11 Manus Aug 23 Sept 15 Kieta Sept 18 Madang Rabaul Sept 30 Hongkong Sept 22 Oct 14

Norddeutscher Lloyd, Agents.