Europe—Sydney—New Guinea

Shipping Services in the Pacific

Sydney-N. Guinea-Hongkong

New Guinea Inter-Island Service

S.S. Maiwara (Bums. 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.

Europe—Sydney—New Guinea

Hongkong—New Guinea— Solomon Islands Service

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.

Papuan Inter-Island Service

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.

Pt. Moresby Feb 12 Baibara ... Mar 1 Hisiu Feb i 2 Samarai ... Mar 3-6 Yule Is. ... Feb 12 Baibara ... Mar 7 Kukipi Feb 13 Abau Mar 8 Orokolo ... Feb 14 Kapa Kapa. Mar 10 Kikori Feb 16 Pt. Moresby Mar 11-15 Daru Feb 17-18 Hisiu Mar 15 Orokolo ... Feb 19 Yule Is. ... Mar 15 Yule Is. ... Feb 21 Kukipi ... Mar 16 Hisiu Feb 22 Orokolo ... Mar 17 Pt. Moresby Feb 23-27 Kikori Mar 19 Kapa Kapa. Feb 27 Daru (arr.) Mar 20 Abau Feb 29 Daru (dep.) Mar 21 M.V. Nusa (Steamships Trading Co., Ltd.) ho.ds 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.Z.—Fiji—Samoa— Hawaii

Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong

Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is. — Tahiti

Central Pacific Services

The Union S.S. Co.’s motor vessel Limerick (8724 tons) will leave Sydney with general cargo for Fiji and Western Samoa on January 25. She will call at Suva (Feb. 1), Lautoka (Feb. 3), Suva (Feb. 13), Apia (Feb. 15). The Wairuna (5832 tons) will leave for Fiji and Samoa early in April.

The Waipahi (1783 tons) is now running on a regular monthly schedule between Australia and Fiji. She is due to sail from Sydney for Suva on her next trip on February 12.

Under charter by the Union Co. from the Watch lin Line, the m.v. Port Whangarei maintains a monthly service between Auckland, New Zealand, and Nukualofa, Tonga. She will leave N.Z. on her next trip to Tonga about January 31.

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

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

M.V. Ralum, 368 tons (Bums Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.), operates from Tarawa (Gilbert Islands), and connects regularly with all Islands in the Gil bert and Ellice Groups.

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line

French Oceania Inter-Island

S.S. Tooya (597 tons) makes regular trips from Papeete, through Leeward Group (Raiatea, Hua hine, Borabora, etc.) about every four weeks, and also regularly visits Tuamotu and Gambier Archi pelagoes.

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

M.V.

Neptuna Svdney 29 Apr 2-4 Salamaua ... .. Feb 5 Apr 11 Rabaul .. Feb 7 Apr 14 Sandakan Manila .. Feb 17 Apr 24 Hongkong ... .. Feb 19-22 Apr 26-28 Saigon .. Feb 28 May 4 Manila .. Mar 3 May 8 Sandakan ... 5 May 10 Salamaua ... .. Mar 14 May 19 Rabaul .. Mar 16 May 21 Sydney 23 May 28 Melbourne ... 26-31 June 1-3

Burns,

Philp

& CO.

Ltd.,

Agents.

Subject to Alteration Without Notice Rabaul. Salamaua.

Copenhagen Jan 27 Port Pirie Jan 15 Mar 28 Sydney Jan 23 Apr 3 Gladstone Jan 28 Apr 9 Lae Feb 2 Rabaul Feb 16 Apr 24 London Apr 21 June 28

W. R Carpenter & Co., Ltd.

Friderun.

Bremerbaven.

Hongkong ... Feb 1 Feb 25 Madang ,... Feb 13 — Salamaua — ■ — Rabaul ... Feb 18 Mar 12 Manus ... Feb 22 — Tulagi Mar 16 Kieta Mar 20 Kavieng Mar 28 Madang ... Mar 2 — Rabaul ... Mar 10 Apr 2 Hongkong ... Mar 24 Apr 17

Norddeutscher Lloyd,

Agent*.

Monterey. Mariposa.

Monterey.

Honolulu ...

Feb 10 Mar 9 Pago Pago Feb 15 Mar 14 Suva Feb 18 Mar 17 Auckland .

Feb 21 Mar 20 Sydney, arr. ... Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Melbourne .

J.31-F.1 Feb 28-29 Mar. 27-28 Sydney, dep.

Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 1 Auckland .

Feb 8 Mar 7 Apr 4 Suva Feb 11 Mar 10 Apr 7 Pago Pago Feb 12 Mar 11 Apr 8 Honolulu Feb 17 Mar 16 Apr 13

Oceanic

Steamship

Co., Matson Line.

Nellore.

Tanda.

Hongkong .

Feb 1 Mar 6 Manila Feb 4 Mar 9 Rabaul Feb 12 Mar 17 Brisbane ...

Feb 18 Mar 23 Sydney Feb 20 Mar 25 Melbourne .

F.21-M.4 M.30-A.4 Hobart Mar 6 Apr 6 Newcastle Mar 9 Apr 9 Sydney, dep.

Mar 14 Apr 18 Brisbane ...

Mar 16 Apr 20 Townsville .

Mar 19 Apr 23 Rabaul Mar 24 Apr 28 Manila May 6 Hongkong .

May 9 E. & A.

Steamship Co. Ltd.,

Agents

Maunganui . Makura Mauhganui.

Papeete Jan 25 Feb 22 Mar 21 Rarotonga Jan 28 Feb 25 Mar 23 Wellington Feb 3-4 Mar 2-3 Mar 30-31 Sydney Feb 8 Mar 7 Apr 4 Sydney, dep Feb 13 Mar 12 Apr 9 Wellington Feb 17-18 Mar 16-17 Apr 13-14 Rarotonga Feb 22 Mar 21 Apr 18 Papeete Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 21

Union

S.S. Co., Ltd.,

Agents.

s.s.

Van Rees.

Saigon Batavia ... Mar ... Mar 3 7-9 May May 5 9-11 Sarnarang ... Mar 10 May 12 Pt. Moresby ... Mar 19 May 21 Samarai ... Mar 21 May 23 Rabaul ... Mar 23-24 May 25-26 Vila ... Mar 30 June 1 Noumea • 1-3 June 3-5 Sydney 8-11 June 10-12 Pt. Moresby 18 June 19 Batavia ... Apr 28-30 Ju.30- Jy.2 Saigon ... May 4 July 6

Royal Packet

Navigation

Co., Ltd.

Sydney—Papua —New Guinea

Service

M.V. Macdhui and S.S. Montoro.

Owing to dislocation of shipping caused by sea men’s strike, the 1836 timetable for ibis service has not yet been approved by the Commonwealth Government.

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

N. Caledonian Services

5.5. Mawatta and S.S. Neo Hebridals (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 He 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, Pouerihouen, Tieti, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho, Kokingone, Hieghene, Tao, Outbatch, Pouebo, Balada, Pam, and Arama. Return by same route.

Ports visited on west coast trip are: Bourail, Poya, Mueo, Poumbout, Kone, Voh, Temala, Ouaco, Koumac, Karamble, Tangadiou, Paagoumene, Ne houe, Mouac, Belep, and return by same route. 5.5. Loyaute (Societe des Isles Loyalties) main tains 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.), Fajoue, St. Joseph and Banout (Ouvea Is.). Calls are made occasionally at Isle of Pines and Walpole Is.

Fiji Inter-Island Services

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

Regularly four weekly itinerary comprises: Two trips 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 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—New Hebrides —

Noumea—lndochine

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 steamers at Port Moresby. Details from the pur sers of the Burns, Philp steamers.

Solomon Islands—N.G. Service Subject to Alteration Without Notice

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, Nassau, Puka Puka, and Phoenix Groups.

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii

Aorangi. Niagara. Aorangi.

Honolulu Feb 5 Mar 4 Apr 1 Suva Feb 14 Mar 13 Apr 10 Auckland Feb 17-18 Mar 16-17 Apr 13-14 Sydney Feb 22 Mar 21 Apr 18 Sydney, dep. ... Feb 27 Mar 26 Apr 23 Auckland Mar 2-3 Mar 30-31 Apr 27-28 Suva Mar 6 Apr 3 May 1 Honolulu Mar 13 Apr 10 May 8

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

S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney Feb 6 Haiphong .

Mar 3-5 Noumea ...

Feb 10-11 Luganville..

Mar 21 Vila Feb 12 Le Dart ...

Mar 22 Luganville..

Feb 13 Vila Mar 23 Le Dart ...

Feb 13 Noumea ...

Mar 24-26 Saigon F.28- M.l Sydney Mar 30

Messageries

Maritimes Co.,

Agents.

M.V. Malaita Sydney Feb 22 Apr 4 Brisbane Feb 24 Apr 6 Townsville ..

Feb 24 Apr 9 Tulagi 1 1 Makambo ... ] [ Mar 2-3 Apr 13-15 Gavutu I Su-u Mar 4 t Apr 16 Mamara 1

Domma j

[ Mar 5 Apr 17

Aruligo I

Yandina 1 Banika 1 [ Mar 6 Apr 17 Ufa 1 Lingatu Apr 17 Faiami 1 Younger 1 1 Pepesale Mar 6 Apr 17 Kaylan ] 1 Meringe Apr 18 West Bay ..] Somata J Mar 6 Rendova opt.. — Apr 19 Gizo Mar 7 Apr 20 Faisi Mar 8 Apr 21 Kieta I Mar 9 Apr Arigua '

Teopasino ..."

Mar 10 Apr 23 Numa 24-25 Rabaul Mar 11-12 Apr Soraken Mar 13-14 Apr 26-27 Kieta Mar 14 Apr 27 Faisi Mar 15 Apr 28 Gizo [ Mar 16 Apr 29 Tetipari ' 1 Russell Group Mar 17-18 A.30-M.1 Gavutu Tulagi Mar 19 May 2 Brisbane Mar 23 May 6 Sydney Mar 25 May 8

Burns,

Philp & Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Sydney—Norfolk Island—New Hebrides Subject to alteration without notice.

New Hebrides Inter-Island

SS Mirani (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co.

Ltd.), which has replaced the S.S. Makambo, connects every six 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, Ambryn, Malekula, Aoba, 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 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.

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

Ocean Island—Nauru Service

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

N.G. Goldfields’ Service

Aeroplanes conducted by Guinea Airways Ltd., Holden’s Air Transport Services Ltd., W. R. Car penter & Co. Ltd., and other companies, leave Salamaua and Lae two and three times daily tor Wau and other centres on the Morobe goldfields.

The aerial services are the only means of com munication.

S.S. Morinda.

Sydney Feb 8 Feb 20 Mar 21 Lord Howe Is. . Feb 10 Feb 22. Mar 23 Norfolk Is Feb 12 Feb 24 Mar 25 Vila Feb 27-28 Northern outports F.29-M.6 Vila Mar 7 Southern outports Mar 8-10 Norfolk Is Feb 13 Mar 12 Mar 26 Lord Howe Is. . Feb 15 Mar 14 Mar 28 Sydney Feb 17 Mar 16 Mar 30

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

Ville d’Amiens.

Ramel.

From Panama— Papeete Apr 12-13 Raiatea — Suva Apr 20 Vila Apr 22 Noumea Mar 13 Apr 24 To Panama— Noumea Mar 22 May 3 Vila May 6 Raiatea May 13 Papeete May 16

Messageries

Maritimes Co.,

Agents.