Shipping Services in the Pacific

Sydney-N. Guinea-Hongkong

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.

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 lor Wau and other centres on the Morobe goldfields.

The aerial services are the only means of com munication.

Europe—Sydney—New Guinea

Subject to Alteration Without Notice

Hongkong—New Guinea — Solomon Islands Service

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.

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—Papua—New Guinea

Service

Subject to Alteration Without Notice

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. Desi koko, S.S. Durour, (W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd 1 make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.

M.V.

Neptuna Sydney June 6-10 Salamaua June 17 Rabaul June 19 Sandakan Manila Apr 24 June 29 Hongkong July 1-4 Saigon May 4 July 10 Manila May 8 July 14 Sandakan July 16 Salamaua May 19 July 25 Rabaul May 21 July 27 Sydney May 28 Aug 3 Melbourne Aug 6-8

Burns, Philp

& CO. LTD., Agents.

Copenhagen Port Pirie Sydney Salamaua.

Apr 9 Apr 15 Lae Apr 21 D o iil Apr 26 The Rabaul will leave Europe for Australia and South Seas ports early in May.

W.R Carpenter &

Co., Ltd.

Friderun.

Bremerhaven.

Hongkong May 11 Madang Apr 23 — Salamaua Apr 25 — Rabaul May 26 Manus May 2 — Tulagi May 30 Kieta June 3 Kavieng — June 11 Madang May 11 — Rabaul May 15 June 16 Hongkong June 2 July 1

Norddeutscher Lloyd,

Agents.

Ft. Moresby Mar 26-30 Orokolo Apr 24 Kapa Kapa Mar 30 Yule Is. ...

Apr 26 Abau Apr 2 Hisiu Apr 27 Baibara Apr 3 Ft. Moresby A.28-M.2 Samarai ...

Apr 5-8 Kapa Kapa May 2 Baibara ...

Apr 9 Abau Mav 4 Abau Apr 10 Baibara ...

May 5 Kapa Kapa Apr 12 Samarai ..

May 7-10 Ft. Moresby Apr 13-17 Baibara ..

May 11 Hisiu Apr 17 Abau May 12 Yule Is. ...

Apr 17 Kapa Kapo May 14 Kukipi Apr 18 Ft. Moresby Orokolo ...

Apr 19 (arr.) ...

May IS Kikori ...

Apr 21 Ft. Moresby Daru Apr 22-23 (dep.) ...

May 19

Montoro Macdhui Sydney Mar 19 Mar 21 Apr 9 Apr 11 Apr 14 Mar 24 Apr 15 Pt. Moresby .

Mar 26 Apr 17 Mar 28 Apr 19-20 Woodlark Is.

Mar 29 Mar 30-31 Apr 22-23 Lindenhafen .

Kavieng Salamaua Lae j

Madang ]

Alexishafen f Boram Lombrum Lorengau 1 Madang 1 Alexishafen J Salamaua Finschafen ...

Apr 1 • Apr 2-3 Apr 4 . Apr 7 > Apr 8 Apr 9 Apr 9 Apr 24 Apr 27-28 Apr 30 Apr 25 Kavieng Pondo Rabaul Salamaua Samarai Pt. Moresby t Apr 11-12 Apr 13 Apr 17 May 2 May 4-5 May 7 May 8 May 10 Brisbane Apr 21 ay H Sydney Apr 23 May 15 (Note: —It is not anticipated that the Macdhui (which took over the trip of the damaged Montoro) will return to Sydney in time to leave again on April 9. Messrs. Burns, P & have submitted an amended timetable to the Commonwealth authorities; but, on March 18, it had not yet received official approval).

Burns,

Philp & Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Sydney—N. Z. —Fi j i—Samoa— Hawaii

Sydney—Rabaul—Hongkong

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 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.—Cook It.— Tahiti

Saigon—Java—Noumea Line

French Eastern Pacific Service

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

Mariposa.

Monterey.

Mariposa.

Honolulu May 4 June 1 Pago Pago ...

May 9 June 6 Suva May 12 June 9 Auckland .. Apr 17 May 15 June 12 Sydney, arr. . ... Apr 20 May 18 June IS Melbourne .. Apr 24-25 May 22-23 June 19-20 Sydney, dep. ..

Auckland ,.. Apr 29 May 27 June 24 ... May 2 May 30 June 27 Suva .. May 5 June 2 June 30 Pago Pago ..

June 3 July 1 Honolulu ... May 11 June 8 July 6

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line.

Nankin.

Nellore.

Hongkong May 2 Manila May 5 Rabaul May 13 Brisbane May 19 Sydney ... Apr 22 May 21 Melbourne ... A.27-M.2 M.25-J.3 Hobart June 5 Newcastle ... May 7 June 8 Sydney, dep ... May 13 June 13 Brisbane June 15 Townsville (opt.) ...

June 18 Rabaul ... * May 23 June 23 Manila July 1 Hongkong July 4

E. & A. Steamship Co. Ltd.,

Agents

Makura. Maunganui. Makura.

Papeete Apr 18 May 16 June 13 Rarotonga Apr 20 May 18 June 15 Wellington Apr 27-28 May 25-26 June 22-23 Sydney May 2 May 30 June 27 Sydney, dep May 7 Apr 9 July 2 Wellington May 11-12 Apr 13-14 July 6-7 Rarotonga May 16 Apr 18 Julv 11 Papeete May 19 Apr 21 July 14

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

s.s.

Van Rees.

Saigon July 7 Batavia ... Mav 9-11 July 11-13 Samarang July 14 Pt. Moresby ... May 21 July 23 Samarai July 25 Rabaul July 27-28 Vila Aug 3 Noumea Aug 5-7 Sydney Aug 12-14 Pt. Moresby Aug> 21 Batavia ... Ju.30-Jy.2 Sept 1-3 Saigon Sept 7

Royal Packet Navigation

Co., Ltd.

Ramel.

Eridan. Ville d’Amiens.

From Panama— Papeete Apr 12-13 May 23-24 July 5-6 Raiatea — May 25 — Suva Apr 20 June 1 — Vila Apr 22 June 3 July 15 Noumea Apr 24 June 5 July 17 To Panama— Noumea ...

May 3 June 14 July 26 Vila May 6 June 17 July 29 Raiatea May 13 June 24 Aug 5 Papeete May 14-16 June 25-27 Aug 6-8

Messageries Maritimes Co.,

Agents.

Central Pacific Services

Subject to alteration without notice The M.V. Port Whangarei, under charter by the Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd., is running on a monthly service between Auckland (New Zealand) and Nukualofa (Tonga). She is due to sail from N.Z. for Tongatabu Island on March 27. Her next trip from Auckland will be on April 24.

On March 23 the cargo vessel Cape York will depart from Sydney for Fiji and Western Samoa.

She will call at Suva (March 30), Lautoka (April 1), Suva (April B),,and Apia (April 10). She will then go on to North America.

Running a regular monthly schedule between Australia and Fiji, the Waipahi (1783 t<pns), will sail from Sydney for the Colony on April 8. She will call at Lautoka (April 16) and Suva (April 22)

Union S.S .Co Ltd., Agents

Sydney—New Hebrides —

Noumea- -Indochine

Subject to alteration without notice

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

Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii

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

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

M. 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.

New Zealand —Samoa

N. Government steamer Maui Pomare (1159 tons) is on a regular service between New Zealand ports and Western Samoa, carrying mails, passen gers, and cargo.

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.

Mr. Dalkeith G. M. Chambers, of Mel bourne, departed from Brisbane by the Macdhui on March 10 for Rabaul, hav ing recently been appointed to the New Guinea Administration.

Mr. R. B. Day, an Englishman who has had considerable experience as a civil engineer and who served in the Great War, attaining the rank of major, has been accepted by the Bishop of Mela nesia for missionary work in the Pacific Islands. Mr. Day, who has travelled widely in Africa and Australia, sailed from London for Sydney early in March.

Mr. Alexander Ernest McEachern died in Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, on March 10. For two and a half years he was storeman for Messrs. W. R. Carpen ter and Co., Ltd., at Rabaul, New Guinea.

Becoming ill in the Territory, he came to Sydney by the Montoro on December 17, and the following day entered hospital.

He is survived by two brothers, Mr. Mal colm McEachern, the famous Australian vocalist, and Mr. F. McEachern, of Car penter, McEachern and Bennett, well known Sydney brokers.

S.S. Laperouse.

Sydney Apr 6 May 2 May 28 Noumea Apr 10-11 May 6-7 June 2 Vila Apr 13 May 9 June 3 Santo Apr 15 May 10 June 4 Vila Apr 19 May 12 June 15 Noumea Apr 21-24 May 14-15 June 16-18 Sydney Apr 28 May 19 June 22

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

s.s.

Morinda.

Apr Sydney Mar 21 2 Lord Howe Is Mar 23 Apr 4 Norfolk Is Mar 25 Apr 6 Vila — Apr 9-10 Northern outports .

Bushman’s Bay ..

Malo , — —

Apr

11

Tangoa J-

Segond J

— Apr 11 Aoba — Apr 12 Vila — Apr 13 Southern outports . — — 16 Norfolk Is Mar 26 Apr Lord Howe Is Mar 28 Apr 18 Sydney Mar 30 Apr 20

Burns, Philp

& Co., Ltd.,

Agents.

Aorangi. Niagara. Aorangil Honolulu Apr 1 Apr 29 May 27 Suva Apr 10 May 8 June 5 Auckland Apr 13-14 May 11-12 June 8-9 Sydney Apr 18 May 16 June 13 Sydney, dep Apr 23 May 21 June 18 Auckland Apr 27-28 May 25-26 June 22-23 Suva May 1 May 29 June 26 Honolulu May 8 June S July 3

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

M.V. Malaita Sydney Apr 4 Brisbane Apr 6 Townsville ..

Apr 9 Tulagi 1 Makambo ...) Apr 13-15 Gavutu J Su-u Apr 16 Mamara 1 Domma Apr 17

Aruligo 1

Yandina 1 Apr 17 Banika j

Ufa ]

Lingatu 1 i Apr 17 Faiami 1 Younger 1 1 Pepesale Apr 17 Kaylan j Meringe Apr 18 West Bay . .1 1 Somata Rendova opt..

Apr 19 Gizo Apr 20 Faisi Apr 21 Kieta 1 Apr 22 Arigua Teopasino ...

Numa Apr 23 Rabaul Apr 24-25 Soraken Apr 26-27 Kieta Apr 27 Faisi Apr 28 Gizo Tetipari 1 Apr 29 Russell Group

A.30-M.I

Gavutu Tulagi i May 2 Brisbane May 6 Sydney May 8

Burns,

Philp & Co. Ltd.,

Agents.