Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney-N.Guinea-Hong Kong
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.
Europe—Sydney—Suva—
New Guinea Subject to Alteration Without Notice
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 for Wau and other centres on the Morobe goldfields.
The aerial services are the only means of com munication.
Hong Kong—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 Darn 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.Z.—Cook Is.—
Tahiti
Sydney—Papua—New Guinea
Service Subject to Alteration Without Notice
Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa— Hawaii
Sydney . . . .
M.V. Neptuna Aug 10-15 Salamaua ... June 17 Aug 22 Rabaul . . . .
Aug 24 Manila Sept 3 Hong Kong . . . . July 1—4 Sept 5-8 Saigon July 10 Sept 14 Manila ...
Sept 18 Sandakan July 16 Sept 20 Salamaua . .
July 25 Sept 29 Rabaul ...
July 27 Oct 1 Sydney ...
Aug 3 Oct 8-9 Melbourne . .
Oct 12
Burns,
Philp & Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
, Rabaul. Salamaua London May 15 Aug 5 Copenhagen June 7 Port Pirie July 27 Sept 25 Sydney Aug 4 Oct 2 Suva Aug 12 Oct 10 Salamaua Aug 20 Oct 18 Rabaul Aug 25 Oct 23 London Oct 31 Jan 3
W. R Carpenter & Co., Ltd.
Friderun.
Bremerhaven.
Hong Kong June 11 July 11 Madang June 22 Salamaua June 24 Rabaul June 27 July 27 Manus July 2 Tulagi — July 30 Kieta — Aug 3 Kavieng — Aug 11 Madang July 11 Rabaul July 18 Aug 17 Hong Kong Aug 2 Sept 1
Norddeutscher
Lloyd,
Agents.
Makura.
Maunganui.
Makura.
Papeete . . .
June 13 July 11 Aug 8 Rarotonga June 15 July 13 Aug 1 0 Wellington June 22-23 July 20-21 A.17-18 Sydney ...
June 27 July 25 Aug 22 Sydney, dep.
July 2
July 30
Aug 27 Wellington .
July 6—7 Aug 3-4 A.31-S.1 Rarotonga July 11 Aug 8 Sept 5 Papeete ...
July 14 Aug 11 Sept 8
Union S.S. Co.,
LTD., Agents.
Macdhui.
Montoro.
Macdhui.
May 28 June 17 July 8 Brisbane . . .
May 30 June 19 July 10 Townsville — June 22 J rnS ; June 2 June 4 June 23 June 25 July 13 July 15 Pt. Moresby Yule Is. ... — — July 16 Samarai June 6 June 27 July 18 Woodlark Is. — — — June 8- June 10 -9 June 29 30 July 20-21 July 22 Lindenhafen Salamaua Lae June 11- -12 July 2 -3 July 23-24 Lombrum . .
Lorengau . .
June 14 — July 26 Boram June 15 j- June 16 July 27 July 28 Madang ... I Alexishafen . J July 4 Salamaua . . .
June 17 — July 29 Finschafen June 17 — July 29
Kavieng . . . ]
Pondo ) June 19- -20 July 6- -7 Jly.31-A.l Ra.ba.ul ...» June 22 June 24 July 9 July 11 Aug 3 Aug 5 Salamaua . .
Samarai June 25 July 13 Aug 6 Pt. Moresby June 26 July 14 Aug 7 Cairns ...
July 16 July 19 Brisbane . . .
June 30 Aug 11 Sydney ...
July 2 July 21 Aug 13
Burns,
Philp &
Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Mariposa.
Monterey.
Mariposa.
Honolulu . .
June 1 June 29 July 27 Pago Pago .
June 6 July 4 Aug 1 Suva June 9 July 7 Aug 4 Auckland . .
June 12 July 10 Aug 7 Sydney, arr.
June 15 July 13 Aug 10 Melbourne .
June 19-20 July 17-18 Aug 14-15 Sydney, dep.
June 24 July 22 Aug 19 Auckland . .
June 27 July 25 Aug 22 Suva June 30 July 28 Aug 25 Pago Pago. .
July 1 July 29 Aug 26 Honolulu . . .
July 6 Aug 3 Aug 31
Oceanic Steamship
CO.,
Matson Line.
Sydney—Rabaul—Hong Kong
Fiji Inter-Island Services
5.5. Malake, 736 tons (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.), under contract with Fiji Gov ernment. Regularly four weekly itinerary com prises: 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 Ellington—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 occupies 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.) operates from Suva and makes regular inter-island trips throughout the Colony.
New Guinea Inter-Island Service
5.5. 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.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.
Saigon—Java—Noumea Line
French Eastern Pacific Service
Central Pacific Services
Subject to alteration without notice Under charter by the Union Steam Ship Com pany of New Zealand Ltd., the motor vessel Port Whangarei is running on a regular monthly ser vice between New Zealand and Tonga. She is due to sail from Auckland on her next trip to Nukua lofa (Tongatabu) on June 19. The following voyage will be made on July 17.
The Limerick (8724 tons), which has tempor
arily replaced the Waipahi, will depart from Sydney for Fiji and Western Samoa on June 3. She will be followed by the Cape York about June 20, calling at Suva, Lautoka, and Apia before going on to Vancouver and American ports.
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
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INeW Zealand oamoa
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.
Orpan IclonH Naum Sprvice
ucean IStana service British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring Street, Sydney, sends boats irregularly from Melbourne.
M Caledonian Services
* S.S. Mawatta and S.S. Neo Hebridais (Societo 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, Koum ’ aC( Karamble, Tangadiou, Paagoumene, Nehoue, Mouac, Belep, and return by same route.
S.S. Loyaute (Societe des Isles Loyalties) main
Tanda.
Nankin.
Nellore.
Hong Kong . June 5 July 3 Aug 1 Manila . . . . . June 8 July 6 Aug 4 Rabaul . . . . . June 16 July 14 Aug 12 Brisbane . . . . June 22 July 20 Aug 18 Sydney ... . June 24 July 22 Aug 20 Melbourne . . . Jn.29-Jy.4 Jy.29-A.l A.21 -S.2 Hobart . . . . . July 6 Aug 3 Sept 4 Newcastle . . . July 9 Aug 6 Sept 7 Sydney, dep. . July 15 Aug 12 Sept 12 Brisbane . . . . July 17 Aug 14 Sept 14 Townsville op. July 20 Aug 17 Sept 17 Rabaul . . . . . July 25 Aug 22 Sept 22 Manila . ■ . . . Aug 2 Aug 30 Sept 30 Hong Kong . Aug 5 Sept 2 Oct 3 E. & A.
Steamship
Co. Ltd.,
Agents
s.s. . Van Rees Saigon ... May 5 July 7 Batavia ... May 9-11 July 11-13 Samarang July 14 Pt. Moresby ... May 21 July 23 Samarai July 25 Rabaul ... May 25-26 July 27-28 Vila Aug 3 Noumea Aug 5-7 Sydney ... June 10-12 Aug 12-14 Pt. Moresby ... June 19 Aug 21 Batavia ... Ju.30-Jy.2 Sept 1-3 Saigon Sept 7
Royal Packet Navigation
Co., Ltd.
By ships running between Marseilles and mea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
Nou- Verdun.
Cephee.
C.
Ramel.
From Panama— Papeete June 22—23 Raiatea, opt. June 24 Vila ... July 4 Noumea . July 6 Aug 18-19 Aug 29 Aug 31 Oct Oct Oct 13-14 24 26 To Panama— Noumea . July 14 Vila July 17 Raiatea . July 26 Papeete . . July 27—29 Sept 8 Sept 11 Sept 19 Sept 20-22 Nov Nov Nov Nov 3 6 14 15-17
Messageries Maritimes Co.,
Agents.
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.
Sydney—New Hebrides—-
Noumea—lndochine
Subject to alteration without notice
Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Hawaii
New Hebrides Inter-Island
S.S. 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.
Solomon Islands—N.G. Service Subject to Alteration Without Notice
Sydney—Norfolk Island—New Hebrides Subject to alteration without notice.
French Oceania Inter-Island
S.S. Tooya (597 tons) makes regular trips from Papeete, through Leeward Group (Raiatea, Huahine, Borabora, etc.) about every four weeks, and also regularly visits Tuamotu and Gambier Archipelagoes.
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
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, and Phoenix Groups.
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 Gilbert and Ellice Groups.
S.S. Laperouse.
Sydney May 28 Aug 8 Noumea . . .
Tune 1-2 Aug 12-14 Lifou — Aug 15 Pt. Vila . . .
June 3 Aug 16-17 Epi — Aug 18 Luganville .
June 4 Aug 19 Le Dart . . .
June 5 Aug 20 Surenda . . . — Aug 21 Hog Harbour — Aug 22 Vao — Aug 23 Hong Kong. — — Saigon dep..
June 22 — Haiphong . .
June 26—28 — Luganville. .
July 13 — Le Dart . . .
July 14 — Toman ...
Aug 24 Tanna ...
Aug 26 Pt. Sandwich - Aug 24 Pt. Vila . . .
July 15 Aug 25 Lifou — Aug 27 Noumea . .
July 16-18 Aug 28-29 Sydney ...
July 22 Sept 2
Messageries
Maritimes
CO., Agents.
Aorangi. Niagara. Aorangi.
Honolulu . . May 27 June 24 July 22 Suva June 5 July 3 July 31 Auckland . . June 8—9 July 6-7 Aug 3-4 Sydney ... June 13 July 14 Aug 8 Sydney, dep. June 18 July 16 Aug 13 Auckland . . June 22-23 July 20-21 Aug 17-18 Suva June 26 July 24 Aug 21 Honolulu . . . July 3 July 31 Aug 28
Union S.S. Co., Ltd., Agents.
M.V. Malaita Sydney ...
June 27 June 29 Aug 8 Aug 10 1 Q Brisbane . . .
Sept 21 Townsville Tulagi July 2 Aug 13 Sept 24 Makambo . .
Gavutu ...
Su’u - July 6-7 Aug 17-18 Sept 28- -29 Domma . . . .
July 8 Aug 19 Sept 30 Mamara . . .
Tasavarong .
Aruligo ... — Aug 20 Lavoro ...
Mamara . . .
Tasavarong . ■ July 9 Oct 1 Aruligo ...
Meringe .
Hivo July 10 Oct 2 Yandina . . ."
Banika ...
Ufa July 11-12 Aug 21 Oct Faimai ... 3- -4 Younger . . , Pepesala . . , Lingatu West Bay . . ► Aug 22 Somata . . , . I Gizo July 13 July 14 July 14 July 15 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 24 Aug 25 Oct Oct Oct Oct 5 Faisi g Kieta g Arigua . . . . 1
Numa Nuraaj
7 Teopasino . . .
July 16 Aug 26 Oct 8 Rabaul July 17-18 July 19-20 July 20 July 21 July 22 Aug 27-28 Aug 29-30 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct 9. 10 Soraken 11- -12 Kieta 12 13 14 Faisi Gizo 7
Tetipari . . . .}
Russell Group July 23—24 Sept 2—3 Oct 15- -16 Uavutu . . . . / Makambo . . j July 25 Sept 4 Oct 17 Brisbane . . . .
July 30 Sept 9 Oct 22 Sydney Aug 1 Sept 11 Oct 24
Burns,
PHILP & CO. LTD., Agents.
s.s.
Morinda.
Sydney . . .
June 13 June 25 July 25 Lord Howe June 15 June 27 July 27 Norfolk Is. . — June 29 July 2» Vila — July 2-3 Bushman’s Bay — July 4 Malo Tangoa }■ — July 4 ■ Segond J Aoba — July 5 Vila — July 6 Norfolk Is. .
June 18 July 9 July 30 Lord Howe June 20 July 11 Aug 1 Sydney . . .
June 22 July 13 Aug a
Burns,
Philp
& CO., LTD., Agents.