Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney—N.Z.—Cook Is.— Tahiti Subject to alteration without notice.
Fiji Inter-Island Services
S.S. Malake, 786 tons (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.), under contract with Fiji Gov ernment. Regular four weekly itinerary com prises: Two trips Buca Bay, returning by sam« 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 take* 4 days.
M.V. Tui Cakau (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd.) operates from Suva and makes regular inter-island trips throughout the Colony.
Sydney—Norfolk Island—New
Hebrides
Subject to alteration without notice.
Solomon Islands—N.G. Service Subject to Alteration Without Notica
Sydney—Rabaul—Hong Kong Subject to alteration without notice.
Saigon—Java—Noumea Line Subject to Alteration Without Notice
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 souther* 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 extend*
M.V.
Malaita Sydney Brisbane . ..
Townsville .
Tulagi Sept 19 Sept 21 Sept 24 Oct 31 Nov 2 Nov S Dec 12 Dec 14 Dec 17 Makambo' . .
Gavutu ...
Su’u : Sept 28-29 Nov 9-10 Dec 21-22 Domma ...
Mamara Tasavarong .
Aruligo ...
Lavoro ...
Mamara Tasavarong .
Aruligo . . . .
Meringe . . .
Hivo Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Nov 11 Nov 12 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25 Yandina . . .
Banika ...
Ufa Nov 13 Dec 26-27 Faimai L f 1 Oct 5 Younger . . .
Pepesala . . .
Lingatu West Bay . .
Somata . . . . : Gizo Nov 14 Nov 15 Dec 28 Faisi Oct 6 Nov 16 Dec 29 Kieta Oct 6 Nov 16 Dec 29 Arigua . .. . 1 Numa Numaj Teopasino . ..
Rabaul 1 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9-10 Nov 17 Nov 18 Nov 19-20 Dec 31 Jan 1-2 Jan 3-4 Soraken Oct 11-12 Nov 21-22 Kieta Oct 12 Nov 22 Faisi ...
Oct 13 Oct 14 , Oct 15-16 Oct 17 Oct 22 Oct 24 Nov 23 Jan 5 Gizo 1 Nov 24 Nov 25-26 Nov 27 Dec 2 Dec 4 Tetipari , , . . J Russell Group Gavutu . . . . 1
Makambo . . j
Brisbane . . . .
Sydney Jan 6 Jan 7-8 Jan 9 Jan 14 Jan 16 Agents.
Burns.
Philp &
Co., Ltd.,
Maunganui. Makura. Maunganui.
Papeete Sept 5 Oct 3 Oct 31 Rarotonga ...
Sept 7 Oct 5 Nov 2 Wellington Sept 14-15 Oct 12-13 Nov 9-10 Sydney Sept 19 Oct 17 Nov 14* Sydney, dep. .
Sept. 24 Oct 22 — Wellington ...
Sept 28-29 Oct 26-27 — Rarotonga Oct 3 Oct 31 — Papeete Oct 6 Nov 3 — *After her final run on the Sydney-’Frisco line. the Maunganui will be placed on the Sydney-New Zealand Service for several trips. The Makura’s last trip on the ’Frisco run ends at Sydney on December 12.
Union S.S. Co., Ltd., Ageau.
S.S. Morinda.
Sydney Sept 5 Sept 17 Oct 17 Lord Howe Sept 7 Sept 19 Oct 19 Norfolk Is. . , Sept 9 Sept 21 Oct 21 Vila — Sept 24-25 Bushman’s Malo 1 Bay Sept 26 Tangoa Segond J — Sept 26 — Aoba — Sept 27 Vila — Sept 28 Norfolk Is. .
Sept 10 Oct 1 Oct 22 Lord Howe Sept 12 Oct 3 Oct 24 Sydney . . .
Sept 14 Oct 5 Oct 26
Burns
, Philp &
Co., Ltd.,
Agents.
Tanda.
Nankin.
Nellore.
Hong Kong . Sept 4 Oct 2 Oct 31 Manila . . .
Oct 5 Nov 3 Rabaul . . . . . Sept IS Oct 13 Nov 11 Brisbane . . . . Sept 21 Oct 19 Nov 17 Sydney . . .
Oct 21 Nov 19 Melbourne . .. S.27-0.3 Oct 26-N.4 Nov 23-D. 2 Hobart . . • . . Oct 5 Nov 6 Dec. 4 Newcastle . ..Oct 8 Nov 9 Dec. 7 Sydney, dep. . Oct 14 Nov 14 Dec 12 Brisbane . . . . Oct 16 Nov 16 Dec 14 Townsville op. Oct 19 Nov 19 Dec 17 Rabaul . . .
Nov 24 Dec 22 Manila Dec 2 Dec 30 Hong Kong . Nov 4 Dec 5 Jan 2 E. & A.
Steamship
Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
s.s . Van Rees Saigon 5 Dec 1 Batavia 12 14 Dec 5-7 Samarang 15 Dec 8 Pt. Moresby 24 Dec 17 lb Dec 19 Rabaul 28- » Dec 21-22 Vila 5 Dec 28 Noumea Oct 7-S i Dec 30-J 2 Sydney 14-16 Jan 7-9 Pt. Moresby 23 Jan 16 Batavia 3- 25 Tan 26-28 Saigon 30 Feb 1
Royal Packet
Navigation
Co., Ltd.
to Banks Group every second trip equivalent to about every six weeks.
S.S. Bucephale (Messageries Maritinfea inter island service steamer) makes regular trips to Tanna every two months, connecting at Vila with the JLaperouse. She visits Banks Group every ten weeks.
Japan—N. Guinea—Noumea—
New Zealand
Subject to alteration without notice
Sydney—Papua—New Guinea Subject to Alteration Without Notice
French Eastern Pacific Service
Sydney—N.Z.—Fiji—Samoa— Hawaii
Sydney—N. Z.—Fi j i—Hawaii Subject to alteration without notice.
Europe—Sydney—Suva— New Guinea 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.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.
Hong Kong—New Guinea— Solomon Islands Service Subject to alteration without notice.
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.) hold* 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.
Nusa.
Samarai Sept 4 Mambare, dep. Sept 9 Puni Puni ... Sept 4 Buna Sept 10 Baniara Sept 5 Tufi Sept 11 Cape Nelson ... Sept 6 Baniara Sept 12 Buna Sept 7 Puni Puni ... Sept 13 Mambare, arr. . Sept 8 Samarai Sept 13
Sydney Brisbane Maru Maru Kobe A.30-S.2 S.30-O.2 Moji Sept 3-4 Oct 3-4 Rabaul Sept 13-14 Oct 13-14 Noumea Sept 19-20 Oct 19-20 Auckland Sept 23-24 Oct 23-24 Wellington Sept 26-28 Oct 26-27 Lyttelton Sept 29 Oct 28-29 Dunedin S.30-O.1 Oct 30-31 Wellington Oct 2-3 Nov 1-3 Auckland Oct 5-6 Nov 5-6 Cebu Oct 21-22 Nov 21-22 Manila Oct 23-24 Nov 23-24 Hong Kong Oct 26-27 Nov 26-27 Shanghai - Oct 31 Dec 1-2 Kobe Nov 3-6 Dec 5-8
Osaka Shosen
Ka1Sha Line
Niagara.
Aorangi.
Niagara.
Honolulu ...
Aug 19 Sept 16 Oct 14 Suva Aug 28 Sept 25 Oct 23 Auckland A.31-S.1 Sept 28-29 Oct 26-27 Sydney Sept 5 Oct 3 Oct 31 Sydney, dep. .
Sept 10 Oct 8 Nov 5 Auckland Sept 14-15 Oct 12-13 Nov 9-10 Suva Sept 18 Oct 16 Nov 13 Honolulu ...
Sept 25 Oct 23 Nov 23
Union
S.S. Co.,
LTD., Agents.
Salamaua Rabaul London Aug 29 Nov 1 Port Pirie Oct 19 Dec 22 Sydney Oct 26 Dec 29 Suva Nov 4 Jan 7 Salamaua Nov 12 • Jan 16 Rabaul Nov 16 Jan 20 London Jan 23 Mar 27
W. R Carpenter & Co.. Ltd.
Bremerhaven. Friderun.
Hong Kong Oct 11 Madang Oct 23 Salamaua Oct 25 Rabaul Oct 28 Manus — Nov 1 Tulagi Oct 2 Kieta — Kavieng Madang Nov 11 Rabaul Oct 20 Nov 19 Hong Kong ..., Dec 2
Norddeutscher Lloyd,
Agents.
Montoro.
Macdhui.
Montoro.
Sydney ...
Sept 9 Sept 30 Oct 21 Brisbane . ..
Sept 11 Oct 2 Oct 23 Townsville Sept 14 Oct 26 Cairns Sept 15 Oct 5 Oct 27 Pt. Moresby Sept 17 Oct 7 Oct 29 Yule Is. ... — Oct 8 — Samarai Sept 19 Oct 10 Oct 31 Woodlark Is.
Sept 20 — Rabaul ...
Sept 22-23 Oct 12-13 Nov 2-3 Lindenhafen — Oct 14 — Kavieng Sept 24 Sept 26-28 Nov 4 Salamaua . .
Oct 15-16 Nov 6-7 Lombrum . .
Oct 18 Lorengau . .
Boram Wewak — uct ly Madang ... .
Alexishafen .
Sept 29 Oct 20 Nov 9 Finschafen Sept 25 Oct 21 Nov 8 Salamaua . . .
Oct 21 —.
Kavieng — Oct 23 — Pondo Oct 1 Oct 24 Nov 11 Rabaul Oct 3 Oct 26 Nov 12 Salamaua . ..
Oct 5 Oct 28 Nov 14 Samarai . . . .
Oct 7 Oct 29 Nov 16 Pt. Moresby .
Oct 8 Oct 30 Nov 17 Cairns Oct 10 Nov 19 Brisbane . .. .Oct 13 Nov 3 Nov 22 Sydney Oct IS Nov 5 Nov 24
Burns,
Philp &
: CO.
LTD., Agents.
By vessels running between Marseilles and New Caledonia, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
C. Ramel . Eridan. D’Amiens.
Papeete Aug 17 Sept 26-27 Nov 8-9 Raiatea — Sept 28 Suva Aug 24 Oct 5 Vila Aug 26 Oct 7 Nov 18 Noumea, arr.
Aug 28 Oct 9 Nov 20 Noumea, dep.
Sept 6 Oct 18 Nov 29 Vila Sept 9 Oct 21 Dec 2 Raiatea Sept 16 Oct 28 Dec 9 Papeete Sept 17- 19 Oct 29-31 Dec 10-12
Messageries Maritimes Co.,
Agents.
Monterey.
Mariposa.
Monterey.
Honolulu . .
Aug 24 Sept 21 Oct 19 Pago Pago Aug 29 Sept 26 Oct 24 Suva Sept 1 Sept 29 Oct 27 Auckland . .
Sept 4 Oct 2 Oct 30 Sydney, arr Sept 7 Oct 5 Nov 2 Melbourne Sept 11 12 Oct 9-10 Nov 6-7 Sydney, dep Sept 16 Oct 14 Nov 11 Auckland . .
Sept 19 Oct 17 Nov 14 Suva ...
Sept 22 Oct 20 Nov 17 Pago Pago.
Sept 23 Oct 21 Nov 18 Honolulu . .
Sept 28 Oct 26 Nov 23
Oceanic Steamship
Co., Matson Line.
Sydney-N.Guinea-Hong Kong Subject to Alteration Without Notice
Wau-Port Moresby Service
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 for Wau and other centres on the Morobe goldfields.
The aerial services are the only means of com munication.
Central Pacific Services
Subject to alteration without notice The M.V. Port Whangarei, which has been running between New Zealand and Tonga, under charter to the Union S.S. Co. Limited, made her last voyage on August 14. Her monthly call at Nukualofa will be henceforth included in the schedule of the new vessel Matua.
The cargo vessel Waiotapu (6035 tons) will leave Sydney for Fiji on August 19. She will call at Suva (Aug. 27), Lautoka (Aug. 28), Suva (Sept. 4), and then go on to Vancouver and American ports. The Limerick will be the next cargo vessel for Fiji, leaving Australia on Sep tember 20 (approx.).
The Union Company’s new motor vessel Matua will make her first voyage to the Central Pacific Groups from Auckland on August 27. She will serve Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands.
The following timetable shows her first three trips
from N.Z. for Nukualofa, Apia, and Suva. In the interval between her return and the follow ing departure for Central Pacific, she will make a quick trip to Rarotonga and the Outer Cook Islands. Her first three Cook Is. runs are scheduled for September 10 (returning to N.Z. on September 23). October 8 (returning on Oc tober 21), and November 5 (returning on Novem ber 18).
Samoan Inter-Island Service
A.S. Makoa, 250 tons (Burns Philp (South Sea) Cos. Ltd.) operates from Apia and connects regu larly with Pago Pago, also Tokelaus, Swain, Nassau, and Phoenix Groups.
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Service
M.V. Ralum, 368 tons (Burns Philp (South Sea) Cos. Ltd.), operates from Tarawa (Gilbert Islands), and connects regularly with all Island* in the Gilbert and Ellice Groups.
Ocean Island—Nauru Service
British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring Street, Sydney, sends boats irregularly from Melbourne.
French Oceania Inter-Island
S.S. Tooya (597 tons) makes regular tripe from Papeete, through Leeward Group (Raiatea, Huahine, Borabora, etc.) about every four weeks, and also regularly visits Tuamotu and Garabier Archipelagoes.
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
N. Caledonian Services
S.S. Mawatta and S.S. Neo Hebridais (Socicte 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 vessel* xt at Ya * e ’ Touarou * N - Goye, Kuakue, Thio, Nakety, Canalo, Gouaoua, Houailou, Moueo Pouenhouen, Tieti, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho.
Kokmgone, Hieghene, Tao, Outbatch, Pouebo, Balada, Pam, and Arama. Return by same route.
Ports on west coast trip are: Bourail, Poya Mueo, Poumbout, Kone, Voh, Temala, Ouaco Koumac, Karamble, Tangadiou, Paagoumene.
Nehoue, Mouac, Belep, and return by same route.
S.S. Loyaute (Societe des lies 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 W* (Lifou Is.), Fajoue, St. Joseph and Banout (Ouvea I*.). Calls are made occasionally at Isle of P;ne* and Walpo'e Is.
N. Zealand—Samoa—Niue
The New Zealand Government’s steamer Maui Pomare (1159 tons) is the only direct connection between the .Dominion and the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa. The vessel, carrying mails, passengers, and cargo, is controlled by the De partment of External Affairs at Wellington, where application should be made for freight, berths, etc.
Sydney—New Hebrides— Noumea—lndochine Subject to alteration without notice.
Rev. H. T. Williams, of Übuia, Papua, arrived in Sydney with his wife and two children by the July Montoro to spend furlough in New South Wales.
Mr. R. P. Kay left Sydney for Fiji by the Aorangi on July 15 to join the staff of Tavua Power Pty. Ltd. as electrical engineer.
Miss Mary Edwards, a well-known Sydney artist, returned to Australia by the Mariposa on August 10 after spend ing five weeks in Fiji making studies of native women.
Rev. A. T. Thompson, Commonwealth secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, who arrived in Sydney by the Mariposa on August 10, said he had been in Fiji investigating prospects of estab lishing a colportage in Fiji. Already the Bible had been translated into Fijian, said Mr. Thompson. It was now proposed to distribute Bibles to the large Indian population, which would necessitate its translation into 10 different languages.
Sydney ...
M.V. Neptuna Oct 17-21 Salamaua Oct 28 Rabaul Oct 30 Manila Nov 9 Hong Kong Sept 5-8 Nov 11-14 Saigon Nov 20 Manila Nov 24 Sandakan Nov 26 Salamaua Dec 5 Rabaul Dec 7 Sydney Dec 14 Melbourne Oct 12-14 Dec 17-19
Burns,
Philp A Co. Ltd., A*Enu.
M.V. Matua Auckland Aug 27 Sept 24 Oct 22 Nukualofa, arr. . Aug 30 Sept 27 Oct 25 Nukualofa, dep. . Aug 31 Sept 28 Oct 26 Apia Sept 1 Sept 29 Oct 27 Suva, arr Sept 4 Oct 2 Oct 30 Suva dep Sept 4 Oct 2 Oct 30 Auckland Sept 9* Oct 7* Nov 4* * Departs the following day for Cook Island ports.
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Maui Pomare Wellington .. Sept 8 Oct 6 Nov 3 Apia Sept 15-17 Oct 13-15 Nov 10-12 Nme Sept 19 Oct 17 Nov 14 Lyttehon Sept 28 Oct 26 Nov 23 Wellington .. Sept 29 Oot 28 Nov 24
Sydney S.S. Laperouse.
Sept 8 Oct 2 Dec 1 Noumea Sept 12-13 Oct 6-7 Dec 5-6 Lifou Sept 14 Dec 7 Port Vila ..
Sept 15 Oct 8 Dec 8 Epi — Dec 9 Luganville .
Sept 16 Oct 9 Dec 10 Le Dart Sept 17 Oct 9 Dec 11 Suranda — Dec 12 Hog. Harbour Sept 18 Dec 13 Hong Kong — Oct 24-25 Saigon ... — ■ Haiphong — Oct 27-31* — Luganville . — Nov IS — Le Dart — Nov 16 — Pt. Sandwich — Dec 14 Port Vila .
Sept 19 Nov 17 Dec IS Lifou Sept 20 — Dec 16 Noumea Sept 21-22 Nov 18-20 Dec 17-18 Sydney Sept 26 Nov 24 Dec 22 *The Laperouse will terminate her service at Haiphong on October 27.
She will be replaced by another steamer (probably the Pierre Loti), leaving that port on October 31.
Messaceries Maritimes Co.,
Ageat*.