Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney-N. Guinea-Hong Kong
Subject to alteration without Notice M.V. Neptuna.
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Service
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.
Japan - N. Guinea - Noumea -
New Zealand
Subject to alteration without notice Melbourne Brisbane
Europe - Sydney - Suva - New Guinea Subject to alteration without notice.
M V. Rabaul
Central Pacific Services
Subject to alteration without notice.
M.V. Matua Auckland June 3 July 1 July 15 Cook Is — — July 19-22 Nukualofa June 6-7 July 4-5 — Apia June 8-9 July 6-7 Suva June 12 July 10 Auckland June 16 July 14 July 27 The cargo steamer Limerick (8,724 tons) will depart from Sydney for Central Pacific ports about June 24 (approx, only). She will call at Suva and Lautoka (Fiji) and Papeete (Tahiti), and then continue on to North America. She will carry a limited number of passengers, in addition to mail and general cargo. The Waiotapu (6,035 tons) is scheduled to follow to Fiji and French Oceania about the middle of July.
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Saigon - Java - South Seas -
N.Z. Service
Subject to alteration without notice Maetsuycker Van Rees Maetsuycker
Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Hawaii Subject to alteration without notice.
Niagara Monowai Niagara Honolulu June 16 July 14 Aug 11 Suva June 25 July 23 Aug 20 Auckland June 23-29 July 26-27 Aug 23-24 Sydney July 3 July 31 Aug 28 Aorangi Sydney, dep. ...July 8 Aug 5 Sept 2 Auckland July 12-iS Aug 9-10 Sept 6-7 Suva July 16 Aug 13 Sept 10 Honolulu July 23 Aug 20 Sept 17
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Sydney - Noumea - Tahiti
Mails and passengers from Sydney for Tahiti may connect with Messageries Maritimes liners at Noumea, per Pierre Loti (see Sydney-Noumea- New Hebrides service). The M.M. liners run between Marseilles and Noumea, via Panama Canal.
Subject to alteration without notice.
C. Ramel Verdun Strasbourg
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, which carries mails, passengers, and cargo, is controlled by the Department of External Affairs at Wellington, where application should be made concerning freights, berths, etc.
Hong Kong - New Guinea -
Solomon Islands
Subject to alteration without notice.
S.S. Friderun (cabin, third-class and deck pas sengers) runs from Hong Kong to New Guinea and Solomon Islands ports, connecting at Rabaul (N.G.) with S.S. Island Trader (formerly S.S.
Bremerhaven). In the Solomons she calls at Tulagi, Here, Fulakora, and Savo.
Sydney-Norfolk Island - New Hebrides
Sydney - Noumea - New Hebrides Subject to alteration without notice.
Pierre Loti
Sydney ..June 11 July 15 Aug 6 Noumea 15-17 July 19-21 Aug io-i: Lifou ..June 18 July 22 Aug 13 Vila ..June 19 July 23 Aug 14 Luganville June 20 July 24 Aug 15 Le Dart June 21-22 July 25 Aug i6-r Bernier B July 26 Tortues B.
July 26 Norsup July 27 Sarmettes July 27 Vila Lifou 23 July 28 Aug IS ..June 24 July 29 Aug 19 Noumea ..June 25-26 July 30-31 Aug 20-2: Sydney ..June 30 Aug 4 Aug 25
Messageries Maritimes Co.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without S.S. Morinda.
Notice Sydney ..May 27 June 26 July 8 TiOi-d Howe ..May 29 June 28 July 10 Norfolk Is. ... ..May 31 June 30 July 12 Vila June 3-4 — July 15- Bushman’s R..
Malo 1 .June 5 — July 17 Tangoa Segond Hog Har. I June 5 July 17 Aoba June 6 — July 18 Vila June 7 — July 19 Norfolk Is June 10 July 1 July 22 Lord Howe June 12 July 3 July 24 Sydney June 15 July 5 July 27
Burns.
Philp
& Co. Ltd..
Agents.
S.S. Fride'un Hons: Kong May 31 July 25 Madang Aug 5 Salamaua June 14 Aug 7 Tulagi June 18-23 Aug ll-K Rabaul Ju. 26-Jy. 5 Aug 19-2!
Hong Kong July 19 Sept 12
Gilchrist,
Watt & Sanderson,
Agents
M.V. Maui Pomare Wellington ...June 15 July 13 Aug 10 Apia ...June 22-24 July 20-22 Aug 17-: Niue ...June 26 July 24 Aug 21 Lyttelton July 5 Aug 2 Aug 30 Wellington July 6 Aug 3 Aug 31
Papeete June 6-7 July 17-18 Sept 1-2 Raiatea July 19 Sept 3 Suva June 14 July 26 Vila June 16 July 28 Sept 13 Noumea, arr. ...June 18 July 30 Sept 15 Noumea, dep. ...June 25 Aug 7 Sept 28 Vila June 28 Aug 10 Sept 26 Raiatea July 5 Aug 17 Oct 5 Papeete July 6-8 Aug 18-20 Oct 6-8
Messageries
Maritimes Co.
, Agents.
Saigon June 12 Aug 14 Singapore ... 14-15 July 10 Aug 16-17 Batavia June 17-19 July 12-14 Aug 19-21 Samarang 20 July 15 Aug 22 June 21 July 16-17 Aug 23
1*. Moresby
June 28-29 July 26-27 Aug 30-31 Samarai June 30 Sept 1 Rabaul July 2 — Sept 3 Vila JuW 6 Sept 7 Noumea ..Jmy 7-10 Sept S-ll Auckland July 13-14 Aug 5-7 Sept 14-15 Wellington July 16-17 Aug 9-10 Sept 17-18 Sydney July 21-23 Aug 16-18 Sept 22-24 Pt. Moresby July 28 Aug 25 Sept 29 Sourabaya Aug 4 Sept 3 Oct 6 Samarang Aug 5 Sept 4 Oct 7 Batavia ...Aug 6-9 Sept 5-8 Oct 8-11 Singapore Aug 11 Sept 10 Oct 13 Saigon Aug 13 Oct 15
Royal Packet Navigation
Co. Ltd.
London Sydney Suva
July' 1
... Aug- 25 Salamaua ... Sept 19 Rnhaul Sant. 22 Sept 7 London Nov 25 The Europe M.V. Salamaua for repairs. has gone into dock in
W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.
Maru Maru Kobe May 23 June 20-22 Moji — May 24-25 June 23-24 Rabaul June 3 July 3 Noumea June 8-9 July 8-9 Auckland June 12-14 July 12-13 Wellington June 16-17 July 15-16 Lyttelton June 18 July 17 Dunedin June 19-20 July 18-19 Wellington June 21-22 July 20-21 Auckland - June 24-25 July 23-24 Cebu July 10-11 Aug 8-9 Manila July 12-13 Aug 10-11 Hong Kong July 15-16 Aug 13-14 Shanghai July 20 Aug 18 Moji July 22 Aug 20 ' Kobe — July 23-27 Aug 21-25
Osaka
Shosen Kaisha
Line
Sydney July 14 Sept 22 Salamaua July 21 Sept 29 Rabaul July 23 Oct 1 Cebu (Opt.) July 30 Oct 8 Manila Aug 2 Oct 11 Hong Kong — Aug 4-9 Oct 13-18 Saigon — — Aug 15 Oct 24 Manila - Aug 19 Oct 28 Sandakan Aug 22 Oct 31 Salamaua — Aug 31 Nov 9 Rabaul Sept 2 Nov 11 Sydney ... — - Sept 10 Nov 19 Melbourne Sept 13-15 Nov 22-24
Burns. Philp & Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Sydney - Papua - New Guinea Subject to alteration without notice.
Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Samoa Hawaii Subject to alteration without Notice
French Oceania Inter-Island
Service
5.5. Tooya (597 tons) makes regular trips from Papeete, through Leeward Group (Raiatea, Huahine, Bora Bora, etc.) about every four weeks and also regularly visits Tuamotu and Gambier Archipelagoes.
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agent*.
N.G. Inter-Island Services
5.5. Maiwara (Burns, Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports.
M.V. John Bolton, M.V. Desikoko. M.V. Durour, M.V. Duranbah (W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.
S.S. Island Trader
5.5. Island Trader (Inter-Island Shipping Co.
Pty. Ltd.) connects at Rabaul with S.S. Priderun and then makes the following trips:— NORTHERN RUN—Rambutyo, Pak, Lorengau.
Inrim, Pitelu, Papitalei. Salesia, Salami, Noru.
Purdy Island, Tumleo, Boikin, Kairiru. Wewak.
Boram, Sepik Mouth. Awar. Bogia, Kulili, Kurun, Alexishafen. Nagada, Madang, Finschhafen. Sala maua, Bali, Garua. Toriu, Stockholm.
Leaves Rabaul Returns to Rabaul July 5 July 26 SOUTHERN RUN—Matala. Put Put. Sum Sum.
Buka Passage. Teop, Numa, Inus, Arawa, Kieta, Tubiana, Toboroi, Aropa, Iwi, Kekere, Buin, Samo, Magah, Lihir, Kavieng, Patlangat, Rangarere.
Langinoa, Notre Mai, Asalinga, Neu Kauern, Manuan.
Leaves Rabaul Returns to Rabaul June 9 June 26 Aug 2 Aug 19
Agents: Colyer, Watson & Co.. Raba.Ul
Solomon Islands-N.G. Service Subject to alteration without novice.
Samoa Inter-Island Service
A.S. Makoa, 250 tons (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) operates from Apia, Western Samoa, and connects regularly with Pago Pago (American Samoa), also Tokelaus, Swain, Nassau, and Phoenix Groups.
Sydney - Rabaul - Hong Kong
Subject to alteration without notice.
Papuan In+er-lsland Services
M.V. Matoma (Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd.) makes round trips on a regular schedule from Samarai to Misima Island, via the Conflict Group.
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.
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.
N.G. Goldfields' Services
Aeroplanes conducted by Guinea Airways Ltd., Holden’s Air Transport Services Ltd..
Airlines Ltd. (late Carpenter Airways) and other companies, leave Salamaua and Lae, the New Guinea mainland ports, two and three times daily for Wau and other centres on the Morobe gold field. The aerial services are the only means of communication.
Wau - Port Moresby Service
A regular aeroplane service is now maintained by Guinea Airways Ltd., allowing passengers to and from the New Guinea goldfields to connect with the steamers at Port Moresby, Papua. Details from the pursers of the Burns, Philp steamers.
Ocean Island-Nauru Service
British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring Street, Sydney, sends boats irregularly from Melbourne.
Macdhui Montoro Macdhui Sydney June 5 June 23 July 14 Brisbane June 7 June 25 July 16 Townsville June 28 —- Cairns June 29 — Pt. Moresby June 11 July 1 July 20 Samarai June 12 July 3 July 21 Woodlark Is.
July 4 — Rabaul June 14- 15 July 5-6 July 23-24 Kavieng July 7 — Lindenhafen ..June 16 — July 25 Salamaua 1 June 17-18 July 9-10 July 26-27 Lae r Madang 1 June 19 — July 28 Alexishafen r Boram 1 June 20-21 — July 29 Wewak r Madang June 22 July 11 July 30 Finschafen June 23 — July 31 Salamaua June 23 July 12 July 31 Kavieng June 25 Aug 2 Pondo June 26 Aug 3 Rabaul June 28 July 14 Aug 4 Salamaua June 29 — Aug 5 Samarai July 1 July 16 Aug 7 Pt. Moresby July 2 July 17 Aug 8-0 Cairns — July 19 — Brisbane —July 6 July 22 Aug 13 Sydney July S July 24 Aug 15
Burns. Philp
& CO. LTD., Agents.
Monterey Mariposa Monterey Honolulu May 31 June 28 July 26 Papo Papo —June 5 July 3 July 31 Suva —June 8 July 8 Aup 3 Auckland June 11 July 9 Aup 6 Sydney June 14 July 12 Aup 9 Melbourne June 17-21 July 15-19 Aup 12-16 Sydney June 25 July 23 Anp 20 Auck and June 28 July 26 A up 23 Suva July 1 July 29 Aup 26 Papo Paco July 2 July 30 Aup 27 Honolulu July 7 Aup 4 Sept 1
Oceanic Steamship
CO.,
Matson Line.
M.V.
Malaita Sydney „ May 29 July 10 Brisbane May 31 June 3 July 12 Townsville July 15 July 16 July 20-21 Cairns June 4 June 8-9 Tulagi Makambo Gavutu Su’u I June 10 July 22 Comma Mamara
Tasavarong f
July 23 Aruligo Lavaro Mamara Tasavarong fe June 11 Aruligo Meringe I June 12 Hivo Yandina ] Banika Ufa \ Tune 13 July 24 Faiami Younger Pepesala J Lingatu 1 West Bay f , July 25 Somata Gizo June 14 July 26 Faisi June 15 July 27 Kieta June 15 July 27 Arigua [ June 16 July 28 Numa Numa f Teopasino June 17 July 29 Rabaul „ June 18-19 July 30-31 Aug 1-2 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Soraken „ June 20-21 June 22 June 23 June 24 Kieta .
Fnisi Gizo I
Tetipari f
Russell Is.
June 25-26 June 26 July 1 Aug 5-6 Aug 7 Aug 12 Gavutu [ Makambo f Brisbane Sydney July 3 Aug 14
Burns, Philp &
Co.. Ltd.,
Agents.
Tanda Nankin Nellore Hong Kong June 4 July 2 July 31 Manila July 5 Aug 3 Rabaul June 15 July 13 Aug 11 Brisbane June 21 July 19 Aug 17 Sydney June 23 July 21 Aug 19 Melbourne J. 28.-J. 3 J. 26-A. 4 A. 23-S. 1 Hobart July 5 Aug 6 Sept 3 Newcastle July 8 Aug 9 Sept 6 Sydney, dep. ...July 14 Aug 14 • Sept 11 Brisbane July 16 Aug 16 Sept 13 Townsville July 19 Aug 19 Sept 16 Rabaul July 24 Aug 24 Sept 21 Manila Aug 1 Sept 1 Sept 29 Hong Kong ._...Aug 4 Sept 4 Oct 2 E. & A.
Steamship Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
S.S. Papuan Chief Pt. Moresby June 4 Pt. Moresby June 21 Kapa Kapa June 4 Hisiu June 21 Abau June 6 Yule Is June 21 Baibara ... June 7 Kukipi June 22 Samarai June 9 Orokolo June 23 Samarai. <lep. June 12 Kikori June 25 Baibara June 13 Daru June 26-27 Abau June 14 Orokolo June 23 Kapa Kapa June 16 Yule Is June 30 Pt. Moresby June 17 Hisiu July 1 Pt. Moresby July 2