Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney-N. Guinea-Hong Kong
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.
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.
Central Pacific Services
The cargo steamer Waiotapu (6,035 tons) will depart from Sydney for Central Pacific ports about July 31 (appi’ox. only). She will call at Suva and Lautoka (Fiji), Apia (Western Samoa) 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 Hauraki (7,113 tons) is scheduled to follow to Fiji and French Oceania about August 12.
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Saigon - Java - South Seas -
N.Z. Service
Europe - Sydney - Suva - New Guinea
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, Bina, Fulakora, and Nono.
Sydney - Norfolk Island - New Hebrides
Japan - N. Guinea - Noumea - New Zealand
Subject to alteration without Notice M.V.
Neptuna.
Sydney 22 Dec 1 Salamaua — Sept 29 Dec 8 Rabaul Oct 1 Dec 10 Cebu (Opt.) ...—Oct 8 Dec 17 Manila Oct 11 Dec 20 Hong Kong —Oct 13-18 Dec 22-27 Saigon Oct 24 Jan 1 Manila .—Oct 28 Jan 5 Sandakan —Oct 31 Jan 9 Salamaua Nov 9 Jan 18 Rabaul ...—Nov 11 Jan 20 Sydney Nov 19 Jan 28 Melbourne — Nov 22-24 Jan 31
Burns,
Philp
& CO.
Ltd.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Strasbourg D'Amiens C. Hamel Papeete Sept 1-2 Oct 10-11 Nov 21-22 Raiatea Sept 3 — — Suva — — Nov 29 Vila Sept 13 Oct 20 Dec 1 Noumea, arr. ...Sept 15 Oct 22 Dec 3 Noumea, dep. ...Sept 23 Oct 29 Dec 10 Vila Sept 26 Nov 1 Dec 13 Raiatea Oct 5 Nov 8 Dec 20 Papeete Oct 6-8 Nov 9-11 Dec 21-23
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice.
MV. Rabaul London Aug 1 Salamaua Oct 19 Sydney Sept 25 Rabaul Oct 23 Suva Oct 7 London Dec 25 The M.V. Salamaua has gone into dock in Europe for repairs. She will re-enter the service at the end of August.
W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.
S.S. Friderun Hong Kong Sept 18 Nov 12 Madang — Sept 30 Nov 24 Salamaua Oct 2 Nov 26 Tulagi — ... Oct 6-11 N.30-D.5 Rabaul Oct 14-23 Dec 8-17 Hong Kong Nov 6 Dec 31
Gilchrist,
Watt & Sanderson,
Agents
s.s.
Morinda.
Sydney ..Aug 7 Aug 19 Sept 18 Lord Howe ..Aug 9 Aug 21 Sept 20 Noi’folk Is. ..Aug 11 Aug 23 Sept 22 Vila — Aug 26-27 — Buhsman’s B. — Aug 28 Malo 1 Tangoa }■ — Aug 28 — - Segond J Hog Hai-. 1 Aoba r — Aug 29 - Vila Aug 30 Norfolk Is. ..Aug 12 Sept 2 Sept 2?
Lord Howe . ...Aug 14 Sept 4 Sept 25 Sydney ..Aug 16 Sept 7 Sept 27,
Burns.
Ph1Lp
& Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice Sydney Melbourne Maru Maru Kobe , ir , July 20 Aug 18-20 Moji July 21-22 Aug 21-22 Ha' aul July 31 Aug 31 Noumea Aug 5-6 Sept 5-7 Auckland Aug 9-10 Sept 10-11 Wellington Aug 12-13 Sept 13-15 Lyttelton . . Aug 14 Sept 16 Dunedin Aug 15-16 Sept 17-18 Wellington Aug 17-18 Sept 19-21 Auckland Aug 20-21 Sept 23-25 Cebu Sept 5-6 Oct 10-11 Manila Sept 7-8 Oct 12-13 Hong Kong Sept 10-11 Oct 15-16 Shanghai Sept 15 Oct 20 Moji ...
Sept 17 Oct .22 Kobe — Sept 18-22 Oct 23-27
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Line
Subject to alteration without notice.
M.V. Matua Auckland ..July 29 Aug 12 Aug 26 Cook Is — Aug 16-19 - Nukualofa ..Aug 1-2 — Aug 29-30 Apia ..Aug 3-4 — A.31-S.1 Suva ..Aug 7 — Sept 4 Auckland ..Aug 11 Aug 24 Sept 8
Subject to alteration without notice Maetsuycker Van Rees Maetsuycker Saigon ...Aug 14 — Oct 16 Singapore ...Aug 16-17 Sept 11 Oct 1.8-19 Batavia ...Aug 19-21 Sept 13-15 Oct 21-23 Samarang ...Aug 22 Sept 16 Oct 24 Sourabaya .Aug 23 Sept 17-18 Oct 25 Pt. Moresby ... ...Aug 30-31 Sept 27-28 Nov 1-2 Samarai ...Sept 1 — Nov 3 Rabaul ...Sept 3 — Nov 5 Vila ...Sept 7 — Nov 9 Noumea ...Sept 8-11 — Nov 10-13 Auckland ...Sept 14-15 Oct 7-9 Nov 16-17 Wellington ...Sept 17-18 Oct 11-12 Nov 19-20 Sydney ...Sept 22-24 Oct 18-20 Nov 24-26 Pt. Moresby ... ...Sept 29 Oct 27 Dec 1 Sourabaya Oct 6 Nov 5 Dec 8 Samarang Oct 7 Nov 6 Dec 9 Batavia Oct 8-11 Nov 10 Dec 10 Singapore Oct 13 — Saigon Oct 15 —
Royal Packet Navigation
Co. Ltd.
Sydney - Rabaul - Hong Kong
No 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.
Sydney - Noumea - New Hebrides
Noumea Australia
The small steamer Neo Hebridais (Societe Maritime et Miniere Hagen) has commenced a new monthly service between Noumea, New Caledonia, and Newcastle, N.S.W. The round trip occupies about 17 days.
Sydney - Papua - New Guinea
Subject to alteration without notice.
Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Samoa Hawaii
Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line.
N.G. Inter-Island Services
5.5. Maiwara (Bums, Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports-. 5.5. Coombar. M.V. John Bolton, M.V. Desi koko, 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. Friderun and then makes the following trips;— SOUTHERN RUN—Matala, Put Put, Sum Sum, Kekere, Iwi, Aropa, Toboroi, Kieta, Arawa, Numa, Bonis, Buka Passage, Samo, Mageh, Lihir, Kavieng, Patlangat, Rangarere, Notre Mai, Lan ginoa, Asalingi, Neu Kauern, Manuan.
Leaves Rabaul Returns to Rabaul Aug 4 Aug 20 Sept 29 Oct .._ 15
Agents; Colyer, Watson & Co.. Rabaul
NORTHERN RUN—Rambutyo, Pak, Inrim, Pitelu, Papitalei, Salesia, Salami, Lorengau, N«ru, Tumleo, Boikin, Kairiru, Wewak, Boram, Sepik Mouth, Awar, Bogia, Kulili, Kurun, Alexis hafen, Nagada. Madang, Finschhafen, Salamaua, Bali, Garua, Toriu, Stockholm, Manuan.
Leaves Rabaul Returns to Rabaul Aug ... ... 27 Sept 22
Solomon Islands-N.S. Service
Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Hawaii
N.G. Goldfields' Services
Aeroplanes conducted by Guinea Airways Ltd..
Holdens Air Transport Services Ltd., Mandated Airlines Ltd. (late Carpenter Airways) and other companies, leave Salaxnaua 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
■^~ r ® gu^ar aer °Plane 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.
Papuan Inter-Island 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 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.
M.V. Nusa Samarai Sept 2 Mambare . Sept 6 Puni Puni Sept 2 Buna Sept 7 Baniara Sept 2 Cape Nelson Sept 8 Cape Nelson Sept 3 Baniara Sept 9 Buna ..f. ...Sept 4 Puni Puni ...Sept 10 Mambare Sept 5 Samarai Sept 11 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 Dam via Hisiu, Yule Is,. Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikori and back via Orokolo. Yule Island, and Hisiu—full trip occupying about one month.
S.S. Papuan Chief Pt. Moresby ...Aug 7 Hisiu Aug 24 Kapa Kapa Aug 7 Yule Is Aug 24 Abau Aug 9 Kukipi Aug 25 Baibara Aug 10 Orokolo Aug 26 Samarai Aug 12 Kikori Aug 28 Samarai Aug 15 Daru Aug 29-30 Baibara Aug 16 Orokolo Aug 31 Abau Aug 17 Yule Is Sept 2 Kapa Kapa Aug 19 Hisiu Sept 3 ft Moresby Aug 20-24 Pt. Moresby Sept 4 Mr. Frank Pryke, pioneer of the Morobe
goldfield, New Guinea, has been seriously
ill at his home in Coogee, Sydney; but he is again fighting his way back to health.
Dr. A. S. Frater, superintendent of the Vila Hospital conducted by the Pres byterian Mission in the New Hebrides, sailed from Sydney for the Condominium by the Pierre Loti on July 15, after fur lough in Melbourne. He was accompanied by his wife and son.
There arrived in Sydney by the Neptuna on July 5, 51 women and child ren, who had left Rabaul until such time as the town is considered reasonably habitable. Thirty remained in Sydney and 21 went to Melbourne.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Nellore Tanda Nankin Hong Kong July 31 Sept 3 Oct 2 Manila Aug 3 Sept 6 Oct 5 Rabaul —Aug 11 Sept 14 Oct 13 Brisbane Aug 17 Sept 20 Oct 19 Sydney Aug 19 Sept 22 Oct 21 Melbourne —A.23-S.1 S.27-0.2 0.-25.N.3 Hobart Sept 3 Oct 4 Nov 5 Newcastle ...Sept 6 Oct 7 Nov 8 Sydney, dep. ...Sept 11 Oct 13 Nov 13 Brisbane Sept 13 Oct 15 Nov 15 Townsville Sept 16 Oct 18 Nov 18 Rabaul Oct 23 Nov 23 Manila Sept 29 Oct 31 Dec 1 Hong Kong ...Oct. 2 Nov 3 Dec 4 E. & A.
Steamship Co. Ltd., Agents.
Wellington M.V. Maui Pomare Aug 10 Sept 7 Oct 5 Apia Aug 17-19 Sept 14-16 Oct 12-14 Niue Aug 21 Sept 18 Oct 16 Lyttelton Aug 30 Sept 27 Oct 25 Wellington Aug 31 Sept 28 Oct 27
Subject to alteration without Pierre Loti notice.
Sydney Aug 6 Sept 2 Sept 24 Noumea Aug 10-12 Sept 6-8 Sept 28-30 Lifou Aug 13 Sept 9 Oct 1 Vila Aug 14 Sept 10 Oct 2 Luganville Aug 15 Sept 11 Oct 3 Le Dart ... Aug 16-17 Sep.. 12-13 Oct 4-5 Vila Aug 18 Sept 14 Oct 6 Lifou Aug 19 Sept 15 Oct 7 Noumea ...Aug 20-21 Sept 16-17 Oct 8-9 Sydney Aug 25 Sept 21 Oct 13
Messageries Maritimes Co.
, Agents.
Montoro Mangola Macdhui Sydney ... ... ...Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 28 Brisbane ...Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 30 Townsville — Aug 16 — Cairns — Aug 17 — Pt. Moresby ...Aug 17 Aug 19 Sept 3 Samarai ..Aug 19 Aug 21 Sept 4 Woodlark Is. — Aug 22 — Rabaul ... ..Aug 21 Aug 24-25 Sept 6-7 Kavieng ... ..Aug 22 — — Lindenhafen ... — Aug 26 Sept 8 Salamaua 1 Aug 24-25 Aug 27-28 Sept 9-10 Lae r Madang i Aug 26 — Sept 11 \lexishafen r Lombrum i — Aug 30 Loi’engau r Boram i Aug 27-28 — Sept 12-13 Wewak r ■ Madang ..Aug 29 .— Sept 14 Finschafen ... ..Aug 30 — Sept 15 Salamaua ..Aug 30 ■— Sept 15 Kavieng — Aug 31* Sept 17 Pondo Sept 1 — Sept 18 Rabaul ..Sept 2 — Sept 20 Salamaua — — Sept 21 Samarai .Sept 4 — Sept 23 Pt. Moresby .Sept G — Sept 24 Cairns .Sept 8 — Brisbane Sept 11 — Sept 28 Sydney Sept 13 — Sept 30 *The Mangol a will then go on to Nauru.
Burns
Philp & Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without Notice Honolulu Monterey Mariposa Monte rey —July 26 Aug 23 Sept 20 Pago Pago ... • July 31 Aug 28 Sept 25 Suva Aug 3 Aug 31 Sept 28 Auckland Aug 6 Sept 3 Oct 1 Sydney Aug 9 Sept 6 Oct 4 Melboux-ne Aug 12-16 Sept 9-13 Oct 7-11 Sydney Aug 20 aent 17 Oct 15 Auckland Aug 23 Sept 20 Oct 18 Suva Aug 26 Sept 23 Oct 21 Pago Pago Aug 27 Sept 24 Oct 22 Honolulu Sept 1 Sept 29 Oct 27
Subject to alteration without notice.
M.V.
Malaita Sydney , Aug 21 Oct 2 Brisbane ...
Aug 23 .
Oct 4 Townsville Aug 26 Oct 7 Cairns Aug 27 Oct 8 Tulagi 1 Makambo A.31-S.1 Oct 12-13 Gavutu J Su’u Sept 2 Oct 14 Domma r Mamara i Tasavarong \ — Oct 15 Aruligo i Lavaro j Mamara i Tasavarong \ Sept 3 Aruligo j Meringe Sept 4 Hivo r Yandina 1 Banika i Ufa Sept 5 Oct 16 Faiami i Younger i Pepesala j T.ingatu i West Bay — Oct 17 Somata j Gizo Sept 6 Oct 18 Faisi Sept 7 Oct 19 Kieta Sept 7 Oct 19 Arigua [ Sept 8 Qct 20 Numa Numa r Teopasi no Sept 9 Oct 21 Rabaul Sept 10-11 Oct 22-23 Soraken Sept 12-13 Oct 24-25 Kieta Sept 14 Oct 25 Faisi Sept 15 Oct 26 Gizo i Sept 16 Oct 27 Tetipari r Russell Is.
Sept 17-18 Oct 28-29 Gavutu [ Sept 18 Oct 30 Makambo r Brisbane Sept 23 Nov 4 Sydney Sept 25 Nov 6
Burns,
Philp & Co., Ltd.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice* TT i i Niagai a Aorangi Niagara Honolulu Aug 11 Sept 8 Oct 6 uv t, “T -Aug 20 Sept 17 Oct 15 Auckland Aug 23-524 Sept 20-21 Oct 18-19 y^ ey Aug 28 Sept 25 Oct 23 Sydney, dep. -Sept 2 Sept 30 Oct 28 Auckland Sept 6-7 Oct 4-5 Nov 1-2 Suva Sept 10 Oct 8 Nov 5 Honolulu Sept 17 Oct 15 Nov 12