Shipping Services in the Pacific
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Sydney - Noumea - New Hebrides
Central Pacific Services
The cargo steamer Wairuna (5,832 tons) will depart from Sydney on September 30 (approx.) for Suva, Lautoka, Papeete, and North American ports. She will carry a limited number of passen gers, in addition to mail and general cargo. The Limerick (8,724 tons) is scheduled to follow to Fiji and French Oceania about the end of October.
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Sydney - Norfolk Island - New Hebrides
Europe - Sydney - Suva - New Guinea
*She will go on to Townsville, Queensland, to load sugar, and then depart for the United King dom. via New Guinea. fThen to United Kingdom, via New Guinea.
W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.
Saigon - Java - South Seas - N.Z. Service
Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.
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.
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 D'nnds ports, connecting at Rabaul CN.G.) with S.S. Island Trader (formerly S.S.
Bremerhaven). In the Solomons she calls at Tulagi, Rere, Bina, Fulakora, and Nono.
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 1 Nov 6 Dec 31
Gilchrist. Watt & Sanderson, Agents
Japan - N. Guinea - Noumea - New Zealand
Sydney - Rabaul - Hong Kong
Subject to alteration without notice.
Pierre Loti Sydney Sept 2 Sept 24 Oct 21 Noumea Sept 6-8 Sept 28-30 Oct 25-27 Lifou Oct 1 -— Vila Sept 10 Oct 2 Oct 29 Luganville Sept 11 Oct 3 Oct 30 Le Dart .Sept 12-13 Oct 4-5 Oct 31 Vila Sept 14 Oct B Nov 3 T ifou Sept 15 Oct 7 — Noumea Sept 16-17 Oct 8-9 Nov 5-6 Sydney Sept 21 Oct 13 Nov 10
Messageries Maritimes Co.
, Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice.
M.V. Matiaa Auckland .Sept 14 Oct 12 Nov 9 Cook Is Sept 18 Oct 16 Nov 13 Nukaaalofa Sept 22-23 Oct 20-21 Nov 17-18 Apia Sept 24-25 Oct 22-33 Nov 19-20 Suva Sept 29-30 Oct 27-28 Nov 24-25 Auckland ...Oct 4 Nov 1 Nov 29
S.S.
Morinda.
Sydney Sept 18 Sept 30 Oct 30 Lord Howe Sept 20 Oct 2 Nov 1 Norfolk Is.
Sept 22 Oct 4 Nov- 3 Vila — Oct 7-8 Bushman’s B. — Oct 9 Malo 1 Tangoa V - Oct 9 Segond J Hog Har.
I Aoba r - Oct 10 Vila Oct 11 Norfolk Is. ...Sept 23 Oct 14 Nov 4 Lord Howe ...
Sept 25 Oct 16 Nov 6 Sydney Sept 27 Oct 19 Nov 8
Burns, Philp
& Co. Ltd..
Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice.
M.V. Rabaul M.V. Salamaua T. on don Aug 17 Rotterdam ... Sept 15 Suva Oct 19 New Zealand Nov 11 Sydney Oct 31 • Sydney Dec 4 Suva Dec 161
Subject to alteration without notice Saigon Van Kees Maetsuycfyer — Hof i a Van Rees Singapore Oct 18-19 Nov itr Batavia Sept 13-15 Oct 21-23 Nov 15-17 Samarang .—Sept 16 Oct 24 Nov 18 Soux-abaya ...
Sept 17-18 Oct 25 Nov 19-20 Pt. Moresby Sept 27-28 Nov 1-2 Nov 29-30 Samarai — Nov 3 Rabaul Nov 5 Nov 9 Nov 10-13 Vila Noumea Auckland Oct 7-9 Nov 16-17 Dec 9-11 Wellington Oct 11-12 Nov 19-20 Dec 13-15 Sydney • Oct 18-20 Nov 24-26 Dec 20 22 Pt. Moi’esby Oct 27 Dec 1 Dec 29 Sourabaya Nov 5 Dec 8 Jan 7 Samarang ..Nov 6 Dec 9 Jan. 8 Batavia Nov 10 Dec 10 Jan 9 Singapoi'e ... — Saigon —
Subject to alteration without notice Melbourne Brisbane Maru Maru Kobe Aug 20 Sept 20 Moii Aug 21-22 Sept 21-22 Pabaul Aug 31 Oct 1 Noumea Sept 5-7 Oct 6-7 ' Auckland Sept 10-H Oct 10-12 Wellington Sept 13-15 Oct 14-15 Lyttelton Sept 16 Oct 16 Dunedin Sept 17-13 Oct 17-18 Wellinprton : Sept 19-21 Oct 19-21 Auckland Sept 23-25 Oct 23-25 Cebu Oct 10-11 Nov 9-10 Manila Oct 12-13 Nov 11-12 Hong Kong Oct 15-16 Nov 14-15 Shanghai „ Oct 20 Nov 19 'Toil Oct 22 Nov 21 Kobe Oct 23-27 Nov 22 26
Osaka
Shosen Kaisha
Line
Subject to alteration without notice.
Tanda Nankin Nellore Hong Kong Sept 3 Oct 2 Oct 30 Manila Sept 6 Oct 5 Nov 2 Rabaul Sept 14 Oct 13 Nov 10 Brisbane Sept 20 Oct 19 Nov 16 Sydney Sept 22 Oct 21 Nov 18 Melbourne S.27-0. 0.25-N.3 N.22-D.1 Hobart ... Oct 4 Nov 5 Dec 3 Newcastle Oct 7 Nov 8 Dec 6 Svdney, dep.
Oct 13 Nov 13 Dec 11 Brisbane Oct 15 Nov 15 Dec 13 Townsville Oct 18 Nov 18 Dec 16 Rabaul Oct 23 Nov 23 Dec 21 Manila Oct 31 Dec 1 Dec 29 Hong Kong Nov 3 Dec 4 Jan 1 E. & A.
Steamshil
3 Co. Ltd.,
Agents,
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.
Svdnev - 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.
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.
N.G. Inter-Island Services
5.5. Maiwara (Burns, 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, Duka Passage, Samo, Mageh, Lihir, Kavieng, Patlangat, Rangarere, Notre Mai, Lan ginoa, Asalingi, Neu Kauern, Manuan.
Leaves Rabaul Returns to Rabaul Sept 29 Oct ... 15 NORTHERN RUN—Rambutyo, Pak, Inrim, Pitelu, Papitalei. Salesia, Salami, Lorengau, Neru, 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
Agents: Colyer, Watson & Co.. Rabaul
Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Samoa Hawaii
Sydney - Papua - New Guinea
Sydney-N. Guinea-Hong Kong
French Oceania Inter-Island
Service
S.S. Tooya (597 tons), which is at present undergoing an overhaul in U.S.A., makes regular trips from Papeete, through Leeward Group (Raiatea, Hauhine, Bora Bora, etc.) about every four weeks and also regularly visits Tuamotu and Gambier Archipelagoes.
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
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 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 Samara! 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.
M.V. Maui Pomare Wellington Sept 7 Oct 5 Nov 2 Apia Sept 14-16 Oct 12-14 Nov 9-11 Niue Sept 18 Oct 16 Nov 13 Lyttelton Sept 27 Oct 25 Nov 22 Wellington ...Sept 28 Oct 27 Nov 23
Subject to alteration without notice.
Strasbourg D’Amiens C. Ramel 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. . 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 Mariposa Monterey Mariposa Honolulu Aug 23 Sept 20 Oct 18 Pago Pago —Aug 28 Sept 25 Oct 23 Suva Aug 31 Sept 28 Oct 26 Auckland Sept 3 Oct 1 Oct 29 Sydney —Sept 6 Oct 4 Nov 1 Melbourne Sept 9-13 Oct 7-11 Nov 4-8 Sydney -Sept 17 Oct 15 Nov 12 Auckland ...
Sept 20 Oct 18 Nov 15 Suva .
Sept 23 Oct 21 Nov 18 Pago Pago Sept 24 Oct 22 Nov 19 Honolulu Sept 29 Oct 27 Nov 24
Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Macdhui Montoro Macdhui Sydney ...Aug 28 Sept IS Oct 6 Brisbane „ —Aug 30 Sept 20 Oct 8 Townsville — Sept 23 Cairns — Sept 24 —* Pt. Moresby Sept 3 Sept 26-27 Oct 12 Samarai Sept 4 Sept 28 Oct 13 Woodlark Is. — Sept 29 Rabaul Sept 6-7 Oct 1-2 Oct 15-16 .Kavieng — Oct 3 Lindenhafen Sept 8 Oct 17 Salamaua I Sept 9-10 Oct 5-6 Oct 18-19 Lae f Madang 1 Sept 11 Oct 7 Oct 20 Alexishafen f Lombrum I - Loren gau f Boram ( Sept 12-13 — Oct 21 Wewak r Madang Sept 14 Oct 7 Oct 22 Finschafen Sept 15 — Oct 23 Salamaua ...Sept 15 Oct 8 Oct 23 Kavieng Sept 17 — Oct 25 Pondo Sept 18 — Oct 28 Rabaul Oct in Oct 27 Salamaua Sept 21 — Oct 28 Samarai Sept 23 Oct 12 Oct 30 Pt. Moresby . -Sept 24 Oct 13 0.31-N.l Cairns — Oct 15 — Brisbane —Sept 28 Oct 18.
Nov 5 Sydney ..._Sept 30 Oct 20 Nov 7
Burns, Philp &
Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without M.V. Neptuna.
Sydney . Oct 7 Notice Dec 15 Salamaua Oct 14 Dec 22 Rabaul Oct 16 Dec 24 Cebu (Opt.) Oct 23 Dec 31 Manila Oct 26 Jan 3 Hong Kong 0.28-N.1 Jan. 5-10 Saigon Nov 7 Jan 16 Manila Nov 11 Jan Jan 20 23 1 Sandakan Nov 14 Salamaua Nov 23 Feb Feb Feb Feb Rabaul Nov 26 Dec 3 Dec 6-8 4 Sydney 11 14 Melbourne
Burns. Philp & Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
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 — ...Sept 4 Puni Puni „.Sept 10 Mambare Sept 5 Samarai Sept 11
Solomon Islands-N.G. Service
Fiji Inter-Island Services
S.S. Mftlake, 736 tons (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.), under contract with Fiji Government.
Regular four weekly itinerary comprises: Two trips Buca Bay. returning by same route to Suva — trip occupying 8 days. Two trips each Suva te Lautoka, returning to Suva direct or via Elling ton —trip occupying 3 or 4 days.
A. K. Helena (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 12 days.
M.S. Adi Rewa (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd) makes trips from Suva to Levuka and Labasa via Macuata ports—trip occupies 8 days. Leaves Suva and proceeds to Levuka, Nabouwalu, Lekutu, Dreketl, Naduri, and Labasa. Returns to Suva by same route. On alternative trips she returns from Labasa via Naduri, Nakaloa, Dreketi, Naiserewaqa, Lekutu, Galoa, Nabouwalu, and Levuka. The lat ter round trip from Suva 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.
N.G. Goldfields' Services
Aeroplanes conducted by Guinea Airways Ltd., Holden’s Air Transport Services Ltd., Mandated 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 centre? 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.
Subject Sydney to alteration without M.V. Malaita Drf 9 notice.
Nov 13 15 Brisbane Oct Oct Oct Oct 4 Nov Nov Nov Nov Townsville 18 19 23-24 Cairns 8 12-13 Tulagi Makambo \ Gavutu Su’u n,.f i a Nov 25 Domma Mamara Tasavarong r i Oct 15 Aruligo Lavaro i Mamara Tasavarong Aruligo Meringe i \ .
Nov Nov 26 27 i_
Hivo
Yandina Banika r Ufa 1 £ Nov Faiami i in Younger
Pepesala J
Lingatu West Bay 1
Somata J
ni 7n i i • [ Oct 17 Oct 18 Nov 29 Kai si Oct 19 Nov 30 Kieta Oct 19 Nov 30 Arigua 1 Numa Numa Teopasino L Oct 20 Dec 1 Oct 21 Dec 2 Rabaul Oct 22-23 Dec 3-4 Soraken Oct 24-25 Dec 5-6 Kieta Oct 25 Dec 7 Faisi ...
Oct 26 Dec 8 Gizo Tetipari I 'Rnnspll - Is.
Oct 27 Dec 9 [ Oct 28-29 Dec 10-11 Gavutu [ Oct 30 Dec 11
Makambo f
Rpishanp Nov 4 Dec 16 Sydney Nov 6 Dec 18
Burns.
Philp &
CO.
, Ltd.,
Agents.
Sydney - N.Z.
- Fiji -
Hawaii
Subject to alteration without notice.
Aorangi Niagara Aorangi Honolulu Sept 8 Oct 6 Nov 3 Suva Sept 17 Oct 15 Nov 12 Auckland Sept 20-21 Oct 18-19 Nov 15-16 Sydney Sept 25 Oct 23 Nov 20 Sydney, dep Sept 30 Oct 28 Nov 25 Auckland Oqt 4-5 Nqv 1-2 Nov 29-30 Suva ’ Oct 8 Nov 5 Dec 3 Honolulu Oct 15 Nov 12 Dec 10
Union S.S. Co.
LTD., Agents.