Shipping Services in the Pacific

Sydney - Norfolk Island - New Hebrides S.S. Morinda.

Burns, Philp & Co, Ltd.. Agents.

Europe - Sydney - Suva -

New Guinea

Subject to alteration without notice.

M.V. Salamaua Rotterdam - Sydney Dec 4 New Zealand ...Nov 14 Suva Dec 16f fThen to United Kingdom, via New Guinea.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.

Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Hawaii Subject to alteration without notice.

Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Saigon - Java - South Seas - N.Z. Service Subject to alteration without notice

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

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, Rere, Bina, Fulakora, and Nono.

S.S. Friderun Hong Kong Nov 12 Tulagi N.30-D.5 Madang Nov 24 Rabaul Dec 8-17 Salamaua Nov 26 Hong Kong Dec 31

Gilchrist, Watt & Sanderson, Agents

Solomon Islands-N.G. Service

Burns. Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

Sydney Oct 30 Nov 11 Dec 11 Lord Howe Nov 1 Nov 13 Dec 13 Norfolk Is _Nov 3 Nov 15 Dec 15 Vila - — Nov 18-19 — Bushman’s B. ... — Malo Nov 20 — Tangoa Segond Hog Har. t Nov 20 Aoba f — Nov 21 — Vila — Nov 22 — Norfolk Is. ..—Nov 4 Nov 25 Dec 16 Lord Howe Nov 6 Nov 27 Dec 18 Sydney Nov 8 Nov 30 Dec 20

Aorangi Niagara Aorangi Honolulu Nov 3 Dec 1 Dec 29 Suva Nov 12 Dec 10 Jan 7 Auckland Nov 15-16 Dec 13-14 Jan 10-11 Sydney Nov 20 Dec 18 Jan 15 Sydney, dep Nov 25 Dec 23 Jan 20 Auckland Nov 29-30 Dec 27-28 Jan 24-25 Suva Dec 3 Dec 31 Jan 28 Honolulu Dec 10 Jan 7 Feb 4

Van Swarten- Maetsuy- Rees hondt cker Saigon Dec 9 Jan 8 Singapore Nov 13 Dec 12-13 Jan 10-11 Batavia Nov 15-17 Dec 15-17 Jan 13-15 Samarang - ..Nov 18 Dec 18 Jan 16 Sourabaya ..Nov 19-20 Dec- 19-20 Jan 17 Pt. Moresby ..Nov 29-30 Dec 27-28 Jan 24-25 Samarai ...

Dec 29 Jan 26 Rabaul Dec 31 Jan 28 Vila Jan 4 Feb 1 Noumea Jan 6-8 Feb 2-5 Auckland Dec 9-11 Jan 12-15 Feb 8-9 Wellington 13-14 Jan 17 Feb 11-12 Sydney ...Dec 20-22 Jan 22-25 Feb 16-18 Pt. Moresby ... . Dec 29 Jan 31 Feb 23 Sourabaya — ...Jan 7 Feb 8 Mar 2 Samarang ...Jan 8 Feb 9 Mar 3 Batavia Jan 9 Feb 10-12 Mar 4-7 Singapore Feb 14 Mar 9 Saigon Mar 11

Subject to alteration without notice.

M.V.

Malaita Sydney Nov 13 Dec 24 Brisbane Nov 15 Dec 27 Townsville Nov 18 Dec 30 Cairns Nov 19 Dec 31 Tulagi 1 Makambo Nov 23-24 Jan 4-5 Gavutu J Su'u Nov 25 Jan 6 Dotnma r Mamara Tasavarong — Jan 7 Aruligo i Lavaro Mamara i Tasavarong Nov 26 Aruligo Meringe Nov 27 Hi vo Yandina Banika Ufa \ Nov 28 Jan 8 Faiami Younger 1

Pepesala J

Lingatu 1 West Bay I- — Jan 9 Somata Gizo Nov 29 Jan 10 Faisi Nov 30 Jan 11 Kieta Nov 30 Jan 11 Arigua 1 Dec 1 Jan 12 Numa Numa r Teopasino Dec 2 Jan 13 Rabaul — M1 ... - Dec 3-4 Jan 14-15 Soraken Dec 5-6 Jan 16 17 Kieta - 1 )ec 7 Jan 18 Faisi Dec 8 Jan 19 Gizo Dec 9 Jan 19 Tetipari r Russell Is.

Dec 10-11 Jan 20-21 Gavutu I Dec 11 Jan 22 Makambo r Brisbane Dec 16 Jan 27 Sydney — Dec 18 Jan 29

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 i-etween Marseilles and Noumea, via Panama canal.

Subject to alteration without notice.

Messageries Maritimes Co.. Agents.

Gilbert and Ellice islands

Service

M.V, Ralum (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co.

Ltd.) and M.V. John Bolton (W.R. Carpenter and Co.) operate from Tarawa (Gilbert Islands), and connect regularly with all Islands in the Gilbert and Ellice Groups.

Japan - N. Guinea - Noumea - New Zealand Subject to alteration without notice

Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line

Sydney - Noumea - New

Hebrides - Indochina

Subject to alteration without notice.

Pierre Loti Sydney Nov 18 Dec 10 Jan 13 Noumea Nov 22-24 Dec 20-22 Jan 17-19 Vila Nov 26 Dec 24 Jan 20-21 Lugainville Nov 27 Dec 25 Jan 22 Le Dart Nov 28-29 Dec 26-27 Jan 23 Saigon Feb 6-8 Haiphong Feb 11-14 Lugainville Mar 1 Le Dart Mar 2 Vila Nov 30 Dec 28 Mar 3 Noumea Dec 3-4 Dec 30-31 Mar 4-6 Sydney Dec 8 Jan 4 Mar 10

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Sydney - Papua - New Guinea Subject to alteration without notice.

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Sydney - Rabaul - Hong Kong

Subject to alteration without notice.

E. & A. STEAM&HIP CO. LTD., Agents.

Central Pacific Services

Subject to alteration without notice.

M. v . Matua Auckland Nov 9 Dec 7 Jan 4 Cook Is Nov 13 Dec 11 Jan 8 Nukualofa Nov 17-18 Dec 15-16 Jan 12-13 Apia Nov 19-20 Dec 17-18 Jan 14 l r Suva Nov 24-25 Dec 22-23 Jan 19-20 Auckland Nov 29 Dec 27-28 Jan 24 Wellington Dec 1-4 30-31 Jan 26-29 Auckland Dec 6 Jan 2 Jan 31 The cargo steamer I imerick (8,724 tons) will depart from Sydney on November 10 (approx.) for Suva, Lautoka, Papeete, and N. American ports. She will carry a limited number of passen gers, in addition to mail and general cargo. The Hauraki (7,113 tons) is scheduled to follow to Fiji and French Oceania early in December.

Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Hong Kong - N. Guinea *

Sydney

Subject to alteration without Notice M.V. Neptuna.

Hong Kong 0.30-N.3 Salamaua Nov 23 Saigon Nov 9 Lae Nov 23 Sandakan Nov 13 Rabaul Nov 26 Madang Nov 20 Sydney Dec 3 Owing to the Far East conflict and the conse quent congestion at the port of Hong Kong, B.P. & Co. has refrained from making a timetable for 1 subsequent voyages until it is seen how the Neptuna fai’es on the above trip. If she main tains the above schedule, her next sailing from Sydney will be about Dee, 15, arriving at Hong Kong about Jan. 5.

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

C. Ramel Eridan Papeete Nov 21-22 Jan 1-2 Raiatea — Jan 3 Suva - Nov 29 Jan 10 Vila Dec 1 Jan 12 Noumea, arr Dec 3 Jan 14 Noumea, dep — Dec 10 Jan 22 Vila Dec 13 Jan 25 Raiatea Dec 20 Feb 1 Papeete Dec 21-23 Feb 2-3

Sydney Melbourne Mar u M aru Kobe Oct 22 Nov 21 Moji Oct 23- 24 Nov 22-23 Rabaul Nov 2 Dec 2 Noumea Nov 7- -9 Dec 7-8 Auckland Nov 12- -13 Dec 11-13 Wellington Nov 15 -16 Dec 15-17 Lyttelton Nov 17 Dec 18-19 Dunedin Nov 18- -19 Dec 20-21 Wellington Nov 20 -22 Dec 22-24 Auckland Nov 24- -25 Dec 26-30 Cebu Dec 10- 11 Manila Dec 12- 13 Hong Kong Dec 15- 16 Jan 15 Shanghai Dec 20 Jan 20 Moji Dec 22 Jan 22 Kobe Dec 23- 25 Jan 23-27

Montoro Macdhui Montoro Sydney Oct 30 Nov 13 Dec 8 Brisbane Nov 1 Nov 15 Dec 10 Townsville Nov 4 Dec 13 Cairns Nov 5 Dec 14 Pt. Moresby Nov 7 Nov 19 Dec 16 Samarai _Nov 9 Nov 20 Dec 18 Woodlark Is. ... - Dec 19 Rabaul Nov 11-12 Nov 22-23 Dec 21-22 Kavieng Nov 13 Dec 23 Lindenhafen ... - Nov 24 Salamaua [ Nov T. ae 15-16 Nov 25-26 Dec 26-28 Madang Nov 27 Dec 25

Alexishafen f

Boram Nov 28-29

Wewak f

Madang Nov 18 Nov 30 Dec 25 Finschafen Dec 1 Salamaua Nov 19 Dec 1 Dec 28 Kavieng - Dec 3 Pondo - Dec 4 Rabaul Nov 21 Dec 6 Dec 30 Salamaua Dec 7 Samarai Nov 23 Dec 9 Jan 1 Pt. Moresby Nov 24 Dec 10 Jan 3 Cairns Nov 26 — Jan 5 Brisbane Nov 29 Dec 14 - Jan 8 Sydney Dec 1 Dec 16 Jan 10

Nellore Tanda Nankin Hong Kong Oct 30 Dec 3 Jan 1 Manila Nov 2 Dec 6 Jan 4 Rabaul Nov ie Dec 14 Jan 12 Brisbane Nov 16 Dec 20 Jan 18 Sydney Nov 18 Dec 22 Jan 20 Melbourne N.22-D.1 D.27-J.5 J.24-F.2 Hobart Dec 3 Jan 7 Feb 4 Newcastle Dec 6 Jan 10 Feb 7 Sydney, dep.

Dec 11 Jan 15 Feb 12 Brisbane Dec 13 Jan 17 Feb 14 Townsville Dec 16 Jan 20 Feb 17 Rabaul Dec 21 Jan 25 Feb 22 Manila Dec 29 Feb 2 Mar 2 Hong Kong .

Jan 1 Feb 5 Mar 5

Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Samoa Hawaii Subject to alteration without Notice

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line.

N, Zealand - Samoa - Niu<*

The New Zealand Government’s steamer M»ui Pomare (1159 tons) is the only direct connection betwen N.Z.. the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa and Niue Island. The vessel which carres mails, passengers, and cargo, is controlled hv the Department of External Affairs at Wellington, where application should be made concerning freights, berth s. etc.

M.V. Maui Pomare Wellington Nov 2 Nov 23 Aida - Nov 9-11 N.30-D.2 Niue Nov 13 Dec 4 Lvttelton - Nov 22 Dec 13 Wellington Nov 23 Dec 14

Noumea Australia

The small steamer Neo Hehridais (Societe Maritime ot, Miniere Hagen) carries on a monthly service between Noumea, New Caledonia, and Newcastle, N.S.W. The round trip occupies- abolit 17 days.

N.G. Inter-Island Services

5.5. Maiwara and M.V. Muliama (Burns. Philp & Co.) make regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports. 5.5. Coomber, M.V. Desikoko, 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.

Ptv. Ltd.) connects at Rabaul with S.S. Friderun and then makes the following trips:— NORTHERN RUN—Rambutyo, Pak. Inrim.

Pitelu, Papitalei, Salesia, Salami, Lorengau, Noru, Tumleo, Boikin, Kairiru, Wewak, Boram, Sepik Mouth, Awar, Bogia. Kulili, Kurun, Alexis hafen, Nagada. Madang, Finschhafen, Salamaua, Bali, Garua, Toriu, Stockholm, Manuan.

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.

Agents: Colyer, Watson & Co., Rabaul

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.

M.V. Nusa Samarai Nov 25 Mambare Nov 29 Puni Puni Nov 25 Buna Nov 30 Baniara Nov 25 Cape Nelson Dec 1 Cape Nelson ...Nov 26 Baniara Dec 2 Buna Nov 27 Puni Puni Dec 3 Mambare Nov 28 Samarai Dec 4 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.

S.S. Papuan Chief Pt. Moresby Oct 29 Hisiu Nov 15 Kapa Kapa Oct 29 Yule Is Nov 15 Abau Oct 31 Kukipi Nov 16 Baibara Nov 1 Orokolo Nov IV Samarai ..Nov 3-6 Kikori Nov 19 Baibara Nov 7 Daru Nov 20-21 Abau Nov 8 Orokolo Nov 22 Kapa Kapa Nov 10 Jfule Is No/ 24 Pt. Moresby Nov 11 TUsiu Nov 25 Pt. Moresby No/ 15 Pt. Moresby ...Nov 26

N.G. Goldfields' Services

Aeroplanes conducted by Guinea Airways 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 centres on the Morobe goldfield. 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.

Sub-Inspector S. F. Sanders, of the

Fiji Constabulary, recently left Sigatoka

District, where he has been stationed

during the past few years, on long fur lough, which will be spent travelling in

N.Z., Australia, and England, with Mrs.

Sanders.

Monterey Mariposa Monterey Honolulu Nov. 15 Dec 13 Jan 10 Pago Pago Nov 20 Dec 18 Jan 15 Suva Nov 23 Dec 21 Jan 18 Auckland Nov 26 Dec 24 Jan 21 Sydney „Nov 29 Dec 27 Jan 24 Melbourne Dec 3-6 D.31-J.3 Jan 28-31 Sydney Dec 10 Jan 7 Feb 4 Auckland Dec 13 Jan 10 Feb 7 Suva Dec 16 Jan 13 Feb 10 Pago Pago Dec 17 Jan 14 Feb 11 Honolulu Dec 22 Jan 19 Feb 16