Shipping Services in the Pacific

Sydney - Papua - New Guinea

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.

Sydney - Rabaul - Hong Kong

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. Coombar, 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.

Pty. 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, Karan, Alexis

hafen, Nagada, Madang, Pinschhafen, Salamaua Bali, Garua, Toriu, Stockholm, Manuan.

SOUTHERN RUN—Matala, Put Put. Sum Sum Kekere, Iwi, Aropa, Toboroi, Kieta, Arawa Numa, Bonis, Euka Passage, Samo, Mageh, Lihir Kavieng, Patlangat, Rangarere, Notre Mai, Lan ginoa, Asalingi, Neu Kauern, Manuan.

Agents: Colyer, Watson & Co.. Rabaul

New Caledonian Services

M.V. Le Phoque (Societe des lies Loyalty) makes regular trips, carrying mails and passengers, from Noumea along the east coast to Arama.

Also from Noumea to Poum and Belep Islands, via the west coast. Leaving Noumea on the run up the east coast the vessel calls at Yate, Touarou, N. Goye, Kaukue, Thio, Nakety, Canalo, Gouaoua, Houailou, Moueo, Pouerihouen, Tieti, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho, Kokingone, Hieghene.

Tao, Outbatch, Pouebo, Balada, Pam and Arama.

Return by same route. Ports visited on west coast trip are: Bourail, Poya, Mueo, Poumbout, Kono, Voh, Temala. Ouaco, Koumac, Karamble, Tanga

-Macdhui.

Montoro.

Macdhul.

Sydney ■ Peb. 2 Peb. 23 Mar. 12 Brisbane Townsville •Feb. 4 Peb.

Feb.

Mar. 25 28 1.

Mar. 14 Pt. Moresby . Feb. 8 Mar. 3 Mar. 18 Samarai Woodlark Is. — Feb. 9 Mar.

Mar. 5 6.

Mar. 19 Rabaul . Feb. 11-12 Mar.

Mar. 7-8 g Mar. 21-22 Lindenhafen — Peb. 13 Mar. 23 Salamaua 1 Lae Feb. 14-15 Mar. 11-12 Mar. 24-25 Madanp:

Alexishafen f

Boram (

Peb. 16

i a j

Mar. 13-14 Mar. 26

Wewak f

Feb.'

17 Mar. 27-28 Madangr .

Feb. 18 Mar. 14 Mar. 29 Finschafen — Feb. 19 Mar. 30 Salamaua — Kavieng Feb.

Pnh 19 21 Mar. 15 Mar.

A nr 30 Pondo — r i.u< Feb.

Peb. 22 24 Apr. 1 2 Rabaul .

M^r. 17 Apr. 4 Salamaua Feb. 26 Apr. 5 Samarai —.

Feb. 28 Mar. 19 Apr. 7 Pt. Moresby Cairns Mar. 1 Mar.

Mar.

Mar. 21 23 26 Apr. 8 Brisbane Mar. 5 Apr. 12 Svdnev Mar. 7 Mar. 28 Apr. (Tents. 14

Burns, Philp & Co

L, Ltd., A

Subject to alteration without notice.

Nellore Tanda Nankin.

Hong Kong Jan 29 Mar 6 Apr. 2 Manila Feb 1 Mar 8 Apr. 5 Rabaul Feb 9 Mar 16 Apr. 13 Brisbane Feb 15 Mar 22 Apr. 19 Sydney Feb 17 Mar 24 Apr. 21 Melbourne F.21-M.2 M.28-A.2 A. 25-M. 4 Hobart Mar 4 Apr 4 May 6 Newcastle Mar 7 Apr 7 May 9 Sydney, dep.

Mar 12 Apr 13 May 14 Brisbane Mar 14 Apr 16 May 16 Townsville Mar 17 Apr 19 May 19 Rabaul Mar 22 Apr 24 May 24 Manila Mar 30 May 2 June 1 Hong Kong ”

Apr 2 May 5 June 4

E. & A. Steamship

Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

diou, Paagoumene, Nehoue, Mouac, Belep, and return by same route.

She will leave Noumea on her next east coasi trip on February 11, and commence the west coast run on March 1.

M. V. Le Phoque also maintains a 4 weeks’ ser vice between Noumea and the Loyalty Group. The vessel calls at Tadine (Mare Is.), Chepenehe, and We (Lifou Is.), Fajoue, St. Joseph and Banout (Ouvea Is.). Calls are made occasionally at Isle of Pines and Walpole Island.

Her next voyage to the Loyalty Group will be made on February 5.

Hong Kong - N. Guinea - Sydney

Japan - N. Guinea - Noumea - New Zealand

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.

Solomon Islands-N.G. Service

Saigon - Java - South Seas - N.Z. Service

Central Pacific Services

Subject to alteration without Notice M.V. Neptuna.

Melbourne -Feb 14 Apr 20 June 27 Sydney Feb 16-17 Apr 22-27 Jn.29-Jy.2 Salamaua Feb 26 May 4 July 9 Rabaul — Feb 28 May 6 July 11 Cebu (opt.) —Mar 7 May 13 July 18 Manila Mar 10 May 16 July 21 Hong Kong Mar 12-16 May 18-22 July 23-27 Saigon Mar 22 May 28 Aug 2 Madang Apr 2 June 8 Aug 13 Salamaua —Apr 5 June 11 Aug 16 Rabaul Apr 8 June 14 Aug 19 Sydney _Apr 15-16 June 21 Aug 26-27 Melbourne -Apr 18 June 24 Aug 29

Burns. Philp & Co. Ltd.,

Agent*.

Subject to alteration without notice Naniwa Melbourne Kohzan Maru.

Maru.

Maru.

Kobe — Jan. 26 Feb. 15 Mar. 12 Moji Jan. 28-29 Feb. 16-17 Feb. 26 Mar. 3-4 Noumea Feb. 13-14 Mar. 28-29 Auckland — Feb. 18-20 Mar. 7-9 Apr. 1-3 Wellington Feb. 22-24 Mar. 11-14 Apr. 5-7 Lyttelton —.

Feb. 25 Mar. 15-17 Apr. 8 Dunedin Feb. 26-28 Mar. 18-19 Apr. 9-11 Lyttleton Mar. 3-4 Apr. 14-15 Wellington ..

Mar. 5-6 Mar. 20-23 Apr. 16-18 Auckland Mar. 10-12 Mar. 25-28 Apr. 21-23 Hong Kong .

Apr. 14 Shanghai ...

Apr. 17 • Kobe Mar. 30-31 Apr. 20-22 May 11-12

Osaka Shosen Kaisha And Yamashita

Line.

Subject to alteration without notice.

M.V. Malaita Sydney _Peb. 5 Mar. 19 Apr. 30 May 2 May 5 Tv/r q \r Brisbane Peb. 7 Mar.

Mar. 21 24 25 Townsville Peb. 10 Cairns pah i i Tulagi

Makambo j

Gavutu J

Feb. 15-16 Mar. 29ivicty o 30 May 10-11 Su’u Domma Mamara Tasavarong Aruligo Lavoro Mamara Tasavarong Aruligo j Meringe Hivo Yandina Banika Feb. 17 Peb. 18 L-s —Feb. 19 Mar.

Apr. 31 1 May 12 May 13 May 14 Ufa Faiami Younger

Pepesala J

Lingatu West Bay Somata J Gizo Feb. 20 1 Feb. 21 Apr. 2 3 May 15 Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

Apr. 4 May Jg Fa’R' _Peh. 22 5 May 17 May 17 May 18 Kieta - Feb. 22 5 Arigua Numa Numa t Peb. 23 r 6 Teopasino -Peb. 24 Apr. i Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

Apr. 7 May 19 May 20-21 •10 May 22-23 May 24 May 25 May 26 -15 May 27-28 May 28 June 2 Rabaul Peb. 25-26 8 Soraken _Feb 27-28 9- Kieta Mar. 1 11 Faisi Mar. 2 12 Gizo Tetipari Russell Is.

Gavutu Mar. 3 Mar. 4-5 L Mar. 5 13 14- 16 Makambo Brisbane 1 Mar. 10 21 Sydney Mar. 12 Apr. 23 June 4

Burns

, Philp & Co. Ltd..

Agent*.

Subject to alteration without notice Swarten- Maet- Swartenhondt suycker hondt.

Saigon — Mar 13 — Singapore Feb. 15 Mar 15-16 Apr. 16 Batavia Feb 17-19 Mar 18-20 Apr. 18-20 Samarang Feb 20 Mar 21 Apr. 21 Pt. Moresby Feb 21-22 Mar 22 Apr. 22-23 Sourabaya Mar 2 Mar 29 Apr. 30 Samarai — Mar 30 -— Rabaul — Apr 1 — Vila — Apr 5 Noumea , — Apr 6-8 Auckland Mar 10-12 Apr 11-12 May 9-11 Wellington Mar 14-15 Apr 14-16 May 13-14 Sydney Mar 21-23 Apr 20-22 May 18-21 Pt. Moresby Mar 30 Apr 2 7 May 27 Sourabaya Apr 7 May 4 June 3 Samarang — Apr 9 May 5 June 4 Batavia Apr 10-13 May 6-9 June 5-7 Singapore Apr 15 May 11 June 9 Saigon — May 13 June 11

Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd.

Subject to alteration without M.V. Matua notice.

Auckland Feb 1 Mar 1 Cook Is Feb 5 Mar 5 Feb 9-10 Mar 9-10 A pi a.

Feb 11-12 Mar 11-12 Suva.

Feb 16-17 Mar 16-17 Anr.kla.nd Feb 21 Mar 21 Wellington Auckland Feb 23-26 Mar 23-26 Feb 28 Mar 28 The cargo steamer Clydebank will depart from Sydney on February 2 for Suva, Lautoka.

Papeete, and N. American ports. She will carry mails and general cargo. The Wairuna (5,832 tons) is scheduled to follow to Fiji and French Oceania early in March.

Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agent*.

N. Zealand - Samoa - Niuo

The New Zealand Government’s steamer Maui Pomare (1159 tons) is the only direct connection between N.Z., the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa and Niue Island. 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 - N.Z. - Fiji - Hawaii

Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Samoa Hawaii

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.

Messageries Maritime Co., Agents.

Fiji Inter-Island Services

S.S. Malake, 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 to Lautoka, returning to Suva direct or via Elling ton —trip occupying 8 or 4 days.

M.V. Yanawai (Burns Philp (South Seas) Co.

Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Labasa. via Levuka and Macuata ports, then returns to Suva.

Trip A: Suva-Labasa, via Levuka and Ma cuata ports, returning to Suva by the same route. Duration of voyage, 8-10 days. Trip B: Suva-Labasa, via Levuka and Macuata ports, then calling at the ports on the coast beyond Labasa, Natewa Bay ports, Levuka, and Suva. Duration of voyage, 10-12 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, Dreketi, Naduri, and Labasa. Returns to Suva by same route. On alternative trips she returns from Labasa via Naduri, Nakaloa, Dreketi, Naiserewaqa, Lekutu, G'aloa, 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.

Sydney - Noumea - New

Hebrides - Indochina

Subject to alteration without notice.

Pierre Loti Sydney Apr. 14 Norsup Apr. 24 Noumea Apr. 18-20 Vila Apr. 26-27 Mare Apr. 20 Mare Apr. 28 Vila Apr. 21-22 Noumea ..; Apr. 29-30 Luganville Apr. 23 Sydney May 4 La Dart „ Apr. 24-25

Messageries Maritimes Co.. Agent..

New Hebrides Inter-Island

Services

S.S. Mirani (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) connects every six weeks at Vila with S.S.

Morinda from Sydney, then proceeds on southern 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, Ambrym, Malekula, Aoba, Malo, Santo and returns to Vila, trip occupying 25 to 28 days. Vessel extends to Banks Group every second trip equivalent to about every six weeks.

M.V. Maui Pom a re Wellington Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr. 19 Apia . ..

Mar 1-3 Mar 29-31 Apr. 26-28 Niue Mar 5 Apr 2 Apr. 30 Lyttelton Mar 14 Apr 11 May 9 Wellington Mar 15 Apr 12 May 10

Subject to alteration without notice.

Aorangi Niagara. Aorangi.

Honolulu Feb 23 Mar. 23 Apr. 20 Suva Mar 4 Apr. 1 Apr. 29 Auckland — Mar 7-8 Apr. 4-5 May 2-3 Sydney Mar 12 Apr. 9 May 7 Sydney, dep. Mar 17 Apr. 14 May 12 Auckland — Mar 21-22 Apr. 18-19 May 16-17 Suva Mar 25 Apr. 22 May 20 Honolulu — Apr 1 Apr. 29 May 27

Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agent*.

Subject to alteration without Notice Mariposa Monterey Mariposa.

Honolulu Feb 7 Mar 7 Apr. 3 Pago Pago Feb 12 Mar 12 Apr. 8 Suva Feb 15 Mar 15 Apr. 11 Auckland Feb 18 Mar 18 Apr. 14 Sydney Feb 21 Mar 21 Apr. 17 Melbourne Feb 25-28 Mar 25-28 Apr. 22-25 Sydney Mar 4 Apr 1 Apr. 29 Auckland Mar 7 Apr 4 May 2 Suva .

Mar 10 Apr 7 May 5 Pago Pago — Mar 11 Apr 8 May 6 Honolulu Mar 16 Apr 13 May 11

Oceanic Steamship

Co., Matson Line.

Ville D’Amiens.

Strasbourg.

C. Ramel.

Papeete Feb. 13-14 Mar. 29-30 May 8-9 Raiatea (opt.) —— Mar. 31 Suva (opt.) . .

May 16 Vila ...Feb. 23 Apr. 10 May 18 Noumea . F. 25-M. 4 Apr. 12-20 May 20-27 Vila . Mar. 7 Apr. 23 May 30 Raiatea . Mar. 14 May 2 June 6 Papeete . Mar. 15-17 May 3-5 June 7-9

Noumea Australia

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

Sydney - Norfolk Island - New

Hebrides

Europe - Sydney - Suva - New Guinea

Hong Kong - New Guinea -

Solomon Islands

5.5. 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.

Gilchrist, Watt & Sanderson, 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. 5.5. Papuan Chief (Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.) makes regular round trips from Port Moresby to Samarai via Kapa Kapa, Abau, and Baibara, re turns 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.

Gilbert and Ellice islands

Service

M.V. Raium (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.

Sydney s.s.

Feb. 3 Morinda.

Mar. 5 Mar. 17 Lord Howe Feb. 5 Mar. 7 Mar. 19 Norfolk Is. Feb. 7 Mar. 9 Mar. 21 Vila Feb. 10- •11 ■— Mar. 24-25 Bushman’s B.

Feb. 12 — Mar. 26

Malo 1

Tangoa f Feb. 12 Mar. 26

Segond J

Hog Har.

Feb. 13 Mar. 27 Vila Feb. 14 —■ Mar. 28 Norfolk Is Feb. 17 Mar. 10 Mar. 31 Lord Howe ...

Fob. 19 Mar. 12 Apr. 2 Sydney Ft b. 22 Mar. 14 Apr. 5

Burns, Ph1Lp &

C Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Subject to alteration without notice.

M.V. Rabaul.

M.V. Salamaua.

London Feb. 23 London Mar. 31 Galveston ...Mar. 15 Galveston . . . Apr. 20 Suva Apr. 23* Sydney June 5 * Then to United Kingdom, via N.Z., Sydney, and New Guinea.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.