Shipping Services in the Pacific
pp. 79-82 · Read in the full issue
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
Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Hawaii
N. Zealand - Samoa - Niuo
The New Zealand Government’s steamer Maui Pomare (1169 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 - Samoa Hawaii
Sydney - Noumea - Tahiti
Mails and passengers from Sydney for Tahiti may connect with Messageries Marltimes liners at Noumea, per Pierre Loti (see Sydney-Noumea- New Hebrides service). The M.M. liners run between Marseilles and Noumea, via Panama Canal.
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 3 or 4 days.
Macdhui.
Montoro.
Macdhui.
Sydney Mar. 12 Apr. 2 Apr. 23 Brisbane Mar. 14 Apr. 4 — Townsville Apr. 7 Apr. 25 Cairns Apr. 8 — Pt. Moresby — Mar. 18 Apr. 10-11 Apr. 29 Samarai Mar. 19 Apr. 12 Apr. 30 Woodlark Is. — — ■ Rabaul Mar. 21-22 Apr. 14-16 May 2-3 Kavieng — Apr. 17 — Lindenhafen — Mar. 23 — May 4 Salamaua I
Lae f
Mar. 24-25 Apr. 19-20 May 5-6 Madang Alexishafen Mar. 26 Apr. 21 May 7
Boram (,
Wewak f
Mar. 27-28 May 8-9 Madang Mar. 29 Apr. 21 May 10 Finschafen — Mar. 30 — May 11 Salamaua — Mar. 30 Apr. 22 May 11 Kavieng Apr. 1 — May 13 Pondo Apr. 2 — May 14 Rabaul .
Apr. 4 Apr. 25 May 16 Salamaua — Apr. 5 — May 17 Samarai —.
Apr. 7 Apr. 27 May 19 Pt. Moresby Apr. 8 Apr. 28 May 20 Cairns Brisbane Apr. 12 Apr. 30 May 3 May 24 Sydney Apr. 14 May 5 May 26
Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd.. Agent*.
M.V. Maui Pomare Wellington Mar 22 Apr. 19 May 17 A pin Mar 29-»l Anr. 26-28 May 24-26 Niue Apr 2 Apr. 30 May 28 Lyttelton Apr 11 May 9 June 6 Wellington Apr 12 May 10 June 7
Subject to alteration without Notice Monterey Mariposa.
Monterey.
Honolulu - Mar 7 Apr. 3 May 2 Pago Pago Mar 12 Apr. 8 May 7 Suva Mar 15 Apr. 11 May 10 Auckland Mar 18 Apr. 14 May 13 Sydney Mar 21 Apr. 17 May 16 Melbourne Mar 25-28 Apr. 22-25 May 20-23 Sydney Apr 1 Apr. 29 May 27 Auckland Apr 4 May 2 May 30 Suva , Apr 7 May 5 June 2 Pago Pago — Apr 8 May 6 June 3 Honolulu — Apr 13 May 11 June 8
Oceanic Steamship
Co., Matson Line.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Strasbourg. Eridan.
D’ Amiens.
Papeete Mar. 29-30 May 6-7 June 19-20 Raiatea (opt.) Mar. 31 — June 20 Suva (opt.) .
May 15 June 27 Vila Apr. 10 May 17 June 29 Noumea Apr. 12-20 May 19-27 July 1-8 Vila Apr. 23 May 30 July 11 Raiatea May 2 June 6 July 18 Papeete May 3-5 June 7-9 July 19-21
Messageries Maritime Co.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Tanda Nankin.
Nellore.
Hong Kong Mar 5 Apr. 2 Apr. 30 Manila Mar 8 Apr. 5 May 3 Rabaul Mar 16 Apr. 13 May U Brisbane —.
Mar 22 Apr. 19 May 17 Sydney Mar 24 Apr. 21 May 19 Melbourne M.28-A.2
A. 9S-Tvt 4
M. 23-J. 3-4 Hobart Apr 4 May 6 June 6 Newcastle Apr 7 May 9 June 9 Sydney, dep.
Apr 13 May 14 June 15 Brisbane — Apr 16 May 16 June 17 Townsville Apr 19 May 19 June 20 Rabaul Apr 24 May 24 June 25 Manila May 2 June 1 July 3 Hong Kong May 5 June 4 July 6 E. & A. STEAMSHIP CO. LTD., Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Niagara. Aorargi. Niagara.
Honolulu Mar. 23 Apr. 20 May 18 Suva Apr. 1 Apr. 29 May 27 Auckland Apr. 4-5 May 2-3 May 30-31 Sydney J..., Apr. 9 May 7 June 4 Sydney, dep. Apr. 14 May 12 June 9 Auckland Apr. 18-19 May 16-17 June 13-14 Suva Apr. 22 May 20 June 17 Honolulu Apr. 29 May 27 June 24
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agent*.
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, 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.
Saigon - Java - South Seas - N.Z. Service
Hong Kong - New Guinea -
Solomon Islands
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.
Gilchrist, Watt & Sanderson, Agents
Solomon Islands-N.G. Service
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.
Japan - N. Guinea - Noumea -
New Zealand
Subject to alteration without notice Maet- Swarten- Maetsuycker hondt. suycker Saigon , Mar. 13 — May 14 Singapore _Mar. 15-16 Apr. 16 May 16-17 Batavia _Mar. 18-20 Apr. 18-20 May 19-21 Samarang _Mar. 21 Apr. 21 May 22 Sourabaya Mar. 22 Apr. 22-23 May 23 Pt. Moresby Mar. 29 Apr. 30 May 30 Samarai ...Mar. 30 — May 31 Rabaul . Apr. 1 — June 2 Vila Apr. 5 — June 6 Noumea .Apr. 6-8 — June 7-10 Auckland — _Apr. 11-12 May 9-11 June 13-15 Wellington Apr. 14-16 May 13-14 June 17-18 Sydney ,_Apr. 20-22 May 18-21 June 22-24 Pt. Moresby Apr. 27 May 27 June 29 Sourabaya .May 4 June 3 July 6 Samarang _May 5 June 4 July 7 Batavia _May 6-9 June 5-7 July 8 Singapore _May 11 June 9 I Saigon -May 13 June 11 3
Royal Packet Navigation
Co. Ltd.
Subject to Alteration without notice.
M.V.
Malaita Sydney Mar. 19 Apr. 30 June 11 Brisbane Mar. 21 May 2 June 13 Townsville Mar. 24 May 5 June 16 Cairns Mar. 25 May 6 June 17 Tulagi Makambo [■ Mar. 29-30 May 10- 11 J. 21 -22
Gavutu J
Su’u [
Mar. 31 May 12 June 23
Domma f
Maraara ■)
Tasavarong [■
Apr. 1 — June 24
Aruligo j
Lavoro J
Mamara ]
Tasavarong }■
May 13 — Aruligo Meringe [ May 14 Hivo f Yandina Banika
Ufa }•
.Apr. 2 May 15 June 25 Faiami Younger Pepesala J
Lingata ]
West Bay f Apr. 3 — June 26
Somata J
Gizo Apr. 4 May 16 June 27 Faisi Apr. 5 May 17 June 28 Kieta Apr. 5 May 17 June 28
Arigua [
Apr. 6 May 18 June 29 Numa Numa f Teopasino Apr. 7 May 19 June 30 Rabaul Apr. 8 May 20-21 July 1-2 Soraken Apr. 9-10 Mav 22-23 July 3-4 TCiptn Apr. 11 May 24 July 5 Faisi Apr. 12 May 25 July 6 Gizo 1 Apr. 13 May 26 July 7
Tetipari f
Russell Is.
Apr. 14-15 May 27-28 July 8-9 Gavutu Apr. 16 May 28 July 9 Makambo ( Brisbane Apr. 21 June 2 July 14 Sydney Apr. 23 June 4 July 16
Burns,
Philp
& Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice Kohzan Brisbane Naniwa Maru.
Maru.
Maru.
Kobe Mar. 12 Mar.31 Apr. 21 Moji Apr. 1-2 Apr. 11 Apr. 23-24 Rabaul Noumea Mar. 28-29 Apr. 16-17 May 9-10 Auckland — Apr. 1-3 Apr. 20-23 May 14-17 Wellington Apr. 5-7 Apr. 25-27 May 19-22 Lyttelton —■ Apr. 8 Apr. 28-29 May 23-24 Dunedin Apr. 9-11 A. 30-M. 1 May 25-28 Lyttelton Apr. 14-15 — — Wellington ..
Apr. 16-18 May 2-5 — Auckland Apr. 21-23 May 7-10 — Hong Kong .
May 27 — Shanghai ...
Apr. 30 — Kobe May 11-12 June 2-5 June 19-20
Osaka Shosen Kaisha And Yamash1Ta
Line.
Sydney - Noumea - New Hebrides - Indochina
Europe - Sydney - Suva -
New Guinea
Subject to alteration without notice.
M.V. Rabaul. M.V. Salamaua.
London London Mar. 31 Galveston ...Mar. 15 Galveston ...Apr. 20 Suva Apr. 23* Sydney Junes ♦ Then to United Kingdom, via N.Z., Sydney, and New Guinea.
W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.
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, Kwun, 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.) make* round trips on a regular schedule from Samarai to Misima Island, via the Conflict Group.
M.V. Nusa (Steamships Trading Co., Ltd.) hold* 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.
Central Pacific Services Subject to alteration without notice.
only) for Suva, Lautoka, Papeete, and N. Ame rican ports. She will carry a limited number of passengers in addition to mail and general cargo. The “Limerick” (8,724 tons) is sched uled to follow to Fiji and French Oceania about the middle of April.
Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agent*.
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.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Pierre Loti Sydney Apr. 14 May 12 June 16 Noumea Apr. 18-20 May 16-18 June 20-22 Mare Apr. 20 May 18 June 22 Vila Apr. 21-22 May 19-20 June 23-24 Luganville Apr. 23 May 21 June 25 Le Dart Apr. 24-25 May 22-23 June 26-27 Norsup Apr. 25 May 23 June 27 Vila Apr. 26-27 May 24-25 June 29-30 Mare Apr. 28 May 26 July 1 Noumea Apr. 29-30 May 27-28 July 2-3 Sydney May 4 June 1 July 7
Messageries Maritimes Co.
, Agents.
Auckland M.V. Matua .. Mar 1 Mar. 29 Api. 20 Cook Is.
Mar 5 Apr. 2 Apr. 24 Outer Is — — Apr. 25-27 Cook Is Apr. 28 Nukualofa • • Mar 9-10 Apr. 6-7 — Apia • • Mar 11-12 Apr. 8-9 — Suva .. Mar 16-17 Apr. 13-14 — Auckland .. Mar 21 Apr. 18 May 4 Wellington . Mar 23-26 — — Auckland .. Mar 28 — The cargo steamer “Wairuna” (5,832 tons) will depart from Sydney on March 10 (approx.
Sydney-Norfolk Island - New Hebrides
S.S. Morinda.
Sydney . Mar. 5 Mar. 17 Apr. 14 Lord Howe .. . Mar. 7 Mar. 19 Apr. 16 Norfolk Is. . Mar. 9 Mar. 21 Apr. 18 Vila Mar. 24- 25 — Bushman’s B. — Mar. 26 — Malo 1 Tangoa - Mar. 26 — Segond \ Aoba 1 Mar. 27 Hog Har. .. r Vila Mar. 28 — Norfolk Is. ...
Mar. 10 Mar. 31 Apr 19 Lord Howe Mar. 12 Apr. 2 Apr. 21 Sydney Mar. 14 Apr. 5 Apr. 23
Burns.
Philp & Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Hong Kong
- N. Gi
uinea -
Sydney
M.V, Neptuna.
Melbourne Apr 20 June 27 Aug. 31 Sydney Apr 22-27 Jn.29-Jy.2 Sept. 2-7 Salamaua May 4 July 9 Sept. 14 Rabaul May 6 July 11 Sept. 16 Cebu (opt.) - May 13 July 18 Sept. 23 Manila May 16 July 21 Sept. 26 Hong Kong May 18-22 July 23-27 S. 28-0. 2 Saigon May 28 Aug 2 Oct. 8 Madang June 8 Aug 13 Oct. 19 Salamaua June 11 Aug 16 Oct. 22 Rabaul June 14 Aug 19 Oct. 25 Sydney June 21 Aug 26-27 Nov. 1 Melbourne June 24 Aug 29 Nov. 4
Burns.
Philp & Co. Ltd.,
Agents.