Western Pacific

Another Japanese Line in Western Pacific

ANOTHER Japanese motor vessel, “Takachiho Maru”, owned by Nanyo Boyeki Kaisha, Ltd., of Tokio, has commenced running on a regular sched ule among the ports of the Western Pacific islands.

Commencing last month (August), she left Ponape (Caroline Islands— a Jap anese Mandated Territory) to visit the following ports in this order:— Kavieng, New Guinea.

Rabaul, New Guinea.

Salamaua, New Guinea.

Port Moresby, Papua.

Port Vila, New Hebrides.

Noumea. New Caledonia.

Nukualofa, Tonga.

Suva, Fiji.

Tulagi, Solomon Islands.

Thence back to Ponape, via Rabaul.