Shipping Services in the Pacific

Central Pacific Services

The cargo vessel Limerick (8,724 tons) will de part from Sydney on January 9 (approx.) for Suva and Lautoka (Fiji), Papeete (Tahiti), and North American ports. She will carry a limited number of passengers in addition to mails and general cargo. The cargo vessel Hauraki (7,113 tons) is scheduled to leave Sydney for Fiji, Tahiti, and American ports early in February.

Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

Sydney New Guinea

Hong Kong

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Service

M.V. Moamoa (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co.

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

Europe - Suva - N.Z. - Sydney - New Guinea

Papuan Inter-Island

Services

M.V. Lakatoi (Burns Philp & Co. Ltd.) makes round trips on a regular schedule from Samarai to Misima Island, via the Conflict Group; also calls at Woodlark Island.

M.V. Nusa (Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.) holds the Papuan Government’s contract for carry ing 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 Samarai via Kapa Kapa, Abau, and Baibara, returns by same route; then Port Moresby to Daru via Hisiu, Yule Is., Kukipi, Orokolo, Kikorl and back via Orokolo, Yule Island, and Hisiu —full trip occupying about one month.

Noumea Australia

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

The three vessels of the Societe Le Nickel, Cap Tarifa (2,177 tons), Capitaine Illiaquer (2,138 tons), and Notou (2,384 tons) make ir regular trips between Noumea (New Caledonia) and Sydney, Newcastle, and Port Kembla,

N.S.W.

Subject to alteration without notice.

M.V. Matua Auckland . ..

J. 30-31 P. 27-28 Cook Is Feb. 4 Mar. 4 Nukualofa .. .. Jan. 11 Feb. 8 Mar. 8 Vavau Feb. 9 Mar. 9 Apia ... J. 12-14 F. 9-11 M. 9- ■11 Suva ... J. 17-19 F. 14-16 M. 14 -16 Auckland . .. .. Jan. 23 Feb. 20 Mar. 20

M.V. Neptuna.

Sydney . J. 13-18 M. 22-25 M. 26-31 Salamaua .. . Jan. 25 Apr. 1 June 7 Rabaul . Jan. 27 Apr. 3 June 9 Cebu (opt.) , . Feb. 3 Apr. 10 June 16 Manila . Feb. 6 Apr. 13 June 19 Hong Kong . F. 8-12 A. 15-19 J. 21-25 Saigon . Feb. 18 Apr. 25 July 1 Madang . Mar. 1 May 6 July 12 Salamaua .. . Mar. 4 May 9 July 15 Rabaul . Mar. 7 May 12 July 18 Sydney Mar. 14 M. 19-20 July 25 Melbourne .. > M. 17-20 M. 22-24 July 28

Burns,

Philp &

Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Subject to alteration without notice.

M.V. Salamaua. S.S. Suva.

London ... Dec. 15 London ...Apr. 19 Rabaul Mar. 28 Panama May 7 London June 11 Apia May 29 M.V. Rabaul. Suva May 31 London Apr. 17 Rabaul June 12 Rabaul Aug. 6 Capetown — London Oct. 25 London Aug. 13

W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.

M.V. Lakatoi.

Samarai Dec. 20 Abau D. 26-27 Conflicts Dec. 20 Mogubo Dec. 27 Mlsima Dec. 21 Baibara Dec. 27 Woodlark Is. ...Dec. 22 Gadaisu Dec. 28 Trobrland Is. .. — Samarai D. 28-30 Samarai D. 23-24 Conflicts Dec. 30 Mogubo Dec. 25 Misima Dec. 31 Dedele Dec. 26 Samarai Jan. 1

M.V. Nusa.

Samarai Dec. 22 Mambare dep. . .Dec. 26 Puni Puni Dec. 22 Buna Dec. 27 Baniara Dec. 22 Cape Nelson ...Dec. 28 Cape Nelson ..Dec. 23 Baniara Dec. 29 Buna Dec. 24 Puni Puni ... .Dec. 30 Mambare Dec. 25 Samarai Dec. 31

N. Zealand-Samoa-Niue

Subject to alteration without notice.

The New Zealand Government’s steamer Maui Pomare (1,159 tons) is the only direct connection between N.Z., the Mandated Ter ritory 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 ap plication should be made concerning freights, berths, etc.

Sydney — N.Z. — Fiji - Samoa - Hawaii

Sydney - Papua - N.G. Air

Service

Under contract with the Commonwealth Gov ernment, a weekly airmail service between Sydney, Papua, and New Guinea Is conducted by W.R.C. Airlines Ltd., with two 10-seater De Havilland airliners. A ’plane leaves Kings ford-Smith aerodrome, Sydney, every Tuesday at 7 a.m. and calls at Brisbane (Tues.), Rock hampton (Tues.), Townsville (Tues.), Cairns (Wed.), Cooktown (Wed.), Port Moresby (Wed.), Salamaua (Wed.), and Rabaul (Thurs). The return trip from Rabaul commences at 1 p.m. every Friday, the airliner reaching Sydney at 5.30 p.m. the following Sunday.

W. R. Carpenter And Co. Ltd.

Nauru - Ocean Island

Service

Ships are despatched by the British Phos phate Commissioners from Melbourne (Vic toria) two or three times monthly, and from Auckland (New Zealand) irregularly, accord ing to the requirements of the phosphate trade.

Fiji Inter-Island Services

S.S. Malake, 736 tons (Burns Phllp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.), under contract with Fiji Gov ernment. Regular four weekly itinerary com prises: 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 Ellington—trip occupying 3 or 4 days.

M.V. Yanawal (Burns Phllp (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, Le kutu, 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 latter round trip from Suva occupies about 10 days.

M.S. Tul Kauvaro (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd.) operates from Suva to Levuka, calling at Lau toka and Ellington. Voyage takes 4 days.

M.V. Tul Cakau (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd.) operates from Suva and makes regular inter island trips throughout the Colony.

M.V. Maui Pomare.

Wellington Jan. 24 Feb. 21 Mar. 21 Apia ... J. 31-F. 2 F. 28-M. 2 M. 28-30 Niue Mar. 4 Apr. 1 Lyttelton ... F. 13-14 M. 13-14 A. 10-12 Wellington . Feb 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 13

Subject to alteration without Notice Mariposa.

Monterey.

Mariposa.

Honolulu ...

Jan. 9 Feb. 6 Mar. 6 Pago Pago ..

Jan. 14 Feb. 11 Mar. 11 Suva Jan. 17 Feb. 14 Mar. 14 Auckland ...

Jan. 20 Feb. 17 Mar. 17 Sydney ..

Jan. 23 Feb. 20 Mar. 20 Melbourne ..

J. 27-30 P. 24-27 M. 24-27 Sydney Feb. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 31 Auckland Feb. 6 Mar. 6 Apr. 3 Suva Feb. 9 Mar. 9 Apr. 6 Pago Pago ..

Feb. 10 Mar. 10 Apr. 7 Honolulu ...

Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 12

Oceanic Steamship Co.. Matson Line.

Hong Kong New Guinea - Solomon Islands

Sydney — Solomon Islands - New Guinea

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

Sydney - Noumea - New Hebrides - Indochina

Sydney - Papua - New Guinea

S.S. Friderun (cabin, third-class and deck passengers) runs from Hong Kong to New Guinea and Solomon Islands ports.

In the Solomons she calls at Tulagi, Rere, Fulakora and Meringe.

S.S. Friderun.

Hong Kong Jan. 8 Feb. 27 Madang Jan. 20 Mar. 11 Salamaua Jan. 22 Mar. 13 Tulagi (arr) Jan. 26 Mar. 17 Tulagi (dep) Jan. 28 Mar. 19 Rabaul J. 31-F. 4 M. 22-26 .Lorengau Feb. 7 Mar. 29 Hong Kong Feb. 19 Apr. 10

Gilchrist,

Watt & Sanderson,

Agents.

Subject to alteration without notice.

M.V. Malalta.

Sydney Brisbane ...

Townsville Cairns Jan. 12 jan 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 P. 28-M. 1 Tulagi i Gavutu Domma I Su’u ( Tasavarong ' Mamara Aruligo Lavoro Mamara Jan. 19 - Jan. 20 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Tasavaro Aruligo Meringe ' Hivo Yandina Banika Ufa ng Mar. 4 Mar. 5 Faiaml Younger Pepesala Lingatu West Ba; Somata Gizo 1 Falsi Kieta Arigua Numa Numa Tpnnnsinn Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 24 f Jan. 25 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Rabaul Mar. 9 ■jv/r in 11 Soraken Kieta ..

IVi. iU-11 Mar. 12 A/Tar 17 Paisi .

Jl iviar. u T\/T n mm 11

Gizo

L ..

Mar. 14 Tetlpari , Russell I Gavutu r s. .

Mar. 15 Mar. 16 M. 17-18 Mar. 23 Mar. 25 L Makambo f Brisbane Ryrinpy ...

Feb. 11

Burns,

Philp & Co. Ltd.,

Agents

Subject to alteration without Maetnotice.

Saigon Tasman. suycker.

Barentsz.

Jan. 16 Feb. 15 Mar. 14 Singapore ...

J. 18-19 F. 17-18 M. 16-17 Batavia J. 21-23 P. 20-22 M. 19-20 Samarang . ..

Jan. 24 Feb. 23 Mar. 21 Sourabaya ..

Jan. 25 Feb. 24' Mar. 22 Pt. Moresby . . Feb. 1 Mar. 3 Mar. 30 Samarai , Mar. 4 — Salamaua ... — Mar. 6 Rabaul .

Mar. 8-9 Vila , Feb. 6 — Apr. 4 Noumea Feb. 7-9 — Apr. 5-7 Auckland ... . Feb. 13 Mar. 16 Apr. 11 Wellington ..

Feb. 18 Mar. 22 Apr. 17 Sydney . F. 23-25 M. 27-29 A. 22-25 Pt. Moresby .

Mar. 2 Apr. 3 May 1 Sourabaya .. . Mar. 9 Apr. 10 May 9 Samarang ... , Mar. 10 Apr. 11 May 10 Batavia . M. 11-13 A. 12-13 M. 11-13 Singapore ...

Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 15 Saigon — — —

Royal Packet Navigation

Co. Ltd.

Subject to alteration without Pierre Loti notice.

Sydney Jan. 20 Feb. 16 Mar. 11 Noumea . . .

J. 24-26 F. 20-21 M. 16-18 Mare Jan. 26 Feb. 22 Vila J. 27-28 P. 23-24 Mar. 19 Luganville . .

Jan. 29 Feb. 25 Mar. 20 Le Dart ...

J. 30-31 F. 26-27 Mar. 21 Norsup — Feb. 27 — Saigon — — Apr. 3-5 Haiphong ... . — — Apr. 8-11 Zamboanga — — A. 16-17 Luganville . — — Apr. 28 Le Dart . . . . — — Apr. 29 Vila . Feb. 1-2 Feb. 28 A. 30-M. 1 Mare ,. Feb. 2 Mar. 1 Noumea ... ., Feb. 3-4 Mar. 2-3 May 2-5 Sydney ... . . Feb. 8 Mar. 7 May 9

Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.

Subject to alteration without notice.

Sydney Bulolo.

Macdhul.

Jan. 18 Bulolo.

Feb. 8 Brisbane Jan. 20 Feb. 10 Townsville ..

Jan. 23 — Cairns Jan. 24 — Pt. Moresby ... Jan. 6 Jan. 26 Feb. 14 Samarai ...

Jan. 27 Feb. 15 Rabaul J 29-30 F. 17-18 Kavieng ...

Jan. 31 — Lindenhafen Jan. 11 Feb. 19 Salamaua J- 12-13 Feb. 2-3 F. 20-21 Madang Alexishafen, Jan. 1* Feb. 4 Feb. 22 Opt. Jan - 1 4 Feb. 4 Feb. 22 Wewak i J. 15-16 Feb. 5-6 Feb. 23 Boram f ' * Madang Jan. ll Feb. 7 Feb. 24 Pinschafen, Opt. — Feb. 8 — Salamaua Jan. 18 Feb. 8 Feb. 25 Kavieng ...

J. 19-20 — F. 26-27 Pondo — Feb. 10 — Rabaul Feb. 11 Feb. 28 Salamaua ..

Jan. 22 — Mar. 1 Samarai ...

Feb. 13 Mar. 3 Pt. Moresby Jan. 25 Feb. 14 Mar. 4 Cairns — Feb. 16 —■ Brisbane . ...

Feb. 19 Mar. 8 Sydney Feb. 21 Mar. 10

Burns,

Puilp & Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Hawaii

Sydney T.l. Darwin - Singapore

Sydney — Norfolk Is. - New Hebrides

Sydney — Rabaul — Hong Kong

Samoa Inter-island

Service

In command of Captain Tanner, the M.V.

Matafele (Burns Philp (South Seas) Co. Ltd.) arrived in Western Samoa from Hong Kong early in December. After making a trip to the Tokelaus, Swain and Nassau Groups she will be transferred to the Fiji service of B.P. and Co., according to present arrangements.

Sydney - Noumea Tahiti

Service

Subject to alteration without notice.

Mails and passengers from Sydney for Tahiti may connect with Messageries Maritimes liners at Noumea, per Pierre Loti (see Sydney-Nou mea-New Hebrides service). The M.M. liners run between Marseilles and Noumea, via Pana ma Canal.

Subject to alteration without notice.

Niagara.

Aorangi.

Niagara.

Honolulu Dec. 28 Jan. 25 Feb. 22 Suva Jan. b Feb. 3 Mar. 3 Auckland ...

J. 9-10 Feb. 6-7 Mar. 6-7 Sydney Jan. 14 Feb. 11 Mar. 11 Sydney, dep. .

Jan. 19 Feb. 16 Mar. 16 Auckland J. 23-24 F. 20-21 M.20-21 Suva Jan. 27 Feb. 24 Mar. 24 Honolulu ...

Feb. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 31

Union

S.S. Co.

LTD., Agents.

Marella.

Merkur.

Marella Sydney . Jan. 7 Feb. 6 Mar. 9 Brisbane . Jan. 9 Feb. 8 Mar. 11 Townsville (opt.) Jan. 12 Feb. 11 Mar. 14 Thursday Is , Jan. 15 Feb. 13 Mar. 17 Darwin , Jan. 19 Feb. 17 Mar. 21 Sourabaya .Jan. 24 Feb. 22 Mar. 26 Samarang Jan. 25 Feb. 23 Mar. 27 Cheribon (opt.) , Jan. 26 Feb. 24 Mar. 28 Batavia . Jan. 27 Feb. 25 Mar. 29 Singapore J. 29-P. 3 F. 27-M. < M. 31 L-A. 4 Batavia .Feb. 6 Mar. 7 Apr. 7 Samarang Feb. 7 Mar. 8 Apr. 8 Sourabaya ...

Feb. 8 Mar. 9 Apr. 9 Darwin Feb. 13 Mar. 14 Apr. 14 Thursday Is ,Peb. 16 Mar. 17 Apr. 17 Townsville (opt.) Feb. 18 Mar. 19 Apr. 19 Brisbane Feb. 21 Mar. 22 Apr. 22 Sydney P. 23-24 Mar. 24 Apr. 24 Melbourne Feb. 27 Mar. 27 Apr. 27

Burns, Philp & Co.

LTD., Agents.

Subject to alteration without S.S. Morinda notice.

Sydney Dec. 20 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Lord Howe Dec. 22 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Norfolk Is. .

Dec. 24 — Jan. 11 Vila — — J. 14 -15 Bushman’s B.

Malo 1 " ■ Jan. 16

Tangoa J.

Segond j

— — Jan. 16 Aoba — — Jan. 17 Hog Har. ... — — Jan. 18 Norfolk Is. . .

Dec. 24 —- Jan. 21 Lord Howe ..

Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Jan. 23 Sydney Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 26

Burns,

Philp & Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Subject to alteration without notice.

Nankin.

Nellore.

Tanda.

Hong Kong Dec. 31 Feb. 3 Mar. 4 Manila Jan. 3 Feb. 6 Mar. 7 Rabaul Jan. 11 Feb. 14 Mar. 15 Brisbane ..

Jan. 17 Feb. 20 Mar. -21 Sydney Jan. 19 Feb. 22 Mar. 23 Melbourne .

J. 23—F. 1 F. 27-M. 4 M. 27-A. 1 Hobart Feb. 3 Mar. 6 Apr. 3 Newcastle ..

Feb. 6 Mar. 9 Apr. 6 Sydney, dep, Feb. 11 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 Brisbane ...

Feb. 13 Mar. 17 Apr. 17 Rabaul Feb. 19 Mar. 23 Apr. 23 Manila Feb. 28 Apr. 1 May 2 Hong Kong Mar. 3 Apr. 4 May 5 E. & A.

Steamship

Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Papeete D’Amlens C. Ramel.

J. 15-16 Eridan.

Ralatea (opt.) —. — Suva Jan. 23 — Vila Deo. 14 Jan. 25 — Noumea D. 16-23 J. 27-P. 3 Mar. 22 Vila Dec. 26 Feb. 6 Mar. 25 Raiatea Jan. 2 Feb. 13 Apr. 1 Papeete J. 3-5 P. 14-16 Apr. 2-4

Messageries

Maritimes Co. Ltd.

Agents.