Shipping Services in the Pacific
pp. 78-81 · Read in the full issue
Sydney - T.l. - Darwin - Singapore
U.S.A.-South Seas
A new shipping service between the Pacific coast of America and the South Sea Islands was inaugurated on January 5, when the Nor wegian motor ship Thor I. left San Francisco on January 5. She will be followed by the Velox sailing from ’Frisco early in February.
Both vessels ' have accommodation for about twelve passengers. Probable ports of call are: Central Pacific ports, Noumea, Townsville, Ra baul, Lae, Salamaua, and Port Moresby. The Australasian agents are Messrs. Birt and Co.
Ltd., 4 Bridge Street, Sydney.
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.
Japan - N.G. - Noumea -
New Zealand
Owing to a temporary re-arrangement of their shipping services, Messrs. Birt & Co., Sydney agents for the O.S.K. and Yamashita Lines, announce that the call at Noumea, New Caledonia, has been deleted from the schedule.
The vessels will now make only one call at an islands port—Rabaul, New Guinea—before pro ceeding to Australia and New Zealand. The next call at Rabaul will be by the Sydney Maru on February 10, followed by the Tokyo Maru on April 8.
Osaka Shosen Kaisha And Yamashita
Line.
Noumea - Australia
The small steamer Neo Hebridais (Societt Maritime et Miniere Hagen) carries on a monthly service between Noumea (New Caledonia), and Newcastle and Sydney (N.S.W.). 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.
Fiji Inter-Island Services
S.S. Malake, 736 tons (Burns Philp (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. On the arrival of M.V. Matafele at Suva from Western Samoa towards the end of January, the S.S. Malake will be with drawn from the service, the former taking over her run.
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, 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
Merkur.
Marella Merkur.
Sydney Feb. 6 Mar. 9 Apr. 6 Brisbane Feb. 8 Mar. 11 Apr. 8 Townsville (opt.) Feb. 11 Mar. 14 Apr. 11 Thursday Is Feb. 13 Mar. 17 Apr. 14 Darwin Feb. 17 Mar. 21 Apr. 18 Sourabaya ■ Feb. 22 Mar. 26 Apr. 23 Samarang Feb. 23 Mar. 27 Apr. 24 Cheribon (opt.) .
Feb. 24 Mar. 28 Apr. 25 Batavia ■ Feb. 25 Mar. 29 Apr. 26 Singapore F. 27 -M. 1 M 31-A. 4 A. 28-M. 4 Batavia ■ Mar. 7 Apr. 7 May 7 Samarang Mar. 8 Apr. 8 May 8 Sourabaya ...
Mar. 9 Apr. 9 May 9 Darwin Mar. 14 Ap’-. 14 May 14 Thursday Is • Mar. 17 Apr. 17 May 17 Townsville (opt.) Mar. 19 Apr. 19 May 18 Brisbane Mar. 22 Apr. 22 May 22 Sydney Mar. 24 Apr. 24 M. 24-25 Melbourne Mar. 27 Apr. 27 May 27
Burns, Philp &
Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Papeete Strasbourg Mar. 1-2 Eridan.
Apr. 8-9 D’Amiens.
M. 21-22 Raiatea (opt.) — — — Suva (opt.) . — Apr. 17 — Vila Mar. 13 Apr. 19 May 31 Noumea M. 15-22 A. 21-29 June 2-9 Vila Mar. 25 May 2 June 12 Raiatea Apr. 3 May 9 June 19 Papeete Apr. 4-6 M. 10-12 J.20-22
Messagekies
Maritimes Co. Ltd., Agents.
and Levuka. The latter round trip from Suva occupies about 10 days.
M.S. Tui Kauvaro (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd.) operates from Suva to Levuka, calling at Lau toka 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.
Hong Kong - New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Subject to alteration without notice.
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.
Sydney - Noumea - New Hebrides - Indochina Subject to alteration without notice.
As the result of losing a propeller when nearing Saigon in the middle of December, the Pierre Loti is at present in Saigon awaiting the arrival from Marseilles of a new one. She will therefore not leave Sydney on January 20 and February 16 as scheduled; her next voy age from Sydney commences on March 11.
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
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 re turns to Vila —trip occupying 7 or 8 days.
After 2 or 3 days at Vila, departs on north ern trip, calling at the islands of Efate, Mai, Tongoa, Epi, Paama, Ambrym, Malekula, Aoba, Malo, Santo and returns to Vila, trip oc cupying 25 to 28 days. Vessel extends to Banks Group every second trip equivalent to about every six weeks.
M.V. Polynesien (Messageries, Maritimes Ltd.) maintains a service from Vila to northern and southern ports as well as occasional trips to Wallis and Futuna Islands. The service com prises the following;— Wallis and Futuna Is.:—Leaves Vila on June 7, calling at Siguave, Mata Utu, and returns to Vila on June 24.
Northern run: Leaves Vila on Feb. 5, call ing at N’Guna, Mai, Tongoa, Diamond Bay, Ringdove, Nelson, Paama, Port Sandwich, Craig cove, Olal, Rhanone, Wanour, Baie Homo, Pointe Truchy, Melsissi, Namarang, Loltong, Loloque-pue, Nengire, Lone, N’Dui-N’Dui, Port Patteson, Port Olry, Hog Harbour, Baie des Requins, Baie des Tortues, Mate Wulu, Saramy, Saraoutou, Surrenda, Alsse, Luganville, Malo, Barclay, Malo Pass, Baie Benier, Vao, Walla,
Norsup, Sarmette, Rensari, Banam Bay, Ouesso, Port Sandwich, Lamap, Sakau (Maskelines) and returns to Vila on February 20.* Southern Run: —Leaves Vila on July 25, call ing at Lenakel, Ibock, White Sands, Waississi, Erromango, La Teouma, Mele, and returns to Vila on July 30. ♦The Polynesien leaves Vila on February 25, making a special trip to Brisbane, calling at La Teouma, Mele, Waississi, White Sands, Lenakel, Ibock and Noumea, arriving back at Vila on April 10.
Saigon Java South
Seas - N.Z. - Sydney
Subject to alteration without notice.
N.G. Inter-Island Services
5.5. Maiwara and M.V. Mullama (Burns.
Philp & Co.) make regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports; New Britain-Manus-Wltu; and New Guinea mainland ports. 5.5. Coombar, M.V. Desikoko, M.V. Duranbah, S.S. Mako (W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd.) make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.
Hong Kong s.s.
Priderun.
Jan. 25 Mar. 16 Madang *VD. o —
B.S.I
— — Rabaul Feb. 17 Apr. 8 Hong Kong Mar. 9 Apr. 28
Gilchrist,
Watt
& Sanderson,
Agents.
Pierre Loti Sydney , Mar. 11 June 15 June 29 Noumea ...
M. 16-18 June 19 July 3-4 Mare — — July 5 Vila . Mar. 19 — July 6 Luganville . . . Mar. 20 — July 7 Le Dart ... . Mar. 21 — July 8-9 Norsup — — July 9 Saigon Apr. 3-5 — — Haiphong ... . Apr. 8-11 — — Zamboanga .
A. 16-17 — — Luganville .
Apr. 28 — —- Le Dart . . . . . Apr. 29 — — Vila . A. 30-M. 1 J. 10-11 Mare — July 12 Noumea ... ,. May 2-5 June 20 J. 13-14 Sydney . May 9 June 24 July 18
Saigon Maetsuycker.
Feb. 15 Roggevaen. Tasman.
Mar. 14 Apr. 13 Singapore ...
F. 17-18 M. 16-17 A. 15-16 Batavia F. 20-22 M. 19-20 A. 18-19 Samarang . ..
Feb. 23 Mar. 21 Apr 20 Sourabaya .., , Feb. 24 Mar. 22 Apr. 21 Pt. Moresby . . Mar. 3 Mar. 30 Apr. 28 Samarai Mar. 4 — Apr. 29 Salamaua ...
Mar. 6 — May 1 Rabaul Mar. 8-9 — May 3-4 Vila — Apr. 4 — Noumea — Apr. 5-7 — Auckland , Mar. 16 Apr. 11 May 11 Wellington ..
Mar. 22 Apr. 17 May 17 Sydney ; M. 27-29 A. 22-25 M. 22-24 Pt. Moresby .
Apr. 3 May 1 May 29 Sourabaya ... , Apr. 10 May 9 June 5 Samarang ...
Apr. 11 May 10 June 6 Batavia A. 12-13 M. 11-13 June 7-9 Singapore ...
Apr. 15 May 15 June 11 Saigon — — June 13
Royal Packet Navigation
Co. Ltd.
Sydney Papua - New Guinea
Sydney Solomon Islands New Guinea
Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Samoa Hawaii
Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Hawaii
Bulolo.
Macdhui, Bulolo.
Sydney Feb. 25 Mar. 18 Brisbane ..
Feb. 27 Mar. 20 Townsville . ...
Mar. 1 Cairns Mar. 2 Pt. Moresby Feb. 14 Mar. 4 Mar. 24 Samarai .., Feb. 15 Mar. 5- 6 Mar. 25 Rabaul ..,, Mar. 7-R M. 27-128 Kavieng ..
Mar. 9 Lindenhafen Feb. ID Mar. 29 Salatnaua .
Lae F. 20-21 M. 10-11 M. 30-31 Madang ...
Feb. 22 Mar. 12 Apr. 1
Alexishafen,
Opt. Feb. 22 Mar. 13 Apr. 1 Wewak j Boram f * * — Apr. 2-3 Madang Mar. 13 Apr. 4 Finschafen, Opt. — Mar. 14 Salaimaua .
Feb. 25 Mar. 15 Apr. 5 Kavieng ...
Apr. 6-7 Pondo Mar. 17 Rabaul ...
Mar. 18 Apr. 8 Salamaua .
Apr. 9 Samarai ...
Mar. 3 Mar. 20 Apr. 11 Pt. Moresby ... Mar. 4 Mar. 21 Apr. 12 Cairns Mar. 23 Brisbane ..
Mar. 26 Apr. 16 Sydney Mar. 28 Apr. 18
Burns,
Philp & Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Sydney ., Brisbane .
Townsville .
Cairns .
M.V. Malalta. .. Feb. 20 Apr. . . Feb. 23 Apr, 3 6 May 13 May 15 May 18 May 19 M. 23-24 Tulagi Makambo Gavutu Domma I 1 .. P. 28-M. 1 A. 10 i-12.
Su'u (
Tasavarong ’j
Mamara I ...
Aruligo
Lavoro J
Mamara 1
Tasavarong f . ..
Aruligo Meringe UitiA Mar. 2 3 Apr.
Apr. 13 14 1 R May 25 May 26 Yandina Banika Ufa Paiaml Younger Pepesala Lingatu West Baj 4 Apr. 10 16 4 27 May 28 Somata 1 5 Gizo c Apr. 17 May 29 Paisi .., D rj Kieta ..
R^r i rt Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
A. 21- 18 May 30 Arigua .
Numa Numa f • Teopasino Soraken Rabaul Mar. i 8 9 -11 18 19 20 .9.9.
May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2-3 Soraken Kieta ..
“ 1 i 12 1 'I Apr. 23 Anr 24.
June 4 June 5 Paisi ...
Mar It) 14 Apr. 25 June 6 Gizo i Mar xeupan f Russell Is Gavutu i
Makambo f
Brisbane Sydney •. M. 17 ID 16 -18 23 25 Apr. 27 A. 28-29 May 4 May 6 June 8 J, 9-10 June 15 June 17
Burns,
Philp
And
CO.
, Ltd.,
Agents.
Subject to alteration without Notice Monterey.
Mariposa.
Monterey.
Honolulu . . . .
Feb, 6 Mar. 6 Apr. 3 Pago Pago .
Feb. 11 Mar. 11 Apr. 8 Suva Feb. 14 Mar. 14 Apr. 11 Auckland Feb. 17 Mar. 17 Apr. 14 Sydney ..
Feb. 20 Mar. 20 Apr. 17 Melbourne F. 24-27 M. 24-27 A. 21-24 Sydney .., Mar. 3 Mar. 31 Apr. 28 Auckland .
Mar. 6 Apr. 3 May 1 Suva Mar. 9 Apr. 6 May 4 Pago Pago Mar. 10 Apr. 7 May 5 Honolulu .
Mar. 15 Apr. 12 May 10
Oceanic
Steamship Co., Matson Line.
Subject to alteration without notice.
Aorangi.
Niagara.
Aorangi.
Honolulu Jan, 25 Feb. 22 Mar. 22 Suva Feb. 3 Mar. 3 Mar. 31 Auckland Feb. 6-7 Mar. 6-7 Apr. 3-4 Sydney Feb. 11 Mar. 11 Apr. 8 Sydney, dep. .
Feb. 16 Mar. 16 Apr. 13 Auckland ...
F. 20-21 M. 20-21 A. 17-18 Suva Feb. 24 Mar. 24 Apr. 21 Honolulu Mar. 3 Mar, 31 Apr. 28
Union
S.S. CO. LTD., Agents.
Central Pacific Services Subject to alteration without notice.
Sydney - New Guinea - Hong Kong
Europe - Suva - N.Z. - Sydney - New Guinea Subject to alteration without notice.
Sydney - Roboul - Hong Kong Subject to alteration without notice.
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 Norfolk Is.
New Hebrides Subject to alteration without notice.
M.V. Matua Auckland J. 30-31 F. 27-28 M. 27-28 Cook Is Feb. 4 Mar. 4 Apr. 1 Nukualofa ... Feb. 8 Mar. 8 Apr. 5 Vavau Feb. 9 Mar. 9 Apr. 6 Apia F. 9-11 M. 9-11 Apr. 6-8 Suva F. 14-16 M. 14-16 A. 11-13 Auckland Feb. 20 Mar. 20 Apr. 17 The cargo vessel Hauraki <7,113 tons) will depart from Sydney on February 3 (approx.) for Suva (Feb. 9), Lautoka (Feb. 10), Suva (Feb. 17), Apia (Feb. 20), Papeete (Feb. 25), and then on to North American ports. She will carry a limited number of passengers in addition to mails and general cargo . The cargo vessel Cape Horn is scheduled to leave Sydney for Fiji, Tahiti, and American ports at the end of February.
Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
M.V. Neptuna.
Sydney . Jan. 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.
M.V. Salamaua. S.S. Suva.
London — 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.
Nellore.
Tanda.
Nankin.
Hong Kong Feb. 3 Mar. 4 Apr. 1 Manila Feb. 6 Mar. 7 Aj)r. 4 Rabaul Feb. 14 Mar. 15 Apr. 12 Brisbane ..
Feb. 20 Mar. -21 Apr. 18 Sydney . • •.
Feb. 22 Mar. 23 Apr. 20 Melbourne .
P. 27-M. 4 M.27-A. 1 A. 24-M. 3 Hobart Mar. 6 Apr. 3 May 6 Newcastle ..
Mar. 9 Apr. 6 May 8 Sydney, dep.
Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 13 Brisbane ...
Mar. 17 Apr. 17 May 15 Rabaul Mar. 23 Apr. 23 May 21 Manila Apr. 1 May 2 May 30 Hong Kong Apr. 4 May 5 June 2 E. & A.
Steamship
Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
M.V. Maui Pomare.
Wellington . Feb. 21 Mar. 21 Apr. 18 Apia F. 28-M. 2 M. 28-30 A. 25-27 Niue Mar. 4 Apr. 1 Apr. 29 Lyttelton ... M. 13-14 A, 10-12 May 8-9 Wellington .. Mar. 15 Apr. 13 May 10
s.s.
Morinda Sydney Jan. 28 Feb. 16 Mar. 18 Lord Howe Jan. 30 Feb. 18 Mar. 20 Norfolk Is. , Feb. 1 Feb. 20 Mar. 22 Vila P. 23-24 — Bushman’s B.
Feb. 25 — Malo 1 Tangoa Feb. 25 —
Segond J
Aoba — Feb. 26 — Hog Har.
Feb. 27 — Norfolk Is. .
Feb. 2 Mar. 2 Mar. 23 Lord Howe . , Feb. 4 Mar. 4 Mar 25 Sydney Feb. 7 Mar. 7 Mar. 27
Burns,
Philp
Co. Ltd.,
Agents.