The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 March 1939Vol. IX, No. 8

Shipping Services in the Pacific

pp. 75-77 · Read in the full issue

Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Samoa - Hawaii Subject to alteration without Notice

Oceanic Steamship Co., Matson Line.

Sydney - N.Z. - Fiji - Hawaii Subject to alteration without notice.

Sydney — Noumea — Tahiti

Service

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

Sydney Rabaul Hong Kong

Monterey.

Mariposa.

Monterey.

Honolulu Apr 3 May 1 May 29 Pago Pago ..

Apr. 8 May 6 June 3 Suva Apr. 11 May 9 June 6 Auckland ...

Apr. 14 May 12 June 9 Sydney Apr. 17 May 15 June 12 Melbourne ..

A. 21-24 M. 19-22 J. 16- 19 Sydney Apr. 28 May 26 June 23 Auckland May 1 May 29 June 26 Suva May 4 June 1 June 29 Pago Pago ..

May 5 June 2 June 30 Honolulu May 10 June 7 July 5

Aorangl.

Niagara.

Aorangi.

Honolulu ...

Mar. 22 Apr. 19 May 17 Suva Mar. 31 Apr. 28 May 26 Auckland Apr. 3-4 May 1-2 M. 29-30 Sydney • Apr. 8 May 6 June 3 Sydney, dep. .

Apr. 13 May 11 June 8 Auckland ...

A. 17-18 M. 15-16 J. 12-13 Suva Apr. 21 May 19 June 16 Honolulu ...

Apr. 28 May 26 June 23

Union

S.S. Co.

LTD., Agents.

Eridan. Sagittaire. D’Amiens.

Papeete Apr. 8-9 M. 21-22 J. 2-3 Suva (opt.) . Apr. 17 May 29 — Vila Apr. 19 May 31 July 12 Noumea A. 21-29 June 2-9 J. 14-21 Vila ... Mav 2 June 12 July 24 Raiatea May 9 June 19 July 31 Papeete M.10-12 J.20-22 A. 1-3 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. LTD.. A R cnts.

Nankin.

Nellore.

Tanda.

Hong Kong Apr 1 May 5 June 3 Manila Apr. 4 May 8 June 6 Rabaul Apr. 12 May 16 June 14 Brisbane ..

Apr. 18 May 22 June 20 Sydney Apr. 20 May 24 June 22 Melbourne .

A. 24-M. 3 M. 29-J. 3 J. 26-Jy. 5 Hobart May 5 June 5 July 7 Newcastle ..

May 8 June 8 July 10 Sydney, dep, May 13 June 14 July 15 Brisbane ...

May 15 June 16 July 17 Rabaul May 21 June 22 July 23 Manila May 30 July 1 Aug. 1 Hong Kong June 2 July 4 Aug. 4 E. & A.

Steamship

Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Sydney - Papua - New Guinea

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Europe - Suva - N.Z. - Sydney New Guinea Subject to alteration without notice.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.

Central Pacific Services

The cargo vessel “Talton” will depart from Sydney on March 27 (approximately) for Suva and Lautoka (Fiji), Papeete (Tahiti), and then on to North American ports. She will carry a limited number of passengers in addition to mails and general cargo. The next vessel from Sydney will be the cargo vessel “Limerick” (8,724 tons), which will depart for Fiji, French Oceania, and North American ports early in May.

Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

Sydney - Solomon Islands

New Guinea

Subject to alteration without notice.

M.V. Malalta.

Burns, Philp And Co. Ltd., Agents.

Solomon Is. Inter-Island

A.S. Maanutu, 200 tons (Burns Philp (South Seas) Co. Ltd.), operates through the Group.

She has cargo capacity for 120 tons of copra.

Sydney ...

Brisbane ..

Townsville Bulolo.

Mar. 18 Macdhui.

Apr. 6 Apr. 8 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 14 Api. 15 A. 17-18 Apr. 19 Bulolo.

Apr. 26 Apr. 28 Cairns Pt. Moresby Samarai . ..

Rabaul Kavieng ...

Lindenhafen Salamaua t VTar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar. 29 I. 30-31 May 2 May 3 May 5-6 May 7 Lae s ■ A. 20-21 M. 8-9 Madang Alexishafen, Wewak \ Opt. \pr. 1 pr. 1 pr. 2-3 Apr. 22 Apr. 22 May 10 May 10 Boram ( • • • • A. 23-24 May 11 Madang . . .

Pinschafen, Salamaua Kavieng ...

Pondo Opt.

Apr. 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 6-7 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Apr. 26 May 12 May 13 M. 14-15 Rabaul . .. .

Salamaua Samarai . ..

Pt. Moresby Cairns Brisbane ...

Sydney Apr. 8 Apr. 9 Apr. 11 . Apr. 12 Apr. 1C Apr. 18 Apr. 29 May 1 May 2 May 4 May 7 May 9 May 16 May 17 May 19 May 20 May 24 May 26

M.V.

Salamaua S.S.

Suva.

London — London Apr. 19 Rabaul Mar. 28 Panama . . . .Mav 7 London June 11 Apia M.V. Rabaul.

Suva 31 London Apr. 17 Rabaul 12 Rabaul Aug. 6 Capetown London Oct. 25 London Aug. 13

M.V. Matua.

Auckland Mar. 28 Apr. 18 May 4 Rarotonga .. Apr. 1 Apr. 22 — Outer Islands — A. 23-26 — Rarotonga . — Apr. 27 — Nukualofa . . Apr. 5 — M. 7-8 Apia A. 6-7 — M. 9-10 Suva A. 10-11 May 13 Auckland ... Apr. 14 May 2 May 16

Sydney June 24 Aug. 5 Brisbane 15 June 26 Aug. 7 Townsville 18 June 29 Aug. 10 cairns 19 June 30 Aug. 11 Tulagl . ) Makambo ( ( 0/1 July 4-5 Gavutu 1 A. la-io Domma ) Su’u May 25 July 6 Aug. 17 Tasavarong Mamara Aruligo — Aug. 18 Lavoro .

Mamara •• 'I July 7 Tasavarong .

Aruligo .

July 8 Hivo ..

Yandina Banika Ufa ...

Paiaml July 9 Aug. 19 Younger Pepesala Lingatu 1 . no Aug. 20 West Bay ay Zo — Somata Gizo ...

July 10 Aug.

Aug. 21 Paisi July 11 22 Kieta ..

July 11 Aug. 22 Arigua Numa Numa 1 May 31 July 12 Aug. 23 Teopasino ..

Soraken . ...

June i July 13 Aug. 24 Rabaul ..

June 2-3 J. 14-15 A. 25-26 Soraken June 4 July 16 Aug. 27 Kieta ..

June 5 July 17 Aug. 28 Paisi ...

June 6 July 18 Aug. 29

Gizo ..

Tetipari J 7 July 19 Aug. 30 Russell Is. .. 8 July 20 Aug. 31 Gavutu Makambo > J. 9-10 J. 21-22 Sept. 1-2 Brisbane 15 July 27 Sept. 7 Sydney .. 17 July 29 Sept. 9

Sydney Norfolk Is.

New Hebrides Subject to alteration without notice.

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

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 th« Solomons she calls at Tulagi, Here, Fulakora and Meringe.

Gilchrist, Watt & Sanderson, Agents.

Sydney - New Guinea - Hong Kong

Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.

Saigon - Java South Seas - N.Z. - Sydney 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 - Noumea - New Hebrides Indochina

Nauru - Ocean Island

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.

The steamer “Washington” (11,000

built in 1929 and owned by the Trans-Atlantic Company, has been bought by Messageries Maritimes Company for service on the Marseilles-New Caledonia run.

S.S. Morinda Svdney Mar. 18 Apr. 29 May 11 Lord Howe Mar. 20 May 1 May 13 Norfolk Is. .

Mar. 22 May 3 May 15 Vila — — M. 18-19 Bushman’s B. — — May 20 Malo Tangoa

Segond )

May 20 Aoba — — May 21 Hog Har. ... — — May 22 Norfolk Is. ..

Mar. 23 May 4 May 25 Lord Howe ..

Mar 25 May 6 May 27 Sydney Mar. 27 May 8 May 30

S.S. Friderun.

Hong Kong .

May 2 June 19 Aug. 7 Madang . May 13 June 30 Aug. 18 Salamaua .. . May 15 July 2 Aug. 20 Tulagi . M. 20-22 J. 7-9 A. 25-27 Rabaul . M. 25-30 J. 12-17 A. 30-S. 5 Lorengau ...

June 1 July 19 Sept. 7 Hong Kong June 12 July 30 Sept. 18

M.V. Neptuna.

Sydney M. 22-25 M. 26-31 Aug. 2-5 Salamaua ...

Apr. 1 June 7 Aug. 12 Rabaul Apr. 3 June 9 Aug. 14 Cebu (opt.) .

Apr. 10 June 16 Aug. 21 Manila Apr. 13 June 19 Aug. 24 Hong Kong .

A. 15-19 J. 21-25 A.26-30 Saigon Apr. 25 July 1 Sept. 5 Madang May 6 July 12 Sept. 16 Salamaua ...

May 9 July 15 Sept. 19 Rabaul May 12 July 18 Sept. 22 Sydney M. 19-20 July 25 S. 29-30 Melbourne .. . M. 22-24 July 28 Oct. 2-4

Saigon Tasman.

Apr. 13 Maetsuycker.

May 17 Tasman.

June 14 Singapore ...

A. 15-16 M. 19-20 J. 16-17 Batavia A. 18-19 M. 22-24 J. 19-21 Samarang ...

Apr 20 May 25 June 22 Sourabaya ...

Apr. 21 May 26 June 23 Pt. Moresby .

Apr. 28 June 2 June 30 Samarai Apr. 29 — July 1 Salamaua ...

May 1 — July 3 Rabaul May 3-4 — J. 5-6 Vila — June 6 — Noumea — June 7-9 — Auckland May 11 June 12 July 13 Wellington ..

May 17 June 17 July 19 Sydney M.22-24 J. 21-23 J. 24-26 Pt. Moresby .

May 29 June 28 July 31 Sourabaya ...

June 5 July 5 Aug. 7 Samarang ...

June 6 July 6 Aug. 8 Batavia June 7-9 July 7-10 A. 9-11 Singapore ...

June 11 July 12 Aug. 13 Saigon . June 13 July 14 Aug. 15

Royal Packet Navigation

Co. Ltd.

M.V. Maui Pomare.

Wellington . Mar. 21 Apr. 18 May 16 Apia ... ... M. 28-30 A. 25-27 M. 23-25 Niue Apr. 1 Apr. 29 May 27 Lyttelton ... A. 10-12 May 8-9 J. 5-7 Wellington .. Apr. 13 May 10 June 8

Sydney Pierre Mar. 25 Loti.

June 3 June 29 Noumea ... . M. 29-31 J. 7-8 Jly. 3-4 Mare — June 9 July 5 Vila . Apr. 1 June 10 July 6 Luganville .. . Apr. 2 June 11 July 7 Le Dart ... . Apr. 3 J. 12-13 J. 8-9 Norsup — June 13

Jhly 9

Saigon . A. 16-18 — — Haiphong ... , A. 21-24 — — Zamboanga .

A. 29-30 — — Luganville . . May 11 — — Le Dart , May 12 — — Vila . M. 13-14 J. 14-15 J. 10-11 Mare — June 16 July 12 Noumea M. 15-18 J. 17-18 J. 13-14 Sydney , May 22 June 22 July 18

Messageries Makitimes Co.,

Agents.