The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 April 1939Vol. IX, No. 9

Many Backaches

pp. 74-77 · Read in the full issue

Kidneys

Cause Of

Flush Out 15 Miles of Kidney Tubes It is surprising how quickly many sufferers relieve nagging backache once they discover that the real cause of their trouble may be clogged kidneys.

Medical authorities agree that your kidneys contain 15 miles of tiny tubes or filters which strain the waste and acids from the blood. A healthy person should pass 3 pints a day and get rid of more than 3 pounds of waste matter.

If your kidneys don’t work well, this waste stays in the body and may become poisonous, causing nagging backaches, leg pains, loss of pep and energy, getting up nights, lumbago, swollen feet and ankles, puffiness under the eyes, rheumatic pains and dizziness. It may lay you up for many months.

Don’t wait I Ask your chemist for DOAN’S BACKACHE KIDNEY PILLS . . used success fully the world over by millions of people suffering with backache and other kidney dis orders. They give quick relief and will help flush out the 15 miles of kidney tubes. So be sure you get DOAN’S BACKACHE KIDNEY

Pills.

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

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

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

New Hebrides Inter-Island

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 ol Efate, Erromanga, Tanna, Aneltyum, 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, Male, 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. Polyneslen (Messagerles, Marltlmes 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:— Northern run: Leaves Vila on May 16, call ing at N’Guna, Mai, Tongoa, Diamond Bay, Ringdove, Nelson, Paama, Port Sandwich, Cralg cove, Olal, Rhanone, Wanour, Bale Homo, Pointe Truchy, Melsissi, Namarang, Loltong, Loloque-pue, Nengire, Lone, N’Dul-N’Dui, Port Patteson, Port Olry, Hog Harbour, Baie des Requins, Baie des Tortues, Mate Wulu, Saramy, Saraoutou, Surrenda, Aisse, 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 May 30.

Wallis and Futuna Is.:—Leaves Vila on June 7, calling at Siguave, Mata Utu, and returns to Vila on June 24.

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.

Solomon Is. Inter-Island

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

She has cargo capacity for 120 tons of copra.

M.V. Rabaul.

London Apr 17 S.S.

Suva.

Rabaul Aug. 6 London Apr. 19 London Oct. 25 Panama May 7 M.V. Salamaua is Apia due to return to Lon- Suva don. after her present Rabaul June 12 South Seas voyage, on Capetown . .

June 11.

London Aug. 13

Vv. R. Carpenter & Co.

Ltd.

Honolulu ..

Pago Pago Suva Mariposa. .. May 1 .. May 6 Monterey May 29 June 3 . Mariposa.

June 26 July 1 Monterey July 24 July 29 Mariposa.

Aug. 21 Aug. 26 Monterey.

Sept. 18 Sept. 23 Mariposa.

Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Auckland .. • May 12 •• May 15 • - M. 19-22 May 26 .. May 29 June 9 June 12 J. 16-19 June 23 June 26 June 29 July 4 Aug. 1 Aug. 29 Sept. 26 Oct. 24 Sydney Melbourne Sydney Auckland ..

Suva July 7 July 10 J. 14-17 July 21 July 24 July 27 July 28 Aug. 2 Aug. 4 Aug. 7 A. 11-14 Aug. 18 Aug. 21 Sept. 1 Sept. 4 S. 8-11 Sept. 15 Sept. 18 Sept. 29 Oct. 2 O. 6-9 Oct. 13 Oct. 16 Oct. 27 Oct. 30 N. 3 — Pago Pago Honolulu .. .. June 2 .. June 7 June 30 July 5 Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 30 Sept. 21 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 25 —

Oceanic

Steamship

Co., Matson Line.

Honolulu ...

Suva Niagara. . Apr. 19 Anr. 28 Aorangi.

May 17 Monowai.

June 14 Niagara, July 12 Monowai.

Aug. 9 Aorangi.

Sept. 6 Niagara.

Oct. 4 Auckland . . May 1-2 £ 29-30 J 26-27 J 24 2 a Si ll 14 ° Ct ‘ 13 Sydney May 6* 3 , J ' ? 4 '?J A - 21 ‘ 22 S. 17-18 o. 16-17 Sydney, dep. . May 11 j£ne 8• SS I i Uly 2J L Aug ‘ 26 Sept ‘ 22 Oct. 21 Auckland .., M 15-16 Tllu J'S-U 5 31 ? P 2 S 28 26 Suva May 19 June 16 July 14 Aug 11 Sent" 5 a fvt 2 ’ 3 R S' 30-31 Honolulu ... May 26 June 23 July 21 Aug! 18 Sept! 15 Sct i3 Sov! 10 ♦On her arrival in Sydney on May 6, the “Niagara” will go into dry dock for h#>r r<a«rn lar survey. The •‘Monowai” (10.852 tons) will take up the “Niagara’s” r „J« l 5 gu " °h May I 1 - She wil1 re - cnter the service on June 8 taking S the "LSnclvwhile that vessel Is docked Jor survey. The "Aorangi” will Lume on August 3 ftom Sydney

Union S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.

Sydney Rabaul Hong Kong Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

Sydney - Noumea - New Hebrides - Indochina Subject to alteration without notice.

Pierre Loti.

U.S.A.-South Seas

A new shipping service between the Pacific coast of America and the South Sea Islands was inaugurated in January with the Norwegian motor ships Thor L and Velox. Both vessels have accommodation for about twelve passengers.

Among their ports of call are: Noumea, Towns ville, Rabaul, Lae, Salamaua, and Port Moresby.

The Australasian agents are Messrs. Birt and Co., Ltd., 4 Bridge Street, Sydney.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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

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

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-Noumea- New Hebrides service). The M.M. liner’s run between Marseilles and Noumea, via Panama Canal.

Sydney June 3 June 29 July 20 Aug. 17 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 Oct. 19 Noumea ...

J. 7-8 Jly. 3-4 J.24-25 A. 21-22 Sept. 11 S. 25-26 O. 23-25 Mare June 9 July 5 July 26 Aug. 23 — Sept. 27 — Vila June 10 July 6 J. 27-28 Aug. 24 • — S. 28-29 Oct. 26 Luganville ...

June 11 July 7 July 29 Aug. 25 — Sept. 30 Oct. 27 Le Dart J. 12-13 J. 8-9 J. 30-31 A. 26-27 — O. 1-2 Oct. 28 Norsup June 13 July 9 July 31 Aug. 27 — Oct. 2 — Saigon — — — — — — N. 11-13 Haiphong — — — — — — N. 16-19 Zamboanga . — — — — — — N.24-25 Luganville .. — — ■— — — — Dec. 5 Le Dart — -—. — -— — — Dec. 6 Vila J. 14-15 J. 10-11 A. 1-2 Aug. 28 — Oct. 3 D. 7-8 Mare June 16 July 12 Aug. 3 Aug. 29 — Oct. 4 — Noumea ...

J. 17-18 j. i3-l4 A. 4-5 A. 30-31 Sept. 12 O. 5-6 D.9-12 Sydney June 22 July 18 Aug. 9 Sept. 2

Messageries Mari Times Co.,

Sept. 16 Agents.

Oct. 10 Dec. 16

Sagittaire. D’Amiens. C. Ramel.

Papeete M. 21-22 J. 2-3 A. 13-14 Suva (opt.) . May 29 — Aug. 21 Vila May 31 July 12 Aug. 23 Noumea June 2-9 J. 14-21 A. 25 —S. 2 Vila June 12 July 24 Sept. 5 Raiatea June 19 July 31 Sept. 12 Papeete J. 20-22 A. 1-3 8. 13-15

Messageries Maritimes Co. Ltd., Agents.

Nellore.

Tanda.

Nankin.

Nellore.

Tanda Nankin.

Nellore.

Hong Kong May 5 June 3 June 30 Aug. 4 Sept. 2 Sept, 30 Nov. 3 Manila May 8 June 6 July 3 Aug. 7 Sept. 5 Oct. 3 Nov. 6 Habaul May 16 June 14 July 11 Aug. 15 Sept. 13 Oct. 11 Nov. 14 Brisbane ..

May 22 June 20 July 17 Aug. 21 Sept. 19 Oct. 17 Nov. 20 Sydney May 24 June 22 July 19 Aug. 23 Sept. 21 Oct. 19 Nov. 22 Melbourne .

M. 29-J. 3 J. 26-Jy. 5 J. 24-A. 2 A. 28—S. 2 S. 25—0. 4 O. 23-N. 1 N. 27 -D. 2 Hobart June 5 July 7 Aug. 4 Sept. 4 Oct. 6 Nov. 3 Dec. 4 Newcastle ..

June 8 July 10 Aug. 7 Sept. 7 Oct. 9 Nov. 6 Dec. 7 Sydney, dep.

June 14 July 15 Aug. 12 Sept. 13 Oct. 14 Nov. 11 Dec. 13 Brisbane ...

June 16 July 17 Aug. 14 Sept. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 13 Dec. 15 Habaul June 22 July 23 Aug. 20 Sept. 21 Oct. 22 Nov. 19 Dec. 21 Manila July 1 Aug. 1 Aug. 29 Sept. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 28 Dec. 30 Hong Kong July 4 Aug. 4 Sept. 1 Oct. 3 Nov. 3 Dec. 1 Jan. 2 E. & A.

Steamship

Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Sydney - New Guinea - Hong Kong Subject to alteration without notice.

Sydney Papua New Guinea Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

Noumea - Australia

The small steamer Neo Hebridais (Societ® 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.

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

New Hebrides Subject to alteration without notice.

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, Rere, Fulakora and Meringe.

M.V. Neptuna.

Sydney . M. 26-31 Aug. 2-5 Oct. 6-11 Salamaua .. . June 7 Aug. 12 Oct. 18 Rabaul . June 9 Aug. 14 Oct. 20 Cebu (opt.) . June 16 Aug. 21 Oct. 27 Manila . June 19 Aug. 24 Oct. 30 Hong Kong . J. 21-25 A. 26-30 Nov. 1-5 Saigon . July 1 Sept. 5 Nov. 11 Madang ... . July 12 Sept. 16 Nov. 22 Salamaua .. . July 15 Sept. 19 Nov. 25 Rabaul • July 18 Sept. 22 Nov. 28 Sydney • July 25 S. 29-30 Dec. 5 Melbourne ., .. July 28 Oct. 2-4 Dec. 8-11

Burns,

Philp &

Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

Sydney Brisbane ...

Townsville Cairns Bulolo.

Apr. 26 Apr. 28 Macdhui.

May 13 May 15 May 17 May 18 May 20 M. 21-22 M. 23-24 May 25 Bulolo.

June 3 June 5 Macdhui. Bulolo.

June 21 j u iy 12 June 23 July 14 June 26 .Tnno OH Macdhui.

July 29 July 31 Aug. 2 Aug. 3 Aug. 5 A. 6-7 A. 8-9 Aug. 10 Bulolo.

Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Pt. Moresby Samaral . ., Rabaul Kavieng ...

Lindenhafen Salamaua > ...

May 2 May 3 May 5-6 May 7 M. 8-9 June 9 June 10 J. 12-13 June 14 J. 15-16 June 29 June 30 J. 2-3 July 4 J. 6-7 July 18 July 19 J. 21-22 July 23 Aug. 25 Aug. 26 A. 28-29 Aug. 30 Lae j ’

J. 24-25 A. 11-12 A. 31-S. 1 Madang ...

Alexishafen, Wewak \ Boram j *** Opt.

May 10 May 10 May 11 May 28 May 29 May 29 June 17 June 17 J. 18-19 July 8 July 8 J. 9-10 July 26 July 26 July 27 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 S. 3-4 Madang ...

Pinschafen, Salamaua .

Kavieng ...

Pnndo Opt.

May 12 May 13 M. 14-15 May 30 May 31 June 20 June 21 J. 22-23 July 11 July 12 July 12 July 14 July 15 July 17 July 18 July 20 July 23 July 25 July 28 July 29 J. 30-31 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 S. 7-8 Rabaul ...

Salamaua Samarai .,.

Pt. Moresby Cairns May 16 May 17 May 19 May 20 June 3 June 5 June 6 June 8 June 11 June 13 June 24 June 25 June 27 June 28 Aug. 1 Aug. 2 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Aug. 18 Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Aug. 29 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Brisbane ...

Sydney May 24 May 26 July 2 July 4 Aug. 9 Aug. 11 Sept. 17 Sept. 19

Burns, Philp And

Co., Ltd.,

agents.

S.S. Morinda Sydney Lord Howe Norfolk Is. , Vila Bushman’s B. . Mar. 30 Apr. 1 Apr. 3 Apr. 6 Apr. 8 Apr. 29 May 1 May 3 May 11 May 13 May 15 M. 18-19 May 20 Malo

Tangoa [

Segond )

Apr. 8 - May 20 Aoba Hog Har. .., Norfolk Is. .

Lord Howe ., Sydney Apr. 9 • A. 10-11 • Apr. 14 • Apr. 16 . Apr. 19 May 4 May 6 May 8 May 21 May 22 May 25 May 27 May 30

Burns,

Philp &

Co. Ltd.,

Agents.

S.S. Priderun.

H'ng Kong May 4 June 23 Aug. 11 Madang ... . May 16 July 5 Aug. 23 Salamaua .. . May 18 July 7 Aug. 25 Tulagi . M. 23-25 J. 12-14 A. 30-S. 1 Rabaul . M. 28-J. 3 J. 17-22 S. 4-7 Lorengau .. . June 5 July 24 Sept. 11 Hong Kong . June 16 Aug. 4 Sept. 22

Gilchrist,

Watt &

Sanderson,

Agents.

N.G. Inter-Island Services

S.s. Maiwara and M.V. Muliama (Burns, Philp & Co.) make regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports; New Britain-Manus-Witu; and New Guinea mainland ports.

S. Coombar. M.V. Desikoko. M.V. Duranbah. and S.S. Mako (W. R. Carpenter and Co.), make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.

Samoa Inter-Island

Service

Operating from Pago Pago, the small vessel Tutuila makes regular trips between American Samoa and Apia, Western Samoa.

The Apia customs launch connects regularly with the Matson liners "Monterey” and “Mari posa” at Pago Pago.

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 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.

Central Pacific Services

Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

M.V. Matua.

The cargo vessel “Limerick” (8,724 tons) will depart from Sydney on May 17 (approx.) for Fiji, Tahiti, and 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 “Hauraki” (7,113 tons), which will depart for Fiji and French Oceania about the middle of June. She will be followed by the “Cape Horn” early in July.

Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

Saigon Java South Seas - N.Z. - Sydney Subject to alteration without notice.

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.

M.V. Maui Pomare.

Wellington . Apr. 18 May 16 June 13 July 11 Aug. 8 Sept. 5 Oct. 3 Apia A. 25-27 M. 23-25 J. 20-22 J. 18-20 A. 15-17 S. 12-14 O. 10-12 Niue Apr. 29 May 27 June 24 July 22 Aug. 19 ' Sept. 16 Oct. 14 Lyttelton ... May 8-9 J- 5-7 jy. 3-4 J. 31-A. 1 A. 28-29 S. 25-26 O. 23-25 Wellington .. May 10 June 8 July 5 Aug. 2 Aug. 30 Sept. 27 Oct. 26

Auckland ...

Apr. 18 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 13 Rarotonga ..

Apr. 22 — May 22 — June 19 — July 17 Outer Islands A. 23-26 — M. 23-24 — J 20-21 — J. 18-19 Rarotonga Apr. 27 — May 25 — June 22 — July 20 Nukualofa .. — M. 7-8 — J. 4-5 — J. 2-3 — Apia — M. 9-10 — J. 6-7 — J. 4-5 — Suva — May 13 — June 10 — July 8 — Auckland ...

May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 July 11 July 25

Saigon Maetsuycker.

May 17 Tasman.

June 14 Maetsuycker.

July 16 Singapore ...

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

May 25 June 22 July 25 Sourabaya ...

May 26 June 23 July 26 Pt. Moresby .

June 2 June 30 Aug. 2 Samarai — July 1 — Salamaua ... — July 3 — Rabaul — J. 5-6 — Vila June 6 — Aug. 7 Noumea June 7-9 — A. 8-10 Auckland June 12 July 13 Aug. 13 Wellington ..

June 17 July 19 Aug. 19 Sydney J. 21-23 J. 24-26 A.23-25 Pt. Moresby .

June 28 July 31 Aug. 30 Sourabaya .., July 5 Aug. 7 Sept. 6 Samarang ...

July 6 Aug. 8 Sept. 7 Batavia July 7-10 A. S-ll S. 8-10 Singapore ...

July 12 Aug 13 Sept. 12 Saigon July 14 Aug, 15 Sept. 14

Royal Packet Navigation

Co. Ltd.