Pacific Services

Re-Arranged

Papua, N. Guinea, Solomons and New Hebrides

OWING to changes created by war conditions, there has been a far reaching • re-arrangement of the Bums, Philp Pacific Islands shipping services.

The Papua and New Guinea service, from now henceforth, will be carried on by m.v. “Macdhui” and m.v. “Malaita”.

The “Macdhui” will run direct from Brisbane to Port Moresby and Samarai and thence will work the New Guinea mainland ports and Rabaul. She will not run to Manus, New Ireland or New Britain ports (other than Rabaul) — they will be served bv the inter-island vessels.

The “Malaita”, en route to do a re stricted run through the Solomons to Rabaul, will make regular calls at Bris bane, Townsville, Cairns, Port Moresby and Samarai: and will come back via the same ports.

The ‘‘short run” by the “Morinda”, Sydney-Lord Howe-Norfolk Is., and re turn, has been cut out. The "Morinda”, instead, will run, via Lord Howe and Nor folk, to the New Hebrides, and thence will work a number of norts in the Solomons, including Tulagi, before re turning via the New Hebrides, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe.

Shipping timetables may not be pub lished, while war conditions last.

Mr. Ken Gray, of the S.D.A. Mission station at Mirigeda. Papua, is at present in Australia on furlough.