Shipping Services In The Pacific

The shipping timetables which, presented in these pages, have been a feature th ® “ Pa P;? c v , I ? lan A s , Monthly” for nearly 10 years, may not, for obvious reasons, be published while Britain and Prance are at war. We regret the incon il 1 ?i? ds r- resl . d t 1 ? ts: but war-time regulations must be complied with.

Publication of the timetables will be resumed as soon as it is possible and prac ticable.)

Sydney-Papua-New Guinea

The motor-ships “Macdhul" and “Malaita”, owned and operated by Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., 7 Bridge St., Sydney, maintain a regular service,

Papua Inter-Island Services

The M.V. “Nusa” (Steamships Trading Co., Ltd., Port Moresby, Papua) and the M.V.

“Lakatoi” (Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd.) carry on coastal and inter-island services.

New Guinea Inter-Island

Services

The S.S. “Maiwara” and M.V. “Mullama” (Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd) and the S.S. “Coom bar”, M.V. “Desikoko”, M.V. “Duranbah”, and S.S. “Mako” (W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd., 19 O’Connell St., Sydney) maintain inter-island services in the Mandated Territory.

Hong Kong—New Guinea

The M.V. “Yunnan”, operating for Colyer, Watson (New Guinea) Ltd., of Rabaul, carries on a regular service between Hong Kong and New Guinea. At Hong Kong, the vessel con nects with the Blue Funnel liners running to Europe and the United Kingdom.

Sydney-Papua-N.G-Hong Kong

The M.V. “Neptuna”, owned and operated by Burns, Phllp and Co., carries on a service.

Sydney-T.1.-Darwin-Singapore

The vessels “Marella” and “Merkur”, owned and operated by Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., carry on a regular service.

Sydney-Port Moresby-Darwin

S.S. “Montoro” and M.V. “Tulagi” run regular services between Sydney and Darwin, via Port Moresby. Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., Agents.

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

Sydney

The vessels “Maetsuycker” and “Tasman”, owned and operated by the Royal Packet Navi gation Co. Ltd., 255 George St., Sydney, main tain a regular service.

Sydney-Rabaul-Hong Kong

The vessels “Nellore”, “Tanda”, and “Nan kin”, owned and operated by the E. and A.

Steamship Co. Ltd., 37 Pitt St., Sydney, carry on a regular service.

Sydney-Papua-8.5.1.-New Guinea

The M.V. “Malaita”, owned and operated by Burns, Phllp and Co. Ltd., maintains a regular service.

Solomon Islands Inter-Island

Service

The A.S. “Mamutu” (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) operates among the Islands of the Group, on a regular schedule.

Sydney-Norfolk Island-New

Hebrides-8.5.1.

The S.S. “Morinda”, owned and operated by service and Co - Ltd., carries on a regular

New Hebrides Inter-Island

Services

The S.S. “Mlrani” (Bums Phllp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) and M.V. “Polynesien” (Messageries Marltimes Co., 36 Grosvenor St., Sydney) carry on services among the islands of the Group.

Sydney-Noumea-New Hebrides

Indochina

The vessel “Pierre Loti”, owned and oper ated by Messageries Maritimes Co., maintains a service.

Noumea-Australia

SS ' „“ Neo Hebrldais ” (S.ociete Maritime et Mlmere Hagen, Noumea, New Caledonia) and the ‘Cap Tarlfa”, “Capitaine Illlaquer”, and Notou” (Societe Le Nickel, Noumea, New Caledonia), carry on services.

New Caledonia Inter-Island

Services

The M.V. “La Phoque” (Societe des lies Loy alty Noumea, New Caledonia) maintains con nection with the coastal ports of New Cale- Group and With the islands of the Loyalty

Gilbert And Ellice Inter Island

Services

The M.V. "Moamoa” (Burns Phllp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) and M.V. “John Bolton” (W. R. Car penter and Co. Ltd.) connect with all islands in the Group.

Sydney-N.Z.-Fiji- Samoa-Hawaii

The liners “Mariposa” and “Monterey”, owned and operated by the Matson Navigation Co., 12 Bridge St., Sydney, maintain a service.

Sydney-N.Z.-Fi Ji-Hawaii

The liners “Aorangi” and “Niagara”, owned and operated by the Union Steam Ship Co. of N.Z. Ltd., 247 George St., Sydney, maintain a service.

Fiji Inter-Island Services

The M.V. “Matafele” and M.V. “Yanawal” (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) and the M.V. “Tui Cakau”, M.S. “Adi Rewa”, and M.S.

“Tui Kauvaro” (Morris, Hedstrom Ltd., Suva, Fiji) carry on services among the Islands of the Group.

Central Pacific Services

The M.V. “Matua”, owned and operated by the Union Steam Ship Co. of N.Z., Ltd., main tains a service between New Zealand, Cook Is., Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, The Co. also runs a cargo service from Sydney to Nth. America, via Fiji and Tahiti.

New Zealand-Samoa-Niue

The M.V. “Maui Pomare”, owned and oper ated by the New Zealand Government, maln

tains a service. Apply for details to the De partment of External Affairs, Wellington, N.Z.

australia-nauru-ocean island

Vessels are despatched fairly regularly from Australia and from New Zealand to Nauru and Ocean Island by the British Phosphate Com mission, Henty House, Little Collins St., Mel bourne.

Sydney-Noumea-Tahiti

A service between Sydney and Tahiti is main tained by Messageries Maritimes Co., passengers connecting with the M.M. liners “Eridan”, “Sa glttaire”, "Ville d’Amiens”, and ‘‘Oommlssalre Kamel” at Noumea (New Caledonia) per the "Pierre Loti” from Sydney (see Sydney-Noumea- New Hebrides service). The big M.M. liners carry on a service between Prance and New Caledonia.

French Oceania Inter-Island

Service

The small vessel “Hiro” maintains a service between Tahiti and the Leeward Group.

Samoan Inter-Island Services

The Apia customs launch connects regularly with the Matson liners "Monterey” and "Mariposa” at Pago Pago (American Samoa); and the small vessel "Tutuila” makes regular trips between the two Territories, operating from Pago Pago.

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

Guinea

The M.V. "Rabaul”, M.V. "Salamaua”, and S.S.

"Suva”, owned and operated by W. R. Carpen ter and Co. Ltd., carry on services between Europe and Australia, via South Sea Islands.

U.S.A.-South Seas

A service between the Pacific coast of America and the main South Sea Islands is maintained by the Pacific Transport Line (U.S.A.), using the motor-ships "Thor I” and "Velox” Time tables are obtainable from the Australasian agents. Birt & Co., Ltd., 4 Bridge Street, Sydney, or any of their branch offices.

Japan-N.G.-Noumea-New Zealand

The M.V. "Canberra Maru”, M.V. "Sydney Manx”, and M.V. "Tokyo Maru” (Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line, Osaka, Japan) and the S.S. Nam wa Maru” and S.S. "Muko Maru” (Yamashita Risen Kaisha Line, Osaka, Japan) maintain re gular services from Japan to New Zealand and Australia, via Pacific Islands ports. Timetable particulars are available on personal application to the Australasian agents, Birt and Co. Ltd., 4 Bridge St., Sydney, or any of their branch offices and agents.

Carolines-Western And Central

Pacific’

The M.V. "Takachio Maru” (Nanyo Boyeki Kaisha Line, of Japan) makes a voyage twice a year throughout the Western and Central Pacific Groups from the Caroline Islands (Jap anese Mandated Territory).

Sydney-Papua-N.G. Air Service

Regular air mail services between Australia and Papua and New Guinea are maintained by W.R.C. Airlines Ltd., 19 O’Connell St., Sydney, with De Havilland airliners. Timetable details can be obtained from any branch of the firm.

N.G. Goldfields Air Services

Aeroplane services between Salamaua and Lae (the N.G. mainland ports) and Wau and other centres on the Morobe Goldfield are conducted by Guinea Airways Ltd., Mandated Airlines Ltd., and other aerial transport companies. The aerial services are the only means of commu nication.

Wau-Port Moresby Air Service

Aeroplane services between the New Guinea goldfields (Morobe, etc.) and Port Moresby. Pa pua, are maintained by Guinea Airways Ltd., of Lae, and Mandated Airlines Ltd., of Saia maua. Schedule details available on personal application to any branch of the firms, from the pursers of the Burns, Philp mail steamers, or branches of W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd.

Mr. Harry Kinghorn, of Rabaul, New Guinea, married Miss Mona Brown, of Croydon Park, Sydney, at the Rabaul Methodist Church early in December.

Miss Geraldine Hogan, only daughtei of Hon. Gerald Hogan, Crown Law Officer, Rabaul, New Guinea, and Mrs.

Hogan, was married to Mr. Kelvin Borth wick, of Coogee, at St. Mary’s Basilica, Sydney, on December 23.

A double wedding was celebrated at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Suva, Fiji, when the two daughters of Mr. and Mrs.

Alex. D. Corrte, Senr., married in November. Miss Meta Annie Corrie was married to Mr. Francis J. Mackle. formerly of Kaikora, N.Z., and now of Loloma Gold Mines N.L., and Miss Queenie Ofa Corrie was married to Mr.

Adolf F. Vollmer. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Father Brailey. Five hundred guests attended the reception at Nasese.

Mr. J. Clarkson, of Norfolk Island, ar rived in Sydney recently to join one of the Services “for the duration’’. A Scots man, he served in both the Navy and Army during the 1914-18 war and after a period as officer on a New Zealand coastal steamer settled on Norfolk Is land to engage in agriculture. He was joined by his brother, Mr. Tom Clarkson, on a Crown property at Duncombe Bay, but the venture was not a complete suc cess and the latter eventually returned to Australia. For the past three years, Mr Clarkson edited the smkll local news paper, “The Norfolk Island Weekly”.