Shipping Services In The Pacific
pp. 76-77 · Read in the full issue
rE shipping timetables which, presented in these pages, have been a feature °f the “Pacific Islands Monthly” for nearly 10 years, may not. for obvious reasons, be published while Britain and France are at war We reeret the inenn vemence to Islands residents: but war-time regulations must be complied with ° f thG tunetables will be resum ed as soon as it is possible and
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 B.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, Philp and Co., carries on a service.
Sydney-T.1.-Darwin-Singapore
The vessels “Marella” and “Merkur”, owned and operated by Bums, 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 Dutch vessels “Maetsuycker” and “Tas man”, owned and operated by the Royal Packet Navigation Co. Ltd., 255 George Street, Sydney, maintain 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, Philp 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-Lord Howe Is.-Norfolk
Is.-New Hebrides-8.5.1.
The S.S. “Morinda”, owned and operated by Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., carries on a regular service.
New Hebrides Inter-Island
Services
The S.S. “Mlrani” (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) and M.V. “Polynesien” (Messagerles Maritimes Co., 36 Grosvenor St., Sydney) carry on services among the islands of the Group.
Sydney-Noumea-New Hebrides
Indochina
The French vessel “Pierre Loti”, owned and operated by Messageries Maritimes Co., main tains a service.
New Caledonia-Australia
The S.S. “Neo Hebridais” (Societe Maritime et Miniere Hagen, Noumea, New Caledonia) and the “Cap Tarifa”, “Capltaine Illlaquer”, and “Notou” (Societe Le Nickel, Noumea, New Caledonia), carry on services.
New Caledonia Inter-Island
Services
The M.V, “La Phoque” (Societe des Hes Loy alty, Noumea, New Caledonia) maintains con nection with the coastal ports of New Cale donia and with the islands of the Loyalty Group.
Gilbert And Ellice Inter-Island
Services
The M.V. “Moamoa” (Burns Philp (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 American liners “Mariposa” and “Mon terey”, owned and operated by the Matson Navi gation Co., 12 Bridge Street, Sydney, maintain a service.
Sydney-N.Z.-Fiji-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. “Yanawai” (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) and the M.V. “Tui Cakau”, M.S. “Adi Rewa”, and M.S.
“Tul 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, main 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 glttalre”, “Vllle d’Amlens”, and “Commlssalre Ramel” 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 France and New Caledonia.
French Oceania Inter-Island
Service
The small vessel “Hire” maintains a service between Tahiti and the Leeward Group.
Samoa Inter-Island Services
The Apia customs launch connects regularly with the Matson liners “Monterey” and “Mariposa” at Pago Pago (American Samoa).
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 Sea Islands
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. Blrt & Co., Ltd., 4 Bridge Street, Sydney, or any of their branch offices.
Japan-N.G.Tnoumea-N.Z.
The M.V. “Canberra Maru”, M.V. “Sydney Maru”, and M.V. “Tokyo Maru” (Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line, Osaka, Japan) and the S.S. “Nanl wa Maru” and S.S. “Muko Maru” (Yamashlta 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 Sala 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. Reginald Watson, owner of Wak aya Island, Fiji, died there on February 8. A New Zealander, he went to Fiji in 1919 and entered into partnership with Mr. A. H. Marlow, as builders and timber merchants, but later returned to N.Z. A few years ago he purchased Wakaya, near Ovalau, and permanently settled down in Fiji. Some time back, at the invitation of the Fiji Govern ment, he made a report on the possi bilities of sword fishing in -the Group, a sport which he keenly followed.