Shipping Services In The Pacific

rE shipping timetables which, presented in these nages, had been a feature of the “Pacific Islands Monthly” for over 10 years, mav not, for obvious reasons, be published while the British Empire is at war.'We regret the in convenience to Islands residents; but war-time regulations must be complied with.

Publication of the timetables will be resumed as soon as it is practicable.

Sydney-Papua-New Guinea

The motor-ships “Macdhul” and “Malaita”, owned and operated by Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, 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. “Muliama” (Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd.) and the M.V.

“Desikoko”, M.V. “Duranbah”, and S.S. “Mako” (W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., 19 O’Connell Street, 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 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 Burns, Phllp 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 “Tegel berg”, 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 “Nankin”, owned and operated by the E. and A. Steamship Co., Ltd., 37 Pitt Street, 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.

8.5.1. 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 Phllp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.) and M.V. “Polynesien” (Messageries Maritimes Co., 36 Grosvenor Street, 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 French vessels S.S. “Neo Hebrldais” (Societe Maritime et Mlnlere Hagen, Noumea, New Caledonia) and “Cap Tarifa”, “Capitaine Illiaquer” and “Cagou” (Societe Le Nickel, Noumea, New Caledonia), carry on services.

New Caledonia Inter-Island

Services

The French vessel M.V. “La Phoque” (Societe des lies Loyalty, Noumea, New Caledonia) main tains connection with the coastal ports of New Caledonia and with the Islands of the Loyalty Group.

Gilbert And Ellice Inter-Island

The M.V. “Moamoa” (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd.) and M.V. “John Bolton” (W. R.

Carpenter and Co., Ltd.) connect with all islands in the Group.

Sydney-N.Z.-Fiji-Hawaii

The liners “Awatea” and “Aorangl”, owned and operated by the Union Steam Ship Co. of N.Z., Ltd., 247 George Street, 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.

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

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

The American liners “Mariposa” and “Mon terey”, owned and operated by the Matson Navi gation Co., 39 Martin Place, Sydney, maintain a service.

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 North America, via Fiji and Tahiti.

New Zealand-Samoa-Niue

The M.V. “Maui Pomare”, owned and operated by the New Zealand Government, maintains a service. Apply for details to the Department 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, Phosphate House, 515 Collins Street, Melbourne, 0.1.

French Oceania Inter-Island

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

Samoa Inter-Island Services

The Apia customs launch and the M.Y.

“Satanella” (E. S. Paul, owner) connect re gularly with the Matson liners “Monterey” and “Mariposa” at Pago Pago (American Samoa).

Europe-Suva-N.Z.-Sydney-N.G.

The M.V. “Rabaul”, M.V. “Salamaua”, and S.S. “Suva”, owned and operated by W. R.

Carpenter and Co., Ltd., carry on services be tween Europe and Sydney, via Pacific ports.

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, using the American 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-N.Z.

The M.V. “Canberra Maru” and M.V. “Sydney Maru” (Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line, Osaka, Japan), and the S.S. ‘Naniwa Maru” and S.S.

“Yamafuku Maru” (Yamashita Kisen Kaisha Line, Osaka, Japan) maintain regular services from Japan to New Zealand and Australia, via Pacific Islands ports. Time-table particulars are available on personal application to the

Australasian agents, Birt and Co., Ltd., A Bridge Street, 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 (Japanese 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 Street, Sydney, with De Havilland airliners. Time-table 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 communication.

Wau-Port Moresby Air Service

Aeroplane services between the New Guinea goldfields (Morobe, etc.) and Port Moresby,

Papua, are maintained by Guinea Airways, Ltd., of Lae, and Mandated Airlines, Ltd., of Sala tnaua. 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.

U.S.A.—New Zealand Air Service

A regular fortnightly air service, carrying passengers, mails and urgent cargo, has been inaugurated by Pan American Airways between U.S.A. and New Zealand. Leaving San Fran cisco, the Clippers call at Los Angeles, Honolulu, Canton Island, and Noumea, en route to Auck land, N.Z. The Matson Co., 39 Martin Place, Sydney, are Australian agents.

Sister Marjorie Arliss and Miss Mar garet Gibbon, of the New Guinea Mis sion at Dogma, Papua, are at present on furlough in Victoria.

Although Mr. W. E. Hancock, formerly manager of Union S.S. Co.. Ltd., in Suva, and now manager for the same company at Newcastle, NSW, is far from his old Fiji friends and associations, he con tinues to display the same lively interest in aquatic sport. He is now chairman of the Newcastle District Sea Scout move ment into which organisation he has put the breath of life; a member of the RAAF Committee in Newcastle; president of the Toronto Dinghy Club; vice-presi dent of the Newcastle Rowing Club; and chairman of a football club.