PεO-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, East and
South Africa, Australia, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe. PENINSULA & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL
STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route-and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
S.S.
From
Tons Hong Kong
About
Destination.
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1937.
POST OFFICE
POSTAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Public are reminded that the postage on Printed Papers, Commercial Papers, Samples and Small Packets must be fully prepaid.
prepaid Printed Papers etc., are not forwarded.
SIBERIA ROUTE
Insufficiently
Letters, Postcards and Samples for Europe and South America are
forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed.
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
On Thursday, the 11th February the General Post Office and all Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed. There will be no collection from the pillar boxes and no delivery by Postmen, but ordinary correspondence will be delivered to callers at the back entrance of the G.P.O. from 8 am to 5 p.m.
On Friday, the 12th February the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 7.30 am to noon. The Sheungwan Branch Post Office from 8 am to 9 am and also from: 7 p.m. to. 8 p.m. and the other Branch Offices will be entirely closed: There will be one col- lection from the pillar boxes, as on Sundays, and one delivery of ordinary correspondence at noon, and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11 3.m The registered correspondence for despatch by the RMA. Dorado will close at 8 am, on Friday.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
Java and Manila
INWARD MAILS
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and
Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., 19th January).
Manila
Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
Japan
Bangkok and Swatow
Japan
Straits and Manila
Calcutta and Straits
Japan
Calcutta and Straits
Straits
.Emp. of Asia
.February 12
Gneisenau
February 12
Hakusan Maru
February 12
Shirala
February 12
Kiangsu
.February 13
Nagara Maru
February 14
Deucalion
.February 14
Kutsang
.February 14 ·
Nagara Maru
.February 14
Santhia
*February 16
Toba Maru
.February 16
February 17
*MIRZAPORE
CORFU
*BHUTAN
NALDERA *BEHAR
CARTHAGE *SOUDAN
JEYPORE
RANCHI
CATHAY
RAJPUTANA
* Cargo only.
7,000 16th Feb. Bombay and, Karachi. 14,500 20th Feb. Marseilles & London.
6,000 27th Feb.
16,000
6th Mar. 6,000 13th Mar.
14,500 20th Mar.
7,000 27th Mar.
5,000 31st Mar. 17,000 3rd Apr. 15,000 17th Apr. 17,000
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hull Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hall Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Antwerp and Hull.
Straits, Bombay & Karachi Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. 1st May Marseilles & London.
Calls Casablanca. all vessels may call at Malta.
BRITISH INDIA
SHIRALA `TILAWAD
→ SANTHIA
TALMA SIRDHANA
8,000 13th Feb. 10,000 27th Feb. 8,000 13th Mar. 10,000 27th Mar 8,000 10th Apr.
APCAR
§ Calls Tangier.
SAILINGS |
Singapore,
Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
Now is the time to visit, Australia & New Zealand
lands of Sunshine and Romance, "Down Under" you will feel a new being and even if you are not inclined towards Surfing, Fishing, Shooting per Mountaineering you will find that the Antipodes have plenty to offer you-including 25/- for your pound."-"
Frequent connection from Australia with the following:-
The Canadian Australian Line to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and a
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
7.000 5th Mar,
7,000 3rd Apr. 7,000 1st May
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydne
Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
SANTHIA
NALDERA
"SOUDAN
STALMA
RANCHI
NANKIN
Cargo-only
8,000 18th Feb. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 16,000 18th Feb; Shanghai & Japan 7,000 19th Feb. Shanghai & Japan. 10,000 4th Mar Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 17,000 4th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.
7,000 7th Mar. Shanghai & Japan..
For further ind ation, Far Freig Handbooks The A
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Straits and Europe via Suez (letters Naldera
and Pagers) London, 21st January
and London Parcels-London date,
14th January.
Java
Australia and Manila Straits
Japan and Shanghai
13
Tjibadak
February 17
-Atsuta Maru
Soudan Corfu
February 18
February 18.
February 19
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm on the previous day.
Per
For
Friday
Letters for "Imperial Airways Direct R.M.A. Dorsdo
Service" due London, 22nd Feb.
Foochow via Swatow
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
Date and Time.
Fri, Feb. 12,
G.P.O. and KP.0. Keg
Feb. 12, -8 2-
Hangsang
Sunday
Letters,.....Feb. 12, 8.30 am.
Sat., Feb. 13, 5 pm.
Hong Kong Maru Sun, Feb. 14, 9 am. Saturday
Manila, Australia and New Zealand Changte
via Thursday Island.
(Due Thursday Island February 24).
Sandakan Amoy
Foochow
Parcels Reg., Letters Kiungchow Kaying Monday
Szechnen
Sat, Feb. 13,
Feb. 12, Noon.
13, 9.15 am.
Feb 13, 10:30 am. Sat, Feb. 13, 1. p.m.-- Sat, Feb. 1.. 3.30 p.m.
Mon, Feb. 15, 2.30 p.m.
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