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P2O BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
TAKING CARGO FOR
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India Iranian Gulf, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Australia, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT
ROYAL
STEAMERS
and the route
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
From Hong Kong
About
21st May 10 a.m.
28th May
6th June 11th June 18th June
Destination
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, & Ant-
werp.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Straits, Columbo, Bombay & Karachi. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London.
8.8.
Tons
(*SOUDAN
6,000
CHITRAL
16,000
*MIRZAPORE
6,000
CARTHAGE
14,500
+*BURDWAN
6,000
RAJPUTANA
17,000
25th June
RANCHI
+*SOMALI
17,000 6,000
9th July
16th July
RANPURA
RAWALPINDI
17,000
17,000
23rd July 6th Aug.
Bombay, Marseilles, & London. Bombay, Marseilles, & London.
Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, & Ant- werp.
Bombay, Marseilles, & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,
Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, & Ant- werp..
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1988.
POST OFFICE
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
On Tuesday, the 24th May, the General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post Office and all other Branch Post Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to Noon.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes, one delivery of ordin nry correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspon dence at 11.00 a.m.
The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Taipo and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11.00 a.m.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Postage Stamps of the now issue H.M. King George VI in the denomina- tions 1 cent, 5 cents, and 2 dollars will be on sale as from 24th May.
In order to assist Dealers and others who require considerable quantitios. ' of these stamps for "first day covers", supplies in complete sheets of 120 stamps only will be available at the Chief Accountant's Office, 1st Floor, Post Office Building, from 4.30 to 5.00 p.m. on Monday 23rd May. stamps will not be valid for postage until 24th May.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
The
· They In-
Air mail letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. should be clearly marked "By Air Mail" and bear sufficient postage. sufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or for warded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America "via Siberia" if so superscribed.
Shanghai and Swatow Straits and Hoihow Tientsin and Swatow Straits
INWARD MAILS
Straits and Europe via Negapatani (Letters and Papers) London date 21st April Manila
Szechuen Muinam Chengtu Antilochus
Fushimi Maru
Pei Ping
OUTWARD MAILS
are forwarded
May 21.
May 21
May 21.
May 21.
May 21.
.May 21.
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 16 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 p.m, on the previous day.
For
Per Saturday
Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, Pres. Cleveland
Cantral and South America and
Date and Time.
"
Sat., May 21,
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
May 20, 5 p.m. .May 21, 9.45 a.m. May 21, 10.30 s.m.
May 21, 3.30. p.m. ..Sat., May 21,
May 21, 4 p.m. May 21, 5 p.m. Sat., May 21, and K.P.O.
.May 21, 4 p.m. May 21, 4.30 p.m. .Sat., May 21,
May 21, 4.15 p.m. May 21, 5 p.m. Sat., May 21,
*Europe via San Francisco-due San Francisco, 9th June.
Par.,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Shanghai, Japan
and
*Europe via
Siberia
*Straits and *Calcutta
Fushimi Maru .. Talma
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Par., Ord., J.
Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Conte Biancamano
Service"-due Amsterdam, 2nd June-
G.P.O,
Reg.,
Ord.,
• Cargo only.
† Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Calls Tangier.
Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, Egypt Conte Biancamano
and Europe via Naples-due Na- ples, 13th June.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Reg.,
APCAR
SAILINGS
Ord.,
Chingtu etc. (Via Hankow) by the
TALMA
10,000
22nd May
10.30 a.m.
Singapore, Port Swettenham,
"Eurasia further points by surface transport
Airways Service"
(To
Reg.,
SIRDHANA.
8,000
as services permit).
Ord.,
-SHIRALA -
8,000
.G.P.O. and K.P.O.
TILAWA
10,000
SANTHIA.
8,000
16th July
Reg.,
Ord.,
Helikon
Sunday
BRITISH INDIA
4th June
18th_June
2nd July
Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.
do
Airmail for Sian, Lanchow, and Eurasia Plane
Air Mail for "France Orient Airways Helikon
Service" due Marseilles, 5th-June..
Now is the time to visit,
nsit, Saigon Australia & New Zealand
lands of Sunshine and Romance, "Down Under" you will feel a new be- ing and even if you are not inclined towards Surfing, Fishing, Shooting or 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
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS via Panama Canal,
TANDA.
NANKIN
NELLORE.
7,000 7,000 7,000
3rd June
2nd July Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney,
Melbourne and Hobart. 5th Aug.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
26th May | Shanghai & Japan.
Noon
20th May Amoy & Japan.
Noon
5th June
RAJPUTANA
17,000
SHIRALA
8,000
NANKIN
7,000
Shanghai & Japan.
*SOMALI
RANCHI
0,000 17,000
9th June
Shanghai & Japan.
9th June
Shanghai & Japan.
TILAWA
10,000
9th June
Amoy & Japan.
17,000
28rd June
Shanghai & Japan.
8,000 23rd June
守
NALDERA SANTHIA-
* Cargo only.
Amoy, and Japan.
For further information, Passage,, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The Agente
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
PEO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
Phone. 27721
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
May 21, 4.30 p.m. May 21, 5 p.m. Sat., May 21,
.May 21,′′ 4′′ p.m. May 21, 4.30 p.m. May 21, 5 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane Sun., May 22,
Service"-due. London, 29th May.
Air Mail for Australia by "Imperial
Airways Direct Service"--due Dar- Imperial Airways Plane Sun., May 22, win, 26th May.
Swatow and Shanghai Bangkok via Swatow
Air Mail for Sian, Lanchow & Cheng tu etc. (via Hankow) by the "Eura sia Airways Service" (to farther points by surface transport as ser- vices permit).
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Rég,, Ord.,
May 21, 5 p.m. .May 22, Noon.
G.P.Ö. and K.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
May 21, 5 p.m. .May 22, Noon. May 22, 9 a.m. .May 22, 9.a.m. Sun., May, 22, May 22, Noon.
Suiyang Kalgan Eurasia Plane
Ord,
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE TO
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
Via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indies ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol
Buenos Aires, South America..
M.V
NEXT SAILING
"TAI PING YANG"
ON 18TH MAY
Excellent accommodation for 12 passengers
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AGENTS
Hong Kong Bank Building.
Telephone 28021.