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PƐO 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 MAIL 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
Tons
From Hong Kong About
Destination
17,000 26th Nov. Noon | Bombay, Marseilles & London.
0,000 28th Nov. Noon
6,000
3rd Dec.
15,500 10th Dec, 14,500 24th Dec. 6,000 31st Dec.
Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 24, 1938.
POST OFFICE
CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN VIA SUEZ Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Cards etc., in open envelopes) closes as follows:-
Registered Mail
Ordinary, Mail,
9.45 a.m. 28th November.
10.30 a.m. 20th 'November.
CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR CANADA AND U.S.A.
Christmas Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Cards etc., in open envelopes) and Parcels for Canada and Letters and Parcel Mails for U.S.A. will be closed in the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office por 9.S. "Empress of Asin" as follows:--
Parcels
Registered Mail Ordinary Mail
,5.00 p.m. 24th November.
9.15 a.m. 25th November. 10.00 a.m. 25th November
These mails are due to arrive at Vancouver B.C. and Seattle. (U.S.A.) on the 12th December, 1938.
CHRISTMAS PRINTED PAPER MAIL AND PARCELS FOR AUSTRALIA The Christmas Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Cards etc., in open en- velopes) and Parcels for Australia will be closed in the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office as follows:
Parcels Registered Mail Ordinary Mail
5.00 p.m. 1st December 8.45 a.m. 2nd December 9.30 a.m. 2nd December
Postal Service to Canton is temporarily suspended. Ordinary letter mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Kweichow & Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service" San Francisco date 16th November. Java-
Japan and Shanghai Straits and Europe via Suez (Letters and Papera) London, date 27th October and London Parcels-Lon don date, 20th October.
Hoihow
Manila
Japan and Shanghai
Japan
Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Bayard.. Air Mail-by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 20th Nov.
Manila
Shanghai and Swatow
Japan Amoy Straits
8.8.
§RAWALPINDI
"ALIPORE.
**SOMALI.
*CANTON
¿CORFU
*BANGALORE
SCHITRAL
SCARTHAGE
*BHUTAN
·RAJPUTANA
17,000
*BEHAR
4th Feb. 6,000 11th Feb.
RANCHI
17,000 18th Feb.
For
Amoy
Cargo only.
+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Calls Tangier.
Bangkok
Fort Bayard
Saigon
17,000 7th Jan. 14,500 21st Jan. 6,000 28th Jan.
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & 'Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles, & London.
BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS
SANTHIA
8,000 3rd Dec.
TALAMBA.
10,000 17th Dec.
TALMA
10,000 31st Dec.
SIRDHANA SHIRALA
10,000 14th Jan. 8,000 28th Jan.
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Cal- cutta.
Now is the time to visit, Australia & New Zealand
lands of Sunshine and Romance, "Down Under" you will feel a new bu 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.
Panama Canal..
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
7,000 2nd Dec. 7,000 81st Dec. 7,000 3rd Feb.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney,
Melbourne and Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
TALAMBA
CORFU
NANKIN
TALMA
|10,000 124th Nov. 10 am.
14,500 25th Nov. Noon
BANGALORE ~6,000 2nd Dec.
CHITRAL.
BIRDHANA. CARTHAGE, *BEHAR
7,000
4th Dec.
10,000
. 7th Dec.
9th Dec.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
Szechwan,
Pan-American Airways Plane, Nov. 24. Tjisaroen Pres. Doumer
Corfu Muinam
Nanking Rawalpindi Kamo Maru Yunnan
.November 24. .November 24.
.November 24.
.November 25.
.November 26.
November 25,
.November 25.
.November 25.
Imperial Airways Plane, November 26. Corneville
Szechuen
Alipore
Tjisalak
Achilles
OUTWARD MAILS
November 26.
November 26.
November 27.
November 27.
November 28.
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.
Swatow and Chuanchow
Por Thursday
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-due London, 1st Dec.
Tjisadane Helios Taipoosek Seistan Pres. Doumer Imperial Airways K.P.O.-Reg., Ord., G.P.O.-Reg., Ord.,
KP.O. Reg.,
Airmail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways
tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 3rd Dec.
Swatow
Ord G.P.O.-Reg., -Ord,
Friday
Suiyang
!
Date and Time.
...Nov. 24, 2 p.m.
Nov. 24, 1.30 p.m. .Nov. 24, 1.30 p.m. ......Nov. 24, 3 p.m. .Nov, 24, 3.80 p.m. Plane.... Nov. 24,
Nov. 24, 6 p.m. .Nov. 24, 5.30 p.m. Nov. 24, 5 p.m. Nov. 24, 7 p.m.
Plane......Nov. 24,
Nov. 24, 5 p.m. Nov. 24, 5.30 p.m.
Nov. 24, 5 p.m. ........ Nov. 24, 7 p.m.
.Nov. 25, 8.30a.m. ..Fri, Nov. 25,
G.P.Q. and K.P.O.
U.S.A., Central & South America via Emp. of Asia
Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers for Canada and U.S.A,)~ - due Vancouver B.C., 12th Dec.,
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
Par..
Reg.,
Ord.,
Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia Corfu Swatow, Shanghai and Tientsin.....Taisang. Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kamo Maru
via Thursday Island-due Thursday K.P.O-Reg., Island, 8th Dec.
Ord., G.P.O-Reg., :Ord,
Superscribed correspondence only.
.Nov. 24, 3 pm. „Nov. 25, 9.15 am. Nov. 25, 10 a.m.
Nov. 25, 10.80 a.m. .Nov.~25, -1:30 p.m. FH., Nov. 25 Nov. 25, 5 p.m. Nov. 25, 5.30 p.m.
Nov. 25, 5. p.m./ Nov, 25, 7 p.m.
· TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila' (P. 15), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville,
. Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
·OIL
British Steamers: Changte - Taiping (burners)
FASTEST and Most up-to-date STEAMERS in THE SERVICE.
OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL. ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED. Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong, Sydney—-19 Dayı.
·FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN
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· LONDON · (via Australia) from 8127.150 (Australian Newspapers on file)
**TRANIER Das Hong Kong
Leaves Hong Kong | Lesvos Manils
Due Sydney
CHANGTE
Dec.
18 Dec.
16 Dec.
TAIPING
Jan.
13 Jan.
16 Jan.
1 Feb.
CHANGTE
Feb.
14 Feb.
TAIPING 10
Mar.
17 Mar.
17. 20 -
Feb. Mar.
5 Mar.
Apr.
Cargo only.
17,000
8,000 22nd Dec. 14,500 23rd Dec. 6,000 2nd Jan.
Shanghai & Japan. "Shanghai & Japan.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The-Agenta:
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
PO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
· PHONE. 27721
Jan.
AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED Sailings subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight or Fausage, apply to:-
Telephone 89888
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents, Hong Kong, China &