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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 MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT
All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route - and the route nd all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
Tons
From
Hong Kong About
15,500 | 10th Dec. Noon
6,000 21st Dec.
8.8.
CANTON *JEYPORE
¡CORFU
14,500
24th Dec.
*BANGALORE
6,000
31st Dec.
CHITRAL
17,000
SCARTHAGE
14,500
7th Jan. 21st Jan.
*BHUTAN
6,000 28th Jan.
RAJPUTANA
*BEHAR
RANCHI
*SOUDAN
RANPURA
17,000 4th Feb. 6,000 11th Feb.
17,000 18th Feb. 6,000. 25th Feb.
Destination
Bombay, Marseilles & London,
Straits, Colombo, Bombay &
Karachi. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles,. Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles,
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 8, 1938
POST OFFICE
CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA. (By Imperial Airways Service)
The last Christmas Letter Mail. (15 cents. per half-ounce) for Great Bri- tain and Australia by the "Imperial Airways Plane" will be closed as fol-
lows:-
Registered Mail Ordinary Mail
6.00 p.m. 15th December 7:00 p.m.
15th December
This mail is due to arrive at London on the 22nd December and Sydney on the 24th December, 1938.
CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL "BY AIR” FOR U.S.A.
(By Pan American Airways Service)
The last Christmas letter mail by air for U.S.A. by the "Pan American Airways Plane" will, be closed as follows:--
Registered Mail Ordinary Mail
5.00 p.m. 14th
·7.00 p.m. 14th
December December
This mail is due to arrive at San Francisco on the 21st December, 1938
CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR SOUTH AFRICA ·
(By Imperial Airways Service)
The last Christmas Letter: Mail (15 cents per half-ounce) for South Africa by the "Imperial Airways Plane" will be closed as follows:-
Registered Mail Ordinary Mail
5.00 p.m. 12th December 7.00 p.m. 12th December
This mail is expected to arrived at Durban on the 21st December, 1938.
CHRISTMAS LETTER MAİL FOR CANADA
(By Imperial Airways Service).
The Last Christmas Letter Mail (15 cents per half-ounce) for Canada by the "Imperial Airways Plane" will be closed as follows:-
Registered-Mail- Ordinary Mail
-5:00p.m.-5th December: 7.00 p.m. 5th. December.
This mail is expected to arrive at Vancouver or Victoria B. C. on the 23rd December, 1938.
Postal Service to Canton is temporarily suspended.
Ordinary letter mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Szechwan. Kweichow & Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk.
Manila
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INWARD MAILS
Emp. of Canada
December 8.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-London date, 1st, Dec. Imperial Airways Plane'..December 8.. Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers- etc.,) London date, 10th November and London Parcels-London date, 3rd November.
Saigon
Japan and Shanghai
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan — (San Francisco date, 18th November).
Havre,
Java Straits
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles, Havre, London,
Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
London, Hull,
Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Marseilles & London.
17,000
4th Mar.
* Cargo only
† Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Calls Tangier,
BRITISH INDIAS APCAR SAILINGS
10.000 18th Dec.
TALAMBA.
TALMA
10,000 31st Dec.
SIRDHANA
10,000 14th Jan.
SHIRALA
TILAWA
8,000 28th Jan. 10,000 11th Feb.
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Cal- cutta.
do
Now is the time to
to visit, 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.
NANKIN NELLORE TANDA
-7,000 31st Dec.
7,000 3rd Feb. 7,000 4th Mar.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
CHITRAL.
SIRDHANA.
CARTHAGE
*BEHAR
NELLORE
SHIRALA
RAJPUTANA
TILAWA
RANCHI
* Cargo only.
17,000 9th Dec, Noon
8,000 22nd Dec.
14,500 23rd Dec.
6,000 2nd Jan. 7,000 5th Jan. 8,000 6th Jan 17,000 6th Jan, 10,000 19th Jan. 17,000 20th Jan.
:
Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan
Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The Agents:-
MACKINNON MACKENZIE&CO
PAO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE. 27721
:
Chitral
Marechal Joffre Aramis
Pres. Coolidge Tjibadak Aeneas
December 8. .December 8. .December 8.
.December 8. .December 8.
December 8.
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 p.m. on the previous day. -
For
Saigon Manila
Per Thursday
Aramis Pres. Coolidge
K.P.O.-Reg., Ord., G.P.O.-Reg.,
Ord.,
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due London, 15th Dec.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by Imperial Airways Direct Service-due Sydney, 17th Dec,
Date and Time.
.Dec. 8, 3.30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 8, ..Dec. 8, 5 p.m. .Dec. 8, 5.30 p.m..
Dec. 8, 5 p.m. .Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Imperial Airways Plane, Thurs., Dec. 8,
K.P.O Reg.,
Ord.,
G.P.O-Reg., Ord.,
Dec. 8; 5 p.m.
.Dec. 8, 5.30 p.m.
Dec. 8, 5 p.m. ..Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Plane, Thurs., Dec. 8,
Dec. 8, 5 p.m. .Dec. 8, 5.30 p.m. .Dec. 8, 5 p.m. .Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Imperial Airways K.P.O.-Reg., Ord., G.P.O. Reg.,
Ord.,
Friday
Kingyuan Mausang
G.P.O..and K.P.O.
Par.,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Swatow Sandakan Honolulu, U.S.A., Central & South Emp, of Canada
America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Cana- da)-due Vancouver B.C., 28th Dec.
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Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
Great Britain & Eire) via Siberia. Chitral
Superscribed correspondence only.
.Dec. 9, 8.30 a.m. .Dec. 9, 8.80 a.m. .Fri., Dec. 9,
.Dec. 8, 5 p.m. .Dec. 9, 9.15 am. .Dec. 9, 10 a.m.
Dec. 9, 10.30 a.ni.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday la., Cairns, Townsvill«, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
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 Day.
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN :
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LONDON (via Australia) from $127.150 (Australian Newspapers on file)
STEAMER "Das Hong Kong | Loaves Hong Kong | Loaves Manila - Duo Sydney
16
Dec.. 16 Jan.
CHANGTE-
18
Dec.
TAIPING
Jan.
13 Jan.
CHANGTE
Feb.
14 Feb.
17 Feb.
TAIPING 10 Mar.
17 Mar.
20 Mar.
Jan.
1 Feb.
Mar. Apr,
AUSTRALIAN. ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED Sallinga subject to alteration without notice. For Freight.or Passage, apply to:-
Telephone 80838'
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents, ...Hong Kong, China & Jader