PŁO 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
From Hong Kong
About
6,000 31st Dec.
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,
Havre, Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London,
8.8.
-
Tons
CANTON
*JEYPORE
15,500 10th Dec. Noon
6,000 21st Dec.
¡CORFU
14,500 24th Dec.
+*BANGALORE
SCHITRAL
SCARTHAGE
*BHUTAN
17,000 7th Jan. 14,500 21st Jan. 6,000 28th Jan.
RAJPUTANA
*BEHAR
RANCHI *SOUDAN
RANPURA
* Cargo only
Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
17,000 4th Feb. 6,000 11th Feb.
17,000 18th Feb. -6,000-1-25th Feb-
17,000 4th Mar.
Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles,
Havre,
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & London.
BRITISH INDIA APCAR
10.000 16th Dec.
TALAMBA.
TALMA
10,000 31st Dec.
SIRDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA
10,000 14th Jan. 8,000 28th Jan. -10,000 11th Feb.
§ Calls Tangier,
SAILINGS
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Cal- cutta.
do
Now is the time 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
1- 7,000 31st Dec.
7,000
3rd Feb. 7,000 4th Mar.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
SIRDHANA.
CARTHAGE
*BEHAR
NELLORE
SHIRALA
RAJPUTANA
TILAWA
RANCHI
*SOUDAN.
* Cargo only,
2nd Jan,
8,000 22nd Dec. 14,500 23rd Dec. ,6,000 7,000
5th Jan. 8,000 5th Jan 17,000 6th Jan. 10,000 19th Jan.
· 17,000 1,20th Jan.
·0,000 21st Jan.
Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan, Shanghai & Japan. Japan
Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The Agents:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
PAN LUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE. 27721
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 10, 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-
5.00
15th p.m.
December 7.00 pm. 15th December
lows:-
Registered Mail Ordinary Mail
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 December 7.00 p.m. 14th December This mail is due to arrive at San Francisco on the 21st December, 1998.
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
5.00 p.m. 12th December Ordinary Mail
7.00 p.m.
12th December
This mail is expected to arrived at Durban on the 21st December, 1938. Registered and Ordinary mails (not Insured or Parcels) will be accept- ed for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit...
Ordinary letter mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Kweichow & Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk.
INWARD MAILS
Shanghai and Swatow U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date, 18th November). Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 4th Dec....
Shanghai
Shanghai and Amoy Japan
Shanghai and Swatow
Tientsin and, Swatow Hoihow
Java and Manila Straits
Japan and Shanghai Japan
Yunnan
m/v Canton
Szechwan,
Imperial Airways Plane...December 10. Tokusima Maru Taiyuan
December 10.
.December 10.
.December 11.
..December 11.
Montevideo Maru
.December 11.
Soochow
December 12.
Hoihow
December 12.
December 12.
December 12.
December 13.
..December 13.
..December 14.
Muinam Tjinegara Cremer Hector
Talamba
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
Fort Bayard and Hoihow
Per Saturday
Yochow
Amoy and Shanghai
Suiyang
Parcels and Papers for South
via Durban
Africa
Manila
Bangkok
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin
Montevideo Maru Pres. Coolidge Michael Jebsen
Sunday
Chekiang
Haiphong
Canton
Shanghai
Flintshire
Monday
Swatow and
Chuanchow
Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island-due Thursday Island, 24th Dec,
Haiching Changte
K.P.O.-Par.,
Reg., Ord., G.P.0,--Par., Reg,
Ord.,
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways
Service"-due London, 19th Dec.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 19th Dec.
+
K.P.O.-Reg., Ord., G.P.O.-Reg., Ord., Imperial Airways K.P.O.-Reg., Ord., G.P.O.-Reg., Ord.,
• Superscribed correspondence only.
Date and Time.
.Dec. 10, Noon. Dec. 10, 3.30 p.m.
.Dec. 10, 5 p.m.
.Dec. 10, 5 p.m.
.Dec. 10, 5, p.m.
.Dec. 11, 8.30 a.m.
.Dec. 11, 9 a.m
.Dec. 11, 9 a.m.
.Dec. 11, 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 11, Dec. 11, 4 p.m. .Dec. 11, 5 p.m. .Dec. 11, 5.30 p.m. .Dec. 11, 4 pm.
.Dec. 11, 5 p.m.
.Dec. 11, 7 p.m.
Plane, Sun., Dec. 11,
Dec. 11, 5 p.m. .Dec. 11, 5.30 p.m. ..Dec. 11, 5 p.m. Dec. 11, 7 p.m. Plane, Sun., Dec. 11, Dec. 11, 5 p.m. .Dec. 11, 5.30 p.m. Dec. 11, 5 p.m. ..Dec. 11, 7 p.m.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville,
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 Days.
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY,'£76 RETURN
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LONDON (via Australia) fram. $127.150 (Australian Newspapers on file)
Leaves Hong Kong | Loaves Manila
STEAMER CHANGTE.
6 Jan.** TAIPING
7 Feb. CHANGTE TAIPING 10. Mar.
“Duo Hong KONE
Duo Byduby
18: Dec. 13 Jan, 14 Feb. 17 Mar.
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Dec.
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Jan.
16 Jan. 17
Feb. 20 Mar.
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Feb
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Mar.
5
Apr.
LIMITED
AUSTRALIAN
-ORIENTAL LINE, Sailings subject to alteration without notice, For Freight or Passage, apply to:-
Telephone 30993'
BUTTERFIELI & SW IR:
Agents, Hong Kong, hina & Jana