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
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
14,500 124th Dec. Noon
6,000 31st Dec.
8.S.
¡CORFU
*BANGALORE
SCHITRAL
17,000
7th Jan.
BCARTHAGE
14,500
**BHUTAN
6,000
21st Jan. 28th Jan.
SRAJPUTANA
17,000
*BEHAR
6,000 11th Feb.
RANCHI
*SOUDAN
17,000 18th Feb. 6,000 25th Feb.
{RANPURA
GRAWALPINDI CANTON
4th Feb.
17,000 4th Mar. 17,000 18th Mar. 15,500 1st Apr.
Destination
Bombay, Marseilles & London. 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. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & London. Bombay,
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.
•
Cargo only
+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Calls Tangier.
TALMA
SIRDHANA
10,000 14th Jan.
BRITISH INDIA
10,000 31st Dec. 10.30 a.m. Singapore, Port Swettenham,
APCAR
5 AILINGS
Penang, Rangoon & Cal-
NA MAIL, DECEMBER 22, 1998
POST OFFICE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
On Monday, 28th December and Tuesday, 27th December, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be opened from 8.00 a.m, to 10.00 a.m., and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes each day as on Sundays and one delivery of Registered and Ordinary correspondence each day at 11.30 a.m.
The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Tai Po and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11.00 a.m.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
THE FIRST MAIL
The Public are reminded that sealed letters and packets, irrespective of contents, are classified as first class mail and must be prepaid as such.
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, Szechwan, Kweichow & Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk.
Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS
Shanghai and Swatow Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Suiyang
Service"-London date, 16th Dec. Imperial Airways Plane...December 22.
Straits
Japan and Shanghai
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 18th Dec.
Bellerophon
Corfu
December 22.
.December 22.
.December 22.
December 22.
December 22,
..December 23.
.December 23.
Imperial Airways. Plane, December 24.
Boissevain
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan
(San
Francisco date, 26th Nov.).
Pres. Adams
Shanghai
Japan
Atuta Maru
Saigon
Jean Laborde
Japan
Tusima Maru
.December 24.
Marechal Joffre
..December 24:
Straits
Bhutan
.December 24.
Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Bayard. Yunnan
December 24.
Shanghai
Conte Biancamano
December 25.
Phemius
.December 25.
Japan and Shanghai Manila
Menestheus-
..December 20.
December 26.
Japan and Shanghai
Manila
Pleasantville
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
Per
THURSDAY
Parcels and Papers only for Calcutta. Suisang
Taksang Haiphong
Airmail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane Thur., Dec. 22.
Service" due London, 29th Dec.
Date and Time.
Thur., Dec. 22, Noon. Thur., Dec. 22, 1.00 p.m.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
Thur., Dec. 22, 5,00 p.m.
Ord.,
.Thur., Dec. 22, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by Imperial Airways_Direct Service due Sydney, 31st. Dec.
.Thur., Dec. 22, 5.00 p.m. .Thur., Dec. 22, 7.00 p.m.
Imperial Airways Plane Thur., Dec. 22.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
Qrd.,
.Thur., Dec. 22, 5.00 p.m. .Thur., Dec. 22, 6.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg
Ord.,
FRIDAY
SHIRALA
TILAWA SANTHIA
8,000 28th Jan. 10,000 11th Feb.
8,000 25th Feb..
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.~*~. ncluding 25/- for your pound.
Frequent connection from Australia with the following:-
-The Canadian Australlan 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
via Panama Canal.
NANKIN NELLORE TANDA
SAILING5;
7,000
7,000 81st Dec. 11 a.m. 7,000 3rd Feb. 4th Mar.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
SIRDHANA...
CARTHAGE
*BHUTAN
*BEHAR NELLORE.
SHIRALA ·
RAJPUTANA
TILAWA
- 8,000 |22nd Dec. 3 p.m..
14,500. 23rd Dec. Noon
6,000 26th Dec 4 p.m.
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan, Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan
8,000
2nd Jan.
7,000
5th Jan.
8,000
5th Jan
17,000
6th Jan,
Shanghai & Japán.
10,000 19th Jan. 17,000 20th Jan.
6,000
Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
21st Jan.
Shanghai & Japan.
.Thur., Dec. 22, 5.00 p.m. Thur., Dec. 22, 7.00 p.m.
U.S.A., Central & South America via Emp. of Russia
Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and
Papers only for Canada)--due Van- couver B.C., 9th Jan., 1939.
Par.,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Yochow
Swatow
Fort Bayard, Hoihow and Haiphong. Kingyuan Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
Great Britain & Eire) via Siberia. Carthage Manila
Swatow and Tientsin Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island-due Thursday Island, 5th January, 1939.
Fri., Dec. 23,
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Pres. Adams Tingsang Sagres Atuta Maru
K.P.O.-Reg., Ord., G.P.O.—Reg., Ord.,
Superscribed correspondence only.
.Dec. 22, 5 p.m. .Dec. 23, 9.15 a.m. ..Dec. 23, 10 a.m. .Dec. 29, 9.30 a.m. .Dec, 28, 8.30 am.
.Dec. 23, 10.30 a.m. .Dec. 23, 10.30 a.m. .Dec. 28,-.10.30 a.m. .Dec. 23, 3 p.m. .Fri., Dec. 23, .Dec. 23, 5 p.m. .Dec. 28, 5.30 p.m. Dec. 23, 5 p.m. ..Dec. 28, 7 p.m.
TRAVEL A.-O.
A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila (P. Is.), 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 £127-15-0 (Australian Newspapers on file)
Leaves Hong Kong
13 14.
Jon.
Feb.
Leaves, Manila
16 17 Feb.
Due Bydney
Јап.
1 Feb
Mar.
Mar. Apr.
17 18
Mar. Apr.
20 21
Mar. Apr. 7
Apr.
May
LIMITED
RANCHI
*SOUDAN
* Cargo only.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The Agents:-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE&CO
(PY O KUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE. 27721 -
Duo Hong Kong
6
Jan.
STEAMER
TAIPING
7 Feb. CHANGTE TAIPING 10 CHANGTE 11.
AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Sailings subject to alteration without notice. For Freight or Passage, apply to:-
Telephone 80388
Agents,
Hong Kong, China & Japan.