THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 18, 1939
POST OFFICE
RAJPUTAN CHĘŻAJUCK
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 Soutb 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 E ORIENTAL SAILINGS
From Hong Kont About
8.9.
Tons
]
RANCHI
*SOUDAN
17,000 18th Feb. Noon
7,000 25th Feb,
GRANPURA *NAGPORE
17,000 6,000
GRAWALPINDI BURDWAN
18,000
CANTON
CORFU
+*SOMALI
SCHITRAL. SCARTHAGE. **BANGALORE
RAJPUTANA
• Cargo only
4th Mar. 5th Mar.
17,000 18th Mar: 6,000 25th Mar
1st Apr. 14,500 15th Apr. 7,000 21st Apr,
15,500 29th Apr. 14,600 13th May 6,000 20th May
17,000 27th May
Destination
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
The General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post Office and other Branch Post Offices will be open during the Holidays as follows:-
General Post Office
Kowloon Central Post Office Sheungwan Branch Post Office
Monday, 20th Feb. Tuesday, 21st Feb.
8 a.m. to noon
8 a.m. to noon
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
8 am to 10 a.m. 8 a.m. to 10 am.
8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Offee will be entirely closed during the Holidays,
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sunday and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at 11 a.m. on Monday, the 20th and at 10a.m. on Tuesday the 21st...
The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Tai Po and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day at 11 a.m.
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 Kwangtong, Kwangai, Szechwan, Kwelchow & 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
Haiphong and Pakhoi Haiphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard.. Kiungchow Manila
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" London date, 11th Feb. Calcutta and Straits Shanghai and Swatow
U.S.A., Honolulu Japan and Shanghai (San Francisco date, 27th Jan.).. Bangkok
Suiyang
Corneville
February 18..
.February 18.
.February 18.
Imperial Airways Plane February 18. Kutsang Kaying
February 19.
February 19.
Pres. Taft
February 19.
Kalgan
.February 19.
Amoy
Tjisanoes
February 19.
Japan
Suisang
February 19.
Manila
Conte-Biancamano
.February 20.
Straits
Burdwan
February 20.
Shanghai and Swatow Shanghai
Tsinan Deucalion
.February 20,
February 21.
Service" London date, 15th Feb. Imperial Airways Plane. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service" San Francisco date, 15th February
.Feb. 22.
Pan American Airways Plane, Feb. 22
Manila
Scharnhorst
February 22,
Havre,
Straits Straits
Ruys Theseus
February 22
February 23.
Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam. & Antwerp. Marseilles & London.
Straits, Colombo, Bombay &
Karachi.
Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles,
London, Hull, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Marseilles & London,
Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles,
Havre,
London, Hull, Hamburg. Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & London." Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Havre, Bombay, Marseilles,
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
+ Calls Casablanca.. All vessels may call at Malta.
8 Calls Tangier.
BRITISH INDIA - AVEAR SAILINGS
SANTHIA
TALMA
8,000 25th Feb. 10,000 11th Mar.
SIRDHANA
10,000 25th Mar.
BHIRALA TILAWA
8,000 8th Apr. 10,000 22th Apr.
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.- mcluding 25/- for your pound.
Fréquent connection from Australia with the following:-
....
The Canadian Australian Line to the United Kingdom via New Zealand, Vancouver, etc.
The P. and O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London
EASTERN U AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
via Panama Canal.
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
7,000 7,000
4th Mar. 1st Apr.
7,000
5th May
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
*BURDWAN..
BIRDHANA
CANTON.
NANKIN
SHIRALA
CORFU
SOMALI.
CHITRAL
TILAWA
NELLORE
* Cargo only,
6,000 23rd Feb. 10,000 2nd Mar. 16,000 3rd Mar. 7,000 4th Mar. 8,000 16th Mar. 14,500 17th Mar.
7,000 18th Mar.. 18,500 30th Mar, 10,000 80th Mar. 7,000 5th Apr.
Shanghai & Japan. Japan
Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan." Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan. Shanghai & Japan.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The Agents:-)
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
LEO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE. 27721"
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
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
Por
SATURDAY
Date and Time.
Haiphong
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Canton Sagres
Feb. 18, p.m. Feb. 18, 3 p.m.
Haiphong
Taisang
.Feb. 18, 4 p.m.
Shanghai
M/V Tai Yin
Feb. 18, 5 p.m.
SUNDAY
Pres, Taft
MONDAY
Manila
Shanghai
.Feb. 19, 9 a.m.
Conte Biancamano. Feb, 20, 8.30 a.m,
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane, Mon., Feb. 20,
Service"-due. London, 27th Feb.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java, and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-duo Sydney, 27th Feb.
Batavia and Sourabaya Amoy
K.P.O. and G.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
.Feb. 20, Noon.
..Feb, 20, 1 pm.
Imperial Airways Plane, Mon., Feb. 20,
Reg., Ord...
TUESDAY
Tjisaroea Anhui
G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Feb. 20, Noon. Feb, 20, 1 pm.
Feb. 21, 10.30 am. .Feb. 21, 10a.m. Tues., Feb. 21,
Feb. 20, Noon. Feb. 21, 9.15 a.m. Feb. 21, 10 a.m.
K.P.D. and "G.P.O.
Shanghai, Japan, Hononlulu, U.S.A., Emp. of Canada
Central & South America via Van- couver B.C., and (Parcels & Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver B.C., 12th March.
Par.,
Reg.,
Ord,
Superscribed correspondence only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
British Steamers: Changte - Taiping (murnera)
FASTEST and 'MOST, UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS in THE SERVICE, OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOLUM
ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED. Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong, Sydney-19 Darti.
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, 276 RETURN
#
STEAMER
LONDON (via Australia) from $187-18-0 (Australian Newspapers on file)
TAIPING
Das Hong Kong
∙10 Mar.
Apr.. CHANGTE 11 TAIPING CHANGTE
9 May
0 June
Leaves Hong Kong Leaves Manila 20 Mar. Mar. #17
20 Apr. 17 Apr.
18 15 May
15 12 June
„Das Sydney
Apr.
May
5 2
May
Jule
June 30
Juho
LIMITED
AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE,
I
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Sailings subject to alteration without notice, For Freight or Passage, apply to:-
Telephone 30338
Agenta,
Hong Kong, China & Japan