PO 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
and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
$19.
From
Tonin Hong Kong
-Abont
Destination
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 20, 1939
POST OFFICE
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.
.8 am to noon
8 aim to noon
8 am to 10 a.m.
Tuesday, 21st Feb.
8 a.m. to 10 am.
8. a.m. to 10 am.
8 a.m. to 9 am,
All other Branch Post Ofkes, and Money Order Office 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 10 a.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 permilt.
Ordinary letter mall only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Szechwan, Kwelchow & Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk.-
Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "vin Siberia" if so superscribed.
Manila'
Shanghai and Swatow
Straits
Haiphong
Shanghai
INWARD MAILS..
Tainan
Conte-Biancamano Burdwan
Min Deucalion
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-London date, 15th Feb. Imperial Airways Plans. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service” San Francisco date, 15th February
.February 20,
February 20.
..Fobruary 20.
February 20:
.February 21.
..Feb, 22.
Manila
Pan American Airways Plane, Feb. 22 Scharnhorst
February 22.
StraitsTM
Ruys
.February 22,
Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Bayard.. Shantung Amby
.February 22.
Santhia
„February 23.
Straits
Theseus
.February 23.
Japan and Shanghat Manila
Soudan
.February 24.
Noto - Maru
February 24.
Yasukuni Maru
.February 24.
Husimi Maru
February 25.
Granville
„February 26.-
Antenor
Sirdhana
February 27.
February 28.
Mentor Tyndareus
February 29,
.Februdrý 28.
*SOUDAN
ĮRANPURA *NASPORE
7,000 25th Feb. 6 a.m.
17,000 4th Mar. 6,000 5th Mar.
Marseilles & London. ...
Straits
§RAWALPINDI
17,000 18th Mar.
Manila
*JEYPORE
*BURDWAN
6,000 18th Mar.
6,000 25th Mar
Straits, Colombo, Bombay &
.
Straits
Bombay,
Calcutta and Straits Straits Shanghai
CANTON
CONFU +*SOMALI
16,000 1st Apr. 14,500 15th Apr.
7,000 21st Apr..
Marseilles & London.
(CHITRAL.
CARTHAGE.. **BANGALORE
RAJPUTANA
Cargo only
15,500 29th Apr. 14,500 18th May 6,000 20th May
17,000 27th May
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
Karachi.
Marseilles & London.
Karachi.
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam. & Antwerp. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, Hamburg, London, Hull, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
† Calls Casablanca. All vessola may call at Malta.
BRITISH INDIA= 2
SANTHIA
TALMA
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA. FILAWA
8,000 25th Feb. 10:30 a.m 10,000 11th Mar. -10,000 25th Mar
8,000 8th Apr 10,000 |22th Apri
$ Calls Tangier,
DR SAILINGS.
Singapore, Port Swattenham,
Penang, Rangoon & Cal entta
Now is the time to sit
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., registared and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm on the previous day.
For
Manila
Per
MONDAY
Muensterland
Date and Time.
.Feb. 20, Noon. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane, Mon, Feb. 20,
Service"-due London, 27th Feb.
K.P.O, and G.P.O.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java, and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service-due Sydney, 27th Feb.
Reg., Ord.,
Feb. 20, Noon.. Feb 20, 1-pm.
Imperial Airways Plane, Mon., Feb. 20,
Reg.,, Ord,
TUESDAY
G.P.O. and K.P.0.
.Feb. 20, Noon. .Feb, 20, 1 p.m.
K.P.O, and: G.P.O. "
Par
Shanghai Japan, Hononlulu, U.S.A., Emp. of Canada
Central & South America vla Van- couver B.C., and (Parcels & Papers only for Canada)-due Vancouver Reg.. BC, 12th March.
Amoy
Australia & New Zealand Batavia and Sourabaya
lands of Sunshine and Romance, Down Under you will feel a new be ing and even if you are not inclined towards Surfing, Fighing Shooting 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. and O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London
EASTERN
ria Panama Canal.
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE
AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
7,000. 4th Mar.
7,000 1st Apr.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart
4
7,000 6th May
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
“BURDWAN:
SIRDHANA
CANTON.
NANKIN SHIRALA CORFU W *80MALT. CHITRAL'
TILAWA
NELLORE
• Cargo only.
8,000 and 10,000 an
10,000388
2,000 24 h 8,000 21602 Mar 14,600 17th M
7,000 18th Mar 1850018011 Ma 10,000 | 30th Mar 7,000 5th Apr
For further information, Fassage, Freight,
The Agents:
gháil & Japan.
& Jspakk
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
BYD BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE. 27721
Ord. Anhui Tjisaroea
WEDNESDAY
«Parcels only for Straits, Penang, Cey- Deucalion
and lon Adon, Egypt, Marseilles London-due London, 29th March." Parcels Swatow
Wosang Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Haiphong.. Kaying Japan Shanghal
Tues., Feb. 21,."
.Feb. 20, Noon. Feb. 21; 9.15 a.m. Feb. 21, 10 a.m. Feb. 21, 10.a.m. Feb. 21, 10.30 am.
Wednes., Feb. 22, G.P.O. and K.P.O.
......Feb. 22, 9 a.m. Feb. 22, 10.80 a.m.
Kutsang Scharnhorst
Superscribed correspondence only.
Feb. 22, Noon Feb. 22, 8.30 p.m. .Feb. 22, 5.30 p.m.”
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To AUSTRALIA, Calling-at Manila (P. is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville,
Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
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#FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY,, £76 RETURN
LONDON (vìa Australia) from $127-16-0 (Australian Newspapers on file)
STEAMER. Dan Hong Kong TAIPING 10 Mar. CHANGTE 11. Apr. TAIPING 9 May CHANGTE .6* June
Mar
17 Apr. 15.0 May 12 June
Leaves Hong Kong |· Leaves Manila”
17
Due Sydney
20 Mar, 20 Apr.:
Apr.
May
18 May
Juno
15 June 30 June.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
Sallings subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight or Passage, apply to:-
Telephone 30023
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Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japa