APB
MOISELLE K
RAJPUTAN
CREENOCK
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
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1939.
POST OFFICE
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
On Wednesday, 24th May, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m., Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m., and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes as on Sundays and one delivery of Registered and Ordinary Correspondence at 10.00 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.
Registered and Ordinary mails and Parcels (not Insured) will be accept- ed for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.
Letters, and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Fire) and South America are forwarded "via Siberia"" if so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service" London date, 17th May... Imperial Airways Plane Shanghai and Swatow
Amoy
Haiphong
Japan
Calcutta and Straits
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai (San Francisco date, 27th April).. Swatow
Formosa
Kingyuan
Cremer
Chekiang
La Plata Maru Shirala
Kamakura Maru Yochow Canton Maru
. May 23.
May 23.
May 23.
May 23.
May 23.
May 23.
May 23.
.May 23.
. May 23.
date, 17th May, Manila
Straits
San Francisco Pan American
Emp. of Asia Antilochus
Airways Plane
Wednesday, May 24.
May 24. . May 24
Ranpura
May 24.
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service”
S.S.
Tons
From Hong Kong About
ISRAJPUTANA.. BRANCHI
BHUTAN.
17,000 | 27th May. 17,000 10th Juna 6,000 17th June
§RANPURA **BEHAR
17,000 24th June 6,000 1st July
§RAWALPINDI
17,000
SCHITRAL
8th July 15,000 | 22nd July
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SCORFU
SCANTON
SCARTHAGE
SRAJPUTANA
RANCHI
§RANPURA RAWALPINDI SCHITRAL..
14,500 5th Aug. 15,500 19th Aug. 14,500 2nd Sept. 17,000 16th Sept. 17,000 30th Sept. 17,000 14th Oct. 17,000 28th Oct. 15,000 11th Nov.
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Destination
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay,
Насте. Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg. Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.)-London date, 27th April and London Parcels-London date, 20th April.
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes carlier 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 Haiphong Swatow
Foochow
Per TUESDAY
Jean Dupuis Szechuen Shantung
Date and Time.
Tues., May 23, 2.00 p.m.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Kamakura Maru
• Central and South Americh via San Francisco due San Francisco, 15th Reg., June.
May 23, 2.30 p.m. May 23, 3.30 p.m. .Tuesday, May 23.
K.P.O.
Tues., May 23, 5.00 p.m.
Marseilles & London.
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Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Canton
Parcels only for Straits Haiphong
* Cargo only
† Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Calls Tangier.
Shanghai and Japan
Ord.,
Tues., May 23, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
.Tues., May 23, 5.00 p.m.
Ord..
Tues., May 23, 7.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Canton Maru
Cremer
May 24, 7.15 a.m. May 24, 10 a.m. .May 24, 10 a.m. .May 24, 10 a.m.
→
BRITISH INDIA - APCAR
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
SANTHIA TALMA
10,000
3rd June 8,000 17th June
10,000
1st July 8,000 15th July 10,000
29th July
SAILINGS?
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Cal- cutta.
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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. and O. Royal Mail: Steamers to London and
The New Zealand Shipping Co's Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama - Canal.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
TANDA..
NANKIN
NELLORE.
7,000 3rd June
7,000 30th June
7,000 4th Aug.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
6,000 30th May 7,000 5th June 17,000 8th June
7,000 8th June 10,000 8th June 15,000 22nd June
SHIRALA
8,000 25th May
RANPURA
17,000 | 25th May
*BEHAR.
NANKIN
RAWALPINDI,
"SOUDAN
TILAWA
CHITRAL
CORFU
14,500
6th July
TALMA
10,000
6th July
*BURDWAN.
NELLORE ·
6,000 7,000
7th July.
7th July
• Cargo only.
Japan Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan.
Shanghai & Japan.
› Shanghai & Japan.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The rente:-.
MACKINNON MACKENZIE CO
GO O UILDING DONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
27721
Papers only for Straits, Ceylon, India, East Africa and (Parcels and Pa- pers only for South Africa via Dur- ban).
Swatow
Chuanchow and Amoy
Laos Aramis
La Plata Maru Wed., May 24, 9.00 a.nı, Fooshing
... Taiyuan THURSDAY
Airmail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, Pan-American
and U.S.A. by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 31st May.
May 24, 10 a.m. ... May 24, 10a.m.
Airways Plane, May 25,
K.P.O.
May 24,-10 a.m.
Reg.,
Reg.,
May 24, 10 a.m.
G.P.O.
Ord., Ord.,
May 24, 10 a.m. May 25, 7.30 a.m.
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia. Ranpura...Thur., May 25, 10.30 a.m. Saigon
Pres. Doumer Thur., May 25, 4.30 p.m. Swatow
Yochow
May 25, 2.30 p.m. Thursday, May 25.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Emp. of Asia
Central and South America via Van- couver B.C., and (Parcels and Pa- pers only for Canada)-due Van- couver B.C., 16th June.
K.P.O.
Par.,
Thur., May 25, 4,00 p.m.
Reg.,
Thur., May 25, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Thur., May 25, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Par.,
.Thur., May 25, 4.00 p.m.
Reg.,
.Thur., May 25, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Thur, May 25, 7.00 p.m.
* Superscribed correspondence only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday la., 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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STEAMER
LONDON (via Australia) from. £127-15-0 (Australian Newspapers on "file)
Dae.Hong Kong
Leaves Hong Kong | Leaves Manila
Due Sydney
12 June
.15 June
30
: June
14. July 12 Aug. f1
17 15
July
2
Aug.
Ang.
..31
Aug.
Sept.
14 Sept. 29 Sept.
CHANGTE 6. June TAIPING 7 July CHANGTE 4 Aug. TAIPING 3 Sept.
AUSTRALIAN -ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
Sailings subject, to alteration without notice.
| For Freight or Passage, apply to:---
- Télephone: 80383"
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japan.