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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 ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS DIRECT
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
From Hong Kong
About
17,000, 27th May Noon 17,000 10th June 8,000 17th June
S.S.
Tons
†RAJPUTANA. BRANCHI
*BHUTAN.
SRANPURA **BEHAR
17,000 24th June 6,000 1st July
§RAWALPINDI 17,000
8th July
¿CHITRAL
$CORFU
SCANTON
CARTHAGE
15,000 22nd July 14,500
5th Aug. 15,500 19th Aug. 14,500
SRAJPUTANA
RANCHI
§RANPURA
RAWALPINDI
SCHITRAL..
2nd Sept. 17,000 16th Sept. 17,000 30th Sept. 17,000 14th Oct. 17,000 28th Oct. 15,000 11th Nov.
Destination
Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Παντε
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1989.
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 Eire) and South America are forwarded "via Siberia” if so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS
Kingyuan
Shanghai and Swatow Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service" San Francisco Pan American date, 17th May.
Manila
Straits
Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.)—London date, 27th April and London Parcela-London date, 20th April.
Swatow and Amoy
. May 24.
Airways Plane
Wednesday, May 24.
Emp. of Asia Antilochus
May 24.
May 24
Ranpura
May 24.
Anshun
May 24.
Bangkok
Kweiyang
May 24.
Straits
Ruys
.May 24.
Manila
Nosiro Maru
. May 24.
Saigon
Aramis
.May 24.
Shanghai and Swatow
Soochow
May 25.
Service" London date, 20th May... Imperial Airways Plane
.May 25.
Straits
Japan and Shanghai
Behar Pres. Doumer
May 25.
May 25.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways
San Francisco
Direct Service" date, 17th May U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan-(San
Francisco date, 29th April). Japan and Shanghai U.S.A., Honolulu Japan and Shanghai
(San Francisco date, 5th May).
Japan Java
Pan-American Airways Plane, May 25.
Pres. Hayes Rajputana
Pres. Coolidge Kamo Maru Tjisaroea
OUTWARD MAILS
..May 26.
May 25.
. May 26.
May 25.
May 26.
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 maila are closed at 5 p.m. on the .previous day.
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Marseilles & London.
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- do Bombay, Marseilles & London.
For
Swatow
Per WEDNESDAY
Date and Time.
BRITISH INDIA - APCAR SAILINGS
SANTHIA TALMA
10,000
8,000 17th-June 10,000
1st July 8,000 15th July
10,000 | 29th July
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Cal- cutta.
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Chuanchow and Amoy
Fooshing Taiyuan
.May 24, 10 a.m.
May 24, 10 a.m.
THURSDAY
Cargo only
† Calls Casablanca.
§ Calls Tangler.
All vessels may call at Malta.
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SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
3rd June
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia, Ranpura Swatow Saigon Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Emp. of Asia
Central and South America via Van-
Par., couver B.C., and (Parcels and Pa- pers only for Canada)-due Van- couver B.C., 16th June.
Thur.,
May 25, 10.30 a.m.
Yochow
May 25, 2.30 p.m. Pres. Doumer Thur., May 25, 4.30 p.m.
K.P.O.
Thursday, May 25.
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.,
Ord.,
.Thur., May 25, 5.00 p.m. ...Thur., May 25, 7.00 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-due London, 1st June.
Imperial Airways Plane
May 25,
K.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
May 25, 5 p.m. May 25, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
May 25, 5 p.m.
May 25, 7 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
tralia by Imperial Airways Direct Service--due Sydney, 2nd June.
....May 25,
K.P.O.
Reg.,
..May 25, 5 p.m.
Ord..
May 25, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
.May 25, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
.May 25, 7 p.m.
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 0. 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
SHIRALA
8,000 125th May
RANPURA
17,000 25th May 2 p.m.
*BEHAR...
6,000 30th May
NANKIN
7,000
5th June
RAWALPINDI.
17,000
8th Juno
*SOUDAN
7,000
8th June
TILAWA
10,000
8th June
CHITRAL
15,000
22nd June
CORFU
14,500
6th July
TALMA.
10,000
6th July
*BURDWAN.
6,000
7th July
NELLORE
7,000
7th July
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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 -Arruntas :-
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
H2O BUILDING. CONNAUGHT
ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG PHONE 27
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 (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, 276 RETURN
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Due Sydney
15 June 30 June -17 July
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Aug. 31 Ang. 14 Sept. ·29 Sept.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
Sailings subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight or Passage, apply to:-.
Telephone 80883
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japan.