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PŁO BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
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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
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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
Tons
From Hong Kong
About
17,000 27th May Noon 17,000 | 10th June 6,000 17th June
17,000 24th June,
6,000
1st July
S.S.
†ЯRAJPUTANA. BRANCHI
*BHUTAN.
BRANPURA **BEHAR
§RAWALPINDI
17,000
8th July
¿CHITRAL
CORFU
SCANTON
¿CARTHAGE
16,000 22nd July 14,500 5th Aug. 18,500 19th Aug. 14,500
RAJPUTANA
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, Havre.
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1989.
POST OFFICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY
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On Monday, 29th May, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8.00 a.m. to Noon, Shoungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8.00 a.m. to Noon, 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 11.00 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 Offico 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.
Manila
INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service" San Francisco date, 17th May
Noairo Maru
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-London date, 20th May... Imperial Airways Plane Shanghai and Swatow
Straits
Japan and Shanghai
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan-(San
Francisco date, 29th Apríl).
Japan and Shanghai
U.S.A., Honolulu Japan and Shanghai
Java
(San Francisco date, 5th May).
Japan
Manila
Manila
Japan-
Japan
Shanghai
Soochow Behar
Pres. Doumer
May 25.
Pan-American Airways Plane, May 25.
May 25.
May 25,
May 25.
May 25.
May 25.
. May 25.
Pres. Coolidge
May 26.
Kamo Maru
.May 25.
Tjisaroea
May 26.
Roseville
May 26.
Niel Maersk
May 26.
Nagpore
May 27.
Yuensang
May 27.
Victoria
May 27
Pres. Hayes Rajputana
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
Formosa Saigon
Per THURSDAY
Date and Time.
Danmark ...Thur., May 25, 4.30 p.m. Pres. Doumer Thur., May 25, 4.30 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Emp. of Asia Thursday, May 25,
Central and South America via Van- couver B.C., and. (Parcels and Pa- pers only for Canada)-due Van- couver B.C., 16th Juné.
K.P.O.
Par., ...Thur., May 25, 4.00 p.m.
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do
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Reg.,
Thur, May 25, 5.00 p.m.
do
Ord,
.Thur., May 25, 5.30 p.m.
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G.P.O.
Marseilles & London.
ão do Bombay, Marseilles & London.
PAT.,
Thur., May 25, 4.00 p.m.
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Reg.,
Ord.,
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-due London, 1st June.
Imperial Airways Plane
K.P.O.
.Thur., May 25, 5.00 p.m. Thur, May 25, 7.00 p.m. .May 25,
Reg.,
Ord.,
May 25, 5 p.m. May 25, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Cargo only
† Calls Casabiança. All vessels may call at Malta.
Calls Tangier.
Reg.,
.May 25, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
BRITISH IN DATA. APCAR SAILINGS
BIRDHANA
SHIRALA
TILAWA
SANTHIA TALMA
10,000 3rd June
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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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 80th June
7,000 4th Aug.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
tralia by Imperial Airways Direct Service due Sydney, 2nd June.
Shanghai and Dairen
May 25, 7 p.m. .May 25,
K.P.O.
Reg.,
May 25, 5 p.m.
Ord..
May 25, 5.80 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
May 25, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
.May 25, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Antilochus
Fri., May 26, 3.30 p.m.
Airways Plane, May 26,
K.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord:,
Reg.
Order Mausang Kwangtung
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, Pan-American
and U.S.A. by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 1st June.
Sandakan
Swatow
Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct. Service".
Manila
May 25, 5 p.m. .May. 25, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
May 25, 5 p.m. May 26, 7.30 a.m. May 26, 8.30 a.m. .May 26, 2.30 p.m. Fri., May 26,
..May 26, 5 p.m. May 26, 5.30 p.m.
Air France Plane
K.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
G.P.O.
Pres, Collidge
May 26, 5 p.m. May 26, 7 p.m. .May 26, 7 p.m.
Superscribed correspondence only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart. To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
SHIRALA
RANPURA
*BEHAR.
NANKIN
*SOUDAN
TILAWA
8,000 25th May 5 a,m.' 17,000 25th May 2 p.m.
6,000 30th May 7,000 5th June
RAWALPINDI, 17,000
CHITRAL
CORFU
TALMA.
*BURDWAN.
NELLORE
The
Cargo only.
8th June
7,000
8th June 10,000 8th June 15,000 22nd June
14,600
6th July
10,000
6th July.
$6,000
7,000.
7th July 7th July
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
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
BRITISH Steamers: Changte · Taiping (surname)
BURNING
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FIRST CLASS: FARE TO SYDNEY,'£76 RETURN
LONDON (via Australia). from £127-15-0 (Australian Newspapers on file)
STRAMER
Leaves Hong Kong ↑ Leaves Manila
CHANGTE 6 June
.12 ... June TAIPING. 7 July
14 July CHANGTE 4 Aug. 12 Aug. TAIPING 3. Sept. 11 Sept.
Due Sydney
·15. June 30 June 17 July 2 Aug. 15 Aug. -31 Aug. 14 Sept. 29 Sept.
AUSTRALIAN- -ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
Sallings subject to alteration without notice, so
| For Freight or Passage, apply to:-
Telephone 80888-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japan.