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RAJPUTAN.
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 AND 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
From
Tona Hong Kong
About
8.8.
***SOMALI
*BANGALORE.
$VICEROY OF
7,000,
6,000
9th Sept.
7th Oct.
INDIA. *BEHAR.. *BHUTAN
20,000 14th Oct. 6,000 28th Oct. 6,000 4th Nov.
Destination
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
and London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
and London.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
and London.'
For information regard passenger sailings please apply to MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
+ Calls Casablanca.
BRITISHINDIAHARCAR SAILINGS
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta.
*NOWSHERA
*NARINGA
8,000 |23rd Sept.
7,000 9th Sept. 10,000 7th Oct.
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6, 1939.
POST OFFICE
SUSPENSION OF ALL UP EMPIRE AIR MAIL SERVICE
As from 5.00 p.m. Monday, 4th September, the all up Empire air mail service is suspended for the time being,
First class mail for destinations served by Imperial Airways whether included in the all up scheme or not will be subjected to a surcharge of $1.00 per half ounce ir sent by air, in addition to the present air mail rates. Letters may however be sent to such destinations by surface transport at the following rates—`
(A) To British Possessions?—
15 cents for the first ounce
10 cents for each succeeding ounce
10 cents per postcard
(B) To Foreign Countries:--
•
...
25 cents for the first ounce '
15 cents for each succeeding ounce
15 cents per postcard
All letters intended for despatch by air must be so superscribed, and bear a blue air mail label.
Parcel Post Service to China is subject to a Customs Embargo on cer- tain foreign goods, a list of which may be seen at G.P.O. & KP.O.
In all cases parcels can only be accepted for despatch as circumstances ́permit and 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
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service" San Francisco date, 30th August .............
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser- vice"-Paris date, 80th August. Shanghai and Amoy
Shanghai and Swatow
Java and Manila
Shanghai
Shanghai
Straits
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Pan-American. Airways Plane, Sept. 6.
Air France Plane Anhui
Kiangsu
Sheng Hwa
Tjinegara
Tyndareus
Glenapp
September 6.
.September 6:
.September 6,
September 6.
.September 6.
.September 6.
September 7
Service" London, date, 2nd Sept. Imperial Airways Plane, September 7.
Canton
Canton Maru :...
Bangkok
Ninghai
Sandakan
Yunnan
Calcutta and Straits
Yuensang
Philoctetes
Nowshera
Canada, US.A., Japan and Shanghai
Straits Japan
OUTWARD MAILS
.September 7.
...September 7.
September 7.
.September 7.
September 7.
.September 7.
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day.
Date and Time,
For
Par WEDNESDAY,
Wed., Sept. 6, G.P.O. 'A K.P.O..
Air Mail for Indo-China only-due Air France Planè
Hanoi, 6th September.
Reg, Ord.,
Taipoosek
Kwangtung
Tsinan
Wed., Sept. 6, 11.30 a.m.
Wed., Sept. 6, Noon. .Sept. 6, 1.30 p.m. .Sèpt. 6, 2 p.m. Sept. 8, 3.30 p.m. Sept. 6, 5 p.m.
Sept. 7, 10.30 am. : Plane.....Thu., Sept. 7,
K.P.Q.
Cargo only.
§ Calls Tangier.
All vessels may call at Malta.
Fort Bayard
Haiphon
Amoy
Parcels only for Straits
Anhui
THURSDAY
Fort Bayard
Seistan
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu Pan-American
and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 18th Sept.
Reg.,
Ord.,
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord,
Kingyuan
Wing Sang
TALMA
SIRDHANA
SHIRALA
do
Sept. 6, 5' p.m. ..Sept. 6, 5.30 p.m.
...Sept. 6, 5 pm. Sept. 7, 7.30 am.
Sept. 7, 8.30 am.. .Sept. 7, 3 p.m..
10,000 21st Oct.
8,000 4th Nov.
• The "Nowshera" and "Naringa" do not carry passengers.
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 Zea land, Vancouver, etc.
The P. and O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and Long don via Panama Canal.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NANKIN
NELLORE TANDA
7,000 30th Sept.
7,000 3rd Nov.
7,000 2nd Dec.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Syd, ney, Melbourne and Har bart.
Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Hoihow. Haiphong
Saigon, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Lourenco Marques, & (Parcels & Papers only for South Africa via Durban)
Manila
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane...... Sept. 7,
Service"-due London, 14th Sept.
Ruys
Emp. of Asia ...
.Sept. 7, 3.30 p.m. Sept. 7, 3.80. p.m.
K.P.O..
Reg.,
Ord.,
Sept. 7, 5 p.m. .Sept. 7, 5.30 p.m.
G.P,O.
Reg.,
Sept. 7, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
Sept. 7, 7 p.m.
Shanghai and Japan.
Shanghai and Japan.
Superscribed correspondent only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO AUSTRALIA. Calling ni Edanila (P. 1s.), Thuraday Is., Cairns, Townsvillo, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
British SteaMERS: CHANGTE - Taiping (suAnons)
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 Dayı.
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY; 276 RETURN
LONDON (via Australia) fráx. $127-15-0 (Autralian Newspapers on file)
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
*BANGALORE
TALMA
VICEROY OF
INDIA.. SIRDHANA
*BHUTAN
NELLORE.
SHIRALA
BEHAR..
* Cargo only,
6,000 4th Sept. 5 p.m.
~10,000 |14th Sept.
20,000 28th Sept. 10,000 28th Sept. 6,000 20th Sept. 7,000 4th Oct. 8,000 12th Oct. 6,000 13th Oct.
Shanghai and Japan, Japan.
Shanghai.
Japan.
Japan. Shanghai.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply The Agents.
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
BU UZBUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONS PHONE. 27721
WYKABLER
Dús Hong Kong
(Leaves Hong Kong 1 Laaves Manila
Dus Sydney
TAIPING
LIN PORT
11
CHANGTE 3. Oats TAIPING. 31 % Oot.. CHANGTE ~8~~Deo.!
10
Sept. Oct.
7
-14 Sopt. 18 Oot.. Nov. 10 Nov. 12 *Dec.
18 Deok
20 Bapt. 20 Oct. 26 Nov.
80 'Deo.
AUSTRALIAN – ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.
Sailings subject to alteration without notice.......
For Freight or Passage, apply
Telephone 30883
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japan.