PƐO BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
TAKING CARGO FÖR
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 CORIENTAL SAILINGS
From
Hong Kong About
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 7, 1999.
POST OFFICE
SUSPENSION, OF ALL UP EMPIRE AIR MAIL BERVICE
'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 if sent by air, in addition to the present air mall 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. & K.P.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 Sibaria”. if so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-London date, 2nd Sept. Imperial Airways Plane, September 7.
Straits
Canton
Glenapp
September 7.
Canton Maru
September 7.
Bangkok
Ninghai
September 7.
Tientsin and Shanghai
Yunnan
.September 7.
Straits
Philoctetes
.September 7.
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai
(Vancouver B.C., date, 19th Aug.). Emp, of Asia Haiphong
September 7.
Canton
September 7.
Calcutta and Straits
Yuensang
.September 8.
8.8.
Tons
Destination
Japan
Shanghai
Nowshera Somali
September 8.
.September 8.
Straits and Europe via Negapatām
*SOMALI
7,000
9th Sept.
Bombay,
Marseilles, Havre,
(Papers etc.,) London
date,
10th
and London.
August
Hakusan Maru
September 9,
*BANGALORE...
6,000
7th Oct.
Bombay,
and London.
$VICEROY OF
INDIA..
*BEHAR..
*BHUTAN
20,000 14th Oct. 6,000 28th Oct. 6,000 4th Nov..
Marseilles,
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles,
and London.
Havre,
Japan and Shanghai
Manila
Shanghai
Shanghai and Amoy
Hakozaki Maru Pres. Pierce Tyndareus Tjisadane
.September 8.
September 9.
September 10.
Havre,
For information regarding passenger sailings please apply to MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
* Cargo only.
+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Calls Tangier.
BRUTUS MONDIAL ARCAR SAILINGS
*NOWSHERA
'NARINGA
TALMA
BIRDHANA
SHIRALA
8,000 |23rd Sept. [
7,000 0th Sept.
10,000 7th Oct.
10,000 21st Oct.
Singapore, Port Swettenham,
Penang, Rangoon Calcutta.
and
do
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
.September 10.
Service"-London date, 6th Sept. Imperial Airways Plane..
OUTWARD MAILS
Sept. 11:
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.
Haiphong
Par THURSDAY
Wing Sang
Saigon, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Lourenco Marques, & (Parcels & Papers only for South África via Durban)
Manila
Ruys
Emp. of Asia Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways
Service"-due London, 14th Sept..
Date and Time.
Sept. 7, 3 p.m.
:
.Sept. 7, 3.30 p.m. .Sept. 7, 3.80 p.m. Plane......Sept. 7,
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.
.Sept. 7, 7 p.m.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
..Sept. 7, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
.Sept. 7, 5.30 p.m.
Q.P.O.
Reg.,
.Sept. 7, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
FRIDAY
Tjinegara
Kiangsu
Formosa and Amoy Straits and Calcutta
Canton Maru
Kutsang
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Parcels, Ordinary,
·G.P.O, & K.P.O.
Reg., .Ord.,
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 Lon- 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 Ho- bart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
INDIA.
TALMA VICEROY OF
10,000 |14th Sept.
SANTHIA
*BHUTAN
NELLORE..
SHIRALA
*BEHAR..
*SOUDAN
• Cargo only.
20,000 28th Sept. 10,000 28th Sept. 6,000 29th Sept. 7,000 4th Oct. 8,000 12th Oct. 6,000 13th Oct. 6,000 27th Oct.
Japan.
Shanghai: Japan.
Shanghai and Japan.
Shanghai and Japan.
Japan.
Shanghai and Japan.
Shanghai.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to
Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane......Sept. 7,
tralia by Imperial Airways Direct Service due Sydney 15th Sept.
Amoy
Tourane
Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, East Hakozaki Maru
and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 9th October,
• Superscribed correspondent only.
Sept. 7, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8, 8.30 a.m. ..Sept. 8, 8.30 a.m. Sept. 8, 10.30 a.m. Fri., Sept. 8,
Sept. 8, 11 am. .Sept. 8, Noon. .Fri., Sept. 8,
.Sept. 8, 12.45 p.m. .Sept. 8, 1.30 p.m.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA., Calling at Manila (P, Is.), Thursday Is., Cairno, Townsville,
Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
OIL
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
STEAMER
TAIPING TAIPING
1
LONDON (via Australia) from $127-15-0. (Australian Newspapers on site)
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14 Sept. Nov. 10
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29 Sept. Nov.
AUSTRALIAN – ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
MACKINNON MACKENZIE&CO For Freight of Fan uber to
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PHONE 27721
Sailings subject to alteration without notice. Passage, apply
Telephone 30333
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRF
Agents,
Hong Kong, China & Japan.