P2O BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN AUSTRALIAN LINES
&
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
TAKING CARGO FOR
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India Ir anian 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
9.8.
Tona
**SOMALI
7,000
**BANGALORE..
6,000
9th Sept. 7th Oct.
EVICEROY OF
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.
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 8, 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 bunce
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 Custom 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. ·
Canton
Bangkok
INWARD MAILS
Cantón Maru Ninghai
.September 8. September 8.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service-London date, 2nd Sept. Imperial Airways Plane, September 8. Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai
(Vancouver B.C., date, 19th Aug.). Emp. of Asia Calcutta and Straits
September 8.
Yuensang
..September 8.
Nowshera
..September 8.
Shanghai
Somali
September 8.
Japan and Shanghai
Hakozaki Maru
September 8.
Straits and Europe via Negapatam
(Papers etc.,) London August
date, 10th
Hakusan Maru
.September 9.
Manila Straits
Pres. Pierce
.September 9.
.September 10.
Tyndareus
.September 10.
Tisadane
.September 10.
.September 10:
.
Imperial Airways Plane. Klungchow
Kaisyo Maru
Shanghai
Shanghai and Amoy
Haiphong und Fort Bayard
- Air Mail by "Imperial 'Airways Direct
Service"-London date, 6th Sept.
Shanghai and Amoy
Canton
Shanghai
Tientsin and Shanghai
Straits and Calcutta
Philoctetes
Jean Dupuis
Sirogane Maru
For information regarding passenger sailings please apply to MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
Yunnan
Talma
OUTWARD MAILS
Sept. 11.
:September 11, .September-11. ..September 11. .September 11. September 12.
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to ĉlose at or before 9 a.m., registered and· parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day.
For
Manila
Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India,
and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due seilles, 8th October..
Par- FRIDAY'
Emp. of Asia East Hakozaki Maru
G.P.O.
Date and Time.
Mar-
* Cargo only.
+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Calls Tangier,
Reg.,
Ord.,
SATURDAY
Saigon
Shanghai and Japan
Helikon Hakusan Maru
TALMA
SANTHIA*
Singapore, Port Swettenham,
Penang, Rangoon Calcutta.
and
Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, President Pierce.
Central & South America, via San Francisco-due San Francisco, 28th September
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Parcels,
Reg.,
Ord.,
do
Parcels Reg., Papers,
SUNDAY
Swatow and Amoy
Sulyang
Parcels only for Haiphong. Haiphong
Minggung
Sept. 10, 9-a.m.
Swatow and Amoy
Canton .. Suiyang
MONDAY
BRITISH INDIA - ARCAR SAILINGS
"NOWSHERA
"NARINGA
SHIRALA
8,000 123rd Sept. 7,000 9th Sept. 10,000 7th Oct.
8,000 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 Lon- don via Panama Canal.
EASTERN AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NANKIN
NELLORE TANDA
7,000 3rd Nov.
7,000 30th Sept.
7,000 2nd Dec.
Manila, Rabául, Brisbane, Syd- ney, Melbourne and Ho- bart.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN ·
INDIA..
-TALMA VICEROY OF
20,000 | 14th Sept.
SANTHIA
*BHUTAN
NELLORE.
SHIRALA
"BEHAR.S *SOUDAN
Japan.
Shanghai.
Manila, Australia and New Zealand Taiping
via Thursday Island-due. Thurs- day Island, 22nd September.
.Sept. 8, 3.30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 8,
4 K.P.O:
Sept. 8, 3.45 p.m. .Sept. 8, 4.30 p.m.
.Sept. 9, 10.30 a.m.
.Sept. 0, 3.30 p.m. „Sat., Sept. 9,
Sept. 9, 4 p.m. Sept. 9, 5. p.m. Sept. 9, 5.30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 9,
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Sept. 9, 5 p.m .Sept. 9, 5 p.m. .Sept. 9, 5.30 p.m.
Sept. 10, 9 a.m.
Sept. 10, 9 a.m. .Sept. 10, 9 a.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Di- Imperial Airways Plane.
rect Service”-due London, 18th September.
Sept. 11,
K.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Sept. 11, 5 p.m. Sept. 11, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg
Ord
Sept. 11, 5 p.m. .Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
**BURDWAN
Cargo only.
20,000 28th Sept. 8,000 28th Sept. 6,000 20th Sept. 7,000 4th Oct. 8,000 12th Oct: 16,000 13th Oct. 6,000 |27th Oct. 0,000 25th Nov.
Japan.
Shanghai and Japan,
Shanghai and Japan.
Shanghai and Japan.
Japan. Shanghai,
Shanghai and Japan.
For further information, Passage, Freight,, Handbooks, etc., apply to
The Agents.
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
ELE BUILDING (CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE 27721
* Superscribed correspondent only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To-AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane; Sydney and Melbourne.
GIL
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 Leeve in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong, Sydney-19 Days. "
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, '£78 RETURN
LONDON {via-Australia) Frobe #127-15-0 (Australian Nevéspapers on file)
SATAMA Dguo Hong song - Lexyanilong Kong | Leaves samlag TAIPING TAIPING
IN PORT
300
Dug Sydney.
Sept. 14. Gept. 20 Sept. Nov.
10%
Nov.
Nov.
28
AUSTRALIAN – ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED
Sallings/subject to alteration without notice.
For Freight or Pass ge, apply to
Telephone 30332
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents, ong Kong, China & Japan.