P¿O 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 CORIENTAL SAILINGS
8.8.
**BANGALORE..
Hong Kong About
From
Tons
6,000
7th Oct.
SVICEROY OF
INDIA.
20,000
14th Oct.
*BEHAR.
6,000 28th Oct.
**BHUTAN
6,000 4th Nov.
Destination
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
and London,
Bombay & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles,
and London.
Havre,
For information regarding passenger sailings please apply to MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.
Cargo only.
+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
Calls Tangler..
BRITISH INDIA - ARSAR 5AILINGS
*NOWSHERA
*NARINGA
TALMA
SANTHIA
SHIRALA
8,000 18th Sept. 7,000 23rd Sept.
7th Oct.
10,000
8,000 21st Oct. 8,000
4th Nov.
Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta.
do
* The "Nowshera" and "Naringa" do not carry passengers.
visit
Now is the time to 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 Zen- 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 C AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NANKIN
7,000 130th Sept.
7,000 3rd Nov.
7,000 2nd Dec.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Syd- ney, Melbourne and Ho- bart.
NELLORE TANDA
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
TALMA
10,000 14th Sept.
VICEROY OF
INDIA..
SANTHIA
*BHUTAN
NELLORE.
SHIRALA
Shanghai and Japan.
Shanghai.
20,000 28th Sept. 8,000 28th Sept. 6,000 29th Sept. 7,000 4th Oct. 8,000 12th Oct. 6,000 13th Oct. 6,000 27th Oct.
Japan.
Japan.
Shanghai and Japan..
Shanghai and Japan.
Shanghai..
Shanghal and Japan.
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 12, 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 in 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 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:-
A
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.
AIR, MAIL BY IMPERIAL ́AIRWAYS
The bi-weekly services of Imperial Airways to and from London have been suspended and a service once a week will operate instead.
Under the new schedule arrivals will be on Sundays and departures on Wednesdays.
19th
The next outward service will leave Hong Kong on Wednesday, September and mail for this service will close at the General Post Office at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, 12th September. The usual notices will continue to be published in the Daily Press.
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.
Calcutta and Straits
Tientsin and Shanghai
Japan and Shanghai
INWARD MAILS
U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan
Francisco date, 19th Aug.).
Yuensang Yunnan
September 12.
September 12.
Kamakura Maru
September 12.
(San
Pres. Hayes
September 12,
Air France Plane Talma
September 13.
.September 13.
.September 13:
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-
vice"-Paris date, 6th Sept. Straits and Calcutta
Manila
Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers etc.)London date, 17th August and London Parcels-London date, 10th August. Shanghai
Emp. of Asia
Ranpura Tusima Maru
OUTWARD MAILS
.September 13.
September 13.
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
Fort Bayard and Haiphong
Wenchow
Bangkok
Parcels only for Japan
Date and Time.
Por TUESDAY
Jean Dupuis Tues., Sept. 12, 2.00 p.m. Haiyang
Sept. 12, 3 p.m. Halodan
.Sept. 12, 3.30 p.m. Yuensang.Tues., Sept. 12, 5.00 p.m. Imperial Airways Plane....Sept. 12, K.P.O.
Sept. 12, 5 p.m. ..Sept. 12, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Di- rect Service" due London, 20th September.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 20th Sept.
Amoy
Canton
Reg.,
Ord.,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Imperial Airways Plane.....Šept. 12,
.Sept. 12, 5 p.m.
Sept. 12, 7 p.m.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
.Sept. 12, 5 p.m. .Sept. 12, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
.Sept. 12, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
.Sept. 12, 7 p.m.
.Sept. 12, 7 p.m.
Kalgan WEDNESDAY
Sirogane Maru Wed., Sept. 13, 8.15 a.m,
Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Holhow, Kiungchow
.Sept. 13, 8.30 a.m. Shanghai, Japan,
Honolulu, Kamakura Maru .... Wed., Sept. 13. U.S.A., Central and South America via San Francisco-due San Fran- cisco, 5th October.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Reg.,
..Tues., Sept. 12, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
..Wed., Sept. 13, 8.30 a.m.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Reg., .Wed., Sept. 13, 11.30 a.m. Ord.,
Air Mail for Indo-China only-due Air France Plane ...Wed., Sept. 13,
Hanoi, 13th September.
Parcels only
Tientsin Straits
for
Shanghai and
Reg., Ord.,
G.P.O. a K.P.O.
Wed., Sept. 13, Noon.
.Sept. 13, 11.30 a.m. .Sept. 13, Noon.
Taisang Wed., Sept. 13, 2.30 p.m. Cremer ... Wed., Sept. 13, 7.00 p.m.
* Superscribed correspondent only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday lo., Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
--
British Steamers: Changte -Taiping (CURNERS) 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- .
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LONDON (via Australia) from: 5187-18-2 (Australian Newspaper on file)
"BEHAR..
*SOUDAN
*BURDWAN
* Cargo only,
6,000 25th Nov.
Shanghai and Japan.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to TheAgents.
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
EVO BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE 27721
STEAMER
'Das Hong Kong
TAIPING TAIPING
IN PORT
Oct. 31
AUSTRALIAN
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Lesvas žong Kong | Leaves Manila
11. Sopt. 14 7 Nov. 10
20 Sept.
28 Nov.
Dae Bydnay
Sept.
Nov.
ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED Sailings subject to alteratiòn without notice. For Freight or Passage, apply to:-
Telephone 80393
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents/
Hong Kong, China & Japan.