TIME
TABLE
OF THE INDIA, CHINA, AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN MAIL PACKET SERVICES, FOR THE YEAR 1871.
APPROVED BY HER MAJESTY POSTMASTER-GENERAL ON 3RD OF OCTOBER, 1870.
Southampton
to Alexandria. 2,951 Miles @ 10 Knots.
OUTWARD ROUTE.
Marseilles
to Alexandria.
1,410 Miles @ 10 Knots.
Suez to Bombay.
2,972 Miles @ 9 Knots
Leaves
Arrives at
Leaves
Arrives at
Leaves
Arrives at
South- Gibral- ampton.
tar.
Malta.
Alex. andria.
London.
Mar- seilles.
Saturday Thursday Monday
Friday
Friday
Sunday
2 p.m.
9 a.m. 6 p.m.
3 p.m.
8 p.m.
7 a.m.
Alex. andria.
Saturday 4 a.m.
Suez.
Aden.
Bombay.
Sunday 6 p.m.
Saturday
115 h. sea 98 h. sea 82 h. sea
85 h. rail
141 h. sea
6 port
12 port
noon
138 h. sea 24 port
Sunday 7 p.m.
175 l. aca
7
12
16
20
13
15
21
22
28
5
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Feb
14
19
23
27
20
22
28
29
4
12
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Feb
Feb
21
26
30
3
27
29
4
5
11
19
Jan Jan
Jan
Feb
Jan
Jan
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
28
2
6
10
3
5
11
12
18
26
Jan
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Fcb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
4
9
13
17
10
12
18
19
25
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
5 March
11
16
20
24
17
19
25
26
4
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
Feb
March
12 March
18
23
27
3
24
26
4
5
11
Feb
Feb
Feb
Mar
Feb
Feb
Mar
March
March
19 March
25
2
6
10
3
5
11
12
Feb
Mar Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
March
18 March
26 March
4
9
13
17
10
12
18
19
25
2
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
March
March
April
11
16
20
24
17
19
25
26
1
9
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
March
April
April
18
23
27
31
24
26
1
2
8
16
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
April
April
April
April
25
30
3
7
31
2
8
9
15
23
Mur
Mar
April
April
Mar
April
April
April
April
April
1
6
10
14
7
9
15
16
22
30
April
April
April
April | April
April
April
April
April
April
April
8
13
17
21
14
16
22
23
29
7
April
April
April | April
April
April
April
April
April
May
15
20
24
28
21
23
29
30
6
14
April April
April❘ April
April
April
April
April
22
27
1
5
28
30
6
7
May
13
May 21
April
April
May May April
April
May
29
4
8
12
5
7
13
May 14
20
May
May 28
April
May
May
May
May
May May
6
11
15
19
12
14
20
May 21
May
27
May
4
May
May
Muy
May
May
May
May
May
May
13
18
22
26
19
21
27
28
3
May May
May
May
May
May
May
May
June 11
June
June
20 May 27
25
29
2
26
28
3
4
May May
June
May
May
June
June
10 June
May
1 June June
5
9
2
4
10
11
17
June
June
June
June
June
June
3
8
12
June June
June
16 June
9
June
11 June
17
18
18 Juno 25 June
24
2
June
June
June
10
15
19
23
16
June
June
June
June
17
23
26
30
June June
June June
24 June
29
3
7
June
July
June 23 June 30 July June
18 June
24
25
1
June
June
25 June
1
2
July
July
2
8
9
July
July
July
July
8
July
15
July 9 July 16 July
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July
July
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