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THE CHINA MAIL.

P. & 0.-British India Postmaster General's

Apcar and Eastern Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

Annual Report

Revenue Balance Of $883,477 Over Expenditure

M.O. & P.O, DECREASE

WIRELESS INCOME IS UP BY

$258,753.

A balance of revenue over expenditure of $883,477 is shown in the report of the General Post Office, for the year 1931, which has just been issued STRAITS, JAVA, BŪRMA, GEYLON, INDIA, PERÉLAN, GULF, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Postmaster General, who is acting in the place of Mr. M. J. Breen, who proceed- ed on leave on July 18, 1931.

WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY postage for places outside the total number of unpaid words was

DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

B.B.

Toua

From Hong Kong About

· KAISAR-I-HIND

*BHUTAN

RAJPUTANA MANTUA

*SOUDAN

RAWALPINDI BANPURA **BURDWAN

MALWA

RANCHI ++*SOMALI

CARTHAGE NALDERA **BANGALORE

RAJPUTANA

12,000

6,000

1932.

Destization

2nd July Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Noon 9th July Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre,

H'borg, B'dam, A'werp & Hall. 17,000 18th July Bombay, Marseilles & London. 11,000 30th, July Bombay, Marssillen & London.

4,800

17,000 18th. Aug.

Bombay,

8th Aug. Bombay, Marselles, London, Havre

'burg

Antwerp & Hull. & London.

Havre, Hamburg, Antwerp & Huil.

17,000 27th Aug.

6,500

Marseilles &

Marseilles 3rd Sept.

Rotterdam,

11,000 10th Septembeilles &

Marseilles & London.

17,000 24th Sept

6,800

1st Oct.

14,000 8th Oct. 18,000 22nd Oct. 6,500 29th Oct.

17,000 5th Nov.

CONSIGNEES.

'CONSIGNEES" NOTICE:

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship,

* BENCRUACHAN "

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- Cormed that all Goods are being land- od.at their risk into the bavardons and/or extra baxardons Gedowns of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obej tarsed.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods remaining undelivered after to rent.

Goods have left the Godowns, and the 27th June, 1982, will be subject

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on

or before the 11th July, 1932, or they

will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th June, 1932, at 10 am. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

"In consequence of the continued The total number of unpaid

To comply with the General Bond- depreciation in the exchange value messages for the year was 98,814

ed Warehouse Regulations consignees of Hong Kong currency it became which is 13.98 per cent, increase

must have a Revenue Officer in attend- for 1930. The necessary to revise the rates of over the figures

ance when damaged dutiable goods are examined. 1,196,591 which is 4.84 per cent. No Fire Insurance has been afect increase as compared with the ed

Bills of Lading will be countersign, figures for last year.

ed by,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD Agents. Hong Kong, 20th June, 1982.

Colony with effect from April 1.

Money Ordere The combined total of the year's transactions on Money Orders and The total increase amounts to British Postal Orders shows a de- 158,066 messages, 1,208,820 words crease of about £2,700 as compar or 82.88 per cent. and 24.36 per ed with 1930. The shrinkage incent. respectively.

Servicen. the_gold_value of the silver cur

reney of China's transactions when The new direct service with Foo converted into sterling would part-chow was opened on May 12.

Commercial radio telegraph ser ly account for the decrease as the

vices offering the usual telegraphic ficilities are now in operation as follows:- (1) Amoy. (2) British North Borneo, direct te Sandakan and thence to all

average rate of the silver dollar in 1930 was 18. 4d. whereas in 1981 it was 18. 0-9/16d

A direct Money Order exchange with Mauritius was entered into in

1981.

Chinese Delivery Section. During the year this section handled 6,746,127 ordinary letters, 370,291 other articles and 10,091 as against

avre, Hamburg, Postal Hong packets

& Hull.

Bombay Marseilles & London.

Marseilles & London Marseilles, London, Havre, Hamburg

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London,

* Cargo only. † Calls Casablanca. Calla Djibouti,

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to. Con- stantinople, Pirsana, šmyras and other Levant Porta by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SANTHIA

TAKADA SIRDHANA

1932.

8,000 25th June

p.m.

Singapore, Panang à Calentta.

7,000 11th July

8,000 24th July

• Calla Rangoon.

offices.

Miscellaneous. During the year ten distress and three piracy messages were receiv- ed from vessels. were in each case forwarded im- mediately to the Naval Author-

The messages

tien, Harbour Department and other responsible authorities for action.

During the year the Radio Office Issued wireless licences as fol lows:-

(8) Dutch East Indies, direct to Malabar thence to all offices and to Dutch Borneo, Austra-

Ship Station lasia, American. Continents. Amateur Transmission Station

Broadcast Receiving and Europe.

3,489,056 ordinary letters, 247,134 other articles and 5,698 Postal Hong packets in 1980. The large increases here shown are due to the fact that prior to 1981 the, Canton and West River mails were (5) handled at the Sheung Wan branch, where records were not kept.

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.1,788 ....54 (4) French Indo-China, direct Dealers

During the year 14 candidates Hanoi, Saigon and Kwong- chowan, and with connections were examined for Certificates of to all inland places.

Prodciency in W/T, 11 of whom Formosa, direct to Taihoku successfully passed the examina

tion and 8 falled, and thence to all offices.

As an experiment the branch (6) Philippines, direct to Manila,

thence to all offices, and to offices named below, all of which American Continents, Europe are connected to the Central Office and alternative connections to by landlines, were opened for the Dutch East Indies and Borneo. public telegraph, service. (a) China, direct to

The registered articles delivered amounted to 207,954-0f which 101,402 were from the United! States of America and Canada, and (7) 106,552 from China and other countries-showing a decrease of 28,712 as compared with 236,666 in 1930

7,412 insured letters were deali with as against 8,020 in 1980. The total number of Chinese private: boxes was 817-an increase of 25

The licences of

Chinese Postal Hunga were renewed, "the

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for as compared with 292 in 1980. 1st and 2nd class passengers,

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). same number as in 1980.

NANKIN NELLORE

TANDA

1931.

Wireless Traffic.

The total paid trafic for the year was 402,938 messages and

2nd July Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & 8,429,857 words which represent

7,000 7,000

30th July 7,000 2nd Sept. I

Melbourne,

increases of 84.98 per cent, in the number of messages and 31.88 per cent. in the number of words. as

Shanghai

Foochow

Amoy

Swatow

Canton

Yunnanfu

and via Shanghai to places in China and via Yunnanfu to other offices in Yunnan Province. (b) China, on "Receiver to

Pay" basla:-

Direct to Liuchow '.

Nanning Wachow Kwangs! Province. Swabue

Pratas Kwangtang Province,

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan compared with the figuren for (8) Siam, direct to Bangkok and

and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Bydasy---19 days,

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:---

The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New

Gealand, Vancouver, Ban Francisco, stc.

The P. & O. Royal Hall Steam to London and

The F. & O. Branch Servics of "Jönmgrs to London via Buss,

The New Zealand. Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN. Cheap Summer Trips to Japan June to Sept.

*SOUDAN DALIPORE SIRDHANA

MANTUA NFLLORE TILAWA BAWALPINDI

PKARFIMER #BIRDWAN TALMA

BANFUR TANDA TANDA SANTHIA

MALWA

SDHALI TAKADA RANCHI SIRDHANA

CARTHAGE

BANGALORE

NALDERARE RAJPUTANA

1932.

6,800 26th June Bhanghai. Koba & Yokohama. 5,300 27th June Moj & Kebe.

8,000 80th Jrine Amoy, 8'hal, Moji, Kobe à Osaka. 10,000 80th Juns Shanghai, Moll, Koba & Yokohama. 7,000 4th July S'hal, Hell, Kobe, Osaka & Thama.

Moji, Kobe & Yokohama o

Kobe ✯ Yokohama.

Yokohama. Yokohama.

10,000 14th JoF Kobe

9,000

18.500

Moll, Kobe 10,000 28th July Amoy, B'bat Mojl, Kobe 4. Osaka. 17,000

Kobe 28th July

Yokohama.c 7,000 2000 AS'hal, Hoji, Robe, Daily 11th Aug. Amoy, Koll, Kobe

8,000

11th

Moff

"Yokohama. Shanghai koham 11,000

Shanghal Hobb 6,800 7,000 25th Aug. Amor, 8'hal Moll 17,000 25th

3,000 B

hot, Koba

6,500 17 B Basarin Kobe A 16,000 22nd Sept. Balagani, Moji, 17,000 - 8th Oct. Shinghal Bebe Cargo only

1980.

thence to all offices.

Yaumati, situated in Yaumati Branch Post Office opened Nov. ember 25, 1980, for acceptance and delivery. This office has not been the success anticipat- ed, probably owing to the fact that most of the businesses in the district are ́emall and pure- ly local with head offices in Hong Kong.

Sheungwan, situated in Sheungwan Post Office near the Western Market, opened April 11, 1981, for the acceptance of telegrams only. Owing to its position in the heart of the prin cips) Chinese business district this office has been an unquali- j fied success, the average number of telegrams accepted daily be ing 136.

(Continued on Page 11.)

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.,

·HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS: Telegrama: KOWLOON, HONG KONG HONG KONG OFFICE 2541.

"MANIFESTO, HONG KONG,

Paul kirjapanesty, «KOWLOON DOCK: 59051. DOCK OWNERS, SHIP DESIGNEES AND BUILDERS, MARINE AND LAND ENGINEERS, BOILER MAKERS, IRON, STFEL, AND BRASS. FOUNDERS, FORGE MASTERS, WELDERS AND ELECTRICIANS.“

33 OF

FRIDAY, JUNE 24, * 1932.

PRESIDEND TINER

SAILINGS

Weekly Sailings Transpacific

TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS

ANGELES & NEW YORK

vin PANAMA.

Pres. Wilson

Pres. Hoover Pres. Jacka

TO SEATTLE

and VICTORIA.

Fortnightly sailings on Tuesdays. Fortnightly sailings on Baturdays.

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July Pren. Taft June 25,"1 s.m.

July 19 Fres. Jefferson

July 9 S

.Aug. 2 Pres. Madison

...July 29 ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all. Atlantic lines. Choice of rail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privi- leges for sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America

Bailings Fortnigh

on Sundays via Manila, Straits. Colombo, sombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genca, Marseilles, New York and Boston,

Pres. Polk Pres. AdamLE

8 .. .Sun., June 24. Prea Harrison'

Bun, July 10 Pres. Hayes

8 a.. Sun., July 24 .Aug. 7

TO MANILA

Next Sailing, Pres. Polk.... June 26, 8 a.m.

Pres. Wilson Pres. Jefferson

.June 29. Pres. Adams

July 2 Pres. Hoover

July 10 ..July 12

CONNECTING WITH S.S. MAYON TO CEBU, ILOILO.

ZAMBOANGA.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES

AMERICAN MAIL

LINE

CANTON BRANCH-No. 4, Shakee Street.

EXPRESS

BARBER WILHELMSEN

LINE

THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantic Ports via Panama.

All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route.

Passenger's desiring to travel by this interesting 'route will find the accommodation provided well up to their

and at a cost "masi reasonable.

42 Days To New York.

For Passenger and Freight information please apply to

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Bulidings/): Telephone 28021.

HONG KONG TIDES.

The time used in Standard, or mean lime" of the méridien" of 150@dog". E. [00h, is midnight; £2kis, is noon

belghts are referred to the datum of Larguatamonla Admiralty chart of tha pince and should be added to the depths given: on the chart mamma pre- coded by an asterisk (*), when they should be subtracted from, the der Man

June 24 to 80, 1982.-

Stand

(09.

PHILIPPAR INSURED. FOR £1,250,000

Half the Sum Placed in

“Britain.

Many British firms share in the insurance: liability on the French InerThe vessel is insured för 2900,000 in respect of the hull and machinary and for $850,000 on in- terest

ERKE "Of the total sum of £1,250,000, it Is estimated that (about Bale-in- placed with British companies, London or through their

agen