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PεO-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS TAKING CARGO FOR

Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, East and

South Africa, Australia, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe. PENINSULA & 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 & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

S.S.

From

Tons Hong Kong

About

Destination.

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1937.

POST OFFICE

POSTAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Public are reminded that the postage on Printed Papers, Commercial Papers, Samples and Small Packets must be fully prepaid.

prepaid Printed Papers etc., are not forwarded.

SIBERIA ROUTE

Insufficiently

Letters, Postcards and Samples for Europe and South America are

forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed.

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

On Thursday, the 11th February the General Post Office and all Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed. There will be no collection from the pillar boxes and no delivery by Postmen, but ordinary correspondence will be delivered to callers at the back entrance of the G.P.O. from 8 am to 5 p.m.

On Friday, the 12th February the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 7.30 am to noon. The Sheungwan Branch Post Office from 8 am to 9 am and also from: 7 p.m. to. 8 p.m. and the other Branch Offices will be entirely closed: There will be one col- lection from the pillar boxes, as on Sundays, and one delivery of ordinary correspondence at noon, and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11 3.m The registered correspondence for despatch by the RMA. Dorado will close at 8 am, on Friday.

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.

Java and Manila

INWARD MAILS

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and

Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., 19th January).

Manila

Japan, Shanghai and Formosa

Japan

Bangkok and Swatow

Japan

Straits and Manila

Calcutta and Straits

Japan

Calcutta and Straits

Straits

.Emp. of Asia

.February 12

Gneisenau

February 12

Hakusan Maru

February 12

Shirala

February 12

Kiangsu

.February 13

Nagara Maru

February 14

Deucalion

.February 14

Kutsang

.February 14 ·

Nagara Maru

.February 14

Santhia

*February 16

Toba Maru

.February 16

February 17

*MIRZAPORE

CORFU

*BHUTAN

NALDERA *BEHAR

CARTHAGE *SOUDAN

JEYPORE

RANCHI

CATHAY

RAJPUTANA

* Cargo only.

7,000 16th Feb. Bombay and, Karachi. 14,500 20th Feb. Marseilles & London.

6,000 27th Feb.

16,000

6th Mar. 6,000 13th Mar.

14,500 20th Mar.

7,000 27th Mar.

5,000 31st Mar. 17,000 3rd Apr. 15,000 17th Apr. 17,000

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hull Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hall Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Antwerp and Hull.

Straits, Bombay & Karachi Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. 1st May Marseilles & London.

Calls Casablanca. all vessels may call at Malta.

BRITISH INDIA

SHIRALA `TILAWAD

→ SANTHIA

TALMA SIRDHANA

8,000 13th Feb. 10,000 27th Feb. 8,000 13th Mar. 10,000 27th Mar 8,000 10th Apr.

APCAR

§ Calls Tangier.

SAILINGS |

Singapore,

Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.

Now is the time to visit, Australia & New Zealand

lands of Sunshine and Romance, "Down Under" you will feel a new being and even if you are not inclined towards Surfing, Fishing, Shooting per 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 Zealand, Vancouver, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and a

The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

TANDA

NANKIN

NELLORE

7.000 5th Mar,

7,000 3rd Apr. 7,000 1st May

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydne

Melbourne & Hobart.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

SANTHIA

NALDERA

"SOUDAN

STALMA

RANCHI

NANKIN

Cargo-only

8,000 18th Feb. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 16,000 18th Feb; Shanghai & Japan 7,000 19th Feb. Shanghai & Japan. 10,000 4th Mar Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 17,000 4th Mar. Shanghai & Japan.

7,000 7th Mar. Shanghai & Japan..

For further ind ation, Far Freig Handbooks The A

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

P&O BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL, HONGKONGH

Phone 27721

Straits and Europe via Suez (letters Naldera

and Pagers) London, 21st January

and London Parcels-London date,

14th January.

Java

Australia and Manila Straits

Japan and Shanghai

13

Tjibadak

February 17

-Atsuta Maru

Soudan Corfu

February 18

February 18.

February 19

OUTWARD MAILS

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 pm on the previous day.

Per

For

Friday

Letters for "Imperial Airways Direct R.M.A. Dorsdo

Service" due London, 22nd Feb.

Foochow via Swatow

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa

Date and Time.

Fri, Feb. 12,

G.P.O. and KP.0. Keg

Feb. 12, -8 2-

Hangsang

Sunday

Letters,.....Feb. 12, 8.30 am.

Sat., Feb. 13, 5 pm.

Hong Kong Maru Sun, Feb. 14, 9 am. Saturday

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Changte

via Thursday Island.

(Due Thursday Island February 24).

Sandakan Amoy

Foochow

Parcels Reg., Letters Kiungchow Kaying Monday

Szechnen

Sat, Feb. 13,

Feb. 12, Noon.

13, 9.15 am.

Feb 13, 10:30 am. Sat, Feb. 13, 1. p.m.-- Sat, Feb. 1.. 3.30 p.m.

Mon, Feb. 15, 2.30 p.m.

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

Pacific

MONTHLY SERVICE

ΤΟ Panama

SAN FRANCISCO: BALBOA (Panama)

LOS ANGELES CRISTOBAL (Colon):

NEXT SAILING

Atlantic

NEW YORK BOSTON

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ON.

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