PO 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.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL
STEAMERS
C
and the route
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT All vessels may call at any ports, on or off the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
& ORIENTAL SAILING5
PENINSULAR
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 8, -1937.
POST OFFICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY
On Wednesday May 12, the General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post Office and all Branch Post Offices will be open from 7.30 a.m. to noon for the sale of Coronation Stamps and other business except Money Orders.
There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes and one delivery or or- dinary correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered corres- pondence at 11 am.
All letters bearing Coronation Stamps posted in the ordinary posting boxes at General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office only, before Midnight, Wednesday 12th, will be date-stamped May 12,
POSTAL ANNOUNCEMENT Public are reminded that the postage on Printed Papers, Papers, Samples and Small Packets must be fully prepaid. prepaid Printed Papers etc., are not forwarded.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE
Commercial Insufficiently
Letters, Postcards and Samples for Europe and South America forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed.”
Straits Swatow
Shanghai and Swatow Manila
INWARD MAILS
U.S.A. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai
(San Francisco, 10th April)
Java and Manila
Shanghai
Straits
Straits and Manila
Shanghai and Amoy
Conte Biancamano
May 8.
Hupeh
May 8.
Kwangchow
May 8.
Pres. McKinley.
May 8.
Pres. Pierce
May 8.
May 8.
.May 8.
May 9.
May 9.
May 9.
May 10.
May 10.
May 10.
. May 10,
Tjisondari Tyndarens Anhui Menestheus
.... Taiyuan
Bangalore
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
Ginyo Maru
Pres. Lincoln Tilawa
Taiyo Maru
.May 10.
May 11.
.May 11.
May 11.
Straits
Shanghai
hai (San Francisco, 17th April). Amoy
Japan
Japan
Hakodate Maru
Japan
Kutsang
Amoy
Nanchang
Air
by "Imperial Airways Pan-American Airways Plane May 11.
Direct Service"-London date, 1st May. Australia and Manila Calcutta, Straits and Europe via Ne- gapatam Letters and Papers London 8th April.
Taiping
Talma
OUTWARD MAILS
From
S.S
Tons Hong Kong
About
Destination.
RANPURA
*MIRZAPORE.. *SOMALI
17,000 15th May
7,000
28th May 7,000 22nd May
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Straits, Bombay & Karachi.
RAWALPINDI..
17,000
29th May
CORFU
*BANGALORE.
NALDERA
CARTHAGE
*BHUTAN,
RANCHI
* Cargo only.
14,500 12th June 6,000 19th June
16,000 26th June 14,500 10th July 6,000 17th July
17,000 24th July
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
R'dam, A'werp and Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London,
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, L'don Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
+ Calls Casablanca. all vessels may call at Malta.
BRITISH IND | A
APCAR
TILAWA
SANTHIA
10,000 8,000
TALMA
$10,000
SIRDHANA SHIRALA
12th May 22nd May 5th June 8,000 19th June 8,000 3rd July
Singapore,
May 11.
May 11.
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.
§ Calls Tangler.
For
SAILING 5
Sandakan
Shanghai
Swatow
·Foochow
Shanghai, Japan,
Date and Time.
Sat., May-8,- 8.30 a.m.
Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoo & 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 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 Zealand. Vancouver, etc.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London "and
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London. via Panama Canal,
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SÄILINGS
TANDA
NANKIN
NELLORE.
Canada,
aturday
Central and South America and via Victoria B.C. and
Europe
*Europe via Siberia.
Mausang
Conte Biancamano.
Sat., May 8, 9.80 a.m. .Sat., May 8,.10.30 a.m. Szechuen.... Sat., May 8, 1.30 p.m.
Leesang
US.A. Pres, McKinley
(Due Victoria B.C., 27th May); Hoihow and Haiphong Manila
Parcels, Reg Ord
Kwangchow
Sunday
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Hoihow
Monday
Canton
Tuesday
Haiphong
Manila, Makasser and Sourabaya Straits and Calcutta
Parcels
Prés. Pierce
Sat., May 8.
May 8, 3 p.m. May 8, 4.15 p.m. May 8. 5 pm.
Sat., May 8, 5 p.m. Sat., May 8, 5 p.m.
Hong Kong Maru Sun., May 9, 9 a.m. Muinam
Tjinegara Tilawa May 11, 4 p.m. Ord.,
Sun, May 9, 9 a.m.
Mon., May 10, 2 p.m.
Tues., May 11, 8.30 a.m.
Tues., May 11. ;May 11, 5 p.m.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
7,000
4th June
7,000
7,000
2nd July Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney 31st July Melbourne & Hobart.
Pacific SAN FRANCISCO
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
13th May Shanghai & Japan:
*BANGALORE.
TALMA..
CORFU
SIRDHANA.
NALDERA
6,000
10,000
14,500
18th May Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 13th May Shanghai and Japan
8,000 16,000
27th May Amoy, Shanghai and Japan.
27th May Shanghai & Japa
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc,, apply to -The Agents:**
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
P&O BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
Phone. 27721
NITOR
Panama
BALBOA (Panama)
LOS ANGELES CRISTOBAL (Colon):
NEXT SAILING
Atlantic
NEW YORK BOSTON
M.V. "TAI PING"
ON
18th MAY
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION
FOR 12 PASSENGERS:
DODWELL & CO., LTD
AGENTS
Hong Kong Bank Building,
Telephone 28021.
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