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P2O 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 & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT

ROYAL

MAIL

STEAMERS

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.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

From Hong Kong

About

21st May 10 a.m.

28th May

6th June 11th June 18th June

Destination

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, & Ant-

werp.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Straits, Columbo, Bombay & Karachi. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London.

8.8.

Tons

(*SOUDAN

6,000

CHITRAL

16,000

*MIRZAPORE

6,000

CARTHAGE

14,500

+*BURDWAN

6,000

RAJPUTANA

17,000

25th June

RANCHI

+*SOMALI

17,000 6,000

9th July

16th July

RANPURA

RAWALPINDI

17,000

17,000

23rd July 6th Aug.

Bombay, Marseilles, & London. Bombay, Marseilles, & London.

Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, & Ant- werp.

Bombay, Marseilles, & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, & Ant- werp..

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1988.

POST OFFICE

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

On Tuesday, the 24th May, the General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post Office and all other Branch Post Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to Noon.

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes, one delivery of ordin nry correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspon dence at 11.00 a.m.

The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Taipo and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11.00 a.m.

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

Postage Stamps of the now issue H.M. King George VI in the denomina- tions 1 cent, 5 cents, and 2 dollars will be on sale as from 24th May.

In order to assist Dealers and others who require considerable quantitios. ' of these stamps for "first day covers", supplies in complete sheets of 120 stamps only will be available at the Chief Accountant's Office, 1st Floor, Post Office Building, from 4.30 to 5.00 p.m. on Monday 23rd May. stamps will not be valid for postage until 24th May.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

The

· They In-

Air mail letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. should be clearly marked "By Air Mail" and bear sufficient postage. sufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or for warded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America "via Siberia" if so superscribed.

Shanghai and Swatow Straits and Hoihow Tientsin and Swatow Straits

INWARD MAILS

Straits and Europe via Negapatani (Letters and Papers) London date 21st April Manila

Szechuen Muinam Chengtu Antilochus

Fushimi Maru

Pei Ping

OUTWARD MAILS

are forwarded

May 21.

May 21

May 21.

May 21.

May 21.

.May 21.

Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 16 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

Per Saturday

Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Canada, Pres. Cleveland

Cantral and South America and

Date and Time.

"

Sat., May 21,

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

May 20, 5 p.m. .May 21, 9.45 a.m. May 21, 10.30 s.m.

May 21, 3.30. p.m. ..Sat., May 21,

May 21, 4 p.m. May 21, 5 p.m. Sat., May 21, and K.P.O.

.May 21, 4 p.m. May 21, 4.30 p.m. .Sat., May 21,

May 21, 4.15 p.m. May 21, 5 p.m. Sat., May 21,

*Europe via San Francisco-due San Francisco, 9th June.

Par.,

Reg.,

Ord.,

Shanghai, Japan

and

*Europe via

Siberia

*Straits and *Calcutta

Fushimi Maru .. Talma

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Par., Ord., J.

Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Conte Biancamano

Service"-due Amsterdam, 2nd June-

G.P.O,

Reg.,

Ord.,

• Cargo only.

† Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.

§ Calls Tangier.

Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, Egypt Conte Biancamano

and Europe via Naples-due Na- ples, 13th June.

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Reg.,

APCAR

SAILINGS

Ord.,

Chingtu etc. (Via Hankow) by the

TALMA

10,000

22nd May

10.30 a.m.

Singapore, Port Swettenham,

"Eurasia further points by surface transport

Airways Service"

(To

Reg.,

SIRDHANA.

8,000

as services permit).

Ord.,

-SHIRALA -

8,000

.G.P.O. and K.P.O.

TILAWA

10,000

SANTHIA.

8,000

16th July

Reg.,

Ord.,

Helikon

Sunday

BRITISH INDIA

4th June

18th_June

2nd July

Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.

do

Airmail for Sian, Lanchow, and Eurasia Plane

Air Mail for "France Orient Airways Helikon

Service" due Marseilles, 5th-June..

Now is the time to visit,

nsit, Saigon 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 Zealand, Vancouver, etc.

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

The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS via Panama Canal,

TANDA.

NANKIN

NELLORE.

7,000 7,000 7,000

3rd June

2nd July Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney,

Melbourne and Hobart. 5th Aug.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN

26th May | Shanghai & Japan.

Noon

20th May Amoy & Japan.

Noon

5th June

RAJPUTANA

17,000

SHIRALA

8,000

NANKIN

7,000

Shanghai & Japan.

*SOMALI

RANCHI

0,000 17,000

9th June

Shanghai & Japan.

9th June

Shanghai & Japan.

TILAWA

10,000

9th June

Amoy & Japan.

17,000

28rd June

Shanghai & Japan.

8,000 23rd June

守

NALDERA SANTHIA-

* Cargo only.

Amoy, and Japan.

For further information, Passage,, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The Agente

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

PEO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

Phone. 27721

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

May 21, 4.30 p.m. May 21, 5 p.m. Sat., May 21,

.May 21,′′ 4′′ p.m. May 21, 4.30 p.m. May 21, 5 p.m.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane Sun., May 22,

Service"-due. London, 29th May.

Air Mail for Australia by "Imperial

Airways Direct Service"--due Dar- Imperial Airways Plane Sun., May 22, win, 26th May.

Swatow and Shanghai Bangkok via Swatow

Air Mail for Sian, Lanchow & Cheng tu etc. (via Hankow) by the "Eura sia Airways Service" (to farther points by surface transport as ser- vices permit).

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Rég,, Ord.,

May 21, 5 p.m. .May 22, Noon.

G.P.Ö. and K.P.O.

Reg., Ord.,

May 21, 5 p.m. .May 22, Noon. May 22, 9 a.m. .May 22, 9.a.m. Sun., May, 22, May 22, Noon.

Suiyang Kalgan Eurasia Plane

Ord,

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

Via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indies ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol

Buenos Aires, South America..

M.V

NEXT SAILING

"TAI PING YANG"

ON 18TH MAY

Excellent accommodation for 12 passengers

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

AGENTS

Hong Kong Bank Building.

Telephone 28021.