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PO 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 STE A MERS

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

From Hong Kong About

Destination

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

Bombay, Marseilles and London. Bombay, Marseilles and London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Ant- werp.

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

werp.

Bombay, Marseilles &. London.

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 10, 1988.

POST OFFICE

GENERAL HOLIDAY

On Friday, 11th November and Saturday, 12th General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 18.00 November, the a.m., to Noon. The Sheungwan_Branch Post Office will be open from 8:00a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as Sunday. One delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11,80 am, and ono de- livery of registered correspondence at 11.00 a.m. on each day.

on

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

;

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed...

CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR CANADA AND U.S.A.

Christmas Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Cards etc., in open envelopes) and Parcels for Canada and Letters and Parcel Mails for U.S.A. will be closed in the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office per S.S. "Empress of Asia" as follows:-

Parcels Registered Mail Ordinary Mail

.3.00 p.m. 24th November.

5.00 p.m. 24th November. ..7.00 p.m. 24th November.

These mails are due to arrive at Vancouver B.C. and Seattle (U.S.A.) on the 12th December, 1938.

CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN VIA SUEZ Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Cards etc. in open envelopes), closes as follows:

Registered Mail Ordinary Mail

9.45 a.m. 26th November. .10.30 a.m. 26th November.

This mail will be forwarded by the S.S. "Rawalpindi” and is due to arrive at London on the 24th December, 1938.

Parcel Mail for Great Britain closes at Noon on Friday, 11th Now. per S.S. "Ranpura" and is due to arrive at London on the 16th December, 1988.

Postal Service to Canton is temporarily suspended.

Ordinary letter mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Kweichow & Hunan will be accepted at senders' risk.

Szechwan,

Air Mail for certain places previously served by the Chungking & Han- kow Air-lines, will be despatched via Hanoi and thence by air as services permit.

Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed.

Straits

INWARD MAILS

Bellerophon

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date 2nd November

Parcels from Calcuttą and Straits Saigon

Swatow

Japan and Shanghai Straits and Manila

Japan and Shanghai

Rabaul

.November 10.

Pan-American Airways Plane Nov. 10. Santhia Laos

Hoihow

Felix Roussel

Victoria

Ranpura

Friderun

OUTWARD MAILS

.November 10."

November 10. -

November 10.

November 11.

November 1.

-November 31.

.November 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.

8.9.

Tons

¡RANPURA

17,000

12th Nov.

Noon

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

*MIRZAPORE

§RAWALPINDI

6,000 17,000

17th Nov.

*SOMALI.

0,000

26th Nov. 3rd Dec.

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam Antwerp.

and

*CANTON

15,500

10th Dec.

SCORFU

14,500

24th Dec.

**BANGALORE

6,000

31st Dec.

§CHITRAL

17,000

7th Jan.

§CARTHAGE

14,500

21st Jan.

**BHUTAN

6,000

28th Jan.

RAJPUTANA

17,000

4th Feb.

Cargo only.

+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.

§ Calls Tangier,

For

Per Thursday

BRITISH INDIA - APCAR SAILINGS

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, Pan-American

and U.S.A. by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 17th Nov.

Date and Tinië.

Airways. Plane No. 10,

K.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord,

Nov. 10, 5 p.m. Nov, 10, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

TILAWA

10,000

19th Nov.

SANTHIA

8,000

3rd Dec.

Singapore, Port Swettenham,

TALAMBA.

10,00

17th Dec.

TALMA

SIRDHANA

10,000 10,000

31st-Dec.

14th Jan.

Reg..

Nov. 10, 5 p.m.

Ord

Nov. 10,

Reg.,

Ord.,

K.P.O.

Nov. 10, 5 p.m. ..........Nov. 10, 5.80 p.m. G.PO

Reg.,

Ord.,

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by -Imperial Airways Direct Service due Sydney, 9th Nov.

Imperial Airways Plane,

5

Nov. 10, 5 pm. Nov. 10, 7.p.m. Nov. 10,

E.PO.

Reg., Ord,,

.Nov. 10 5 p.m. Nov 10, 5.30p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg Ord

Nov. 10, 5 p.m.

„Nov. 10, 7 pm.

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except m/v Canton:

Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia.

Thurs, Nov. 10,

K.P.O.

Reg.,

.Nov. 10, 5. p.m.

Ord.,

Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.,

Nov. 10, & p.m.

.Ord.,

Nov. 10, 7 p.m.

Penang, Rangoon & Calcutta.

do

Now is the time to visit, Clustralia & 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 ria Panama Canal.

TANDA

NANKIN

NELLORE

2nd Dec. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, 81st Dec. Melbourne and Hobart

7,000 7,000

7,000

3rd Feb.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN

CANTON

15,500

11th Nov. Shanghai & Japan.

0a.m. 8,000 12th Nov.

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan,

SANTHIA

Shanghai & Japan.

Noon

TALAMBA

.10,000

23rd Nov.

Japan.

CORFULA

14,600

24th Nov,

*BANGALORE

6,000

28th Nov.

NANKIN

7,000

TALMA

$10,000

CHITRAL

17,000

SIRDHANA.

8,000

⚫ Cargo only.

4th Dec. Shanghai & Japan. 7th Doc.Shanghai & Japan: 9th Dec. Shanghai & Japan. 21st Dec, Japan.

For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, The Agents:----

apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO

PLO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL

*PHONE. 27721

HONGKONG

Nov. 10, 7pm.

Air Mail for Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane,

Service"-due. London, 17th Nov.

* Superscribed correspondence only).

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA,- · Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Calens, Townaville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

British Steamers: Changte - Taiping (sunnars)

FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS in THE SERVICE OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL. ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED. Enjoy Your Short Leave in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong, Sydney-19 Days..

FIRST CLA93 FARE TO SYDNEY, £76-RETURN

TAIPING

· LONDON ((via Australia) from $127.150 (Australian Newspapers on file)

Leaves Hong Kong FeO MAINS

14 ·Nov.

STEAMER

Due Hong Копе

Dec Jan. eb.

13

CHANGTE

Does

17 Nov 10

Feb

TAIPING CHANGTE

USTRALIAN

18 Jan.

14- Feb." 17.

ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED

subject 20 alteration without not

HUTTERFIELD

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Telephone 20338

Hoan Long. Ca