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 STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT All vessels may call at any parts on or off the route
and the route.
and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.
PENINSULAR E ORIENTAL SALINGS
Tons
From Hong Kong
About
8.8.
*MIRZAPORE
BRAWALPINDI
17,000 26th Nov.
* ALIPORE. "SOMALI.
6,000 | 20th Nov. 6 a.m.
6,000 27th Nov. 0,000
3rd Dec.
15,500 10th Dec, 14,500 24th Dec. 8,000 31st Dec.
*CANTON
¿CORFU
7 BANGALORE
SCHITRAL
17,000
SCARTHAGE
14,600
*BHUTAN
0,000
7th Jan. 21st Jan. 28th Jan,
RAJPUTANA *BEHAR
17,000 4th Feb. 6,000 11th Feb.
Destination
Straits, Colombo, Bombay and
Karachi.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,
London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp.
* Cargo only.
† Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.
§ Calls Tangier.
BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS
TILAWA
10,000 19th Nov. 10.30 a.m. Singapore, Port Swettenham,
SANTHIA
8,000 3rd Dec.
TALAMBA. TALMA SIRDHANA
10,000 17th Dec.
10,000 31st Dec.
10,000 14th Jan.
Penang, Rangoon & Cal- outta.
do
Now is the time to visit, Australia & New Zealand
lands of Sunshine and Romance, "Down Under" you will feel a new bʊ- 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.
المائي
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and Londen
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
via Panama Canal
TANDA
NANKIN
7,000 7,000
7,000
2nd Dec. 81st Dec. 3rd Feb.
Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney.
Melbourne and Hobart.
NELLORE
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN
10,000 | 23rd Nov. 1 Japan.
24th Nov. Shanghai & Japan,
26th Nov. Shanghai & Japan.
4th Dec.
TALAMBA
CORFU "BANGALORE
14,500
8,000
NANKIN
7,000
Shanghai & Japan.
TALMA
10,000
7th Dec.
Shanghai & Japan.
CHITRAL...
17,000
9th Dec.
Shanghai, & Japan.
SIRDHANA....
8,000
22nd Dec.
Japan.
CARTHAGE
14,500
28rd Dec.
Shanghai & Japan.
*BEHAR
6,000
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 17, 1988.
POST OFFICE
FIRST CLASS MAIL
The Public are reminded that sealed letters and packets, irrespective of contents, are classified as first class mail and must be prepaid as such.
CHRISTMAS MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN VIA SUEZ Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Cards etc., in open envelopes) closes as follows:-
9.45 a.m. 26th November. .10.80 m. 28th November. This mail will be forwarded by the S.8. "Rawalpindi" and is due to arrive at London on the 24th December, 1988.
Registered Mail Ordinary Mail
Parcel Mail for Great Britain closes at Noon on Friday, 11th Nov. per S.S. "Ranpura" and is due to arrive at London on the 16th December, 1988, CHRISTMAS PRINTED PAPER MAIL AND PARCELS FOR AUSTRALIA The Christmas Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Cards etc., in open en- veloper) and Parcels for Australia will be closed in the General Post Office und Kowloon Contral Post Office as follows:--
Parcels
Registered Mail Ordinary Mail
(5.00 p.m. 1st December
8.45 a.m. 2nd December 9.30 a.m. 2nd December These Mails will be forwarded by the S.S. "Tanda" and are due to ar- rivo at Sydney on 21st December, 1988.
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
5.00 p.m. 24th November.
9.15 a.m. 25th November. 10.00 a.m. 25th November
These malls are due to arrive at Vancouver B.C. and Seattle (U.S.A.) on the 12th Docombor, 1938.
Postal Service to Canton is temporarily suspended.
Ordinary lottor mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwangel, Szechwan, Kwolchow & Hunan will be accepted at sonders" risk.
Air Mail for cortain places previously served by the Chungking & Han- kow Air-lines, will be despatched via Hanof and thence by air as services permit.
Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) and South America are forwarded "via Siberfa" L so superscribed.
Australia and Manila Japan and Shanghai
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Vancou-
vor B.C. date, 29th October). Shanghai
INWARD
MAILS
Atsuta Maru Gneisenau
.November 17.
November 17.
Emp. of Asia
November 18.
Tyndareus Kiungchow
November 18.
November 18.
November. 18.
Haiphong, Pakhoi and Hoihow ... Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers) London date, 20th October
Terukuni Maru
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-London date, 13th Nov. Imperial Airways, Plane, November 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 p.m. on the previous day.
For
Saigon
Japan
Parcels only for Japan
Manila & Parcels only for Germany
via Hamburg
Saigon
Por Thursday
Chenonceaux Atuta Maru Hosang
Gneisenau Lyeemoon
K.P.O:-Reg.,
G.P.O.-Reg.,
Ord.,
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways
Service"due London, 24th Nov.
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Date and Time. ·
-
Nov. 17, 1 p.m.
.Nov. 17, 3.30 p.m.
Nov. 17, 5 p.m.
Nov. 17, 5 p.m. .Nov. 17, 6.30 p.m. Plane Nov. 17,
Nov, 17, 5 p.m.
Ord., Nov. 17, 5.30 p.m.
Nov. 17, 5 p.m. Nov. 17, 7 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane Nov. 17,
tralia by Imperial Airways Direct Service due Sydney, 26th Nov.
K.P.O.-Reg., ... Nov. 17, 5 p.m.
Ord.,... Nov. 17, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.-Reg., • *** Nov. 17, 5 p.m. Ord.,... Nov. 17, 7 p.m.
Swatow
Haihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Friday
Taiyuan Soochow
Parcels and Papers only for Calcutta. Kumsang Swatow, Amoy and Chuanchow Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
Haiching
Great Britain & Eire) viä Siberia.. Terukuni Maru Manila
Emp. of Asia.... Superscribed correspondence only.
Nov. 18, 8.30 a.m. Nov. 18, Noon. Nov. 18, Noon. .Nov. 18, 2 p.m.
Nov. 18, 3.30 p.m. Nov. 18, 3.30 p.m.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday'ls., Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,
QIL
BRITISH STEAMERS: CHANGTE- TAIPING (BURNERS
FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS in THE SERVICË,
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FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN
LONDON. (via Australia) from $127.150 (Australian Newspapers on: file)
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STEANER 'Due Hong Kong · Leaves Hong Kong | Leavo: Manila
* Cargo only,
2nd Jan. Shanghai & Japan.
For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to The Agents:—-
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
PEO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG
PHONE. 27721
Duo Sydnov
CHANGTE 6 TAIPING
Dec.
Jan.
18
CHANGTE 7
Feb. TAIPING 10 Mar.
-18 ́ ́. Dec.
Jan 14 - Feb. 17 Mar.
$16... Dec.
16 Juri. 17
Feb.. 20 Mar.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
AUSTRALIAN. ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED Sailings subject to alteration without notice.'
For Freight Passage, apply to
Telephone 80888
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