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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 24, 1938

POST OFFICE

PƐO BRITISH INDIA (APCAR) AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

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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

and the route 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

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

On Monday, 26th December and Tuesday, 27th December, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8.00 a.m. to' 1.00 p.m., Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be opened from 8.00 a.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 on Sundays and one delivery of Registered and Ordinary correspondence each day at 11.30a.m.

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

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

Registered and Ordinary mails (not Insured or Parcels) will be accept- ed for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.

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

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

Japan

INWARD MAILS

Atuta Maru

Tusima Maru

Marechal Joffre

Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Bayard. Yunnan Japan

Japan and Shanghai

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" London date, 18th Dec. Shanghai and Swatow

U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan-San

Francisco date, 2nd Dec.

Manila

December 24. December 24.

..December 24,

..December. 24.

Imperial Airways Plane, December 25. Szechuen

Pres. Taft 'Phemius

..December 25.

December 25.

.December 25,

December 25.

December 25.

December 25.

December 26.

December 26.

December 26.

8.8.

Tons

From Hong Kong

About

BCORFU **BANGALORE

14,500 124th Dec, Noon.

6,000

1st Jan

SCHITRAL

SCARTHAGE

**BHUTAN

17,000 7th Jan. 14,500 21st Jan. 6,000 28th Jan,

§RAJPUTANA

17,000

*BEHAR

RANCHI *SOUDAN

§RANPURA §RAWALPINDI CANTON

15,500

17,000 4th Mar. 18th Mar, 17,000

1st Apr.

Cargo only

4th Feb. 6,000 11th Feb.

17,000 18th Feb. 6,000 25th Feb.

Destination

Straits

Amoy

Amoy

Shanghai and Amoy

Haiphong, Pakhoi and Hoihow

Manila

Japan

Havre,

Japan and Shanghai

Haiphong

Bangkok and Hoihow

Straits

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, Bombay,

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. Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles,

Havre, Hamburg,

London, Hull, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.

Tientsin and Swatow

Manila

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct

Bhutan Tjinegara Tjisaroen Taiyuan Kiangsu

Menestheus

Pleasantville

British Monarch Canton

`Kalgan

Van Heutsz Hupeh Potsdam

. December 26,

.December 26,

December 27,

December 27.

.December 27.

December 28,

.December 28.

Service"--London date, 22nd Dec. Imperial Airways Plane, December 28.

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

G.P.O.

I

Calls Tangier.

Per

SATURDAY

SAILINGS

Air Mail for "Air France Service"

due Marseilles, 8th January, 1939.

Marechal Joffre

Par., Ord.,

Saigon

Amoy and Shanghai

SUNDAY

Swatow and Shanghai Tientsin Manila

Sinkiang

Kwaisang

Pres. Taft

MONDAY

Marechal Joffre Suiyang

Date and Time.

Sat, Dec. 24, and K.P.O.

.Dec. 24, 1.30 p.m. .Dec. 24, 2 p.m. .Dec. 24, 2.30 p.m. .Dec. 24, 5 p.m.

† Calla Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta. APCAR

BRITISH INDIA

TALMA SIRDHANA

10,000 31st Dec. 10.30 a.m. 10,000 14th Jan.

8,000 28th Jan, 10,000 11th Feb.

SHIRALA ̈· TILAWA SANTHIA

8,000 25th Feb.

Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon & Cal- cutta.

do

Now is the time to visit,

Australia & New Zealand Shanghai and Japan

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— ncluding 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 Sucamera for, Southampton and London

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS,

via Panama Canal.

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

7,000

81st Dec. 11 a.m.

7,000

3rd Feb..

7,000

4th Mar.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,

Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN

*BHUTAN

6,000 27th Dec. 6 a.m.

*BEHAR

6,000

2nd Jan.

NELLORE

7,000

5th Jan.

SHIRALA

8,000

5th Jan

RAJPUTANA:

17,000

6th Jan,

TILAWA

10,000 19th Jan.

Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Shanghai & Japan. Japan Shanghai & Japan. Japan,

RANCHI

Shanghai & Japan.

*SOUDAN:

SANTHIA

Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

3rd Feb.

Shanghai & Japan.

Saigon

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 2nd January, 1039.

Ar Mail_for_Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service-due Sydney, 2nd January, 1939.

Bhutan Helikon

Dec. 25, 8.30 am. .Dec. 25, 9.a.m. .Dec. 25, 9 a.m.

..Dec. 26, 1 p.m.

.Dec. 26, 1 p.m.

Imperial Airways Plane, Mon., Dec, 26, K.P.O. and G.P.O.

Reg1, Ord.,

.Dec. 26, Noon. .Dec. 26, 1 p.m.

Imperial Airways Plane, Mon., Dec, 26, K.P.Ö. and G.P.O.

Reg., Ord.,

Superscribed correspondence only.

.Dec. 26, Noon. ..Dec. 26, 1. p.m.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

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British Steamers: ChangTE - TAIPING (BURNERS) 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 CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY;'£76 RETURN

RANPURA

Carga only.

17,000 20th Jan. 6,000 21st Jan. 8,000 -8,000

2nd Feb.

For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to Vho Agenta:-

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

PIO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE: 27721

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LONDON (via Australia) from £127-15-0 (Australian Newspapers on file)

STEAMER Due Hong Kong | Leaves Hong Kong Leaves Manila

Duo Sydney

TAIPING

CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE

6 Jan. Feb.

·,

Mar. 10

11 Apr.

13 Jan.

16

Jan.

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14 Feb.

17 Feb.

Feb. Mar.

17 Mar. 18 Ápr.

20 Mar. '21.

16

Apr.

Apr.

17

May

AUSTRALIAN

ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED Sallings subject to alteration without notice. For Freight or Passage, apply to:-

Telephone 80938

BUTTERFIELD & SWIR

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Hong Kong, China & dans,