1939-05-27 — Page 14

APB

RAJPUTANA CHEENOCK

PŁO 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, Európe.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY. DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

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

S.S.

§RANCHI

BHUTAN.

§RANPURA † BEHAR

§RAWALPINDI SCHITRAL SCORFU

SCANTON

SCARTHAGE

RAJPUTANA

RANCHI

§RANPURA

RAWALPINDI

SCHITRAL.. CORFU. CANTON.

Cargo only

Tons

From Hong Kong

About

17,000 10th June 6,000 17th June

17,000 |24th June 6,000 1st July

17,000 8th July 15,000 || 22nd July 14,500 5th Aug. 15,500 19th Aug. 14,500

2nd Sept.. 17,000 16th Sept. 17,000 30th Sept. 17,000 14th Oct. 17,000 28th Oct. 15,000 11th Nov. 14,500 25th Nov. 15,000 9th Dec,

Destination

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre. London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay,

Havre, Marseilles, London, Hull, Hamburg. Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

do

do

do

do

do

Marseilles & London.

ão do

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London,

Bombay, Marseilles & London,

+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.

BRITISH INDIA APCAR

SIRDHANA

SHIRALA

TILAWA

SANTHIA TALMA

10,000 | 3rd June

10,000

8,000 17th June 1st July 8,000 15th July 10,000 29th July

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

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1939.

POST OFFICE

GENERAL HOLIDAY

On Monday, 29th May, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office, will be open from 8.00 a.m. to Noon, Sheungwan Branch Post the other Branch Post Office will be open from 8.00 a.m. to Noon, and Offices will be entirely closed.

There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes as on Sundays and one delivery of Registered and Ordinary Correspondence at 11.00 a.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.

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

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

Manila

INWARD MAILS

U.S.A., Honolulu Japan and Shanghai

(San Francisco date, 5th May). Shanghai and Swatow

Japan

Japan

Shanghai

Haiphong

Shanghai

Niel Maersk

Pres. Coolidge Chengtu

Nagpore

Yuensang

Victoria

Canton

Peter Maersk

Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Bayard.. Kiungchow Shanghai and Swatow

Shanghai and_Amoy

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct

Sinkiang

Tsinan

Service" London date, 24th May.. Imperial Airways Plane Tientsin and Swatow

Yunnan

Aeneas

May 27.

May 27.

May 27.

May 27.

May 27:

May 27.

May 27.

May 28.

May 28.

May 28.

May 28.

May 29.

May 29.

Shanghai

. May 29.

Java and Manila

Tjinegara

. May 29.

Straits

Behar

.May 29.

Straits

Van Heutsz

May 30.

Straits

Yasukuni Maru

May 30.

Shanghai and Swatow

Pronto

May 30.

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

San Francisco

date, 24th May.

Pan-American Airways Plane, May 31.

Suisang

May 31.

Shanghai

Ruys

.May 31.

Japan

Tanda

Japan

Shanghai

Sirdhana Scharnhorst-

Emp. of Canada

. Direct Service"

Calcutta and Straits

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C., date, 13th May)

OUTWARD MAILS

June 1.

June 1.

.June 1.

June 2.

Registered and Parcel Mails are cinsed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls 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

Straits, Ceylon, India, E. & S. Africa, Rajputana

Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles

Date and Time.

Sat., May 27,

May 26, 5 p.m. May 27, 9.45 a.m. May 27, 10.30 a.m.. May 27, 2.30 p.m.

May 27, 3.30 p.m.

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

due Marseilles, 23rd

Par..

June.

Reg.,

Ord.,

§ Calls Tangier.

Fort Bayard and Pakhoi

Kingyuan

Manila and Naples-due Naples, 18th

Victoria

SAILINGS

June

Amoy

Anshun

Manila

Saigon

Pres. Coolidge Lyeemoon

May 27, 5 p.m. May 27, 5 p.m. May 27, 5 p.m.

SUNDAY

Haiphong

Wing Sang

.May 28; 9 a.m.

Amoy

Tjisaroea

May 28, 9 a.m.

Swatow

Soochow

.May 28, 9 a.m.

MONDAY

Papers only for Straits and (Parcels Yuensang

and Papers only for Calcutta).

.Mon., May 29,

Par.,

May 27, 5 p.m.

Pap.,

.May 29, 8.30 a.m.

K.P.O.

Reg

.May 29, Noon.

'Ord.,

May 29, Noon.

G.P.O

Reg.,

Ord..

do

Now is the time to visit, 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 and O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The New Zealand. Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.”

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

TANDA.

NANKIN

NELLORE.

7,000 3rd June

7,000 80th June

.: 7,000 4th Aug.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane,

Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN

6,000 130th May

7,000 5th June

RAWALPINDI. 17,000

*BEHAR.

NANKIN

"SOUDAN

TILAWA

CHITRAL

CORFU

TALMA...

*BURDWAN

NELLORE

CANTON

SIRDHANA.

-8th June 7,000 8th June 10,000 8th June 16,000* 22nd June 14,500 6th July -10,000 6th July

.6,000

7th July 7,000 7th July 15,500 20th July. -10,000 |20th July

Info

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

Japan.

Shanghal & Japan.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane, Mon., May 29,

Service" due London, 5th June.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 5th June.

. May 29, Noon, May 29, 5 p.m. Imperial Airways Plane, Mon., May 29,

K.P.O.

Reg., Ord.,

May 29, Noon.

.May 29, Noon.

G.P.O.

Reg.. Ord

. May 29, Noon. .May 29, 5 p.m.

Superscribed correspondence only.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila (P, Is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville,

"Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourné.

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, în Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong, Sydney →19 Days.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN

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

STEAMER “Due Hong Kong. | Leavenloer Kong

Leaves Manila

Due Bydney

Shanghai & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan, "Japan.

"CHANGTE*

TAIPING CHANGTE TAIPING

6 June July. 7 4 3 Sept.

12 June

16

Jané

14 *July

17

*July

80-2

2

June

Aug.

Aug

12. ·

Aug.

15

31 Aug..

Aug.

11. Bent.

14-

Sept.

29

3

Sept.

Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

MUR,DING. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL IPONGKONS

AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED

Sailings subject to at

alteration without notice.

reight or Passage, apply to

Telephone 80888

· BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents,

Hong Kong, China & Japan.