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RAJPUTAN.

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 AND 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

From

Tona Hong Kong

About

8.8.

***SOMALI

*BANGALORE.

$VICEROY OF

7,000,

6,000

9th Sept.

7th Oct.

INDIA. *BEHAR.. *BHUTAN

20,000 14th Oct. 6,000 28th Oct. 6,000 4th Nov.

Destination

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,

and London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,

and London.

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

and London.'

For information regard passenger sailings please apply to MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.

+ Calls Casablanca.

BRITISHINDIAHARCAR SAILINGS

Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta.

*NOWSHERA

*NARINGA

8,000 |23rd Sept.

7,000 9th Sept. 10,000 7th Oct.

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6, 1939.

POST OFFICE

SUSPENSION OF ALL UP EMPIRE AIR MAIL SERVICE

As from 5.00 p.m. Monday, 4th September, the all up Empire air mail service is suspended for the time being,

First class mail for destinations served by Imperial Airways whether included in the all up scheme or not will be subjected to a surcharge of $1.00 per half ounce ir sent by air, in addition to the present air mail rates. Letters may however be sent to such destinations by surface transport at the following rates—`

(A) To British Possessions?—

15 cents for the first ounce

10 cents for each succeeding ounce

10 cents per postcard

(B) To Foreign Countries:--

•

...

25 cents for the first ounce '

15 cents for each succeeding ounce

15 cents per postcard

All letters intended for despatch by air must be so superscribed, and bear a blue air mail label.

Parcel Post Service to China is subject to a Customs Embargo on cer- tain foreign goods, a list of which may be seen at G.P.O. & KP.O.

In all cases parcels can only be accepted for despatch as circumstances ́permit and at senders risk.

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

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service" San Francisco date, 30th August .............

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser- vice"-Paris date, 80th August. Shanghai and Amoy

Shanghai and Swatow

Java and Manila

Shanghai

Shanghai

Straits

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct

Pan-American. Airways Plane, Sept. 6.

Air France Plane Anhui

Kiangsu

Sheng Hwa

Tjinegara

Tyndareus

Glenapp

September 6.

.September 6:

.September 6,

September 6.

.September 6.

.September 6.

September 7

Service" London, date, 2nd Sept. Imperial Airways Plane, September 7.

Canton

Canton Maru :...

Bangkok

Ninghai

Sandakan

Yunnan

Calcutta and Straits

Yuensang

Philoctetes

Nowshera

Canada, US.A., Japan and Shanghai

Straits Japan

OUTWARD MAILS

.September 7.

...September 7.

September 7.

.September 7.

September 7.

.September 7.

Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 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 pm. on the previous day.

Date and Time,

For

Par WEDNESDAY,

Wed., Sept. 6, G.P.O. 'A K.P.O..

Air Mail for Indo-China only-due Air France Planè

Hanoi, 6th September.

Reg, Ord.,

Taipoosek

Kwangtung

Tsinan

Wed., Sept. 6, 11.30 a.m.

Wed., Sept. 6, Noon. .Sept. 6, 1.30 p.m. .Sèpt. 6, 2 p.m. Sept. 8, 3.30 p.m. Sept. 6, 5 p.m.

Sept. 7, 10.30 am. : Plane.....Thu., Sept. 7,

K.P.Q.

Cargo only.

§ Calls Tangier.

All vessels may call at Malta.

Fort Bayard

Haiphon

Amoy

Parcels only for Straits

Anhui

THURSDAY

Fort Bayard

Seistan

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu Pan-American

and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 18th Sept.

Reg.,

Ord.,

G.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord,

Kingyuan

Wing Sang

TALMA

SIRDHANA

SHIRALA

do

Sept. 6, 5' p.m. ..Sept. 6, 5.30 p.m.

...Sept. 6, 5 pm. Sept. 7, 7.30 am.

Sept. 7, 8.30 am.. .Sept. 7, 3 p.m..

10,000 21st Oct.

8,000 4th Nov.

• The "Nowshera" and "Naringa" do not carry passengers.

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 Zea land, Vancouver, etc.

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

The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Steamers for Southampton and Long don via Panama Canal.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

NANKIN

NELLORE TANDA

7,000 30th Sept.

7,000 3rd Nov.

7,000 2nd Dec.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Syd, ney, Melbourne and Har bart.

Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Hoihow. Haiphong

Saigon, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Lourenco Marques, & (Parcels & Papers only for South Africa via Durban)

Manila

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane...... Sept. 7,

Service"-due London, 14th Sept.

Ruys

Emp. of Asia ...

.Sept. 7, 3.30 p.m. Sept. 7, 3.80. p.m.

K.P.O..

Reg.,

Ord.,

Sept. 7, 5 p.m. .Sept. 7, 5.30 p.m.

G.P,O.

Reg.,

Sept. 7, 5 p.m.

Ord.,

Sept. 7, 7 p.m.

Shanghai and Japan.

Shanghai and Japan.

Superscribed correspondent only.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO AUSTRALIA. Calling ni Edanila (P. 1s.), Thuraday Is., Cairns, Townsvillo, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,

British SteaMERS: CHANGTE - Taiping (suAnons)

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 Dayı.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY; 276 RETURN

LONDON (via Australia) fráx. $127-15-0 (Autralian Newspapers on file)

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN

*BANGALORE

TALMA

VICEROY OF

INDIA.. SIRDHANA

*BHUTAN

NELLORE.

SHIRALA

BEHAR..

* Cargo only,

6,000 4th Sept. 5 p.m.

~10,000 |14th Sept.

20,000 28th Sept. 10,000 28th Sept. 6,000 20th Sept. 7,000 4th Oct. 8,000 12th Oct. 6,000 13th Oct.

Shanghai and Japan, Japan.

Shanghai.

Japan.

Japan. Shanghai.

For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply The Agents.

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

BU UZBUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONS PHONE. 27721

WYKABLER

Dús Hong Kong

(Leaves Hong Kong 1 Laaves Manila

Dus Sydney

TAIPING

LIN PORT

11

CHANGTE 3. Oats TAIPING. 31 % Oot.. CHANGTE ~8~~Deo.!

10

Sept. Oct.

7

-14 Sopt. 18 Oot.. Nov. 10 Nov. 12 *Dec.

18 Deok

20 Bapt. 20 Oct. 26 Nov.

80 'Deo.

AUSTRALIAN – ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.

Sailings subject to alteration without notice.......

For Freight or Passage, apply

Telephone 30883

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japan.