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P¿O 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

and the route

UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT 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

8.8.

*SOMALI

**BANGALORE..

From

TonB

Hong Kong About

7,000 10th Sept. 6 a.m.

6,000

7th Oct.

Destination

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,

and London.

Havre,

Bombay,

Marseilles,

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 11, 1989

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 mali 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 if 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:--

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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.

AIR MAIL BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

The bi-weekly services of Imperial Airways to and from London have been suspended and a service once a week will operate instead.

Under the new schedule arrivals will be on Sundays and departures on Wednesdays.

13th The next outward service will leave Hong Kong on Wednesday, September and mail for this service will close at the General Post Office at 7 am. on Tuesday, 12th September. The usual notices will continue to be published in the Daily Press.

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

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

Calcutta and Straits Shanghai and Amoy Tientsin and Shanghai Canton

Shanghai

Straits and Calcutta

Japan and Shanghai

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice"-Paris date, 6th Sept.

Manila Straits and Europe via Suez (Papers August etc.)-London date, 17th and London Parcels-London date, 10th August.

Shanghai

Yuensang

September 11.

Kiungchow

September 11.

Yunnan

September 11.

Sirogane Maru

.September 11.

Kaisyo Maru

September 11.

Talma

September 12.

.September 12.

Air France Pläne Emp. of Asia

September 19.

September 13.

Kamakura Maru

Ranpura Tusima Maru

September 13,

.September 13.

Havre,

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

Francisco date, 19th Aug.).

Pres. Hayes

.September 14.

and London.

$VICEROY OF

INDIA..

*BEHAR.

**BHUTAN

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

4th Nov. 6,000

Bombay & London.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, Bombay,

and London.

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

Cargo only,

+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.

Calls Tangier.

BRITISH INDIAS APSAR: SAILINGS

"NOWSHERA

*NARINGA

TALMA

SANTHIA

SHIRALA

8,000 123rd Sept. 7,000 9th Sept.

10,000

7th Oct.

8,000 21st Oct. 8,000 4th Nov.

and

Singapore, Port Swettenham,

Penang, Rangoon Calcutta.

:

do

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 Lon- 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 Ho- bart.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN

INDIA.

20,000 28th Sept.

8,000 28th Sept. 6,000 29th Sept.. 7,000 4th Oct.

TALMA

10,000 14th Sept.

VICEROY OF

BANTHIA

*BHUTAN

NELLORE.

SHIRALA

8,000 12th Oct, 6,000 13th Oct.

6,000 27th Oct.

Japan.

Shanghai,

apan.

hanghai and Japan.

Shanghai and Japan.

Japan.

Shanghai.

Shanghai and Japan.

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

Swatow and Amoy

Canton

Batavia and Sourabaya

Fort Bayard and Haiphong Parcels only for Japan

Per MONDAY

Suiyang TUESDAY

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Di- rect Service" due London, 20th September.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due Sydney, 20th Sept.

Canton

Date and Time.

.Sept. 11th 3.30 p.m.

Fatshan ....Tues., Sept. 12, 7.15 am. Tjisadane..Tues., Sept. 12, 0.30 a.m. Jean Dupuis Tues., Sept. 12, 2.00 p.m. Yuensang..Tues., Sept. 12, 5.00 p.m. ..Sept. 12, Imperial Airways Plane

K.P.O.

Sept. 12, 5 p.m. .Sept. 12, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Imperial Airways Plane.....

Reg., Ord.,

Reg.,

Ord.,

.Sept. 12, 5 p.m. .Sept. 12, 7 p.m.

.Sept. 12,

K.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord.,

.Sept. 12, 5 p.m. .Sept. 12, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

..

Reg.,

Ord.,

.Sept. 12, 5 p.m. .Sept. 12, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Sirogane Maru Wed., Sept. 13, 8.15 a.m.

.Sept. 13, 8.30 a.m.

...Wed., Sept. 13.

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

Fort Bayard, Pakhol and Hoihow, Kiungchow Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Kamakura Maru

U.S.A., Central and South America vla San Francisco-due San Fran- cisco, 6th October.

Reg., Ord.,

Reg., Ord.,

Parcels

Tientsin

only for

Shanghai

and

Straits

Taisang Cremer

.Tues., Sept. 12, 5.00 p.m. ..Wed., Sept. 13, 8.30 am. G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Wed., Sept. 13, 11.30 a.m.

Wed., Sept. 13, Noon.

Wed., Sept. 13, 2.30 p.m. Wed, Sept. 19, 7.00 p.m.

* Superscribed correspondent only.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA.

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

Brisbane, Sydney and Malbourne,

BRITISH Steamers: Changte - TaiPING (DURNERD)

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) £76 RETURN

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LONDON (via Australia) from 8187-15-0 (Australian Newspapers on file)

Dns Hong Kong

Loaves Hong Kong

IN PORT: 31.

Dot.

11 7

Sept. Nov.

Duo Bydney Leavas Manila

14

20 Bapt.

Sept. 10:

26 Nov.

Nov.

*BEHAR:.

*SOUDAN

*BURDWAN

* Cargo only.

6,000 25th Nov.

Shanghai and Japan.

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

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

PTO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE. 27721

STRANKE

TAIRING. TAIPING

AUSTRALIAN – ORIENTAL EING LIMITED

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

Telephone 80883

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents,

Hong Kong, China & Japan.