1939-09-12 — Page 12

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

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 CORIENTAL SAILINGS

8.8.

**BANGALORE..

Hong Kong About

From

Tons

6,000

7th Oct.

SVICEROY OF

INDIA.

20,000

14th Oct.

*BEHAR.

6,000 28th Oct.

**BHUTAN

6,000 4th Nov.

Destination

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,

and London,

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

and London.

Havre,

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

Cargo only.

+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.

Calls Tangler..

BRITISH INDIA - ARSAR 5AILINGS

*NOWSHERA

*NARINGA

TALMA

SANTHIA

SHIRALA

8,000 18th Sept. 7,000 23rd Sept.

7th Oct.

10,000

8,000 21st Oct. 8,000

4th Nov.

Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta.

do

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

visit

Now is the time to 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 Zen- 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 C AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

NANKIN

7,000 130th Sept.

7,000 3rd Nov.

7,000 2nd Dec.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Syd- ney, Melbourne and Ho- bart.

NELLORE TANDA

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN

TALMA

10,000 14th Sept.

VICEROY OF

INDIA..

SANTHIA

*BHUTAN

NELLORE.

SHIRALA

Shanghai and Japan.

Shanghai.

20,000 28th Sept. 8,000 28th Sept. 6,000 29th Sept. 7,000 4th Oct. 8,000 12th Oct. 6,000 13th Oct. 6,000 27th Oct.

Japan.

Japan.

Shanghai and Japan..

Shanghai and Japan.

Shanghai..

Shanghal and Japan.

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 12, 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 in 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 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:-

A

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.

19th

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 a.m. 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 cer- tain foreign goods, a list of which may be seen at G.P.O. & K.P.O.

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

Calcutta and Straits

Tientsin and Shanghai

Japan and Shanghai

INWARD MAILS

U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan

Francisco date, 19th Aug.).

Yuensang Yunnan

September 12.

September 12.

Kamakura Maru

September 12.

(San

Pres. Hayes

September 12,

Air France Plane Talma

September 13.

.September 13.

.September 13:

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice"-Paris date, 6th Sept. Straits and Calcutta

Manila

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

Emp. of Asia

Ranpura Tusima Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

.September 13.

September 13.

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

Fort Bayard and Haiphong

Wenchow

Bangkok

Parcels only for Japan

Date and Time.

Por TUESDAY

Jean Dupuis Tues., Sept. 12, 2.00 p.m. Haiyang

Sept. 12, 3 p.m. Halodan

.Sept. 12, 3.30 p.m. Yuensang.Tues., Sept. 12, 5.00 p.m. Imperial Airways Plane....Sept. 12, K.P.O.

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

Air Mall 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.

Amoy

Canton

Reg.,

Ord.,

Reg.,

Ord.,

Imperial Airways Plane.....Šept. 12,

.Sept. 12, 5 p.m.

Sept. 12, 7 p.m.

K.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord.,

.Sept. 12, 5 p.m. .Sept. 12, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.,

.Sept. 12, 5 p.m.

Ord.,

.Sept. 12, 7 p.m.

.Sept. 12, 7 p.m.

Kalgan WEDNESDAY

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

Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Holhow, Kiungchow

.Sept. 13, 8.30 a.m. Shanghai, Japan,

Honolulu, Kamakura Maru .... Wed., Sept. 13. U.S.A., Central and South America via San Francisco-due San Fran- cisco, 5th October.

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

Reg.,

..Tues., Sept. 12, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

..Wed., Sept. 13, 8.30 a.m.

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

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

Air Mail for Indo-China only-due Air France Plane ...Wed., Sept. 13,

Hanoi, 13th September.

Parcels only

Tientsin Straits

for

Shanghai and

Reg., Ord.,

G.P.O. a K.P.O.

Wed., Sept. 13, Noon.

.Sept. 13, 11.30 a.m. .Sept. 13, Noon.

Taisang Wed., Sept. 13, 2.30 p.m. Cremer ... Wed., Sept. 13, 7.00 p.m.

* Superscribed correspondent only.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

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

--

British Steamers: Changte -Taiping (CURNERS) 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- .

#

P

LONDON (via Australia) from: 5187-18-2 (Australian Newspaper on file)

"BEHAR..

*SOUDAN

*BURDWAN

* Cargo only,

6,000 25th Nov.

Shanghai and Japan.

For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply to TheAgents.

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

EVO BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE 27721

STEAMER

'Das Hong Kong

TAIPING TAIPING

IN PORT

Oct. 31

AUSTRALIAN

T

Lesvas žong Kong | Leaves Manila

11. Sopt. 14 7 Nov. 10

20 Sept.

28 Nov.

Dae Bydnay

Sept.

Nov.

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

Telephone 80393

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents/

Hong Kong, China & Japan.