1939-09-14 — Page 12

Pago 12

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.

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 14, 1939.

POST OFFICE

SUSPENSION OF ALL UP EMPIRE AIR MAIL SERVICE: :

As from 5.00 p.m. Monday, 4th September, the all up Empire ale 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 hair 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 list ounce

10 cents for each succeeding ounce

10 cents per postcara.

(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, & K.P.O.

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

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

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

Air France Plane Talma

Francisco Pan-American Airways Plane,

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Direct Service" San date, 6th September

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS Shanghai

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...

*BEHAR.

**BHUTAN

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

Destination

5

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre,

and London.

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

and London.

Canton

Japan and Shanghai

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hai (San Francisco date, 25th Aug.) Manila Straits

Shanghai

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Di- rect Service"-London date, 10th September.

Haiphong

Calcutta and Straits

Shanghai and Amoy

Saigon and Tourane

Straits

Straits

Havre,

Java and Manila Straits

Shanghai

Taiyuan Fatshan Rajputana

September 14.

September 14.

September 14.

September 15.

.September 15.

September 15.

Pres. Coolidge Granville

September 15.

.September 15.

Muinam

.September 16.

Giulio Cesare

September 16.

Imperial Airways Plane September 17.

Canton

September 17.

Islami

.September 17.

Tjinegara

.September 17.

Szechuen

September 17.

Protesilaus

.September 18.

Van Heutsz

..September 19.

.September 19.

September 20.

September 20.

Tjibadak

Boissevain

Cyclops

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

BRITISH INDIA="ADCAR SAILINGS,

*NOWSHERA 'NARINGA

10,000 7th Oct.

Singapore, Port Swettenham,

Penang, Rangoon Calcutta.

TALMA

SANTHIA

8,000 | 15th Sept. 6 a.m.

7,000 23rd Sept.

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

Date and Time.

Par THURSDAY

Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and Air France Plane....Thurs., Sept. 14,

France (Paris and Northern Pro-

Sept. 14, 11.30 a.m. Sept. 14, Noon. Sept. 14, 2 p.m. .Sept. 14, 2.30 p.m. Thu., Sept. 14,

Sept. 14, 4 p.m. ...Sept. 14, 5 p.m. Sept. 14, 5.30 p.m.

• Cargo only.

Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.

§ Calls Tangier.

vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service"

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

Paris, 23rd September.

due Reg., Ord.,

Haiphong

Parcels only for Tientsin

Esang Taisang

and

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, Emp. of Asia..

U.S.A., Central and South America via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels for Canada only)-due Vancouver B.C., 6th October-and Europe via Vancouver.

K.P.O.

Parcels,

Reg.,

Ord.,

Parcels,

Reg., Ord.,

FRIDAY

་

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

Parcels, Ord.,

SHIRALA

8,000 21st Oct.

8,000 4th Nov.

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

NELLONE 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

TALMA VICEROY OF

INDIA.

10,000 14th Sept.

Shanghai' and Japan.

SANTHIA

*BHUTAN NELLORE..

20,000 28th Sept. 8,000 28th Sept. 8,000 29th Sept. 7,000 4th Oct. 8,000 12th Oct. 0,000 13th Oct.

Shanghai. Japan.

Shanghai and Japan.

SHIRALA

*BEHAR.. *SOUDAN

*BURDWAN

• Cargo only.

6,000 |27th Oct.

6,000 |25th Nov.

Shanghai and Japari.

Japan.

་་

Shanghai.

Shanghai and Japan.

Shanghai and Japan.

་

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO

AZ50 BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE.

Straits & (Parcels only) for Calcutta. Nowshera

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu Pan-American

and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 21st September.

Sandakan

Tourane Shanghai Manila

G.P.O.

.Sept. 14, 4 p.m. ..Sept. 14, 5 pm. Sept. 14, 7 p.m.

.Fri, Sept. 15,

Sept. 14, 5 p.m. Sept. 15, 8.30 am. Plane...Fri, Sept. 15,

K.P.O.

..Sept. 14, 5 p.m. Sept. 14, 5.30 p.m.

Reg.,

Ord.,

G.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord.,

Mausang

Nanning

Yunnan

Pres. Coolidge

* Superscribed correspondent only.

..Sept. 14, 5 p.m. Sept. 15, 7.30 a.m. Sept. 15, 8.30 a.m. Sept. 15, 1.30 p.m. .Sept. 15, 3.30 p.m. .Sept. 15, 7 p.m.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

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

BRITISH STEAMERS: CHANGTE - TAIPING QUANcha)

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

"TAIPING"

"

LONDON ̈(via Australia) From £127-15-6- (Australian Newspapers on file)

CLOSES FOR GARGO 8TH NOVEMBER

AUSTRALIAN – ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED

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

Telephone 30333

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japan.