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RAJPUTAN

CRFENDOÇ

P2O 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 E ORIENTAL: SAILINGS

8.8.

+*BANGALORE.

§VICEROY OF

INDIA.

*BEHAR.. **BHUTAN

Tons

From

Hong Kong About

6,000 7th Oct.

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

Destination

Bombay,

Marseilles,

Havre,

and London.

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

and London.

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 16, 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 it 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 Possessiona

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. & KPO,

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

Manila Haiphong Straits Shanghai Haiphong

Shanghai and Amoy

INWARD MAILS .

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Di-`

rect Service"-London date, 10th September.

Formosa

Shanghal and Amoy

Straits

Sandakan

Japan

Calcutta and Straits

Straits

Java and Manila

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice"-Paris date, 13th Sept.

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Direct Service"

Granville Kwangtung

Muinam

Giulio Cesare Canton Tjinegara

September 16.

.September 16.

.September 16.

.September 16.

..September 17.

.September 17.

Imperial Airways Plane September 17. Canton 'Maru

September 18.

Soochow

..September 18.

Protesilaus

September 18.

Newchwang

.September 19,

Brisbane Maru

.September 19.

Islami

.September 19.

Van Heutsz Tjibadak.

.September 19.

..September 19.

Air France Plane ......September 20.

San Francisco Pan-American Airways Plane, date, 14th September. Havre,

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

Straits

Shanghai

Japan

Australia and Manila Straits

Boissevain Cyclops

Naringa

Kitano Maru

Haruna Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

September 20.

.September 20.

:..September 20.

.September 21.

.September 21.

.September 22.

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

Per SATURDAY

Date and Time.

Parcels only for Straits & Calcutta... Kumsang....Parcels, Manila, Straits, Ceylon, India, East Giulio Cesare

Sept. 16, 5 p.m. .Sat., Sept. 16, G.P.O. & K.P.O.

.Sept. 16, 5 p.m. .Sept. 16, 5.30 p.m.

.Sept. 17, 9 a.m.

* Cargo only.

† Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.

§ Calls Tangler.

& South Africa, Egypt & Europe via Naples-due Naples, 9th Sept.

Reg., Ord.,

SUNDAY

*NARINGA

TALMA

Haiphong

and

Taiyuan MONDAY

SANTHIA

Straits

Brisbane Maru.

SHIRALA

Swatow and Amoy

Kingyuan

.Sept. 18, 2.30 p.m. ..Sept. 18, 3.30 p.m.

do

TUESDAY

Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya Shanghai

Tjinegara Kwangtung

BRITISH INDIAE 42CART SQILINGS

TILAWA

7,000 23rd Sept. 10,000 7th Oct.

8,000 21st Oct.

8,000 4th Nov.

10,000 18th Nov.

Singapore, Port Swettenham,

Penang, Rangoon Calcutta.

* The "Naringa" does 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

7,000 130th Sept.

7,000 3rd Nov.

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

.Sept. 19, 8.30 a.m. .Sept. 19, 2.30 p.m.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Airways Plane

Service"-due London, 27th Sept.

Reg.,

Ord.,

Reg.,

Ord.,

..Sept. 19,

- K.P.O:

.Sept. 19, 5 p.m. .Sept. 19, 5.30 p.m. ...

G.P.O.

.Sept. 19, 5 p.m.

.Sept. 19, 7 p.m.

K.P.O.

Reg.,

.Sept. 19, 5 p.m.

Ord.,

..Sept. 19, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O,

Reg.,

Sept. 19, 5 p.m.

Ord.,

Sept. 19, 7 p.m.

Islami

Canton Maru

.Sept. 19, 7.25 a.m.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane....Sept. 19,

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 25th Sept.

Japan Canton

*

..Sept. 10, 7 p.m.

NELLORE TANDA

. 7,000 2nd Dec.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI and JAPAN

VICEROY OF

INDIA.

SANTHIA

*BHUTAN

NELLORE.

SHIRALA

*BEHARA.

TILAWA

*SOUDAN

*BURDWAN

1

• Cargo only.

20,000 28th Sept. 8,000 28th Sept. 6,000 29th Sept. 7,000 4th Oct. 8,000 12th Oct. 6,000 13th, Oct. 10,000 26th Oct. 6,000 27th Oct. 6,000 25th Nov.

Shanghai. Japan.

Shanghai and Japan. Shanghai and Japan.

Japan. Shanghai.

Japan.

Shanghai and Japan. Shanghai and Japan.

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

MACKINNON MACKENZIEɗCO

673 BUILDING CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG PHONE. 27721

Superscribed correspondent only.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO AUSTRALIA.

Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday la., Cairns, Townevilta,

Brlibane, Sydney and Melbourne,

OIL

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 in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong, Sydney-19 Days.

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY,'£76 RETURN

"TAIPING"

"

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

AUSTRALIAN

CLOSES FOR CARGO 6TH NOVEMBER

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

Telephone 80833

BUTTERFIELD : &› SWIRE

Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japan.