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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 sallings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice.

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 19, 1939.

POST OFFICE

SUSPENSION OF 'ALL UP EMPIRE AIR MAIL SERVICE

As from 5.00 pun. 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 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:-

25 cents for the first ounce

16 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.

Parcal 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,

Haiphong

Calcutta and Straits Straits

Java and Manila

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice"-Paris date, 13th Sept.

Hupeh

Islami

Van Heutsz Tjibadak

September 19.

September 19. ..September 19. September 20.

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

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways

Direct Service" San Francisco Pan-American Airways Plane, date, 14th September. Straits

Shanghai

Shanghai

Japan

Australia and Manila

Boissevain Cyclops

Tsinan

Naringa

Kitano Maru Canton Maru

September 20.

September 20.

September 20.

.September 20.

September 21.

..September 21.

Canton

.September 21.

Manila

.September 22

Straits

Haruna Maru

Japan, Shanghai and Formosa Straits Saigon

September 22.

Suwa Maru

September 22.

Conte Rosso Athos II

September 22.

September 22.

Havre,

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS

5.8.

From

Hong Kong Tons

About

6,000

7th Oct.

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

Destination

Bombay,

Pres. Coolidge

"BANGALORE..

§VICEROY OF

INDIA. *BEHAR. **BHUTAN

Marseilles, and London.

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

Marseilles, Havre,

and London.

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

* Cargo only.

+ Calls Casablanca. All vessels may call at Malta.

§ Calls Tangier.

BRITISH INDIA-A2CAR SAILING SI

*NARINGA

TALMA

SANTHIA

7,000 126th Sept. 10,000

7th Oct.

8,000 21st Oct.

Singapore, Port Swettenham,

Penang, Rangoon Calcutta.

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.

Date and Time. Por TUESDAY

New Mathilde ....... .Sept. 19, 1 p.m. Kwangtung ..Sept. 19, 2.30 p.m. Imperial Airways Plane ....Sept. 10, -

For

Fort Bayard Shanghai

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 27th Sept.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 25th Sept.

and

Japan Canton

Imperial Airways Plane....Sept. 19,

K.P.O.

Reg. Ord.,

Sept. 19, 5 p.m. ..Sept. 10, 5.30 p.m.

.G.P.O.

Reg.,

Sept. 19, 5 p.m.

Ord.,

.Sept. 19, 7 p.m.

K.P.O.

Reg., Ord.,

.Sept. 19, 5 p.m.

.Sept. 10, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.,

Islami

Canton Maru

WEDNESDAY

SHIRALA

TILAWA

8,000

4th Nov.

10,000 18th Nov.

* The "Naringa" does not carry passengers.

do

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 & QUSTRALIAN 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

VICEROY OF

INDIA..

SANTHIA "BHUTAN NELLORE..

SHIRALA *BEHAR..

TILAWA *SOUDAN TALAMBA

*BURDWAN

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. 8,000 9th Nov. 0,000 125th Nov.

Shanghai. Japan.

Shanghai and Japan. Shanghai and Japan.

Japan. Shanghai. Japan.

Shanghai and Japan.

Japan Shanghal and Japan.

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

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

GO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG,

PHONE. 27721

Shanghai

Tai Ping Yang

.Sept. 19, 5 p.m.

..Sept. 19, 7 p.m. Sept. 19, 7 pm.

.Sept. 10, 7.15 am.

....Sept. 20, 10.30 am. Wed., Sept. 20.

K.P.O.

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

France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Service" due Airways Direct

Paris, 29th Sept.

Parcels only for Hlaphong Japan

Haiphong

Reg.,Wed., Sept. 20, 5.00 pm. Ord.,... Wed., Sept. 20, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg., Ord., Canton Wosang

Wed., Sept. 20, 5.00 p.m.

Islami THURSDAY

Wed, Sept. 20, 7.00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 20, 2.00 p.m. ..Wed., Sept. 20, 2.00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 20, 3.30 p.m.

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu Pan American Plane..Wed., Sept. 21.

and U.S.A., by he "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco 27th September.

Fort Bayard, Pakhoi and Hoihow Parcels only for Shanghai Japan

K.P.O.

Reg.,

..Wed., Sept. 20, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

..Wed, Sept, 20, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord.,

Wed., Sept. 20, 5.00 p.m. Thur., Sept. 21, 7.30 a.m. Soochow Thur., Sept. 21, 9.30 a.m. Hupeh....Thur., Sept. 21, 2.30 p.m. Kitano Maru Thur., Sept. 21, 7.00 p.m.

• Superscribed correspondent only.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO AUSTRALIA. Cälling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Cairns, Townsville, Erlibane, Sydney and Melbourne, British Steamers: Changte - Taiping (SUAMIRO)

GIL 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;'£70 RETURN

"TAIPING"

N

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

AUSTRALIAN

CLOSES FOR cargo sтH NOVEMBER ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED · Sallings subject to alteration without notice.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE For Freight or Passage, apply to:--

Agents, Hong Kong, China & Japan,

Telephone 90338