The P. & O. S. N, Ca, announced both in Shanghai and in London yes-day (the latter according to a cable message) the early resumption of their passenger services from Shang hai. Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie Ca. local agents for the P. & O., told the "North-China Daily News" that starting with the departure of the mail liner Rajputana on December 7 all their mail vessels will call at Shanghai on the homeward bound journey from Japan.
The intended call of the freighter Soudan, originally expected next Monday or Tuesday, has been cancelled and she will resume her normal homeward loading dates of December 26 to 28. The outward service from Europe will be resumed with the s Chitral, due to leave London on -cember 3 and to arrive in Shanghai about January 10, 1938.
The Messageries Maritimes now expect the inv. Aramis to arrive alongside the Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.'s Hongkew Wharf from Kobe to-morrow, and not to-day, and she should be coming alongside the wharf at about 7.30 a.m. Passengers wil land at the Customs Jetty at about $ o'clock to-morrow morning, and the company warns the general Public that "no visitors are allowed."
The inv. Aramis is to sail for Marseilles, via the usual ports, to-morrow afternoon, leaving the Hongkew Wharf at about 3 o'clock. The tender Scot I will take embarking passengers from the M.M. jetty (Quai de France) at 130 pin.
The George L. Shaw s. Shinfu arrived in port at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday with a full general cargo and passengers from Tinghai and Haimen: she tied up at the Kinleeyuen Wharf, and is expected to leave with general cargo and passengers about 11.30 on her return trip to Hi inghai.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.