THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 15, 1939
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
A revised edition of the Hong Kong Post Office Guide is on sale at all Post Offices prices $1.00.
Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, i.e. 5 cents per 2 ounces, for all countries.
Hong Kong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2 ounces. Envelopes must not be closed.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date,
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
maintain the following services :-
8th November
Sandakan
Manila
Japan and Shanghai
Haiphong, Hoihow & Fort Bayard
Saigon
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 8th November
..Shanghai
Shanghai and Amoy
Japan and Shanghai Japan Manila
Haiphong
Canton
Australia and Manila
Sandakan
Shanghai
Bangkok, Saigon and Tourane
Japan and Shanghai
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 11th November
Haiphong, Hoihow & Fort Bayard
To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight Shanghai
(via Bombay).
To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month
To CALCUTTA
(via Bombay).
Shanghai
Straits
Japan
Japan and Manila
Calcutta and Straits
Shanghai
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service”–
San Francisco date, 14th November
OUTWARD MAILS
November 15.
November (15.
November 15.
November 15.
November 15:
November 15.
November 16.
November 16.
November 16.
November 18.
November 16.
November 17.
November 17.
November 17.
November 17,
November 17.
November 17.
November 18.
November 18.
November 19.
November 19.
November 19.
November 19.
November 20.
November 21.
November 21.
November 21.
November 21.
November 21.
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
- passengers and freight previous day.
every fortnight.
Saigon
For
Per
WEDNESDAY
Date and Time.
Nov. 15, 1.30 p.m Wed., Nov. 15, 10.30 a.m. Wed., Nov. 15, 2.00 p.m.
K.P.O.
.Nov. 15, 5.00 p.m. .Nov. 15, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
.Nov. 15, 5.00 p.m. .Nov. 15, 7.00 p.m.
Shanghai Haiphong
To AUSTRALIA
— passengers
every month.
and freight
and Air Mail or Indo-China, Iran,
France (Paris, and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Air- ways
Direct Service"-due Paris, 23rd November.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Reg., Ord.,
THURSDAY
Amoy
Nov. 16, 2.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due Marseilles, 14th December.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
Amoy
Nov. 16, 2.45 p.m. Nov. 16, 3.30 p.m. Nov. 16, 7.00 p.m.
FRIDAY
Haiphong
ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR
SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Maita & Europe via Suez and London Parcels-due London, 28th December.
Parcels,
Reg., Ord.,
Parcels,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Nov. 17, 1.00 p.m. K.P.O.
Nov. 17, 3.00 p.m. .Nov. 17, 5.00 p.m. .Nov. 17, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
.Nov. 17, 3.00 p.m.. .Nov. 17, 5.00 p.m. .Nov. 17, 7.00 p.m.
Japan Calcutta
Parcels,
Letters,
Nov. 17, 7.00 p.m. .Nov. 17, 5.00 p.m.
Nov. 17, 7.00 p.m.
* Superscribed correspondent only.
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.
Passengers are requested to register their requirements but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON, MACKENZIEŁCO
TO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE 2772Ï
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO
AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
NEXT SAILING
AT THE END OF DECEMBER
· For Freight or Passage, apply to :-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
Tel. 30332