THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 24, 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, 1.6. 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
B.I.
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
Canton
Shnaghai
Japan and Shanghai
Japan
Haiphong, Hoihow and Fort Bayard. Shanghai
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Di- rect Service"-London date, 15th November
Manila
Manila
November 24.
November 24.
November 24.
November 24.
November 25.
November 25,
November 26.
November 26.
November 26.
Haiphong and Fort Bayard
November 27.
Canton
November 27.
Calcutta and Straits
November 27.
Haiphong
November 27.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San
Francisco date, 21st November
November 28.
Saigon
November 28.
Shanghai
November 28.
Japan and Shanghai
November 28
Straits
November 28.
Shanghai
November 28.
Straits and Manila
November 28.
Bangkok and Saigon
November 29.
Air Mall by "Air France Direct Service”-Paris date,
22nd November
November 29.
November 29.
November 29.
November 29.
Japan and Shanghai Japan
November 29.
November 29.
Java and Manila
November 29.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service-London
date, 22nd Nov, Manila
November 30.
November 30.
maintain the following services:-
To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight Sandakan
(via Bombay).
To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month
To CALCUTTA
To AUSTRALIA
(via Bombay).
Japan and Shanghai Japan and Shanghai
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
For
Parcels only for Manila Fort Bayard
– passengers and freight previous day.
every fortnight.
passengers and freight every month.
Por FRIDAY
Date and Time,
.Nov. 24, 10.30 a.m. .Nov. 24, 10.30 a.m. Nov. 24, 1.00 p.m. Nov. 24, 3.30 p.m. K.P.O.
.Nov. 24, 3.00 p.m. .Nov. 24, 5.00 p.m. .Nov. 24, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
-
J
Haiphong
Manila
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South and Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta Europe via Suez and London Parcels -due London, 4th January, 1940.
+
Parcels, Reg., Ord.,
Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island-due Thursday Island, 7th December. Sandakan
Parcels, Reg., Ord., K.P.O. & G.P.O.
.Nov, 24, 3.00 p.m. .Nov. 24, 5.00 p.m. Nov. 24, 7.00 p.m.
Reg.,
Nov. 24, 1.45 p.m.
Ord.,
Nov. 24, 2.30 p.m.
Nov. 24, 7.00 p.m.
SATURDAY
ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR
SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
Straits and Calcutta
Amoy
Tourane
Saigon Haiphong
Shanghai
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 3rd Dec.
* Superscribed correspondent only.
Par..
.Nov. 24, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
.No. 25, 8.30 a.m.
Nov. 25, 8:30 a.m.
Nov. 25, 8.30 a.m. .Nov. 25, 10.30 a.m. Nov. 25, 2.00 p.m. Nov. 25, 2.30 p.m.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
.Nov. 25, 5.00 p.m. .Nov. 25, 5.30 p.m.
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 sallings are perforce restricted.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON. MACKENZIE.CO
CALUEDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL
PHONE 27721
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