T
RAJPUTAN
CHESNUCK
THE CHINA MAIL. NÓVEMBER 27. 1939
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries la 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, l.a. 6 cants per 2 ounces, for all countries.
Hong Kong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2 ounces. Envelopes must not be closed.
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
maintain the following services:—
INWARD MAILS
Amoy
Haiphong and Fort Bayard
Calcutta and Straits
Haiphong
Shanghai
Manila
November 27. November 27..
November 27.
November 27.
November 28.
November 28.
Canton
November 28.
Straits and Manila
November 28.
Saigon
November 28.
Japan and Shanghai
November 28
Straits
November 28.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San
Francisco date, 21st November
November 23.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service”—Paris date,
22nd November
November 29.
Manila
November 29.
Bangkok and Saigon
November 29.
Sandakan
November 29,
Japan and Shanghai
November 29.
November 29.
Japan and Shanghai
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time
To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close
(via Bombay).
TO UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month
To CALCUTTA
To AUSTRALIA
(via Bombay).
- passengers and freight
every fortnight.
passengers and freight every month.
at or before 9 a.m.. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
Par MONDAY
Date and Time.
.Nov. 27, 12.30 p.m. Nov. 27, 1.00 p.m. Nov. 27, 1.30 p.m
Nov, 28, 8.30 a.m. Tues., Nov. 28, 10.30 a.m. Tues., Nov. 28, 1.30 p.m. Nov. 28, 1.30 p.m.
K.P.O.
For
Parcels only for Shanghai Haiphong
Fort Bayard
TUESDAY
Shanghai
Swatow and Formosa
Fort Bayard
Shanghai and Japan
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-due London, 6th Dec,
Reg.,
Ord.,
.Nov. 28, 5.00 p.m. Nov 28, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
.Nov. 28, 5.00 p.m.
Ord:,
Nov. 28, 7.00 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--due Sydney, 4th Dec.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
G.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
WEDNESDAY
Parcels only for Straits
Swatow and Parcels only for Tientsin Saigon, Egypt and Europe Via Mar- seilles due Marseilles 26th Dec.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Amoy
•
Nov. 28, 5.00 p.m.
Nov. 28, 5.30 p.m.
Nov. 28, 5.00 p.m.
.Nov. 28, 7.00 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 29, 9.00 a.m. Wed., Nov. 10.30 a.m. G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Wed., Nov. 29, 11.45 a.m. Wed, Nov. 29, 12.30 pm. Wed., Nov. 29, 2.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and
South Africa
Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service" Paris 7th December.
Wed., Nov. 29, 2.30 p.m.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
Wed., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
due
Wed., Nov. 29, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg., Ord..
Wed., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 29, 7.00 p.m.
THURSDAY
Parcels only for Shanghai and Tien-
tsin
Thur., Nov. 30, 2.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu'
and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 6th December.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
.Thur., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m
Ord.,
.Thur., Nov. 29, 5.30 p.m
G.P.O.
Reg.,
.Thur., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Thur., Nov. 30, 7.30 a.m.
Thur., Nov. 30, 2.00 p.m.
ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR
SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
Haiphong
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 present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.
but under
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRA!.
PHONE 27721
HONGKONG
• Superscribed correspondent only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
ΤΟ
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