THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 29,
1
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
1939
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 anvelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, ke, 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 "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San
Francisco date, 21st November
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
Manila
Bangkok and Salgon Japan and Shanghai Japan and Shanghai Japan
Java and Manila
maintain the following services:-
November 29.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date,
22nd November
November 29.
Saigon
November 29.
Canton
November 29.
November 29.
November 29.
November 29.
November 29.
November 29.
November 29.
Australia and Manila
November 30.
Saigon
November 30.
Shanghai and Amoy
November 30.
Japan
November 30.
Japan
November 30.
Haiphong
November 30.
Shanghai
November 30.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 22nd Nov,
November 30.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila
(San Francisco date, 6th Nov.)
December 1.
December 2.
December 2.
Shanghai
December 3.
To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight Calcutta and Straits
(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.
Straits
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.
Straits
Canton
Date and Time.
Nov. 29, 2.00 p.m.
Nov. 29, 3.30 p.m. K.P.O.
For
Per WEDNESDAY
Swatow and Parcels only for Tientsin Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service" Paris 7th December.
Reg., Ord.,
Wed., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m. ..Wed., Nov. 29, 5.30 p.m.
due
G.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
THURSDAY
Shanghai and Japan
Amoy
Parcels only for Shanghai and Tien-
tsin
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 6th December.
Reg.,
.Thur., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
.Thun, 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.
Amoy
Nov. 30, 7.00 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m. Wed., Nov. 29, 7.00 p.m.
Nov. 30, 7.15 a.m.. Nov. 30, 1.30 p.m. Nov. 30, 1.30 p.m.
Thur., Nov. 30, 2.30 p.m.
K.P.O.
* Superscribed correspondent only.
ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR
SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
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, MACKENZIE.CO
PTO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE 27721
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
To
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES Via Shanghai, Japan & Honolulu ROUND-WORLD SERVICE
To
•NEW YORK & BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples and Genoa.
** AMERICAN ★ ★
PRESIDENT LINES
“ROUND-World servICE."
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The Popular Trans-Continental Air Line”.
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TELEPHONE 28171.