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THE CHINA MAIL, NÓVEMBER 30, 1939
POST
OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
A revised edition of the Hong Kong Post Office Guide la on sale at all Post Offices prices $1.00.
·Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than five writton words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, i.e. 6 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
Japan and Shanghai
Saigon
Bangkok and Saigon
Java and Mamla
November 30.
November 30.
November 30.
November 30.
Saigon
November 30.
APB
Australia and Manila
November 30.
Shanghai and Amoy
November 30.
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
Japan
Japan
November 30.
November 30.
Haiphong
November 30.
Shanghai
November 30,
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 22nd Nov,
December 1.
Shanghai
December 1.
Shanghai
December 2.
Shanghai
December 2.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila
maintain the following services:-
(San Francisco date, 6th Nov.)
Calcutta and Straits
Straits
Shanghai and Amoy Straits Shanghai
Haiphong and Hoihow
To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight Bangkok, Saigon and Tourane
(via Bombay).
Shanghai and Amoy Japan
Sandakan
Japan
December 1.
December 2.
December 2.
December
3.
December 3.
December 3.
December 3.
December 3.
December 3:
Décember 3:
December 4.
December 4.
Shanghai
Calcutta, Straits and Saigon
Air Mail by 'Imperial Airways Direct
TO UNITED KINGDOM
passengers once a month (via Bombay).
Service"-London date, 25th Nov.
December 4.
December 4.
December 5.
Shanghai
Amoy
December 5.
December 5.
Shanghai
December 5.
To CALCUTTA
To AUSTRALIA
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time
passengers and freight given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close every fortnight,
at or before 9 a.m.. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
For
Straits and Calcutta
– passengers and freight Amoy
every month.
Shanghai and Japan Amoy
Shanghai and Japan
Bangkok
Straits
Haiphong
Fort Bayard
Per
THURSDAY
Date and Time.
.Nov. 30, 10.30 a.m. Nov. 30, 10.30 am.
Nov. 30, 1.30 p.m.
Nov. 30, 3.30 p.m.
Nov. 30, 7.00 p.m.
Nov. 30, 7.00 p.m.
FRIDAY
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin.
Dec. 1, 10.30 a.m. ..Dec. 1, 1.00 p.m. .Dec. 1, 130 p.m. Dec. 1, 2,30 p.m.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR
SHANGHAI AND JAPAN
Shanghai, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central & South America and Canada via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada) -due San Francisco, 22nd Dec. Manila .4.
SATURDAY
Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New .Zealand via Brisbane--due Brisbane,
19th December.
Par., -Reg.,
Ord.,
Straits
.Saigon Amoy
..Dec. 1, 5.00 p.m. ..Dec. 2, 8.45 a.m. .Dec. 2, 9.30 a.m. .Dec. 2, 9.30 a.m. Dec. 2, 10.30 a.m. Dec. 2, 11.00 a.m.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Parcels,
Reg.,
Ord.,
.Dec. 2, 10.00 a.m. .Dec. 2, 11.45 a.m. ..Dec. 2, 12.30 p.m. .Dec. 2, 2:30 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 10th Dec.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.'
Reg.,
.Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
.Dec. 2, 5.30 p.m.
All vessels may call ut 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.
Details may be obtained from
but under
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE CO
TO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT. ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE 27721
* Superscribed correspondent only.
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