P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 5, 1939
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
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, le. 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 "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 25th November
Haiphong, Holhow and Fort Bayard.
Shanghai
ឃុំ ឃុំ ឃុំ ឃុំយំ
Shanghai
December December December December
5.
5.
5.
5.
Shanghai
December 6.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service”—San-
Francisco date, 28th November
December 6.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date, 29th
November
December 6.
Japan
December 6.
Shanghai and Swatow
December 6.
Straits
December 8.
Haiphong and Fort Bayard
December 6.
U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco
date, 11th Nov.)
December 6.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—London date,
29th November
December
Shanghai
December
Japan and Shanghai
December
Shanghai
December
7778
7.
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai
(Vancouver B.C., 18th Nov.)
December 8.
Straits and Saigon
December 8.
Tientsin
December 8.
December 10.
December 10.
maintain the following services:-
To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight
(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.
Haiphong
Sandakan
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.
For
Fort Bayard
Date and Time.
Dec. 5, 10.30 a.m. Dec. 5, 10.30 a.m. Tues., Dec. 5, 10.30 a.m. Tues., Dec. 5, 1.30 p.m. Tues., Dec. 5, 2.00 p.m. .Dec. 5, 2.30 p.m.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Dec. 5, 3.45 p.m.
K.P.O.
Per
TUESDAY
Shanghai and Japan
Batavia and Sourabaya Fort Bayard and Hoihow Haiphong
Shanghai and Japan
Manila, Ceylon, India, Egypt and Europe via Brindisi-due Brindisi, 28th December.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Dec. 5, 4.30 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Di- rect Service"-due London, 13th December.
Reg.,
.Tues., Dec. 5, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Tues., Dec. 5; 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Tues., Dec. 5, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Tues., Dec. 5, 7.00 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 11th Dec.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
.Tues., Dec. 5, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
.Tues., Dec. 5, 3.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
.Tues., Dec. 5, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Japan
Sandakan
Tues., Dec. 5, 7.00 p.m. Tues., Dec. 5, 7.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin. Fort Bayard
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco Marques, East and South Africa.
Wed., Dec. 6, 8.30 a.m. Dec. 6, 10.30 a.m. .Dec. 6, 1.30 p.m.
.Dec, 6, 2.30 p.m.
...Dec. 6, 2.30 p.m. K.P.O.
Amoy 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"-due Paris 14th December.
Reg.,
Wed., Dec. 6, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Wed., Dec. 6, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Wed., Dec. 6, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Wed., Dec. 6, 7.00 p.m.
Straits
Dec. 6, 7.00 p.m.
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 sallings are perforce restricted.
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE&CO
PAO 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