THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1939
POST OFFICE
Smail 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, I.e. 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
Haiphong, Hoihow and Fort Bayard...
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San
Francisco date, 28th November
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
maintain the following services:-
To UNITED KINGDOM
TO UNITED KINGDOM
To CALCUTTA
To AUSTRALIA
December 6.
December 6.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date, 29th
November
December 6.
Shanghai
December 6.
Japan
December 8.
Shanghai and Swatow
December 8.
Straits
December 6.
Haiphong and Fort Bayard
December 6.
U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco
date, 11th Nov.)
December 6.
December 6.
December 7.
Shanghai 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 previous day.
Saigon
For
Por
WEDNESDAY
freight every fortnight Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin. (via Bombay).
passengers once a month (via Bombay).
passengers and freight every fortnight.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco Marques, East and South Africa.
Date and Time.
.Dec. 6, 1.00 p.m. .Dec. 6, 2.30 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.
Saigon
THURSDAY
Sandakan
Japan
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 13th December.
Reg.,
Ord.,
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Fort Bayard
Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion Madagascar, Lourenco- Marques and South Africa
Africa, Egypt and Europe via Mar- seilles-due Marseilles, 5th Jan., 1940 and London Parcels due Lon- don, 11th January, 1940.
Parcels,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Parcels, Reg., Ord.,
.Dec. 7, 7.00 p.m.
- passengers and freight Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
every month.
.Dec. 6, 7.00 p.m.
.Dec. 7, 8.30 a.m.
.Dec. 7, 3.30 p.m. K.P.O.
Dec 6.,. 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 6, 5.30 p.m.
.Dec 6., 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 7, 7,30 am. .Dec. 7, 1.30 p.m.
:
.Dec. 7, 3.30 p.m. K.P.O.
Dec. 7, 3.00 p.m. .Dec. 7, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 7, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
.Dec. 7, 3.00 p.m. .Dec. 7, 5.00 p.m.
* Superscribed correspondant 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 present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.
but under
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO
PLO 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.
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