RAJPUTAN CHEÊNULK
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 7, 1939
POST OFFICE
Bmall 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, l.o. 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 "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date, 29th
November
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
maintain the following services:-
TO UNITED KINGDOM – freight every
(via Bombay).
Shanghai and Swatow
December 7.
December 7.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--London date,
29th November
December 7.
Shanghai
December
Japan and Shanghai
December
Shanghai
December
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7.
7.
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai
Canton
(Vancouver B.C., 18th Nov.)
Straits and Saigon
December 8.
December 9.
December 8.
U.S.A. & Manila (San Francisco date, 11th Nov.)
.December 9.
Formosa and Swatow
December 9.
Shanghai
December 9.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 2nd December
December 10.
Calcutta and Straits
December. 10.
Haiphong
December 10.
Sandakan
December 10.
Shanghai and Amoy
December 10.
Haiphong, Hoihow and Fort Bayard.
December 10.
Straits
December 11.
Shanghai and Amoy
December 11.
December 11.
December 11.
December 11.
December 12.
December 12.
December 12.
December 12.
December 13.
Shanghai
Straits
December 13.
December 13.
December 14.
Japan and Shanghai
Manila Tientsin
fortnight Shanghai
To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month
(via Bombay).
Straits Shanghai
Java and Manila
Canton
Japan and 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.
To CALCUTTA
- passengers and freight
every fortnight.
To AUSTRALIA
- passengers and freight Fort Bayard
every month.
For
Por
THURSDAY
Date and Time.
Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and
France (Paris and Northern Pro- K.P.O. & G.P.O. vinces only) by the "Air France Air- ways Direct Service"-due Paris, 14th December. Amoy
Reg., Ord.,
.Dec. 7, 380, a.m.
Dec. 7, 10.00 a.m. Dec. 7, 10.30 a.m. .Dec. 7, 1.30 p.m.
Manila, Bangkok, Mauritius, Reunion Madagascar,
Lourenco-Marques and South Africa.. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Mar- sellles due Marseilles, 5th Jan., 1940 and London Parcels--due Lon- don, 11th January, 1940.
.Dec. 7, 3.30 p.m.
K.P.O.
Parcels,
Reg., Ord.,
Parcels, Reg., Ord.,
Amoy
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Saigon Shanghai
.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. .Dec. 7, 7.00 p.m. Dec. 7, 7.00 p.m.
Dec. 8, 10.30 a.m. Dec. 8, 1.30 p.m. Dec. 8, 2.00 p.m. .Dec, 8, 7.00 p.m.
Dec. 9, 10.30 a.m.
ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR
Japan
Tourane Saigon Manila
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
RO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE 27721
Canton
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-due London, 7th Dec.
Reg., Ord.,
Dec. 9, 10.30 a.m. Dec. 9, 10.30 a.m.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
• Superscribed correspondent only.
.Dec. 9, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 9, 5.30 p.m.
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