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RAJPUTAN
CHEENULA
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 26, 1939
POST OFFICE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
On Monday, the 25th December. and Tuesday, the 26th December, the General Post Office and Branch Post Offices will be open as follows-
Monday, 25th Dec. Tuesday, 26th Dec.
General Post Office
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
8 a.m. to Noon 8 a.m. to Noon 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Kowloon Central Post Office Shaungwan Branch Post Office
All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sun. days and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at 10 a.m. on Monday, the 25th and at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, the 26th.
The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Tal Po and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day at 11 a.m.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
than five written
Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, 1.0. 5 cents per 2 ounces, for all countries.
Hong Kong, China and Macao at 2 cents per 2 ounces. Envelopes must not be closed.
Calcutta and Straits
Japan and Shanghal
INWARD MAILS
(via Bombay).
maintain the following services:-
To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight
(via Bombay). ̧
December 26.
December 26.
Manila
December 26.
Manila
December 26.
Straits
December 26.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date,
20th December.
December 27.
December 27.
December 27.
December 28.
Haiphong
Japan and Shanghai
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 20th December.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Francisco date,
3rd December).
OUTWARD MAILS
December 28.
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
To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin.
Per
TUESDAY
Saigon, Madang, Sylamaua Rabaul and Tulagi Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct
Reg., Service"-due London, 3rd January. .
Date and Time.
Dec. 26, Noon. Dec. 26, Noon.
K.P.O.
Dec. 20, Noon.
Ord.,
Dec. 26, Noon.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
.Dec. 26, Noon.
Ord..
Dec. 26, 5.00 p.m.
To CALCUTTA
- passengers and
every fortnight.
freight
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus~ tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 1st January.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
.Dec. 26, Noon.
Ord..
..Dec. 26, Noon.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
WEDNESDAY
Swalow and Shanghai Straits and Calcutta
Parcels, Letters,
To AUSTRALIA
- passengers and freight Haiphong
every month.
Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island -- due Thursday Island, 8th January.
Parcels,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Parcels, Reg.,
Ord.,
.Dec. 26, Noon. .Dec. 20, 5.00 p.m.
.Dec. 27, 10.30 a.m. .Dec. 27, 11.00 a.m. .Dec. 27, Noon. Dec. 27, 1.00 p.m. K.P.O.
.Dec, 27, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 27, 5.00 p.m. Dec. 27, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
• Buperscribed correspondent only.
.Dec. 27, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 27, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 27, 7.00 p.m.
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 devlation with or without notice.
Passengers are requested to register their requirements
perforce restricted. present circumstances sailings are
but under
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,
Genoa, and Marseilles.
** AMERICAN ⋆⋆
PRESIDENT LINES
“ROUND-WORLD SERVICE.”
"Also Agents for "TWA,'
The Popular Trans-Continental Air Line”.
12, PEDDER ST.
TELEPHONE 28171.