PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
J
HONG KONG to SINGAPORE direct
About the middle of February
HONG KONG to SAN FRANCISCO direct
First week in March
First Class only.
** AMERICAN * *
PRESIDENT LINES
"
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 5, 1940
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
On Thursday, the 8th February, the General Post Office and all Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed. There will be no collection from the Pillar boxes and no delivery by Postmen.
On Friday, the 9th February, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and the other Branch Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundaya and
The one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at 11 a.m. Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Tai Po and Un Long will also have one deilvery of ordinary correspondence at 11 a.m.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the holidays.
Australia and Manila
Straits Straits
INWARD MAILS
Shanghai and Amoy
February 5. February
5.
Amoy
February 5.
Formosa and Swntow
February 5.
Canada, U.S.A. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai
(Vancouver
B.C. date, 11th Jan.)
February 5.
Haiphong
February 5.
Japan and Shanghai
February 5,
Shanghai
February 6.
Bangkok and Saigon
February 6.
February 6.
February 0.
Saigon
February 7.
Japan and Shanghai
February 7.
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date, 31st Jan. Halphong
February 7.
February 7.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"
London date,
20th January
February 8.
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"
San
Francisco date, 27th January
February 8.
Shanghai and Amoy
February 8.
TELEPHONE 28171.
Shanghal
February 9.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" London, date
24th January
February 9.
Europe via Suez Straits (London date, 15th Dec. 1939) Japan and Shanghai
February 9.
February 9. February 9.
February 10.
ROUND-WOrld serviCE.”
AGENTS FOR T.W.A. AND UNITED AIR LINES.
12, PEDDER ST.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE
OUTWARD: for SHANGHAI-NEXT SAILING; THIRD
WEEK OF FEBRUARY.
HOMEWARD: for GENOA, NAPLES (London Overland),
via MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY & PORTSAID. NEXT SAIL- ING: END OF FEBRUARY.
For further particulars apply to:
LLOYD
TRIESTINO
Queen's Bldg., Ground Fl., Tel. 32982
Tel. Add. “LLOYDIANO” P.O.B. 143
Agents, Canton-Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Shameen
FOR
MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY
WEDDING GROUPS:SPECIALITY, AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE `UNK,
Haiphong
Japan
Manila
Saigon
Manila
Shanghai
Fort Bayard, and Hoihow Parcels only for Tientsin
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Di- rect Service" due London, 14th February.
Canton
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date,
27th January
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Malls 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.. on the previous day.
For
Per
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Date and Time.
Feb. 5, 3.00 p.m. Feb. 5, 3.30 p.m. 1. Feb. 5, 3.30 p.m. .Feb. 5, 7.00 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 6, 10.30 a.m. Tues., Feb. 4, 2.30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 6, 1.30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 0, 2.30 p.m.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord..
.Tues., Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 6, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Tues., Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Tues., Feb. 6, 7.00p.m.----
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney 12th Feb.
K.P.O.
Reg.,
.Tues., Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Tues., Feb. 8, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
Ord.,
K.P.O. &
Par.,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Tues., Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m. .Tues., Feb. 6, 7.00 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5, 4.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Tues, Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m. .Tues., Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m. .Tues., Feb. 6, 5.30 p.m.
Par.,
Tues., Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m.
Reg.,
Ord.,
Tues., Feb. 6, 5.00 p.m. .Tues., Feb. 6, 7.00 p.m.
Parcels only for Manila Straits and London Parcels only-due London, 15th March
* Superscribed correspondence only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO
AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
NEXT SAILING
MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY, 1940.
For Freight or Passage, apply o:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
KING'S STUDIO TEL. 2/755
Agents
Hồng Kong, Chiha & Japan
Tel:
30332