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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 22, 1939

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all' countries is suspended.

A revised edition of the Hong Kong Post Office Guide is on sale at all Post Offices prices $1.00.

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. 6 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

P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES

maintain the following services:-

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service".

San Francisco date, 14th November

November 22.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"---London

date, 11 November

November 22.

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date,

15th November

November 22.

Java and Manila

November 22.

Haiphong

November 22.

Haiphong

November 22.

Haiphong

November 22.

Calcutta and Straits

November 22,

Shanghai

November 22.

Saigon

November 22.

Saigon

November 23.

Shanghai

November 23.

Formosa

November 23.

Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver

B.C.-date, 4th November

November 23.

Straits

November 23.

Shanghai, Amoy an Swatow

November 23.

U.S.A., Honolulu and Japan

(San

Francisco date, 28th October) Canton

November 23.

November 24.

November 24.

Japan and Shanghai Japan

November 24.

November 24.

Shanghai

November 25.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Di-

rect Service"-London date, 15th November

November 26.

November 26.

November 26.

November 27.

November 27.

November 27.

November 27.

November 28.

November 28.

November 28

November 28.

TO UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight Shnaghal

(via Bombay).

TO UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month

To CALCUTTA

To AUSTRALIA

(via Bombay).

Manila

Manila

Canton

Calcutta and Straits

Haiphong

Haiphong and Fort Bayard

Bangkok and Saigon

Shanghai

Japan and Shanghai

- passengers and freight Straits

every fortnight.

passengers and freight every month.

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

Haiphong

Fort Bayard

Per WEDNESDAY

Date and Time.

Nov. 22, 1.00 p.m.

Nov. 22, 1.30 p.m. Nov. 22, 2.30 p.m.

ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR

SHANGHAI AND JAPAN

Parcels only for Shanghai Shanghai and Japan

Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service”—due Paris 30th November.

Wed., Nov. 22, 3.30 p.m.

K.P.O..

Reg.,

Wed., Nov. 22, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

Wed., Nov. 22, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.,

Wed., Nov, 22, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

Wed., Nov. 22, 7.00 p.m.

Straits

Saigon

THURSDAY

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 29th November.

Wed., Nov. 22, 7.00 p.m. Nov. 22, 7.00 p.m.

K.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord.,

Reg.,

Ord.,

Saigon

Canton

Shanghai and Japan Amoy

.: Nov, 22, 5.00 p.m. Nov, 22, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Superscribed correspondent only.

Nov. 22, 5.00 p.m. .Nov. 23, 7.30 a.m. .Nov. 23, 10.00 a.m. .Nov, 23, 10.30 a.m. Nov. 23, 1.30 p.m. Nov, 23, 7.00 p.m.

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

29 BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE 27721

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

ΤΟ

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

13

Agents

Hong Kong, China & Japan.

Tel. 30332

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