1939-11-25 — Page 12

C

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

maintain the following services:-

To UNITED KINGDOM - freight every fortnight

(via Bombay).

་

To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month

To CALCUTTA

To AUSTRALIA

(via Bombay).

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 25, 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, le. 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. Shanghai

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Di- rect Service"-London date, 15th November

Manila Manila

Haiphong and Fort Bayard

Canton

Calcutta and Straits Haiphong

OUTWARD MAILS

November 25. November 25.

November 26.

November 26.

November 28.

November 27.

November 27.

November 27.

November 27.

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

Parcels only for Rangoon

Per SATURDAY

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Reg.,

Ord..

Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and K.P.O. & G.P.O. Europe via Suez and London Parcels -due London, 4th January, 1940. Fort Bayard

Date and Time.

Nov. 25, 10.30 a.m.

.Nov. 25, 9.45 a.m.

Nov. 25, 10.30 a.m.

Nov. 25, 10.30 a.m.

Amoy

Nov. 25, 1.00 p.m.

Haiphong

Nov. 25, 2.00 p.m.

Shanghai

Nov, 25, 2.30 p.m.

3

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct

Service"-due London, 3rd Dec.

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Reg.,

.Nov. 25, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

.Nov. 25, 5.30 p.m.

Straits

Nov. 25, 5.30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Tourane

Nov. 26, 8.30 a.m

Saigon

Nov. 26, 8.30 a.m.

MONDAY

Swatow and, Formosa

Parcels only for Shanghai.

Fort Bayard

.Nov. 27, 10.30 a.m. .Nov. 27, 12.30 p.m. Nov. 27, 1.00 p.m. Nov. 27, 1,30 p.m

TUESDAY

Shanghai

Shanghai and Japan

Air Mail for “Imperial Airways Direct

Service"-due London, 6th Dec.

Reg.,

Ord.,

.Nov. 28, 5.00 p.m. .Nov. 28, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.,

.Nov. 28, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 4th Dec,

Reg.,

Ord.,

.Nov. 28, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord.,

.Nov. 28, 5.00 p.m. Nov. 28, 7.00 p.m.

- passengers and freight Haiphong

every fortnight.

passengers and freight every month.

Nov. 28, 8.30 a.m.

Nov. 28, 1.30 p.m. K.P.O.

.Nov. 28, 7.00 p.m. K.P.O.

.Nov. 28, 5.00 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 deviation with or without notice.

Passengers are requested to register their requirements present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.

Details may be obtained from

but under

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO

O BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE 27721

• Superscribed correspondent only.

"CELTIC SILVERWARE. Substantial, Hall-marked silverware decorated with restrained but exquisitely chased banding of Celtic design.

TEA & COFFEE SETS

SWEET DISHES

ENTREE DISHES, Etc.

GEORGE FALCONER & CO., LTD.

PEDDER STREET.

TELEPHONE 22143.

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