1939-11-29 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 29,

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POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

1939

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 anvelopes are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, ke, 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 "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San

Francisco date, 21st November

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

Manila

Bangkok and Salgon Japan and Shanghai Japan and Shanghai Japan

Java and Manila

maintain the following services:-

November 29.

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

22nd November

November 29.

Saigon

November 29.

Canton

November 29.

November 29.

November 29.

November 29.

November 29.

November 29.

November 29.

Australia and Manila

November 30.

Saigon

November 30.

Shanghai and Amoy

November 30.

Japan

November 30.

Japan

November 30.

Haiphong

November 30.

Shanghai

November 30.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London

date, 22nd Nov,

November 30.

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila

(San Francisco date, 6th Nov.)

December 1.

December 2.

December 2.

Shanghai

December 3.

To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight Calcutta and Straits

(via Bombay).

To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month

To CALCUTTA

To AUSTRALIA

(via Bombay).

passengers and freight every fortnight.

passengers and freight every month.

Straits

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.

Straits

Canton

Date and Time.

Nov. 29, 2.00 p.m.

Nov. 29, 3.30 p.m. K.P.O.

For

Per WEDNESDAY

Swatow and Parcels only for Tientsin Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service" Paris 7th December.

Reg., Ord.,

Wed., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m. ..Wed., Nov. 29, 5.30 p.m.

due

G.P.O.

Reg., Ord.,

THURSDAY

Shanghai and Japan

Amoy

Parcels only for Shanghai and Tien-

tsin

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-due San Francisco, 6th December.

Reg.,

.Thur., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

.Thun, Nov. 29, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.,

.Thur., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

.Thur., Nov. 30, 7.30 a.m.

Amoy

Nov. 30, 7.00 p.m.

Wed., Nov. 29, 5.00 p.m. Wed., Nov. 29, 7.00 p.m.

Nov. 30, 7.15 a.m.. Nov. 30, 1.30 p.m. Nov. 30, 1.30 p.m.

Thur., Nov. 30, 2.30 p.m.

K.P.O.

* Superscribed correspondent only.

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 but under present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.

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 and Genoa.

** AMERICAN ★ ★

PRESIDENT LINES

“ROUND-World servICE."

"Also Agents for "TWA,'

The Popular Trans-Continental Air Line”.

12, PEDDER ST.

TELEPHONE 28171.