THE CHINA MAÏL, DECEMBER 1, 1939
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
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... 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 "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 22nd Nov.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila
(San Francisco date, 6th Nov.)
Shanghai
December 1.
-
December 1.
December 1.
Haiphong
Manila
Japan and Shanghai
Shanghai
December 2.
December 2.
December 2.
December 2.
Shanghai
Calcutta and Straits
December
2.
December 2.
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
Straits
Shanghai
Haiphong and Hoihow
Bangkok, Saigon and Tourane
Shanghai and Amoy
Japan
December 2.
December 3.
December 3.
December
3.
December 3.
December 3.
Straits
December 3.
Shanghai and Amoy
December 3.
Sandakan
December 4.
Japan
December 4.
Calcutta, Straits and Saigon
December 4.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London
date, 25th November
December 5:
Japan
Shanghai
December 5. December
5,
December 5.
December 5.
December 5.
December 5.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San
Francisco date, 28th November Manila
December 6.
December 6,
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date, 29th
November
December 6.
Shanghai
December 8.
December 7.
December 7.
maintain the following services:-
Amoy Shanghai Shanghai
TË UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight Australia and Manila
(via Bombay).
To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month
To CALCUTTA
To AUSTRALIA
(via Bombay).
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai
(Vancouver B.C., 18th Nov.) Straits and Saigon
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
For
passengers and freight previous day. every fortnight.
passengers every month.
Per FRIDAY
Date and Time.
Dec. 1, 10.30 a.m. .Dec. 1, 1.00 p.m. ..Dec. 1, 1.30 p.m. .Dec. 1, 2.30. p.m.
.Dec. 1, 5.00 pin.. .Dec. 2, 8.45 a.m. Dec. 2, 9.30 a.m. .Dec. 2, 9.30 a.m. Dec, 2, 10.30 am. Dec. 2, 11.00 a.m.
Manila Haiphong Fort Bayard
and freight
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin.
SATURDAY Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New Zealand via Brisbane-due Brisbane, 19th December.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Par., Reg.,
Ord.,
Straits
Saigon Amoy
Shanghai, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central & South America and Canada via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada) -due San Francisco, 22nd Dec. Manila
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Parcels,
Reg.,
Ord.,
Dec. 2, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 2, 5.30 p.m.
Dec. 2, 2.30 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 10th Dec.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Reg.,
.Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
.Dec. 2; 5.30 p.m.
Bangkok
.Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m.
SUNDAY
.Dec. 3, 9.00 a.m.
.Dec. 3, 9.00 am.
MONDAY
.Dec. 4, 1.30 p.m. .Dec. 4, 1.30 p.m. .Dec. 4, 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 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
BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
Straits Shanghai
Fort Bayard Stralts Canton
• Superscribed correspondent only.
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
PHONE
Hong Kong, Ch
Agents
& Japan.
Tel. 30332
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