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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 2, 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.o. 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

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

maintain the following services:-

Manila

Haiphong

Japan and Shangnai

Shanghai

Shanghai

Calcutta and Straits

Shanghai

Shanghal

Haiphong and Hoihow

Bangkok, Saigon and Tourane

Shanghai and Amoy

Japan

Straits

Shanghai and Amoy

Sandakan

Japan

Calcutta, Straits and Saigon

Air Mail by "imperial Airways Direct Service"-London

date, 25th November

Haiphong, Hoihow and Fort Bayard.

Japan

Shanghai

December

2,

2.

2.

2.

si ci si ci si ci si ei ei ei ei vi vi ei si gi qi

December December 2. December December December December 3. December 3. December 3. December 3. December 3. December 3. December 3. December 3. December 4. December December

4.

4.

December 5.

To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every

(via Bombay)..

To UNITED KINGDOM

To CALCUTTA

To AUSTRALIA

Amoy Shanghai Shanghai

fortnight Australia and Manila

passengers once a month (via Bombay).

- passengers and freight

every fortnight,

- passengers and freight

every month.

ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR

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

Francisco date, 28th November

Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date, 29th

November

Manila

Haiphong and Fort Bayard

December 5.

December 5.

December 5.

December 5.

December 5.

December 5.

December 5.

December 6.

December December

December 6. December

co to to to

6.

6.

Shanghai

6.

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai

(Vancouver B.C., 18th Nov.)

December 7.

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

29th November Straits and Saigon

December 7. December 8.

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls 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

Fort Bayard

Por

SATURDAY

Date and Time.

Dec. 2, 11.30 a.m. .Dec. 2, 1.30 p.m. Dec. 2, 11.00 a.m. Dec. 2, 9.30 a.m. .Dec. 2, 2.30 p.m. .Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m. G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Dec. 2, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 2, 5.30 p.m.

Fort Bayard

Amoy

Manila

Manila

Bangkok

Shanghai, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central & South America and Canada via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada) -due San Francisco, 22nd Dec. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 10th Dec.

Parcels,

Reg.,

Ord.,

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

Reg.,

.Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m.

Ord..

.Dec. 2, 5.30 p.m. .Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m.

Bangkok Saigon

.Dec. 2, 5.00 p.m.

SUNDAY

.Dec. 3, 9.00 a.m.

.Dec. 3, 9.00 a.m.

MONDAY

Dec. 4, 10.30 a.m. .Dec. 4, 1.30 p.m. .Dec. 4, 3.30 p.m. .Dec. 4, 7.00 p.m.

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

PEO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG

PHONE 27721

Straits Shanghal

Shanghai Fort Bayard Straits Canton

• Superscribed correspondent only.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

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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