THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 12, 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, l.e. 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
Japan and Shanghai
December 12.
Shanghai
December 12.
Shanghai
December 12.
Java and Manila
December 12.
Straits
December 13,
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date,
6th December
December 13.
P. & O., B. I. & E. & A. LINES
Canton
Straits
rect Service"-London date. 6th December
Canton
Manila
Shanghai and Amoy.
Haiphong und Fort Bayard
December 13.
December 13.
December 13,
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Di-
December 14.
December 14.
"December 14.
December 14.
Japan
December 14.
Japan and Shanghai
December 14.
Straits
December 14,
Shanghai
December 15.
Shanghai
December 15.
tain
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Di- rect Service"-due London, 20th December.
Reg.,
.Tues., Dec. 12, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Tues., Dec. 12, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
.Tues., Dec. 12, 5.00 p.m.
To AUSTRALIA
passengers _ and freight Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- every month.
Ord.,
Tues., Dec. 12, 7.00 p.m.
K:P.O.
tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due Sydney, 18th Dec.
Reg.,
Tues., Dec. 12, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
.Tues., Dec. 12, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
.Tues., Dec. 12, 5.00 p.m. .Tues., Dec. 12, 7.00 pm.
WEDNESDAY
maintain the following services:-
TÒ UNITED KINGDOM - freight every fortnight
(via Bombay).
To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month
To CALCUTTA
(via Bombay).
(San Francisco date, 19th Nov.) Haiphong
Manila
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 9th Dec. Calcutta, Straits and Saigon
Shanghai
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"—
San Francisco date, 5th December.
Europe via Suez and Straits (Lon-
don date, 13th November)
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,
Date and Time. For
Per
TUESDAY
· passengers - and freight Shanghai and parcels only for Tien- every fortnight.
.Dec. 12, 10.30 am. *K.P.O.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila
December 15,
December 16.
December 18.
December 17.
December 17.
Haiphong
December 17,
December 17.
December 18.
Straits and Manila,
Japan and Shanghai
December 18.
December 18.
December 20.
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
perforce restricted. present circumstances sailings are
Details may be obtained from
MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO
DEO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG
PHONE 27721
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tientsin.
Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya
Parcels only for Swatow
Swatow and Formosa
Haiphong
Straits (Parcels only)
Straits and Calcutta Amoy
Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only). by the "Air France. Airways Direct Service" Paris 21st December..
Dec. 13, 8.30 a.m. Wed., Dec. 13, 8.30 a.m. Wed., Dec. 13, 10.30 a.m. Wed., Dec. 13, 10.30 am. Wed., Dec. 13, 1.00 p.m. .Dec. 13, 1.00 p.m. ..Dec. 13, 1.30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 13, 2.30 p.m.
K.P.O.
Reg.,...
J
Ord.,
Wed., Dec. 13, 5.00 p.m. ..Wed., Dec. 13, 5.30 p.m.
due
Reg.,
Ord,
Wed., Dec. 13, 5.00 p.m. ..Wed., Dec. 13, 7.00 p.m.
G.P.O.
* Superscribed correspondent only.
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
Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
Tel. 30332
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.