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

maintain the following services:-

To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight

+

(via Bombay).

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 13, 1939

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries...is „suspended.

Christmas and New Year Cards bearing not more than five: writtan words and enclosed in open envelopes aré accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, L... 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 "Air France Direct Service”—Paris date,

6th December

Straits

Haiphong and Fort Bayard

Canton

Straits

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Di-

rect Service"-London

December

Canton

Manila

Shanghai and Amoy

date. Oth

December 13.

December. 13.

December 13.

December 13.

December 13.

December 14.

December 14.

December 14.

December 14.

Japan

December 14.

Japan and Shanghai

December 14.

Shanghai

December 15.

Shanghai

December 15.

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

(San Francisco date, 19th Nov.)

December 15.

Shanghai

December 15.

Shanghai

December 15.

Canton Haiphong Manila

December 15.

December 16.

December 16.

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 6 p.m. on the previous day.

For

To UNITED KINGDOM – passengers once a month

(via Bombay).

Parcels only for Swatow

Per

WEDNESDAY

Date and Time.

Wed., Dec. 13, 10.30 a.m. Wed., Dec. 13, 10.30 am. Wed, Dec. 13, 1.00 p.m. .Dec. 13, 2.30 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 13, 2.30 p.m.

K.P.O.

Swatow and Formosa

Haiphong

Straits and Calcutta

Amoy

To CALCUTTA

-

– passengers

every fortnight.

and freight

Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only by the "Air France Airways Direct Service"

Reg.,

Wed., Dec. 13, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

Wed., Dec. 13, 5.30 p.m.

due

G.P.O.

Paris 21st December.

Reg., Ord.,

Wed., Dec. 13, 5.00 p.m. Wed., Dec. 13, 7.00 p.m.

Straits

.Dec. 13, 7.00 p.m.

THURSDAY

Sandakan

Dec. 14, 8.30 a.m.

Fort Bayard Amoy

Dec. '14, 1.30 p.m.

Dec. 14, 4.00 p.m.

Dec. 14, 7.00 p.m.

To AUSTRALIA

Amoy

– passengers and freight Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Cen- G.P.O. & K.P.Q.

FRIDAY

every month.

tral and South America via Van- couver B.C., (Parcels for only)-due Vancouver B.C., 1st Jan. 1940.

Canada Par.,

Reg.,

.Dec. 14, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 15, 9.15 a.m.

Ord.,

.Dec. 15, 10.00 a.m,

Parcels only for Shanghai and Tientsin. Eort Bayard and Hoihow

Dec. 15, 10.30 a.m.

Haiphong

Dec. 15, 1.30 p.m. Dec. 15, 2.00 p.m.

* Superscribed correspondent only.

ALSO FREQUENT SAILINGS FOR

SHANGHAI AND JAPAN

or off the route and the route All vessels may call at any ports on 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.

but under

Details may be obtained from

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE.CO

PEO 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, Genoa, and Marseilles.

:

⋆⋆ AMERICAN ⋆⋆

PRESIDENT LINES

“ROUND.WORLD SERVICE.”

"Also Agents for “TWA,

The Popular Trans-Continental Air Line”.

12, PEDDER ST.

TELEPHONE 28171.

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