1939-12-15 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 15, 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.c. 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

December 15.

Japan and Shanghai

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Di

December 15.

rect Service"-London date.

6th

December

December 15.

Canton

December 15.

Shanghai

December 15.

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

(San Francisco date, 19th Nov.)

December 15.

Shanghai

December 16.

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

Shanghai

Manila

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 9th Dec.

Haiphong, Hoihow and Fort Bayard. Haiphong

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

San Francisco date, 5th December.

Shanghai and Amoy

Straits and Manila

Japan and Shanghai

December 16,

December 16.

December 17.

December 17.

December 17.

Calcutta, Straits and Saigon

Haiphong

Shanghai

December 17.

December 17

December 18.

December 18. ·

December 18.

December 18.

December 18.

Bangkok, Saigon and Tourane

December 19.

maintain the following services:-

To UNITED KINGDOM – freight every fortnight

(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.

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

Por

FRIDAY

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Cen- G.P.O. & K.P.O.

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

Parcels only for Shanghai and Tientsin. Fort Bayard and Hoihow Haiphong

Canton Saigon

Straits and Calcutta

Ord.,

.Dec. 15, 10.00 a.m. Dec. 15, 10.30 a.m.

Dec. 15, 1:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 2.00 p.m.

Dec. 18, 7.15 a.m. Dec. 16, 10.30 a.m. Dec. 16, Noon. .Dec. 16, 1.00 p.m.

SATURDAY

Parcels, Letters,

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

Parcels,

Reg., Ord.,

.Dec. 18, 4.00 p.m. .Dec. 16, 5.00 p.m. ..Dec. 16, 5.30 p.m.

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

Reg.,

Ord.,

.Dec. 18, 5.00 p.m. .Dec. 16, 5.30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Dec. 17, 9.00 a.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central & South America and Cana- da via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada)-due San Francisco, 6th January, 1940. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 24th Dec.

Amoy

• 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 present circumstances sailings are perforce restricted.

Details may be obtained from

but under

MACKINNON MACKENZIE.CO

P&O 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

Το

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.