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on your way to Canada United States Europe
via
Shanghai-Japan-Honolulu
NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG
KONG THE FOURTH WEEK IN MARCH (Omitting Honolulu)
Due to existing emergency, the consistency of prompt depar- tures, and arrivals of Canadian Pacific Steamships which has been Apply to Canadian maintained heretofore may be disturbed. Pacific representative for particulars of sailing dates.
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 20, 1940
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
EASTER HOLIDAYS
On Friday, the 22nd March the General Post Office and all Branch Post: Offices will be entirely olosed. There will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one, delivery of ordinary correspondence as on ¿Sundayazma
On Saturday, the 23rd March and Monday the 25th March, tha Gonoral Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and the other Branch Post Offloes will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar, boxes each day as on Sun- days and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence each day at noon. The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Taipo and Un' Long will also have ono delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11 a.m. on 23rd and 25th March. The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"-Paris date,
13th March
Manila
Straits
March 20.
Shanghai and Amoy
March 20.
Formosa, Amoy and Swatow
March 20.
March 20.
Bangkok and Saigon
March 20.
March 20.
Amoy
March 21,
Saigon
March 21.
Japan and Shanghai
March 21.
ор
Australia and Manila
March 21.
Canton
March 21.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date,
13th March
March 22.
Haiphong, Hoihow and Fort Bayard.
March 22.
Canton Sandakan Sandakan
March 22.
March 22,
March 22.
Fast through trains direct from ship's side at Vancouver stop-over at Beautiful Victoria thence by comfortable, fast B.C. Coast Services to Vancouver-in C nada's Evergreen Playground
See the Majestic Canadian Rockies - - Lake Louise, Banff. Stop- No extra rall are in Canada for Drawing room overs If you wish. or Compartment occupied by one person.
In summor the scenlo Great Lakes Route is an optional Inland-sea trip for Trans-Continental, passengers.
UNION BUILDING Telephone 20762
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 clase at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
For
Straits and Calcutta
Date and Time,
Wednesday, March 20. ..Wed., Mar. 20, 11.00 a.m. Wed., Mar. 20, Noon. Wed., Mar. 20, 2.00 p.m. Mar. 20, 3.30 p.m.
Per
WEDNESDAY
Par., Ord.,
Haiphong
Shanghai
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Suez and London Parcels due London, 28th April.
K.P.O.
Par.,
Reg.,
Wed., Mar. 20, 3.00 p.m. Wed., Mar. 20, 5.00 pm.
Ord.,
G.P.O.
Par.,
Reg.,
Canadian Pacific
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Passenger & Freight Service To
AUSTRALIA
Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service" Paris 28th March,
We have
· Amoy
Manila Shanghai
Canton Straits
Ord.,
Reg.,
Ord.,
due
Reg., Ord.,
THURSDAY
Wed., Mar. 20, 5.30 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 20, 3.00 p.m. ..Wed., Mar. 20, 5.00 p.m.
..Wed., Mar. 20, 7.00 p.m.
K.P.O.
Wed, Mar 20, 5.00 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 20, 5.30 p.m. ·
G.P.O.
...Wed., Mar. 20, 5.00 p.m. Wed., Mar. 20, 7.00 p.m. Mar. 20, 7.00 p.m.
Thur., Mar. 21, 7.15 a.m. Mar. 21, 1.30 p.m. Thur., Mar. 21, 2.30 p.m. Thur., Mar. 21, 2.30 p.m. Mar. 21, 3.30 p.m.
·Mar, 21, 7:00 p.m.
Mar. 22, 9.00 alin.
Mar. 22, 9.00 a.m.
Shanghal
Canton
Japan
Amoy
Swatow and Shanghai
Fort Bayard
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
a vessel
sailing
Saigon
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct
Service"-due London, 31st March. 1. Reg.,
K.P.O..
Ord.,
for
G.P.O.
Reg.,
.Mar. 23, Noon.
Saigon,
Ord.,
.Mar, 23, 5.00 p.m.
Mar. 23, 7.15 a.m. Mar. 23, 8.30 a.m. Mar. 23, Noon.
.Mar. 23, Noon." .Mar. 23, Noon
Madang,
Salamaua,
Rabaul,
Sydney and
Melbourne
About the
Fourth Week
in March
Excellent passenger accommodation with a large number of single cabins at no supplement. Built- in Swimming Bath and Spacious Sports Deck.
Passenger & Freight Agents:
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Telephone 28031
Superscribed correspondence only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO
AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
·NEXT SAILING
FIRST HALF OF APRIL, 1940.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
P. & O. Building
Hong Kong, China & Japan
Tel 2025