THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 4, 1940.
POST OFFICE
Go Empress
ONE MANAGEMENT DIRECT
to North America and Europe!
EMPRESS LUXURY
Speed across the Pacific by luxurious Empress liners, then
Victoria wish ground.
stop over if you and Vancouver in Canada's Evergreen play-
NEXT SAILING. FROM HONGKONG THIRD WEEK IN MAY (Omitting Honolulu)
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
Saigon Shanghai Shanghai
May 4.
May 4.
·
May 4.
Europe via Suez and Straits (London date, 10th March)
May 4.
Shanghai
May 4.
Shanghai and Amoy
May 4,
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service" London date, 27th
April
May 5.
Formosa and Swatow
May 5.
Bangkok and Tourane
May 5.
Shanghai and Amoy
May 5.
Canton
May 6,
Haiphong
May 6.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San
Francisco date, 30th April.
May 7.
Japan and Shanghai
May 7.
Shanghai
May 7.
Haiphong
May 7.
Java and Manila
May 7.
Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Ma- jestic Canadian Rockies-Lake Louise, Banff-600 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery. Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish.
Straits and Manila
from
May 7.
Japan
May 7,
Air Mail by "Air France Direct Service"---Paris date, 1st May Manila
May 8.
*as
Japan and Shanghai
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date,
1st May
May 8.
May 8.
May 9,
Manila
May 0.
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Then Montreal and Quebec, gay French-speaking cities on the famous St. Lawrence Seaway, and quick crossing to Europe by one of Canadian Paci- flc's Atlantic fleet.
NEXT BAILING TO MANILA THE BECOND WEEK IN MAY
For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent
Union
Building
Hong Kong
Telephone 20762
OR
Canadian Pacific
World's Greatest Travel System
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.
For
Date and Time.
Shanghai, Amoy and Swatow
May 9.
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai-(Vancouver B.C. date,
20th April)
May 9.
U.S.A. & Manila (San Francisco date, 13th April)
May 9.
Shanghai
May 10.
Calcutta and Straits
May. 10.
Japan and Shanghai
May 11,
Japan and Shanghai
May 11.
Por
SATURDAY
Fort Bayard
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Suez and London Parcels--due
Parcels,
London,
Reg.,
14th June.
Ord,,
Shanghai & Parcels only for Tientsin.. Manila
May 4, 11.00.a.m. K.P.O. & G.P.O.
.May 4, 3.00 p.m. May 4, 5:00 p.m. May 4, 5.30 p.m. .May 4, 1.00 p.m. .May 4, 3.30 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 12th May.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Reg.,
May 4, 5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
Haiphong
SUNDAY..
MONDAY
Saigon, Madang, Salamaua Rabaul and Tulagi Canton
May 4, 5.30 p.m. May 4, 5.30 p.m.
May 5, 9.00 a.m. ..May 5, 9.00 a.m. .May 5, 9.00 a.m. May 5, 9.00 a.m. May 5, 9.00 a.m.
May 6, Noon. May 6, 2.30 p.m. .May 6, 7.00 p.m.
* Superscribed correspondence only.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO
AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE,
SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
NEXT SAILING
EARLY IN JUNE, 1940.
For Freight or Passage, apply to :--
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
FOR SALE
27th. Philatelle Congress of Great Britain
SOUVENIR LABELS
In commemoration of The Centenary of the adhesive. POSTAGE STAMPS
6th May, 1840-1940, at $2.50 a pále.
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, & etc. No. 10 Wyndham Street Estabilehed 1890.
Hong Kong
い
Tel. 30332
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the Information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island, and Mainland is published.—
Island
Victoria Park
Bignal Station
Mt. Parker
Mountain Lodge The Eyrie
Feet,
1823
1774
1784
1726
1725
1305
Talkoo Sanatorium
1000
877..
Bowen Road (filtarbeds)
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Mainland:
Foot.
Taimoshan
Kowloon Pank
3124 1971:
Peak Tram Station
Mt. Davis.
Saigon Canton Bangkok
Fort Bayard and Holhow
Shanghai
Haiphong
1940
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