Go Empress
ONE MANAGEMENT DIRECT to North America
and Europe!
EMPRESS LUXURY
Speed across the Pacific by luxurious Empresa
Victoria liners, then . . .
stop over if you wish. and Vancouver in Canada's Evergreen playground.
NEXT SAILING FROM HONG KONG
FIRST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER
(Omitting Honolulu)
Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Majestic Canadian Rockies-Lake Louise, Banff- 600 miles of travel through Marvellous Mountain Scenery, Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish.
Then Montreal and Quebec, gay French- speaking cities on the famous St. Lawrence Sea- of way, and a quick crossing to Europe by one Canadian Pacific's Atlantic fleet.
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THE LAST WEEK IN AUGUST
For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent
Union Building
{ Hong Kong
Telephone 20752
OR
Canadian Pacific
World's Greatest Travel System
THE
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries in suspended.
AIR MAIL SERVICE
The air mail postage to U.S.A, and Canada by Pan-American Airways has been increased to $3.50 par 1⁄2 ounce with affect as from 2nd August. The air mail rates to other, American coun
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 9, 1940
N
YKLIN
tries etc. via Pan-American Airways SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.
have also been 'increased and a sche- dule of rates is exhibited in the General Post Office..
·
The following, air malt services are at present available to the United Kingdom:
By Imperial Airways to Durban and
Durban)
f
$1.15 per 1⁄2 oz.
Kamakura, Maru
Friday,
Asama Maru (starts from Shanghai)
Sunday,
·30th Aug.
29th Sept
onwarde by sea (via Imperial to SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)
(Convenient connection from Hong Kong)
:Wednesday, 4th Sept:
By Pan-American Airways to U.S.A.' and onwards by Trank-Atlantic Air Service (via P.A.A. & Trans-Atlan- tic)....
Hikawa. Maru
$5.00 per 1⁄2 oz. NEW YORK via Panama
By Pan-American Airways to U.S.A. and onwards by sea (vla.P.A.A. to
*Azuma Maru
U.S.A.). $3.50 per 1/2 oz. plus LIVERPOOL via Cape Town
15 cents per oz.
must mail correspondence All air bear the blue air mail label.
Japan
Bangkok
INWARD MAILS
-
FRIDAY
London and Straits
Java and Manila
Haiphong and Fort Bayard
Bangkok and Salzon
Bangkok and Tourane
SATURDAY.
Sunday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila
Husimi Maru
Kamo Maru
Wednesday,
21st. Aug.
11th Aug.
"Wednesday, 28th Aug..
14th Aug.
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo
*Okitu Maru
Wednesday.
RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
*Nagato Maru
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Seattle KOBE & YOKOHAMA
date, 9th July).
Straits
Japan and Shanghai
Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
Shanghal
Straits
SUNDAY
Japan and Shanghai
Straits
London and Straits
Sandakan
Shanghai and Amoy
MONDAY
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service" Saigon
Haiphong
TUESDAY
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran-
cisco date, 6th August.
Shanghal and Amoy
Shanghat
Haiphong
U.S.A.. and Manila-(San Francisco
date, 20th July).
FOR
Hakusan Maru
Haruna Maru
Atuta Maru
* Cargo only.
Sunday,
11th Aug.
Wednesday,
14th Aug.
Wednesday, 21st Aug.
Thursday, 22nd Aug.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for
CUNARD WHİTE STAR LINE
N.Y.K., King's Building.
NEW
J
Telephone 30291.
S.
K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION
YORK via Japan, Los Angeles and Panama, Call Direct
DATE & TIME at Cristobal, Boston, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore RIO-DE-JANEIRO, ................ SANTOS.
MONTEVIDEO
BUENOS
OUTWARD MAILS
FRIDAY
Shanghai and Japan
Parcels only for Tientsin Straits
SATURDAY
Bangkok
Parcels only for Shanghai
and Tientsin
Japan Shanghai-
12.30 p.m.
12.30 p.m. 1.30 p.m.
8.30 a.m.
9.00 a.m. 9.30 a.m.
&
AIRES via Singapore, Colombo, Durban and Cape Town MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, · DAR- ES SALAAM; BEIRAj- LOU- RENCO MARQUES, DURBAN ALGOA BAY, CAPE TOWN & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Singapore & Colombo
10.30 a.m. BOMBAY & KARACHI via Sin-
gapore, Penang and Colombo Madang. Salamaua, Rabaul, Australia
CĂLCUTTA via Singapore, Bela- and New Zealand via Sydney.
wan Deli & Rangoon G.P.O. & K.P.O.
1.00 p.m. KEELUNG via Swatow & Ainoy 2.45 p.m.
CANTON
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
NEXT SAILING 2ND WEEK. IN AUGUST
For dates and ports of call apply to Agents. PACIFIC & NEW YORK SERVICES
Are maintained as hitherto,
Information regarding INWARD CARGO and all matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by
Tel. 80332
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
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AGENTS
Connaught Road,
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.,
3.30 p.m.
Strails, Ceylon, India. East and South Africa, Lisbon and United Kingdom. G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Reg., Ord.,
2.45 p.m. 3.30 p.m.)
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South FOR FULL
Africa and United Kingdom.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Parcels,"
.Reg..
Ord..
3.00 pm.
6.00 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Ser- and vice to Indo-China, Durban thence by Sea Service to United King- dorn.
.Reg. Ord. Shanghai
Q.P.O. & K.P.O.
+
5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m.
*Superscribed Correspondence Only.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
Bion..
12.30 p.m.-B.B.C. Recording
PARTICULARS
PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO
Tosan Maru
22nd Aug.
Brasil Maru 19th Sept.
eu Mann 1. Robanda Arizona Maru' 2nd Sept.
Atlas Maru
9th Aug.
Kaisyu Maru
Sirogane Maru 15th Aug. Sirogane Maru 21st Aug. Sirogane Mary 25th Aug. Sirogane Maru 29th Aug.
OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
5.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT
"'Ours Is A Nice Hour Ours Is", A Radio Romp devised by Clarkson Rose with Music by Conrad. Leonard and Pro 8.S. duced by Gordon Crier..
1.03 p.m.-Sir Edward German-Nell GS.
Gwynn Dances.
1.13 p.m.Popular English Ballads,
To New York and Boston
August 29 September 7 September 13
Via Manila, Singapöre, Penang, Colombo, Bombay and Capetown
PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT POLK ...
"
To Singapore & Penang
6.8. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO 1,30 p.m.-Router and Rugby Press 8.8. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Weather Forecast and Announce- ments..
1.45 p,m-Mandelssohn - Octet in E
August 20 September 29
August · 14 August-27,
To San Francisco & Los Angeles Direct
Flat Major, Op. 20: International 8.8, CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. Siring Octet.
2.16 p.m.-close, down."
from
0.00 p.m.-A Schumann Programme... 0.35 pim-Excerpte **The Valkýries”?-
Wagner's
7.00 p.m.-Ravel-Boloro. The Lamour
eux Orchestra of Paris.
7.17 p.m.-Negro, Spirituala.
7.30 p.m.-London Felay-The News. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather
Fleport and Announcements::
8.03 p.m. Rale, da Costa at the Pinno. 0.15 p.m.Light Orchestrál
0.30 p.m.-6.8.C. Recording The 'Fol-Dé-Rola".
9.00 pmLondan. Relay---The Naws,
Via. Yokohama.
September
AMERICAN * *
PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE."..
AGENTS FOr transconTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES
Telephone 28171.
..
9.30 p.m. London: Relay-World Af- 12, Pedder Street.
faira", by Wickham Bised.
9.46 p.m.-A Request Classical Pro
** gráṁme.”
11.00 p.m.-Close down.