THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 23, 1940.
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THE
"Route-of-Wonders"
ACROSS CANADA
Go Empress from the Orient to Canada, United States and Europe. The Empress Way includes these scenic splendors:
1. SPECTACULAR MOUNTAIN JOURNEY...600 thrilling miles of Canadian Rockies. See Banff, Lake Louise en route.
2. CANADA'S FERTILE PLAINS...the great prairies of the
western provinces.
3. GREATEST CHAIN OF LAKES in the World...Canada's
inland oceans, the Great Lakes.
4. FALLS FAMED AROUND THE WORLD...Niagara Falls. S. LARGEST INLAND PORT in the World...Montreal, 1,000
miles from the sea.
ENJOY THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS "ONE-MANAGEMENT" ROUTE
NEXT SAILING FROM HONG KONG TO VANCOUVER
FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER (Omitting Honolulu)
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA
FOURTH WEEK IN OCTOBER
For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent.
Union Building
Hong Kong
Telephone 20752
OR
Canadian Pacific
World's Greatest Travel System
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION
S. K. SUBJECT
Hokuroku Maru 6th Nov.
2nd Nov, 29th Oct. (from Kobe). Argentina Maru 12th Nov.
(from Kobe).
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panama, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston. Philadelphia and Baltimore.... Sanyo Maru RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, Seià Maru
MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS. AIRES via Panama MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, DAR- ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOU- RENCOTM MARQUES, DURBAN, ALGOA BAY, CAPE TOWN & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Singapore & Colombo BOMBAY & KARACHI via Sin- gapore, Penang and Colombo.. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Bela-
wan Deli & Rangoon KEELUNG via Swatew & Amoy CANTON
FOR FULL PARTICULARS PHONE 28081 OR APPLY TO
Africa Máru 4th Nov.
Havre Maru 25th Oct.
OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE.
P8.6. PRESIDENT ·COLLIDGE
· 8.0. PRESIDENT TAFT
To New York and Boston
239
October 29 November November 16
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
6.6. PRESIDENT -ADAMS
6.8. PRESIDENT HARRISON
To Singapore & Penang
8.6. CITY OF NORFOIK
8.8. CITY OF BAN FANCISCO....
November 20 December
8
October 29 December 2
To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via Yokohama
8.8. CITY OF NORFOLK
8.8. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
November 17 December 22.
* ✦ AMERICAN ⋆
PRESIDENT LINES
“ROUND-WORLD
AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND WESTERN air and UNITED AIR LINES. 12, Pedder Street.
Telephone 28171.
"MAILS
Christmas and New Year cards bear. ing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envslopès 'ard' ac- cepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, Le. 6 cents per 2 ounces.
ENVELOPES MUST NOT BE CLOSED,
Parcel post service to Canton is tem. porarily suspended..
The Imperial Airways Service be. tween Hong Kong and Bangkok is tem- porarily suspended. Air mail corres. pondence will be accepted at the exist ing rates of postage and wilt be for- warded by the first opportunity by steamer to Singapore to connect with the east and west bound air services.
An air mail service, providing a con. nection with British Overseas Airways at Rangoon will be available during the period of suspension of the Hong Kong- Bangkok Service.
rates The postago for all destinations will be $1.50 per 2 oz. for Tetters and $0.75 each for postcards. Mail for this service should be auperscribed "Via Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mail label.
Small Packet Post to all countries is Buspended.
INWARD MAILS
WEDNESDAY
Australia and Manila.
THURSDAY
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai.
--(Vancouver B.C. date, 5th October). Sandakan
Swatow.
FRIDAY
U.S.A. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San Francisco date, 4th October).
SATURDAY
Java and Manila
SUNDAY
Air Mail by "Pan-American Alr- ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, -18th October.
London and Straits London and Straits
MONDAY and Mandla---(San date, 5th October).
U.S.A.
FOR
Francisco
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS.
**
WEDNESDAY
Indo-China via Fort Bayard 2,30 p.m.
THURSDAY Straits and United Kingdom.
G.P.O. &. K.P.O.
Par.
Reg.
Ord.
FRIDAY
(23) 5.00 p.m.. (23) 5.00 p.m.
(24) 8.30 a.m.
Air, Mall by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways".
K.P.O.
Reg.,
5.00 p.m.
Ord...
5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.. Ord.,
SATURDAY
Manila, Macasser and Soura-
5.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m.
4.30 a.m, baya Air Mall by Sen to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways".
K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
9.00 a.m. 9.30 a.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa
10.30 a.m.
• Superscribed Correspondence. Only.
RADIO
12.15, pim-Short Service of Interces-
sion.
12.30 p.m.-Light Variety Programme.
Time 1,00p.m.--Local
Signal and
Weather Report, e
1.03 p.m.Schumann-Concerto in D
Minor.
Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and The
Philharmonic-Symphony
Orch.
of New York conducted by John Barbirolll,
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
1.45 p.m.-Ambrose and His Orchestra, 2.15 p.m.-Close Down,
6.00 p.m.-Jack Payne and His Band."
6.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota
tions.
6.32 p.m.-Patar Dawson (Bass-Bar).
tone) and the Band of H.M. Grenadier
Quards.
7.00 p.m.-London Relay --The News. 7.15 p.m.-London Relay Topical Talica. 7.30 p.m.-Compositions of Chopin, 8.00 p.m.-Local Time-Signal, Weather
'Report and Announcements, 8.03 p.m-Studio-Concert, by the Par.
adies Islanders, *-
8.30 p.m.-Studio-"Great Authora" No.
61) Thackeray,
A talk by, Father T. Ryan.SIJA 6.50 p.m. Harold Ramsay at the Or.
9:00p.m.-London. Rolay-The Newa
and News, Commentaries; 9.30 pm London "Relay-To: Talk of
Many Things, 9.45.pm/Griep-Concerto In A Minor,
Opr 18, 2
***Wilhelm A- Béckhaus---(Piano)~-and-
The Now, Symphony Orchestra 37 conducted by. John Barbirolli, 10.18 - pimi→Violin Solos by Fritz,
Kreisler, NEPA
10.30 p.m-Salestions from Puccini'q
Operas...
11.00 p.m.-Close Down,"
FIRST VOYAGE FROM HONG KONG
S/S
THE NEW
"YAWATA MARU”
(Sister Ship of S/S "Nitta Maru")
NOVEMBER 4th
to
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
via
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA
AND HONOLULU
A FEW RESERVATIONS STILL AVAILABLE.
Complete information from your Agent or:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE N.Y.K., King's Building. Telephone 30291.
If You Are Too Busy To Write Home-
Just Post a Copy of the Overland China Mail which gives all the News there IS
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·WELL PLACED SAILINGS
· SECOND HALF OCTOBER-
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 -
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Tal, 30582"
AGENTS
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