THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 23, 1940.
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 20762
OR
Canadian Pacific
World's Greatest Travel System
S. K.
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panarna, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore.... RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, MONTEVIDEO 8 BUENOS AIRES via Panama MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, DAR- ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOU- RENCO MARQUES, DURBAN, "ALGOABAY, CAPE TOWN & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Singapore & Colombo BOMBAY & KARACHI via Sin- gapore, Penang and Colombo CĂLCUTTA via Singapore, Bela-
wan Deli & Rangoon KEELUNG via Swatcw & Amoy CANTON
FOR FULL PARTICULARS PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION
Hokuroku Maru 6th Nov.
Sanyo Marui 2nd, Nov. Sela Maru
29th Oct. '(from Kobe).. Argentina Maru 12th Nov.
(from "Kobe).
Africa Maru 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 COLLIDGE
To New York and Boston
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE
6.S. PRESIDENT TAFT
October November November
29
16
46
8.S. PRESIDENT ADAMS
S.6. PRESIDENT HARRISON
November 20 December
8
To Singapore & Penang
8.8. CITY OF NORFOLK
6.8. CITY OF SAN FANCISCO
6.6. CITY OF NORFOLK
October 29 December 2
*To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via Yokohama
6.5. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
November ·-17. December 22
✰✰ AMERICAN ✰✰
PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE.”
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 worde and enclosed in ppen envalopos are ac- cepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, La. ä cents per
2-ounces.
ENVELOPES MUST NOT BE CLOSED.
Parcel post servico to Canton is tem porarily suspended.
The Imperial Airways Service bo- tween Hong Kong and Bangkok is tem- porarily suspended. Air mail corres- pondence will be accepted at the exiat. ing rates of postage and will 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 Overacas Airways at Rangoon will be available during the period of suspension of the Hong Kong- Bangkok Service. The postage rates for all destinations. will be $1,50 por V1⁄2 oz. for letters and $0.75 each for postcarde. Mail for this service should be superscribed "Via Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mail label.
Small Packet Post to all, countries la suspended.
INWARD MAILS
WEDNESDAY
Australia and Manila.
THURSDAY
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shangh al-
-(Vancouver B.C. date, 5th October). Sandakan
Swatow.
FRIDAY
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan 'and Shanghai (San Francisco date, 4thy October).
SATURDAY
Java and Manila
SUNDAY
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air- ways Direct. Service"--San Fran- cisco date, 18th October. London and Straits
London and Straits
U.S.A.
MONDAY
and Manila-(San Francisco date, 5th October).
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS
WEDNESDAY Indo-China via Fort Bayard 2:30p.m.
THURSDAY Straits and United Kingdom.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Par.
Reg.
Ord.
(23) 5.00 p.m.
(23) 5.00 p.m.
(24) 8.30 a.m.
FRIDAY .... Air Mail by Air to Rangoon, to connect with the "British Overseas Airways":
- RP.Oy
Reg.,
Ord.,
G.P.O.
Reg.- Ord..
SATURDAY
Manila, Macasser and Soura-
baya
5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
.5.00-p.m.
7.00 p.m.
8.30 a.m. Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways".
K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
.9.00 a.m. 9.30a.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa
10.30 a.m.
• Superscribed Correspondence Only.
RADIO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
slon,
12.30 p.m.-Light Variety Programme. 1.00 p.m.-Local Tinte Signal and
Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Schumann-Concerto in D
Minor.
Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and The Philharmonic-Symphony Orch.
of New York conducted by John Barbirolli.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments,
1.40 p.m.-Ambrose and His Orchestra. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
6.00 p.m.-Jack Payne and His Band.
FIRST VOYAGE FROM HONG KONG
THE NEW
S/S "YAWATA
“YAWATA MARU”
(Sister Ship of S/S "Nitta Maru”)
NOVEMBER 4th
to
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
RANCI
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.
d
· Don't.
If You Are Too Busy To Write Home Just Post a Copy of the Overland China. Mail which gives all the News there IS-
Both Local and Coastal
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REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
WELL PLACED SAILINGS SECOND HALF OCTOBER
6.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota For dates and ports of call apply to Agents
tions.
6,32 p.m.-Peter Dawson (Bass-Bari-
tone) and the Band of H.M. Grenadier PACIFIC & NEW YORK SERVICES
Guards,
7,00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 7.15 p.m.-London Relay Topical Talks. 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
adiso lalanders.
8.30 p.m.-Studio-"Great Authora". No.
6: Thackeray,
A talk by Father T. Ryan, S. J. B.50 p.m.Harold Ramsay at the. Or
gen.
0.00 p.m.-London Relay The Nowa and News Commentarica, mad wit :9,30 pim-London). Relay-To Talk of [~Many Things,Al) C
9,45,p.m.—Griep-Concerto in A ̈Mino),
Wilhelm Beckhaus, (Piano) and
The New Symphony Orchestra' conducted by John Barbiroll!, 10.15 p.m. Violin Sotos by Fritz
Kretaler,
10.30 p.mSelections from Puccini's
Operas
P11:00p.m.--Close Down.
Are maintained as hitherto,
“Information regarding INWARD CARGO and all matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Täl.” 30882
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