THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 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. 5. 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 Honolulų)
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA
FOURTH WEEK IN OCTOBER
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12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
iston.
12.30 p.m.-Compositions of Brahma: 1.00 p.m.--Local Time Signal and Wea-
ther Report.
1.03 p.m. Sam Browne (Vocal) and
Primo Scala's Accordeon Band. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
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0.00 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota-
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0.02 p.m.-An hour of Popular Classics. 7.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 7.16 p.m.-London Relay Topical Talks. 7.30 p.m.-Grace Moore (Soprano) and Marek Weber and His Orchestra.. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time, Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements. 8.03. pim.-Studio-Plano
Carolino Braga.
Recital by
1. Si Oiseau J'Etais, A Tol Je Vo-
Jerals (Henselt)..
2. Romance (Sibelius)
3. Arabesque No. 1 (Debuszý).
4. Prelude in B Minor, Op. 20, No. 0
** (Chopin)," ^
B. Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27,
No. 2 (Chopin).
6. Valse in E Minor (Posthumous-
Chopin).
8.25 p.m. Orchestral Selections.
Overture "Hamlet". Ip. 67B (Tchai- kowský)..... London Philharmonie "Orchestra cond. by Antal Dorati. Adagletto, (from Symphony No,
Mahler). Vienna Philharmonie Orchestra ̃cond, by Bruno Walter. 8.45 p.m.--Studio-Local Newsletter, -- ! 9.00 pim.-London Relay The News &
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