THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 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.
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 Honolulu)
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RADIO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
alon.
12.30 p.m.--Compositions of Brahma. 1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wen-
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.
1.48: p.m.-Ronald Gourley (Piano) and "The Organ, The Dance Band and *Me!'.
2.15 p.m.-Close, down.
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8.00 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
0.02 p.m.--An hour of Popular Classics. 7.00 p.m.-London · Relay--The Nows. 7.15 p.m. London. Relay-Topical Talks. 7.30 p.m.-Grace Moore (Soprano) and
Marek Weber, and His Orchestra. 8.00p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather,
Report and Announcements, 8.03 p.m.--Studio-Plano
Carolina Bragad
Recital by
1. S. Olseau J'Etals, A Tol Je-Vo-
lerals (lensclt).
2. Romance, (Sibellus).
3. Arabesque No. 1 (Debussy), 4. Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6
(Chopin)
5. Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27,
No. 2 (Chopin).
6. Valse in E Minor (Posthumous-
Chopin)..
8.25 pini.Orchestral Selections.
Overture":"Hamlet", Ip. 07B: (Tchal- Beskowalty),London Philliarmonto
Orchoaira cond, by Antal "Dorati, - Adagletto (from ' Symphony". No, :-5-- Mahler) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra cond, by Brùng Walter. 8.45 pm-Studio-Local Newsletter. 9.00 p.ni-London Ralay-The News
News Commentarios.: MALA 8,30%p.m-Variety: Programme." 10.00 p.m.An Hour of Dance Mubic, 11.00 p.m. Cloɛo down,
Africa Maru
4th Nov.
gapore, Penang and Colombo.. Havre Maru 25th Oct. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Bela-
wan Deli. & Rangoon
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