THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 26, 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 gatat 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)
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA
THIRD WEEK IN NOVEMBER
For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent,
Union Building
Hong Kong Telephone 20752
OR
Canadian Pacific
World's Greatest Travel System
¿MAILS
The General Post Office will be closed at 5.30 p.m. on
Tuesday, 29th
Wednesday, 30th October, 1940.
and
The Public are requested to note.par. ticularly the time of closing the out- ward Pan-American Alr Mall Wednesday, 30th October, 1940...
on
Parcel post service to Canton is tem- porarily suspended.
be-
The Imperial Airways Service tween Hong Kong and Bangkok is tem- porarily suspended. Air mail corres- pondence will be accepted at the exist 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 Overseas 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 par 2 oz. for letters and $0.75 each for postcards. Mall for this service should be superscribed "Vja Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mall label.
Small Packet Post to all countries la suspended.
Formosa
INWARD MAILS
SATURDAY
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San Francisco date, 4th October). Java and Manila
SUNDAY
Calcutta and Straits.
MONDAY
London and Straits London and Straits. U.S.A. and
Manila-(San date, 5th October).
WEDNESDAY
London and Straits
Francisco
r Mail by "Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 18th October. Java and Manila.
FOR
DATE & TIME
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
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 wil gladly be given by
Tel. 30882
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
AGENTS
1. Connaught Road, C.
S. K.
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran-
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION
Sanyo Marti 2nd Nov. Seia Maru 29th Oct.
(from Kobe). Argentina Maru 12th Nov.
(from Kobe).
cisco, Los Angeles and Panama, Hokuroku Maru 6th Nov. Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore.... RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS AIRES via Panama
·MOMBASA,- ZANZIBAR, ~DAR- ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOU- RENCO MARQUES, DURBAN, ALGOA BAY, 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 Swatow & Amoy CANTON
FOR FULL PARTICULARS PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO
Africa Maru
Havre Maru
4th Nov.
26th Oct.
OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
OUTWARD MAIL'S
SATURDAY
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore-to connect with the "British Overseas Airways".
K.P.D. & G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
1.00 p.m. 1.30. p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa
2.90 p.m.
MONDAY
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Par.
(26) 5.00 p.m.
(20) 5.00 p.m. (28) 8.30 a.m.
-Manila,--and -United Kingdom.
K.P.O.
Parcels
4.00 p.m.
Reg. Ord,
5.00 p.m:
5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Parcels Reg.
4.00 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
Ord.,
1.00 p.m.
TUESDAY
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILING S
To San Francisco and Los Angeles"
Via Shanghai, Kobo, Yokohama & Honolulu
10.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE.
· S.8, PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
́6.6, PRES1dent taFT
To New York and Boston
October 29 November 8 November 17
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
G.S. PRESIDENT ADAMS
S.S. PRESIDENT HARRISON:
To Singapore & Penang
6.8, CITY OF NORFOLK
8.8. CITY OF SAN FANCISCO
November 20 December
8
October 29 December 2
To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via Yokohama
8.S. CITY OF NORFOLK:
S.B. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
November 17 December 22
AMERICAN ✰✰
PRESIDENT LINES
“ ROUND-WORLD SERVICE.”
AGENTS FOR TRANSDAGATAL AND
WESTERN AIR AND
12, Pedder Street,
AIR LINES Telephone 28171,
Reg.
Ord.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East
and South Africa
3.30 p.m. U.S.A.. Shanghai, Japan. Honolulu,
and and Central
South America *United Kingdom via San Francisco (No Mail for Canada),
Sandakan
8.30 a.m.
Superscribed Correspondence Only:
RADIO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
sion.
12,30 p.m.-A Variety Programme.
1.03 p.m.-Jay Wilbur & His Orchestra. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter & Rugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements. 148 p.m.-Excerpts from Glibert
Sullivan,
6.00 p.m. Brahma-Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 18. Artur. Schnabel (Plano) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georg Szell. 6.49 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions. 6.52 p.m.-The. Band of HM, Cold-
stream Guarda.
7.00 p.m.-London Relay--The_Newa. 7.16 p.m.-London Relay-Topical Talke. 7.30. p.m.-Spanish Programme, 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal,; Weather
Report and Announcements.-
8,03 p.m.-Musical, Comedy Selections. 0.48 p.m.-Plano Dusts by Ivd Moreton
and Dave Kaya. *** Tin Pan Alley Medley No. 10-Intro: Undecided; F, D. R. Jones: The Lady's in love with you: Thati$ly old Gentlemán;. Sing a Song of Sun- beams; A blue canoe for two, 'Tia; Fan Allay Madley No. 21.-intro: An Apple for the Teacher;" They can't black out the Moon; Wel Meet Again; Tir Remember: A Man and His Dream; Goodnight Children *Everywhere, a
9.00 pim-London Relay-The News &
News Commentaries,
9.30 p.m.-Humorous & Vonal Varioty
Programme:* 20 BURN
11:00 p.m.-Danco Musio,
12.00 midnight-Close down
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
ΤΟ
AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY: ISLAND,
CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
NEXT SAILING.
MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, 1940
For Freight or Passage, apply to -
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
FOR
Tel: 30332.
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