THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 28, 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...che gocat 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 Buliding
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 and Wednesday, 30th October, 1940.
Parcel post service to Canton in tam porarily suspended.
The Imperial Airways Service bo. tween Hong Kong and Bangkok is tam- porarily suspended. Air mail- 'coreed- pondence wiit 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 die mall service providing a con- nection with British Overseas Airways at Rangoon will be dvaitable during the period of suspension of the Hong Kong- Bangkok Service. The postage rates 'for 'all-destinations will be $1.50 per 1⁄2 oz., for letters and. $0.75 each for postcards, Mail for this service should bo superscribed "Vla Rangoon" and bear the usual blus air, mall label.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
MONDAY
London and Straits London and Straits. U.S.A.
and. Manila (San date, 5th October).
Francisco
WEDNESDAY
London and Straits Java and Manila,
THURSDAY
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-Sen Fran- cisco date, 18th October, U.S.A. and Manila-(Seattle date, 30th
September).
FRIDAY
London and Straits. Australia and Manila.
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS
MONDAY
Straits, Ceylon, India, East
and South Africa
3.30 p.m. Parcels only for Rangoon... 3.30 p.m. |
·FIRST VOYAGE FROM HONG KONG
THE NEW
S/S "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
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A. NY.K., King's Building.
Central and South America and *United Kingdom via San Francisco
(No Mall for Canada).
K.P.O.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
4.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Parcels Reg, Ord.,
4.00 p.m. $.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m.
TUESDAY.
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
Both Local and Coastal
Don't.
S. K.
+
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
□ SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panarna, 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 CALCUTTA via Singapore, Bela-
·wan Deli & Rangoon ..... KEELUNG via Swatew & Amoy CANTON
FOR FULL PARTICULARS PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO
Hokuroku Maru 6th Nov.
Sanyo Maru
2nd Nov, Seia Maru 29th Oct.
(from Kobe). Argentina Maru 12th Nov.
(from Kobe).
Africa Maru 4th Nov.
Havre Maru 36th Oct.
OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS.
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
~8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE
$.8, PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
To New York and Boston
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
8.8. PRESIDENT TAFT
October November November 17
29 .3
8.8. PRESIDENT ADAMS...
8.8. PRESIDENT HARRISON
November 20 December .8
To Singapore & Penang
8.8. CITY OF NORFOLK
8.8. CITY OF NORFOLK
October 20
To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via. Yokohama
November 17.-
*** AMERICAN * *
PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND-WORLD SERVICE.”
AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND
- WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES
12, Pedder Street.
8.30 a.m.
Sandakan Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the British Overseas Afṛways”.
D-K,P.O. & G.Pio, 200
Reg.
Ord,
Parcels
Letters
Straits and Calcutta.
10.30 a.m.
11.00 a.m.
11.00 a.m.
Noon.
Manila, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island.
K.P.O
Reg..
2.45 p.m.
Ord..
3.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.,
2.45 p.m.
Ord..
Saigon ....
3.30 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
* Superscribed Correspondence Only,
RADIO
12.15 p.m. -Short Scrvice of ́interces
gion.
12.30 -p.m.-Dohnanyl-Quartet in D
Flat Major, “Op. 15.'' Flonzaley Quartet.
12.55 p.m.-Piano Solo by Vladimir.
Horowitz,
Copriccio in F Minor. (Dolinanyi), 1.00 p.m. Local Time Signal and
Weather Report,
1,03 p.m.-Hawalian.Selections.
*1.21 p.m.-Gerry Moore "at the Plano,
1.30 p.m.--Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce
ments,
1.45 p.m.-The B.B.C. Dance Orch. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.
6.00 p.m.-Chausson-Symphony in B
Flat Major, Op. 20.
Orchestra de la Societe des Con-
certs du Conservatoire. 6.33 p.m.-Songs by Hubert Eisdell
.(Tenor).
6.43 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota
tions.
6.45 p.m.-Arthur Rubinstein at tho
Piano.
7.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 7.15 p.m.-London Relay Topical
Talks
7.30 p.m.-Dennis Noble (Baritono), and;
the London' Palladium Orchestra. 8.00 p.m.-Local. Time Signal, Weather
"Report, and "Announcements, 8.03 p.m. This week's programmes. 2.07 p.m.--Studio-A Fronch- Recital
by Denia Carrell (Soprano) And A TLay (Plano), Sara 8.45 pm-StudioTalkiTM“Alarma and Excursions by Dr. Winifred Cullié, 0.00 London Aginy-Theo News
and Naws Commentaries. M 9.30 p.m.-A-^ Czechoslovakian Pro- gramme with a Talk from the Studio." 10.00 p.m.Songs by The Comedy,
Maclean at the
Harmonists. Telephone 28171.
10.10) pime-Quentin
| Organiz
10,20p.m.-Compositions: Richard
Strauss,
11.00 bim-Close"; Down."
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BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
WELL PLACED END OF OCTOBER SAILING
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-
30882.
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AGENTS
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