THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 29, 1940.
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THE
"Route-of-Wonders"
ACROSS CANADA
Go Empress from the Orient to Canada, United States and Europe. The Empreis 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)
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 otosed. at 5.30 pm on Tuesday, 29th Wednesday, 30th October, 1940)
and
Parcel post service to Canton is tem porarily suspended,
be.
The Imperial Airways Service tween Hong Kong and Bangkok is tem- porarily suspended. Air malt 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 cast and west bound air services.
An air mail service providing a con- nection with British Overseas Airways at Rangoon will be available during tho period of suspension of the Hong Kong. Bangkok Service. The postage rates tor all destinations will be '$1.50' 'per" V1⁄2 oz. for letters and $0.75 each for postcards. Mail for this service should be superscribed "Via Rangoon" and bear the usual blus air mait label,
Small Packet Post to all countrica is suspended..
INWARD MAILS
WEDNESDAY
London and Straits London and Straits
AT
THURSDAY
Mail by "Pan-American Air- Ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date. 18th October. London and Straits.
FRIDAY
U.S.A. and Manila (Seattle date, 30th
September).
Australia and Manila.
SATURDAY
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"--San Francisco date, 26th October,
London and Straits. Swatow.
Java and Manila.
FOR
THE
BLUE FUNNE
REG
LINE
LAR
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.
1
S. K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
□ SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran-
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 vía Sin- gapore, Penang and Colombo.. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Bela-
wan Deli & Rangoon KEELUNG via Swatew & Ainoy CANTON
Sanyo Maru Seia Maru
2nd Nov. 29th Oct.
(from Kobe). Argentina Maru 12th Nov.
(from Kobe).
Africa Maru
Toa Maru
4th Nov.
20th Nov.
•
FOR FULL PARTICULARS OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PHONE 28081 OR APPLY TO
PRESIDENT LINER SAILIN ̈G.
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
8.6. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'
S.S, PRESIDENT TAFT
6.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
To New York and Boston
November 3 November December
17.
6
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
8.8. PRESIDENT HARRISON
6.6. PRESIDENT ADAMB
To Singapore & Penang
November 20 December B
To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via Yokohama
8.8, CITY OF NORFOLK
November 47
AMERICAN **
PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE?
AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES 12, Pedder Street.
Telephone, 28171.
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS
TUESDAY
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways".
K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Information regarding INWARD CARGO and all matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by
Tel. 30332
10.30 a.m. 11.00 a.m.
Reg. Ord.
Straits and Calcutta.
Parcels
11.00 a.m.
Letters
Noon.
Manila, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island.
Reg. Ord.
Salgon
K.P.O, & G.P.O.
1.45 'p.m.
WEDNESDAY
2.30 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
• Superscribed Correspondence Only.
RADIO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
alon.
12.30 p.m. Jack
Orchestra.
Hylton and His
1.00, p.m.-Local Time Signal and
Weather Report. -
1.03 p.m.-Compositions of Massenet.:
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press. Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
1.45 p.m.Variety Programme.
2.15 p.m.-Close down..
6.00 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
6,02 p.m.-Dance. Music.
7.00 p.m.-London Retay-The News.
7.15 p.m.-London Relay-Topical Talks, 7.30 p.m.-A Band Concert with John Goes (Baritone) and The Cathedral Male Voice Quartet,
8.00 p.m.--Local Time Signal. Weather
Report and Announcements.
8.03. p.m.-London Relay - "Cock-A- Doddie-Doo!" Charles B. Cochran's Saturday Show. Including John Me Cormack, Cicely Courtneldge, Vic Oliver, Fred Emney, Marquess of Donegall, and Charles B. Cochran.
9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News &
News Commentaries, 9.30.p.m.-London Relay-Talk: "Scots
Abroad":
&
9.40 p.m.-Humorous and Variety Pro. gramme, with Arthur Askey & Rich- ard Murdoch, Tommy Handley...& Jean Allistone, Al Bollington, Isay Bonn, Ivy, St. Heller. Clapham Dwyer, Jack Buchanan & Eisle Ran dolph, Big Bill Campbell & His Hilly Billy Band, Jack Warner & Sonny with Orchestra, Tommy Handley & Orchestra - and Bing Crosby, with Dick McIntire & His Marmony Hawaiians!
„11:00 "pim-Close down.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
DRINK
AGENTS.
1, Connaught Road, C.
EWO
PILSNER
At the GRIPPS"
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO
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.
Tel. 30332.