THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 5, 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
FIFTH 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
Greeting Gards (Christmas, New! 'Year, etc.) must contain: no written' matter, except the name and address of the sender, and must-bá" posted 'in unsealed covere,' which must-be clearly marked "Greeting Card". The rate of postage is 5 cents per 2 ounces for all countries, except Hong Kong, China and Macao" which is 2. cents per cuncas,
2
Parcel post service to Canton is tem- porarily suspended.
be.
The Imperial" Airways Service tween Hong Kong and Bangkok is tam- porarily suspended. Alr 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 $1.650 per V/2 oz. for letters and $0.75 each for postcards, Mall for this service should be superscribed "Via Rangoon"* and bear the usual blue air malt labol.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
London and Straits.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 31st October. London and Straits
Australia and Manila.
Swatow,
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai -(San Francisco date, 19th October).
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS
WEDNESDAY
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser- vices."
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST
FREIGHT AND
"PASSENGER SERVICES
TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
WELL PLACED MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER 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
K.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
5.00 p.m.
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K.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG | Ord.
SUBJECT TO
7.00 p.m.
CANCELLATION
THURSDAY Manila, Batavia, and Sou-
· Tel. 30992
rabaya
Formosa
8.30 a.m. 1.30 p.m.
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wan Deli & Rangoon KEELUNG via Swatow & Amoy CANTON
Hokuroku Maru
Argentina Maru
(from Kobe).
Air Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways,"
K.P.O.
6th Nov.
12th Nov.
Reg.
5.00 p.m.
Ord.
5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
5:00 p.m.
· Ord.
6.00 p.m.
Calcutta and Straits,
K.P.Q.
Parcels Letters
5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Parcels Letters
5.00 p.m.
7.00 p.m.
5th Dec.
Manila Maru Cape Town (Final Port).
Toa Maru
20th Nov. (Accommodation for first class
passengers.)
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PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO
PRESIDENT
LINERE SAILINOS
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
8.9. PRESIDENT TAFT :
8.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
8.8. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
To New York and Boston
November · 17 December 7 December 28
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
8.8. PRESIDENT ADAMS-;.
8.8. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
8.8, PRESIDENT JACKSON
November 21 December 10 December 16
To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via Yokohama 8.8. CITY OF NOÅFOLK .......
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RADIO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
sion.
12.30 p.m.-Mozart-Symphony No.. 39
In E Flat.
12.55 p.m.-A Mozart Song.
1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Wea-
ther. Report.
1.03 p.m.-Dance Music by Sydney
Lypton and His Orchestra.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
1.45 p.m.-Billy Mayer at the Plano 2.00 p.m.-Reginald Dixon at the
Organ.
2.15 p.m.-Close down.
6.00 p.m.-Schumann-David-Leaguere
Dances, Op. 6.
6.23 p.m.-Sangs by Elisabeth Schu-
mann (Soprano).
O Vienna, my beloved Vienna (The
Tourist Guide'-Ziehrer): Be prais ed, thou peaceful night ("The Va- gabond'-Zlchrer); Love's Message (Schuberl).
6.33 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
6.35 p.m.-Compositions of Elgar.
Like to the Damask Rose (arr. Haydn Wood)....Light Symphony Orches tra cond. by Haydn Wood," Speak, Music.... Peter Dawson
(Bass-Baritone) with Piano, Serenade in E Miner for Strings, Op. 20-1st Mov: Allegro placevole; 2nd Moy: Largholto; 3rd Mov: Alle- gretto Come prima....London Phil- harmonic Orchestra cond... by Sir Edward Elgar.
La Capricieuse, Op. 17....Bronislaw Huberiman. (Violin) with Plano, 7.00 pmLondon. Rolay-The News. 7.15 p.m.-London Relay - Topical
Talke: Questions of the Hour', 7.30 p.m.-Easio, Ackland (Contralto)
and the New Mayfair. Orchestra, 8.00 p.m. Local-Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements, - 0.02. p.m. London : · Relay `**** 'Cock-A-
Doodle-Dol!, Nari
9.00. p.m. London Relay The News:&
News Commentaries,
9.30 p.m.-London Relay-Talk: 'Scots.
Abroad'.
9.45 p.m.-~A Scottish Programme. 10.00 p.m.--Vocal Variety.
10.30 p.m.-Lónden -Holay Bombers "over Berlin': A Feature. Programme. 11.00 p.m.-Close: down,
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NEXT SAILING
MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, 1940.
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