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...GOD 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 BAILING 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 Bullding
Hong Kong
Telephone 20752
OR
Canadian Pacific
World's Greatest Travel System
THE
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
WELL PLACED END 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
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Tal, 30982.
AGENTS
Connaught Road,
MAILS
GENERAL HOLIDAY
On Monday, the 11th November, the General Post Office and Kowloon Cor. tral Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 am, to 10 a.m.
There will be ona collection from the pillar boxes Re on Sundays, one dell very of ordinary correspondence at 11.30 a.m, and one delivery of register. cd correspondence, at 11 a.m.
There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence At 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Offices at Stan- ley, Tai Po and Un Long.
The Money Order Office will be en. tirely closed.
Greeting' – Cards (Christmas, Now Year, etc.)"must contain по written matter, except the name and address of the sender, and must be posted in unsealed covers, which must be clearly marked "Greeting Card". The rate of postage is 5 conta per 2 ounces for all countries, except Hong Kong, China and Macao which is 2 cents per ounces.
2
Parcel post service to Canton is tem- porarily suspended.
The Imperial Airways Service bc- tween Hong Kong and Bangkok is tem porarily suspended. Air mall 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 the period of suspension of the Hong Kong-| Bangkok Service. The postage rates for all destinations will ba $1.50 per 1/2 oz. for letters and $0.75 each for postcards. Mall for this service should be superscribed "Vla Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mail label.
Small Packet Post to all countries in suspended.
Swatow.
INWARD MAILS
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
London and Straits Sandakan
U.S.A.. Honolulu. Japán and Shanghai (San Francisco date, 19th October).
SUNDAY
Air Mail by Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 31st October.
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Seattle
'date, 9th October). Australia and Manila,
MONDAY
Java and Manila London and Straits. Calcutta and Straits:
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS
FRIDAY
Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways".
K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord,
SATURDAY Manila, Rabaúl, Australia
Zealand via Brisbane.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Par.
Reg.
Ord.
SUNDAY
4.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m.
and New
(8) 5.00 p.m.
(9) 8.45 a.m. (9) 0.30 a.m.
Air Mail for Maalla, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser
(0) 5.00 p.m. (9) 5.30 p.m.
vicos.".
K.2.0.
Reg.
Ord.
G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
(9) 5.00 p.m. (10) Noon.
*..Superscribed Correspondence Only.
RADIO
12.30 p.m.-Compositions of Rachmani-
noff.
1.03 p.m.-Vivian Ellig at the Piano, 1.12 p.m.-Film Selections.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter, and Rugby "Preas, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.
1.45 p.m.-Light French Programme. 2.15 p.m.-Close down,
6.00 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
6.02.p.m.-Programime of English Com-
posers.
7.00 p.m. Londen Relay-The News. 7,15 p.m. London Relay Topical
Talks: 'Questions of the Hour', 7.30. p.m.-Debroy, Somers. Band and
Poter-Dawson (Bass-Baritone). 7.45 p.m.-Studio-An. appeal on behalf
of Earl Haig's Fund.
For
7.62 p.m. Dabroy Somers Band.
the Forcas (An Allied Medley), s
8.03 p.m.-Concert Waltzes,
0.16 p.m.-Dance, Muple.
9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News &'
News Commentaries.
9.30. pim.-London Relay-Talks 'Books'
A People'
9.48 p.m.-A Variety Programme,
10.30 p.m.-London RelayDándy Lion!
A Cartoon.
*.
10.40 p.me-Dance. Music. -11.00; p.m.~~Close down.
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 8, 1940-
N
YKLIN
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.
Friday, 15th Nov. (starts from Shanghai)
Wednesday, 27th Nov.
"Kamakura Maru"
"Asama Maru"
(starts from Kobe)
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kohe)
"Helan Maru”
Tuesday, 3rd Dec.
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo &
San Francisco.
"Takaoka Maru"
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila
"Kamo Maru"
Sunday, 17th Nov.
(starts from Kobe)
Saturday, 23rd Nov.
MADRAS via Saigon (cargo for Saigon accepted
End of November
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo
"Anyo Maru" *"Onoc Maru"
Saturday, 30th Nov. Saturday, 7th Dec.
RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
*Lisbon Maru" *"Nagato Maru"
KOBE & YOKOHAMA
"Kasima Maru"
"Suwa Maru”
"Atuta Maru”
*
Cargo only.
Wednesday, 13th Nov. .Sunday,
17th Nov.
Monday, Sunday,
Tuesday,
11th Nov.
24th Nov.
26th Nov.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for
CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
N.Y.K., King's Building.
Sp K.
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panama, 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 Swatcw & Ainoy CANTON
Telephone 30291.
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
Kansai Maru
1st Dec.
Argentina Maru 12th Nov.
(from Kobe).
5th Dec.
Manila Maru Cape Town (Final Port).
Toa Maru
20th Nov. (Accommodation for first class
passengers.)
FOR FULL PARTICULARS OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO
PRESIDENT
LINER SAILINGS
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
B.S, PRESIDENT TAFT
8.S., PRESIDENT CLEVELAND S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
To Now York and Boston
November 17..
December 7 December 28
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
6.8. PRESIDENT ADAMS
8.8. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN 8.8. PRESIDENT JACKSON
November 22 December 10
December 15
To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via Yokohama
6.8, CITY OF NORFOLK
November 17,
* AMERICAN ✰✰
PRESIDENT LINES
“ROUND-WORLD SERVICE.”
AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES
12, Pedder Street.
Telephone 28171.