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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 5, 1940-
THE
"Route-of-Wonders
ACROSS CANADA
Go Empress from the Orlent 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.... S. LARGEST INLAND PORT in the World...Montreal, 1,000
miles from the sea.
ENJOY THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS.
"ONE-MANAGEMENT" ROUTE
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NEXT SAILING FROM HONG KONG TO VANCOUVER
FOURTH WEEK IN DECEMBER
(Omitting Honolulu)
NEXT SAILING TO MANILA
THIRD WEEK IN' DECEMBER
For Full information Consult Your Travel Agent.
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OR
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The Parcel Post Service to Canton has been resumed.
Smail Packet Post to all countrisa is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
THURSDAY
Air Mail by "British Overseas Airways
Service”, (except London) by
trom Singapore.
Sandakan
Canton
Java “and Manila'
FRIDAY
Australia and Manila. London and Manila
SUNDAY
Sea
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service-San Fran cisco date, 1st December; *** Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service”—San Francisco date, 4th December,'
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS.
THURSDAY-
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways". G.P.O. & K.P.O..
Reg. Ord. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mom- basa, Beira, Lourenco Mar- ques, and South Africa via Durban..
Reg. Ord.
1.00 p.m. 3.30 p.m.
2.30. p.m.
Straits and United Kingdom.
K.P.O.
Parcels
4.00 p.m.
.5.00 p.m
6.30 p.m
G.P.O.
Parcels Reg. Ord.
FRIDAY
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
THREE WELL - PLACED DECEMBER SAILINGS
For dates and ports of call apply to Agents.
PACIFIC & NEW YORK SERVICES
Are maintained as hitherto,
S. 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 vin Saigon, Singa-
pore, Belawan Deli and Rangoon SAIGON
KEELUNG via Swatow & Amoy CANTON
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG -
Nan-A Maru 20th Dec,.:
¿Passengers acceptable
from Kobe).
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5th Dec. Manila Maru (Terminates at Cape Town)
Hawali Maru: 30th Dec.
Melbourne Maru 23rd Dec.
4.00 p.m. 8.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m
Canton
7.15. am Air Mail by Air-to' Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways?!
K.P.O. & G.P.O. ⠀ Reg.
4.00p.m. Ord.
4.30 p.m. Shanghai, Japan, . Honolulu, U.S.A.. Canada, Central & South America and "United Kingdom vía San Francisco
K.P.O.
Parcels
4.00 p.m.
Reg. Ord.
5.00 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Parcels Reg. Ord.
4.00 p.m.
6.00, p.
SATURDAY
7.00 p.m.
Sandakan
8.30 a.m. Shanghai, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and United Kingdom via VictoriaTM B.C." Note: All Mails for United Kingdom will be forwarded with or without superscription.
K.P.O.
Şirogane Maru Sirogane Maru Sirogane Maru
6th Dec, 12th Dec. 19th Dec.
Parcels Reg., Ord.
Parcels Reg.
4.00. p.m. 5.00.p.m. 6.30 p.m.
Q.P.O.
4.00 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
5.30: p.m.
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NEXT SAILING
EARLY IN JANUARY 1941
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
S.S., PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
8.8. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE.
8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE
To New York and Boston
December December 27
January
Via Manila, Singapore, renang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
8.A, PREBIDENT JACKSON.
*9.8. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN
MANILA, 8INGAPORE & ̈PENANG.
TO MANILA
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8.8.- PRESIDENT TAFT
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