MAILS
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1940.
THE
"Route-of-Wonders"
ACROSS CANADA
Go Emper 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
FOURTH WEEK IN DECEMBER
(Omitting Honolulu)
For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent.
Union Bullding
Hong Kong Telephone 20752
OR
Canadian Pacific
World's Greatest Travel System
The Parcel Post Service has been resumed.
to Cantos
Small Packet Post to all countries is. suspended.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
On Wednesday, 25th December, and Thursday, 20th December, the General Pust Omee and Branch Post Omees will be open as follows —
Wednesday, 28th
Thursday, 28th General Post Office
a.in. to 10 n.m.
a.m. to noon
Kowloon Central P.O.
8 am to 10 a.m.
8 a.in. to noon Sheungwan Branch P.O. Ba.m. to 9 a.m, 8 am to 10 am. All other Branch Post Offices al Muncy Order Ofice will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
There will be one collection from the pillar buxes ench day as on Sundays and one delivery of registered and or- dinary
10 a.m, on correspondence at Wednesday, 25th and al 11.30 a.m. 01 Thursday, the 26th.
There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day at 100 a.}
from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Talpo and Lin Long.
Canton
Sandakan
INWARD MAILS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Calcutta and Straits. Australia and Manila.
TUESDAY
Air Mail by British Overseas Airways
Service" by sea from SungaJAZD
WEDNESDAY
Canton
London and Straits London and Straits
THURSDAY
U.S.A.. Honolulu. Japan and Shanghai 1San Francisco date, 8th December). U.S.A.. Honolulu and Manila (San
Francisco date, 3rd December).
SUNDAY
Air Mall by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 17th December. Java and Manila,
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAIL8
SATURDAY
THE
BLUEFUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
THREE WELL PLACED SAILING
IN JANUARY
For dates and ports of call apply to Agents
PACIFIC & NEW YORK SERVICES
Are maintained as hitherto.
Information regarding INWARD CARGO and ali matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by
Tel. 30932
5.30 p.m.
MONDAY
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
AGENTS
1, Connaught Road, C.
است
O. S. K.
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panama, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore....
BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
BUBJECT
ΤΟ
CANCELLATION
RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, Buenos Aires Maru 21st Jan. 1941.
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 Saigon, Singa-
pore, Belawan Deli and Rangoon SAIGON
KEELUNG via Swałow & Amoy CANTON
FOR FULL PARTICULARS
PHONE 28081 OR APPLY TO
(Passengers acceptable
from Kobe).
Hawaii Maru
30th Dec.
Melbourne Maru 24th Dec,
Sirogane Maru 22nd Dec. Sirogane Maru 26th Dec. Sirogane Maru 30th Dec
OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohoma & Honolulu
8.8. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
9.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE
8.8, PRESIDENT TAFT
To New York and Boston
December 28 January 3 January 17
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
8.8. PRESIDENT GARFIELD
TO MANILA
9.8, PRESIDENT PIERCE 8.5. PRESIDENT TAFT:
8.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
February
8
December 27 January 10 January 24
** AMERICAN ✰✰
PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND-WORLD SERVICE.”
AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND Western air and united air lines 12, Pedder Street.
Telephone 28171.
Canton
Straits and Calcutta
Parcels,
Letters.
10.30 a.m. 11.30a.m.
Shanghai, Japan, Canada. U.S.A.. Cen- tral and South America and United Kingdom via Victoria B.C. (Parcels for Canada only).
Note:-All Mails for United Kingdom will be forwarded with or without superscription.
Parcels
Reg.
Ord
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
TUESDAY
Noon.
2.15 p.m. 3.00 p.m.
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways". K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East
and South Africa
2.00 p.m. 2.30 p.m.
... 3.30 p.m.
• Superscribed Correspondence Only.
RADIO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
sion.
12.30 p.m.-Greta Keiler (Vota!) and
Primo Scala's Accordeon Band, 1.03 p.m.-Selections from Light Opera. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments,
1.45 p.m.-Max Miller in the Holborn
Empire Theatre.
2.05 p.m.-Reginald Dixon at the Organ. 2.16 p.m.-Close down.
6.30 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-
tions.
6.32 p.m.-Compositions of Beethoven. 7.00 p.m.-London Ratay--The Nows. 7.15 p.m.-London RelayQuestone of
the Hour', ..
7.30 p.m.-Selections' from Gilbert and
Sullivan.
8.00 p.m.-Local Time-Signal, Weather.
Report and Announcernents,
8.02 p.mLondon Relay - Garrison
Thantre'.
TRAVEL
Travel A.-O. LINE
TO
AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND,
CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
NEXT SAILING
EARLY IN JANUARY 1941
For Freight or Passage, apply to : --
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
Tel. 30332.
FOR S
MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY
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KING'S STUDIO
TEL. 28785
9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News &
News Commentary.
9.30 p.m.-Local Sports Results, 9.33 p.m.-A' Light French. Programme
with Albert Prejean and Damin, 10.00 p.m. Half an hour of Old Time
Variety..
.
10.30 p.m.--London
Relay Balloon
Barrage'," A' Topical Feature,
11.00 p.m.--London
· My Opinion'. ;)
11.15.pim-Dance Music.
12.00 midnight.-Close down,
'in.