THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 31, 1940.
Empress Service
TO NORTH AMERICA~GREAT BRITAIN ONE MANAGEMENT ALL THE WAY
EMPRESS LUXURY and record speed across the Pacifc the service and cuisine are world famous
Then Victoria, a bit of old England transplanted to British Columbia, and Vancouver, in Canada's Evergreen Playground. Golf all the year round. No severe winter weather.
In summer a side trip to Alaska is recommended.
Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Majestic Canadian Rockies- Lake Louise, Bunft-600 miles of Niagara travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery. Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish.
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NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Pana'na, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore.... RIO-DE-JANEIRO,
MONTEVIDEO
&
SANTOS, Buenos Aires Maru 21st Jan, 1941.
BUENOS (Passengers acceptable
from Kobe),
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
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NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
On Wednesday, the tat January 1941, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 am, to 9 a.m. and the other Branch Post Of fices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays and one do. livery of registered and ordinary respondence at 10 a.m.
There will also be one delivery ordinary correspondence at 11
cof-
p1
a.m.
from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long.
The Money Order Office will be en- tiroly
closed.
Smart Packet Post to all countries la suspended.
INWARD MAILS
TUESDAY
Caletta, Straits and Air Mail by "Bri 11sh Overseas Airways Service" (ex cept London) by Sea from Singapore, THURSDAY
Air Mail by British Overseas Airways
Service by sea from Singapore Canton
FRIDAY
Java and Manila
Australia and Manila.
SATURDAY
Australia and Manila.
SUNDAY
Air Mail by **Pan-American Air-
ways Direct Service"-San Fran cisco date, 27th December.
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILB
TUESDAY
Air Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways." K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Straits, Ceylon, India. Mom-
basa, Bera, Lourenco Mar ques, and South Africa via Durban
THURSDAY
1.00 p.m 1.30 p.m.
2.30 p.m.
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways". K.P.G. & G.P.O.
2.00 p m. Reg. Ord.
2.30 p.m. Straits. Rangoon & Calcutta 3.30 p.m. Honolulu, U.S.A.. Shanghai, Japan,
Canada, Central and South America and United Kingdom via San Fran cisco (No parcels for Canada and United Kingdom).
Note: All Mails for United Kingdom will be forwarded with Or without superscription.
K.P.O.
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
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.
NEW YORK SERVICE
Occasional Sailings.
Information regarding INWARD CARGO and all matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by
Tel. 30382
Parcels Reg.
Ord.
4.00 p.m. .5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m
G.P.O.
Parcels
4.00 p.m.
Reg.
Ord.
Canton
FRIDAY
5.00 p.m.
7.00 p.F1
7.00 p.m.
Air Mall by Alr to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways",
K.P.O.
Reg.
31st Dec.
Ord.
4.00 p.m. 4.30 p..
2nd Jun.
Q.P.O.
19th Jan.
Reg.
Ord.
4,00 p.m. 4.30 p.m.
United Kingdom.
K.P.O.
Parcels
4.00 p.m.
3rd Jan. 7th Jan,
Reg.. Ord.
6.00 p.m.
5.30 p.m
Q.P.O.
Parcels Reg. Ord.
4.00 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
Sirogane Maru Sirogane Maru Sirogane Maru 11th Jan.
OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
$.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE
8.8. PRESIDENT TAFT
8.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
To New York and Boston
January 8
January 17
January 31
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
$.8. PREBIDENT MONAQE
6.8. PRESIDENT TYLER A.
TO MANILA
6.6. PRESIDENT TAFT
$.6. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
January February
7.00 p.m
* Superscribed Correspondence Only.
RADIO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
sion.
12.30 p.m.-Variety.
1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and
Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Mavis Bonnali (Soprano)
and Light Symphony Orchestra. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press,
Weather Forecast and Announce ments,
1.45 p.m.-Dance Music. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down,
6.45 p.m.-Indian Programme. 6.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota~
tions.
6.32 p.m.-Dellus-Sea Drift.
John Brownleo (Baritone) and the London Select Choir with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Bee- cham.
7.00 p.m.-London Relay The News. 17.14 p.m~London RelayQuestions of
the Hour
✅Programmio. MJJanuary: 10 || 7:30 pm-Portuguese,
January
24
8.00 p.m-Local Time" Signal, Weather:
Report and Announcements. 8.03 p.m.-Variety/g 8:41_ p.m.-Hawalian Selections. 9,00p.m. London
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AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIR And United AiR LINES 12, Pedder Street.
Telephone 28171.
Relay The News and News Commentary,
9.30 p.m.-Londen, 'Raigy-Taik: 'Scote
Abroad: A
0.45 p.m.-Beethoven-Symphony No. 4
fh B Flat, Major, Op. 60,
10:17 p.m.-Vladimir Horowitz at the
Plano, Adsigtig.
10.30 p.m.-Gilbert & Sullivan'a “Rud-
digore.
11.45 pim-Light- Orchestřál.
Light Cavalry—Overture (Suppe).
State Opera" Orchestra.":
The Waltz Dream" "Belection (0
Siraum),
De Groot & The Piccadilly Orch. 12.00 p/m.—Balth of St John's Cather
·drat, ringing in the New Year
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AGENTS
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TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
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AUSTRALIA
CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND,
CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.
NEXT SAILING:
MIDDLE IN JANUARY, 1941.
For Freight or Passage, apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
Tel. 30332.
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