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CANADIAN PACIFIC

RAILWAY

LINES

WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

Go Empress!

CANADIAN PACIFIC

WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1940

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries is susponded.

As from 15th April 1940 the inclusive air mail postage rates will be us

Imperial - Airways Services,

STEAMSHIP LINES

follows;-

Destination

Letters

per 1/2 oz.

Postcard each

British Possessions,

Protectorates and

Mandated Territories

Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Eire

$ 1,15

$ 0.52

Egypt

Canada, United States and Europe

A SAILING FROM HONG KONG THE THIRD WEEK IN MAY A SAILING FROM HONG KONG THE SECOND WEEK IN JUNE

(Omitting call at Honolulu)

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA SECOND WEEK IN MAY

Due to existing emergency, the consistency of prompt depar tures and arrivals of Canadian Pacific Steamships which has been Apply to Canadian maintained heretofore may be disturbed. Pacific representative for particulars of salling dates.

Speed across the Pacific by luxurious EMPRESS liners, then and Vancouver Victoria

stop over if you wish

In Canada's Evergreen Playground.

Fast through AIR-CONDITIONED trains from ship's si'de take you through the Majestic Canadian Rockies

Lake Louise, Banff

Niagara Falls and 600 miles of gorgeous Mountain Scenery.

Stop over the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes. anywhere you wish on your Coast-to-Coast trip.

Thence Montreal and Quebec, gay French-speaking cities on the famous St. Lawrence Seaway and quick service to Europe by one of Canadian Pacific's Atlantic fleet.

Iraq

Iran

Kwait

Dutch East Indies

Indo-China

$ 0.26

$ 0.15

Thailand (Siam)

$ 0.30

$ 0.18

Other places

$ 1.20

$ 0.60

By sea to Singapore and by K.L.M.

Service Onwards

Dutch East Indies

$ 1.15

$ 0.52

Iran

Europe (except Great Britain,

Northern Ireland, Eire,

$ 1.20

$0 .60

Malta and Gibraltar).

The inclusive air mail postage rates for the "Air France" and "Pan American Airways" services, and the postage rates for surface transport are unchanged. A blue air mail label must be affixed to all air mail corres- pondence.

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--London date,

10th April.

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"--San

Francisco date, 10th April

Saigon

Formosa and Swatow

Shanghai

Saigon

April 20.

April 20.

April 20,

April 20.

April 20.

April 20.

Shanghai

April 20.

Japan and Shanghai

April 20.

CANADIAN

Japan and Manila

April 20..

PACIFIC:

Bangkok and Tourane

HOTELS

Shanghai and Amoy

Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Letters only)-London date,

24th February

April 21.

April 21.

WORLD'S

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"

13th April

April 21.

London date,

April 21.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

EXPRESS

WORLD SERVICE

FOR FULL INFORMATION CONSULT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT: TOURIST OFFICES

OR

UNION BUILDING TELEPHONE 20752

Canadian Pacific

SPANS

THE WORLD

CREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO

AUSTRALIA

CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND, CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC. NEXT SAILING

EARLY IN JUNE, 1940.

For Freight or Passage, apply to :~

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

Hong Kong, China & Japan.

Tel. 30332

THEY HAVE ARRIVED!

"THE IDEAL CREAM MACHINES"

THESE NEED LITTLE ADVERTISING, BUT MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN EAGERLY AWAITING THEIR ARRIVAL WE ADVISE YOU TO SECURE YOUR MACHINE NOW.

Price 6.95 Each

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

For

Fort Bayard

Parcels only for Tientsin

Haiphong

Parcels only for Tientsin Calcutta

Per SATURDAY

Date and Time.

.Apr. 20, 12.30 p.m. Apr. 20, 12.30 p.m. Apr. 20, 2.00 p.m. Apr. 20, 5.00 p.m. .Apr. 20; 9.30 am. ..Apr. 20, 10.30 a.m. G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Parcels, Letters,

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 18th May and London Par- cels due London, 25th May. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service" due London, 28th April.

Par.,

.Apr. 20, 3.00 p.m.

Reg.,

.Apr. 20, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

Apr. 20, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Reg.,

.Apr. 20, 5.00 p.m.

Ord.,

Saigon Formosa

* Superscribed correspondence only,

..Apr. 20, 5.30 p.m. Apr. 20, 5.30 p.m. Apr, 20, 5.30 p.m.

AN APPRECIATED GIFT

·6 Solid Silver Grapefruit Spoons, and a special Stainless Steel knife with serrated edge and Mother of Pearl handle, com- plete in Case $50.

.:.

GEORGE FALCONER & CO., LTD.

PEDDER 8TREET.

POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES 1940.

Stanley Gibbons

Whole World'

1st Part. British Empire'

$16,00 $6.50

2nd Part. Foreign Countries $10.00 $5.00 Simplified Scott Stamp & Coin

Co.

Yvert & Tellier.

TELEPHONE÷22148.

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned, have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction on MONDAY, the 22nd. APRIL, 1940.

commencing at 11.00 a.m.

at No. 57, Wyndham Street.

QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

· also

One Frigidaire $12.00 $11:00

GRACA & CO. Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, Picture Books, No. 10, Wyndham Street.

Hong Kont Established. 1898.

One Billiard Table (Dining Table Model) and Accessories.

On View from Saturday, the 20th, April, 1940, //

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong. 18th April; 1940.