1940-08-09 — Page 12

Go Empress

ONE MANAGEMENT DIRECT to North America

and Europe!

EMPRESS LUXURY

Speed across the Pacific by luxurious Empresa

Victoria liners, then . . .

stop over if you wish. and Vancouver in Canada's Evergreen playground.

NEXT SAILING FROM HONG KONG

FIRST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER

(Omitting Honolulu)

Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Majestic Canadian Rockies-Lake Louise, Banff- 600 miles of travel through Marvellous Mountain Scenery, Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish.

Then Montreal and Quebec, gay French- speaking cities on the famous St. Lawrence Sea- of way, and a quick crossing to Europe by one Canadian Pacific's Atlantic fleet.

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THE LAST WEEK IN AUGUST

For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent

Union Building

{ Hong Kong

Telephone 20752

OR

Canadian Pacific

World's Greatest Travel System

THE

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries in suspended.

AIR MAIL SERVICE

The air mail postage to U.S.A, and Canada by Pan-American Airways has been increased to $3.50 par 1⁄2 ounce with affect as from 2nd August. The air mail rates to other, American coun

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 9, 1940

N

YKLIN

tries etc. via Pan-American Airways SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.

have also been 'increased and a sche- dule of rates is exhibited in the General Post Office..

·

The following, air malt services are at present available to the United Kingdom:

By Imperial Airways to Durban and

Durban)

f

$1.15 per 1⁄2 oz.

Kamakura, Maru

Friday,

Asama Maru (starts from Shanghai)

Sunday,

·30th Aug.

29th Sept

onwarde by sea (via Imperial to SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)

(Convenient connection from Hong Kong)

:Wednesday, 4th Sept:

By Pan-American Airways to U.S.A.' and onwards by Trank-Atlantic Air Service (via P.A.A. & Trans-Atlan- tic)....

Hikawa. Maru

$5.00 per 1⁄2 oz. NEW YORK via Panama

By Pan-American Airways to U.S.A. and onwards by sea (vla.P.A.A. to

*Azuma Maru

U.S.A.). $3.50 per 1/2 oz. plus LIVERPOOL via Cape Town

15 cents per oz.

must mail correspondence All air bear the blue air mail label.

Japan

Bangkok

INWARD MAILS

-

FRIDAY

London and Straits

Java and Manila

Haiphong and Fort Bayard

Bangkok and Salzon

Bangkok and Tourane

SATURDAY.

Sunday,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila

Husimi Maru

Kamo Maru

Wednesday,

21st. Aug.

11th Aug.

"Wednesday, 28th Aug..

14th Aug.

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo

*Okitu Maru

Wednesday.

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

*Nagato Maru

U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Seattle KOBE & YOKOHAMA

date, 9th July).

Straits

Japan and Shanghai

Japan, Shanghai and Formosa

Shanghal

Straits

SUNDAY

Japan and Shanghai

Straits

London and Straits

Sandakan

Shanghai and Amoy

MONDAY

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service" Saigon

Haiphong

TUESDAY

Air Mail by "Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran-

cisco date, 6th August.

Shanghal and Amoy

Shanghat

Haiphong

U.S.A.. and Manila-(San Francisco

date, 20th July).

FOR

Hakusan Maru

Haruna Maru

Atuta Maru

* Cargo only.

Sunday,

11th Aug.

Wednesday,

14th Aug.

Wednesday, 21st Aug.

Thursday, 22nd Aug.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for

CUNARD WHİTE STAR LINE

N.Y.K., King's Building.

NEW

J

Telephone 30291.

S.

K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION

YORK via Japan, Los Angeles and Panama, Call Direct

DATE & TIME at Cristobal, Boston, Philadel-

phia and Baltimore RIO-DE-JANEIRO, ................ SANTOS.

MONTEVIDEO

BUENOS

OUTWARD MAILS

FRIDAY

Shanghai and Japan

Parcels only for Tientsin Straits

SATURDAY

Bangkok

Parcels only for Shanghai

and Tientsin

Japan Shanghai-

12.30 p.m.

12.30 p.m. 1.30 p.m.

8.30 a.m.

9.00 a.m. 9.30 a.m.

&

AIRES via Singapore, Colombo, Durban and Cape Town MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, · DAR- ES SALAAM; BEIRAj- LOU- RENCO MARQUES, DURBAN ALGOA BAY, CAPE TOWN & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Singapore & Colombo

10.30 a.m. BOMBAY & KARACHI via Sin-

gapore, Penang and Colombo Madang. Salamaua, Rabaul, Australia

CĂLCUTTA via Singapore, Bela- and New Zealand via Sydney.

wan Deli & Rangoon G.P.O. & K.P.O.

1.00 p.m. KEELUNG via Swatow & Ainoy 2.45 p.m.

CANTON

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES

TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS

NEXT SAILING 2ND WEEK. IN AUGUST

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

Tel. 80332

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

!- ༼;ཏཱ

AGENTS

Connaught Road,

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.,

3.30 p.m.

Strails, Ceylon, India. East and South Africa, Lisbon and United Kingdom. G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Reg., Ord.,

2.45 p.m. 3.30 p.m.)

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South FOR FULL

Africa and United Kingdom.

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

Parcels,"

.Reg..

Ord..

3.00 pm.

6.00 p.m.

5.30 p.m.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Ser- and vice to Indo-China, Durban thence by Sea Service to United King- dorn.

.Reg. Ord. Shanghai

Q.P.O. & K.P.O.

+

5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m.

*Superscribed Correspondence Only.

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-

Bion..

12.30 p.m.-B.B.C. Recording

PARTICULARS

PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO

Tosan Maru

22nd Aug.

Brasil Maru 19th Sept.

eu Mann 1. Robanda Arizona Maru' 2nd Sept.

Atlas Maru

9th Aug.

Kaisyu Maru

Sirogane Maru 15th Aug. Sirogane Maru 21st Aug. Sirogane Mary 25th Aug. Sirogane Maru 29th Aug.

OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA

PRESIDENT LINER

SAILINGS

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu

5.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE

S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

S.S. PRESIDENT TAFT

"'Ours Is A Nice Hour Ours Is", A Radio Romp devised by Clarkson Rose with Music by Conrad. Leonard and Pro 8.S. duced by Gordon Crier..

1.03 p.m.-Sir Edward German-Nell GS.

Gwynn Dances.

1.13 p.m.Popular English Ballads,

To New York and Boston

August 29 September 7 September 13

Via Manila, Singapöre, Penang, Colombo, Bombay and Capetown

PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDENT POLK ...

"

To Singapore & Penang

6.8. CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO 1,30 p.m.-Router and Rugby Press 8.8. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Weather Forecast and Announce- ments..

1.45 p,m-Mandelssohn - Octet in E

August 20 September 29

August · 14 August-27,

To San Francisco & Los Angeles Direct

Flat Major, Op. 20: International 8.8, CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. Siring Octet.

2.16 p.m.-close, down."

from

0.00 p.m.-A Schumann Programme... 0.35 pim-Excerpte **The Valkýries”?-

Wagner's

7.00 p.m.-Ravel-Boloro. The Lamour

eux Orchestra of Paris.

7.17 p.m.-Negro, Spirituala.

7.30 p.m.-London Felay-The News. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Fleport and Announcements::

8.03 p.m. Rale, da Costa at the Pinno. 0.15 p.m.Light Orchestrál

0.30 p.m.-6.8.C. Recording The 'Fol-Dé-Rola".

9.00 pmLondan. Relay---The Naws,

Via. Yokohama.

September

AMERICAN * *

PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE."..

AGENTS FOr transconTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES

Telephone 28171.

..

9.30 p.m. London: Relay-World Af- 12, Pedder Street.

faira", by Wickham Bised.

9.46 p.m.-A Request Classical Pro

** gráṁme.”

11.00 p.m.-Close down.