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VANCOUVER FIRST WEEK
IN SEPTEMBER.
POST OFFICE
GENERAL · HOLIDAY
On Monday, the 2nd September, the General Post Office and Kowloon Cen-} tral Post Office will be open from 8) a.m. to noon, Shaungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 10] a.m. and the other Branch Post Offices} will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 30, 1940.
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pillar boxes as on Sundays, one dell- SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.
могу of ordinary correspondence ati 11.30 a.m. and one delivery of register- ed correspondence at 11 a.m.
There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondènce" at 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Offices at Stan ley, Taipo and .Uŋ Long.
The Money Order Office 'will be ent tirely closed.
The attention, of correspondents wish;, ing to send letters' by 'post to enemy countries or to enemy.occupied terri-
tory is invited to General Notification
No. 947 In the Government Gazette of 23rd August, 1940.
Kamakura: Maru Avama · Maru. {starts' from; Kobe)
Friday,
Wednesday, '2nd Oct.
30th Aug,
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)
(Convenient connection from Hong Kong)
Wednesday, 4th Sept.
Hikawa Maru
NEW YORK via Panama :
"Sakura Maru
The arrivals and departures of mails LIVERPOOL via Cape Town
.Saturday,
7th Sept.
from and to neighbouring countries and
coast ports, of which there is a fre quency of more than one service a
Kaalma Maru
About
25th Sept.
weak will not in future be advertised. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila
Atuta Maru
Saturday,
28th Sept.
TRANS-CANADA by fast AIR CONDITIONED trains
through the Majestic Canadian Rockies.
TRANS-ATLANTIC by one of Canadian Pacific's Atlantic fleet.
Hong Kong Office. Union Building Telephone 20752
THE
Canadian Pacific
World's Grass Travel Syne
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
WELL PLACED
SAILING
· MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER
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
• BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Tel. 30332
AGENTS
1, Connaught Road,
This decision has been arrived At after careful consideration, and the public are requested to cooperate
to
the extent of forbearing to inquire by BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo
telephone the dates of such malls, an answering such inquiries makes heavy inroads on the time of the postal staff.
Small Packet Post to all countries ia suspended.
INWARD MAILS
FRIDAY
*Atago Maru
Wednesday, 11th Sept.
|RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
*Zinzan Maru *Lime Maru
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Ser. KOBE & YOKOHAMA
vice".
SATURDAY
Air Mail by "Pan-American Air-
ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 20th August..
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai- (San Francisco date, 0th August). TUESDAY
Sandakan
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Service"* Calcutta and Straits
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS
FRIDAY
Shanghai, Japan. Honolulu, U.S.A..
Saturday, 31st Aug. .Tuesday,
Kamakura Maru Helyo Maru
Friday,
Kitano Maru
* Cargo only.
3rd Sept.
30th Aug.
Thursday, 19th Sept, .Saturday, 21st Sept.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for
CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
Central and South America, Canada NY.K., King's Building.
and United Kingdom via San Fran- cisco (No Parcels for Canada and United Kingdom).
K.P.O. & G.P.O,
11.00 p.m.
Parcels
1.15 p.m.
Reg.
2.00 p.m.
Ord.
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New
Zealand via Brisbane,
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
.... (20) 5.00 p.m.
(29) 5.00 p.m. (30) 8.30 a.m. Honolulu, U.S.A.,
Par.
Reg.
Shanghai, Japan,
Ord.
Central & South America, Canada and "United Kingdom via San Fran- cisco (No Parcels for Canada).
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
•
Reg.
(29) 5.00 pm. Ord.
(30) 8.30 a.m: Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa and United Kingdom.
G.P.O. & K.P.O.
Parcels
•
Reg.
Ord.
$. K.
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and. Panama, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. RIO-DE-JANEIRO, MONTEVIDEO
SANTOS, BUENOS
AIRES. via Panama MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, DAR- ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOU- RENCO MARQUES; DURBAN, ALGOA BAY, CAPE TOWN & 'SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via
Singapore & Colombo
11.00 a.m. L45 p.m. 2.30 p.m. BOMBAY & KARACHI via Sin- gapore, Penang and Colombo.. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Bela-
U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan-Ameri-
SATURDAY
can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser-KEELUNG via Swatew & Ainoy
wan Deli & Rangoon
vices."
K.P.O.
Reg.. Ord.,
G.P.O.
Rcg.. Ord.
CANTON
5.00 p.m.
5.30 p.m. FOR FULL PARTICULARS
5.00 p.m 6.30 p.m.
*Superscribed Correspondence Only.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
12.15 p.m.--Short Service of Interces
sion..
12.30 p.m.-Spohr-Violin Concerto No.
8.
12.60 p.m.Song by Caruso.
1.00 p.m.--Local Time Signal and
Weather Report.
1.03 p.m.-Dance Music. 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and
Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce. ments,
1.45 p.m.-Robinson Cleaver (Organ).
2.00 p.m.-Hawaiian Selections.
2.15 p.m.-Close down.
0.00 p.m.-Billy Thorburn at the Plano. 0.13 p.m.-London Piano Accordeon
Band.
PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO
Telephone 30291.
-SAILINGS-FROM-HONG-KONG:
Kinai Maru
Brasil Maru
(from Kobe)
16th Sept.
13th Sept.
Arabia Maru
3rd Oct.
3rd Sept."
Toa Maru
OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PRESIDENT LINER
SAILINGS
To San Francisco and Los Angeles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
6.9. PRESIDENT. PIERCE
8.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE 8.8. PRESIDENT TAFT
To New York and Boston
ONE
August 30 September September
7
17
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and. Capetown”
September 29 October 16
The
To Singapore &. Penang. 8.8. CITY OF NEW PORT NEWS. 8.8,"CITY OF NORFOIK
6.30 p.m.-A Light French Programme.] 8.8. PRESIDENT POLK 7.02 p.m.-Tite B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, 8.S. PRESIDENT GARFIELD 7.30 p.m.-London' Relay-The News. 8:03 p.m.-A Variety Programme..
W'ere Frightfully B.B.C.
Western Brothers,
25 September
October 27,
Humpty Dumpty (Ray). Cicely To San Francisco & Los Angeles Direct
Courtnċidge.
Keeping up the Old Traditions..........The 78.6, CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Western Brothers;
Hutch Medley........Leslie. Hutchison atis.
the Plano,
Somebody's Asked Me; I didn't Orter.
'A Et I.Jack Warner.. "The Flying Trapeze":"Jack" - Bu.
chanan and Company.
It Makes no Difference Now; Prairie
Schooner....The Hill Billes.
Two Minds Without a Single Thought
....Cicely Courtneldge.
In Your Arms To-night; Love, For- ever I adore You........Ronald Mur- gatroyd (Tenor).
Community Land 1. Grand' Massed.
Brass Bands,
9.00 p.m.--London, Aslay-The News,
B.8. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
• Via Yokohama.
September September 18
✰✰ 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 At 12, Pedder Street.
-- fairs"----Wickham, Bland.
9.45.p.m.-A Classical Request Pro-
gramme.
11.00 p.m.-Close down.
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