1940-10-29 — Page 12

THE CHINA-MAIL, OCTOBER 29, 1940.

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THE

"Route-of-Wonders"

ACROSS CANADA

Go Empreis 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 gerat prairies of the

western provinces.

3. GREATEST CHAIN OF LAXES 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

FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER

(Omitting Honolulu)

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THIRD WEEK IN NOVEMBER

For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent.

Union Building

Hong Kong Telephone 20752

OR

Canadian Pacific

World's Greatest Travel System

MAILS

The General Post'omca will be closed at 5.30 p.m. on Tueday, "29th and Wednesday, 30th October, 1940,

Parcel post service to Canton ja Yem porarilyf suspended.

The Imperial Airways Service Be tween Hong Kong and Bangkok la tem porarily suspended. Air mail corros- pondence will be accepted at the exist ing rates of postage and will be for- warded by the first opportunity by steamer to Singapore to connect with the east and west bound air services.

An air mail service providing a con. noction with British Overseas Airways at. Rangoon will be avaliable during the period of suspension of the Hong Kong- Bangkok Service. The postage räten for all destinations will be $1.50 per 1/2 oz. for letters and $0.75 each for postcards. Mail for this service should Rangoon" and be superscribed "Via bear the usual blue air mait label.

Small Packet Post to all countries in suspended.

INWARD MAILS

WEDNESDAY

London and Straits London and Stralls

Air Mail by

THURSDAY

Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran cisco date. 18th October. London and Straits.

FRIDAY

U.S.A. and Mania-(Seattle date, 30th

September).

Australia and Manila.

SATURDAY

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 26th October.

London and Straits.

Swatów.

Java and Manila.

FOR

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

REGULAR AND FAST

FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES

TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS

WELL PLACED END OF OCTOBER SAILING

For dates and ports of call apply to Agents PACIFIC & NEW YORK SERVICES

Are maintained as hitherto,

$. K.

"&

NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panaina, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia. and Baltimore..... RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, BUENOS MONTEVIDEO AIRES 'via Panama W.. 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 und Colombo.. CALCUTTA via Singapore, Bela-

wan Deli & Rangoon KEELUNG via Swatew & Amoy CANTON

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

Hokuroku Maru 6th Nov. Sanyo Maru 2nd Nov, 29th Oct. Seia Maru

(írom Kobe), Argentina Maru 12th Nov.

(from Kobe).

Africa Maru

4th Nov.

20th Nov.

Toa Maru

FOR FULL PARTICULARS OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA

PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO

PRESIDENT

LINER SAILINGS

To San Francisco and Los Angeles:

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu

8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE.

8.8. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

8.8. PRESIDENT TAFT!,

To New York and Boston

October November November

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,

Bombay and Capetown

8.S. PRESIDENT HARRISON

8,S. PRESIDENT ADAM8

To Singapore & Penang ·

8.S. CITY OF NORFOLK

29

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DATE & TIME

OUTWARD MAILS

TUESDAY

Air Mall by Sea to Singapore to connect with the British Overseas Airways".

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

Reg.

Ord.

Straits and Calcutta.

Parcels

Letters

Information regarding INWARD CARGO and all matters relating to freight and passage will gladly be given by

Tel. 30892

10.30 a.m. 11.00 a.m.

11.00a.m. Noon.

Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island.

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

Reg. Ord.

Saigon

WEDNESDAYTM

1.45 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.-Jack

Orchestra.

Hylton and

His

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and

Weather Report.

1,03 p.m.-Compositions of. Massenet,

1.30. p.m.--Reuter and Rugby. Press,

Weather Forecast and

ments.

Announce

1.45 p.m.Variety Programme.

2.15 p.m.-Close down:

6.00 p.m.--Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

6,02 p.m.-Dance Music.

17 7.00 p.m.-London Relay The News.

November 20 December 8

October 29.

To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via Yokohama

8.8. CITY OF NORFOLK

November

AMERICAN * *

PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE”

AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES

Telephone 28171. 12, Pedder Street.

7.15 p.m.-London Relay-Topical Talka.

7.30 p.m.-A Band Concert with John Gose (Baritone) and The Cathedral Male Valce Quartet.

é valce @

8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal, Weather

Report and Announcements.

8.03 p.m.-London Relay. ---. "Cock-A- Doddie-Doo!" Charles B. Cochran's Saturday Show. Including John Me Cormack, Cicely. Courtneidge, Vic buver, Fred: Emney, Marquess of Donegall, and Charles B. Cochran,

0.00 p.m.-London Atalay-The News' a

News Commentaries. .. 9.30 p.m.-London 'Relay-Talk! Scot

Abroad',

&

9.45 p.m. Humorous and Variety Pro- gramme, with Arthur Askey & Rich ard Murdoch, Tommy Handley

IsBy Jean Allistone, Al Bollington, 'Bonn, Ivy St. Heller, Clapham & Dwyer, Jack Eluchanan & Elsto fan- dolph, Big Dill Campbell & His Hilly Billy Band, Jack Warner & Sonny with Orchestra, Tommy, Handley & Orchestra, and Bing Crosby, with Harmony Dick McIntire ~ &· His Hawaliang. 11.00.p.m.-Close down,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

DRINK

AGENTS

:

Connaught Road, C.

EWO PILSNER

At the GRIPPS

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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 OF NOVEMBER, 1940

For Freight or Passage, apply to:

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

Hong Kong, China & Japan.

Tel. 30332.