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THE

"Route-of-Wonders"

ACROSS CANADA

Go Empress from the Orient to Canada, United States and Europe. The Empress Way includes these scenic splendors:

1. SPECTACULAR MOUNTAIN JOURNEY...GOD thrilling miles of Canadian Rockies. See Banff, Lake Louise en route. 2. CANADA'S FERTILE PLAINS...the great prairies of the

western provinces.

3. GREATEST CHAIN OF LAKES 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 BAILING FROM HONG KONG TO VANCOUVER

FIFTH WEEK IN NOVEMBER

(Omitting Honolulu)

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA

THIRD WEEK IN NOVEMBER

For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent.

Union Bullding

Hong Kong

Telephone 20752

OR

Canadian Pacific

World's Greatest Travel System

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS

WELL PLACED END OF NOVEMBER SAILING

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,

Tal, 30982.

AGENTS

Connaught Road,

MAILS

GENERAL HOLIDAY

On Monday, the 11th November, the General Post Office and Kowloon Cor. tral Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 am, to 10 a.m.

There will be ona collection from the pillar boxes Re on Sundays, one dell very of ordinary correspondence at 11.30 a.m, and one delivery of register. cd correspondence, at 11 a.m.

There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence At 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Offices at Stan- ley, Tai Po and Un Long.

The Money Order Office will be en. tirely closed.

Greeting' – Cards (Christmas, Now Year, etc.)"must contain по written matter, except the name and address of the sender, and must be posted in unsealed covers, which must be clearly marked "Greeting Card". The rate of postage is 5 conta per 2 ounces for all countries, except Hong Kong, China and Macao which is 2 cents per ounces.

2

Parcel post service to Canton is tem- porarily suspended.

The Imperial Airways Service bc- tween Hong Kong and Bangkok is tem porarily suspended. Air mall corres- 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 cast and west bound air services.

An air mail service providing a con- nection with British Overseas Airways at Rangoon will be available during the period of suspension of the Hong Kong-| Bangkok Service. The postage rates for all destinations will ba $1.50 per 1/2 oz. for letters and $0.75 each for postcards. Mall for this service should be superscribed "Vla Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mail label.

Small Packet Post to all countries in suspended.

Swatow.

INWARD MAILS

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

London and Straits Sandakan

U.S.A.. Honolulu. Japán and Shanghai (San Francisco date, 19th October).

SUNDAY

Air Mail by Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 31st October.

U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Seattle

'date, 9th October). Australia and Manila,

MONDAY

Java and Manila London and Straits. Calcutta and Straits:

FOR

DATE & TIME

OUTWARD MAILS

FRIDAY

Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways".

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

Reg.

Ord,

SATURDAY Manila, Rabaúl, Australia

Zealand via Brisbane.

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

Par.

Reg.

Ord.

SUNDAY

4.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m.

and New

(8) 5.00 p.m.

(9) 8.45 a.m. (9) 0.30 a.m.

Air Mail for Maalla, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser

(0) 5.00 p.m. (9) 5.30 p.m.

vicos.".

K.2.0.

Reg.

Ord.

G.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

(9) 5.00 p.m. (10) Noon.

*..Superscribed Correspondence Only.

RADIO

12.30 p.m.-Compositions of Rachmani-

noff.

1.03 p.m.-Vivian Ellig at the Piano, 1.12 p.m.-Film Selections.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter, and Rugby "Preas, Weather Forecast and Announce- ments.

1.45 p.m.-Light French Programme. 2.15 p.m.-Close down,

6.00 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

6.02.p.m.-Programime of English Com-

posers.

7.00 p.m. Londen Relay-The News. 7,15 p.m. London Relay Topical

Talks: 'Questions of the Hour', 7.30. p.m.-Debroy, Somers. Band and

Poter-Dawson (Bass-Baritone). 7.45 p.m.-Studio-An. appeal on behalf

of Earl Haig's Fund.

For

7.62 p.m. Dabroy Somers Band.

the Forcas (An Allied Medley), s

8.03 p.m.-Concert Waltzes,

0.16 p.m.-Dance, Muple.

9.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News &'

News Commentaries.

9.30. pim.-London Relay-Talks 'Books'

A People'

9.48 p.m.-A Variety Programme,

10.30 p.m.-London RelayDándy Lion!

A Cartoon.

*.

10.40 p.me-Dance. Music. -11.00; p.m.~~Close down.

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 8, 1940-

N

YKLIN

SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.

Friday, 15th Nov. (starts from Shanghai)

Wednesday, 27th Nov.

"Kamakura Maru"

"Asama Maru"

(starts from Kobe)

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kohe)

"Helan Maru”

Tuesday, 3rd Dec.

SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo &

San Francisco.

"Takaoka Maru"

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila

"Kamo Maru"

Sunday, 17th Nov.

(starts from Kobe)

Saturday, 23rd Nov.

MADRAS via Saigon (cargo for Saigon accepted

End of November

BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo

"Anyo Maru" *"Onoc Maru"

Saturday, 30th Nov. Saturday, 7th Dec.

RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore

*Lisbon Maru" *"Nagato Maru"

KOBE & YOKOHAMA

"Kasima Maru"

"Suwa Maru”

"Atuta Maru”

*

Cargo only.

Wednesday, 13th Nov. .Sunday,

17th Nov.

Monday, Sunday,

Tuesday,

11th Nov.

24th Nov.

26th Nov.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for

CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE

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

Sp K.

NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panama, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS 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 Singapore, Bela

wan Deli & Rangoon KEELUNG via Swatcw & Ainoy CANTON

Telephone 30291.

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

Kansai Maru

1st Dec.

Argentina Maru 12th Nov.

(from Kobe).

5th Dec.

Manila Maru Cape Town (Final Port).

Toa Maru

20th Nov. (Accommodation for first class

passengers.)

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

B.S, PRESIDENT TAFT

8.S., PRESIDENT CLEVELAND S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

To Now York and Boston

November 17..

December 7 December 28

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,

Bombay and Capetown

6.8. PRESIDENT ADAMS

8.8. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN 8.8. PRESIDENT JACKSON

November 22 December 10

December 15

To San Francisco & Los Angeles Via Yokohama

6.8, CITY OF NORFOLK

November 17,

* AMERICAN ✰✰

PRESIDENT LINES

“ROUND-WORLD SERVICE.”

AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES

12, Pedder Street.

Telephone 28171.