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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 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 SAILING FROM HONG KONG TO VANCOUVER

FOURTH WEEK IN DECEMBER

(Omitting Honolulu)

NEXT SAILING TO MANILA THIRD WEEK IN DECEMBER

For Full Information Consult Your Travel Agent,

Union Building

Hong Kong Telephone 20762

OR

Canadian Pacific

World's Greatest Travel System

K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

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 vla Saigon, Singa- pore, Belawan Deli and Rangoon SAIGON

KEELUNG via Swatew & Amoy. CANTON

FOR FULL PARTICULARS PHONE 28001 OR APPLY TO

Nan-A Maru 20th Dec, Buenos Aires Maru 21st Jan, 1941.

(Passengers acceptable

from Kobe),

Hawaii Maru 30th Dec.

Melbourne Maru 23rd Dec.

Sirogane Maru

12th Dec, Sirogane Maru 19th Dec,- Sirogane Maru 25th Dec. Sirogane Maru 31st. Dec...

OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu

8.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

8.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE

8.6. PRESIDENT TAFT.

To New York and. Boston

December 27

January January-

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,

Bombay and Copetown

8.A, PRESIDENT JACKSON......

9.8. PRÉSIDENT VAN BUREN

• MANILA, SINGAPORE & PENANG.

TO MANILA

6.9. PRESIDENT JACKSON

8.8. PRESIDENT TAFT

December - 16: December 17:

December '16

January

**AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE.??

AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES 12. Pedder Street.

MAILS

The Porcel Post Service to Canton

has been resumed.

Small Packet Post to all countries id suspended.

INWARD MAILS

THURSDAY

Jaya-and. Manila

Canton

Calcutta. Stralis and Airmail by "Br!-

fish Overseas Airways Sörvice" (ex-: .cept 'London) "by Sea" from Singapore.

SATURDAY

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service”—San Francisco date, 1st and 4th December, Swatow.

SUNDAY

U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai -(San Francisco date, 22nd Nov.).

MONDAY

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai

(San Francisco date; 18th Nov.). Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shangb ni- (Vancouver B.C., date, 27th Nov.). London and Straits.

FOR

DATE & TIME

OUTWARD MAILS

THURSDAY

Air Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways,"

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

Straits and Calcutta

Reg.

Ord.

10.00 a.m. 10.30 am

Parcels. Letters,

10.30 a.m.

11.30 am.

FRIDAY

Canton Rangoon

7.15 a.m. 8.30 a.m. Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta,

*3.80 p.m. Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas. Airways!"

K.P,0. & G.P.O.

Reg. Ord.

SATURDAY

4.00p.m. 4.30. p.m.

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

K.P.O.

Reg.

Ord...

G.P.O..

Reg.

Ord.,

Manila, Ceylon, India. East-

and South Africa

5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.

5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.

.... 5.30 p.m.

• Superscribed Correspondence Only.

RADIO

∙12.30.p.m.--Dance: Musip by, Billy

ton and His Band.

1.03 p.m.-Sea Shanties, and Songs, 1.12 p.m.-Band of H.M. Coldstream

Guarda.

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

1.45 p.m.-The Western Brothers

Variety.

2.15 p.m.-Close down,

6.32 p.m.-Songs by Ninon Vallin

prano).

0.42 p.m.-Alfred Cortot at the Piano.

7.00 p.m.-London Relay The News. 7.15 p.m.~London RelayQuestions of

the Hour

7.30 p.m.-Dance Music by Jack Harris

and His Orchestra.

སྐ ༤།

7.45. p.m.-Studio-An appeal on behalf bf The Hong Kong Benevolent:Socisty by His Honour, Sir Atholl Macgregor, 7.50 p.m.-Dance Muslo by Jack Harris

and His Orchestra (continued).

"

8.03 p.m.-A. Light Orchestral, Concert

with Miliza Korjub : (Soprano), - 8.45. p.m.-Studio-Logal. Newsletter. 0.00. p.m.-Lòndon-Relay - The News,

and Newa. Commentary 9.30 p.m.-Brahma-Quartet In A Minor, 10-

Op, 61, No. 2. 1st Mpv:"Allegro non troppo: 2nd Mov: Andante, moderato; 3rd Mov; Quasi menuetto; moderato; Alle A grotto Svivace; Finala: Allegro non Casani...Lener String: Quartet, Dyna 10.00 p.m.--Schubert--The Shephard on the Rock! sung by. Ellanbeth Schu- mann (Soprano).,

Telephone 28171.

10.10 p.m.-Schubert-Symphony No. 9.

In C Major, nat

lit Mov: Andante; "Allegro: ma-non troppo; 2rd Movi Andante con mo- to; ard Mav:: Schurza, (Allégro vi vace) & Trio: Trio Scherzo da Capots Mov;, Finale; {Allegro vivace)......... London Symphony,. 'Or chestra, conducted by Bruno Walter, 11.00 p.m.-Close down.

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 12, 1940,

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND

SERVICES

PASSENGER

TO UNITED KINGDOM PORTS

TWO WELL PLACED DECEMBER SAILINGS

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. 30382.

AGENTS

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TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO

AUSTRALIA

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CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.

NEXT SAILING:

EARLY IN JANUARY 1941

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

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Tel. 30332.

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