1940-12-24 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 24, 1940.

Empress Service

TO NORTH AMERICA-GREAT BRITAIN ONE MANAGEMENT ALL THE WAY

EMPRESS LUXURY and record speed across the Pacific-the service and cuisine are world famous.

Then Victoria, a bit of old England transplanted to British Columbia, and Vancouver, in Canada's Evergreen Playground. Golf all the year round. No severe winter weather.

In summer a side trip to Alaska is recommended.

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 Marvelous 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.

UNION BUILDING, MONG KONO

#ELEPHONE 2035T

ASK YOUR TRAVEL AGENT FOR DETRILS OD

Canadian

Pacific

WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

MAILS

The Pargil Post Service to Cantor

has been resumed.

Small Racket Post to all countries le suspended, “»,

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

On Wednesday, 25th December, and Thursday, 28th December, the General Post Office, and Branch Post Offices will be open as follows:-

Wednesday, 25th

Thursday, 28th

General Post Office

8 m.in. to 10 a.m. Kowloon Qam to 10 am.

8 a.in.

Ba.m. to noon Central P.0.

a.m. to noon

Sheungwan Branch P.0. toa.m.

8 a.m. to 10 mm.. All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sundays. and one delivery of registered and or- dinary correspondence at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 28th and at 11.30 am, on Thursday, the 20th.

of at

There will also be one delivery ordinary correspondence each day 11.00 a.m from the Branch Post Ofee at Stanley, Talpo and Un Lang.

INWARD MAILS

TUESDAY

Air Mall by British Overseas Airways

Service" by sea from Singapore, London and Straits

Canton

WEDNESDAY

London and Straits

THURSDAY

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San Francisco date. 6th December), U.S.A.. Honolulu and Manua (San

Francisco date, 3rd December),

Air

FRIDAY

Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 17th December. Java and Manila.

Swatow

FOR

SATURDAY

DATE & TIME

OUTWARD MAILS

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST

FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES |

To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS

THREE WELL PLACED SAILING

IN JANUARY

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.

AGENTS

O.

S. K.

NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panama, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore....

BAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

BUBJECT TO CANCELLATION

RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, Buenos Aires Maru 21st Jan, 1941.

MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS

AIRES via Panama

MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR,

ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,

DAR-

LOU-

RENCO MARQUES, DURBAN, ALGOA BAY, CAPE TOWN & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Singapore & Colombo BOMBAY & KARACHI via Sin- gapore, Penang and Colombo .. CALCUTTA via Saigon, Singa- pore, Belawan Deli and Rangoon SAIGON

KEELUNG via Swatew & Amoy CANTON

(Passengers acceptable

from Kobe).

Hawaii Maru

30th Dec.

Melbourne Maru 25th Dec.

Sirogane Maru Sirogane Marii

TUESDAY

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa ...................

3.30 p.m.

Tel. 30982

WEDNESDAY

Manila, Batovia and Sou-

rabaya Canton...

THURSDAY

8.30 a.m. Noon.

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

K.P.O. & 0.7.0.

Reg

11.30 a.m. Noon.

Ord. Ceylon, India, Aden and Egypt.. Noon. Noon. Straits

FRIDAY Sandakan

8.30 am Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta,

Par.

(26) Noon

Lel

(27) 9.30 a.m. Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways."'

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

FOR FULL PARTICULARS

PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO

26th Dec. 30th Dec.

OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA

Reg. Ord, Shanghai,

4.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m. Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.. Canada, Central and South America and United-Kingdom via San Fran Cisco

PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

Vio Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu

8.8. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE

8.8, PRESIDENT TAFT

To New York and Boston

December

28 January 3 January 17

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,

Bombay and Capetown

8.8, PRESIDENT GARFIELD

8.6. PRESIDENT TYLER ·

TO MANILA

6.8, PRESIDENT PIERCE

$.8. PRESIDENT TAFT

8.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

** AMERICAN

January February 8

December. January. January

PRESIDENT LINES

******* ROUND-WORLD SERVICE. AGENTS. FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL-AND WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES 12, Pedder Street.

Telephone 28171.

K.P.O.

Parcels

Reg. Ord

4.00 p.m. .5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m

G.P.O.

Parcels Rcg.

4.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. 7.00 p.

Ord. Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europa via "Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser cisco (No parcels for Canada and United Kingdom).

K.P.O.

Reg.,

Ord,

6.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m

G.P.O.

Ref. Ord,

5.00 p.m.

7.00 p.m.

• Superscribed Correspondence Only.

RADION

12.30 p.m.--Mantovani and His Orches.

tra in Dance Music.

RNA 1.03. p.m.-London Palladium Orchestra

and Milize :Korjus (8Soprano). 1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- *gments, **

1:48: p.m.--Variety.

242 pim.--Dance Musid,

7:00 pm Landon Relay The News, 7.10/3.67-Aondon RelayQuestions of

7:30 am

Variety,

News

8,09 Vocal Programu. 8.30 p.m.Orchestret Baird Lions. 9.00) ),m—Londary The

Wan News Commentarys 9.80 London Halay-Talk: 'Scots-

1945 b.m-Cargill-Concerto. Grosso In a: Minor (Christmas Concerto!”). 10.00- p.m.--studio-An Abridged Ver

álön éf-bloken's" "Christmas Carol,” 10.30 pipsutchinson-ÓNoel Fan- tany from Carol symphény.**** 10.40 [p.m.win.jpg - Command- PIN

formance.

1, Connaught Road, C.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

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AUSTRALIA

CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND,

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

NEXT SAILING

EARLY IN JANUARY 1941

For Freight or Passage, apply to:

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

Hong Kong, China & Japan.

KAIPING

HOME,

FACTORY

AND

BUNKERS

Tel. 30332.

COAL

FOR ALL PURPOSES

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HOUSE,

TUGS &

LOCOS

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