Empress Service
TO NORTH AMERICA-GREAT BRITAIN ONE MANAGEMENT ALL THE WAY
the
EMPRESS LUXURY and record speed across 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 Majestle Canadian Rockies-Lake Louise, BanfT-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, HONG KONG
TELEPHONE 14757
ASK YOUR TRAVEL AGENT FOR DETAILS OP
Canadian
Pacific
WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM
MAILS
The Parcal Post Service to Cantor
has been resumed.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY:
On Wednesday, the 1st January 1941, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to
9 a.m, and the other Branch Post Of floes will be entirely closed,
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays and one de. livery of registered and ordinary cor. respondence at 10 a.m.
of There will also be one delivery
a.m. ordinary correspondence at 11 from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Talpo and Un Lang.
The Money Order Office will be tirely closed.
on-
Small Packet Post to i countries la suspended.
INWARD MAILS
MONDAY Calcutta, Strails and Air Mail by "Bri Ush Overseas Airways Service (ex cept London) by Sea from Singapore
FRIDAY
Air Ma by "Pan-American Air- ways Direct Service"-San Fran- eise date, 27th December, Java and Manila, Australia and Manila.
Australin and Manila.
FOR
SATURDAY
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS
MONDAY
Manila, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island.
K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
Canton
TUESDAY
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 30, 1940.
YKLINE
N.
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via Honolulu.
Kamakura Maru Yawata Maru
Tuesday, 14th Tuesday,
28th
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from Kobe)
Helan Maru
Saturday,
25th Jan.
SOUTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) via Hilo &
San Francisco.
"Akagi Maru (starta from Kobe) Wednesday, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila
Monday,
Atuta Maru
HAIPHONG, SAIGON & MADRAS
Sunday,
· (Cargo accepted for Haiphong & Saigon)
*Tottori Maru
BOMBAY via Singapore & Colombo
"Matue Maru
Friday,
16th Jan.
30th Dec.
19th Jan.
RANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore
***Matumoto Maru" *Genoa Maru
KOBE & YOKOHAMA
Kamakura Maru Kamo Maru Yawata Maru
**
2.45 p.m 3.30 p.m. 7.00 p.ni
Cargo only.
Air Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways."'
K.P.O, A G.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mom- basa. Belrs, Lourenco Mar- ques, and South Africa via Durban
1.00 p.m 1,30 p.m.
3rd Jan.
Thursday, Sunday,
2nd Jan.
12th Jan,
Tuesday,
14th Jan.
Wednesday, 22nd Jan. Tuesday,
28th Jan.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for
CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
i
O. S. K.
NEW YORK via Japan, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles and Panarna, Call Direct at Cristobal, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG
SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION
RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, Buenos Aires Maru 21st Jan, 1941.
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 Salgon, Singa- pore, Belawan Deli and Rangoon SAIGON
KEELUNG via Swatow & Amoy CANTON
FOR FULL PARTICULARS
PHONE 28081 OR APPLY TO
Passengers acceptable
from Kobe).
United Kingdom.
THURSDAY
G.P.D. & K.P.O.
Par.
Reg.
Ord.
2.30 p.m.
N.Y.K., King's Building.
(1/1) 10 a.. (1/1) 10a.m. (2/1) 8.30 a.m.
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways",
K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Reg.
2.00 p.m. Ord.
2.30 p.m. Straits, Rangoon & Calcutta 3.30 p.m. Shanghai, Japan. Honolulu, U.S.A.. Canada. Central and South America and United-Kingdom via San Fran- cisco (No parcels for Canada United Kingdom). Note:All Mails for United Kingdom will be forwarded with or superscription.
Parcels Reg.
K.P.O.
and
without
4.00 p.m. .6.00 p.m.
Hawaii Muru Sumatra Maru London Maru
31st Dec.
2nd Jan.
Ord.
5.30 p.m
19th Jan.
Q.P.0.
Parcels Reg.
Ord.
Sirogane Maru Sirogane Maru Sirogane Maru
30th Dec. 3rd Jan. 7th Jan.
OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA
PRESIDENT LINER SAILINGS
To San Francisco and Les Angoles
Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu
8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE
8.8. PRESIDENT TAFT
8,8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
To New York and Boston
January 8
January 17
January 31
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
8.8. PRESIDENT TYLER
8.8. PRESIDENT MONROE
L PRESIDENT: TAFT.
TO MANILA
¿PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
January February
January 10 January 24
** AMERICAN ✰✰
PRESIDENT LINES
“ROUND-WORLD SERVICE."
AGENTS for TRANSCONTINENTAL and WESTERN AIR AND UNITED AIR LINES 12 Pedder Street.
"Telephone 28171.
FRIDAY
4.00 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
7.00 p.
Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airwayɛ”,
Reg.
Ord.
Reg.
Ord.
K.P.O.
4.00 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
4.00 p.m. 4.30 p.m.
Air Mail for Manila. Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan-Ameri-
can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser- vicea,"
K.P.O.
Reg.. Ord.
5.00 p.m.
5.20 p.m
G.P.O.
Reg. Ord,
5.00 p.m.
7.00 p.m.
• Superscribed Correspondence Only.
RADIO
12.15 p.m.-Short Service of Interces-
ston.
12.30 p.m.-Sydney Gustard 'at the Or.
·gan. -
12.45p.m.-Dance Muslo by Jack
Payne and His Band,
THE
Telephone 30291.
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LINE
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FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
To UNITED KINGDOM PORTS
THREE WELL PLACED SAILING IN JANUARY
For dates and ports of call apply to Agents
1.00 p.m.--Local Time Signal and Wen- NEW YORK SERVICE
ther Report,
1.03 p.m.-Hubert, Eisdell (Tenor), and Bournemouth Municipal, Orchestra. 1:30p.m.-Reuter and Rugby, Press; *: Weather Report"and" Announcements; 146 pm Borodin Quantel No. 2: In D
Major.
12:15 p.m.-Close Down,
5,48 p.m.-Indian Programme. 6.30 p.m.-Closing local Stock Quota
tions. . v A 6.32.p.m.--Variety.
7.00-p.m.London Relay The News, 7:15 p.m.London RelayQuestions of
the "Hours
7.30 p.m.Light Orcheulrai Selections
and Grace Moore (Soprano). 8.00 p.m.Lpoal. Time Signal, Weather
Report and Announcements, B.08 p.m. This week's programmes. -8.07 p.m.---Songa" by Robert---Ashley
(Tenor), #2
8.15 p.m.London. Relay='HI, Gang!! 9.00 p.m.-London Relay--The News
and News Commentary.
9.30 p.m. Variety;-
10/15, p.m.-Latest Dance Musia.
11.00, p.m.-Clóne Dawn.
Occasional Sailings.
Information regarding INWARD CARGO
and all matters relating
freight
and passage will gladly be given by
Tel.: 80882
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
AGENTS
Road,
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