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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 31, 1940.

Empress Service

TO NORTH AMERICA-GREAT BRITAIN ONE MANAGEMENT ALL THE WAY

MAILS

. NEW YEAR HOLIDAY

On Wednesday, the 1st January 1941, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Offed will be open from 0a.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 'fices will be entirely closed,

There will be one collection from the piliar boxes as on Sundays and one de. livery of registered and ordinary cor- respondence at 10 a.m.

There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11 a.m. from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long.

The Money Order Office will be on- tirely closed.

Small Packet Post to all countries in suspended,

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.

INWARD MAILS

TUESDAY Calcutta, Straits and Air Mail by "Bri-

tish Overseas Airways Service" (ex rept London) by Sea from Singapore,

THURSDAY Air Mail by

British Overscas Airways Service by sea from Singapore.

C'anton

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 Fails and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish,

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O. S. K.

ASK YOUR TARVEL AGENT FOR DETAILS ON

Canadian

Pacific

WORLD'S GREATEST

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

MONTEVIDEO &c

AIRES via Panama

TRAVEL SYSTEM,

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

BUBJECT TO CANCELLATION

SANTOS, Buenos Aires Maru 21st Jan, 1941. BUENOS

(Passengers acceptable

from Kobe).

MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, DAR- ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOU- RENCO MARQUES, DURBAN, ALGOA BAY, CAPE TOWN & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS vla Singapore & Colombo BOMBAY & KARACHI via Sin-

gapore, Penang and Colombo .. CALCUTTA via Saigon, Singa- pore, Belawan Dell and Rangoon SAIGON

KEELUNG via Swatow & Amoy CANTON

FOR FULL

PARTICULARS

PHONE 28061 OR APPLY TO

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Java and Manila

Australia and Manila.

Australia and Manila.

SUNDAY

Mail by "Pan-American ways Direct Service"-San Fran- cisco date, 27th December.

Air

FOR

Air-

DATE & TIME

OUTWARD MAILS

TUESDAY

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

K.P.O. A Q.P.O.

1.00 p.m 1.30 p.m.

Reg.

Ord.

Straits, Ceylon. India, Mom- basa, Betra. Lourenco Mar- ques, and South Africa via Durban

THURSDAY

2.30 p.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 clsco (No parcels for Canada and United Kingdom).

Note: All Meile for United Kingdom will be forwarded with or without superscription.

K.P.O.

Parcela Reg.

Ord.

Q.P.O.

Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

Canton

FRIDAY

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

4.00 p.m

5.00 p.m

7.00 p.m

7.00 p.m.

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

K.P.O.

Reg.

4.00 p.m.

Hawaii Maru Sumatra Maru London Maru

31st Dec.

Ord.

4.30 p.m.

2nd Jan.

G.P.O.

19th Jan.

Reg.

4.00 p.m.

Ord.

4.30 p.m.

United Kingdom.

K.P.O.

Parcels Reg..

4.00 p.m.

5.00 p.m.

Sirogane Maru Sirogane Maru Sirogane Maru

3rd Jan. 7th Jan, 11th Jan.

Ord.

5.30 p.m

G.P.O.

Parcels

4.00 p.m.

5.00 p.m.

OSAKA SYOSEN KAISYA

Reg. Ord.

7.00 p.m.

• Superscribed Correspondenca Only.

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

NEW YORK SERVICE

Occasional Sailings.

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

Tel. 30832

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

AGENTS

1. Connaught Road, ́0.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO

AUSTRALIA

CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND,

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

NEXT SAILING.

MIDDLE IN JANUARY, 1941

For Freight or Passage, apply to:

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

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SAILINGS

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu

8.8. PRESIDENT PIERCE

9.8. PRESIDENT TAFT:

8.8. PRESIDENT. CLEVELAND

To New York and Boston

January January 17 January

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,

Bombay and Capetown

8.8. PRESIDENT TYLER

8.8. PRESIDENT MONROE

.§.6. PRESIDENT TAFT

TO MANILA

-8.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

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12.30 p.m.--Variety.

1.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and

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1.03 p.m.-Mavia Bennett (Soprano)

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

1.40 p.m.-Dance Music.

2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

5.40 p.m.-Indian Programme. 6,30 - p.m.--Closing local Stock Quota-

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6.32 p.m.-Delius-Sea Drift.

John Brownlee (Baritone) and the London Séleệt Choir with the London' Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Bee- cham

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