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REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES

To

THE UNITED KINGDOM PORTS

For dates and ports of call

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Information regarding INward CarGO

and all

to matters relating freight and passage will gladly be given by

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AGENTS

Tel. 30832

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PRESIDENT

LINER

SAILINGS

To San Francisco and Los Angeles

Vio Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama & Honolulu

8.5. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

April 19

Aprit

2

May

14

9.S. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

8.S, "PRESIDENT TAFT"

TO NEW YORK and BOSTON

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo,

Bombay and Capetown

6.S. "PRESIDENT HAYES”

*S.S. "PRESIDENT TYLER"

May

4

May 12 May 18

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 8, 1941.

MAILS RADIO CRIPPLE

EASTER HOLIDAYS

On Friday, 11th April, Saturday, 12th the April and Monday, 14th April,

Branch Post General Post Office and Offices will be open as follows: GENERAL POST OFFICE

Sat., 12th' Mon.. 14th Fri., 11h 8 a.m.-Noon 8-10 a.m.

KOWLOON C.P.O.

B-10 a.m.

8 a.m.-Noon

8 a.m.-Noon 8 a.m.-Noon 8-10 a.m.

SHEUNGWAN BRANCH P.0.

8-10 a.m. 89 a.m.

Post Offices and All olher Branch

entirely Money Order Office will be closed during the Holidays,

There will be one collection from the

day CACH

Б an Sundays pillar boxes and one delivery of registered ordinary correspondence at

11.30 a.m. Friday, 11th April 10.00 a.m. Saturday, 12th April 11.30 a.m. Monday, 14th April

There will a 80 ordinary correspondence

11

Lat

be one

delivery each day

Long.

and

G.45 p.m.-Indian Programme.

6.30 p.m.-Clusing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

Gibbons and The

0.32 p.m.--Carroll

Savoy Hotel Orpheans.

on Broadway Fox-Trots-Blossoms

(from the m, I Still Love To Kiss You Goodnight (Alm '52nd Street'): Waltz-Where Are The Solga We Sung (from Operette': Fox-Trots-- A FOREy Day (lim Damsel in D's- You Can Gel tress Nice Work if

BEATS

U-BOAT

A crippled British car- It stilin Dainkel in Distress'): Slow go boat, steaming at only

Fox-Trot-Will Love Find

A Way:

Fox-Tro-A Little Bit Independent: two knots in the Atlantic,

Fox-Trois--Page Miss Glory (from

the flim), Sweet Dreams Sweetheart, fought a powerful U-boat 7.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. with her one gun

[7.15 p.m. - London

Speaks'.

Relay 'Britain

7.30 p.m.-Portuguese Programme. 8.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and An.

nouncements

8.02 p.m. Studro Saxophone Recital

by Palapo.

Saxo Rhapsody (Eric Coates). The Duchess Vaise Caprice R 11 Duke Rehli

Weber and His

of

1

at

2

8.20 p.m.-Marek

Orches'ra,

from the Branch Post Offices Stanley, Taipo and

Un

The public are reminded that it in a breach of postal regulations to enclose communications in- than the other

In

portal a tended

cover

for persons

addressee,

The Printed

Matter

to

the

Service following places in China is temporarily suspended:-

Yunnan

Szechuen

Kwelchow

Hunan

Fukien (except Amoy and Kuiangsu) Kwangal

North and East of Kwangtung,

Small Packet Post to all countries suspended.

INWARD MAILS

FROM

DUE

Straits and Air Mail by "Br. tish Overseas Airways Ser. vice" (Complete Mail) Sea from Singapore Saigon

by

Apr. Apr.

Н

Air

Pan-American Mail by Airways Direct Service"- San Francisco date, 2nd April

(San

USA Honolulu. Japan and

date. 21st March)

Suite Orientale Pops" } Amorettentanza- Waltz Gung D

ven

After Swaner:

.Cor

8.84 p.m.-Tunes of Not-So-Long Ago.

Cinema Organ Selection-intru

the Ball. Forget-me-no!; Daisy. Abadaba Honeymoon

Frankie Steyn.

and Johnnie Frank Crumit (Tenor; with Plano, Guitar and Clarinet. Silent Film Memories-Felix Kept on Walking: The Sheik of Araby: My Blue Hen- Joe Loss and His Bani Charlie Kunz Piano Medicy-Jatro fharmaine, Sally. Diane Sleepy Char- Time Girl, Chloe, Margie. lie Kunz Piano) Old Favourites Intro: Running wild; I ain't body's darling: Beautiful faces; Second Hand Rose; It am't gonna rain no more, Fonso: What'll I Do: Our Little Garden Subbub; Ukulele Lady: Who tied the can on the pict dog's tail. Norah Blaney Gwen Farrar Vocal Ducts) Piano Musical Comedy Memories--. Intro Who: Lady be Good; Desert Song: Lock for the Silver Lining. Rosc Marie .London Palladiuin Orchestra.

110-

and

with

10.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News. 8. 9.15 p.m.-London Relay 'Questions of

the Hour'.

Javi and Manila

Canton

Apr. 9. Apr. Apr.

D

ទ

Straite and Air Mail by

Bri.

tish Overseae Airways Ser. vice" (Australia only) by Sea from Singapore Rangoon

Apr. 10, Apr. 11

Shanghai

Franciscu

Apr. 11

Canton

.......

Apr. 12.

Japan and Manila

Apr. 14

Australia and Manila

Apr. 14.

Rangoon and Straits

Apr. 14.

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Service" — San Francisco date, 8th April

Apr. 15,

Calcutta and Strails

Apr 15.

Rangoon and Strails

Apr. 16

United Kingdom and Straits

Apr. 18,

Apr 19.

Apr. 20.

9.30 p.m.-Compositions of Schumann.

Op Papillons,

2 Alfred Cortol (Pianol; The Lotus Flower.... Ben- iamino Gigi (Tenor) with Orches- tra: Carnaval--Ballet Music... Lon- don Ballet Orchestra: The Two Grenadiers....Peter Dawson (Bans- Baritone with Orchestra; Trầu. mere!... Massed Orchestra of Cellos. 9.45 p.m.-News in French (on Short

Wave only}.

won.

and

"The submarine was left help- less on the surface, with clouds of smoke and fumes pouring from her.

The ship was the Sarastone, of Llandelly, in command of Captain John Herbert. She was in an At- lantic convoy when boiler trouble reduced her speed to two knots.

The convoy went on, Captain Herbert decided to make for Lis- bun.

Two days latter the Sarastone's men saw the U-boat surfacing three miles away.

Smashed Heavy Gun Captain Herbert held the fire of his twelve-pounder gun,

The Sarastone was going so slowly that the U-boat appar- ent thought she was stopped. and approached from astern, When the Germans were two

miles off they opened fire with a light gun and missed.

The Sarastone's twelve-pounder replied, but the shell fell short.

The British seamen saw the Germans bring the U-boat's heavy gun to bear on their ship.

At that moment the Saras- tone's gunner fired 8 second time. This shell burst under the submarine's heavy gun and put It out of action,

Second Hit

1

This reduced the fight to a duel between

And light guns.

the Surastone's 12-pounder scored a A shell crashed aft on second hit. the submarine.

The Sarastone's delighted crew saw clouds of smoke and yellow 10.00 p.m.-London Relay-Talk: 'Scots fumes coming from the U-boat

Abroad'.

10.15 p.m.-Gounod's "Faust" Acts IV

& V. Characters and Soloists in or del of appearance : Marguerite

which, however, continued to fire the light gun and a pom-pom.

the The action went on until Sarastone's gunners, having loos-

Miriain Licette (Sopranol; Mephised off twenty-seven rounds, realis- topheles Robert Easton (Bass): Siebel Doris Vane (Soprano); Va-

ed that the submarine had stop-

lentine....Harold Williams (Bari-ped.

tone) Faust ..Heddle Nash (Tenor); with The B.B C. Choir and Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Bercham 11.00 p.m.-Close down.

Undamaged by the enemy's fire, the crippled Sarastone steamed on. The submarine lay astern. even more crippled.

U.S.A., Honolulu and Mantla (San Francisco date. 19th March)

Calcutta and Straits United Kingdom and Straits Apr 20

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below untess otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and Parcel Malls are closed at 5 p.m. on the pre- vious day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m.. Registered and Parco Mails are closed at 5 p.m.

BAGGAGE TRANSFERS

Telephone

27761

to Engage our Service

Efficient and Secure

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

April 12 April 29 May G

Haiphong

7,00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

S.S. "PRESIDENT GARFIELD"

TO MANILA

$.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

8.6. "PRESIDENT PIERCE"

8.S. "PRESIDENT TAFT"

TO NEW YORK and BOSTON

via San Francisco, Los Angeles and Panama

*S.8. "PRESIDENT JOHNSON"

PS.9. "PRESIDENT FILLMORE"

6.5. "PRESIDENT TAYLOR”

• CARGO ONLY.

✰✰ ✰ AMERICAN ✩ ✩

Sandakan

1.30 p.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser vices."

K.P.O.

April 22

May

13

June 19

Reg.

5.00 p.m.

Ord.

Reg.. Ord.

6.30 p.n.

G.P.O,

5.00 p.m

Canton

7,00 p.r1 7.00 p.m

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

Rangoon and Calcutta

3.30 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

K.P.O.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

TO

AUSTRALIA

CALLING AT MANILA, THURSDAY ISLAND,

CAIRNS, TOWNSVILLE,

SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, ETC.

NEXT SAILING

BEGINNING OF MAY, 1941-

PRESIDENT LINES

"ROUND-World serVICE.”

AGENTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL AND

WESTERN Air and united Air Lines

Telephone 28171.

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Price: ILK-$4.75 per 3 months including postage

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Windsor House, Tal. 20022,

Sandakon

8.30 a.m. Manila Macassar and Soura-

bayo

8.30 a.m. Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the "British Overseas Airways."

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

10.30 a.m. 11.00 a.m.

G.P.O.

10.30 a.m. 11.00 a.m.

Air Malt by Air to Rangeon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways.**

Reg.

Ord.

Ord,

Ord..

K.P.O.

G.P.O.

Straits, Ceylon, Indian, East

and Bouth Africa:

Canton

11.30 a.m.

Noon.

11.30 a.m.

Noon

Naon.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12-

........... 6.30 p.m.

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