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Sufficient time has elapsed to think about the interchange of gifts during the Festive Season. Has it ever struck you that there are some presents which will be appreciated, especially in other parts of the world? You are strongly recommended to hand in an address to the "Overland China Mail", the only: illustrated weekly news budget published in Hong Kong -- for numbers to be sent for any period you like. The senders are assured of the approbation of those receiving the "Overland."
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For years the. "Overland," full of informative articles, "local" and "China" news, and topical pictures (supplied by. the pioneer service in the Colony), has served as a strong link between Hong Kong and people elsewhere.
Concurrent with the simultaneous exposure of Communist activities in Hong Kong and in Canton, a special article has been included in the "Overland" dealing with the" “Christian" General," who is alleged in some quarters to be a Red still, The article also explains how Britain and other countries view the Soviet policy towards China, a policy portending dire results to the world if it were allowed to have effect.
RESIDENTS BACK FROM LEAVE
Many residents have just returned to Hong Kong after holidays at Home and elsewhere. For the first few days one's conscience can be calmed by thoughts that time is needed to unpack and to get settled down again. Then that letter must go.
What you have to say for yourself no one elie can write for you, but if you want to ease anxiety as to what is hap pening out here that is a task that the "Overland China Mail will do for you as it has invariably done in the past.
How many times were you "atumped when ed you about conditions in China? Show
asked you
at least thoughtful by sending them a copy of the. That will tell them all they want to know.
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CAUTOMATIC TELEPHONES
IN HONG KONG
WORK, TO DATE, REVIEWED
...The following has been issued by the Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd:
Excellent progress is being made in all directions in connec tion with the change-over of the Hong Kong Telephone network to automatic working, and it 38 confidently expected that such change-over will be carried out by the date originally fixed in the Company's programme of works, namely January 1930.
So far as the Exchange por tion of the plant is concerned, Messrs. Siemens Bros, London, report that manufacture is pro ceeding satisfactorily and they see
THE CHINA MAIL:
MR GEORGE BOW
LEAVES CANTON-SAMSHUI
RAILWAYS
SEND-OFF BY HIS MEN
INTO INTERIOR
PRES, COOLIDGES NEPHEW
AND PARTY.
'SOUTH-WEST OF CHINA
The "Unins Mail' learns that Mr.An Important personage, on a George Boy has not yet been ap-most important mission, is in Hong pointed commander of the Cheung Kong, IN A MAN Chau Forts at Whampos, as stated. He is Mr. · Harold Jafferson earlier in the week. That it is Im-Coolidge; Jr., na naphew of Pre- pending, however, is believed to be the case in political circles.
When Mr. Bow left the Canton Samahul Rallway, of which he had teen Superintendent for some time, bringing the line to a high state of eclency, all the workmen book part in send-off, accompanied by mucharan dental comp present ing silver cases and a shield to their chief.
Guards of the Line" no reason why the equipment still under his control. The num The guards of the Railway are should not be supplied and in-bers are to be reduced by about stalled by the date fixed in their 200, down to four units, for the contract with us.
protection of the line and traffle," Government for leave to travel but Mr. Bow applied to the Canton such was not granted and a new appointment for him is pending..
With regard to the buildings for the accommodation of such plant, all necessary alterations and modifications to the fifth floor of Exchange Building for the housing of the new Central Auto matic Exchange are completed, and the large area on one floor, combined with th excellent light- ing arrangements, make these premises as nearly ideal as pos- sible for the purpose for which they are required.
In Kowloon the new building la rapidly approaching completion and will be entirely finished in good time to accommodate the first delivery of the Exchange ¡ equipment.
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His miliary education was under sue at Norwich University, the military college of the state of Vermont, USA. He was also at the Military Instruction Camp con- ducted by the U.S. War Department. In addition, Mr. Bow is a B.Sc. (Engineer),
1ST SOMERSET L.I.
ARRIVAL AT SHAMSHUIPO HUTMENT
sident Calvin Coolidge of the United States of America; đến With him are Dr. J. Van Tyne. Dr.
E. Wheeler and Dr. R. W. Hendree. All four are in the Indo- Chins division of Kelley-Roosevelt Fleid Museum Expedition..
The party: leaves Hong Kong by the 8.8. "Song Bo" on Jan. 12 and expect to arrive at Haiphong, in
French Indo-China, on Jan. 15. Then they leave on Feb, 1 and go
China. by train to Lackay, on the boun
dary between Indo-China
and
The Roosevelts Using small poales and dug-out canoes, the travellera hope to go Burma and the head of the Mekong far west, towards the border of River.
The object is to collect bieds and small mammals in the region north of Tonking.
ex-
In July, the party hopes to meet. and. Join the pedition under Mr. Theadore Roosevelt and Mr. Kermit Roosevelt who, presumably, have left Bangkok, heading north for Yunnan and Szechuan provinces, in the south-west of China Proper. The Roosevelta, Incidentally, are after big time.
Mr."Coolidge, "Jr. and his 'com- panions are to concentrate on the Mekong valley.?!
MARCH FROM KOWLOON Disembarking
Kowloon ät
Governor's Interest
Both expéditiona will probably
In all Exchanges, special de- humidifying equipment is being provided in order to maintain the relative humidity of the Ex-wharf No. 5 yesterday afternoon go southward by the Mekong, and change room at a safe figure dur- on arrival of HM.'s transport expect to be in Saigon in the ing even the worst period of "City of Marseilles," the 1st Bat
autumn. Hong Kong's wet season.
Mr. Coolidge and his colleagues talion the Somerset Light Infan will be in territory hitherto not The New System The work of connecting all sub-ment preceded by the Band of cidentally, the land is familiar to try marched to Shamshulpo hut-collected in by, scientiata. In- scribers' lines, to the new Ex-the 1st Batt. the Queen's Royal. E. the Governor of Hong Kong change in readiness for conne Regiment. tion to the new system is pro
(Sir Cecil Clemenil, K.C.M.G.), who ceding rapidly and the company
lers' experiences. takea keen interest in the travel. is endeavouring to carry out as much of this work as possible during the dry season, in order that the insulation of the paper insulated underground cables will not be adversely affected.
The
Egypt, with families, and have Somersets come from been brought up to strength by a draft from Home which joined by the courtesy of the French The expedition has been favoured the battalion at Suez,
Equipment was transferred by logists and two are
Government. Two are ornitho- Army motor-lorries. Drafts were maloglats. All four have had including a detachment for the of the world. The "China Mall” also bought out by the transport, previous experience in other parts RAFLAME
wishes them all success.
The 1st Queen's, who are being g relieved by the Somersets, are due to leave Hong Kong by the Dorsetshire On Mar 2 to Malta,
With reference to the actual telephone instruments and sub exchange switchboards, installed” at subscribers' premises, these will in some cases be modified for working into the new system, but in the majority of cases the in- stallation will require to be The other battalion at Sham- duplicated and the first consignshulpo, the lat Bedfordshire and ment of the necessary apparatus Hertfordshire Regt, is to leave is expected within the next few on the "Somersetshire" on Feb. 27 days.
for Bombay.
It will be, realised that the new system will necessitate a com- of Marseilles" is to convey the "On the return voyage, the "City plete re-numbering of all sub- 2nd Batt, the Scots Guards (for scribers lines, and this matter merly in Hong Kong) from has ben given very careful con- Shanghai to England. sideration with a view to meet- ing the technical requirements
DR. WANG ASSURES
RAILWAY INTERESTS FROM MANCHURIA
Shanghal, Yesterday. According to a Kuo, Min news.
gates representing the Associa agency report from Nanking, de-
Railway Rights in Heilungklang (Manchuria) called on Dr. C. T. Wang (Foreign Minister) and re lated the "rallway situation in Hel lungklang as well as Japan's re- peated attempts to encroach upon China's territorial Bowerofgnty there through railway construc tion."
tion for the Protection of
with as little inconvenience as oxchange switchboards, these will, possible to subscribers in the mat for technical reasons, require to ter of changed telephone numbe changed to numbers which may bera.
have no similarity to the existing When working on the new sys-numbers, as it is necessary. "that tem, alle subscribers' lines, will all exchange lines serving one sub
The report adds that Dr. Wang consist of five digit numbers with scriber should be consecutive, and ment whatever between Japan and assured the delegates that no agree out any prefixed exchange nante that their position on the switch by local authorities in Manchuria or code, and generally speaking, banks should be such as to enable will be regarded as effective. Con- the new numbering scheme will the switch to hunt over all the tinting, held Now that the take the following lines;
lines serving one subscriber, if the Threo Eastern Provinces are under 'In the Central area subscribers will arrive at their new numbers preceding line is engaged. This the jurisdiction of the Central Gov- by prefixing the exchange num-ecessitates that such lines will ernment, all foreign relations of ber by the figure "2" plus any occupy certain positions on the Manchuria will be determined by necessary, ciphers to make up a switchbanks and take the numbers the central authorities. For my five figure group The following corresponding, thereto. Algo, in part you may rest assured that I are examples:
allotting positions on the switch, wiihnaver sign away 'our country's bank for such lines it is necessary right. Reuter
Old number,
C1 *C/1999. C6000
C. 7000
▸
New number,
20001' 21999 26000 27000
as far as possible to make propi slow for the posibility of addi- tional lines being required by the same subscriber in the future, and
In the Peak aren the new num- | If such provision were not made it bers will be obtained by prefixing would-result-in-a-new" Series "Of the existing numbers by the numbers having to be allotted to figures 20, together with any such subscriber ciphers will be added to make up
Reservations
CHURCH NOTICES.
AVECHARGE OF ONE DOLLAR
18 MADE FOR CALLE NOT UNDER
THIS
HEADING
the five figure group. Examples||* The reservations which can be ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, follow:
made in this connection are, of
FUTEM HONG KONG H Old number New number. course, very limited, and subscrib
ers who intend to take more: ex- change lines in the near future should notify
*Pike29001:
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In the Kowloon ares existing numbers from 12to 999 will be profxed mbyse the figurds ""'67,7 togathers with any
ciphers to make up. group whilst exis
betwen 1000 and
fixed by the gure 52nd the thousands: digit will become. 46. after which
ciphers wil
The fiverfit |lowing," example:
Old number
in order that arrangem
"made whereby their dec
can be taken care
Jan. 13, 1st Sunday after Epiphany
Choral Eucharist, 8 a.m. Children's Service, 10 a.m.
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