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1 Qt. Mumm's
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2 Pt. G.F. Peppermint,
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1 Qt. Martell's. Cordon
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Dry 1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port,
2 Qts, St. Jullen Claret.
1 Qt. Old Cellera Brown Sherry. 1 Qt. Taylor's Old Tom or Dry
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1 Qt. John Halg Gold Label
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1 Phial Angostura Bitters,
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1 Qt. Guillemart Champagne.
1 Pt. D.O.M. ·
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.-
1 Qt Martell'g * * * Brandy.
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1.2 Qts. Fine Fruity Port.
2 Qts. St. Julien Claret.
1 Qt.. Taylor's Old Tom or Dry
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1 Qt. Emu's Sherry.
1 Phial Angostura. Bitters.
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1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1. Pt. G.F. Peppermint
1 PL. D.O.M.
2 Qts, Tarragona Port.
2 Qts. John Haig Gold Label
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1.Qt. Angora *
1 Qt. Emu's Sherry.
Brandy,
1 Qt. Taylor's Old Tom or Dry
Gin.
2 Qis. Medoc Claret.
1 Phiol-Angostura Bitters.
Other Hampers made up to ult Customers' requirements,
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 9, 1940..
Empire Holiday Travel For All, Urges T.U.C. Chairman
“IT SHOULD BE A SOLEMN resolve by the WATER IN
Home and Dominion Governments that when peace comes they will no longer allow the Empire to be a |elosed book to the bulk of its people but will do all in
STORAGE
their power to cheapen not only ocean travel be- REDUCED
tween different parts of the Empire but to afford special facilities to Empire travellers after they have set foot in the home country or in the Dominions," said Mr. George Gibson, Chairman of the Trades Union Congress, in a broadcast talk last night..
"Indeed, what I desire to see is the setting up of a body that will do for Empire travel what the motorbus has done for rural communities, what the big caterer has done for the cake trade, what cheap excursion could do in peacetime for railway travel, and under the plan I visualise a steady ebb and flow of holiday makers between the Dominions and the mother country with a constant strengthening of the bonds of Empire."
Mr. Gibson explained he would like to see an Imperial travel; trust which would build or have converted a few liners specially planned for the purpose of con- veying passengers. between the mother country and the Domin- ions at a low rate.
time
Regarding the length of required for such holidays Mr. Gibson said: "Government hus already encouraged grants of an-
SIR JOHN
LATHAM
SAILS!
Although this has been the Colony's second wet- test year on record, stor- age in the reservoirs is well below the total at this time last
year, official figures reveal, explaining the decision to cut off sup- ply between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
At December 1, the island re-
servoirs carried 1,779 million gal-, lons and the mainland reservoirs 2,429 milllons, a total of roughly 4,200 millions, with monthly consumption recently in excess of 850 millions.
Tytam Tule is 10 feet below than overflow, five feet greater at December 1, 1939, and Jubilee
at December 1, 1939.
Sir John Latham, Aus-is 26 feet below, against 12 feet
nual holidays with pay and Gov-tralia's first Minister to ernment ought to make possible
a
The Water Department's latest
year's:
for people to forfeit their annual Japan, sailed from Hong estimates of population give holidays for one or two years to Kong for Japan this total of 1,000,000. Last
accumulate sufficient time to per-
mit them to travel within the morning.
empire,
In a broadcast last night, he re- If that were done, hundreds of ferred to the evacuation of Hong and children to thousands of our people could by Kong women slight self dental for one or two Australia, declaring that Australia years accumulate both time and understood the disturbance and distress involved in the sudden money sufficient to enable them to accomplish the dream of their
separation of the members of lives-seeing their relatives in the Dominions in the flesh."
families and was doing its best to make the evacuees comfortable and happy.
estimate was 1,850,000.
ANOTHER ‘ISLAND'
CASUALTY
night, Mr. I. E. Heath, of No. 140, Boundary
Driving in Nathan Road last
Street, collided
with a traffic "Island" near the Alhambra Theatre. The car was damaged, but Mr. Heath was uninjured.
Industrial Scholarship Australia is meeting much
Sir John also disclosed that of Hong Kong's iron and steel re- quirements and that further sup- plies will soon be available for new shipbuilding.
In an outline of Australia's K.C.R. ROBBERY expenditure to the end of the war effort, he revealed that war
Some 500 pounds of brass were 1941-42 financial already estimated at £453,750,- rooms of the Kowloon Railway year was stolen from one of the machine' 000 and that this sum would be between 6 am. on Saturday and increased if necessary.
7 a.m. yesterday.
Mr. Gibson added: "I would like further, and in conjunction with the scheme, to initiate a system of industrial -scholarships which would enable ...British and Dominion workers to ex- change places for a period of say six or twelve months on lines similar to that which has been so successful in the interchange of teachers and the welcome would operate whether the Bursar was a bus driver, engineer or textile operative.
Most important. of all, I would | like to see an inter-Empire chit- dren's scholarship scheme estab- fished, that boys and girls between. the ages of 14 and 16 could be. exchanged with their counter- parts in South Africa, Canada or the other Dominions for periods of six or twelve months, and final- ly I want to see members of the great Empire. family drawn closer
and closer together, each equally sharing the benefits and privileges
of peace as they share the trials and tribulations of war.
Is there any reason why we
should continue to tolerate arti- ficial barriers to Empire travel and Empire, settlement?” British Wireless,
RICE CARGO FINE
NEW TERRITORIES' FAMILY LITIGATION
AN APPEAL AGAINST the decision of Mr. J. Barrow, District Officer, North, regarding property in the New Territories was heard in the Supreme Court this morning by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Macgregor, and dismissed with costs.
The parties were Wu Tat-shau, flease of the New Territories, as plaintiff-appellant, represented by direct descendants of the Wu Nam Mr. Percy Chen, instructed by Mr. Tong Tso through 14 generatlons. B. C. Hobbs, and Wu For-wan and Mr. Chen said the appeal was Wu Shlu-lp, defendant-respon-under the New Territories Regula dents, represented by Mr, H. C. tions of 1910 and had been brought Macnamara, instructed by Mr. by the farmers of the village. The E. S. C. Brooks,
> land was worth $2,500,
Objection Upheld
The appeal was against a dé- cision of Mr. J. Barrow, delivered on July 10, that there were three
THE FIRST CASE, FOLLOW existing branches of the Wu Nam Mr. Macnamara formally ob- ING RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED Tong Tso, of which the respon- jected, and said that it was agreed ON THE MOVEMENT OF RICE dents were representatives of the by both parties in the lower court FROM ONE PLACE TO AN- first and fourth branches, and that the family tree, was not to OTHER IN THE COLONY, CAME plaintiff-appellant was the repre- come into the picture. It "was BEFORE MR. E, HIMSWORTH sentative of the third branch, and difficult to seo why Mr. Chen AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY that all three should be registered brought the appeal on these THIS MORNING, WHEN A JUNK as managers of the landed pro- grounds. MASTER WAS FINED $50 FOR perty of Wu Nam Tong Tso at Mr. Chen said the Land Ofcer MOVING 120 BAGS OF RICE Muk Kui-tau village. Mr. Chen was wrong in asking appellant to IN RAMBLER'S CHANNEL ON sought that it be tested and set agree to the arrangement. SATURDAY:"
aside on the ground that the Land The Chief Justice said that the Sergeant May, of Water Police, full cognizanco of the Chuk Fo parties that such evidence was not Officer was wrong in not taking records bore an agreement by all who prosecuted, said that on Sat of the appellant showing the to be used and he could not go urday afternoon junic No, T1003H was stopped and on board were family tree through 18 genera beyond that, He asked Mr. Chen found 120 bags of rice (oach tions,
K|for an authority to allow him to 180 cattles). Accused A second ground was that the do so
Controller of Trade..
been under the control and ad- | Justice, it was perfectly clear that Accused sold that he was ship- | ministration of the father, and there was a voluntary undertaking ping the rice from Hong Kong to grandfather of the appellant, prior by both parties not to rely on the Taun, Wan."
to Juno 19, 1888, the date of the family tree evidenco,
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD. containing 300 milesome, the landed properties mentioned had In his opinion, sald the Chief
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