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CHINA
Established 1843
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1960.
Big Christmas
LOWER PRICES:
THIS YEAR SPUR DEMAND
Hongkong is in for a happy Christmas this your judging by the shopping spree, plentiful supplies, and low price levels. Large shipments of commodities have arrived to.
augment supplies in store. And prices are cheaper all round than they were last year as a result of keener competition and large sup- plies.
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The height of shopping began! last weekend.
Seven shipments of fresh fruits will have arrived from America by, tomorrow, Including 16,500 cases of sunkist oranges, apples, lemon, grapefrult, pears and grapes.
From Japart, have come 500 more cases of pears and from Spain 8,000 more cases bi ap- ples. There are also oranges from Taiwan and frults from mainland China.
Turkey is cheaper because of large supplies from Britain so that even "A" grade American species is selling et $3.50 to $3.75 pound.
TURKEY
་་ Businessmen estimated that Horgkong will consume about
40 tons of turkey this year over the Christmas and New Year season, a prent improvement over last year when the price was high beenuse of short sup- ply.
The ben reller, however, is wine and liquor which were in shart supply last year.
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Each of the
bigger atores is selling anywhere between 200 and 300 cases (s, dozen boilies to a case of wine a day. And some sell even more then 300.
And Christmas trees? although" residents expected a price in- crease when government with- held th sale of trees this year, aluminium and plastic Christ- mas irens have arrived, thus holding down prices to a reaspi→ able level. A four-foot aluminium tree is selling at $25 only
CAMERAS
Photo supply dealers who usually do one third of the year's business during the Yuletide expect to sell 20,000 cameras of all types, ranging from $30 to over $1,000 per stem
The camera dealers in Hong- kong expected to do $4 million worth of business during the Christmas season this year.
Nightclubs, cinema and other public entertainment cen- tree are making feverish pre- partitions for the expected crowds.
All in all, the China Mail rurvey revealed this much; This
year Hongkong should enjoy a very merry Christmas.
Woman's appeal refused
A woman ferving a three-
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THE DOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN
shopping
Resettlement area children enjoying a miniature horse race, China Mail Photo.
Children attend
Christmas fair
Parents as well as children are being entertained at the Christmas, festivities organised by the Boys and Girls' Clubs' Association in the Wong Tai-sin resettlement area.
News from
the Gazette
Government Appointments gazetted
The following appointments,
From the Files
25
years AGO
December 1935
Mtheir role as friends
MUNICIPAL Police in
transfers, promotions and of the public recently un- postings were notified in earthed one of the beat today's Government "human interest" stories of Gazette:
the year in a frall, wrinkled Shantung countrywoman, Mr B. 3. Hardy, DCM, Deputy Registrar of Trade Taal Yung-sze, who claims Unions, has been appointed to be 111 years of age, and Registrar of Trade Unions. whose claim is believed to be
not far wrong.
LL
Stan
Col C. G. Hilllard, Principal Training Officer, has A Chinese constable been appointed Chief
the found her lying on Officer, Civil Aid Services,
Bund at 4.46 pm, a plainly Mrs Lucy Wu Shen has been garbed little person and appointed Mistress, Education groaning with abdominal Deportment.
pains. He called an am- Miss Grace Chan Sai-kwan (bulance which whisked her has been appointed Mistress, to the Lester Chinese Hoapi- Education Department.
tal and then came in to re- Dr Gordon Low has beers appointed a Medical Oncer. port the case, her name and Mr. M. J. Musprati-Williams nge to an incredulous desk has resumed, duty as Director of sergeant. winship, Deity Director of
Civil Aviation, while Mr K.
Mr M. Heenan has been a-
She had come from the
Civil Aviation has ceased to ast North some days ago, she as Director of Civil Aviation. told a detective who was pointed Acting Solleitor Gen-put on the case, looking for her great-great-grandson. Mr Bunco Li Fook-sean has Teal San, himself 38 years Counsel, been appointed Principat Crown old. Tired from her arduous
era),
Thoughout the day: the youngsters are having the coll- tinuous Christmas Fun Fair with its sideshows and refresh ments. This evching at Block Q
Mr J. P. Potter has been op-search and feeling ill, she the same young folk will give pointed Acting Senior Estate had fallen on the street,
display of traditional dancing, Surveyor. Chinese
opera and songs in brilliant costumes made at As- svelation Headquarters, South- om Playground, before an au- cience of parents and friends.
The Queen's Exequatura em- Mr To Szo-kwong, Chaleman
Mr José B. powering
Syland Misa Lau-Wing-yce, Secret- Quimsica and Mr Ramonjary, of the aren EGCA, attend- Urland Cataumber to a as ed the ceremonies, also the Consuls, and Mr Roman O. Ibay puppet show and Chinese opera
to Let as Vice-Consul Ier the prescated by the children at Philippines at Hengkong have Elocs P Last night. received Her Majesty's" signa-
1955.
The Que's Exequatur em- powering Mr Helshiro Ogawa to 2ct as Consul-General för Japan at Hengkeng has received Her Majesty's signature.
The name uf Mr William King-to Wong, Jr, has been added to the list of authorised architects.
The Victor Garment Factory Lid has been struck off the the solved.
register and the company dis-
your prison sentence for abortion wishad Appeals Court a Morry Christmas today
Stars
help
entertain
'The Hongkong and Kowloon 'Over 400, people
including
Chun
Chrol singing and prize-
dear sir
The police dragnet, so feared by evil-doers, was put into action to find the miss- ing descendant, Although he had no fixed abode, he was found in less than 60 minutes and brought to the hospital, where a joyful re- union took place. Foreign I am writing to you in the physicians at the hospital hopes you would perhaps are much interested in the publish this letter, as I am little old lady. They are put- anxious to get a pen-pal from your country.
.
Pen-pal
ting forth their best efforts
I am a married woman with two that she may soon be re-
children, aged 8 and 3, and leased and am also a secretary for an towards still more honour- Or her way engineering firm in Christ- church,
I am very interested in sports, music, knitting, sewing, and in fact nearly everything. I don't collect stamps, but would willingly exchange slamps for other things to anyone who was interested.
uble years of life,
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A notice was issued at the Harbour Ofice I am incidentally, 29 years of warning ships' captains that yesterday age, and would like to cor- information has been received respond with anyone male or that a gang of pirates have who would care to landed in Hongkong, with the
intention of committing piracy aboard some steam- ship
female
Kathleen Sheard (Mrs)
Q
6 Hanmer Street Avonside,
departing from this
Christchurch, New Zealand,
port.
after Electro-plating Trade Merchants Alim stars Jeanette Lin Tsul, asking for her conviction Association of 204 Apllu-rest, Lucilla Yu Ming, Fong Yim- and sentenco
director second floor, has been registered. fun and film .to be A piece of Crown land in San Kim, attended the SL John's quashed.
Po Kong, measuring
wrile. 31,710 University Alumni Association Mr Justice C. W. Reece and square feet, will be sold by
ball at the Para- Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr public auction at the C by Christmas refused. the appeal and decided Lands and Survey Ofee, Central ment featured non-stop music mount last night. Entertain- that the sentence on The Wal- Government Offices, on Monday, and lan, 47, the appellant, should January 23, at 3 pm.
hilarious door shows by run from the date of conviction. The land is restricted to com- hunni themselves.
both continental artists and the Mr Justice Reece fold Tse mercial and residential, purposes that she was lucky not to have only, and bne cinema or theatre been charged with manslaughter, will be permitted provided the distributing by Santa Clai
woman died from felonus seating capacity does not exceed | brought tho as a result of one of her abor-1.500 seats. The upset price is atmosphere to the fovial porly. tions.
$1,505,000,
Mr Lawrence Tsang, pre- Tse argued that during her Immediately after the sale of |sident, "of the association, et- jirial one woman who claimed to the lot, another piece of Cresen tributed the success to the con- have had abortion said that land with be sold by pubile certed effort of the executive she had stayed in the clinic for aution: The land, altunted in committee and the ball. com- only five minutes. Anyons-with-) Larch-street, Tai Kok Tsul,mitice headed by Miss Victoria medical knowledge would realise measures 1,800 square feet and Yeh, chairanen, with the able that it was impossible to have is restricted to industrial pur-assistance of the vico-president, abortion in such a short poses... The upset, price is Mr George Chu, who scripted space of time, she said.
$135,000.
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