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It is a Daily
Occurrence
for business men to be sent on journeys here and abroad. Expense money must be provided and it is often a
problem as to how these funds can be carried
safely and conveniently. It is a protection
both for the organization and for the travelling representative to con- vert his.expense money into
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES
Issued in de ominations of
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936.
The Crowd In Downing Street
FOREIGN MAILS
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
On Friday, the 25th Decem ber and Saturday the 26th De«. cember the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Omer will be open from 8 am to 11 am. The Sheungwan Branch Post Omde will be open each day tronu 8 am to 9 am and 4 pm. to 8 p.m. and the other Branch Post Omees will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day as on Sundays and one delivery of Registered correspondence at 11 am.
"The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the holidays,
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICE,
XLT Telegrams conveying Christmas and New Year Greetings will be accepted by the Government Radio Office for transmission via Radio during the period from 14th December, 1938 to 6th January, 1937, both datës inclusive, ir
Office.
(a) The abarge for telegrams to places in China will be based on ONE FOURTH of the ordinary rate and to other places on
· ONE THIRD of the ordinary rate.
(b) The minimum charge for all places will be for kan words. Further particulars may be obtained on application to the Radio
Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded "via Siberin” if so supervcribed
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Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cast allowing of 2 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to lat and 2nd Class travellers to London.
Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genoa and Return...£132, £88, £56. Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates
To BOMBAY
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SINGAPORE....
BHANGH'I ...
£44.. £41
£26 £22
921 £19
£18 £13 "211 £12 £9 #6
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THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON-23 days Special Facilities for despatch by train of heavy, baggage with liberal free allowance.
INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on very favourable conditions,
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Canton Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD., Shameen.
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FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE "AJAX". Sails 30 DEC.; for Marseilles, Casablanca,
London, Botterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow "HECTOR" | Smile 13 JAN, for. Marseilles, London,
Rottamism & Głaszow
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NEW YORK SERVICE **GLADOUS"
Sails 21 JAN,, for Boston, New York,
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Shanghai
5 JAN., From U.K..vis Straita
Specially reduced fares are quoted for ourgo steamers with limited passenger accommodation
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For freight, passage rats and
Butterfield & Swire,
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Agenta. 1. Connaught Road, D.
Interest 'and anxiety attracted this section of the London crowd to historic Downing. Street
to swall news of the recent constitutional crisis.
FORMER KING'S
SOCIAL LIFE
Grave Strictures By Archbishop
been
London, Dec. 12. Great indignation has caused here by an attack 'made on ex-king Edward VIII by the Arch- bishop of York, Dr. Temple. It had often happened, wrote Temple
in a church periodical, that me
"Call To
Religion
Primate's Broadcast To The Empire
DEEPER SPIRITUAL
CONSCIOUSNESS
London, Dec. 23. The Archtop of Canterbury
to..Re-
of honour had been obliged to de-will, on Sunday evening: broadcast cide to avoid further meetings with to the nation his ""Call married women before mutual af- Higion."- fection grew too strong. It was very much to be regretted, deciar- ed the Archbishop," that in this point the former king had falled.
The appearance of a prearrang- ed concerted attack was given by simultaneous declarations of the Bishop of Bradford and the Arch- bishop of Canterbury. The bishop went so far as to, protest against any expression of sympathy for the abdicated king, walle he de- clared that the forthcoming 'coro- nation of King George VI was a At opportunity for the revival of the influence of religion on the life of the nation.
It is probable that the British Broadcasting Co. will put the radio at the disposal of the Archbishop to dilute on this theme on the last Sunday of the year- Transocean News Service,
GRAND CARNIVAL DANCE
Successful Function By H.M.S. Cumberland"
He will speak not as head at the Church of England but as the chief representative of Christian Hfe of the Empire.
He will call the nations or the Empire to fe-dedicate themselves to the service of Christianity just as the King at his Cororiation will be consecreted and dedicated to his 'Kingship.
Ice Archbishop has already The Grand Carnival Dance of ELMS.. Cumberland which was satished himself that other de held at the China Flect Club nominations' are prepared to follow Theatre yesterday evening. was as lead in endeavouring to stimu great success. The ball where the late a deeper consciousness of re- function was held was gally beligious fundamentals during the decked with balloons, streamer coming year British Wireles and festoons by the Decoration Committee.
At the conclusion of the dance' the Committee extended their sincere thanks to Mrs. Mor and all those who by their efforts con- tributed to the success of the. dance.
Among the large gathering pre- sent were Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little and Lady Little, -Captán Leach, M.VO, and officers of the Cumberland were also in atten- dance, at
The "Belna", Dance Orchestra rendered popular dance selections during the evening.
AUSTRALIA'S TEAM FOR THIRD TEST
London, Dec. 23: Australia's team for the Third Test match will be selected from Bradman, Badcock, Brown, Där ling Fingleton, McCabe, McCor mick, O'Brien, O'Reilly, Oldfield, Fleetwood Smith and Ward Heuter
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SPECIAL AREAS IN BRITAIN
Commissioner's New Helpers
London. Dec. 23.
Sir George Gillett, Commission- er for Special Areas, nas «ppoint- ed as industrial adviser Lord Portal who is a prominent industrialist and chairman of the Special Re- construction Association. He is one of the Trustees nominated in connection with Lord. Nuffield s £2,000,000 gift for Special Areas.
Three other advisers appointed. by Sir George Clet; to associate themselves with Lord Portal in this work are also closely asko- clated with the conduct of indus- trial and commercial concerns. They include Frank Hodge, who was a member of the 1924 Labour Administration and one time Sec- retary of the Mines Federation.. He now serves on the directorates of several important companies and is vice-chairman of the Na- tional Fuel and Power committee. -British Wirelene,
XMAS GIFTS SENT TO THE FRONTS
Madrid, Dec. 23. The Cabinet met at Valencia yesterday to discuss the situation in connection with the civil war.
Newspapers in Madrid are ap- pealing for Xmas gifts for the troops at the various fronts. Pro- visions and tobacco supplied by in- ternational relief funds have been sent to the fronts for both the government and insurgent troops.
-Beutër Bulletin Service.
11th Kowloon (Wah Yan) Troop
Some of the Boo
of the 11th Kowloon Wah Yan) troop, who took part in the week-end camp, zot, together for this Hill Among them are rroup picture in a ravine in the Kon Fleet 8. M. Läwder, and A. S. M. Lobato de Faria:
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