POST OFFICE.
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
On Friday, November 11, and Saturday, November 12,
| CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR CANADA
AND U. 8. A.
Christmas the
Printed Paper Mai General Post Office and Kowloon (Christmas Cards etc... In open Central Post Office will be open from envelopes) and Parcela for Canada 8.00 a. to Noon, The Sheungwan and Letters and Parcel Mails for U. Branch Post Office will be open from 0.00
aan, to 10.00 am, and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as on Sun- day. One delivery of ordinary cor-
rospondence at 11.30 am. and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11,00 aлn, on each day.
THE HONGKONG
Serious Japanese Complaint
S. A. will be closed in the General B. & S. STEAMER FIRES Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office per as. "Empress of Asia" as follows:--
Parcels
3.00 p.m. Nov. 24. Registered Mall 5.00 pm. Nov, 24, Ordinary Mall 7.00 p.m. Nov. 24. These malls are due to arrive at
AIR MAIL BERVICES
ON TROOPS
SHANGHAI, Nov. 8.
A STRONG PROTEST Vancouver B.C. and Seattle (USA) was filed by Mr. Shinrokuro on December 12, 1930.
Hidaka, Japanese Consul- General here, The Branch Post Offices at Stanley,
with the Air Mall for certain plates pre-British authoritics on Mon- Tal Fo and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspon-viously served by the Chungking and denco each day at 11.00 am. Hankow Air-lines, will be despatch day over the alleged firing The Money Order Omice will be ed via Hanot and thence by air as on the rear of the Japanese
services permit,
forces engaged in mopping up Chinese guerillas in the vicinity of Changkakang, 9 miles east of Kiangyin on the south bank of the Yangtse from the Butterfield and Swire steamer Whangpoo on October 24, a Japanese military spokesman revealed to-day.
entirely closed,
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VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europ BRITAIN VIA SUEZ.
(except Great Britain and Elre) and Printed Paper Mail (Christmas Carda etc., in open envelopes) closes South America are forwarded "vi
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ns follows:--
Registered Mall 9,45 am, Nov, 26. Ordinary Mall 10,30 am Nov, 20. This
mall will be forwarded by the 4.8. "Rawalpindi" and is due to arrive at Loaton on December 24, 1938.
Parcel Mall for Great Britain closes Noon on Friday, November 11, per 5.4. "Ranpura" and Is due to arrive at London on December 10, 1928.
POSTAL SERVICES
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES
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istered and parcel malls are closed ut 5 pm, on the previous day.
MAIL LETTERS Ordinary letter mail only for West Kwangtung, Kwangsl, Secchwan, Postal Service to Canton is tem- Kwelchow and Hunan will be aes porarily suspended,
'cepted at senders' risk.
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TELEGRAPH.
Between end & shots were fired. marked Japanese positions.. Burst of from the Whangpoo towards 'clearly
rifle and machine-gun fire consisting of 40 to rounds followed at 7.35 and 7.40 o'clock in the sume morning When the Whungpoo was moving downstream.
Firing from the vessel was positive- ly witnessed by Japanese troops, Including the commander of the detachment, the Army spokesman further asserted.
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TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT, TRAVELLERS' CHEQUER AND PAB- SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for 1250 on board F. & O, and D. I. Bteamers and at Ports of Cali) are trued at current rato of exchange and free of commisi.cpl. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELARS CHEQUES sold and cashed.
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Judging from the sound, the machine-gun was believed to be a Bren gun of Czecho-Slovak manufac- Auw Pit Seng's Trading Co., Ltd., ture which is widely used by Chineze troops,
The Japanese troops did not fire a single shot upon the vessel.
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to the above The spokesman pointed out that effect on Monday from the Japanese the assumption that the shots had Consul-General, but that as a result been aimed at guerillas, was "unten- of a preliminary examination of the able"
because the bandits were facts, they found that the Whangpoo beyond sight of the ship.
wan over 1 miles from the scene of Japanese military
and naval the alleged fring at the time stated authorities have taken a "most serious in the. Japanese report. view of this attack, which was pro-
Jewellery and money to the value The British authorities will be re-jof $3,850 was stolen in a daring rob- tested against "most emphatically",plying to the Japanese note in due bery at 26, Kadoorle Avenue at about and Fixed Deposits of Rates that may be
the spokesman said,
The Japanese authorities reserved the right for making further repre- sentations, the spokesman revealed. Domel.
bat
Shantung
November 12,
Tinegara
Hakuyo Maru
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Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan-American
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E. P. O.
Nov. 3, 5 p.m
Ord.,
..Nov. 9, 5.30 pa
G. P. O.
Reg.. Ord.
course.
3 o'clock this morning.
The premises are occupled by Mr. Butterfield and
An official at the local offices of Jouser.
Swire said
Entry that
was effected through an enquiries made by the company also open window. failed to disclose any founda- Police reported another burglary tion whatever for the accusation, this morning, with the theft from Shanghai, Nov. 8. He added that at no time during the premises occupied by Chung Ng-tang. The British authorities in Shang-Whangpoo's voyage was a single shot 42 Bonham Strand East, of Hongkong
they fired from her-Reuter,
bank-notes to the value of $1, $10.
REPORT IS DENIED
informed
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Thursday
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Air Mail for "Imperial Aleways Imperiat Airways Plane
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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
ACROSS
1 A little fellow or some music to
worry (0),
3 Apparently worth nothing, but
worthless (13).
11 A little letter (4).
12 This is the sign to know in the
(5).
North
13
10
17
above all, to thine own self be "was part of Polonlus' advice (4),
What is owed to the dog? Surely unusual (7).
Always under often in a train (7),
18 Precious stone (7).
20 Foreign spirit (7).
21 Anglers love to hear the music
of this danco (4).
23 Paradoxically this may be some
tart (5),
23 Put us in this for one end of a
great line (4).
24 Not the first offer but the last
odda (two words-d, 1).
27 Crafty about dinner time but
In heavy fashion (9),
DOWN
2 Tho success by Ufo is assured of
This man (4).
9 Appealing or annoying to ano
of the senses (7).
Old master who sounde Uke a
long wentence (7),
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and 1 with this are wicked
that bring up the palr
young cuckoo perhaps (18). .... 7 Plano exorches not in data ape parently (not“ fair, behaviour) (two words-84).
..
Does this describe the lock of light that stopped play at Lord's? (0).
10 Unnecessary advice to a substi-
tute about now (9).
14 Where all educated people slop
nwhile in America (5).
15 Forgetfulness
personified an early French lesson) (5).
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|19 Cambridge College or Lenka
street (7).
20 Dexterous movement but ot necessarily of the right hand (7).
24 A foreign cheese (4
23 River that (trides contacti
(4).
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