SANTA'S BAG IS EMPTY IN POLAND
WARSAW'S Christmas this year is a grim one. While the rest of the world are feasting her civil popu- lation are in want of almost every essential hunnan need.
There is no heating. There is little fond. The daily ration works out at about two ounces a head,
There is no tobacco. There are no clarctica None of these hna been on sale for months. Polen are heavy rinokers, and would be content to smoke herbs or weeds, or even shop- ped potato peel, but even the arc
Nearce,
There is no such thing as Wine, But the saddent angle of the situation in that the children's milk upply has been reduced.
There is null with whleit to cook the small rations of peas, beans and lentils issued thrice weekly. Bul Warsaw's people have not yet lost their sense of humour, although their increasing hardships have made great
inrands on their traditional p
The pale Poland is during never be fully realised by the out- side world. On top of all the hard- ships there is, of course, the constant danger to life because of the fre- quent shelling of the city.
Ment la inobtainable.
Some Insitutions are armagting special entertainments for children. but there will be bo Christmas tree... The Loyshops are practically empty. Santa Claus ared not call here. There Is nollting to put in his hort..
ITALY
Fish Feast Round
Yule Log
Christmas
In
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With a soft wind and min, Romes Jooks the having the warmest Christ- mas at any place in Europe. Italy
erlebrations divided into two parts--those for the Christmas Eve grown-ups held and those for the childrer on Twelfth Night.
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Thursday,
CHRISTMAS ROUND
THE WORLD
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
FROM all parts of the globe aro gathared on this page messages from correspondents telling how Christmas is being celebrated the world over.
In war-ridden Europe, in the peace of the snow-clad slopes of Norway and Sweden, on the crowded beaches of sun- drenched Australia-everywhere, in fact, whore conditions and peoples contrast in manner and environment-thoughts will turn to the traditions of Bethlehem,
Even the Nazis have failed to paganise Christmas, most Gormans will celebrate in the old way with its religious significance.
GERMANY
MAJORITY DEFIES NAZI PAGANISM AND CELEBRATES
BERLIN.
Eve in
DESPITE official discourageinent, nine out of ten homes in Germany will celebrate Christmas traditional manner.
Children will wait in the darkness to be led into the room where the Christmas tree stands blazing with corner, candles, presents piled high beneath it and, in a
a manger with farm animals around it and Mary nurs- ing the Christ-child.
Por the first time in many years come hours in Berlin will be with- The misses of Christmun vul tree. trees plied at street corners have all bern sud nel na more are to he oblamed-ot that there is a short- of the are of tms, but because mysterious lack of callway trunks, which has also left many families | watboud coal and Brewood for the
festive season.
All forts of the Nazis to substitute the pagans Solstice feist for Christmas and de-Christianise the festival have failed; ami from early morning on- wards all churches will be overfilled to-morrow and on Christmas Day. AUSTRALIA
100 In The Shade, Beaches Packed
Christmas Eve, like Christmas Day | the most severe for many in England, is chiefly a festival eating, but as It is a fast day in the Catholic Church there are na turkeys or other fowls, nor are there plum puddings.
any
The place of the turkey k taken by flah prepared in an infinite number
of ways and enten with a cake made
Despite the drought in Victoria, years, brilliant is enjoying Melbourne
Resorts are Christmas sunnyskits.
are packed crowded and beaches. with swimmers and holiday-makers. Sheffield Shield cricket is progress- ing on the historic Melbourne ground with Victorian and New South Wales
of cornflour, while the place of pud-Test players holding the stage. ding is taken by
toffee made of
almonds and honey. These delicacies are eaten around a burning Yule fog. ARGENTINA
Shupkeepers report a tremendous buying, boom and despite tempera- tures.nearing the 100 mark the poul- try market has sold out of turkeys,
meetings will be heldt throughout the Stale.
HOLLAND
Raec celebrating Christ- Argentina is mus ardilering; in tempemtires rang- ing from 4 to 104 degrees, but the
wh take place usual festivit.cs though in many cases turkey ant pium-pudding are eaten at 19.30 p.m.
Boxing Day.
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Riverable and seaside resorts are packed by people escaping the torric heat of the eities.
Innumerable dances are scheduleet in Buenos Ayres the pagrietors of
salvous reapinų; air-conditioned harvest.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hougkang Stock Exchange oilcial anamary issued yesterday says:
Markel ruled very quit but steady with business done in Banks at $1,340 and Wharves at $102.
Buyers
1.K. Hauks $1,335
Dulon Ins. $400
Wharves $101
Star Ferries $60 Yaurnk
Ferries $23
China Lights (Old) 38.16 China Lights (New) $5 Electrica $53
Cemento $10
Dairy Farms (Old) $20 Dairy Farms (New) $204 Entertainments $0.00 Constructions (Old) $1
Scilera
H. & S. Hotels $5.15 Lands $34
Telephones (Old) $25 Cements $10 Watsons $3.05
Salca
it.K. Banken $1,340
Wharves $102
Docks $197.00
Tramways $17
Entertainments $0% *-
Manila Gold Shares
Ps.
Atokn
18
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Antamati
10%
Baguio Gold
15/%
Batong Buhay
0130
Big Wedge
22
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Coco Grove
17
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Demonstration
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East Mindanao I.X.L.
115
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Ipa Gold
14 s
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10% s
Mine Operation
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North Camarines
15 b
Parucale Gumawa
18
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San Mauricio
01
Surigao Con.
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Christmas trees will be illuminated in muy homes to-morrow night, and there will be carol-singing, bun-feats and dinners of rolled beef,
Thousands are making it a scoting hellday on the frozen canals.
INDIA
Bombay is celebrating in baliny weather, with bright sunshine, which is drawing holiday-makers to the mortals. Some favoured open-air. with several days' leave, have de- parted for a week's cruise to Ceylon,
Others are going up country to camp in rural spols and indulge in the sport of "shkar," duck and deer įshooting. Many spend the days pic- playing nicking and swlamingor tenula or golf.
HUNGARY
The usual Christines rush is much less noticeable the year in Budapest them in other years. The big changes in politics bear on the public mind.
JAPAN
Order For Economy
Owing to the mallonal emergency, the rising cost of living and the fact that the Japanese Government has stressed the need for economy, nor- mal Christmas celebrations in Teklo will be confined to the foreign com- munity.
Most of the foreigners will cele brute the festival quietly in their own homes. Some of the younger gel, however, are spending the holidny sicking in the nearby mountain re- sarts.
Huge loads of pine trees and bam- boos are coming into the city, but these are only required for the 900- year-old custom of decorating thei porches of Japanese houses for the New Yeur. Money is plentiful in Tokia, but officladom is frowning on extravagant celebrations and gifts,
NORWAY.
Eating, Skating, Ski-ing
Christmas dividen Oslo's population
into two groups. One leaves the city tor on old-fashioned Christmus in the country. The other atnys at home.
Family feasts will be the order of the day, with plenty of ski-ing, and skating.
H.K. Stock Market
Tho
following quotations were sued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
BANKS
HK. Banks, $..
1.K. Banks (Lon, Reg) H.K. Hanks (LK. Rest.) Charlered £
Mercantile, A. & B. E Mercantile, C. £
East Asia $..
December 21, 1939.
A LOOK AT THE COLONY'S SHOPS
CHRISTMAS shoppers, so intent on their job, are a
Christmas entertainment.
A reporter took a stand for an hour in each of four big Hongkong stores, observing shoppers.
Later, the results were
tabulated.
1. Nine out of ten. were women.
One-third were accompanied, chiefly by women; sometimes
3.
4.
by children; rarely by men.
Not one man was accompanied by another,
Only one shopper in 20 carried
a parcel.
Conversation was practically nil.
It is only when you settle down to exact observation that you realise: what a strong silent Englishwompu the flunkong shopper can be.
Price, First And Last
Here are typical specimens shoppers talk:
"Too much?"
"Perfectly sweet “
"No, not
ripes."
"Is it frilish made?"
"Sorry!"
Thanks it."
of
Finland
Will Be
Unhappy
THERE will be not much happiness in war-torn Fin- land this Christmas. But, despite the Red menace, traditional family feast on Christmas Day will still be observed.
Gifts For Troops
Presents will be distributed to the Finnish troops in the trenches. The soldiers will get tobacco and food Woman's buying; technique is en- from specka? funds, tirely different from man's.
In arvordance with the govern Women approach the gods Gratment's wish, the citizens will spend and look for the price ticket; men Christmas in the traditional manner. approach the aestant and make the Shops are selling large quantities Money price after they have made their 'ot sweetmeats and turkeyn, Felerilon,
given by the publie for hampers for the soldiers this year total
con- siderable rum and $100,000 subscrib- ed by American sympathisers will be distributed in divilian sufferers.
At devoted family gatherings there The fine element with men was mere furtion cotrypared with women, will be distribution of presents on One woman; an extreme example, Christmas Day, when a visit to church took 25 minutes to select a $5 seart. His followed by the traditional spartan maniment of cured catfish, Ham and rice The quickest purchase by a was a woman's $50 dressing-case in pudding. 3 minutes.
Minor Lure
At
en walked in the centre of the) 1340 b. aides. Wornen ediget along the
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counters examining as they went. £8% n.
containing " counter 8 n. .29% n. comt, brush and mirri sata, ane
11 m.
roman is every three pleked up our of the mirrors and Fadl n good took at her face.
7 n
INSURANCES
Canton 5.
.210 .
Union $.. China Underwriter $ H.K. Fire S..
Hab.
1.
180 n.
SHIPPING
Douglases $. Steain bouts &
Indo-Chinus P.S.
Indo-Chinas D.S. Shells (Bearers) $/- Waterboata S.
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docha $ Providents $. New Eng. Sh. Sh. Docks Sh. S.
FEMINING
Kallan s/-
Raubs $ex, div, Venz Gold $. HK. Mines S.
LANDS
Hotels $.... Lands $..... Lands 40 Deb, S. S'hal Landa Sh. §. Humphreys $. 11.K. Realties $ Chiese Frintes $ ex. div.
UTILITIES
Trams & Peak Trams (old) S. Peak Trans (new) s.. Star Ferries $.
Y. Ferrica $.
China Lights (old)
China Lights (new) H.K. Electeles $.. Maçao Eldrics Sandakan Lights est div.
(old) $. (new) S
Tractions (Pref.) s/-
INDUSTRIALS
A Note On Notes
·
Among 30 enquiries made, six we for the book department.. 10 for the toys, three for linens, and Iwo for bicycles.
3
71% b.
11 n. The six for the book department | .00 n. were til ude by young people. .80 n.
Most shoppers seemed to know! 8173 what they wanted, and to carry the .8.10 n. knowledge in their heads.
102 2. Only seven people with shopping| 10.50 . ifists were noted-four of them men. .4.00 n.
.19.80 11.
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8.00 n.
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It is stomary to send baskets of Fresh flowers to one's best friends.
SWEDEN
SWEDES are spending their usual jquiet Christmas watching for snow for sci-lug. The Premier, like many people, will eat his Christmas ham in Ja small ville in a garden suburb, mund will distribute Christmas boxes to his children and grand-children from a Christmas tree,
at
The royal family is gathered Castle Drottningholm, outside Stock- helm, and the King will have his usual Christmas eve tennle hour.
In the provinces cleighs with bells and torches are now replaced by less romantle cors.
SONGS THAT HAIL CHRISTMAS
(Continued from Page 6.)
were to greet the blessed morning, Wondering why the sacristan had failed to do so, he lighted the candles! bunself.
unsel road marched the Round-
UP the
hend host, silent, stern, and deter-
Roosevelt Will mined to make havoc of those they
Ilang Stocking
America will spend Chirstens zon-i 4.40 n. vineed he has once more climbed 101. from depresion and is on the road to
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from war.
enlled idol-loving heathens. As they came insight of the church, its lights flashed out over the snow and stirred them to fresh anger.
"Death to those Papists!" exclaimed the leader, rushing up to the door.
The Charm of a Boy's Voice
But there was no enemy to slay who was prosperity if the world will keep!-only a fair-hufred lad
singing a enrol.
When he ended, there was a strange President Roosevell is holding sight; every armed man had band his .06% b. big family party at the White House, head und fallen upon his knees.. 23 b. and Mrs. Roosevelt has announced Then all silently departed. The boy
8.10 b. that bb stocking will certainly be ind not even seen them!
1.5 b.hung up.
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11.00 n.
pors
But soon he grew tired of waiting
Snow was falling in New York last for the other singers and left for 18.night as crowds of fast-minute shop-home, wondering if the Christ Child the streets. Fuge would know that he had tried to thronged 25 5. fghted Christinas trees reared from sing his best; wondering why the 8.75 n. amid traffic in public santly also, why
others had not come; and wondering, 18/3 11. Broadway 139 two
trumped
the snow was
10/9 5. lighted trees erected by the City down and why there were so many
Council and the one at Rockefeller footprints about the church door.
he was, He did not know that Centre is 70ft, high. At some trees money for refugees from Germany himself, mistaken for the Christ Child.
MAY NEVIN. Spain, and China clinks into col- .......16 - sa...) lectors' boxes.
Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. S. 14.99 Cald Mac. (Pref.), Sh. $....13 Canton Tres S....
Cements $.a
H.K. Ropes
STORES. B Dairy Farina (old) $. Dairy Farms (new) Watson $**** Lane, Crawfords $
Sinecres $.......
Wing On (H.K.) Powell. Lid. S
COTTON MILLS
1
6 n.
Travelling stages bear through the streets Federal Theatre groups play 20% b. fg the Nativity and singing carols; - 20.23 b. 1.85 n. .7% n.
BELGIUM
Masses, which are sung in churches.
Ex-Servicemen have given the young Prince Albert n beautiful nilk 1.80 n. Christmas celebrations throughout decorated ensket containing Snow ..41 n.Belgium are less a funily affair than White and the Seven Dwarfs as a
.1.in Britain. Parcul and friend Christmas prezent,
Ypres children will find special assemble in noted restaurants and est 2014 n. special food and sitting at the table cakes la their beds when they awake Shal Colton Sh. $ ex. dly..162 n. from 9 pm. tili 4 or 5 am, interrupt-on Christmas Day. The cake is colled meaning Zoong Sing, Sh. $.42 n. ing the meal to attend mid-night Flemish Wing On Textiles, Sh. $....403 n.
Evo Sh. $......
MISC.
4.1.76 b.
...1 n.
...
1.K. Entertainments $ .0.75 sa. Constructions (old $.. Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling S.. Ch. Govt. 5 1925
G. BondEs JL.K. Govt. 4% Loan ILK. Govt 31% Loun Marsmans (Lon.) al- Marsmans (1K) 5/-.
47% n. 100 n .07% n. .14/G. D. 4/- 1.
Houses are gay with lighted trees, and the families will dance round them singing old-tirne songs.
CANADA
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of tinsel aville 100,000,000 Russians will allow 50,000,000 roubles worth the day of rejoicing for the rest of the and silver baubles for stores in cities and remote hamleta. From forest world to pass without notice. Christmas at Ottawu will be quiet. In the Ited caplint, once famed for regions hundreds of car-loads of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General, forly times forly" churches, no bells yolkas are moving into the central
Asta republic, and the Premier will attend church will ring.
Although Ric pre-revolutionary In Industrial centres 25,000,000 in the morning.
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