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800-Points Dropped THAT OTHER WHOOPING
On A One Spade Bid
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
THE
THE other day Lang and I were and he
hunching together,
ked me if I had run across any interesting hands lately, Out came the pencil, and forgettlor all about the special pad, here is the hand we put on the table- cloth.
West felt quite justified in Innking o rtmple overcall of one pade over South's one diamondi bid, especially in view of the fact that South had parsed originally.
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BY GAR
BOY?
UNUSUAL ANGLES
CHURCH MUSIC COMES
TO TIN PAN ALLEY
J
By CLAIRE COX
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
A
• CRITIC, writing of a recent performance of
a ballet, noticed that one of the dancers "was silently
grimaces.
TEW York, Dec 22-Two Tin with songs set to the Pealms and mouthing the words which Nolley Dong writers have lyrics of their own, appealing was at the
same time brother turned their attention from syn- for world peace and copation to the Scriptures so hood. They started writing re-expressing in mime."
Laudable attempts to EC- they can help to fil an unpre- Hgious music moro than a year
to
for oneself
the cedented demand for new re- ago, when word reached their count
cara that Bible sales were hitting ludicrous attitudes one is forced ligious music.
adopt lead to grotesque an all-time high and church af- to
Personally, I like Iden tendanco was increasing.
Bone, con of a Presbyterian the
· of 'n' ballet-dancer minister, consulted his father, talking to himself while leap- who told him he would be doing ing, twiddling and grating, co as there is no talking Real service for mankind if he long turned his efforts to church aloud. I have not forgotten the
chaos which won caused when i Nockovn shouted, "With my one-two-three, one-two-three vne-two-three-damn!"
Howard Fenton, 28, and Gene Bone, 32, are trying to fill the needs of atomic nge worshippers
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE muste instead of love ballads.
"I
Just Who Is Jack Frost?
-Punch Tells the Shadows About Him-
By MAX TRELL
T WONDER," Knort was kay- IDE 10 Hand, whether there really is such a person a Jack Frost. 1 nenn, la there anyone who goes around making everybody cold?”
Iinnld was just about to reply that she was cure Jack Frust wa Just somebody imaginary like dragons and unicorns and hores with wings, when Mr Punch sald qual voler: "What's this about Jack Frost? Dil I hear
this utebody say he didn't there was such a person?" Knarf "Is there?" asked
Panch. "Well," sald Mr passed originally, and he had there n't, then I've been wrong londe a bid of one dhmond over
But for many years. Mind you, I'm Parturi's club bld. North said, "Sorry, partner, I do not saying that I ever saw Jack ut that doesn't mean not think we have a game, but
that there isn't any such person I can beat is one spede lid"
There are lots of things that we North opened the king of din knw about
but thank we can't monds, enshred the
and
!•d
Urs won with the are. South then made the correct shift to o
10 #rinde Find?”
queen
Jack Frost at work.
the third diamond whieh Souther as The Wind, for instance, late at night he
the spen rver
Anyone
and West made the mistake of that no on playing the nipe.
North Wat with the ten and cashed the
nee and king of
trumpa.
Wind.
I'
around.
We're see
Open
Not Easy Living
A misunderstanding CEEING the fuss made of the Filthistan Trio, a father of four asked Ashura for his nutograph for the eldest son. Said Ashura, "We are of having
It isn't easy for composers lu make a living on religious music, but Bone and Fenton decided to live on their royalties from # couple of hits for a while and see what they could do about improving church music.
"There ATE plenty of hymns, no hautocar, we coom up by and good ones, too," Fenton said, railway train." "No, no," said "bul there hasty't been any good | the father, "I mean your name.” choir or solo stuff written for n "Ashura iny name," was the long, long time. We used mostly reply. "I know," said Bible passages for our lyrics be-father, "but I want you to write
the
FOR THE
Another UK Export Record
London, Dec. 22-Britain exported more cars and commercial vehletes in No- vember man in any other month in the history of the industry.
The total was more than the country produced in month before the war, the Society of Motor Manufoo- turers and Traders an nounced here today.
The
that Society Kaid
and and Bast
Almost: 28,000,
carz
9,009
trucks
over
buses
jeft Brliain
OVER
month, as well an
£500,000 worth a day of agricultural tractors, in. dustrial trucks, trailers and parts and accessories.—— Reuter.
Drop In ECA
Allocations
During 1949
cause we feel the lyrics are the it down on this bit of paper Reflects Basic
most important part of a song, for me." and who can improve on Bible?"
of
anignita,
Principle of Plan
22.
"Write
down
"Your the what?" asked Ashura.
rignature,"
the sald
father And so, in their apartment in "Have got no snignita," said
Washington, Dec. Tin Ashura. the heart
"What is of Manhattan's
"Look," Pan Alley, the boys set to work, pense!**
waid the For the second successive They have written music to the father. " mean this." And he year Marshall Plan gains Br, and 119th Praires, and their weste his name on a sip of required almost as muc.. In nwn pence hymn, "Prayer of af paper. Walling World," which they call," said Ashura delightedly food and agricultural goods "Mony thanks." And he went as they did in industrial a modern spiritual.
off with the father's autograph. goods, it was announced to
day. Unimportant jest
Not Junk, Anyway
They played and sung thetr songs while the composer next door was rapping out bongle! woogie on his tinny plane and ande musical
the
neighbour upstnire
"You hare
my fan-
BUSINESSMAN
Japanese Trade Arrangements "Unfair To P.I."
Manila, Dec. 22.—An official of the Philippine Mission in Tokyo charged today that present arrangements governing Philippine-Japanese trade. worked to the benefit of the Japanese, but were unfair to the Philippines.
Mr Romulo Leuterio, technical assistant to the Minister to Tokyo, Dr Bernabe Africa, also charged that the Philippine Mission was not being given an opportunity to render the services it could! give the Republic in trade.
"The mission is not con-
sulted on trade matters and NY COTTON
even one Philippino Govern- ment corporation igitored it in ordering cement from
Japan," Mr Leuterio said.
Áccording to
Mr Leuterio,
FUTURES
New York. Deo. 22.-R¢*•· pending to good export demand, celton futures rally late today, although the volume throughout the session
staged a mild
when the Republic buys any thing from Japan she pays in dollars but when Phillippine Hers sell to the Japanese they are not pak in dollars but in was small. merchandise, mostly In the form
The approach of the Christmas of manufactured goods. He holidays and the year-end l claimed these goods were most-ventory taking were respon- ly "non-essentials."
sible for the Mr Leuterio, who arrived in interest. Manila on Tuesday on holiday,
slackening of in
Buying for mill accounts was id that the Republie was evident. It was said that sell- Josing many dollars as a resulting by commission houses waa
to blame for a loss of interest. atone $100,000 The market opened onto to six toys were points higher and turned. nor-
ef barter deals, In September worth of Japanese
purchased by a Manila Chinese rowly irregular as the session frm managed by a Filipino. In progressed and finally finished November Japanese sent to the five to 11 points higher. Philippines $3,200,000 worth of ghters, cameras, fans, textiles merchandise, including and sewing machines.
In the export pleture, on top toys, of the recent ECA authorisations:
for Italy; of $30,000,000, it was announced that the Koren Purchasing Mission was rendy'
T
LOSING DOLLARS "Why? I'll tell you why. No11 too many people like Jock Frost,
Hardly any capital equipment to receive offers from domestic THE discovery of o Roman The Economic Co-opération bad been purchased
by the cotton shippers of raw cotton pottery kiln, with a midden Administration said that at the Philippines He goes around plaching hopes
from
in bb sent to Koren under the He makes toes and fingers tingle.
Japan, and ori Lincoln race (close of business on December 20
ECA programING. n result of this lack of creeps in
close-by,
sens led to the surmise it had approved $3,807,340,000 reciprocity" in trade payments, market today, was the firmness. Also helpful to the cotton, windows through
That there are other Roman re-for European Recovery
dollars pur the Repulsie was losing mains on the course. "Achases so far this year, Of this and Japan keeping them.
of prices for cotton cloth in Both Kaart and Hatild agrovt makes everything as culd ns ich } chanted a corny ballad off key.
"That's a lot of junk," wald little more than klin and less amount $1,010,072,000 was al- Regarding his charge that the Worth Street. had ever seen the He keeps grans and slowers from growing. He hangs icicles from
Some commented, ant located for industrial items and Philippine Mission had been
shippers negotiating i- Bone, who 12 short months agv tham kh and around window-sills
kes of roofs."
was part of the tiny Tie Pan ometat of the Jockey Club. Liko The Wind
for food and agricultural goods ignored in matter of trade, Mr with India on raw collon pur idges
$1,707,233,000. Knarf Alley chorus. "At least what we "Oh, they're pretty!"
Leuterio said the Cebu Portland chases, said that India has not. "But there's a Wind just the
are doing is not junk, We are North now had a very good
trying to help fill the barrier be. | CHEÇİ, YOUR. KNOWLEDGE |
Ocean freight charges pule Cement. Company, a Philippine yet released foreign exchange reading of the South hand. He same. Now Jack Frost is like the exclaimed. "Everybody likes to
firm, recently cover its raw cotton needs, for Government by the ECA
accounted Wind.
although this is expected in (hbị Enid
tween classical stuff like Ifandel Mr Punch.
...Answers
placed an order for 20,000: metric knew that South originally held
$278,062,000, while an addi-
near future. Frost does another and Bach and what soloiste ran
Bear 1. The Greater
nad three four-card suits. Diamondsubsolutely positive he's around.
at $17.04 per Jack "And
tional $10,082,000 was set aside tons of cement snow handle. We are trying to write wwful
A famous thing. He sentters had gone three rounds. South But he takes great care that m
for technical services, such ametric ton. church Charles's Wain." 2. one should ever see him."
over music that the average around-all
established, the bringing foreign
He said the order was placed production can sing, and most of company that "Why does he do that?" and around-all four-card diamond mult Why wanted to know.
felds and ololat the
and streets
are housewives, not opera first fur-trading post in Canada. teams here to learn American directly with a Tokyo company, would he have bid diamonds if
3 The Atlantic Ocean. 4. The prodh ion methods.
although the Philippine, Mission especially over the hills." sul17
cried sopranos, That's wonderful?" he had held a five-card
could have obtained cement Nations
December Educational "Of course, we'll have to go United
There That's how every boty back to moun and June
was a drop North knew now that he could
Hanid,
in ECA $10 per matrie ton, thus saving March (1031) stuff Selentine and Cultural Organi
1940 only hope to make
one club
London in dollars allocated in
as the
the Philippine Government $1.04 May go sleigh-riding!"
pretty suoN, Song writers have salon, created in
SPOT 5. Constan- compared with 1048--this drop {per. metric ton. trick, so he cashed the ace of
10 cal, you know."-Unlied November, 1945, clubs, then led back a trump.
Worst Thing
tinople, 0. In the Arctic region, reflects the basic principle of Mr Leuterio said the mission the Marshall Plan-that Euro- could be of service, but it "Just was nothing West could There
fron
pean countries should requlte a is not kiven authority to set o losing two do to keep
decreasing amount of ECA de- it would. It is a nonenilly na heart tricks, as he could not get to dummy to take the heart
lars as their economic recovery | far as trading with Japan is
{ concerned."United Press.
had bid a diamond with only o
dnessc.
Thus West lost 200 points on a one bid.
Check Your
Knowledge
Gre two other names for
the constellation Ursa Major
What
Wae the
Buy Company?
3
Hudson
Which ocean is the great trade route of the world'
+4 What
dues
Lund for? When
kurated?
5. What
קוויאר
Mr Punch looked surprised, "Can't you guess?"
Hand shook her head.
my dear," replied "Because. Mr Punch, "if anyone ever saw Jack Frost-and if anyone ever caught him, that would be the end of Jack Frost.
ונונים
Mr Punch frowned and sald Press.
Oh no, he's h'mm again, "But the very worst not so foolish as to let himself thing he does is this. He finds n
little pond somewhere.
be seen"
Knarf asked why it would be the end of Jack Frost if he were ever caught.
It's n
a
lovely little pond, as pretty as YOUR BIRTHDAY.
pleture. The sunbeams dance on dragon-les The the water. dart over . The water-lien bloom on IL The fish swim In R.
CHESS PROBLEM And then what happens? Jack
By G, NUME Black, 7 pleces,
UNESCO
O
pranta-
WAS the
former
25
name of Instanbul?
Europe 0. Where do Asia, and North America come closest together?
(Answers in Coburn 5)
CROSSWORD
Actuss
2. Berkshire town that dose pos
apparently. 171
approve of cult of good bread-
U. May be the
ind, but it's not white
through. (3)
R
10. What may be in fime to come.
nobody knows. (a)
12. Take away by violence (8)
14. Lop, that are hard hit.
15. If you indulge in this you can't
be on the lavci, (4),
10. Blander, maybe 1 (4)
10. A friend that tuma to drink. (3)
20. Punorea) tune. (E
to call 1
22- You would be. 131. Trim. 141
Jotty, 401
25. In case thay are tops, '(4)
28. Letters to America that become
custom. (8)..
27. Cape what is not wom. [3]
28. A caza ume to chew. (di"
1. Sort of man to givO A
nothing. (4) --
.:
Worab
3. Pant round it for the exhibition. (3) 4. Pancake time? (7)
6. Their initials have recently been
changed. (3)
6. Decofu- tira 7 - (6)
7. You get this by going back (7)
9. Strangely, enough" they could be
Jog hita (7)
11. Nothing could be less smooth
18. Inano, (5)
14. Abrera prophet, no doubt.
be could be human. 181
10. Lays. (6).
Eric's favourite pudding. (4)
but
21. It is at the head of a shire up
north. 14)
solution of yyatorday's puisaja, —— Aaroar 1 Odiseum; B Diylilis: In Odel E itol 49, Lode; 91. ALIÐ 22. Turmaklas: 2. Matoj: 25. Dove: 46. Bizin. 97. End;
Enter;
• Kyesinde; 2, Kayüleri q. Bislanst
Tía: 143, Pollon; 1o. Count: 18. Etandi 30. DIY: 3. Bey
By STELLA progresses.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
and efforts em- Frost touches this pond with the pop on this arst day of the your energies
Incoming sign, Capricorn, ciently. tip of his tile finger and-
Dependable as a friend and one whole whooshi-tho
by Saturn, the top Is you are ruled
of. Tic. and in your to be highly trusted, in positions covered with lee! Ice, my dears; Co hard, cold leel The dragon-les make-up have many of the cle- of confidence, you could don't dart over this pond any inents of the
0711
ambassador and high in business or commercial)
The ECA's year end review showed that Britain, France. tri-zonal Germany and Italy, in that order, received the major allocations during 1948,—Unlted Press,
more. The suncanes don't dauce counsellormativlar to mankind, work if you wished. However, NY FOREIGN
Ол
X
White, 8 pieces. White to play and mate in two. Solution to yesterday's
problem:
1, K-K(5, any; 2, Q, N, Kt, or
teh, or is cla) mates.
some
you are mere keenly interested
The water-lies You also. will inherit the wabT,
in nesthettes and the arts. It is disappear at once. And you can characteristics of the outgoing likely you may wish to devote see a single poe of the fish. The
your fe work to one of theso only thing this pond is good for sign, Sagittarius, making for n
and forceful Der Bricks. You have a keen sense very strong when Jack Frost gels through
sonality.
of humour and are a delightful freezing it,
Thus day brings you a talent host or hostess Nut une to fail und Hanid **Ice skating!"
for management and organisa- in love at first sight, once you a head over Knarf shouted joyously.
tumble, it Mr Punch shook his head on rather beyond the average. do
versatile heels." are extremely You sadly. "And that's why no one
To had what the stars have likes Jack Frost, and why it's, and can turn your hand to any
Your con- in store for tomorrow, number of things. dangerous for him to let himselfcentration is good and you seem your birthday star and seed the
paragraph, to be able to divide your tine, corresponding and Hand But when Knarf
as well as your mind, into neat your birthday looked at Mr Punch they suw
compartmentss. parcelling out daily guide. he
really
smiling. Was that
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 They know that he didn't mean a single thing that he said about people not liking Jack Frost, I
be seen."
there was a Jack Frost.
Rupert and a Mare's Nest-34
With growing excitemen: Repert listens to the unfolding of his plana "The carrier bird who brought you brought also good account of the birds of Nutwood."" says the king, They are doing their work so wel! that have decided that they shall receive royal scroll to show my
Here sealed and pleasure. tinished, but the carrier bird shall not carry it back. No, you, little bear, shall take it for me, and my own charger shall dy you and shaft tell you there of my piens."* "How perfectly topping cries
Can we start now? Rupert ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BRONCHO BILL
BILL' CANNOT LIVE
LONG
LEO
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EXCHANGE
Cannda (dollar) England-Metal
wnofilciat
30-day futures 00-day futures
export
Norway (krone)
Portugal tescudo) Spain (pesota) Sweden (crone)
Be Switzerland-free
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. CANCER (June 23-July 23) 20)-if "going home" for Christ- News will bring changes into mas, then this is a propitious, your life. They are likely to be day for begining your journey. highly benellefal, however,
(Jan. 21-Feb. ready. AQUARIUS
24-Aug. 23) Egypt (pound) 10)-Reunions and unexpected
await you. Good A romance may blossom during Iran (rial) pleasures
long expected, also may Christmas wock for you news,
a journey. fine day for come to you now.
ilner ore favoured.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-8cpt, 22) Original Ideas have real merit Develop them to their
free results. utmost for excellent
Columbin (po) Your plans are developing.
Cuba (peso) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)-Mexico (peso) Unexpected and rather wonder-Peru-free
Uruguay (peso)
MISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)
Closing rates
Dec. 12. US$0,00-1
2.00-3/10
2.37 big- 2.40 asked
HONGKONG
SHARES
Prices closed as follow:
Match(2950) --- 15
conta per ib.
May July
October
30.04.
30.30
20.74
28.30 bid
23.10 bid
20.00 nominal
-Vatted Press,
NEW ORLEANS MARKET
March (1050)-In
Closing prices
cents
30:50:57.
20.08-671
20.21
28.13
March (1031)
21.00
MAY
SPOT
30:30
*United Presn.
per lb. MAY July
October
December
The turnover on the Stock OUTWARD MAILS
this
morning Transactions
Was and
Exchange $17,155:00. noon prices: BIRANES BUYERS SELLERS BALES
BANKS
East Asia.. INSURANCES
100
Union****
Underwriters
DOCKS, ETC.
Provident
12.00
Wheelock
3115
LAND, ETC.
JK fotel
11.00
S'hat Land. 2.30 2,60
UTILITIES
Tram
15.40
C. Light (0) 11.50 12.20 160 e 13
督 723 8.80
INDUSTRIALS
Macan
Electrle
Ilape STORIES, ETC.
7.10
CHICAGO
2.80
select
2.00
Australla pound)
2.24-15
New Zealand (pound)
2.70-46
star be
Let your
South Afrlen pound)
2.00-12
Belgium (frane) .....
0300-15
Denmark (krone)
1450
France-official
0020-14
C. Light (N) -8.00
Holland guilder) Italy-ocial
2013
Electric ***
30 30 100 301
0010
0010
2312
1510
0330
• 2015
.0910
1077
Watson
40 4735
2332
COTTONS
Ewo
MIDDLE EAST
2.37
03124
A Iraq (dinar)
Turkey (ra) All
2.00-
.0371
Brazil (cruzeiro) Bolivia (boliviano) Chile-oficial
LATIN AMENICA Argentine-official
1120
0300
0039
0324
0230
1.00
1159
Closing prices
Dec. 22. WHEAT-prica per bumel.
SPOT
2.15
.0024
Murch (1050)
3400
MAY
2.15-2.17-31 2.12-16-2.12
3010
103-4-1/03
1.03
per- SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22)
PAR EAST
COILY APOT
India (rupee) ..........
May
March (1950)
July
1.31- 1.31-
1.30-17
128-1-15
September
ILYE
1,24
May. (1930)
1.43-12
July
DɅTS
May (1050) July.
A social day and one which may bring unexpected but de ilghtful
Christ now. surprises. A mus Eve to rememberi
ARIES (Alar. 22-Apr. 20)~-~- Romance is definitely in store
for you.
A with long-hoped- ful events can result from your Venezuela (bolivar)
Christmas for may be fulfilled at this time. efforts now. A fine,
2104
1950
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) Evel -A surprise in romance,
un--Definite surprises are in store Hongkong United Pra haps connected with an
zuil for
Visit friends you today. Journey, Take expected
and relatives, Enjoy yourself. advantage of it.
(Nov. SAGITTARIUS GEMINI (May 22-June 22)-
personal alms Perhaps a Dec. 22)-Your New opportunities.
may bo fresh sphere of activity is open- and desires
Work toward some de- you with exciting now. ed up to
finite goal and achieve it. possibilities.
Slash's Dilemma
TS SHORT CUT
LOOKB_HOPEFU
IF X
CAN ONLY ROPE HIM AS HE IS
WASHED
23-
fulfilled Peking Radio On
China Trade
By Harry F. O'Neill
MEANWHILE, BLA
MORL
18 FINDING THE RANGER BOYS'
·ATTACK TOO HOT
HOBS,
FAN IT' SULF) BY THUNDER THEM KIDS
HAVE GOT ME HEMMED
GRAINS
July
September
1.41-2
72- bid
-00-12-12 New York Flour-per 200 lb Back. 12.00 dollars,
WINNIPEG MARKET
OATS
San Francisco, Dec. 23-The inter-flow of goods between Decembar North and South Chiha hadMay (1950). revived following the Com-July,
YE munist occupation of Fuklen, December Kwanglung and Kwangs! Pro- Alay (1050) vinces, Peking Radio reported July tonight.
BARLEY' December
(1050) MAY The Radio sald that goods July could now be sent directly from
junction Chengchow,
of the Peking-Hankow and Lunghat rallways, to Peking, Tlenisini, ShanbalikwaT), Paotow; and Tsingtao.
that four
70-4
77-24
70-12
1.40-1
1.54-12
1.50-1
1.28-4
127-
-United Press.
On Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, December 27, the Ciene ral Post Omer and Kowloon Central Patt Office will be onen The other from 5'a.m. to Noon,
will open Branch Post Onees from 8 am to 10 R.m. There wil be one delivery of register. ed and ordin one collection
corresponden It 10 a..
only from pillar boxes on each Omee, The honey Ordar day.
and Wireless Itestanto Post Licensing Oice will be closed Entirely,
A
surface
Kingdom
Canton will be Iots!
FILE Lo, United
closed a foly
per RMS
GP.Oleg, December 21, 8.39
k.m.; Ord., p.30 am.
Kowloon C.P.0.--Ord., Decem- ber 23, 0.211.
This mall is expected to arrive at Londen on or about January 23.
Unregistered Letters only for Canton, Swatow, Amay, Foo chow. Shanghai, Tientala and North China can be accepted at Benders risk, and will be for. warded as opportunity offers.
Unless otherwise stated. Re Kistered Articles And Parcel -Carlor Poste close One Hour then the ordinary mall. If malls close before 10 am.. Registered. and Parcel Fasts close at 5-p.m. on the previous day. Mails are closed at Kowloon Central Fost Ofice half an hour' earlier than. the G.P.O. closing times.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 Closing Times by Alf Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canada, 5 p.m.
Ale Parcel Posts for Manils, Hond lulu and USA, (Kowloon - CPO) pan. (GPO),5 pm,
Packet
Ordinary Air Mall (Printed Mate ters, Samples and Small Poste) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu»'
CPO) 4 pзns. and USA, (Kowloon
(GPO) p.m.
Singapore, ilalavia. Bydney and Auckland, Ó' DID.
Itanol, Selzon and Faris, 4 pm. Talpeh, 5' pan..
Closing Times By Sea
Japan, 3.p.m.
Manila, 1°,p.r...
Parcels only for Marseliled, 5 pmi “Bangkok, á A D
BATURDAY, DECEMDER 24
Closing Times By Air
Manua, 11 _am
USA and Canada, 1. p.m. Bangkok, pin.
Closing Times By Sea
Sandakan, 0°àm...”!
Saigon, p
Formosa Via Keelung, Noori:
Japan, Honolulu, USA, Canada, Central and South America via Sen Francisco, 'p.m..
Hollow. Pakhol via Hothow, Strails and Rangoon, 5 pm.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
On Monday, December (†
Office and.. Kowloon * Centrul Post Office will be open from 8 am, to: Noon. The other Branch Port the omes will open from 8 am, to 10. a.m. There will be one delivery of 150 Traistered and ordinary correspon 0.569:dence Bud9 Minds and one collections: 24.50 only from pliter boxes on each day, 25.30 The Monkyo, Order: · Dies, * Postm) 10, Restante, and Wireless Licensing DESK.70: |OMENiswill. De vlosed unitraly;
Exchange Rates Tuesday, December 27, the Cetar
Bustory was done in the legal It further stated
uno total -exchange market big private textile mills in morning at the following rates Harlow and Wuchang wero Sterling pound note (per daily producing 280 bates of Us. dollars (per $1) cotton yarn a 76-percent in- NEL guilders (per 100) crease over the production rate slam tical (per 100)
Bingapore (Skrmits) of five months ago Reuter. FIC pisatyas (per 100)