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IMPROVEMENT PROSPECTS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, December 26,

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CHRISTMAS AT HOME.

HOW BRITAIN SPENT

(Router's Servias to the Chi

LONDON, Do Holiday weather varied througho was chiefly wet and dismal in London va

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The Interpational Cotton Bulletin says that the trade cotton goods in Britain is mostly unremunera tive and that the prospect of an appreciable improve-was plenty of snow in the Midlands, and North ment is not apparent. It urges that the utmost efforts Mort holiday goers than ever departed to different be taken to increase supplies everywhere, as, If de parts of Britain, a goodly proportion of whom want mand Increases, the scarcity will be the cause of to seaside hotels and boarding houses where ready inability to take full advantage thereof. The paper made meals and festivities were obtainable. Sim- points out that whereas most of the English mills ran ilarly there was a large influx to the metropolis of 24 hours weekly, the Japanese ran 19 daily.

county families who wore making Xmas a time for

INDIAN QUESTION.

SAPRU SUGGESTS SCHEMES.

POONA, December 26. Sir R. Sapru in a presidential address to the All India National Liberal Congress urged the need of strong government action in respect of the Indians in South Africa. He suggested the raising of a tariff against South African coal, and a reduction of freights on Indian coal, thereby encouraging the local coal industry. He emphasised that the Liberals would not tolerate revolutionaries, but recognised the desirability of extending constitutional reforms.

REPARATIONS.

visiting Town. The Westend hotels were full and vied with one another to provide attractions and novel forms of pleasure.

SHIPPING LAWS.

WASHINGTON, December 26. President Coolidge has asked Mr Jones, chairman of the Senate CommerceCommittee, to submit recòm- mendations for the extension of coastwise shipping laws from the United States to the Philiopipes which under the existing Merchant Marine Eaw is done by Presidential Proclamation whenever American shipping facilities are deemed adequate; thereafter only American ships are permitted to engage in trade between the United States and the Philippines. It is understood that both the Commerce Committee and the Shipping Board regard American shipping facilities sufficient. The late President Harding- refused to issue a proclamation on the ground that it PARIS, December 26.

might conflict with the number of existing Treaties, The Reparation Commission has decided to whereto the United States was a party. President send out invitations to members of the expert com- Coolidge also invited Mr. Jones to prepare a mem mittees. Sir R. Kindersley replaces Mr. H. Norman.orandum with a view to a new policy of administra- "The third American will be the Los Angeles banker, tion of the Government-owned merchant fleet-

Mr. Henry Robinson. The first committee meets on January 14, the second on January 21, in order to enable Mr. Robinson to reach Paris from Califomia:

COMMITTEES TO MEET.

AMERICAN NEWS.

FRANC FALLS.

NEW YORK, December 26. The French franc declined on the Foreign Exchange Market to 49. It is asserted that the fall below five cents which is most exceptional, has influenced the Increased demand for dollars in Paris.

FOOTBALL.

ENGLAND v. SCOTLAND.

ANNUAL SOCCER MATCH.

Victory by the odd goal in five was the result of yesterday's annual aharity soccer match between teams representing England and Scot- land. There was a fair attendance.

The line-up was as follows

England. Douglas (Surrey's); Wynne (Police) and Bishop (Club); Petter (Surrey's), Hudson (Tamar) and Lelliott (R.G.A.), Charlesworth and Eaton (Surrey's), Johnson (Police), Nash (RAM.C.) and |Mackleworth (Surrey's).

Scotland. Stewart (Kowloon);; Gerrard (Club) and McKelvie (Kowloon); Mair, J. Stewart and McPhail (Club); Bolncaves (Am brose), Forsyth (Club), Begg (Club), Hood (Ambrose) and Duncan (Kowloon).

Referee : Mr. Smith

DIVORCE

Reuter's American Service,

THE "DIXMUDE."

EXPERTS' OPINION.

PARIS, December 26,

Air experts opine that the "Dixmude". scended either at sea or in the desert, owing to lack of fuel. Meanwhile it is hoped some aboard escaped in the dirigible carried by the ship. Chutes, lifebuoys, arms and ammunition, and a work's food- and water were also carried by the ship.

UNKNOWN.

DEVOTEES OF THE PEACOCK ANGEL..

A visit to the secluded shrine of the Yazidis or devil-worshippers of of Mrs. E. S. Stevens's very enter Kurdistan is an interesting feature taining and agreeable book on Mesopotamia, "By Tigre and Euphrates" (Hurst and Blackett,

188.).

ASHORE.

SHIP'S COMPANY LANDED.

(China Mel SPECIAL.]

SINGAPORE, December 26, The Chinese owned steamer "Batavier" is badly ashore is the; Natuna Islands. The passengers and crew have been landed.

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CHRISTMAS DAY'S RESULTS.

Curious magical signs are cut in low relief on the stones at the entrance to the shrine, Sheikh Adi, the principal being the great vertical' snake, carefully black- leaded, to the right of the doorway. Pilgrims kiss this emblem of Satan. To utter the word "Shaitan," so miscalled by the folk of other religions, is a disrespect to the

LONDON, December 25. Prince of Darkness of which no Following are the results of to- Yazidi would be guilty. The day's Association matches:-- master of this earth, all-powerful,

FIRST LEAGUE, and all-present, is the angel whom Aston Vila we have named The Fallen, and Blackbarn R. they the Peacock Angel, and to Bolton W. him the Yazidis give their allegi Burnley auce and devotion.

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England won the toss and Bege He seems to be a good sort of Nottingham F. kicked off for Scotland. After devil on the whole, this Peacock Sheffield U. eight minutes play the Scots | Angel. goalle was beaten on going out to

He is not perpetually warring clear from the English centre- against heavca, for it is by the forward and Nash headed into an decree of God: that he was given. empty goal. Half-time arrived power over this world. Those with the score one-ail in Eng- who serve him and worship him land's favour.

prosper; those who curse him In the second half, Charlesworth suffer. Increased England's lead but Among the Yazidi divorce is ua- Begg made it 2-1 with a well-known,

directed shot. Hands was given There are commandments con- | against Wynne but Begg sent cerning cleanliness, but none con- wide. After this Charlesworth | cerning godliness. The Yazidi is centred well and Eaton scored told to obey and pay the priests, from twenty-yards' range, 'again but not to fave his neighbour Increasing the lead. A slip by There is also no order of prayer or Douglas made the score 3-2 and command to pray in their books, there was no further scoring.

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