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XMAS GIFTS

CAILLER'S FANCY

BOXES

From Lane Crawford, Blue Bird. Store, Sincere', Wing On, etc., etc.

CHOCOLATES

China" Mail

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926.

XMAS GIFTS

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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,

On Saturday, the 25th inst, and" Monday, the 27th inst, the C.P:0.) and Branch Post Offices will be open as follows:

the G.P.0. and Kewloon Branch-Saturday 8 a.m. to 9am, end Monday 8 a.m. to noon.

Wantsai, Sheungwan, Sayingpun, Yaumati and Shun Shiu Po Branches 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. sach day..

There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day as on Sundays, and also one delivery of registered correspondence each day at 9 a.m.

The Money Order Office will be entirely closet during the Holidays Correspondence for Canton will be forwarded by train if a superscribed. Such correspondence must be posted not later than 7.80 am. at the "General Post Office or 7.40 a.m. at Kowloon Post Office for despatch by the Express train scheduled to leave Kowloon Railway Station at 8.05 a.m. and to arrive at Canton, at 12.20 pm.

INWARD MAILS.

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SUNDAY. DFORMBER 18. EUROPE via Suar (Letters & Papers London 28th

Nov. and Parcels 18th Nov.)...........................

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Japan

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Editor, at 5, Wyndham Street,

SHIP'S DRAMA.

Lunatic Loose With Dagger.

ATTEMPT AT MURDER..

LANDAU AFFAIR.

GERMANS APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCES.

BOOM OF RADIO.

LONELY LIGHT KEEPERS... BENEFIT.

FRENCH PRESS VIEWS.

Paris, Dec. 23.

Rangoon, Dec. 28. Landau states that the three Ger

The court martial, however, states that it is not competent todeal with the appeal,

A French merchant of Singa-mans sentenced to imprisonment in pore who was arrested last week connection with the Germersheim after he had been found with a affair have "appealed against their torch and dagger in the cabin of sentences. an English lady, the daughter of a. Singapore tradesman, on board the "Ellora" en route from Cal- citta, has been charged with at- tempted outrage and murder and has been sentenced to detention as a lunatic and subsequently to repatriation-Reuter.

XMAS GIFTS.

PLANES CARRY TONS AND TONS.

Rugby, Dec.. 23.

It is stated to-day that no fewer than nine British aero- planes are engaged in the. con- veyance across the Channel of Christmas gifts.

This is in addition to French German and Dutch machines

which have their share:

tween

Paris

NEWSPAPER'S EFFORTS.

Rugby, Dec. 23.

The equipment of London how- pitals with wireless 48 tho result of the efforts of the "Daily Now" 19. to be fol lowed by a scheme ́promoted by the same journal to install in light- houses and lightships wireless sets for receiving the broadcast pro- grammes of British Broadcasting Company.

While French opinion is divided with regard to the expediency as wolt as the equity of the Verdict,

Twenty-five lighthouses and 45: the German attitude is strongly re-ightships are to be thas provided. 'sented.

The "Daily News" appeal for sub- scriptions has met with immediate

The opinion is expressed that the violent pusburst of the entire

German "press is a factitious poll-Fouponse, and the editors of four

Provisional newspapers have al

One Continuous Roar

of Laughter Greeted

SYD CHAPLIN

"In

THE MAN ON THE BOX

Yesterday at

THE QUEEN'S

Many declaring that it was

tical manoeuvre to hasten the evas Tendy offered to quit no fewer FUNNIER THAN CHARLEY'S AUNT

cuation of the Rhineland-Reuter..

SERIOUS CHARGES.

ALIEN PROPERTY FUNDS

- SENSATION..

- "

than five lighthouses and "Ave lightships in their localities.--Bri- tish Wireless, Service.

STRAIN EASED.

GERMANY AND POLAND AGREE.

DEPORTATION QUESTIONS,

Washington, Dec. 23, The report of Mr.. McCark the Comptroller-General in regard to the allen property funds, which Scores of tons of parcels have President Coolidge sent to Con-

Warsaw, Dec. 2 been, and are being, carried be-gress. became the subject of heated controversy on the floor. "London and.

The question of deportation D of the Senate. Senator' Borah, Brussels, Cologne and. Berlin..

Yesterday five tons were des.commenting on the statement in respective nationals, which has long patched from Croydon for Ger the report that all the property been straining relations between and cash had been disposed of as Germany and Poland has been set. Speed is of course the factor required by law, alleged that Mr.tled by the conclusion of a series of workers The number of Polish which has made the airways sud-McCart omitted to say that the conventions and agreements. denly so popular for this purpose. Property had been sold for ten

who have been in Germany several Presents can be sent up to the cents on the dollar and that ten last day before Christmas with cents had been accounted for years and who have been ordered

Zuced to 8,000. the certainty of their being de-instead of the dollar-Reuter's to leave the country has been re- livered by Christmas Day-Bri-American Service

many.

tish Wireless Service.

`EMPIRE AIRWAYS,

EXPERTS TO ADVISE DOMINIONS,

PURER FOOD.

NEW LAW FOR NEW YEAR

Rugby, Dec. 23. A new order comes into force on New Year's Day under which more than 90 per cent. of the housewife's average daily food supply must contain no preserva- tives.

Rugby, Dec. 23. Captain Fellowes, Director of Airship Development, is leaving here shortly to give expert as sistance to the Dominions which contemplate the establishment of A few articles of food may con- airship bases in connection with tain preservatives but only in the scheme of the Imperial air-small specified quantities. Bri ship services proposed by Sirish Wireless Service. Samuel Hoare Air Minister at Imperial Conference.

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The agreement regarding thess workers stipulates that a definite convention of the migration of agri-' cultural workers shall be negotiat- ed before February 27,

Protracted pourparlers. concern-

Your Holiday will not be

Complete if you miss it.

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS

THE THIEF OF

ing questions of nationality have There are

also resulted in agreement..

Germany has agreed to "restore

tal archives and other documents Poland, and Roland has promised to refrain from selling the goods of Germans who were temporarily Polish citizens in 1920--Reuter.

One case of enteric fever, British, was notified yesterday.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

A part of Captain Fellowes' work will be to survey the witë for an airship base at Bombay proposed by the Indian Air Bookbinders. Board.

“THE · CHINA" MAIL,"

binders. No. 5, Wyndham Street.

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Three other airship experts. who are likely to be detailed for this work are Major Scott, who has done great service as an air- ship, pilot and is now Officer-in-Dentist. Charge of Airship Flying, Squad:

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Modistes.

Book-

MADAME FLINT,

ron Leader Colmore, Deputy HARRY FONG, Dentist, Director of Airship Development,

1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road and Major Sydney Nixon, who

Central, Tel, Central No. 1255. carried out the practical survey work at the Egyptian and Karachi airship stations-Eri- tish Wireless Service.

A SOVIET PLOT.

REPORTED LITHUANIAN

FIND.

Riga, Dec. 28. The Lithuanian Press reports that the police possess documents. proving indubitably that Belshe- vist emissaries from Moscow hava prepared a Bolshevist putsch for Xmas with the object of linking

Electrical Supplies. THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 72; Queen's Rd., Central, Tel. C. 327DE

Engineers & Shipbuilders W. & BAILEY & CO. LTD., Engineers and Shipbuilders

Kowloon Bay, New Work & Repairs.

Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kalvin Motors.

up Lithuania with Soviet Russia. Hair Dressers &

Similar putsches have been pre- pared for other Baltic states.

The police claim that when they searched arrested people they found lists of people to be ahot immediately after the putsch. The military coup which has resulted in a Right Wing gov. ernment haa thwarted these plans,Reuter.

CHINESE EMIGRANTS,

Singapore, Dec, 28, Owing to the unsettled condi tions In China, and a ztrong de- mand for labour in the rubber and tin industries, the statistica of Chinese arriving in the Straits during 1926 constitute a record, being $40,000

The previous highest in 1911; was 269,000-Reuter

Booksellers.

LEE YEE

Ladies and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers -

and Booksellers No. 12, D'Agullar Street, (opposite Queen's Theatre).

Pédder Building.

Tal Central 589.

(latest Parisian models).

THE HONGKONG OPTICAL CO.

Phone 2282.

63. Queen's Road Central.

Printers.

THE CHINA MAIL," General

Printers.

Publishers and Bookbinders, 6, Wyndham Street. Tel C. 23

Ship Chandlers.

E. HING & CO.

..25, Wing Woo 8 Tel C. 1118, |

Metal Merchants and Ship

Chandlers.

Managing Director Mr. EL S

CIFTIN.

Herownikie yra Leather 3-31-4* $700 Pr,

WONG SHE' WOOK

Phone 1471

Tel C 1811 JOSEPH S. LEE & CO. Tel G. 1511

BUILDING CONTRACTORS

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9.80, 5 p.m. 7.15 & 9.20

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