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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAY,

On Tuesday. 1st January, 1929 the G.P.O. will be open from

8 am to noon, Kowloon Branch Post Office from 8 a.m. to 11 am,

and the other Branch Post Offices from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

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

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

It is hereby notified that telegrams conveying New Year Greetings

to the United States & Canada will be accepted until 2nd January, 1929,

at special reduced rates; for particulars apply to the Radio Office, P. &0. Buildings.

A Branch Post Office, situated at No. 16, Ngn Chin Wal Road, Kowloon City, will be open for transaction of postal business on the 2nd January, 1929,`

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RUSSO GERMAN BRITISH LEGATION AT HAVANA SERVICE

TRADE

NEW PROTOCOL

IMPORTANT EXTENSION

FORESHADOWED

ESPIONAGE QUESTION

Berlin, Yesterday,

An important extension of Russo-German trade relations is foreshadowed in a protocol signed at Moscow on Dec. 21, smoothing

KABUL

SERIOUS DAMAGE

BUILDINGS: RIDDLED BY SHELL

FIRE

THREE CASUALTIES

1

New Delhi, Yesterday. The latest news as to Afghanis tan indicates that the rebels have diverted on the Salang River which supplies Kabul with hydro-electric immediate difficulties. For

ex power, thus depriving the Govern ample commercial espionage,.which ment factories of light and power. the Soviets have agreed to inter- In addition to the destruction of pret in a manner corresponding the military attache's house seven with international usages is the other buildings in the British Lega- bases for further detailed negotiation grounds were damaged by tions on which are laid, down the shell fire and most of the windows facilities granted by which the of the Legation were smashed by German holders of Russian con- rifle fre.

cessions may negotiate directly One Afghan was killed and two with the Soviet authorities.-Rou-wounded while employed at the

ter.

CHANGE OF FLAG

SIGN OF NATIONALISM IN ·

MANCHURIA

"WHITE SUN" EMBLEM

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Shanghai, To-day.

It was learned from Mukden yes- terday that the White Sun flag (the Nationalist emblem) will be holsted on all publie buildings in Man- churia to-morrow morning-Reu- ter.

Legation,

Rebels Pursued

London. Yesterday. The Afghan Legation announces that the Government forces are resolutely pursuing the rebels in the Northern Province and are en- gaging the rebel Shinwaris around Jalalabad simultaneously with par- leying with the Shinwari leaders. King Amanullah remains in his palace' at Kabul. Reuter.

Women and Children Refugees It is understood that the Indian authorities will provide the women refugees of French, German and other nationalities, who have been from Kabul to Peshawar, with rail- evacuated by the British Aeroplanes

COMPETITION

A CUNARD PROTEST

U.S.A. SHIPPING BOARD'S ALLEGED VIOLATION

THREATENED ACTION

New York, Yesterday. The Associate Director of the Cunard Line has protested to the Shipping Board that the assignment of the "President. the Havana service in competition with the Cunard Co. violates the United

States Shipping Law of 1910.

The

Roosevelt" to

company threatens to ap peal to the law courts for relief in the event of their company auf-) fering, any appreciable damage.- Router's American Service.

TRAGEDY ECHO

CRIMINALS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SHANGHAI

POLICE COMPLIMENTED

Shanghai, Yesterday. The Provisional Court to-day sentenced to death three Chinese charged with the murder of Miss Thompson and the attempted mur- der of Mr. Dudley Law in Shanghai on October 3.

The foreign consular deputy sit- ting, with the Chinese judge, com- municipality for their work in con- mended the police of the foreign

Panis, Yesterday.The company from which M. Klotz purchased the way tickets to Bambay or Calcutta Eection, with the case,-Reuter.

tish Wireless Service. and small advances of money.-Brl-

NEW COMMISSION

motor-car for which lie tendered two dishonoured cheques as pay ment has notified the magistrates that they are withdrawing their

A commission, with the rank of action. The company states that Warsaw, Yesterday-The Bank Lieutenant, in the Hong Kong they could not forsee that their of Commerce, fins secured in Lon-Volunteer Defence Corps has been action would let loose a public den a credit of £2,000,000 sterling granted to Dr. John Durran scandal, injuring a man who for the purpose of making advances (hitherto a Private In the Corps), one of France's plenipotentiaries in to the farmers on the security of who has been appointed a Medical the hour of peace.-Reuter.

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Officer, states the "Gazette."

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