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N.Y. Xmas Trees By James Brough

America's Santa Claus is nu The chief buyer ut Stern's, the are high, but so are their stan- Englishman this year. His sockalick, white store that dominates dards of workmanship and their und sled, bulge, with toys proudly 42nd-street, keeps on his desk a prestige. stamped "Made in England." collection of lead soldiers. Uner There are not enough of them in in while he fondles these 2. the country to meet the demand: Zulus, Grenadiers, and Dragoons. An the dullara start to melt They're almost too good to sell," nway in this bocmingent Chrisi.he BAYS.

the U.S. has maatime known, British trains and bicy- cles, rocking horreg and en- Kineering sets, clockwork cara

ever

It all adds up to the biggest trade boost Britain has enjoyed since the war's end. The Christ-

Sald one sicek woman market- ing expert: "Let England stick to quality production." In quan. ity she can never hope to cam- plete with our factories and their up-to-the- output from minute machines.

"China and pottery are mar-

mass

to all their friends and aeroplancs are snatched off)mas trees, glowing magically luketa that Britain hasn't even be-j and to wish them a Happy the shup counters as soon as ther the dusk, that shadow the strent to satisfy yet, whatever the

Christmas and a New Year rich in Health and Hap-go on sale. piness.

15. Humphreys Building Kowloon.

MR. & MRS. R. LEIGH Wish All Friends A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. (2 Hart Avenue, Kowloon),

BIRTH

Riding High

earners, the toy departments, and front porches are growing dollars for the United Kingdom.

On every other floor of the stores "Made

prices may be,"

There are occasional whisper- ed criticisms about inferior con algnments of British goods reach- ing the U.3. Because they harm

which IR Britain's invaluable the reputation for craftsmanship business aЯset in her export

Prices are low, the quality in- glistening ginnt credibly high. Said Macy's cele-in Englund" carns the same at brate department store the tention, draws the same line of miracle of New York's 34th-shoppers. Prices here are co-drive, they should be halted be- street:

alderably higher than for similar fore they reach "They're beautiful, beautiful toys. Nothing to touch American-made gifts and luxu holde.

rles. In this inflation-fever of

them over here."

Children wriggle through the shopplug throngs to gaze In wonder at the all-metal horge that rocks them across the floor

ships' cargo-

spendthrift splurging that does Keep Smart

tut matter.

Housewives buying the cus- tomary "present for the house"

HUTTEMEIER.-To Line, wife of when the riders put pressure on DRSS over blankets at £3 19s. 6d. nents

Erik Huttemeier, nt

Mary Queen

Hospital December 23, 1947, a son,

the

ort

the stirrups.

It made British debut w the "Daily Mall Ideal Home Exhibition last spring. It costs 13. 12s. 6d. delivered and duty paid.

in favour of Imports from Scot pile with an Inch-thick priced at 41 more.

land

Putting on English

There are much loader com- here from style-sensitive ahoppers that the basic design of some British exports is inferior,

too.

In this country, brought up with streamlined tousters, wind- awept washing machines, and glamorous dress prints which, though they fall apart at the

NEW TENSIONS The so-called 'cold war br.

Fathers reluctantly hand over) If they can afford it -- and the United tween Russia and

to their small sons perfect and apparently everybody bustling first laundering, look like Parts

of the States, which is perhaps too sim- complete shunting yards, where, and out

atcam-stuffy" nte a designation for the political a locomotive busily collects and shops these days can-they buy and ideological struggle proceed-automatically upcouples a string English gloves for their hus ing in all points of the globe, of tracks, The salesman en bands at £2 10s., instead threatens to become more intense thuses: "Just look at the work | American

in the Far East unless there is unship. It's a

and radical clockwork," unforeseen change in the trend of the mo-

come

ment.

revelation in The cast: 78. 11d.

Too Good

cost,

of

originals at 2s. 11d. a yard, that lack of chie may adversely affect sales when the dollars start to customers get

If America's Santa Claus Is to nationality In keep his British 1948 he will need the help of a smart designer.

models at half the dry up and the

chooster.

The annic is true of overcoats ("English Cloth": anything u to 501; neckties (six times the and price for Britain's best); shoes ("We sell only the very nest English quality and I'm

floor-walker).

the

afraid they're $32. sald Ghavam's

Even had no challenge been

A set of 400 finely mortised thrown down by the American |

building blocks, made of haril decision to grant interim and to rubber, to construct 100 different China, there would still have houses, castles, and monuments, existed good enough reason to including the Sphinx, is tagged expect current developments to $9.98-42 98. 11d.

Mechanical trains, American. Savict relations on three fronts-adjustable throttle, cost £24. raincoats, and sweaters.

6d., with an oval of railway lines. Korea, China and Japan.

train

yet

further

The United Nations Korean Commission, bitterly. denounced

with an

100 Years Ago

(From the files of the "China Mail")

The American male will gasp when he sees the bills, but he delights in the British socks and shirts, dressing-gowns, scarves,

trophic.

Arrest

Reported

TEHERAN, DEC. 23. PRESS REPORTS TODAY SAID THAT EX-PREMIER GHAVAM SULTANEH WAS ARRESTED ON SATURDAY AND HIS PASSPORT CON-

FISCATED.

Reports anid Ghavam paid a formal visit yesterday to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and was scheduled to leay for the

The rest of Britain's export domestic pelities. traders can expect to ride the fused to resign until voted out inflation wave for many more by the People's Parliament.- months unscathed. Their prices United Press,

He, In turn, will fork out £3 15s. for the Scots-knit jumper and an equal sum for its match- ing cardigan, to be wrapped in by the Soviet, which has refused

ribbon and doused in tingel be- cooperation, will in January at-

(ore presentation to his wife. tempt to carry out its mandate.

aunt, girl-friend or secretary. As there is every indication that

Grateful at heart for the fairy the Soviet will refuse to grant

which, if nowhere clse in the the commission entry into north.

world, all sits atop the Ameri- ern Korea, the United Nations

can Christmas tree, the hardest- group can perform its designated

headed business mun, the most cynical South Korea only.

go-getter, is playing functions in

Scrooge after hla conversion. To venture to set up an indepen-

Like all good bolly-and- United States via Geneva when dent government there would be

his arrest was ordered by the mistletoe tales this one carries

They said worse than fatile, since it would

We extract the following from a n moral: Quality is unquench-public proscester. still leave the country hopelessly

private letter from Niagpo upon able, but complacency is tatas- the police confiscated his pass- port and the plane left with- split, with

its economy so cut which we can place reliance. The

in The toymakers across that there could be no sur- fact shows the deep depravity and

Santa's out him.

The Majlis announced that a vival without considerable out-moral turpitude in which the people workshop, England, have nothing

of China exist. It may hardly be be side financial assistance.

to worry about. Their toya are Parliamentary committee would lieved in Europe; but

Ach that things

charges against better than, and as cheap, des- investigate United States officials, having do take place among this people. five pite duty and delivery costs, as Ghavam. The nature of the forced the issue, apparently being in alt the deep darkness of 01

charges was not disclosed. lieve that such government in hesthett iganrance, should be only anything here.

The Iranian Cabinet resign- who farther provocative to those southern Korea could hold us

nd on Dec. 4 in n diepute with uf Prestige Value

Ghayam-then unification have enjoyed all the blessings

Premier-over awn in an eventual

revealed religion the more strenuous.

Ghavam re- tussle with the north. On the to exert themselves to labour tu ther hand, the Soviet proposal impart to them the light of the Gospel that both Russian and American of Christ-

McGowan's "Opposite Dr.

bounc denotes *roups be withdrawn Kussian confidence that Commune other day, a young man, for his continued bad conduct, was drowner in has been planted strongly by his own father and brother. He enough for the North to take over was put into a sack, in which was all Korea were the country left a large stone, and was carried as far No matter which view waste into the river and was then

the father and brother to itself. is the correct one, the processropt. The father immediately left, clearly involves increased tension the brother remaining until the tragic

deed was in Soviet-American relations.

Both father ended.

Mr. Becker made nice use of the Similarly, the announced intenon were dressed in good

information from the hostile bidding sion of a powerful group in Con showing themselves to belong to the

upper classes.

of the black suits, West opened the gress, backed by the President, to

both good and bad diamond 9, the Q losing to the K HK$180.- ensure that China receives con

ruits The heart A and Q, diamond A and points about bidding a couple siderable economic aid to bear

against an opponent who eventually heart K. were scored, then the

In favor of

it diamond I down Communism, must tend in

becomes the declarer.

tablished the same direction. Although the

your own side is the fact that you trumping an act. West being marked have given your partner Information as having five each in the black suits, State Department is more reluc

now counted as having just tant than the Republicans to em From the "Straits Times"-"We about the composition of your hand Ban

one club. If that happened to be the the 'Albatros proceeds im-which will guide him in his selection bark upon aid to the Chiang Kai-shek regime, quite different mediately to Sarawak to relieve HMS of leads and defensive plays. His own K, O or J, a nice throw-in play was in view. The crucial lead of a clus become more informa hction then Royalist, and that the latter vessel | hot reasons are operative. The Rwill go on to China to enable her tive to you when he either follows from dummy showed that singleton to requests be the, Q, which was bumped off by publican purpose has been made officers and to recruit their violates the apparent 120-clear enough-the desire to bols-health, The Nemesis' will proceed to made by your bidding Dut again the

Labuan and from thence to China, these is the disadvantage of baring Now Mr. Becker put West is with -300.-ter the campaign to suppress the and H.C. Str. Phlegethon will leave the declarer know better how to plan the club to the J. West could score

Communists.. The State De Hongkong for the Straits."

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By SHEPARD BARCLAY

"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"

GOOD AND

BAD POINTS

There are

trola to be exercised will be suf- changes in the last week have re- ficient to ensure that the finan vealed a strong bid by Britain S. A 10 B cai aid granted will definitely and the United States to bring 4 2 contribute to that end.

China round to their way of As far as Japan is concerned, thinking, for it seems quite car. K17 the sharp difference of opinion tuin that though they might be between Russia and the other prepared to proceed without Rus- Powers on how the treaty for sea, they will nat. sit down to that country should be written treaty-making with Japan wirn-|

战

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the club K too, but then had an un- pleasant choice. He had to lead a club to dummy's now good, 10 for discard of a spade, or else lay down, the spade A and another, hoping East had the K. He tried the latter,, which gas Mr. Becker's K the trick' needed for the contract,

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it is unpossible to persuade Russin result of the jockeying for posi-Ba Pass to abandon veto power in relation tion in the Far East, the condi- 3 to the Japanese Treaty, the split tions precedent to the possibility A very careful player to the South will be complete.

of better relations and the aban-B. Jay Becker, winner of many titles, Indication are that the decid donment of the 'cold war' do not was willing to play this deal below False ing factor on this issue may well exist. Indeed, the position adopt game, despite North's free

since strength over his klogs be China. · So far she has joined [ed by the United States since the been shown to his left by West's wal- Rumia In insisting that while a breakdown of the Big Four Connerable overcall. After West two-thirds majority may be sufffference would seem to require a kind enough to reopen it with his 3- necable.).

Clubs and Nork then showed ability cient, the two-thirds must include considerable retreat on several to bid -Hearts, he decided to try for How should Bouth play for kin 4-s Britain, China, Russia and the fronts by Russia before the strain game. In view of Bast voluntarily Spades doubled by East if three high

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