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It is a Daily

Occurrence

for business men to be sent on journeys here and abroad. Expense money must be provided and it is often a

problem as to how these funds can be carried

safely and conveniently. It is a protection

both for the organization and for the travelling representative to con- vert his.expense money into

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES

Issued in de ominations of

$10, $20, $50, $100 £2, £5, £10

The American Express Co., Inc.

Encorporated with Limited Liability in L.B.A.

No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Central.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936.

The Crowd In Downing Street

FOREIGN MAILS

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

On Friday, the 25th Decem ber and Saturday the 26th De«. cember the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Omer will be open from 8 am to 11 am. The Sheungwan Branch Post Omde will be open each day tronu 8 am to 9 am and 4 pm. to 8 p.m. and the other Branch Post Omees will be entirely closed.

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day as on Sundays and one delivery of Registered correspondence at 11 am.

"The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the holidays,

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICE,

XLT Telegrams conveying Christmas and New Year Greetings will be accepted by the Government Radio Office for transmission via Radio during the period from 14th December, 1938 to 6th January, 1937, both datës inclusive, ir

Office.

(a) The abarge for telegrams to places in China will be based on ONE FOURTH of the ordinary rate and to other places on

· ONE THIRD of the ordinary rate.

(b) The minimum charge for all places will be for kan words. Further particulars may be obtained on application to the Radio

Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded "via Siberin” if so supervcribed

INWARD MAILS

FROM

PER

DOR

Triestina

Lloyd

NEXT SAILINGS

To Shanghai "Conte Verde" 96th Dec. To Italy. "Conte Verde" 7th Jaa.

SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS

Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cast allowing of 2 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to lat and 2nd Class travellers to London.

Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genoa and Return...£132, £88, £56. Special Two Months' Round Trip Tickets At Reduced Rates

To BOMBAY

to

COLOMBO

SINGAPORE....

BHANGH'I ...

£44.. £41

£26 £22

921 £19

£18 £13 "211 £12 £9 #6

ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Rster in connection with all the Trans-Pacifio & Trans-Atlantic Confer ence Lines.

ITALIA & COSULICH LINES Agents for the sale of through and independent tickets to. North, Central and South American porta via Italy.

THROUGH TICKETS TO LONDON-23 days Special Facilities for despatch by train of heavy, baggage with liberal free allowance.

INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines on very favourable conditions,

LLOYD TRIESTINO

Tel. Addr.. "Lloydiano" Telephones 32982/3. P.O. Box 143.

Canton Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD., Shameen.

THE

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

FREGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE "AJAX". Sails 30 DEC.; for Marseilles, Casablanca,

London, Botterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow "HECTOR" | Smile 13 JAN, for. Marseilles, London,

Rottamism & Głaszow

Bromborough

LIVERPOOL SERVICE **ATREUS" Sails I JAN, for Havre, Liverpool ind

NEW YORK SERVICE **GLADOUS"

Sails 21 JAN,, for Boston, New York,

Philalelphia and Baltimore, sin Ɛsnila, Batavia, Straite & Cape of Good Hope. PACIFIC SERVICE (KOBAGOTE & YOKONAWA) “TALTHYBIUS." Sails 12 JAN. For Victoria, Vancouver

INWARD SERVICE

TELRESIAS"

ADRASTUS

"TALTHYBIUS "AENEAS"

Due

3 Sentilo

28 DEC., From U.K. vis Straits 29 DEC, From New York via Manila

A and Shanghai-

31 DEC, From Pacific via and AKS

Shanghai

5 JAN., From U.K..vis Straita

Specially reduced fares are quoted for ourgo steamers with limited passenger accommodation

and information soply

For freight, passage rats and

Butterfield & Swire,

Tel. 303322

Agenta. 1. Connaught Road, D.

Interest 'and anxiety attracted this section of the London crowd to historic Downing. Street

to swall news of the recent constitutional crisis.

FORMER KING'S

SOCIAL LIFE

Grave Strictures By Archbishop

been

London, Dec. 12. Great indignation has caused here by an attack 'made on ex-king Edward VIII by the Arch- bishop of York, Dr. Temple. It had often happened, wrote Temple

in a church periodical, that me

"Call To

Religion

Primate's Broadcast To The Empire

DEEPER SPIRITUAL

CONSCIOUSNESS

London, Dec. 23. The Archtop of Canterbury

to..Re-

of honour had been obliged to de-will, on Sunday evening: broadcast cide to avoid further meetings with to the nation his ""Call married women before mutual af- Higion."- fection grew too strong. It was very much to be regretted, deciar- ed the Archbishop," that in this point the former king had falled.

The appearance of a prearrang- ed concerted attack was given by simultaneous declarations of the Bishop of Bradford and the Arch- bishop of Canterbury. The bishop went so far as to, protest against any expression of sympathy for the abdicated king, walle he de- clared that the forthcoming 'coro- nation of King George VI was a At opportunity for the revival of the influence of religion on the life of the nation.

It is probable that the British Broadcasting Co. will put the radio at the disposal of the Archbishop to dilute on this theme on the last Sunday of the year- Transocean News Service,

GRAND CARNIVAL DANCE

Successful Function By H.M.S. Cumberland"

He will speak not as head at the Church of England but as the chief representative of Christian Hfe of the Empire.

He will call the nations or the Empire to fe-dedicate themselves to the service of Christianity just as the King at his Cororiation will be consecreted and dedicated to his 'Kingship.

Ice Archbishop has already The Grand Carnival Dance of ELMS.. Cumberland which was satished himself that other de held at the China Flect Club nominations' are prepared to follow Theatre yesterday evening. was as lead in endeavouring to stimu great success. The ball where the late a deeper consciousness of re- function was held was gally beligious fundamentals during the decked with balloons, streamer coming year British Wireles and festoons by the Decoration Committee.

At the conclusion of the dance' the Committee extended their sincere thanks to Mrs. Mor and all those who by their efforts con- tributed to the success of the. dance.

Among the large gathering pre- sent were Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little and Lady Little, -Captán Leach, M.VO, and officers of the Cumberland were also in atten- dance, at

The "Belna", Dance Orchestra rendered popular dance selections during the evening.

AUSTRALIA'S TEAM FOR THIRD TEST

London, Dec. 23: Australia's team for the Third Test match will be selected from Bradman, Badcock, Brown, Där ling Fingleton, McCabe, McCor mick, O'Brien, O'Reilly, Oldfield, Fleetwood Smith and Ward Heuter

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SPECIAL AREAS IN BRITAIN

Commissioner's New Helpers

London. Dec. 23.

Sir George Gillett, Commission- er for Special Areas, nas «ppoint- ed as industrial adviser Lord Portal who is a prominent industrialist and chairman of the Special Re- construction Association. He is one of the Trustees nominated in connection with Lord. Nuffield s £2,000,000 gift for Special Areas.

Three other advisers appointed. by Sir George Clet; to associate themselves with Lord Portal in this work are also closely asko- clated with the conduct of indus- trial and commercial concerns. They include Frank Hodge, who was a member of the 1924 Labour Administration and one time Sec- retary of the Mines Federation.. He now serves on the directorates of several important companies and is vice-chairman of the Na- tional Fuel and Power committee. -British Wirelene,

XMAS GIFTS SENT TO THE FRONTS

Madrid, Dec. 23. The Cabinet met at Valencia yesterday to discuss the situation in connection with the civil war.

Newspapers in Madrid are ap- pealing for Xmas gifts for the troops at the various fronts. Pro- visions and tobacco supplied by in- ternational relief funds have been sent to the fronts for both the government and insurgent troops.

-Beutër Bulletin Service.

11th Kowloon (Wah Yan) Troop

Some of the Boo

of the 11th Kowloon Wah Yan) troop, who took part in the week-end camp, zot, together for this Hill Among them are rroup picture in a ravine in the Kon Fleet 8. M. Läwder, and A. S. M. Lobato de Faria:

SOANORAS mnd fooquow

STRAITS and Europe via Suzz (Lotters) and Papers: London, 28th Nov, mad Ledrdon Parcels-London, 19th Nov.) HAIPHONG JAPAN,

ANHAT And BÜROPK vial SIBERIA (London date, 3rd Dec.). SHANGHAI

ΞΥΛΑ ΣΤΗ

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

STRAITS

SAIGON

CALCUTTA and STRAITS MANILA SAISON

JAPAN

STRAIN

STRAITS

JAPAN

SHANGHAI

STRAIT!

STRAITH

HAIPHONG

ΑΠΟΥ

SHANGHAI

SKA OBAT

CANADA, USA., HangLULO, JAPAN KAď

SHANGHAI(Rncouver BC, 12th Dos.);

SHANORAL

JAPAN and

STRAITS

JAPAN

AUSTRALIA, an-!·MANILA-

Java and Mi«ILK°

Shamening...

Rampura

G, G. Paul Diarios

Comorin

Scharnhorst

Trushina Mars Atsuta Mar D'Arkan

Corle Verda thenoncea Mustang Pleasantville

Tasman Toyama, Maru Nogato Haru

Bangalore...

Ar

Gay Mar Kotokira Mare

Yan Houtai

Fantin

Talamba

Canim.

Abreni Tallayotus

Amp of Nanada...

Somali

Pushimi Maru - Hakusan Haru”, Africa, Metis Natione

-1isarana *-

OUTWARD MAILS

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, "and- where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and parcel mails are cloaset et om, on the previous day,

Straits

Fox

THURSDAY

Air Mail for Canton and Dis.

tricts.

Fort Bayard Swatow Amoy

Air Mail for Swatow, Amey, Foochow and North China (via Shangbai)...

En

DATE MOTO

Thursday. 54th,

Fromet

Mark Noon

CNA.C. plane.

Heg

LOT.

Wing Wok Aung Pi-g Talma

G.PO & K.P.O.

Noon

12.30 PM

2.00 W

2.30

·3.81 M

Kowloon 1.0.

PM.

Reg. 24th,

Let, sáth, 1.32 ►

Shoungwan P.O

0.8.4.C. plane Reg. 24th, 50023

Ler, 24th, 7.00 PM

Q.P.O.

Bag, 24th, 5,00

Lot 25th, 5.00 AM

G.P.O. & K.P.O.

Letters for 41mperial Airways "Direct Service”—das Londen,

4th January. Letters. For "Australla by "Ime perial Airways Service” due Darwin, 29th December,

R.M.A

Dorado

Reg. 14th,5.00 PM Let, 25th,8.30 A

R.MA.

Dorado

FRIDAY Shanghai, Japan and ❤EUROPE via Biberis Amoy Letters for Guam, Honolulu, and”

Banpura Tisnog sr

11.00 AM

G.P.O. &

K.P.O.

U.S.A., by "Pan-American

G.PO.&K.PO.... Reg 14th, 5.00 PM Let, 20th, 8.30 AM

[Friday}. 25th.

··8:30 AM·

Airways - Service" --- due San, Atsuta Maru Reg.10.00 AM Francisco, 5th January,

Manila, Australia and New Zealand via)

Thursday Island-dne; Thursday| Aleuta Haru Taland, 7th January..

Baigon sad EUROPE via Mametllaomi) testāna kiarmailiem, 2lud January-

and EUROPE via 'Marseilles dos Marseilles, 17th January and Parcels only for Germany vis

Hoihow, Pathol and Haiphong Swatow, Amy and Foochow

Straita,

Bandakan Ceylon, India, Enst and "South Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE in Marseilles-due Nar -seilles, 2nd January →

SATURDAY:

Letters for "K.L.M. Servica'

due Amsterdam, 4th Jan,

#Bhanghai.

Shanghai,” Japari

Amoy

Japari

Straite and Calcutta

D'Artagnan.

Scharnhorst

#wangiang Hai Ning

Comorin.

Comorin

Conte Verda Ühenononaut Kingyuan Bui Bang

Kumering

Supatscribed correspondence only.

Let. 10:30 AM

Beg..

10.154 Letters: 11,40 A M |G.P.0.4 KF.O

Beg. 10.15, A W Letters 11.00 AM

15:00 ?✔

11/0 AM MOZALLON & M (OP.0.4 EPO." Par 18th 11,0G AM Reg. 261b,8,45 M Les,28th,10.30 a

Saturday, 26th. G.P.O. &

REPO Reg: 9.30 AM- (Let: 10.00 AM

11.00 AM 11,00 A N'

Par 28th,11.00 M ||Let, 27th, 8.30 & W-

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