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Christmas and Now Year Cards. gearing not, more than five written

demning Busia, but how many runs] words and enclosed in open envelopes the Finns can acquiro,

Not Barred By Act Finland needs acroplanes and am- munition.

The fighting there is not a war within the meaning of the present Neutrality Act, and the United States is not barred under the Johnson Act which forbids loans to countries de- faulting on their War Debts from making loans to Finland,

The United States hopes that ways will be found to give prompt, ald where it is most nodded.

ire accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, ie, 5 cents tor 2 ounces, for all countries,

Hongkong, China and Macao at 2: senta per 2 ounces.

Envelopes must not be closed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are losed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 a.m. roglo- tered and parcel nails are closed at When 5 p.m. on the previous day. malls are advertised to close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcol mails are closed at 5 p.m.

INWARD MAILS Air Mail by "Air France Direct Servico"-Paris date 6th December, Dec. 18. Dec. 13.

League Appeal Rojected LONDON, Dec. 12 (Reuter).-Ac- cording to the Paris radio, the Rus- sian reply received at Genēva rejects | Canton the League's appeal for a cessation of hostilities against Finland.

ARMY DISSATISFIED WITH THE CABINET

(Continued from Pape 7.)

Haiphong and Fort Bayard Dec. 13. Straits

Dec. 18. Strails

Dec. 13. Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”-Lendon date th December.

Canton

Japan

Japan and Shanghai Manila

It should be preceded by the question Shanghai and Amoy of guarantee.

Canton

Competent observers understand

Shanghai

that State

Department regard the December 4 conversations

Authorities

Shanghal

Shanghai

.Dec. 14.

.Dec. 14.

Dec.

14. Dec. 14..

Dec. 14.

.Dec. 14,

.Dec. 15.

.Dec. 15. Dec. 15. Dec. 19.

Dec.

15.

as a good start for an adjustment of USA., Honolulu, Japan and Manila relations.Domci,

Newspaper Cautions

(San Francisco dato, 19th Novem

ber)

Haiphong

Manila

.Dec. 15.

Dec. 10. .Dec, 10. Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date, 9th December.....

....Dec. 17.

Shanghai, Dec. 12. The

comment- Tairiku Shimpo, ing on the proposed Japan-United States negotiations, says it cannot be Calcutta, Straits and Saigon Dec. 17.

the United States Haiphong guaranteed that appreciates Japan's efforts towards Shanghai Strails.. adjustment of relations.

Japan should not be a viclim of wishfel thinking. Washington, re- ports indicate strong opinion in the United States favouring readjustment

relations.

of

At the same time this friendly feel- ing may not compare with the wave of anti-Japanese feeling prevailing

in the country.

.Dec. 17. .Dec. 17. Dec. 17. Air Mail by "Pan American Air-ways

Direct

Francisco Service"-Sun Dato 5th December.......Dec. 18, Japan and Shanghat

.Dec. 18. Straits and Manila

.Dec. 18. Europe via Suez and Straits (London date, 13th November) ....Dec. 20. Dec. 20. Java and Manila Straits Straits Rabaul

Dec. 20.

Dec. 20,

.Dec. 20.

OUTWARD MAILS Wednesday, Dec. 13

.1 pm.

.2.30 p.m. 7.2.30 p.m.

The paper expresses doubt that even a temporary agreement could be concluded between the two countries.

It says

that Japanese-American | Haiphong friendship would not be reached as Straits (Parcels only)......1 p.m. long as the United States treats Far Amoy Eastern questions in a self-arsuring Straits and Calcutta attitude without regarding the needs Ale Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Paris and Northern Pro- of other countries. A fundamental adjustment of relations will be dif- the situation re- ficult mains as it is-United Press.

as long as

More Promising Outlook

Service"-dna

vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Paris, 21st December,

K.P.O.

.Dec. 13, 5 p.m. .Dec. 13, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

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Straits

Sandakan Fort Bayard Amoy

Thursday, Dec. 14

Tokyo, Dec. 12. Japanese reports from Washington any diplomatic observers have pre- dicted that a third interview between Mr.

and Admiral Joseph Grew Nomura will be held soon.

The State Department has sent in-

Mr. Grew. structions

A good start towards negotiations Amoy

.Dec. 18, 5 p.m. .Dec. 13, 7 D..

..... p.m.

.8.30 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 15

.1.30 p.m.

p.n

p.m.

for adjustment of relations is be- Heved to have been made__at_the Grew-Nomura talks on December 4.Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.-C. It is said that the trend of public opinion in Amorien is moving favour of satisfactory conclusion negotiations.

in

of

and S. America via Vancouver B.C. (Parcels for Canada only)--- due Vancouver B.C. 1st January 1040.

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Supreme On Sea Also LONDON, Dec. 12 (Reuter)-A special commentary issued to-day dwells on the increasing complete- mess of the British naval supremacy

Josses-the Total

Hoyal

Oak, Courageous, two Destroyers (Gypsy Mr. Eden added: "I don't believe and Blanche) and one submarine.... that at any time in history we have amount to 55,640 tons displacement. had more serious difficulties to over-

Other losses were the Rawalpindi come, but if that is true, it is no and four small minesweepers amount- less true that in the unity of the ing to 18,300 tons gross. nations of the British Common-

These are amply compensated by wealth is the final guarantee of vic- the enormous naval construction pro

gramme, further increased since the tory."

British Empira's Might

outbreak of

war-nearly 1,000,000 LONDON, Dec. 12 (Reuter).-Mr. 1ons of warship under construction Leslie Burgin, the Minister of Sup and many nearly completed, while ply, spenting during a visit to the the anti-submarine forces are already munition works, sald that at no time more than trebled, had the might of the British Empire been greater. or its fighting forces

German anxiety resulting from better and more adequately equipped.

From September 3 to December 5, these facts is indicated by the recent the Ministry had placed new orders boast that the German Navy is Japanese Government desired to pay amounting to £208,000,000."

Britain now had the most power- ful air force in the world.

Action On The

West Front

PARIS, Dec. 12 (Reuter) —A com- munique says that during the night

there were short encounters in the

It reports progress north of Lake Ladoga, but the bottle-neck between the north shore of Lake Ladoga and the chain of small lakes where the Finns have three prepared defensive lines is still not penetrated.

Russian troops apparently are still held up upon the Karellan Isthmus.

Observers in Moscow suspect that the Red Army has attempted to rush deep into the Finnish defences artillery duels In the same region.

Our outposts everywhere remained without adequate artillery prepara- Intact.

tion.

The Channel Tunnel

Calais-Dover Project Resurrectod

region between the Sarre and the Forest of Warndst.

During the day there had been yet another engagement well

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R.A.F. RELEASE ACTOR FOR PLAY

On the night of "Judgment Day" Mr. Ronald Adam, theʻactormanager, was called up by the R.A.F.

But because his withdrawal at the lost moment would have thrown the play into chaos, the R.AF, authorities gave him six days' leave "to get the play launched."

In the last war he was a fight lfoutenant, and was shot down by Richiofen.

Gorman Anxiety

strongly reinforced by the incorpora- tion of the Austrian Danube Flotilla. It would appear that the Nazis have no better tople for boasting than the addition of river patrol vessels and a few motor launches designed solely for river work.

BREMEN'S ESCAPE

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Bremen.

Parcels,

Reg.,

.....Dec. 14. 5 pm. .Dec. 16, 0.13 an. Dec. 16, 19 a.m.

.10.30 0.m.

Ord., Parcels only for Shanghai and Tien

toin

While not doubting the sincerity of Japan in desiring adjustment of re- lations with the United States, the State Department is believed to have emphasised that guarantees for pro- tection of American rights and in- terests in China be given.--

According to diplomatic observers, Haiphong the United States appears to be ap prehensive over the lack of full Ja-Canton panese pledges, such as guarantees. Salgon

Fort Bayard and Hoshow...1.30 pm. Saturday, Dec. 15

Parcels

.2.00 p.m.

...7.15 .. .10.30. a.m.

It is said that the State Department Straits and Calcutta. is reported to have obtained the im pression at the last talk between Mr. Grew and Admiral Nomura that the In China. for the damages caused The United States, however, desired discussion of future guarantees ns well as settlement of past damages. The currency and Yangtse ques- tions, it is reported, were not dia- cussed between Mr. Grew Admiral Nomura.--Unfied Press.

.Dec. 16, Noon. Letters,

..Dec. 16, 1 pm. Shanghal. Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.,

Central & South America and Canada vla San Francisco (No Par cels for Canada)due San Fran- cisco, 6th January 1940.

Parcels.Dec. 18, 4 p.m. Dec, 18, 5 p.m. Dec. 16, 6.30 p.m. Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--due London 24th December.

and

Air

Reg.

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Ref..

Tientsin Situation

Tientsin, Dec. 12. General Homma, commanding the Japanese forces here, to-day told the press that it had been recently stated that Americans should recognise that a state of war exists on a big scale In China and that, therefore, incon- ventence is unavoidable.

Reg..

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G.P.O. and K.F.O.

..Dec. 16, 5 p.m.

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Sunday, Dec. 17

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Monday, Dec. 18 Airmail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U. B. A. by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-duo San Francisco, 25th December.

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Ord. Shanghai.

He also declared that of the 300 Americans in Tientsin 200 have re- law saved the glant German liner.ceived Japanese passes and that the Japanese had done their utmost ta The Bremen, it will be recalled,

he help the Americans. However, left New York three days before war said their efforts to alleviate the was declared and managed to get situation have not been appreciated. safely through to the Soviet Arctic He further stated that if the American port of Murmansk, since when Chamber of Commerce recommends nothing has been heard of her.

the abrogation of the 1911 Commer- To-day, however, the Admiralty cial Treaty, the Japanese military announced that a British submarine authorities will not be able to dis- had sighted her homeward bound.

criminate in favour of Americans. Within Torpedo Range

His statement repeated

that the

eme

also for the removal of the barriers

.......Dec. 18, 5.00 9.0.. ..Dec. 18, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Deo. 18, 5.00 p.m. Dec. 19, 7.30 am. ......8.30 am.

Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe. via Marseilles due Marsellies, 14th- January 1940.

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Tuesday, Dec. 10 Mail for "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-due London, 27th- December.

K.P.O.

Her.

Ord

Ref.

The Bremen passed within torpedo American Chamber of Commerce is Canton PARIS, Dec. 12 (Reuter).-

range but the submarine was pre-stile towards Japan, which Cham Japan.... The Channel tunnel scheme has

vented by International, law frem ber members this morning

phatically refuled. They Bald the been revived, this time in the

torpedoing her without warning.

Interfere The Bremen, it is learned, was Chamber has no wish to French Chambor of Deputics.

with the Japanese, but that on the "Judgment Day," the play based sighted in the morning.

are trying to co- International law forbids the contrary they The Minister of Public Works on the Reichstag fire trial, opened at

only nak to trade described the construction of

the the hoenix Theatre, recently. Mr. sinking of merchant ships unless all operate. They tunnel, is an international necessity Adam has the part of one of the the people aboard can first be placed freely in accordance with the Treaty which should be one of the frat People's Party conspirators, accused in a place of safety, and open bosts to which Japan is a signatory and works undertaken when the war of attempted amassination of the in an open sea are not places of which are hampering trade, United

safety. The Idea first came up about the One of the famous children's The submarino obviously.could not

Survey By Ambassador middle of the last century, and even Christmas plays, "Where the Itain take all those in the Bremen aboard. to-day the abandoned preliminary bow Enda." is to go on at the Hol It also could not capture the Bru

Pelping, Dec; 12. tunnels may be seen on either side of born- Eropice after all this year. It men which has a far higher: turn ol

“The United States. Ambassador to will open on December 22. It has speed Solo In Nash Port fur the Channel, PALKKEN

Säfo

China, Mr. Nelson Johnson, is leay- The Minister niso announced that been played in London every Christ- the Government had decided to take mas, with the exception of 1017, HERLIN, Doo. 18 (Router)xt is] ing for. Tientaln on December 15 to In hand the construction of the first since Charles Hawtrey first produced 1 ansourced that the Betmen has foly survey American business conditions.

-It-of-the Savoy-Theatre, in 1911. 22, reachedin. German-pori, jak panda acetion of the trans-Sahara tunnel..

was over.

dictator.

Press

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