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Show ENGLAND PLANNING TYPICAL CHRISTMAS LONDON". Dec. 23. Without tha immediate im-mediate cause for rejoicing which characterized char-acterized last Christmas, when the armistice armi-stice had just been declared, the present Christmas b.ds fair to surpass it in a display of holiday spirit. Christmas day, the day following it, known as "boxing day," and Saturday have been declared public holidays, and hence there will be an entire cessation of business from Christmas eve until Monday, during which time virtually the whole population popula-tion will give itself over to pleasure. Throughout the past week there has been an unprecedented crush in the stores and a more lavish expenditure for Christmas gifts than ever before experienced. experi-enced. There is greater evidence than ever of the newly-made wealth and the most expensive ex-pensive luxuries in the shape of furs, jewelry and costly articles of every kind, find ready purchasers. Two threatened strikes of the waiters and stage hands threatened to throw a damper on the holiday spirit. The waiters, wait-ers, however, decided to postpone their strike until after the holidays. If the stage hands should strike it would result seriously for the pantomimes and Christmas Christ-mas plays. The min'stry of labor therefore there-fore has intervened in an attempt to settle the matter before "boxing day." King George, Queen Mary, the prince of Wales and the other members of the-royal the-royal family will spend Christmas at Sandringham. |