Show is ship day dec 16 special the sailing for england and europe tc day take the last of the christmas presents of money and valuables to the people of chest countries from friends and relatives in the united states in the marine calendar it is known as christmas ship day although every mail liner that has sailed for a month or more has carried out hundreds of bags witch registered let tors and parcels and made through local brokers since the middle nearly one hundred additional men have been employed in the post office and even these have had to work extra hours in order to keep up with the rush it is estimated th atmore money and pres ants have been sent across the water this season than ever before so far as the records of the post office go italy pleads all then in order come germany ireland sweden england austria an 1 china it is estimated that nearly thirty thousand registered letters and packages start across the atlantic today and probably fifty thousand gifts that go as merchandise |