BRITISH CELEBRATIONS
LARGEST SCALE FOR YEARS
BUSY POSTAL DAY
(British Official Wireless.)
RUGBY, December 24.
Apart from local fog, fair weather is forecast for the Christmas celebrations* which are on a larger scale than any in recent years, judging by the
experience of shopkeepers and others] handling Christmas trade and traffic. In London ' yesterday between 17,000,000 and 18,000,000 letters, which is from 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 more than on the busiest day last Christmas, and 800,000 parcels were handled. Estimates by Post Office authorities of the number of extra clearances necessary fell far short of the number actually required. While still more clearances were being hastily arranged, many pillar boxes had to be sealed up and policemen stationed beside others.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 153, 26 December 1936, Page 11
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119BRITISH CELEBRATIONS Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 153, 26 December 1936, Page 11
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