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The Magic Of Xmas
THRISTMAS Atil comes;
whntover condition the world might be in, and as Dickens reminds us, there is magic in Christmas Day! No human disillusionment can quench its significance. It may have a facade of frivolity, sometimes hard, uncaring frivolity, marked | by the "feasting and the frolic and the fun" of pagan ideals that long preceded the festival of the Nativity. But, it has much more than this. It is at once a com- memoration and a symbol. Christmas day lifta the veil for a brief interval on the common humanity of men, womon and children, It challenges the introspective! to live objectively for a day. It coaxes the curmud. geon to think of others be side himself. It provokes the thrifty to relax their thrift for a while and to release their more generous impulses. Christmas tempts us to widen the bounds of goodwill. and neighbour
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Drama And Heroism Marks Rescue The Season's
Of Shipwrecked Passengers
Beirut, Dec. 23,
Thirty-two-year-old American artist Langdon Harriss saved the life of the 10-year-old son of a French Embassy Counsellor in one of the heroic, nets enacted aboard the hulk of the liner Champollion.
Langdon Harriss of New York, who now lives in Paris, jumped overboard with the young son of Francoise Puaux today and made their way to safety.
The Princeton graduate was given treatment but was not suffering from any injuries.
One of the first persons to see Harriss, was the New York Times cor- respondent Michael Clark, who went down with Harriss on the Egyptian boat Zam Zam in 1941 when both were.serving with the British Ambulance Corps.
Harriss was one of 12 pligrims 36 hours as prisoners in the yards of the stricken ship, it to the Holy Land in a group ilner, stranded 200 yards off the overturned, tossing its crew into headed by Father Lechat. The shore near here and broken in group has been making a Holy two. Land Christmas pilgrimage for more than 60 years.
jumped overboard
with unux in my arms and we swam and drifted close to the
shore," he said.
liness to those about us. The world may scom
As he neared the beach. ther than ever it was in Harriss saw in front of him the history from the state en- shoal upon which several luck joined in the Christmas death.
less swimmers were battered to
message of peace and hor- mony.
Many of the 20 who lost their lives were drowned while trying to swim the 125 yards between the sandbank, on which the 12,- 540-ton ship was broken in two,
and the shore.
"We were lifted. by a mighty sternest realista among UB shoal," Harriss sold. The force would ask that because our of the wade knocked the Pupux highest ideals are not yet boy out of Harris' arms and "I should heard him screaming. I thought realised, Christmas
nside we were both dead." be forgotten or laid until a more convenient sen- son?
Yet which of the wave and dashed toward the toward ploughed
But the giant wave carried them both over the shoal and Harriss said "I dropped among several bodies that were washed on the beach. A moment later I was snatched up by two fellows, We find that we rescuers and whisked off to even like giving as much as hospital after learning the boy getting; certainly we prefer was safe,"
FIGHT UNDERTOW
student Ball,
can still be claimed that IT.
most people prefer to do good rather than ill to their
to being good neighbours to
A.Tom
L
Twenty-year-old
ashore.
All were
On the shore thousands of people watched Radwan Baltaj! make his daring effort to rescue the people on board the ill-fated ship.
hs. way the Champollion cutting through the tricky current.
Happily his daring action in dangerous scas "came off" and he managed to board the liner.
By a similar daring action Balaji swept back through the choppy scas full speed. making for port instead of to the shore. Reaching port Balta!! disembarked his passengers.
al
▾
more
the water. They returned to
hore by their tow Ene.
DESPAIR
Geen
This failure brought despair to the passenger and at & a.m. they started to jump into the water. They had
that WAS wreckage from the ship being carried to the beach about a mile away. So about 70 of them, their faces black with oil. let themselves drift with the current, the waves lashing them from all sides.
Everything on the beach was The set up to receive them. gendarmerie and police cleared it from crowds, while firemen waded knee-deep. volunteers waiting for them, with ropes.
Doctors and nurses set up emergency first aid posts. Soon it appeared that the current was pushing this tragle caravan to-
-
scen
others were soon thrown ashore. the first
George Cross For 15-Year-Old Boy
John Bamford, aged 15, has been awarded the aupreme badge of civilian courage, the George Cross. He is the young- est person to be awarded this honour. When a fire broke out in his home one night, he crawled through the flames to rescue his two trapped brothers. He was severely burned, and, as pictured above, is now in hospital-London Ex- press photo.
BRITAIN'S
ROBOT WEAPONS
Production To Be Speeded Up
Private. Who Dined With Eisenhower Killed In Action
Korea, Dec. 23.
One of the proudest moments in the 20-year- old life of Corporal James E. Murray was when he had lunch with the President-elect of the United States, Mr Dwight D. Eisenhower, at the Korean front on December 4.
Greetings
The Editors and staff of the," "China Mail take this op paxtanity of wishing readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous and peaceful New Year.
Police Clash
With Terrorists
Tunis, Dec. 23. Police, taking part in a large scale sweep in areas south of Bizerta, clashed with armed terrorists today.
They surprised a gang
of terrorists
opened fro
woudding who
several policemen, Polleo returned the fire, killing two terrorists. The rest fed.
At Raseldjebel, sh armed Tunisian resisted arrest and was' wounded in the ensuing souffle
A total of 40 Tunisians were detained for an identity check during the operation. All but three were later released.
*
The police had information that armed terrorists who last October attached a French police post, killing two French- men, were hiding in the area searched today.--Reuter. -
A Christmas
Gesture
London, Dec. 29.
An auctioneer
withdraw from sale
was about to
SOTO
poultry at Smithfield market today when a voice in thé
crowd said: "There is an old-
Five nights later he died a hero's death in the no-man's-land between Allied and Communiat age pensioner here. frontlines.
Murray, already Bronze
ค Star winner who had served more than his alloited time in. Korea, was the volunteer leader of a combat patrol which ran into
* Communist ambush one and a half miles in front of United Nations lines on Do
cember S.
Show me your card then, mother shouted the dealer, "And It
a young for. 15 bob
a smile of thanks the lady took home a Christmas Fold fas dinner
that she would not otherwise have been able to [afforda Crowds gurdons today, but there were 40 poultry Blocked to few birds to be hund at give away" prices. The average was about four shillings per poundi
Turkeys weighing
nine, ten and eleven pounds" went for about 37 shillings-Reuter.
wards a mass of rocks, usually by On his second trip, Baltoji visible but now covered
water. took off 60 more people.
The rescuers concentrated on BOAT OVERTURNS
The scene Encouraged by his success, this point, walling firemen on the shore opposite was horrible, sout of the swin
mers
disappeared under the at the the Campollion, brought out a bad ones, Christmas offers American university here, was mo
motorboat: and
the waves. crossed
Bodics were
floatling It current. running the great chance to come one of many bystanders who swiftly
What did Murray talk most coloural jumped into the out in our true
up two loads of 13 Badly over the waves and these.. water and picked
about? -
home gald Greeding to people from the liner. But on were the first to reach the shore.
"Going home,"
Row Novdrtheless, few are able fought
undertow strong
with 15
The first body, that of a young trip, the the third passengers from to rejoice unreservedly in rescue
United Press,
EISENHOWER GRIEVED the season's good cheer. Champollion who were drifting people eboard, it broke down 25 woman, was a mutilated mass covered in blood and all. Four yards from the Champollion,
New York Dec. 23. 'There are shadows which it, ashore.
The President clept, Mr Dwight To the horror of those who Ball, of were blind folly to ignoreCalifornia, edged out on
IN DOZENS watched from shore and ships, the
Eisenhower expresood grief to At about 7.30 motorboat then overtumed.
6.J., the a certain dread foreboding shoal
arrived to
and 5000
days over the death of a young of the future, the vast they catch passengers before Lifesavers made daring bids to survivors
London, Dec. 23.
American were battered against the
comporal with whom rocks in dozens.
After being hit once Murray be ate pork amount of hunger and mal-rocks and succeeded in hauling save the lives of the 13 people afterwards they were swarming
chops on a cold Britain's production of from the perilous waters. They over the
extricate Jils Korean hillside three weeks ago, jupt trying, to nutrition, poverty and ill-three ash
crew managed to get 12 of them to Lebanese rescuers threw ropes robot weapons atomic, man from the trap. Finally he
go Informed of the dealt in ac health bringing their at a wonderful feeling to was killed
members.
safety. The 13th, a small bdy, to pull them on and electronic and guided mis- went down in a burst of burption of Corporal James Murray
but some tendant evils to so many
| were: too weak to
rown back into the Ken. Biles-is to be speeded up gunfire.
tho former five-star General people round about us. And reach down and feel a hand
The Champollin's master, were thrown
The first continued for an in the New Year.
Issued a statement homes NOTHING TO BE
through his our misgivings, are not only grasp yours and know you have captain Henri Bourde, was the
Murray would have After saved a life," said Boll
gond Press Secretary, because of these shadows, spending a half hour in a last to leave at 4:45 p.m. local hour, after which about 50
A British Ministry of Supply home at the end of this month Hagerty, grieved by the report DONE ABOUT IT were rescued alive but because all that is be- hospital tent set up on the time.
About 50 people swam ashore After this no other passengers official said today there may with points ing done, all that has over bench, Ball was up and around early today and others had jumped into the water. They re- be some surprises in the New than needed for rotution.
Year!" been done in this economiċjas good as new,
rechod safety yesterday,
mained huddled on deck,
Murray was one of the men said: "I have fine memories of West Berlin's · fire, brigado world of ours, is but 4 A daring Beirut Port plot, Too SHALLOW
The Lebanon authorities had
ato Experts point out that the cast who
pork chops and palliative; all our Christ- Redwan Baltaji, braving the
using reliable British cruiser lost hope of 8,000-bon
of gilded wespons in small sauerkraut with Mr Eisenhower mas wishes and gifts have treacherous seas and currents in
Port Said, the cruiser Kenya had tried in
who are Bghting in far- away walls, heted As communications Ink, yain to get the people off the air force equipped with the ing the President-elect a recent of thousands of our young men & factory burn down to the
latest fighters, bombers, air-visit to Korea.. He and his two Kerca for principles all Americans
"We are not allowed to cross The sorrowful fact remains to the rescue of the panic-strickenvernighty dish from
The Kenya, passengers from the broken and
flelds and ground crews. that by and large,
companions were embarrassed at cherish and for a just peace. My the border untess our battered French ilner Chase While pilot ships and small French liner. world is not yet organised pollion.
Boats. ploughed
Therefore, the accent will be all the attention they got from sons to veteran of the Korean
stood by waiting to give any take by the
61009
on robot weapons
in Britain's their future President and from profound sympathies go to his German authorities call us for
help," firemen said-Reuter. for the enterprise of peace All but 20 of the 328 passer-
After patting a party whore assistance she could.
1983 defence programme.
reporters covering the visit, family."-United Press, and goodwill.
gers and crew were saved after to help rescuers there, the Only then did the Lebanese 195
Kenya had tried to get along- authorities use risky and de- The chief centre for expert. They could only mumble when side the striken vessel, but was sperate measures by allowing ments with robot weapons is questioned,
make his Woomera, Australia, but ex unable to do 50 because the Radwan Baltajl to
After lunch Mr. Eisenhower water was too shallow.
In his motorboat. periments are also being con- took the three soldiers into a during sweep The survivors, were taken to Baltojf's attempt was made, at ducted by the Ministry
oftent to meet Generals Omar about noon-Reuter.
Supply in North Wales, hospital.
The
that were
[
Toro
that Corporal Murray has been killed in action," Mr. Eisenhower
Berlin, Dec. 23.
He was a stocd idle today on the border our brief friendship.
left things much as beforo, his motorboat, led the way todaKenya; which made a 230-mile methods for the rescue whet | compared with that of aɔmodern on a bleak Korean hillside durplendid young soldier,'. typical of the Soviet zone and watched
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ed
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passengers.
war,
THE POPE TO BROADCAST
SOME SURPRISES... · A Ministry of Supply official said: "For security reasons, we cannot discUST the nature of the weapons now, being tested. But there are some surprises in the New Year," S
Bradley, Mark Clark, James Van Fleet and other officers,
No China Mail For 2 Days Owing to the Christ- mas holidays, there will be no publication of the China Mall | tomorrow. (Thursday) or Friday,
Publication of the China Mail will resume. on Saturday with the customary 16-page paper.
Royal Air Force Beaufighters flew overhead trylag......16, drop lines and supplies to the
The wreek- ship. Unil the Kenya arrived,
Vatican City, Dec. 23. thousands of would-be Pope Pius XII will broadcast всмета had stood helpless his traditional, Christmag mess-
A modern jet-propelled day watching,
plunge age in Italian to Catholics all from the wrecked ship's decks over the world tomorrow (1000 while a larger bomber may cost fighter costs up to £50,000, Into the oil-covered water GMT). below.
It will en over Vatican radio rything between £600,000 and Reuters correspondent stood in a hook-up with : cations in
£1,000,000. amtang these thousands with Italy Spa
"These production costs make it Switzerland and Spa,
difficult for Britain to embark
production Later, Vatican radio will on
programme a few It together again before break-rassage every ave minutes In hundred aircraft a month. ing it in two once more
For that reason, British FLOATING BODIES night, Vatican Defence Chiefs are convinced. People on the shore were un-radio will relay the Mass cele- the development of robot wea- able to answer the cries of the brated by the Pope in the Vail-pons should be intensified in the on the Decumber patrol with miserable creatures in the water can palace before the diplomatic New Year. They believe robot Murray said, last heard him.
the sight
corps accredited to the Holy the
Sec. Reuter,
Explosion Death Toll Mounts
the mountainous waves. twhat, the ship into a fantastic shape, tear it apart then throw broadcast translations of the involving more than
and were sickened
*
Healing
of dead bodies chore.
As dawn-broke, with the giving way to sunshine; poopla on the shore could see those on board lining the decks waiting for their promited rescue.. Among them were 66 pligrims on their way to Palestine for Christmas
Tomorrow
New Jersey, Dec. 23. The death-roll of Monday'r explosion in a chemical factory, here rom to three when two men. With primitive equipment died from injuries here today: pollca and sailors, on shore did total of 24 persons were in-
allant best in vain. No jured France-Presse their -
dy really knew what to do,"
chpavyzd
jody bout with 12
One of the men who, went.out
,
warpops offer the solution to shouting where's my riffe'."'s Britain's defence problem now: An officer, fald, "Murray that her rearmament estimates
volunteer or that patrol have been cut-Reuter.
assignment. He was what we call a soldier experienced in combat. Ho, was a deinite credit to the 'service and was being"; recom>,
mended for, a doodallon."
Crosses Ocean On A Raft
Barbadon, Déc, 23.
The patrol lost six men killed; Jacluding an officer. Eleven were wounded and eight are missing.
The French scientist, Dr Master Sergeant Napoleon, Allan-Louis Bombard arrived Green Jr., said "that" Murray' Jerusalam, Dec. 23.
here today after crossing the "was as fine a fellow as anyone experienced sailors no crew put The Knesset gavo: Promter, Atlantic in 62,- days in a tiny bould know ALTAS NEOPR our at 5:30 am.. towing a line David bon Gurion's new Cablica rubber raft
Green sald he and,”- Murray towards the ship, das is a vote of confidence by 68 to 26 Throughout the crossing, he often talked through the cold Slowly. It advanced, fighting after a two-day "nibustering had lived on rain-water, raw winter evenings before the fatal every wave, but when within 60 | debate —United Prom,
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