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A Word Of Praise
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the Colony's
postal workers.
The com munity has good reason to fool indebted. Fow other cities with
comparable
population could point to a post office organisa.ion successfully handling three million items in the space of ten days. It is a remark- able achievement. But it could only have been accomplished by first-rate organising backed up by
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CAMBODIA-VIETNAM The Season's
No White Christmas
For Europe
London, Dec. 28. Prospects for u white Christmas were not bright 13 most of Europe today with only Sweden and some mountain areas covered with
HILOW.
The hoavlest snowfall since
loyal and highly efficient 1034 has dislocated road services work on the part of
in Sweden, holding up mail postal employees function-deliveries and delaying crowds
ing at all levels. Postmaster moving homewards Jus the General Saville paid
generous but wholly de serving tribute when he
holiday,
Hielcopters were being used
carry postmen to lens
of Thutesands of small Islands round
declared "I am proud of my staff and the work theyn's courts, and planes and have
Christmas."
Vuit
were carrying
ullter
furniture carried out this from Stockholm to
The public jetes and villages,
Reuter correspondents in other Europcon centres reported: DAMP AND MILD
warmly associates with that sentiment.
Itaolf
It is exciting to be told that
Christmas
Christmas weather
Paris: mall postings have brokon all Hongkong Paris was expected to be damp.
records;
more than
Bonn:
Berne: Temperature rose to- 1EL Switzerland, bringing rain and gloomy for winter sports
China Mail
Feature Highlights
Here are some of the fea-
ture highlights La day's China Mail:
to-
P. 5 The man who abolished Christmas, by Feux Barker; Jet age doctors And new perils to pilots by Arthur Brenard; Glick.
P.
0 Pilgrims crowd Inlo Bethlehemn. by Monica Dehn; How to dodge a 5 o'clock shadow.
F. 7 This Mr Marshall abo has plan. by Les Armour.
P. When women did the talking. by Amanda
Marshall.
P. 13 Courtesy is not dead,
but there
are bad in- fluences, says Bir Bever- ley Baxter.
P. 18 & 17 Local and over-
meas sports review,
Put Poison In Wine Vats Allegation
Bellied Mild weather that in one day
Germany. Only the half a million on West
highest slopes of the forest were items were handled in our expected to provide fair sking post offices; that during a conditions. 10-day perlod ending Thursday the postul
đẹn | duy handled
and 1,331 mist partment bags of air mail, 7,867 bage prospect of surface letter mall, 3,450 Christmas except on the highest it la alupes. bags of parcel mall:
Koine: Snow felt today in fascinating to learn that in
of south Italy. four successive days more Many Alpine winter spurts re- than a tom of ma!] WA sorts reported much snow, received and despatched at local post offices.
the mountains
al
Brussels: itam is expected all over Belgium on Christmas Eve But it also tells us that the and may continue over Christ-
mas Day Reuter. In spirit
of ChristmaR
Hongkong, far from dimin-
ishing, is increasing. It is a SHIP AGROUND
good sign, and one to be wel.;
others.
A
comed. For while it menus
Oslo, Dec. 23. extra heavy burdens, on all British ship ran aground
sank those employed in the poal and
off the coast of offices, it also demonstrates northern Norway tonight, and it is feared that 11 men were killed. that Christmas has # A Norwegian coostal
ship meaning for growing answered the
A
wawler's distress number of people in Hong signal and plucked 12 men from kong which they are the cold Arctic Sea. Two bodies anxious to share with were recovered and nine other crewmen were missing and fear- It is the thought behind the ed dead.
The trawler Prince Charles Christmas card and
which was reported moving through a Беавова! letter
heavy snowstorm when it went matters, and even if they ground un diny rock called are not followed by AB Karken Island off the frozen exchange of regular cor Finmark
Norway.-- of respondence they have United Press. achieved something --- brought together, if fleet- ingly. the thoughts of people who might not
The
otherwise have shown any consciousness of each other's existence.
const
State Of Siege Extended
Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 23. Which is the real reason for Brazil's
of Senhor appreciating the work
Albi, France, Dec. 28. A 62-year-old woman put arsenic compound in vats of wine to poison her son-in- law.
and made 11 people ill in the process, police said today.
TENSION
Troops Sent To Frontier
Pnom Penh, Cambodia, Dec. 23.
Greetings
+
The Editor and staff of the China Mail join in wishing readers a very happy Christ- mas and a peaceful and
prosperous New Year.
Cambodia accused Vietnam today of violating Floods A
her territory and warned she would take "all necessary military measures" of defence.
Informed sources said Cambodia was sending troop reinforcements to the frontier.
A Pnom Penh radio broadcast revealed the now but potentially dangerous tension between the two American-backed Governments of Cambodian Prince-
Premier Norodom Sihanouk and South Vietnamese President-Premier Ngo Dinh Diem.
Up to now both Governments have joined the fighting against infiltrations from Communist North Vietnam.
ISLAND INVADED
The broadcast charged that 26 South Vietnamese soldiers from the 60-mile-long island of Phu Quoc invaded the tiny Cambodian islands of Koh Thmey and Koh Ses on Nov. 1.
They have since been spreading word that the islands are about to be annexed by South Vietnam, the broadcast said.
It added that during the night of Nov. 29-30 a heavily armed Vietnamese patrol boat stopped and searched a feet of Cambodian fishing boats five kilometres south of Kep, a Cambodian port 18 kilometres west of the South Vietnamese frontier.
The Vietnamese held the Cambodian fishermen all night and fined them 850 rials (US$20) for alloged violation of South Vietnamese waters, the broadcast said.--United Press,
The Soft Answer That Turneth Away Wrath
Washington, Dec. 23.
Major Disaster
RELAX IN
DAKS
IN ACTION TRINKERS
Whiteaways
KUNLONN
ALL A QUESTION
OF AGE
Pretty Conundrum For An American Judge
Philadelphia, Dec. 28.
The Government and counsel for a naturalised Chinese-American prepared briefs today to aid a Federal Judge determine if a Chinese boy had passed his 21st birthday when his father sought to bring him from China to the United States.
Judge John W. Lord, Jr., ordered the briefs submitted next Thursday after conducting a hearing on the case yesterday.
Frank Woo, 4 naturalised citizen and owner
court to reverse the ruling
of a local Chinese restaurant, asked the of
the Immigration and Naturallsa-
"Blank Cheque" For tion Service barring the entry
Assistance
Washington, Dec. 23. President Eisenhower to day declared the California floods to be a major disaster and authorised what the White House called "blank cheque" financial assistance for the striken area.
Rain-swollen rivers today their banks in three
broke western American states to
engulf whole towns and villages and claim at least 12 deaths in the
flood disaster in yours.
worst
A telegram sent by the Pre- sident's
Mr deputy assistant, Wilton Persons, to the Governor
Mr of California,
Goodwin Dat Brid: "The President Knight, has asked mo to express his deep concern with the hard- ship and suffering caused the people of your state by theso floods,"
TEAMS ALERTED
The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr Ezra Benson, offered food supplies to the Californian au- thorities and the army alerted emergency tearns
Dozens of houses were carried "with" screaming away,
from the banging people windows.
Helicopters flow OVOK the flooded area plucking people from rooftops.
The
rains which
They included her daughter, her three grandchildren aged between three and six and six farm workers. These ail recover- od, but the son-in-law, Marius Mourel, 27, was left half pturalysed and able to walk only with crutches.
The police said the grand- mother,
Lucie Mazara, had con-
There is little doubt that the American State fessed
to poisoning five wine vats in the form
some cellar nine Department will reply to the Indian note dated Do- months
of the American ago after
quarrels at cember 13, asking for clarification Maurel's farm near here.
They alleged that she did not Government's attitude regarding Goa. poison the vat then in use cal- culating that the vat would last until she and husband moved.
When one of the farm work- ers suspected the wine of being the cause of the Biness, a doctor examined Maurel and his wife and diagnosed arsenic poison- The Indian note resulted from It will point out that on both ing. Pelice opened an investi- the joint American-Portugueso | occasions Mr Dulles did not go gation which led to the arrest communique issued after the to the root of the matter,
talks of Lucie Mazars.
American Mazars was later charged Secretary
Mr John and
the with administering poison with Foster
Foreign intent to kill. This offence has Portuguese
Minister Paulo of Dr maximum
Cunha, punishment
In which death. China Mail Special.
allusion was made to the "Portugueso Provinces in the Far East"
Д
her
acting Presiden, Rebel Chief
Nereu Ramos today decree extending the stato of alege for another 80
the post office at this time.aigned a Without Its superb or- ganisation there could
no wide exchange Christmas greetings wishes.
HỒNG KOR
TOKYO
Ban
Francisco
Surrenders
Batna, Algeria, Dec. 23.
Kerbadou
The reply, according to generally well-informed American sources, will be drafted in moderate terms. The United States do not want to envenom the present con- troversy between India and Portugal over a territory that for 400 years has been under Portuguese administration, and that India now claims for her own,
between the
of State, Dulles.
"ABANDONMENT”
Although the Indian noto has not yet been made public, it is believed that the Indian Gov- has deplored what it All calls the "abandonment" by the the United States of its anti-colonial
it tradition.
days. bo
The state of siege, restricting of civil Uberties,
An important Algerian rebelernment was imposed and following
the second at last month's military coup-Reuter,
3 Flights
MON, WED. FRI.
JAL
ekly.
to
The State Department will Game time state in the at general terms that the United strongly remains States opposed as ever to all forms of colonialism.-France-Presse.
REVOLUTIONARY
A
PLANE
torrential
no signs of abating. They were caused the floods were showing described in the worst in a hundred years.--Reuter.
of his son, Sak Chee.
and bis
The Service based its decision on the grounds that the boy was past the age of 21, thereby ineligible, when
other sought to bring him here to finish his education. Woo claimed the boy was not yet 21 at the time.
HK EVIDENCE
At the hearing, the Govern ment presented the testimony of two Hongkong physicians who examined the son and said he was between 21 and 29..
Tonight's The Night For The Royal Children
Sandringham, Dec, 23. Prince Charles and Prin- cess Anne, firm believers in Santa Claus and the good things of Christmas, win open their gifts tomorrow night.
The Royal Family always exchanges presents on Christmas ove, a custom started a century [ngo by Queen Victorin's hus-
X'mas Holiday band, Prince Albert
Publications
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The next publication of The China Mail will be on Tuesday, December 27. Thla imuo will be on the streets
mid the morning, and will contain, In addition to the nowa of the day, racing, selec tions by both -7: Sed: Chibia “Mali Bod Bouth Chiris Morning Post-tipsters, for Tuesday's Happy Valley meeting.
The South China Morning Post will publish
· Its next. Lore on Wednes- day, Dovember 28, The Sunday Post-Herald will publish sa`usual tomorrOW.
for presented an
John E. Naulty, counsel Woo, however,
Two More Train opinion
Accidents
from
Dark Shairman of the De-
What the Prince and Princess will get is a well-kept secret, but highly informed sources (Santa himself, to be exact) say the Prince wants a jet plane.
He's Biso interested in A yacht-small sizes,
TOY HELICOPTER
His mother, the Queen, bought a toy helicopter that illas in all London department stores, few days ago-presumably for
And as for Princess Anne, she | has ́expressed keen interest in pots, pans and other housewifely equipment,
visited
The Prince and Principe
Sante last Dec," 13: At. Harrod's department store Vin London. It was then that they confided their deep desire for a jet plane and a pot and pan set. -United Prow,
Dr Hilton MMR MENON: HAS
APPENDICITIS
of Anthropology of the University of Perinsylvania, who said 18 X-ray photographs
.
his
of the boy's skull showed London, Dec. 23.
maximum age at 20 years and The astonishing spate of roll-
six months when his entry was way accidents In Britain con-
barred. tinues. Six people were taken to hospital today after the Lon- don to Basingstoke (Hampshire) train clashed into the back of a stationary gooxty train Dear Woking (Surrey).
express
A coach of the London-Bristol caught fire this after- Cedar Rapids, Iown,
noon. There were no casualties Dec. 23. wingless, talless plane, in the last month, over 20 people which will travel faster than were killed in railway accidents sound, is being built for the in Britain France-Presse. United States Navy research department, it WAS rovealed
commander, Mekkel,
surrendered French army last Tuesday, was announced today.
His surrender was viewed as Reference will also be made, a clear indication of internal it is believed, to Mr Dulles's disputes among
terrorist bands comments on the Soviet leaders operating in the mountain re-remarks during their recent trip today.
in India and Burma, which, gions of Eastern Algerin.
A notorious rebel leader, si according to Mr Dulles, would All Bachir, was recently assas tendencourage a recourse to sinated by a rival rebel band. force for the settlement of the Kerbadou was sald to have sur- question. rendered because he was afraid of suffering the same fate.
Kerbadau was the rebel com mander in the Djebel Chechar,
to
CANCEL STRIKE
London, Dec. 23. The plane's designer, Dr A. M.
London tugmen agreed today Lippisch, creator of the Della
cancel
strike notice Wing aircraft and the Messer threatening a shipping holdup schmidt 163, today described the in the River Tamaes from New new plane. Aerodyne, the name given to the
Year's Day
Government has pointed out, it It is belleved that the Indian
They accepted slight bonus diplomatic language that if it is a question of not having re- course to violence, India does a jet-propelled fuselage, capable to continue on January 3, Jolat The Aerodyne is in fact simply Barning increases and decided of vertical landing and take off discussions with barge owners Tho United States, diplo by delection of the thrust of the regarding their claims for a Aures and Nemontchas moun- matists here thought today, will plane's powerful jet engines44-hour week and other im tains-France-Presse,
reply with the greatest-reserve. France-Presse."
an extensive zona in south- castern Algeria between the:
not need anyone's advice,
proved conditions-Reuter.
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Woo, using a 'Chinese' and Gregorion
crose calendar for fabulation, testified his son was born on Dec. 13, 1934, without an attending physician.
He said the boy, two other children and his wife live in China on the money he ends them-United Prest.
WINES
New York, Dec. 23, Mr V. K. Krishna Menon," India's chief delegate to the United Nations, is ill with ap pendicitis. Doctors are deciding whether to operate,
M-
Menon led the Indian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly which ad journed last Tuesday. He had to leave originally intended New York by air on Thursday to return to New Delhi by way of London-Revier.
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