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SWISS CONTRIBUTE
GENEROUSLY
TO OWN FUND
By JOHN MYERS
Berne, Dec. 17.
The Swiss are contributing help for the people of Hungary in a flood of generosity which shows no sign of abating.
the
equivalent
for
Counting the population of The children of cvety school Switzerland D5 5,000,000 the | in Switzerland were invited to national Red Cross Boctely had bring one siau of chocolate and received by the beginning of one candle rach for n special December
ef Christinas collection more than two franes (about | Hungarian "chool children. three shillings and
Hundred of thousands of State or
Swiss have takes part
in pro- every man, woman and Hungarian anti-Russian ફિલ child in the country, This monstrations,
some nt them proportion, which would
for
Births, Deaths, Marriages,bout 60 United Personal $5.00 per insertion not exceeding 25 words, 25 cents aach additional word. ALTERNATE INSERTIONS 10% EXTRA
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BIRTHS
BASAGLIA—To Sally and Mario va
10th December, 1958, Paul'a
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Lucia, Metin María tiracia
FOR SALE
RECENTLY ARRIVED: Drapery materials, Bogilah pottery, Delab Disch Vickovica and racious, attractive giftware, Ld. 20 Garden Roid.
Barware,
MUSICAL
FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS give LP nedorda by means of tàn Võuchens.
Aš Jolano. Decofred Bing Crosby,
|
amounts
countries, remited following ald for December 1:
- violent. Virtually every single
present colossal rums in other society and alation in the in thecountry-an Switzerland 15 or Swiss remarkably proline in then.. Hungarians
met has
n1 protest Soviet
intervention. Federal Government
by
to
to
A wire picture of the meet-
the
ing in Paris of the Council of Western Europe. The
Among
was
those pletured are British Foreign' Secretary Lloyd.
OTHERS TOO About 5,000,000 Swiss franes bombarded with demands
break +f all brut diplomatie relations with The Soviet Union,
{ abou! 415,000 sterling) rash;
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About 4,600,000 francs' worth
(about £370,000 merling) of The whole
country came to complete
Impressive and standstill for three minutes on
parrels of clothing and medical | A supplies; and
(ubout £50,000 foodstuffs.
even
of
About 000,000 francs worth November 20, when the tolling of the bells of every church in sterling)
the
uchered in the country The Swis Red Duval,
period of silence. Croos la the
Rarely, if have the
ot means the CYST,
people largest but by no only national collecting centre, Switzerland felt so united in a Millions od franes have passed common cause. through
other organisations,
VALUABLE ROLE though
there was no means of Masessing
It is no approximate
generally #gurce
outside this country More than 10,000 Swiss came International Committee of the forward as
blood
Cross donors in Red
which is playing valuable answer to a Red Cross appeal, such
role in Hundreds of people are work-Hungary and in the Middle East
Red Cross is
an all-Swiss organisation. Ing voluntarily in packing centres and in Austria. The word "international" applies
the
and not to 199 After
Swiss Federal to it activities Government had offered asylum composition.
In addition, Switzerland ts
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Antarctic Hazard
PENGUINS INVADE
LANDING AREA
Washington, Dec. 17. into a landing strip Lor
Navy announced | Plines.
The
Dulch usked
Jast
Council
EPU
Meeting On Oil Position
Preliminary
views on the
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Paris, Dec. 17.
exchange financial
EVACUATION PLAN FOR OSLO
Oslo, Dec. 17.
Over half the population of Oslo would be compulsorily evacuated within four days in the event of war or an emergency, under plans which the Norwegian Government has now completed down to the last detail.
These plana. have not been igle to communicate with their hasidly Improvised in view of relation. the present eritical international situation. They have been under prepuration for a long time, although, during the past few months. they have been con- siderably extended and worked
out.
The groups 10 be evacuated, from the entire built-up area of the elty and from the less ruml of the suburbs, Include: 95,000
now being explain the
Before long now. every citizen will receive booklet from the Civil Defence Authorl- ties giving the answers to ott these questions.
bookloh The
win printed. evacuation Bystem. It will tell Those concerned that as soon as they receive
notice either over the radio or by posters will have
press advertisements, they to report 10 one 45,000 of the 53 assembly points. There, they will hand in their baggage and be registered. This register will enable the Civil Defence to answer all enquiries from rela- tives as to where their wives, children or elderly aunts ara quartered.
children under 18 years of age
about $6,000 mothers Recom- panying these children, men and women over 85 years of age, 7,500 cripples and In- valids, about 4,000 expectant mothers, and 1,500 teachers for the children.
BUS AND RAIL
[*
Every evacuee will be given The evacuation, by bus and an identity number and a badge, rail is planned in four stages,
at and food will be available strictly in alphabetical order. the assembly points if a long Those with surnames beginning wait is expected. From the as- with A to F will go on the first sembly points, the evacuees will day. GK on the second day, be taken by bus to the rattway
The third day LQ un of
and stations, or in some cases they R-Z on the last day. Assembly will travel by bus all the way. 28 mostly be al the Evacuees from nursing homes, But nurseries and old age homes
ESPECIA
nearest elementary school.
requisitioned
houses boarding
hotels in the
BAGGAGE
baggage
of Europe's oil crisia took place. today at the monthly meeting
the arrangements are suficient- will not have to go to assembly of the managing board of the
ly elastic to allow, for example, points. Buses will fetch them European Payments Union.
friends or relatives from differ-and lako them direct to Sources close to The Union ent districts to travel together specially
at one or by meeting
other and yesterday it will shift the naissance Bight of the arce. His view
for *
recon-report that a more detailed re-
the impnel on the assembly pulat.
country. known site of its international Toup
planned evacua- Warning of is supporting the balance of payments of member
tion will be sent out by the Geophysical Year station expedition
headed by Adm. countries will probably be made
Broadcasting Norwegian State Board's January meeting. in the Antarctic partly be- Richard E. Byrd.
also took place
Corporation and notices will The meeting
cach allowed A It was announced in Welling- cause a teeming colony of
also appear in nt
the newspapers perso.1 will not exceed 44 lbs ton the New Zealand Antarelle today of the of committee makes
the in welght, It is recommended penguina
plane expedition ship Endeavour sail- the Organisation for European and will be posted up at
entrances to all blocks of flats that as far 05
this possible ed from Lyttelton late
Econonile Co-operation together landing hazardous,
and dwellings In the town, should includo a sleeping-bg. Dunedin night for
The experts of the or- and Bluff, with
During the recem internation- or sheet and blankets, a change her last of call before the unisation's energency petrolium
por:
many Oslo al crisis.
10 citizens of clothes and enough food group. voyage uth, refuge
enquired what plans had been last two days. At Bluff Sir Edmund Hilary, These talks which take place made tor evacuation und civil all of whom have now arrived the home of many internationel at Cape Halici
No one will be told in ad- --the Ami Cross was inundated organisations, Including the Cape Ailare,
leader of the expedition, will every ten days will continu? dolence. They wanted to know vance where they are going. As United The Navy said Adm. George | judm the Endeavour. them European Office of the
He was tomorrow. requests to give
They form part of how any muss evacumilon was far as ls known at present, the which are playing an
of K. Dufek, commander accommodation, education, wark Nations,
administrative machinery | going to be organked, what they | evacuees will be taken to rural and welfare facilities.
an airerar. of the United | set up in London and Paris to would have to do, how much areas in the neighbouring coun- The unspectacular but vital part as navy task force there, reported ginally to have town south the
nid
that Cipe Hallot
States Operation Dosy Freeze. handle Western Hemisphere oil baggage they could take
with ties. But evacuee bread-ordinators first
Hungarian
receiving 800
Hungary from
over winners started work in Swiss
accessible by ship and possesses--United Press and China Mali deliyories to Europe China them, where they would gal centres have not been named, world, China Mail Special, factories and other enterprises
a larger orga for conversion Special.
be partly Maii Śpecial.
food, and how they would
in order to avoid con- fusion and argument, and part- ot! December 3. The first
ly because certain districts must refugee students resumed their
be ruled out because of military work in Swiss Universities and
dispositions which are at present schools,
secret.
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the
Government offered temporary abylum to 6.000
more Hungarian refugees, emergency measures became necessary to
the cope wit influx, as the Swiss Red Cross cou'd not manage unaided.
The
has
ARMY BARRACKS
Government mobiliset nearly 1,000 men of the citizen-army for "active service" to help with the transport, accommodation and care of the new arrivals, call-up affected many doctors and nurses, and measures have been laken to unsure rellef mo mobilisation throughout 1957 if necessary.
The
Army
barracks
being used to house the refugees. One complete military hospital has been opened and stuffed in the "national redoubt", Switzer-
* land's
Alpine bastion in Bernese Oberland. An army Red
full personnel, is bringing sick and wounded refugees from Vienna-
Cross train, with
In cd-
Three special trains provided by the Swiss Federal Railways are bringing the bulk of the refugees from Austria in a
shuttle-service. regular addition, the *Railway ministration has gravely depleted
Its buggage - handling equipment, sending mony
units
and their handle. relief
стеня
to
supplies in Austria.
**mechanical
A feet of 25 of Switzerland's famous yellow Postal buses, so well known to all-tourists in the Alps, is for the
in Austria
is working transport of refugees from the Hungarian frontier to
the Interior camps in
All available Swisa Red... Cross lorries, and some belonging to private firms; have takén the Swissair, the zational air line, dew the first relict supplies into Budapest, before the Soviet counter- offensive;
road to Austria,
Money has been, and is still boing, raised in many original ways. Here are
few examples:
TAXI FARES
Students
ti
the Zurich
Polytechnic School concelled.
for
the
for US and New The Base Zealand scientists will be set up rather than at
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
HE CAN'T KEEP RUNNING --HE'LL REACH THE
LOCOMOTIVE
SOON!
FERD’NAND
NANCY
GOOD
I BOUGHT
FOR
MY MOM AL
YOU,
BIRTHDAY
GIFT
BOB
their annual dance and spent a JOHNNY HAZARD
whole day working as manual
Inbourers on building sites,
iving their
earnings
for, the
benent of Hungarian students.
Taxi companies In Barne, Basle
and other towns devoted one whole day's takings to Red Cross relief and they neven remembered having · had so
many passenger
Students in Geneva organised Fallo for Hung
paign,
asking everyone
to contribute to hang a sheet from thele switidows,, : The ally looked thy muddenly to like Naples, with all the washin hanging out of the windowa, Tibe stand mais prepálected so totaly oL
the
is also more
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any fresher we'd still be on the vinel
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A staff of about 4,000 agrist- nals la now being trained for the job of running the great four-day evacuation. They will have
man the assembly points. direct and guldo the public and ensure that the plans work smoothly. It will be no cosy task, and road and rail communications will be strained to the utmost.
+
The evacuation will be com- pulsory for the groups mention- ed, but people who have im- portant Jobs may apply for dispensation in advance. Others who have somewhere to go in the country, may apply to go to their own accommodation before the official evacuation is an- nounced. But once the official plans are set in motion people will have no choice. They will have to go
where
they taken.
· REASSURED
The Civil Defence officials have also stressed that the eva- cuation may be carried Out before any state of war oxists, if the situation is considered by the Government to be sufficient- y grave or the
threat of war sufficiently great.
Everyone hero is, hoping that these plans will never have to bo put into practice. But they were reassured to learn that the Govermanent does not intend to be caught napping if an emer- gency should arise-China Mall Special
Sino-Burmese
Border Discussions
Peiting, Dec. 17.
The Burmese Prime Ministor U Ba Swe, and the Chinese Pro- 24.imior Chou · En-Ini ended, their (informal-taldes. Lat Mangshih, Yunnan, today on problems con- corning the border between their two countries.
Both Premiers, who arrived here late Saturday night by car. from Lashlo after -a 140-mile drive along wartime Burma- Chiis road, have been holding discussions on ways to Improve the relations between" tribesmen Uving either side of the
Each was accompanied by high level: official, delegation as (well, as "by about 200 / Kachin'
and · Shan tribénnen. Klabi!
U Ba Swo and Mr Chou In- froduced the tribal leader of their pooples to each other, y dat de dewan- authoritatively learns that the Buryn dae ? ('atid. Chinera Tendere haya agrood, to prómóta, kney betweori tho
the trocalfor.
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