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POPE MADE 1940 YEAR
OF PEACE APPEALS
VATICAN CITY, Jan. 1-The year 1940 w go down in " Catholic history as a year of peace appeals, writes Aldo Forte In the Manila Buletin.
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During the past year, with war raging on the European continent, Pope Plus XII launched 28 peace appeals to be li- gerents by means of speeches, radio broadcasts, homilies and pastoral letters.
the na
U.S. MEDICAL SUPPLIES
SHIPMENTS CARRIED OVER BURMA RD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Reuter) The American Red Cross reports that medical supplies are Now reaching "Free China" and this [has caused the organisation to continue sending `aid.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONOKONG, WEDNESDAY, 15th JANUARY, 1941, 530 .....
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended. INWARD MAILS
After the re-opening of the Canton
From
At the beginning of 1940. the were radio broadcasts, three of pontiff started working through them directed to
the western diplomatic channe's in an attempt hemisphere to have the belägerents reach a
The first one was on Oct. 13 in Burma Road, supplies were ship- Straits and Air Mail by "British Overseas compromise. Apostolie' nuncios in which he appointed. Cardina
|ped from the United States for ways Service" (Australia only) by | belligerent capitals contacted the Copello papal legate to
Singapore. governments to which they were tional Argentine Eucharistic Con-China's benefit, and these are now
heavy gress. Accredited, but outside of
The second was delivered passing freely along the Road.” Rabaul and Manila,
Investigation by the Red Cross Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser- cropping ap of rumours, no peace on Oct. 19 for the United States
vice" San Francisco, date, 9th January settlement was concluded.
on the eve of the American mis- has shown that the road is being sionary day. The third took place well-maintained despite air raids, Canton
lorries loaded with Java and Manila. on Oct. 27 for the Peruvian na-and that 50 tional Eucharistic Congress.
vital medical supples and eulp- Australia and Manilla, ment have been transported since Air Mail, by "Pan-American Airways was the re-opening.
vice"-San Francisco date 14th JanuSTY,
the
-Much 'more w'll be sent from the Australia and Manila,
FIRST MESSAGF
Due
15th Jan.
AM-
想想 from
16th Jan 18th Jan
17th. Jan...
1th Jan.
18th Jan.
20th Jan
Direct
Ser-
Ms Jan.
22nd Jan,
23rd Jan.
24th Jan
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U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai
Francisco date 10th January) Calcutta and · Straits.
(San
25th Jan. 30th Jan
OUTWARD
The pope's first message in 1940 was addressed to President
NAMES 5 PEACE BASES Roosevelt in the form of an an-
Another important speech swer to the American President's delivered by Pope Plus to Christmas message to the pope sacred college of cardinals on United States, it is learned. It is Jandakan. conveyed by the newly appointed
Christmas eve. In his answer to probable that $1,000.000 worth of United-Kingdom and Straits. personal ambassador to the Holy the 90-year-old dean of cardinals, supplies will be sent. for no limit Calcutta and Straits See. Myron Taylor...
Pignatelli Belmonte, who conveyed has been set for such ald.
In this message, Pope Plus high- ly praised President Roosevelt for his peace efforts, balling him SR "the peare magistrate of great American nation and pesce promoter."
a Christmas greetings in behalt
of the cardinals, the pope dictated
five points necessary for lasting U.S. Aid To British
the peace.
3
These postulates were: first, Commonweath Unly
elimination of international hatred
MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given" below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are
For
WEDNESDAY
Date and Time
MADE 61 SPEECHES
and its expression through propa- WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Renter) | advertised to close at or before 9" am" registered and" parcel malls During the past year, the 64- ganda; second, development of In-A new Lease and Lend" Bill, are closed at 6 pm on the previous day. When mails are adver- - year-old pope who was always ternational confidence, including which would give Amer can aid tised to close after 8 pm, Registered and Parcel malla nee closed working for peace issued one en adherence to International trea-only to the British Empire and at 6 pm. cyclical, seven letters, one "motu ties; third, the principle that Ireland, was introduced in the proprio" and Fronounced 61 might must be rejected: fourthly. House of Representatives last night| speeches. On April 15, Pope Pius Jestablishment of International, ac-by the Repubiican Representative addressed a personal message to jcord whereby opposing economy: for New York. Secretary of State Cardinal Mug systems are co-ordinated, the pur- The Bill was introduced after Kone, in which His Holiness ap
pose of which is to remove unem Representativës had bad a tele- pealed to the world" to offer peace ployment and improve standards phone conversatation with Mr. of living throughout the world, Wendell Wilke, the unsuccessful His first message in 1940 in and fifth, that national ambition Republican candidate for the Pre- which he refrained to refer to should be replaced by a better sidency, who "announced support peace was an encyclical directed to understanding of problems of other for the Roosevelt Bill with modifi- the Portuguese government on nations.
tions.
prayers.
Straits and Rangoon. 3traits and Rangoon. Canton
i
THURSDAY
June 30, the first century of the Although the pope held a pri The Republican measure is des- Independence of Portugal On vate and public consistory on cribed as similar to the President's Alr Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with July 6, the pope called upon the March 7, he broke a century-old in everything, except that it would world faithful to launch a peace tradition: by falling to appoint not permit the extension of aid
the "British Overseas Airways.”
FRIDAY
prayer crusade in a special mes jany new cardinals. This was to any nation other than Britain, traits and Calcutta. sage to the Jesuits on the occasion taken as meaning the Vatican unless Congress specialy authoris- of the fourth century of the foun- was mourning on account of the led it, and the powers it would con- Sandakan dation of the order.
fer on the President would expire Hothe in two years.
PERSONAL MESSAGE
WET.
2 NUNS CANONISED,
Manila, Mauritius, Lourenco Marques, and South Un April 4 the pope held a semi- Un Sept. 14. Pope Plus address-
The Bill would authorise help Africa via Durban, ed. a personal message to Argen: public consistory in which he only to Britain, Ireland and mem- tine Cardinal Copello on the occa- canonised, French Nun Butracia bers of the British Commonwealth
Geoma of Nations.
.
son of the national Eucharistic Perletler, and Italian nun Congress held in Buenos Aires. Calgani. A santification ceremony If the President desired to as-
On Nov. 24, the pope again ad-was held in the pope's presence at sist any other nation, he would Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the dressed a letter to Cardinal Mag- St. Peters on May 2.
have speciacally to ask the per- "British Overseas Airways” During the same year, the pope mission of Congress, lione in which His Holiness called upon the world faithful to offer beatified five other Catholic mar- prayers for war victims and peace. tyrs. namely. French Philippine A few days before Christmas "the Duchesne, May 21 Spanish Glone- pope again appealed to the world china de Mas, May 13: Italian to give offerings to alleviate, war sufferers, especially war orphans
PRAISES US,
In this letter, which was also addressed to Maglione, the pope
Maria de Rosa; May 26: Italian Ignacio da Laconi, June 16: French Marle de Rodat, June 9.
MANILA, Jan." 14 (Reuter) "Please tell General De Gaulle the pride I feel, as one who fought and bled for France, in his magni- Ecent attitude and actions," says
Wed. 15th
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Europe "is "Pan American Airways and Trans-Reg. Atlantfo Services”
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Manila, Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, Australia and Reg,
New Zealand via Sydney.
ONE CONCORDAT
General Douglas MacArthur, Manila. Macassar and Sourabaya, ...................... During 1940, the Holy See con-
former Chief of Staff- of the praised the United States for "Its cluded one ermeofdat: that with United States Army, in a letter ni noteworthy understanding of the Portugal which was signed in the congratulation · to M. Gaston situations despite the distance (Vatican on May 7. During the Willoquet, "the newly-appointed which separated the United States rear only one new diocese was agent of General De Gaulle in
erected by the pope, namely, the the Philippines. from war horrors."
Pope Pius then issued å "motu United States diosece of Gallup,
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proprio" granting permission to with Father Bernard Espalaze 25 The appointment of Mr. Yen shanghai, Japan Honolulu, U.S. A. Canada.
traditional Christmas Eve cele-bishop. brations to be held early in the
afternoon
measures
countries.
Tze-chien of the Ministry of For- The pope also created during eign Affairs as First Becretary to because of blackout the past year 107 new bishops of the Chinese Embassy at Ankara, belligerent whom 11 were American, including Turkey, has been approved and adopted by
Monsignor Joseph Hurley, bishop was announced 'In a Chinese Gov- of St. Augustine and Monsignorernment mandate issued in
FOUR BROADCASİN
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During 1940 the pontif pro- Samuel Stricht, archbishop of Chungking. In another Chinese nounced 81 speeches and hardly Chicago. Hurley has been con government mandate, Mr. Chao Haiphong
secre-Shih-ching, President of the Na-Canton state the past seven tional Tungchi College, was reliev-)
ed of his post. "
ever falled in a single one to nected with the Vatican refer to the war and appeal for tariat of peace. Of these speeches, four years."
STOP PRESS ROME
RADIO ADMITS "TWO HARD KNOCKS"
However much the Fascist keeps the news of what is happening In Libya from their own public, THEY CANNOT HIDE THE EXTENT OF THEIR DEFEAT FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, states a London message.
That is why the Rome Radio on Monday night admitted “two hard knocks in North Africa.”
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg.
British Overseas Airways"
Straits.
The announcer said, "Our losses According to an Australian' mes- have been very considerable in sage, the Rome broadcast added men and material"—and this only that Tobruk will be a harder nut two days after announcing that to crack than Bardia and that Canton the number of Italians missing even if the British forces take To- was 357.*
+1
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
Formosa
SATURDAY
bruk they will still be a long way Bandakan, Madang, Balamaua, Rabani and Tulagi "We will not attempt to belittle from the Cyreneica highlands, as the tactical success of General they will have to travel more than Wavell," went on the Rome Radio, 150 miles to reach them. which added, "The British offen- s've had been well organised and magnificently concluded with me- chanised units which were super-reach Cyrenekea before the sum Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, and Reg. 25th 9.45 AM ior to oura.
"We are quite prepared to take
off our hats to the British” con- cluded the Rome Radio,
FINANCIAL SACRIFICE"
The financial correspondent of
LE TEMPS, who has recently ar-
UNENVIABLE POSITION
(The Roma announcer said that General Wavell's army, did not
mer it would find itself in an un- enviable position.
The broadcast concluded. "Italy
United Kingdom.
TUESDAY
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has had hard knocks but is deter-Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U. 8. A., Canada Cen-OP.O.&EPO. mined to retrieve her position."
tral and South America and “United
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rived in France from the Italian NEW DELHI, Jan, 14 (Reuter)-Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Reg. frontier, speaks of the enormous It is learned there has been a satis. anantial sacrifice made by the factory response to Mr. Ernest atraits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa. Italians to transform Libys into Bevin's scheme to train Indian Rangoon and Calcutta.
a colonised region.
1. Connaught, Road.
technicians for Britain. One hund-
11.15 AM Noou Noon
Noon
The battle now is to preserve red were selected for the purpose, Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong a part of Italy's national status," [50 of whom are expected to leave he concludes.
for Britain shortly.
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