THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1949.
People Of Bethlehem Ready For Christmas
MINES EXPLODE AS ISRAELI
TROOPS CLEAR ROAD
Bothlehem, Doç. 23.—Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, is shrouded in a gray mist today as the people prepare for Christmas. It has boon raining for 36 hours.
It will be a quiet Christ- side of the area are expected to
mas Day in the Holy City. use this road on their way to DUMBBELLS
Besides members of rell-bond the Bethlehem services.REGISTERED US gious orders of Bothlohom
CAROLS PLANNED
and of nearby Jerusalem, | The celebration will open with
the traditional procession of clergy and others to the Church of the Nativity
more than 500 people, not mostly United Nations, Red Cross and diplomatic repre- Solemn High Mass will be mold Testo, sentatives, are expected to by Monsignor Gustav
acting Roman Catholle Patriarch attend.
in the adjoining St. Catherine's The rains have made tren Church, and Masses will con- cherous the only road to Beth-tinue throughout the day. Mid- lehem from Ferusalem on the night Mass will be broadcast Arab side, and In Bethlehem
Protestant denominations, in- today exploding landminos left cluding Anglicans and Lutherans, over from the Palestine war are planning their own obser could be heard as Israeli forces Vances In Bothlehem. A
STOUP cleared the road through Jowish of Anglicans plan to sing carols territory from Jeruzalem to In the courtyard of the Church Bethlehem.
Diplomatiy and United Na- one personnel from the Jewish
SPORT IN
BRIEF:
Referees Seek Protection
more
London, Dec. 23.---A re- commendation that protection should be given to English referees who visit Brazil is to be made to the English Football Ass0– ciation by three officials who have arrived home.
Gilles Dundas alleged that after a match he was attacked by a crowd and was kicked. He cocaped in a radio correspon "dent's car, which was cloned.
handad
"On another · veension, after a match, a Brazilian referee :CAMA to his dressing room, him a stiletto and said: "You had better take this. You will need it."
Arthur Ford, teetotaller, sid that he wa accused of being drunk by a director of a tosing team and was also kiciced by a player. He added that Inesmen had to be armed.
The other member of the trio,
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Fred Lowe, stated that pitches in Brazil were bad and in match he broke an ankle bone.
is understood that tim It
and other referees, W. Martin 8. Roberta, who return
with this weck, do not agree Evere criticism. Arthur Berry and Richard Maddison, have niso arrived home, that they had with respect everywhere.
who
sald
of the Press.
Nativity--Associated
FLOCK TO ROME
to-
Vatican City, Dec. 23.- Thousands of Catholie pilgrims of practically all nations night converged on tlome for tomorrow's ceremonial opening of the Catholic Holy Year.
They came by land, men and alr. Some travelled in luxury coaches. Others arrived on fool from places BA far nway DЯ Sheffield, England.
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HOLIDAY SPORT
TODAY
Their Arst goat on arriving in Football. First Division Rome was the buge St. Peter's League: CAA-v_RAF at Boun- Bazilica, scone of tomorrow's dary Street; Club Navy at centuries old ceremony.
Happy Valley; Commandos V Paradoxically, the collonaded KMB at Sookunpoo; SCAA V Square in front of the Cathedral Kwong Wah at Čaroline Hill, 4 was tonight the quietest place p.m. in all
Church
Division
city. The the
Second had been cinced all day as Army v SCAA workmen
rushed to put the CAA v
ceremony.
League: at Sookunpoo; Kitchee u Boundary finishing touches to the ornate Street; News Vendors v Univer- stands for tomorrow's com-lty at Happy Valley: Taikoo plicated
v Prisons at Disappointed
at Happy Valley; RAF outside the Church in the dusk, RN Yard
pligrims stood v Solicitors at Kai Tak; PCA v Police at Happy peering through the gaps in the Valley; Navy v Police at Cause- great bronze gates hoping to way Bay: Eastern v Dockyard catele a glimpse of the scene in-nt Caroline Hill; St. Joseph's v vide to give them a hint of the Club at Happy Valley. atmosphero of tomorrow's
TOMORROW opening ceremony.
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Football. Charity Cup In-
Scotland v China.
Rome police, preparing for aternational: possible Communist demonstra-at Happy Valley, 3.30 p.m. tion tomorrow, tonight ordered
MONDAY extra rlot squada to be posted.
11
at
The Communist-led Agricul- Cricket-XKCC v Combined
Road, tural Union has called on land- Services at Chater less peasants from
the Romanam; KCC v Royal Navy countrygido
to rally in
the Cox's Road, 1.45 p.m. (Senter match). square near
League of the door-Division one opening ceremordes and de- Charity Cup International: monstrate against the Govern- Football England v Portu-
"procrastination" inal at Boundary Street,
TUESDAY
Cricket. Married v Single
at Craigengower Cricket Club, 11.30 am
ment's
up the large estater splitting among the peasants.
Police have banned the de- monstration as "provocative."
Thon The uniong called for Football. First Division the meeting to be held at their League: Kitchee v Eastern at Party headquarters nearby. The Happy Valley: Police v St. banned this, too, as Joseph's at Boundary Street polico
dangortrus, on the grounds (Kick-off at 4 p.m.). that the headquarters was tou small and the meeting
overflow into
been treated bound to At a dinner at Buenos Aires, they were told that the viatt of English referees did more to help relations with the Argentine then anything cloc-Router.
Ortiz Gets Another Offer:
London, Dec. 23A "pro- moting" battle Beems to Le starting here for the services of Manusi Ortiz, the Mexican holder of the work. bantani- weight title.
Mr Jack Solomons, the Lon don promoter, planned to match Ortiz and Danny O'Sullivan, of London, in a world title contest at Harringay on February 28, but it has been reported here that another London promoter, Jack Cappell, has offered Ortiz $30,000 to defend his title Ogainst Luis Romero, the Spanish and European Cham- plon, in Spain.
Mr Solomons, on bearing of the rival offer, broke Into his holiday to return to London and place before the Britisb Boxing Board of Control cables and correspondence relating to his proposed lille fight.
Earller Mr. Solomons had an- nounced that Ortiz had agreed by trans-Atlantic telephone to -defend his championship against
O'Sullivan in London February.28.
It is understood that Cappell's ] affer has been made in con junction with a Spanish pro- moter, and that it is proposed to stage the fight at the Foot- ball Sindlum In Barcelona ́ lo March.Router,
Eve
Christmas Carols As a special Christmas presentation Rediffusion has 'arranged to: broadcast. a half, hour of Christmas carols by the Catholic Cathedral choir of 60 voices under the direction of Fr. Henry Berretta,
une will be heard
The prog day and will aris
#t 5 o'clock sinate in the Catholic Cathedral. The organ accompaniment will by Miss Elise. Chan. The programme will consist
carols old and new, some in Bagish and in Latin
WAS
the Craigongower Match
street.
The unions sald tonight that 1 was "impossible" to call off the demonstration so lote in the evening and they were seeking police permission to meet else where:*
An official said that if this were not granted the peasants would probably flow to the Colosseum Square "of their own accord."-Ileuter.
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by consulting CHINESE OPTICAL CO.
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SHOWING
TO-DAY
To be
Members of Craigengower Cricket Club who are taking part are reminded that the an- nual Married v. Singles cricket match will be played on Tues day Dec. 27, commencing at 11.30 a.m. sharp.
CHURCH NOTICES
ENGLISH METHODIST CHURCH (Queen's Rd. East, Corner of Kennedy Rd.) Sunday, Dec. 25th, Christmas Day.
11,00 am. Preactior: Rev. J. E
Sandback,
8.00 p.m. Handel's "Messiah." Recording by Rudiers- fold Choral Society. Please note apeelal time of oven- in service.
1.00 pm. Bocial Hour in the S.
& 9. Horna. (All Servicemen invited.) Tuesday, Dec. 7th
9.15 p.m.
Free
Pro-
for gramme in the Sailors & Soldier Home. Saturday, Dec.
4.00 p.m. New Year's Eve, Church
Party in the B. &
11ome.
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