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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1947.

CONCLUDING INSTALMENT OF OUR TWO-DAY HUMOROUS STORY:-

The Christmas Visitor

"Darling, I rather think it's not the amine as when you do it. I rather think it's what the best people do to unblock u suit. After all, he did make ha ten; and all you ever make with your Lena is a mistake.

"Bridge also I shall nover understand."

objective KAMOS tellectual but with pencil and paper. At half

Lucy past twelve, when

filled Mark's hot-water bottle and sent him to bed, it was Louis who looked rather pale. To be claver since eight o'clock I find what you call ahattering."

""To-morrow you can go back to being cretinous. He has to leave in the morning.".

TREMENDOUS EVENT

London, Dec. 21. Welcoming President Tru- man's message to Congress on the European recovery programme, a Foreign 01- fice spokesman today de-. scribed the plan as "a tre- mendous event in the s- tory of post-war Europe which it is difficult to apeak of with too much enthusiasın.”

The final totals revealed which it La difficult to the plan indicated that it was aimed at Europe's re- covery and not merely Hof, he said-Renter.

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Dictionary Piracy Case

Christian General Attacked

Washington, Dec. 21 Representative Walter Judd (Republican, Min- nesota) today said that General Feng Yu-hsiang of China was violating the hospitality of the United States by attack- ing the Chinese Nation- alist Government speeches here.-

in

Rep Judd told the House that Gon Feng was collaborating with Lucy was right at least in the

the Chinese Communists by try quality of Mark's sleep. He

ing to discredit the present Chl- wake at a quarter to ten and Lucy packed Mark up and

nese Government in the hupes of came downstairs in time to help drove him five miles to the sta

requining the p'wer he once held wash up.

Throughout Boxing tion. There he held her hand

Shanghai, Dec. 21.

as a Chinese warlord.. Day Lucy organised him with for the length of his speech. Hearing of the first post-war

General Feng Was "making kindly but firm persistence. The Lucy, it has been wonderful. I book piracy case in which the violent and untruthful attacks bitter wind still strained over the cannot tell you how I have been the Ching Wen Book Company upon the Republic of China," moor: but a thin sun tempered happy, because you permit me harged two owners of another Rep Judd said, it, and before Junch Mark (al-to help you as if I belong. Al- Chinese book. concern with in-

In the

turbulent history of ready in three days I feel eo fringement

English-Chino, no man has committed a much better. When I am back Chinese dictionary, was con-

greater number of betrayals. His there is something I like to send oluded in the District Court yes-

(Feng's) fe is 4 terday afternoon.

series of you in return."

Judgment has been reserved

changes "How very nice of you, Mark.

commander to another. usChristmas Day.

When it Do please come And 8.00

According to the prosecution thr again."

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Touched and only slightly re.accused pabilished a dictionary emitt. lleved, Lucy drove back, and "The English-Chinese Dictionary plunged that unhappy land into meeting the postman at the gate, for New Words" whose contents are interminable civil strife. Today.

and alleged to have been received Josephine's letter

plagiarised ho is allied with the Communist from the dictionary entitled "A Dic-rebels that are trying to turn the read it in the car.

English ionary of New

Word, Republic of China Into a Soviet Phrases and Usagen."--Reuter. dependency."--United Press.

most tenderly wrapped Lucy in a pale blue angora scurt which he suspected belonged to Louls came out of the cowsheds Michele) was sent off in the car to be confronted with his wife, with Louis and Guy on some walking guilty, holding a folded becolic errand to a distant form. sheet of blue paper, turning an "Josa". In the afternoon Louis was appailed face on him. occupied and Mark 1085 for phino's Jotter has come."

"That tunate; walking with Lacy and

hiz

is better late than

SOVIET CORNERING OF EUROPEAN OIL WELLS

London, Dec. 21. Moves of the Communist-dominated Rumanian Government, apparently designed to oust Western powers from participation in Ruman- ian oil interests, are being studied today by the British Government.

the children and Michele's pram never." allowed no respite from fresh Oh, no," said Lucy, with on

air,

better "much no impersonal," anguished "You are air. said Mark, panting on a hill and nover than late. I've made what cuting into a lecture on British you call a mistake of the most

Louis, Lucy's black frightful.

I made him birds in winter, head wa bare the the children's: work like a carthorse. I told him not to worry about playing in pale whipcord alacks and hogakin jacket, she walked im bridge with us. I told him he placably ahead of him, tolking ught to take up drawing. Loule, about puffins. Mark's efforts to I can't tell you what I've done. shift the conversation on to at Still he did say he felt better. least a a literary

an The shattering part is rather than ornithological basis,

left

"Lucy; please stop talking and:

Coinciding with the new all-out, oil output is produced by British bogged no nearer to Kefka than permit me to read."

effort by the Rumanian Govern-owned companies, 14 per cent, by right," said Lucy, ment to step up oil production, American Donne.

Oh, all Nevertheless, he

and 30 per cent. by arrived back at the farm not with handing over the letter. Leaning they are believed to be part of a French.owned concerns.

Russian-directed

to drive A substantial number relief but with regret. "It was against the cowshed wall, Louis new

of oll secure complete control of oll re- companies, including former Gor- beautiful walk," he said to Lucy, read it.

Dearest Lucy, surprised at his own enthusiasm,

sources in Eastern Europe. man and Rumanian owned, have and added dispiritedly, **To

This is only a noto-I'm in a

They followed M. Molotov's de been incorporated in the newly v. great hurry. I do hope you mand carlier this week in Lon-created Soviet.Rumanian Corpora- morrow I have to leave.""

ring don for two-thirds of Austria's tion. Over half of the country's Oh, must you?" sald Lucy, get it in time. Tried combining a growing affection for you up, but there was hours and oil output.

total oll output last year of four Mark with the annoyance of a hours delay. I'm sending Matin

The Rumanian Government had and a quarter million tons doctor who sces a half-cured down to you for Xmas. patient going suitcase out of the hospital.

John

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New development plans provide Taken By Russia

for putting into operation of 60 Western powers' nationala now oil wells and increasing the American, British, French-hold output of the existing 160 wells substantial rights in Rumania's by additional drillinga next year. oil industry. According to pre- war status one-third of the total

Recent reports from Bucharest had claimed discovery of new rich oil fields in the area near Arad in Transylvania.

in band you will feel that the honour/announced this weak that they been taken by Russia. Additional entertaining the grontent living aro taking over two of the ioad-quantities were exported to Rua- ing British-owned oil companies xia's satellitea and to Czecho- "I fear it is unavoidable." painter will

compensate for any in Rumania on grounds of aller-slovakia. Fenner was found to be tied difficulties. Ho wants to seo aned mismanagement,

thing is, The up with

committeo meeting: English home. nhị tho

evening passed in in Lacy. he has been very ill with nerves and he must have absolute rest and quiet.

-aure you will willing

be

to forgo the usual racket, and not on any account to let children worry him. he could have a sitting. Perhaps

The doctors room of his own?

to bed about nine, Aay he is to go to end not drink; and, dearest

Lucy, don't ask him if he plays bridge. because he's one of the experts

to Premier Josef Stalin and the according olcial Rumanian and played in some International contest last year.

I find this Foreign Minister, M. Vyacheslav sources, will be under 4,000,000 surprising, but there it is, Matin Molotov, are candidates in Mos-tons against 5,000,000 to 0,000,- le cow for the Soviet local elections 000 tons annually before the war. mother's name, and zeal one is Kralinek. He will to be held today for the first time Lack of boring equipment and arrive about 4

of special machinery besides ex- pm. Christmas since 1939,

The elections will be held in haustion of oil fields Eve, and whatever you do, meet

are among accordance with the Stalin con- the main sources for the decline. him at the station, properly stitution on the basis of univer- Unconfirmed reports claimed car-

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Dec. 15, 1947 Rusticating is sal direct and equal suffrage by lier that some 60,000 tons of oll secret ballot. The number of field equipment had been taken electoral Areas will be the same to Russia in 1944 following the

Fo bad for the intellect. No timo

15.

for mor; but for heaven's sake remember, Absolute Quiet.

Yours, Josephine. "Any minuta now," anid Lucy into a stunned silence, BCO the funny side of it shall "Already I find all its sides vory funny. Bridge. Wash up. Absolute Take the children out. rest and quiet. I kill myself."

I have

comfort, sald Lucy, suddenly brighter.

ono

as the number of deputies elect-mani" of hostilities

ad to the local Soviets-Router.

since has made great efforts to obtain now equipment |

EARL STRADBROKE both from the United States and Britain but met with little res- ponse. United Press.

DEAD

Beccles, Dec. 21. George Mowbray Roun, third Earl of Stradbroke, died at his home at the age of 85. He was formerly an A.D.C. to both King "Which is didn't tell him he Edward VIII and King George painted like a dead fish."

"Which is what?"

V.-United Press.

New Outbreaks In

Italian Strike

Rome, Dec. 21.

Fifteen were injured in new outbreaks of fighting in Italy's labour disorders today and Italians faced the possibility of a Christmas without spaghetti as the result of a Communist-led strike of 300,000 food workers.

Trouble in Naples began when Į mands onded a general strike al workmen argued in front of an Trapani in Bielly, after two strik employment office that the Christ-ers had been injured, but a gen- mas unemployment dole was too eral walkout continued at Gela, small. Both workers and polico Sicily, and another general walk. drew drearms, and five wounded out was threatened at Messina.

The nationwide strike of food were added to the long, roli of casualties in the last six weeks handlors began this morning, but of disturbances, in which 23 have there was hope it would bo set- been killed.

tled before Monday-Associated Among the wounded today were Press. three police and two demonstra-

Fork

Eight, were wounded, including!

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Popo Plus XII was photo- Workers at Contrada Tramontographed in colour for the first erected roadblocks, cut communi- me today by a British photo- cation has and then etoned police granher. Mr. David Waddington. and Carabinieri, who were ap- Mr. Waddington flow to Rome! proaching, Rome newspaper dia- in a specially chartered ́plane patches said. The rioters ther sacked the local headquarters of carrying his own colour photo the Common Man Party.

graph equipment, Food Strike

flo said he was unable to dia-

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