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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1040.

What you should know about Christmas 2

THE first Christmas card

was drawn by W. E. Dobson, British artist, in 1844 and sent to a friend. Two years later tho, first commercial Christ- mas cards were printed and. sold. They were the size of ladies' visiting cards.

Copyright, 1949, King Fesiutre Byndicale, Inc.

Briton may search for lost continent

London, December 20. Surrounded by books and maps, 54-year-old grey- ing Mr. Egerton Sykos, one-time diplomat and journalist, is planning a trip next year to the Azores to seek the "Lost Land" of Atlantis.

From the United States to lis Chelsen, South West Lon- dan, flat came reports on the sales of ຍ new book on Atlantis which he has edited. On the success of that and other writings hangs the fate of Mr. Sykes' plans

for u three-man expedition.

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The pusty would spend weeks In The Azores, takme onderwater photographs from a buat and pertups lying over the summanding orean.

thorough resech at a later date. The "season for exploration, Mr. Sykes says, is from April to June.

Mr. Byken has had his ox pedition in mind for 26 years i and la today one of the world's authorities greatest

on the terature of Atlantia with about 1,300 books louching with the subject In his Own library.

His biggest problem has been No a political and milltary one, nation is willing to make avail- nhle underwater charts which might shed new light on the

M1 Sykes thinks that it would scaber near the Azores. rust £1,250 Re

etfident! Is that under the water around the Azoren lies the eminent of which Plato wrote -p land bigger than Asin Minor and Libya and supe por elly drowned by a flood 6 years ago.

Mr. Sykes plans to begin hi exploration Brom Corve, the ex- treme North West island of the Azores.

The six weeks' investigation would be u preliminary la a more

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Birmingham, December 20.

INDONESIA CABINET'S STATEMENT OF POLICY

Batavia, December 20.

Mr. Parry Kay, Regional in its first statement of policy, the United States

of Indonesia announced today this sovon-point, programme.

Controller of the Board of Trade, said here, today that

the Board to anxious to protect 1. To effectively take over sovereignty, reorganisë, British manufacturers againat the Indonesian part of the Dutch army, build unfair Japanese competition.

new federal armed forces and effect the re- turn of Dutch troops to Holland within the shortest possible time.

"Competition from Japan is coming," he told a meeting of the Regional Board of "Obviously. Japan cannot be pro-

Industry.

2. To preserve public peace; endeavour to make the United vented from exporting, but We in order to realise within the States of Indonesia a member of can make representations with shortest possible time the D the United Nations.

General MueArthur (the Supremo

needles into the

Foreign policy

Indian invite to Bevin

Has

London, Bovember 20. The Government of India formally invited Mr. Ernest Bevin, Britain's For eign Secretary, to attend the ceremonies Fr New Delhi which will inaugurate the In

20, dian Repubilo on January a Foreign Office apokesman į announced tonight.

The Invitation was con- voyed to Mr. Bovin yester- Indian High day by the inavo

Krishna Menon-Router.

Dr. Mohammed Hatta, indo-j nesian Promler, who arrived by is from Jogjakarta today, confirmed that ho will

Indoneala for Holland on Des cember 23 to accept sovereign. ty from the Queen.

Commissioner in London; Mr.

Allied Commander in the Pacife) mocratic basic human rights. and the Japanese. Government | 3. To provide in a legal man- whore practices not recognised as ner the monns for the people to proper commercial practices are express their will in accordance brought to our notice."

with the provisional conailtution and to hold general elections for Wan Mr. Kay, who

speaking a Constituent Assembly.. after details had been given of a

4. To improve economy, Anar- fall in the imports of British ce, communications, housing and The International policy of his

United States, health and to prepare said that he would see that nuynes for social security, and bring be friendship with Holland and week of the Security

program- Government, Dr. Hafta sald, will tions after the Russian voto Jast Council'e instances of unfair competition in

about Government supervision of other nations and

*** his area were taken up "if I am

the internal | congratulations to the new economic activities to direct them polley one of social justice, Riven full particulars."

tlon, Dr. Halla said, "I do not toward public welfare.

The delegation to Holland, ar- { know. Wo will see later," Investigation had shown, he 5. To intelisily the campaign cording to Dr. Hatta, will inclu- For the first time Republican added, that during a period when? against illiteracy, improve edu- de Sultan Hamid of West Borneo | troops guarded Batavia airport Britain had not been able to catton and bulid up a national and Suparmo of the Island ef for the Premier's arrival, instead supply all the hund sewing needles cultural centre.

Madura, both Ministers without of Dutch military police. wanted by the United States, 6. Pencefully settle the dispute Portfolio in the new Cabinet, R. In Washington, oftelal circles Japanese and Chinese needles with the Dutch var New Guinen Bupomo, new Minister of Justico. sald that the United States EX- selling at 4/06d per thousand com- within one yeke,

Sukiman, head of the Mostein pects to notify the Indonesian pared with 7/03. per thousand for 7. Provide a foreign polley Party, (Mas]umi Hadinoto Government of Is appointment the British product--had been that will strengthen the new na} Sujomi, head of the Nationalist of the career diploinnt, Merlo Imported.

tion's position In the world, bols- | Party (PNI).

Cochrane, as first U. S. Ambas Later reports indicated, how- ter tieals of world peace and Dr. Hatta told reporters that sador to Indonesia, immediataly ever, that Brilsh needle expola fortify the morni,

political

and the High Commissioner to Hat-after the Netherlanda Govern to doliar arcas are improving.

economie relations

the land will not be appointed until meat transfers sovereignty of a among The United States is now import-nations of South East Asia 10 after the transter of sovereignty, ceremony in The Hague on Day ing 2,000,000 British needles make a union with the Nether-! Asked whether Indonesin ox-comber 27.-Associated Press and weekly, he stated.-Reuter.

lands beneficial to Indonesia and pects to get into the United Na-1 United Press.

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No nayon is anxious to make avathable Its Intest developments in underwater exploration unterwater photography. Sykes had to improvise but he belleves that these difficulties PRN be uvereume once he is on the scene-Reuter.

Lisbon, December 20, Heavy gales have washed away. the sea wall at the North For- tuguese resort of Espinha render- ng seven familles homeless 'and causing two houses to collapse.— Associated Press.

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