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News snippets round the world

Revealing light is throws Navy history as well, by taking this week on the work of the the salute from ä helicoplor German Evangelical Churchovering off the carrier's port beam, writes Frederick Hudson

in the Soviet Zone of Ger from Tripoll, many.

Beesuse of the swell the The restrictions on the work luunch was unable to get along of the church. Antony Terry road End the General took off in poris have been described by the carriers Helicopter from Bishop Dibellus, wip preaches nearby Wheelub Field base for weekly In the Soviet sector and the United Ale Force in is outspoken in his criticisms of Africa. the authorities,

At a Munich Press conference the Bishop said that though di- wine worship could be carried on without interference from Soviet authorities in their zone, they did their bus to stamp out such couununni religious works បទ youth organisations.

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On the other hand, the German Communist-run Soctallet Units Party exert direct onki-railginü - pressure, even to the extent pulling down bomb-damaged churches and rebuilding them as houses, without ADV artherly from Ose Romulans we nun "Eastern Government "

Control is also exetenerl over the selection of theological studecids, whose "political FOIL- aludity" for the pilgut is vetted

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Bright young Chinese husk children in Shgapore recently

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On his departure from Leyte he was decorded a major- general's luce

and acknow- white hovering” a feve lodged it feet from the ships xide.

This is believed to be the next timba British paneral hr taken a salute from the air.

Homage

During the viall of units of the DS. Mediterranean Fleet ta Tripoli, homage was paid to Aye American Ny hevoer who were killed in getion a hundred and forty-five years ago,

The graves of the Ave sailor have only just been discovere in the old Protestant Cemetery

un the shores of Tripoli

From The recorta American offeinis discovered that In sallots were üled when U.S.S. Inteply, equippert

barrel." "Healing powder xalled into Tripoli harbour 1 flirten volunteers

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Leslie Smilla writes that when all hands. St. Andrew's and St. Margaret' Church schools held then annual debate, chooslug the theme that "Moursity is not the best palier," the audience derided that ever) one could not live

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Thr „Fememb;sacr ceremony mehaled a march-past by a large contingent of marines and salle 1, wreaths were placed on th Hooves, a short service was hell, The Last Par WON Kutinde i and a volles was fired over TIPTOER D a continy and hats

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THE CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1940.

Not for Christmas

This is one white turkey cock which will not appear on any Christmas tabis this year. He la far too valuable, being weed for breeding, to meet such an Ígnóminicua ond. Mr. H. GJ. Wilsher of London is examining the lucky bird at the National Poultry Show at Olympia. (AP Photo).

the vicinity of the započni pre vides ulmost every sort of scene ry with the rule- exemplaza The nearshore

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do shups in the centre of Popenha thai gen diaplay Scoten W

nylons. Eugleh and America eigirettes, bananas, canned pine apple and peaches, rice, olives chocolate and coffee.

Jofantry Division in Tripolianto, change of location is the low roat Find an official call up Hea of filming in Mexicu Admiral Thomas S Combs, Compared with Hollywood. mauding Carrier Division 1 10

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com- Wages paid to extrns are for lower than those pald In the States.

the visiting Leyte, he inatle British military. Shooting "on location" outside history, and possible Ainerea studios in niso much cheaper and

notlee in the window plains that these goods available for foreigners

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have friends or reintiops in United States who cheques accompanied by letters."

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parti- cutarty biter is that many of the goods offered in such shops a bought for sterling, and others, such us chocolate, butter. nylons, are runde in Denmark.

The Danes are now wondering whether Brial will be invadiud by such shops.

Complications

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Why Australia turned right

By G. Ward Price

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Public opinion at popular "But why did they vote for levels, is best perceived in against Labour of this clection? pubs. These in Australia pre I inquired. even more austere and uncom- fortable than most British the young tollers and girls be Another man joined in. "It's

bars.

"There's a damp, generally oval, counter nerobs which patrons of the saloon and public departments Jace each other drinking beer at the oad price of 6. a half pint, which in Britig currency in less thun Bỏ.

tween 21 and 23,"

ho said. They're earning so much money that they're restlesd, and they were scared by all the talk about nationalisation because they thought it would mean

fewer chances of good John It State cwnership were to reduce com

It was at a series of such ental-petition. lishments that' I "solight today in Rest of the working-class dis tricts of Melbourne an explads tlon or why Labour lost time general election,

I had always voted Labour," | said

respectably dressed man of about to who told me he was a process worker, but not this ilme. -I'd just got my petrò coupons-12 gallons A month, What good is that to ma 7 Menzies hos said he will get us inora, petrol. That's enough for me,

"Have you got a cur ?" I asked.

Motoring counts

"Why, where I work there are ad porters of 10 getting 10 weeks. They live of home and pay their parents fi n; week fch beard." They crumble about in- come tnx.

They won't stand for control or any kind. They call it being pushed arolinu, Life's for them that they've no idea of the hard times their fathers went through and how the Inbour Party had to fight for better con- ditions."

"It's the white-collar workers who have swung thia plection," said one of the leading Labour Of course - most working Party, ometals on whom I calle men in Australia have," was the "Their salaries haven't gone up obswer. "And those who haven't to the same extent as the wagya can generally get the use of of the artisan and they're hard- utility truck at week-ends if hit By the rising cost of living. they've got the Petrol.' You could always buy it at a price-which shows it's there-ặc why shouldn't we have the use of it ?”

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* Women feel it most, and their votes have helped put us out.

"Then we've had the doctors against us, WHY? I con tell Motoring, in fact, counts for you,” ho exclaimed bitterly more with Australien wage- They don't want to be paid by carters thun with the British A the State because the doctors are five-day week opens up for them in the Black Miukat like everyone the manifold sporting and recrea- else, so they opposed our proposal "itional attractions of bush [and] thát they should look to the Gov

brament for half of their fees, and beach provided they have port to reach them, and with the they scared their women patients high wages prevailing here most into believing that under Labour's of the younger workers have Public Health Schome dėlinis ni money to spend on week-end their ailments would be put on Jounts into the country.

record for any Government clepk "What brought about thest Camporre to ace." swing-over in the Labour vet ?* 1juds or familės have told me

asked another bar-room contact, that what countbd with them In He was wearing what is callel a favour of the Liberals was that "T-shirt,"

or leavelass cotton party's promise to increase the singlet, which fully revealed his children's endowment by making powerful muscular development. It Available for the first child. and the grime on his hands teati- At present each child after the Arst entitles the parents to draw Ord to hōrl, manual labour.

**Who says Wiere was a swing- | 108, a werk. The Liberal Party over?" he countered in rather bas promised 5s, à Week for the baleful Loues, "Look

here, frst child also and will make it there's 45 per lans thut'll always vele Labour, duces the prepent Basie wago of 500 And about

same £6 4s. a week, which is calculated the amount at roles the other way. on the needs of a married couplo It's the 19 per gent of people who with ons child, and in almost all make up their minds at the last truídes in considerably exceeded by minute that put the Liberals in"! wage competijos.

Britain is not the only country having trouble with the expensu of a national health scheme.

From Vienna, Richie McEwen writes that the Austrian authori. ties are fluding the cost of sup plying irge medicines 30 ex- pensive that the Government has decided to start its own chemist's are shop in Vienna to cut down over whol heads.

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