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Seasonal TRUCE TALKS PESSIMISM The Right
Greetings
This
being the last issue of the China Mai!
before the holiday. The Editor and his staff take the opportunity of ex- tending HO readers the
wish that they will spend
a happy Christmas and
1
Nearing End
Of Deadline
Canal Zone Latest
Explosion Damages
enjoy peaceful and MAJOR CONCESSIONS BY Rail Line
prosperous New Year.
C
4 US
Airmen
Fined
UN POSSIBLE
Washington, Dec. 23.
A general air of pessimism about the pro- spects of any workable truce în Kores was grow
$30,000 Eaching here today with only four days left to the
Budapest, Dec. 23. roadallar enwde ! with Class i A Hungarian People's Court today fined the crew
fran pelemes ed al deserting turis But the Will w.karebr
have tr down: The mat Und hiens partie in Israch telin Fary and portis ae Jordan
Campestes
teeth
of four of ал American
forced down plane
in Southern Hungary by Rus- sian fighters on November each. Alterna
December 27 deadline agreed on between the United Nations and the Chinese and North Korean negotiators.
Ismailia. Dec. 23.
An explosion early 1 day blew a 27-inch gap in the railway line near Suez. Repairs began soon after- wards. The workers were
covered by two Bren gun
carriers of the First Royal Sussex Regiment.
Tonight's joint Service mundque said that there
com- bi
But it is thought possible that the United been no major incidents in the States might suggest a one-month extension of Suez Canal Zone during the
day Bul the truce deadline.
British Installation had con timed "without effect
Whether this will be offered, depend on the progress made at the tively the four Americans the next few days.
Fa ware and un- 19 $30,000
stil mark The banudday which way eslab-
Latikerfest and mines
were Sentenced io three Ished after the signing of the months' imprisonment.
Then plane and as qpment way ordere confiscated
aatmistire parly
1949 between
Da Arals and the Jews
A start official statement,
!
the spell and Jordan author-; ties to facilitate the pilge... age.
The ai craft, a standard C-97 i toray that full co-operation Unitet States Anus Large plane would be maintained between was cin routine Bight from
Munch Belgrade
when * crosse ! the Hungarian frontier ani was intercepted
Soval
20
By The worth of the country, way today invaded heus ulready devastated by the revent foods.
fighter
to
A Hungarian Government an- nouncement tomght said that all fou: admitted violating the Hun- garian borde when their plan Snow has faller Un high was forced down places and in Caluee the ten fighters at Papa airfield, a Soviet perature fell near freezing. Latai: base in Hungary.
They Sear Israeli crops were lost be-
.wp
bY
Soviet
however, will truce talks in
minor
allacks
The British Canal Zone com-
mander, Lieutenant General Sir George Erskine, broadcasting
The breakdown of the truce talks, still struggling | a Christmas message 10 his through a number of major problems, would pose the troops today. said that The necessity for important
decisions, both poli-British stand in the Conal Z ne tical and military, to be made about the future conduct
"is one inspired by see peace on earth." of the United Nations campaign.
new
a desire to
The Bullish military position in the Canal Zone would co- tinue to be "well balanced, firm
The initiative in making these to the Yalu, thereby carrylag decisions will rest largely with our the original directive LO the Dated States as the senior unify North and South Kores and secure," he said. patter in the United Nations The unknown factor in the
picture, of
In
course, is the mili
campaign.
Observers
Washington tary strategy to be adopted by believe that some Important the Chinese and North Korean concessions may be made by the Communists, Reuter, United Nations within the next
AT THE FRONT gesture of its day or two as own good faith.
Seoul, Dec. 24. A chilly Christmas
Eve Yesterday's invitation to the
fronts today (Monday) az war-
soldiers struggled ring this war torn peninsular.
Francis Cardinal Spellman
said that during thew Communists to inspect the Pusled over the Korean bat
to the time
use of drought--this year it is trip, 1-ared they will be destroyed plane's forced landing, by the foods-Reuter
Xmas Clemency
Genred Alex.der wartie Urte
Andray,
uri
LA
oni ilary governor
of the+
they
prisoner of war installations was
manife tation. one
this of titude
were in constant contact with Frankfurt military radio stations their instruments
i and that
The breakdown of the truce
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regret
that it is not yet you that pro- gress has been made towards a
possible to tell solution of our difficulties with the Egyptian Government, but it is our earnest hope that some way will be found lo settle these differences before long.
"I also regret that the Egyp- tion Government has decided to allow civillans to carry arms without licence. This
can only incitement to
be read as an
ere in perfect order until the talks would confront the United/Prepared to take off on a flying | civilians to attack us and give!
last
minute, according to the States Ennouncement.
that
a).
The
visit to frontline United Nutions military leadery with
Troops. The white haired They also said important policy decisions on the Archbishop of New York,
who that they few in under good future conduct of the campaign, flew here yesterday, planned to Athens, Dec. 23
conditions. the
to alternatives seemed
ser and conduct Mass for Alte:1 King Paud granted Chrisimas weather
1 be:
roldiers today and Christmas, clemency today 10 Gern announcement added
The announcernent said that
1.Whether to Uft the exist-
Thousand of troops
hoped they admitted
the Chinese and North they had ing "ground rules" by extend- that khow.ngly flown ovd-Hungarian- ing the air war beyond the Yalu K::cans would "mind their own Iestricted territory
and
that River into Manchuria.
business" and let the Allies en- To enter into an unofficially the Yuletide season. they had intentionally failed to was sentenced
by radio their signal by
"armistice" ife imprisonment in 1947 on
by limiting the! Associated Press war crimes charges alleging that and intention to land voluntarily campaign to a holding operation dent John be
alocities and {}y] ¢xr{z+r
the Hungarian
airport. They along the existing battleline and said that they flew aver malataining air superiority over massacres on Crete. King Paul
ferm commited the
10
Hungarian OUT
territory for one North Korea, and Ger: Andray hour and forty-one
3. To launch minutes,
an offensive
the has served more than that he
announcement claimed.-- within the existing ground rules Reuter
with the objective of advancing
In Andruy
1.
ears. and Sunco
goes free.-Associated Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
WHEN
identity
The Christmas Message
were
a leading man of public affairs said recently. "Have you noticed how at every Christmastide since the war, the international outlook has appeared to be at its darkest?" We had to admit that we had some such recollection. But when he went on to say that such a realisation seern- ed to make a mockery of Christmas and to make it all the harder to keep in spirit as well as in fact, we felt bound to demur. Experience has shown that the coming of Christmas in the midst of periods when men's hearts failing them for fear has been all the more reason for welcoming Christmas. So it is again this Christmas. War still stalks the earth, and the fear of the greatest of all wars paralyses the hearts and minds of millions. No amount of steeling ourselves with stole courage; no attempt to cheer ourselves with the thought that it may not happen; no Indulgence in the mood of "Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die" is of any real avail in the face of the facts as they are. Nor, for that matter, is there any assurance in the plous hope that God will not let it hap- pen. As Lincoln once wrote, in calling the American nation to a day of prayer In 1862 "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy pre- ́sent. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the ocea sión. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthral ourselves, and then we shall save our country.". It ia to disenthral us from the world that Christmas comes, and there can tie no doubt of Its power to do so. For it tells of how the heavens opened and of how they rang with a song of overpowering peace and Joy. That the message of that song contained an implied Judgment
that peace could not belong to those who were not of goodwill hardly calls for comment. When offered the positive, it is foolishness to spend time thinking #bout the negative. As it has been affirmed, un enormous
the part of power of the Christian religion consists in its power to regenerate joy in the human heart. To quote Dr Lynn Hough in this respect: "The particular quality of this joy lies in the fact that it is morally sound. There is all the difference in the world between joy about a Saviour and joy without a Saviour. The angels sung of a joy which was based upon moral trans- formation. Most of the cynicism of the world is the aftermath of counter- feit joys." Christmas, indeed, is no exception in this respect. A great deal of the world's esteem for Christ- mas arises from just this very fact. Is it any
wonder that the day after Christmas Day is a day of such bore- dom and ill-temper for so many? The joys of mere fleshly indulgence are counterfeit joys indeed; they are ΠΟ necessary part of the joy of Christmas. Christmas perhaps might be other than it is for many of us; if we did but cultivate true joy on the other days of the year. And it can be done. It is too much to hope perhaps that we ourselves can do very much to change the frown of our modern world into a smile of joy. But we can cer- tainly change our own outlook upon the world; we can cortainly bring peaco and joy into our own family circle. What, therefore, was given to us at the first Christmas, so let us give to all whom we can. World events will never appear to mock the message of the angels if we do but usher in Christ mss, 1951, in this way.
Stuff!
"That's just the stuff to give the troops" says Pie E. Baxter of Willesden when he shared in the annual ceremony of mixing the Christmas pudding last week at the WRAC headquarters of Eastern Command at Hounslow,
Christmas Party Ends In Tragedy
26 LIVES LOST IN FIRE
San Diego, California,
Dec. 23. Many children
were
some legal cover to the 'libera- among 26 killed and 70 in- tion units' we hear about.”
1 jured when fire
swept General Erskine thanked the through a Christmas party troops "for the splendid way for orphans at Tijuana, you have responded in these Mexico, today. difficult times."-Reuter.
The San Diego Fire Depart- ment gave these figures,
Tijuana is just over the border from here. Dozens of American of Servicemen,
sightseeing there, rushed to help.
MINISTERS MEET
correspon- Randolph reported from the central front that soldiers will celebrate part of their Christmas on this eve of the birth of Christ.
Cairo, Dec. 23. The Egyptian Counci Ministers decided today to con sider at its recent decision permil free
of aring Egyptian population.
to
the
|
mien
ceme
Laws regarding penalties for The party today will give the collaboration with "foreign Little more time on forces in the country" would Christmas day for the turkey also be considered, a spokesman,
field.
said.
Salah
el Din.
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On
KILLED ON SHIP
Flushing, Dec. 23. The heavily damaged US
Edison Mariner, amashed up in a collision on Friday night with the British steamer Kittiwake, was towed into Flushing harbour today with two dead men on board.
The screams of children and adults ro e above the crackling freighter of the flames as they sought to
& on the escape
four-storey building.
Panic spread to the street out side as bystanders attempted to locate friends and relatives.
About 200 people were at the party when the re was dis- covered.
The body of 34-year-old Breman Henry S. Charles was brought ashore here but the body of the other victim, Third Assistant
Engineer Albert J. Davis, 29, was in the Booded engine room. Divers will try to recover it.
dinner.
But even at Christmas time the year-and-a-half old Korean Today'3 meeting heard war continued and Allied report on the recent talks in soldiers are dying on the battle Paris between the British Tijuana has only one fire Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony brigade and the fire quickly The Eighth Army evening Eden, and the Egyptian Foreign spread through the building. A communique last night reported Minister,
No call for help was sent to the that Communists hurled stiff decision was taken in a three- American Mobile Forestry The collision occurred in the opposition at a United Nations hour meeting. the spokesman Department at La Mesa. Blood tank-infantry raiding
party said.
plasma was rushed from San which struck west-southwest of Chorwon,
The Council also reviewed the Diego.
All latest developments in the Suez
Tijuana's doctors and The Allied attackers hit the Zone, particularly the curfew medical facilities were mobilised, eneiny in the early morning and imposed by General Erskine, and an army of helpers rushed promptly got a hail of Snell
to the scene--Reuter, British Commander in Egypt. arms fire. The Reds then
The Government also decided
MINE DISASTER | counter-attacked, supported by a
to give British officials employed West Frankfort, ni., Dec. 23. thunderous barrage of morter
Weary rescue
workers by Egypt and recently dismissed, and artillery fire.
covered the 42nd body here to- an indemnity equivalent to three
home.
Fighting back the United Nations troops opened up with months' salary and their fares tank fire and shot from the in-
The spokesman said that the fantry.
Both sides pulled back
Ministers had refused to consider after an hour's battle.
TWO LIGHT FRODES a British offer for compersation Southwest of battered Kum- to the inhabitants of the recently Bong Allied
infantry pushed bull-dozed village near Suez back two fight probes before Reuter. dawn yesterday (Sunday) after
the LESS FOREIGN
10 and 15 minutes of fighting
Another light probe by 50 Reds west of Kansong East coast was kicked back
on
Lulled Nations soldiers after a AID DOLLARS
30
Inutes engagement,
High over North Korea the air
war picked up as clearing skies let Allied planes swarm over
re-
day from America's worst mine
disaster of the year. With about 35 more bodies sighted the known death toll reached 27.
The State Mine Director, Mr] Walter Eadie, reported that the final total wild easily be 100.
He said, that one crew of 15 to 20 men remains, missing.
Rescue work near West
Frankfort moved along slowly.
The volunteer workers, most of the voal under intense pils, laboured of them veleruns
heat and against the deadly gas which had caused the CX- Washington, Dec. 23.
metres below the President Harry Truman is plosion 170
Communist Korea. The Fifth Air reported planning to ask Con- surface.
Some of the men were
In
after
róasled alive. Bodies were floor
For the yea which began The mine is one of the
administration
about for next month Forts announced that 668 sorties gress were flown by six o'clock last $1,000,000,000 less in foreign
fou presred to the night.
ald than he sought this year. For the Brst time in five days
High officials sald today the where we had fought in vain
for breath American Jet pilots yesterday President's new budget is ex-
Only faint hopes remained spotted Russian-made MIG jets pented to propose his insistence
for the rest of the trapped "MIG Alley".
on a programme, close to the F-86 Sabre jet flyers ⭑x-
amount Congress wall willing men. Deadly gas seeped along the receives where the explo- changed brief firing passes with to pay for in the last battle wian knocked out timbers and n fight of MIGs, part of 80 over.
vital alr channel locks. sighted during Sunday TRONDI over North Korea. In July 1. the
world's largest single theft conl [the morning 72 MIGH were urged on 10,500,000,000 military operations. A radio appeal to seen but no contnett was made. Fand economic aid programise
mie alle fighter bombers of as the mee world. Congress day
Fifth Air Force boosted finally appropriated $5,284,000,-
050, making most of its cut vilat Red call and apply lines sonomic aid. A decision to MT ETNA ERUPTS as the weather cloured, United reduce the waking price for Var Nations Hotels United node se made in Black an pouring
Catania, Dec. 28.
arilllery pieces and eight and face of growing financial prob- from the northeast_crater | of atrotati
snow-capped Mount Etela texlar places and 115 troop. Hurope with Erkeln und France The mountain, Europe's tallest critalism. Inasoted - Aija in espantly. Une soonomic volcano. Mas erupted "twice - uur Cited Frem
the
thele devastating
attacks
called for more reilet workers-Heuler,
In
crowded estuary of the Duich- Belgian border during a fog. -Associated Press.
STOP PRESS
PLANE CRASHES
Milan, Dec. 23. An Italian airliner, groping its way, crashed while landing at Malpensa Airport in dense fog here tonight,
First reports said that many passengers were injured but none were killed. The plane, which flew on the Rome-New York line, was wrecked-Reuter.
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