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PARTY TIME
THE party
1
has
"Ho camo season
into the polico station and demanded a bod, sel in. From now until
then wouldn't go away," Bald the New Year, in bar-par- the policeman who was Joo's lours and bed-sitting-rooms particular host. Joe was order- and stately banquetinged to pay for his night's lodging halls, in
counting-houses
rooms,
in a cell, and was shown out.
THE RUSSIAN
and in clubs, even in rail-IE last arrival at that morn-
T refreshment why
Ing's party, was a square=
Russian, strangely assorted groups built
whose eyes, discover mellow, Imperman-white his story was told, never left a brown paper parcel ent plensure in each others' carried by his policeman host, company.
Wherever the policeman went, Ivan's gaze lugubriously follow- ed
Lordly office-boys stand treat to chief cashiers and senior partners, a title shyly, push out the boat on behalf of the typing pool. Towards the season's con- vivial climax, husbands even buy their wives n drink.
Naturally, London's courts, reflect his galety.
AT
FIRST ARRIVAL
T Great Marlborough Street the other morning, the po- lice (London's most indefatig able hosts) had gathered Lo gether an excellently
assorted group of party-goers.
The first to arrive was a big, bluff Englishing, with an actor manager air about him. is name was Harold, and he plent
and ed gulity to being drunk disorderly,
"He was," said a police om- cer, frightening little children."
"Extraordinary thing,"
sald Harold. "The officer was telling
What's your work?" Mr Dennett asked Ivan. "He says," the interpreter answered, "he has no work for four years now, and lives on 325. a week ho gets Ivan's eyes were still on the parcel, and noticing this, per: haps, the magistrato asked: "What's in that parcel?"
the
from the public assistance,"
bottle of vodka," policeman answered, "He was drinking it last night."
Ivan was ordered to pay a fine. or to spend the rest of the day in a cell. He went off looking better pleased with life than any of the others as well ho might He alone had thought to provide himself with a hair from the tall of the dog.
me this morning they were quite Korea POWs:
Ille tots. Now I do remember
some errand-boy types dashing
round the corner
me."
and rather
annoying me JINGLE "You see, I was looking for
the outpatients' department
of a hospital I-was in 11 months
ago
bronchial
know...
trouble,
you
**Ye, yes," zold Mr Paul Bennett, VC, the magistrate, "but tell me, what do you live on?"
*
"Well, Bir, now my father,
not to make
a long speech, will you?" the magis~ trate said.
Harold clicked his heels together, drew himself up, and Mr Jingle: "Get money from Leeds, sir ・・・
said, Uke
•
father in .brother-in-
me
British
Viewpoint
Unchanged
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1958.
RUSSIA'S REPLY
AWAITED
For 4-Power
Plans
Talks Held Up
Berlin, Dec. 24.
The continued uncertainty of the date and site of the proposed four-power Foreign Ministers conference has held up preparations for the talks.
The Russians have not yet replied to the Allied proposal that the conference should begin on January 4 now only 11 days off and al- though West. Berlin and Allied authorities have completed all-plans for accommodation and com- munications they are now waiting for the "go ahead" signal before putting them into effect.
Sinoo Britain, America and France proposed the date of the conference and the former Allied Control Authority building
道 the rite, four weeks
ngo
Allied-German Committees have mot up to three times a day to and a common basis allocating existing facilities and arranging additional ones.
for
The British authorities here. for instance have no idea how many people to expect in the retinue of Mr Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary,
The number ranges from 50 to 100.
than
Even trickier is the problem. of accommodating more 1,000 press reporters, radio and Most have already booked rooms in hotels and guest houses for the beginning of January, but not one of the hotelkoopers can ba certain that their establishment will not be commandeared by the Allies.
NO GUARANTEE
accommodation A special
office of the city Government has booked rooms for many, but it ciob
that these guarantee
London, Dec. 23, Authoritative British sources said today that the British view- point remained unchanged on the questions of prisoners-of-bockings will stand if the con- war Korea,
ference meets on say February 4 instead of January 4.
Kathreiner House, a five-storey office
building severely damaged in the war, is being restored in round the clock shifts because the city government has taken prospective press
sources
it over as a centro.
They were commenting on the foreign policy speech by Indian Premier Jawaharlal Nehru today.
These
made the following
points: First, the British Government believed that if there was no agreement en the fute of prisoners-of-war I Korcs before January 1954 the prisoners should all be released by
that date.
The United States authorities Secondly, on the question
of have been planning, assiduously racial discrimination in South
the assumption that the Africa, It
was pointed out that | A.C.A. building in their sec- Britzin had None Norwegian,
TEXT-came-two-young-seo- that the United Nations had no
always contended tor of Berlin will be the con- ference site and that they will
month every business there law taken over,..mukes small allowance."
"Pay 208.," said Mr Bennett, "Week to pay?.. allowance noi due... nothing on me. thank you, sir," Harold said, and went off to wall
money to come.
WANTED, A, BED
for the
22,
.But purso conscious Allied officials cannot book these rooms or order their installation.
on
Estonian, who the right before tight to late or another coun-n Ame
one intervene in the in-pla
had tried to force themselves Into someone else's party at a club.
*Dronk, ja," sald the Nor- wegian,
NUR, dronk,"
said.
try-Franco-Presse.
Moscow, Dec, 23,
miniature
A new mile-long
the Estonian railway has been presented to Moscow children, who will manage it and the five colch trains themselves.
They were fined and went away with rueful smiles. Their
place was taken
by a middlo- Children's railways have been
aged Englishman rumed Joe, docker.
abuit in Russia altice
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Grotewohl
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Berlin, Dec. 23.
East German Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl returned to Benio today after two months' stay in the Soviet Union.
While in Moscow, he was re- ceived by Soviet Prime Minister Georgi Ma
Malenkoy in what had been described in reports from Moscow as a cordial interview which Soviet Foreign Minister Vynsheshy Molotiy also at. tended. France-Presse.
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Dunedin, N. Z., Dec. 23. The Government-owned
but
fron-rolling privately-operated mills in Dunedin, only one of its.type in the country, will close down at the end of the year.
OWNER BARKED OUT OF GAOL
Lisbon. Deċ. 23.-
which spent the outside the
A dog night barking police station at Cartaxo, 50 miles north of Lisbon. received A silver medal from the Uniso Zoofila, as- sociation for the protection of animals, for its loyalty. The dog's master, a local shoemaker. WAS inside drunk.
Weary police“touched by the dog's fidelity," in the official report--even- tually sent the man home.
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Helsinki, Dec. 23. Finland Intends sending team of between 30 and 40 and officials to the athioles
Games in Melbourne Olympic
to Cortina 1950 and about 70 for the winter games.
This was decided at a meet- Olymple ing of the Finland Committee today, when it was realised that the trip to Mel- bourne would cost Finland huge sums.
Marica
It is estimated the journey
will alone to Australia about 630,000 Finnish per person (over £800),
The team
will fly from Helsinki v Copenhagen, Lon-
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Vienna, Dec. 24.
The traditional Christian spirit of Christmas has won a great victory behind the Iron Curtain which divides the lands of Eastern Europe from the traditions and faiths which they used to share.
Despite every effort of the powerful masters who dictate to the people of Czechoslovakia, Hun- gary and Rumania, to replace Father Christmas by the pagan Father Winter or Grandfather Frost, there can be no doubt that it is really the Christian Father Christmas or St. Nicholas who is in their minds as they celebrate...
This was admitted by im- beard. He is no longer in rags plication in the
announcement
presents
an-
The Office of the Society 1. D. Robertson (Rabbie) takes this for Christmas and the Queen's Road Central, Hong New Year. Kong.
JENNIE & JOHN Tindall are not sending personal greetings this yoRK, Members and the Public can but take the opportunity of wishing coumet an Omcial of tho all their friends, a Very Merry Society by dialling 97870. by Christmas and a Happy & Frosperous
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H. K. S. P. C. Neede financial support for the
saka of poor children'
but wears a fur coat and cap. Please address communica-
"Grandfather Frost comes
from the East and his way is tione:Secretary: Hongkong lighted not by ene star but by Society for the Protection many red stars which show of Children. P.Q. Boz 2608 that the 4th year of the 5-year
Hongkong. plan has been fulfilled."
In the Hungarian Communist newspaper "Nepszava" that New Delhi, Dec. 24. Mr Justice Mehr Chand rather Winter" would appear day, from mid-November Mahajan will become Chlef to the end of the year in the Justice of India upon the re-Pioneer Stores, which sell toys tirement of Mr Justice M.
and
gifts for the Communist BACH AND HANDEL Patanjali Sastri on January 4 youth
The movement.
Nevertheless the extremist next, it was announced here
added that Father officially.
nouncement Winter would wear "the tradi-Communists in Czechoslovakia The new Chief Justice has
tional lang red cloak and the complained that the Chrismas
decorations sold
used and been
judge of the Supreme traditional white beard" and throughout Court of India since 1940. He would distribute
the country were'of On the old traditional Christian type was formerly Prime Minister December 6 (St. Nicholas Day)
and the stars were the Stars of Bethlehem, and not Red Stars. Eve).
It was Bach's Oratorio which Nicholas, when distributing was played in the Smetana Hall presents to the children, asks if in Prague, not new Soviet music, on Christmas Day, they have been good and worked while hard at school, so the Communist Handel's arins from the Messiah Father Winter will ask if they were not only played but broad- have done well at school and cast as well.
members of the Ploneers and the other. Communist youth organisations,
of Jammu and Kashmir State and December 24
-Router.
BOYS AND GIRLS PACE SOLUTIONS
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The Government has ordered
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now
overseas. in readily available for local needs---Reutor.
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"CHILDREN'S TOWN"
All attempts to stamp out Christmas custome having falled, the Communists now allow then under
names. But the now
they are
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8.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 12.10 p.m.
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In Bucharest, in the Republic
NIPPON YUPEN KAISHA Square, a "Children's Town" isople who celebrate know what
celebrating. really
L.. "AKAGI MARU” • difference being built as last year. In its The greatest centre, will be. D groat fir tree botween Christanas behind the are hereby notifed that thole cargo
cember, 1991, covered with lights under Iron Curtain and in the West being discharged into the Hong
will be that whereas in Kot Kowloon Wharz & Godow
Oo's godown where it will be at To comply with the General Bond- Regulations, enz. wearing, a great, white beard the
those Whaste terms and “anticiiion of signees must have a Revenus Officer will distribute toys and, gifta to of good quality_goods,
·when" stones, and where delivery may be in attendanos
damag the good children,
behind the Iron Curtain will be obtined,
dutiable goods are corralised;". filled with shoddy wares, about
No claim will be admitted "aller Damaged packages are to be left
the goods, have infi› ihe: stommyar'i godown, and fad » goofej remaining Conalimees and the Coromany's mate veyors, Meier. Goddard, & Douglas undelivered after the fith Decem at 10 a.m. on the Elst December bew, 1953, will be mibject...to «swos. 1963.
man dressed in a red cloak and this 39, the shops will be full consignoma riak arch; mubject to the ed Waco
But it will not be called a
Christmas Tree. It is a "peace Tree" and the man under it is "Father Frost.”
The Communist regimes in the countries behind the Iron Curtain have done everything
which their papers ceaselessly complain-Reuter.
Thе
to stamp out the old | Union
potan customs of the season. [ national meeting to ask news-
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recognised or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurnace will be effected. They have forbidden the giving papers, magazines and radio of Christmas Bores to dustmen, stations not to use the postmen and
When are relies of ferring to girl workers. They
have cut The Union said it objected to Hongkong, 18th December, 1951. \" the Christmas mas presents; Santa's reindeer;
bonus, the words because
Cannos Dec, 23.
Peace on earth'; to men of good which used to be a week or a carried a "one of "inferiority! month's pay (according as one in spite of the ostentations The Aga Khan will leave his will.
was paid wookly or monthly) to name of Prince- China Mall residence here for Cairo on CHRISTMAS REBUS; Toys | practically nothing. December 28 and will remadur Tinsel; Trees; Stockings.
Special. Last your, the M. Antoniu the Czechoslovak there unil the end of January,
Primedi members of his entourage Baldi YULETIDE WORD HUNZI Zipotacky, now
DARTWARDS SOLUTION Prealdent of Our 20 words are: Detty Diet, the Republic, in a Christmas statute Statue Elberty Bos here today.
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