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CHINA MAIL

No. 37548

Established 1845

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959.

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Of The IKE'S

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

Day World's Hunger

CHRISTMAS

HONGKONG'S

bumper

Christmas, said the headline on our front page on Tuesday. Bumper for Miserable for

Roble.

others. And meaningless

for

most. Not that the flood of Christmas cards suggests this. Or the pre- parations for festivities. But that is the puzzling thins aimuf Christmas: most people share in celu- brating the occasion with- out knowing why.

our gift-giving.

For Peace

Peace Must

Be Satisfied

Washington, Dec. 23.

President Eisenhower in his Christmas

message today called on the prosperous countries of the world to open long- term programmes to help poverty stricken peoples in underdeveloped lands,

Assuming family the peoples of the

11

What. for example. Вия riotous drinking. stuffed turkeys, plum pudding,

:: un The President concluded tinsel-covered trees.

The President said that and

111: these Santa Claus pot to do with his world tour he had seen that Christmas message

onewords: "Together we should con- the birth of Christ? Even three things united into

sider all the ways and the forms 1 fer- such help might take. vently hope that in this Christ- man season each of you who is

Thought fistening will give wift you can do for another fri human, identical with you his civine origin and desuny however distant in miles or poor in worldly estate,

:

it is a survival of the eas

nations he called on

started by the Three for

Sen. has {N**i he

Wise twisted to conform to the Inter

The

first their friendship Americans," America and

"The second-their

fervent

But it tradition. would be a poor Christian hope-too long frustrated--or betterment of themselves und who rejected all this , their children. something out of keeping i The third-their deep-seated with the spirit of Christ hunger for peace in freedom."

mux,

Friendship

"O His

lost, permit

me to

in 1

to

"With that hope, that prayer,

I wish you all happiness ní peace in this season, as 1 light the nation's Christmas tree for. the Pageant of Peace."

The President's message was and broadcast from televised coast to coast-lieuler.

peoples everywhere; and A PROBLEM:

Just peace, Ariendship between all peoples will flourish."

Christmas message less than 24 hours after his return last night from his 22,00-mile tour

The President delivered his

it muy be asked,! when he charities been given so much by 80 speak first," the President ob. many? Wher have poor served. "It must come first. The children been so splendid-assurane of peace in freedom is ly entertained? When have the key to the betterment of prople gone so much out of the way to help others? Indeed what other story in the entire Bible is so en dearing to that vast MARA of people who have never Neen The juside of church, than about Mary,

Child, Joseph, the

the cuttle

the shed, the in shepherds, the star and all the enchanting mystery of that first Christmas night

Surely in spite of all our ex- cessen, our spending, our eating and drinking, it is the one season in the year

21

i

of three continents,

annual Ho

spoke the Christmas Pageant of Peace in

park across the street from the White House.

WHAT TO DO

WITH LETTERS

After delivering his message TO SANTA

of касе

and goodwill,

the

President switched on the lights of the national Christmas tree as dusk fell,

Generosity

when the world comes The President said that on his nearest to that love which trip, many millions of people was always at the heart of shouted their testimony to the the Child of Bethlehem,

generosity of Urated States ald.

America's

14

i

own best in- for

Over The Border our own hopes

managed

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

Hongkong's Post Office have about two dozen Christ-

mas

PUBLIC CAR SERVICE

letters which they FOR AIRPORT

cannot deliver.

In fact, they are causing

small problem.

pence-require thal we cart- tinue our financial Investment i

all JUST how two American and aid; and to persuade Jilors

other free nations to join us! Thoy are addressed to Santa to to the limit of their ability-in

Claus. tumble" across the Hong-a long-term programme, de-

The Postmaster-General, Mr ir. kong border has not been pendable in s terms srd

the A. G. Crook, told made clear, though it iaits durailon....

п "This is not matter 2 China Mait yesterday: the Police hoped that

for the poverty'

"All of them are kept in taking as close

an interest charity

the Post Office awaiting in this case as the Americus stricken.

collection by Santa Claus. There is not much else we can do."

wants

to

are

"The help we give to our Naval authorities. No one friends is help and strength for exaggerate the the cause of freedom-American incident. Fortunately the freedom--as well as freedon anilors were no sooner over throughout the world.

than they were passed buck

Purpose

again and no barm was The President reiterated re-

pence with

iz

Inviting Government

tenders for the operation of a public car service be tween Kal Tak Airport! and designated hotels in Kowloon and the Star Ferry Pier.

Lenderer will The successful

the licence for be granted a exclusive right to establish and maintain this public car service for a period of three years. "All of them but one werd The vehicles used for this addressed to Santa Claus service will not be allowed to direct. The exception was pick up or set down passengers routed via the North Pole, anywhere else but at the stops "And all of them wore well laid down in the conditions of the tenter. The vehicles should sealed and fixed with ten- be licensed for carrying not cent stumps."

more than rine persons their luggage.

The number of passengers arriving at and leaving from Kai Tak dally is at

present and 1,100, with between 900 about 200 passengers an hour at peak periods.

CUARDED SECRET contents of the letters are a well-guarded secret. Post officers are prohibit ed by the Post Ordinance from opening any private latter.

done. But the Hongkong border could have become. R marks he made before leaving i

Washington on December point of tenrion.

that his goodwill mission abroad was not his purpose either to Esenpades ilke this must be

avoided. This is the second seek specifie agreements or to

urge new treaty relationships. time

that this yeur

"My purpose wou to improve Americans

found have

the climate in which diplomacy The their way into the restricted might work more successfully; zone near the border. The diplomacy that socks, as its first attempt to cross by an basic objective. overstaying tourist was justice for all men," the Pre- prevented.

second tident said.

"In the crowds that welcomed Яucceeded. It could huppen i again and measures should party and me, I saw at close

hind the faces of millions be taken to stop it.

most, were many, even

ppor, weary, worn by toil; but there andi enen, special treat energetic, eger; the children, las to be taken to see the always, bright and excited.

"The clothes of a few. were as Bamboo Curtain and

·Haze

thu on

featureless modern his and paddy fields

The

TOURISTS seem to regard were ything worners

to

of

Red China. By all means

For the last six yours, Mr Crook said, this small com. signment of mail for Santa Clau has been coming in each Christmas.

The numbers romain about the same."

and

Colony May Expect Cold Xmas

Merry Christmas!

The Editor and staff of ike China Mall wish readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

There will be no pub- Heation of the China Mali ог the B.C.M. Post 10- morrow but on Boxing Day the Saturday China Mall will be published as ungal. The Post-Herald will be published on Bunday 跑物 usual, and the South China Morning Post resumes publication on Monday.

The above photo- graph was teken. by

Mail China

cameraman, Joseph Ny.

Labour MP

Jo

Mr

Detained

In Spain

Wartime British Foreign Secretary Dies

London, Dec. 23.

Lord Halifax, wartime British Foreign Secretary, died at his home in Yorkshire tonight at the

age of 78.

Shortly after his death. was announced, his son and heir, Lord Irwin said, "My father was completely worn out."

He broke his hip recently in a fall and bad to undergo an operation. The cause of death was described as a "chest com plaint,'

At the Ume of his death, ho was Chancellor of Oxford Uni- versity,

Halifax was branded by many Britons as one of the "ap- peasers" who sought to placate Adolf Hitler in the years before World War 11.

to

He was Britain's Arubassador the United States from 1941 throughout the war.

Halifax became British Foreign Secretary after Anthony Eden resigned in protest against

noth Britain's

polley toward

Nazi Germany.

HIGH PRINCIPLES

But Halifax,

the man

LORD HALIFAX

Eritish Forelin Secretary Selwyn Loyd paid tribute to falifax a "great publie ser- of vant" in his posts as Viccray of peace, had high principles. He India, Foreign Secretary and was prepared to fight against Ambassador to Washington. Begression

Reuter.

The tall, lantern-jawed states- tan went on the air with a defiant mezsige immediately uffer Hitler demanded Britain's surrender in 1940.

Halifax was a shy man-bul his shynees concealed strength. His scholarly, almost diffident, manner 3.5 Ambassador 10 Washington triumphed criticism that he would be out of place among Casy-going Americans,

over

Moorhouse

"Museum' Opened

Port Said, Dec. 23.

Halifax, who had been called The kidnappers

"a typical English aristocrat"

married Lady Dorothy Onslow, daughter of the Earl of Onslow.

in 1909. They had three and one daughter.

OPERATION

sons

Last July he fell in his gar- den and broke his hip. He was down to London for an appar ently successful operation, and soon he was walking a few paces without crutches.

Madrid, Dec. 23. Robert Edwards, i Only throo months ago he

Kassem Warns British Labour Mem- und Lady

Iran Against

Provocations

Bagdad, Dec. 23.

Iraqi Premier General Ab del Kerim Kassem to night warned Iran that Iraqi armed forces were and slanding

ready

would "defend every inch

Halifax

com-

of Lieutenans Anthony Moorhouse tonight opened the "Moorhouse Museum" here to memorate the withdrawal of Anglo-French forces three years ago.

ut

women

سورة

were

museum

No oficials were present the ceremony in the house where the young British officer died after being captured Egyptian resistance forces.

Block-robed among the handful of people celebrated who watched the ber of Parliament for their Golden Wedding Anniver-opened by the six men respon-

only living Ery. Their

for sible Bilston (Stafford-Lord Irwin, Is 47. shire), was detained by police for question-! ing here today, diplo matic sources said.

Mr Edwards, who fought with Republican fort es against General Franco in the Spanish Civil War, was detained by police as he left his howl this

morning.

this

He was released early evening

Police Interrogated him about

of their territory in the's presence in Spain.

Mr Edwards is here to attend event of an aggression the rehearing of the trial of from Iran".

Senor Julio Ceron Ayuso, 31, a General Kassem, who was ad- Spanish diplomat, and eight dressing Iraqi Army units and associates accused of helping to whose speech was reported by prepare an abortive strike called Radio Bagdad. accused the by Spain's Communist Party Icanlan Government of "con- last June. tinuous provocations" on the

Mr Edwards left his hotel and Iraq-Iran frontier

said this moming for the courtroom, Worc these provocations

be but he failed

to appear at for coming "intolerable"

either the morning or afternoon session. General Kassem zaky that the was capable of

It's going to be a cold and iraqi people. as today's Paris and

cloudy Christmas Day ac-

New York; of others, as ancient

as the gurt Abraham; often

let them go there-or As colourful and romantic to 171

hear

the дя will allow in groups.

But

"But

vvving

authorities American eye.

They were

Buddhist and and Hindu Mostem

and the American Naval Chretion. authorities and local tourist

then max! agencies should be asked to along country rounder and city discourage lone and un-, streets from the eastern shore chaperoned trips. Because of the Atlantic to Konché and a country stroll to anyone Delhi, three things — it seam- know his ed to ma united them into who does not

cording to the Royal Ob-Iranian Army

overthrowing The

servatory this morning.

the

the

Krupps To Pay Jewish Workers

in

the

STATEMENT solled and tattered; sometimes He added: "We might try to

present The Spanish Foreign Ministry do something to get the

Teheran regline as unexpectedly said in a statement tonight that Cold as it has been these past as the Iraqi army had suppress. Mr Edwards had been asked to children some responso if few days, the lowest tempera ed the monarchist regime in go to police headquarters the number grows to more

Madrid to explain his visit to ture this month of 52.1 degrees, | Iraq-AFP. than 100.

has not been exceeded. The

Spain. He had been invited to

territory, leave Spanish Bald that "But then we must be aware spokesman

Etatement added, of the consequences fol- minimum temperature recorded

The statement referred to the early this morning was 55.3 de- lowing such action--for grecs.

Mr fact that Yesterday's maximum

Roberts had arrived hero to act as an ob- we might be swamped temperature was 07.3 degrees.

server, at the trial and to re- with hundreds of letters However, the minimum ~

polllion for the amnesty uf and face a problem coping pature. Christmas morning should be near the December

Essen, Dec. 23.

ports that he would present with them."

low. The spokesmagi gaid

The Krupp Company. Ger- political prisoners in Spain, temperature of . 53 | mangle biggest industrial enter-

It said the Spanish people In his appeal for ald to Mr Crook explained that minimum

most of the letters to dogrops ain be expected, and prise, announced on Wednesday would accept neither inter- ficultice for Hongkong at poverty-stricken nations,

President

Santa Claus were sent by the maximum is not likely to it will pay about US$1,190 each ference in their laternal affairs the same time, from

nor outside pressure and Mr to all Jewish concentration camp snd, desperately red help,

"vory, very small children excent 65 degrees, country which is likely to denied it, “they could well be-

The outlooks for Christmas linmates who worked for it as Edwards had therefore been in- from the Europoon com- Day, he ad, should be cool,slave labourers during World vlted to leave the country. exploit the smallest income so desperate as to create, cident to make trouble.

and cloudy with far periods. War II-AP,

Router. munity". a world catastrophe,"

way around could mean a one family." far longer and much less

pleasant holiday inside a Chinese prison -- and dif-

A

Desperate

some

the

peoples

son.

the abduction of Lieutenant Moorhouse-Router.

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