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POPE'S STIRRIN

CHRISTMAS

APPEAL FOR RECOURSE TO REASON, JUSTICE

5 PRECEPTS FOR CONCLUSION OF LASTING WORLD PEACE

LONDON, DEC. 26 (REUTER)—THE SOLACE WE DERIVE FROM THE RICHES OF GERISTMAS GREETING 18 GREATER BECAUSE OF THE SAD TIMES in which we live, said Hia Holi- ness the Pope in a broadcast on Christmas Eve from the Vallean after receiving greetings from the College of Cardinals.

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"As members of the Roman Curls," the Pope added, “you have deep-felt understanding for the high mission in which you, each in his-own office and domain, have to collaborate and

participate."

"

Roosevelt's Christmas Greetings To The People

NEW YORK, Dec, 28 (Reuter)— Most human beings" want 8 “peaceful chance to better the world in a voluntary way and not in the way imposed by conquest," President Roosevelt declared in his 'annual Christmas greeting to the people of the United States,

The President further declared: "We must keep on striving for a Referring to the problems that desirable. a return to former cou-better world. It is unintelligent to will arise at the end of the war. ditions. With some Gitar know be defeatist Crisis may beget "when people will be obliged to ledge of the defects of the present crisis but progress: underneath dedicate themselves, to the task determined orientation towards a does not wholly halk. It does go of repairing the deep-seated evil rearrai ement that will safeguard forward.” This cannot be a merry which will be their bitter social the junalcal basis of political and Christmas, the President" added, and economic heritage," the Pope international life, no one can be for those of mature years but it said that nations will come to surprised that this pulsating de can be a "happy Christmas 17 by realise the need for the solution stre is felt more keenly by those happiness we mean that we have of social problems in a spirit of larger sections that live by manual done with doubts, that we have Christianity.

are always found, ses our hearts anew, that we still fabour and s The world will leave the hard in peace and war, to taste more believe in the golden rule of school of today with an improved than others the bitter results of mankind." kind. Mankind will listen to the economic dislocation, internal and voice of reason and of Justice International. Still less will the Unly in such a state of mind can Church" be surprised." the world proceed to the establish- inent of A

based on new order justice.**

PRECEPTS FOR PEACE

ROLE OF CHURCH The Pope then explained that, the Church could not be called on

tò favour one system more than

AIR ACTIVITY

IN AFRICA

Saying that he wished to give another, but added that in the Four Italian Planes

..

for liberty of "action" and for the

Destroyed

GENERAL

Here is the latest type of motor torpedo-boat to protect British shores

CAROL-SINGING SCIENTIFIC ESSAY

IN LONDON "TUBES"

CONTEST

KUNMING, Dec. 28 (Central)- To encourage scientific research LONDON, Dec. 20 (Reuter) The among Chinese youths, the Science Army forgot the serious bustness Society of China is sponsoring an ahead for a briet spell to have its annual essay contest on various biggest "blow-out of the year scientific subjects. Winners of the turkey pork and beer dinner contest will each be awarded a washed down with beer while prize of $100. those who passed. Christmas in London's "tubes" spent the time carol-singing and galety in rally decorated underground shelters,

Boys and girls laid out their stockings on Christmas Eve on

1a.

For the first gear, there will be chemistry, two on biology, two on two prizes on physics, one on electric science, one on geology. and one on-archaeology.**

station platforms where Sants Senior students in various cal Claus found and fled them. teges, research fellows and assis UAIKO, Deg 2 Heuter)Four In one tube shelter on Christ- Įtant instructors are qualified to most varied forms of political Italian aircraft were definitely nas night, girls in party frocks participate in the contest opinion, walle practical applica destroyed by RAF. fighters on danced with their partners to The contest will remain oper tion of political systems Targely offensive patrols over the Bardia muste from violin and plano after between Deg. 1. 1940 and May 30 depended, on circumstances which, Tobruk ares on Dec. 3, states an presents had been distributed to 1941. considered in themselves, were ex- RAF. (Middle East) communique: the children from a big, Christmas traneous to the purpose and action with regard to the attack on tree.

a "few precepts for the conclu-orbit of the universal value of sion of a lasting peace," the Pora divine law," there was ample room continued.

“We must strive" for (1) victory over hafred, "for"KATE damate is inflicted upon the human soul by a lack of love of Christ; (2) victory over lack of trust in international co- operation; (3) victory over the grim principle that force stands for right-that is, re- turn of morality among na- tions; (4) victory over econo- mic divergencies; (5) victory over egotism,"

The Pope, added: "We pray that men will grow mature enough to

social

of the Church.

Benina on the night of Dec. 22- The sale interest of the Church, 23, ft is now definitely established he said, was to establish

a so that one hangar at the aerodrome

ciety which would be humanly there was completely destroyed, by praiseworthy, spiritually elevating and w source of genuine good.”.

SPASMODIC

fire and that, three Italtan air- craft on the ground near the ban- gar were burnt out.

CHU HO-CHUNG EULOGISED

CHUNGKING, Dec. 26 (Central) The National Government today.

In Italian... East Africa, mye issued a mandate eulogizing the bombing attacks were made on a services of the late Mr. Chú Hơ- pumning station near Assáb and chung member of the Legislatíve

bombs

establish new and lust, ARTILLERY FIRE target was veli-straddled with Tuan and an early revolutionary

that mankind will be Überated

from the tribulations"

Before enunciating the five peace" precepts, the Pope referred

IN LIBYA

Reconnaissance fights were ass

worker, who passed away recent

ly. The mandate states that the made in this area and the Rhode- Personnel, Ministrasàf the Entamos

slan attacks on Trällan' positions nation Yus has been instructed

to war which, with tragic and al- CHRISTMAS SERVICE near Gallabit. Fires were started to consider awarding a splatinm most fatal persistence, once let loose, proceeds on its way "forget-

war, and

FOR THE TROOPS

ful of the principles of humanity CAIRO, Dec. 28 (Reuter)- and indifferent to the usages of Spasmodic artillery Ere from both convention of

goes to sides continued at Rardía. British such extremes that an age less forces have been subjected to troubled than yours will one day dive-bombing attacks by enemy note its events as among the aircraft but frontline observers saddest and darkest of the world's state that these attacks were mostly ineffective, in causing few history."

casualties.

ANGUISHED THOUGHTS. * "Our thoughts rún, forward an- xiously to the moment when the sad chronicles of man, the suffer- *ings of minds in "anguish, - of

wounded prisoners and refugees, †

Throughout the Western Desert, British padres held

a simple Christmas service for the troops.

URDER OF DAY. - General Sir Archibald Wavell, 2. Commander-in-Chief." "of British

by explosioTAN

ito Mr. Chu's family.

LONDON SEES AXIS VICTORY WANING

There have been several indications in the German press iately that hopes of an early, complete victory" have “practically:** reached the vanishing point and the German pablin is being weaned to the idea of further and prolonged sacrifices, writes Beuters diplomatic correspondent.

To make the prospect more palatable they are being told of allegedly much worse conditions in Britain where starvation and misery are stated to be the lot of survivors of German bomblar ralds.

down-trodden. famjaned, fainting Troops in the Middle East, in an side by side with this campaign, and that instead of attacking the and weeping, come in their entire Order of the Day to the troops, or misrepresentation there are re-French on the Sonime on. June 5 ty to light But what we know at says that operations have not end-ports and indications in German- they should have struck Im present is already sufficient to ed and that further efforts with a controlled, press in neighbouring mediately at Britain. oppress and tear the heart."

similar spirit will bring further countries. I om Stockholm, Vichy, Continuing the Pope Bazdy

Four months. have passed and Zurich and "Madrid come. hints the Germans find on their flank an

Fuccessea

"Exactly one year ago, in this The Order thanks all ranks and that peace feelers are in the air. enemy who is daily infileting the very place were formulated cer says that success was due to care- Naturally they are attributed to heaviest blows from the air ano tain principles regarded as essen- fui preparation, good administra-

to

tial for the preservation of pescation, and hard training behind the port colourfully presented alleged on which their life depends. Bri- British initiative. One such 're- denying them the use of the seas which would conform the lines as well as in the theatre of that the British Ambassador intain is day and visibly growing principles of fustice, equity and war. honour, and would thus be andur-

Madrid. banded: Benor Serrano stronger so her blows are merely a Only troops trained to the high-guner, Minister of the Interior, in modest indication of what they Ing.

est moral and physical pitch, led envelope bearing bo less than five will be. "If the acceeding mareli of with dashing confidence, could big seals containing a comprehen- events has delayed their applica have carried through the opera sive peace plan, de de tion to a more distant time, the ion so swiftly, and successfully self-same proposals have lost none and at such small cost

force.

WARRING FACTIONS

SIGNIFICANT TREND

For the Germans necessary, de- cisions are clearly as distant as ever and the position is beginning of their intrinsic truth and cofi- LONGMORE'S MESSAGE

The Swedish military writer, to be realized everywhere even in formity to reallty and their moral Alr Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Colonel Bratt, has been inspired to Germany. Although British troops Longmore, Commander-in-Chief of state that Britain cannot possibly slowed at Dunkirk, that morale is the RAF in the Middle East, in defeat Germany and even if Geraltimately of greater importance "Today we find ourselves faced a message to all ranks of the many may not be able to defeat than material they were with- with a fact of some consequence R.A.F., Australian and South Britain civilization, would virtually drawn without their equipment as a symptom, From the Impres- African air forces" sends his perish in universal chaos, that after a terrible ordeal and retum- ston of the polemies of the warring Christmas greetings.

would result from prolongation of pd to a country which had intil factions concerning their objec- The Air Chief Marshal added unrestricted air warfare. These then scarcely taken the possibility

with ever-increasing

indications are interpreted in ton of wasion seriously, z "doh an significant of "trend" of peace settlement, there, amerges sources and, the high morale of ever more clearly in mind the squadrons, we shall look for mind, which is encouraging from quasi-universal" opinion which con-ward to a victorious new year and the allied standpoint. tends that both pre-war Europe a proper Christmas in the years as well as its political structure to come.

tives in war and the ultimate that

are now undergoing process of i

-ar

transformation of such a nature CHINESE RAID IAP, war final victory.

as to 'simpl ́the dawn of a new

era.

“Europe and, its system, of states will not be af were

before Something new and better, more advanced, mor sound, frger and.

mast, replace the past orde and eliminate the

weaknesses; and

which, ara maid to, have been convincingls closed-by

cent, events, a

If Germany had followed up the access on the continent with an

Immediate dash for the British

In the British press there have coast it seems almost impossible been expressions of constant, up- they should not have made a

tanding and | varying, “unanimity upon the in-

inflicted= a - most. flexible, determination to Dght the damaging if not decisive-blow

For Germany: It was a mistake of POSTS IN "HONAN The well-known military, writer the decisive character of the

Marne, "Strategicus" concludes. “Otratezicus", declatén, in the CHENGCROW, Dec. 26 (Central) Spectator that one of the most. Chinese troops northern signincant sentences in a German Honan, on the night of Dec. 17, newspaper for many TESTS WAS

made surprise attack on two that of a few days ago, which said, VIL SERVICE

Japanese outposts in the outer "Even in the hypothetical case of defence ring of Tanyang, south the Axis being unable to end the Twest of the city Another Chinese war successfully Britain will on, no mobile column raided the Chin,account be able to annihilate Ger, lungtang Station on the Lung, many and, Italy.

POSTPONED

CHUNGRING, Dec 2 (Central) The preliminary examination of the high civil service and the jspécial examination of t

Hal Railway southwest of Feng- MISCALETILATION, U postal clerkswhich were chiu. In addition, to inflicting For the Germisos to raise the ly scheduled to be hel Various parties differ in their camperous casualties on the Tavane posiblity of defesses the present 21 at Chungking and sh focals and aims but agree in thela ese garrisons, the Chinese also juncture aremasta marest that have been postponed desire for a DOW - AIZRNSAMent, took a number of prisoners include they are now basingding to realise 1941, 30 ar oficially -and-do-not; consider posttble, or ing several officer,

den they have, made a terrible mistake the Examination

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