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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

POPE'S FIVE PRECEPTS FOR

ENDURING

WORLD

PEACE

LONDON, DEC. 24 (REUTER).—THE SOLACE WE DERIVE FROM THE RICHES OF CHRISTMAS GREETINGS IS GREATER BECAUSE OF THE SAD TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE, SAID HIS HOLINESS THE POPE, IN A BROADCAST TO-DAY FROM THE VATICAN AFTER RECEIVING GREETINGS FROM THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS.

"AS MEMBERS OF THE ROMAN CURIA," THE POPE ADDED, “YOU HAVE A DEEP-FELT UNDERSTANDING FOR THE HIGH MISSION IN WHICH YOU, EACH IN HIS OWN OFFICE AND DOMAIN, HAVE TO COLLABORATE AND PARTICIPATE.".

Referring to the problems that will arise at the end

of the war, "when people will be obliged to dedicate SUDDEN DEATH OF

themselves to the task of repairing the deep-seated evil which will be their bitter social and economic heritage,”

the Pope said that nations will come to realise the need COLONY SPORTSMAN

for the solution of social problems in a spirit of Chris- tianity. "The world will leave the hard school of to-day

with an improved mind. Mankind will listen to the Norman Lee, Interport Swimmer

voice of reason and of justice.

"Only in such a state of mind | divergencles; (5) victory can the world proceed to the egotism." establishment of a new order based on justice."

Five Praca Points

over

The death of Mr Norman Lee, former Colony swimming champion, occurred with tragic suddenness at the Kowloon Hos- The Pope added: "We pray thutpital in the early hours of Christmas morning. It was a great men will grow mature enough to es- tablish a new and just social and shock to his many friends. economic order. We pray that man- The late Mr Lee was born in Saying that he wished to give kind will be liberated from their Birkenhead, England, 21 years

tribulations."

" a "few precepts for the con- clusion of a lasting peace," the precepts, the Pope referred

Before enunciating the live peace ago, and came to Hongkong at to war an carly age. He studied at Pope continued:

which, with tragic and almost fatal both the Diocesan Boys' School "We must strive for (1) victory persistense, once let loose, over hatred, for grave damage in in- on its way "forgetful of the proceeds and then Queen's College,

a

principles He leaves six brothers and a sister flicted upon the human soul by a lack of humanity and indifferent to the

to mourn his passing. of love of Christ; (2). victory over usages of convention of war, and. stoes lack of trust in international

to such

Though a keen sportsman he con- extremes that an

Tess nge fined himself to swimming, und in operation; (3) victory over the grim troubled than yours will one day note this had represented the Colony. In principle thai faren stands for right its events as among the saddest and 1938, the year following his capture

that is, return of morality among darkeat of the world's

history."

of the focal championship titles, he nations; (4) victory over economic

"Our thoughts riin forward toured the South Seas in

very anxiously to the moment when the successful effort to raise money, for sad chronicles of man, the sufferings the Chint War Relief Fund, and on of minds in anguish, of wounded that tour made a host of friends in prisoners and refugees, down-rod-Java, the Philippines and Singapore. den, famished, fainting and weeping.

repeated this visit, In 1930 ho come in their entirety to light. But during which he contracted the fever what we know at present is already which struck him with such sudden- suffelent to oppress, and tear the ness yesterday. heart."

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The Funeral

The funeral was held at the Pro- testant Cemetery yesterday at 5 p.m. The Very Rev. Dean Wilson ofciated.

The family mourners were

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Position Remains Continuing the Pope said: "Exactly one year ago, in this very place were formulated certain principles regard- ed as essential for the preservation of sister, Mrs B. C. Randall, the brothers, peace which would, conform to the Frank, Tinker and Robbie, and Bir principles of justice, equity and Randall, brother-in-law. The other honour, and would thus be enduring brothers absent from the Colony are "If the succeeding march of events Capt. W. Lee, Stanley and George.

delayed their application to a Owing to the suddenness of his more distant time, the self-same pro-could be present; floral tributes were death only a few of his many friends posals have lost none of their in sent by Ada and Bennie, Will and trinsic truth and conformity to May, Frank and Nellle, Robble and reality and their moral force.

Nora, Stanley and Ethel, Tinker and To-day we and ourselves faced

George, Erie, Gordon and Honor, with a fact of some consequence as Connie, Molly and Eddie, Vivienne symptom. From the impression of and Mabel, Mr Shi Yu-man, Mr S. the polemics of the warring factions M. Churn and family, Mr. and Mrs C. concerning their objectives in war G. Anderson and family, Mr and Mrs and the ultimate peace settlement. J. 3, Maxwell and family, Mr and Mrs there emerges ever more clearly In Field, the Committee and Members mind a quasi-universal opinion which of the Victoria Recreation Club, contends that both pre-war Europe as well as its political structure are now undergoing a process of trans- formation of such, a nature as to signal the dawn of new era.

New System Required "Europe and is system of states will not be as they were before. Something new and better, more advanced, more sotme, freer and stronger,.-must-replace-the-past order and eliminate the weaknesses and deßclencles which are wald to have been convincingly disclosed by recent events, "Various parties differ in

and wims but agree in their desire for a new arrangement, and

Ideals

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do not

ITALIANS BLASTED BY R.A.F.

defeels. Planes Destroyed,

their

Fires Started

THE LATE MR N. LEE

Thakhek Is Shelled

December 25, 1940.

DISMAY IN LIBYA Troops' Morale Very Low

ATHENS, Dec. 24 (Reuter).-The dismay and uncertainty caused in Libyn by the British offensive ure described

the newspaper, "Vradyny," by a Greek who escaped from Benghazi a few days ago.

The inhabitants of Tobruk and Derna were fleeing south ILS re- fugees and the native population

were already discussing possible

Italian copitulation.

The morale of the native troops he described as very low, chiefly be- cause nine-tenths of the thousands of wounded coming from the Sollum region were natives.

the

He quoted a report that a whole Askari regiment stationed in southern sector of the Libyan fron- fer had broken up and disappeared In the desert.

When the Greeks left Benghazi, no Italian convoys had arrived for fortnight, which was greatly worry. Ing the authorities as supplies by plane were far from niequate.

Roosevelt's Christmas Message

Striving For A Better World

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NEW YORK, Dec, 24 (Reuter).- Most human beings want a "peaceful chance to better the world in voluntary way and not in the way President dard by conquest," Roosevelt declared in

annun! Christmas greeting to the people of the United States.

Imposed

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The President further declared: "We must keep on striving for a bet ter world. It is unintelligent to be a ben defeatist. Crisis may begel crisis but progress underneath docs not wholly lult. It does.

It does go forward." This cannot be a merry Christmas, the President added, for those of mature years but it can be a "hoppy Christmas if by happiness we mean that we have done with doubts, that we have set our hearts anew, that we still belleve in the golden rule of all mankind."

Boundless Admiration

N. Zealand's Message WELLINGTON, Dec, 24 (Reuter).

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" HANOI, Dec. 24 (UP)-Oh Mon- day and Tuesday afternoons Thailand acullery fired 22 shells on Thakhek. At Hinboun, north of Thakhel, rifle fires damaged some Junks last Monday.

It is reported that the Japanese-An assurance of the boundless ad- have naked the French for permis- miration with which New Zealand) ston for the exclusive LE of the regards the herole attitude of the Hanoi Laokal railway.

British people is contained in a cable! from Mr Peter Fraser, the Prime Minister, conveying greetings to Mr

Churchill.

Cunningham's Reception

Malta Mecti C.-in-C. MALTA, Dec. 25 (Reuter), Great

message says: "We are deep- ly conscious of our great debt to the British people, and the armed forces of-the-Commonwealth-for-their-un- Hiring

efforis on land, sca and air, to the men of the mercantile

and.

marine.

"We have full confidence that the united efforts of the Brlish Common-

Four. Italian aircraft were cently of the British Fleet, including wealth will result in victory, and

will safeguard the juridical basis of Middle East) communique.

and International We, no

the

CAIRO, Dec. 24 (Reuter),-crowds cheered the arrival here re- flagship flying the flag of Ad- possible or desirable

Sir finitely destroyed by R.A.F.miral Andrew Cunningham, a return to former conditions. With some clear knowledge of the defects fighters on offensive patrols Commander-in-Chief of the Mediter- of the present determined orienta- over the Bardia-Tobruk area franean Fleet, who met spontaneous tion towards a reu

rearrangement that yesterday,

ovations wherever he went. states An R.A.F.

Scenes of wild enthusiasm were witnessed at the dockyard when he tine can be surprised that this pulsat- With regard to the attack on made tour of inspection and his ing desire is felt more keenly- by Benina on the night of December ear was frequently stopped by wildly- those larger sections that live b22-23, it is now definitely established cheering crowds. manual labour and so are always that one hangar at the aerodrome Thanking the people, Sir Andrew found, in peace and war, to Laste there was completely destroyed by sald; "I have done nothing to de- more than others the bitter results fire and that three Italian aircraft on serve all these cheers. You should

the hangar were cheer of economic dislocation, internal and the ground near

yourselves.

Assab Bombed International. Still less will the burnt out. Chutch be surprise."

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Role Of The, Church The Pope then explained that the

well-straddled with bombs.

station.

In Italian East Africa, dive-bomb- ADEN, Dec. 25 (Reuter).—The ing attacks were made on a pumping R.A.F. on Monday night bombed station near Ab and the torget was Assab, the objective being a pumping Church could not be called on to Reconnaissance fights were also favour one system more than

All bombs fell within the target anmade in this area and the Rhodesian area. other, but added that "in the orbit attacks on Italian positions near of the universal value of divine law." Gallabat. Fires were started by ex- there was umple room. för liberty of action and for the most varied forms of political opinion, while practical application of political systems large- ly depended on circumstances which,, considered in themselves, were ex- traneous to the purpose and action"

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The sole interest of the Church, he said, was "to establish a society which would be humanly prafte worthy, spiritually elevating and a source of genuine good."

Earthquake Shakes U. S. And Canada

SPECIAL TO, THE: "TELEGRAPH”

South Africa

Now Ready

French Leader Honoured

London Ceremony LONDON, Dec. 24 (Reuter)-Free Frenchmen and French women have presented General Charles de Gaulic, fender of the Free French forces, with a sword of honour as an expression of their loyalty and respect..

General Smuts' Message PRETORIA, Dec. 24, (Router) General Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, addressed a con- fident message to the South African The ceremony took place In the forces to-day,

Overseas Club in London and

да

we will continue to do our utmost to contribute to the common - task.”

"Black-out" In

Holy Land

Christmas Gloom BETHLEHEM, Dec. 24 (Router).--- Bethlehem is having its first "black- out" Christmas In history.

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Even the Church of Nativity and

Christian Church the old St. wrapped in a protective gloom in- alead

of being a blaze of triumphant lights as is the custom on peaceful Christmas Eves.

The traditional bonfire

alyont where shepherds, still watch their flocks by night must this year be put out carly lest it guide ralders.

This conformity to regulations, however, will not prevent sheep being rousted before the fro as in past years and the watchnight service in the Church of Nativity.

Jerusalem has been a cosmopolitan

of

city for over 1,900 years but to-day it has now cosmopolitanism armed men-from the British pire, Free France, Poland and Czecho- Slovakia.

Em.

"It has been a black year in human General de Gaulle entered the room GERMAN CLAIMS

history" he said. "But, thank God, the "Marseillalse" was played while the tide at last is turning."

French African troops presented In the unprepared state of South arms. Afrien's defences, it had been a year.) General de Gaulle, returning of preparation. General. Smuts con- thanks for the gift, emphasised the tinued that preparations were now need for unity at the present time. {completed and the time.. for action

would come in the now your.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UP)—An! earthquake was folt in the north- | ~~ eastern part of the United States and

southeastern Marshal Petain

to New York Cily,, and in Pennyl vania where houses

and business

buildings were shaken. There was

Shows Mercy

How Hitler Spent Christmas

Ships. Sunk In Channel German High Command asserts that LONDON, Dec. 24 (Reuter)--The during a raid by German motor tor-

pedo boats towards the coast of Eng- innd, the leading craft sank a 10,000- ton British tanker and a 0,000-ton enrgo steamer despite the protection of six British destroyers.

The High Command communique SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH * adds that a n short close-range engage- BERLIN, Dec. 24 CUP)-Thement developed between the torpedo efficiel Gerrian news agency reports boats and the destroyers All the that Hitler, as last year, is spending German craft returned safely. no damage.

The seismologist at Fordham Uni-shal Petain has decided to "exercise soldiers and front workers.

VICHY, Dec. 24 (Router) Mar. Christmas at the front with his The communique declared that six versity said the 'quake was recorded clemency in the case of a number the Air Commander, is "personally bombers, that trains were machine- ships in Loch Linnhe, on the Scot- Another report says that Goering, tish west const, were hit by heavy nt 8.44 mm. EST. and that the officers and non-commissioned officers centre appeared to bo about

320 captured during General de Gaulle's giving the children of ench German gunned and that during Monday miles north of New York, in the New attempt to land at Dakar, according ayer who has been killed in the war night London and Manchester were | England states.

to an official announcement in Christmas gift of 1,000 marks to be attacked by strong formations of the to-day.

pu! Into a savings account which, Luftware. LONDON, Dec. 25 (Reuter).- The communique says that these with interest, will remain in the bank

British raids on Germany are Hitler is, spending Christmas among men have requcated that they should until the child: ix. 21 years of age. stated to have done only slight his troops in the west as he did Inst again be allowed to take their places Exceptions, such as for girls with damage in south-west frontler dis İyear, according to the German radio. In the French Army.

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