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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 25, 1956
Page
6
Canberra shoppers faced a quieter end to the holiday rush with stores easing by noon and crowds shopping in waves. Tourists and caravanners were expected to boost activity in the coming week while bakers struggled to meet the surge in bread demand from visitors and locals alike.
The Dean of Monarc and administrator of St Christopher’s Cathedral urges that many miss the true meaning of Christmas despite festive greetings. He laments ignorance of Christ’s birth and redemptive significance, emphasizing God’s law and humanity’s need to live in faith and righteous conduct.
Moscow dispatches quote Syrian reports that a sizable share of Anglo-French troops drawn from Egypt are being redeployed toward Israel bolstering Middle East tensions.
The report notes 50 219 manhours lost in Australian waterfront disputes in November, an improvement from October. Tokyo announces Takihashi as new prime minister and chief of state, with a sworn-in cabinet. An Irish station comes under attack as shots are fired at Swatragh police, injuring no one. In Port Said, a British officer is reported alive after kidnapping. Buenos Aires police arrest 18 amid Peronist violence claims. Durlewanger sentenced for arson to destroy spiders during wartime internment.
Indian officials in Budapest expect the Indian Ambassador to Moscow Krishna Menon to arrive today from Moscow for a second Hungary visit since the workers uprising. He will join Dr Jaganfath of Hungarian workers Nath Khosla, the personal representative of Nehru, to aid the Hungarian cause as production stalls and unemployment rises.
In a Christmas broadcast the Pope told 470 million Roman Catholics that war might be lawful under certain conditions. He urged caution against the Munich error, criticized the UN two scale condemnation, and urged Hungary barred from observers while defending state sovereignty as a UN threat.
The Commonwealth Bank has released 448 million to meet Christmas shopping demand since December 1, up from 425 million the prior year. Totals exceed 132.469 million for the year. a 4 million note issue occurred Saturday and 9 million was released two days earlier.
Governor General Field Marshal Sir William Blim visited Canberra Community Hospital yesterday. He spoke with patients in all six wards, met the hospital matron Mrs. M. Guy and ward sisters, and praised the domestic and nursing staff for their essential roles in hospital operations.
Prince Charles is reported to have a slight cold that keeps him indoors instead of attending Christmas Day church with the Royal Family at Windsor. The precaution aims to ensure his full recovery for the holiday.
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