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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 307, 29 December 1939, Page 6

FOR THE 1940 th TIME the World and his wife unite in expressing the timehonoured traditional felicitations to all their friends everywhere ... and likewise, at the dawn of another New Year, the -Management and Staff of Millar & Giorgi Ltd. gladly join in wishing one and all the very best for the coming year. It is indeed our fervent wish that 1940 may really see the advent of an honourable peace and a state of lasting goodwill and happiness amongst all peoples of the world. We take this opportunity of voicing our appreciation of the greatly increased public patronage accorded our organisation during the year just closed and assure our many clients that the same high ideals of service and fair, honest dealing always associated with this firm since its inception will be scrupulously observed in the years to come. miLLPRAGIORGI Hill Qutf.tte* «" THE SQUARE, PALMERSTON N. SCOTT BROS. DENTISTS OPEN AS USUAL BETWEEN XMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. PHONE 5916. Bank of Australasia Bldgs., Square.

A Fortunate escape The holiday visit of a Christchurch family to Dunedin was nearly marred by tragedy while the party was motor- , ing south near l'alinerston on .Sunday afternoon. A little girl, three years old, who was in the rear seat of the car, accidentally unlatched the door, which swung open, flinging the child on to the roadway. She was taken to the Dunedin Hospital, where she was treated for a scalp woun l and slight concussion. Whirlwind Hits N.S.W. Camp. A violent five-minute whirlwind wrecked portion of Mcnanglc militia camp, Hew South Wales, on a recent night. Heavy transport wagons were blown about, tents ripped, and teui poles smashed. The whirlwind struck at eight o'clock, when most of the men were outside their tents. The men saw a cloud of dust blowing across paddocks towards their camp, writes & Sydney correspondent. They threw themselves to the ground, clinging to tent pegs and ropes. The mess tents were torn from their mooring ropes, and some ripped beyond repair. Broken tent poles, kitchen utensils, pieces of wood, and branches of trees were whirled high in the air. A wagon was wrecked, but nobody was injured. .Persecution of Religion Before tho declaration of war Rev. Father I*. T. B. McKeefry, private secretary to Bishop Liston, was in Southern Germany. He said on his rectum to Auckland from a world tour that persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany was real. It was open persecution us far as schools, colleges and you.h organisations were concerned. As far as the people as a whole were concerned the persecution operated in an insidious fashion, affecting their stomachs and pockets. A person giving utterance to religious views would promptly be deprived of the means of livelihood. He considered that 40 per cent, of tho people of Germany were solidly behind Hitler and another GO per cent, supported him because of favours received or because of benefits to come. The opposition to the Government was without leadership, and Father McKeefry came to the conclusion, after investigation, that there was no immediate fear of internal revolution. A major defeat at sea or on land might bring about a revolution o t the Left, he added. By special arrangement Reuter’s world service, in addition to other special sources of information, is used Inf Tie compilation of oversea Intelligence pub lished In this Issue, and all rights therein tn Australia and New Zealand are reserved. Such of the cable news In this Issue a.*? Is un headed has appeared in The Times and is sent to this paper by apeelal perIt should be understood that the opinions are not tl eae of The Times unless expressly stated to be so.