Christmas Greetings

In Christian countries this par ticular time of the year is still re garded as symptomatic of peace and goodwill and originates, of course, from the message of the angels at the birth of Christ, And, despite the fact the promised peace and goodwill have not as yet eventuated, we still cling to the hope that by repeating the message, in various forms, we may attain those promised qualities.

Since my greetings last year, when I urged for tolerance, there have been several near-escapes from ominous global misunder standings. Let us sincerely hope that in the coming year we may, as nations, reach a greater under standing and tolerance which may ensure a peaceful living for all; for once that is attained then in ternational relations will become humanly peaceful and that, in turn, will be reflected in the daily life of each one of us.

Let us send up a wish, a prayer, a toast (whichever suits our need) at this Christmas-time for a better global understanding and toler ance, and may it be a happy Christmas-time for all of us.