n I seeing that London makes a' This year. for instance. th e ‘Old Kent Road oplen spacle Vin The Gum-diam Charmnﬂown'ksqtf 0692.3. 1962: ' ' ’ 0 brave show for the festive sea- C t c “'5 contri,-North Camberwe ; Roya ‘lc- — 7- r~ —- —— ~.-——-' V ‘ T11111an on Of 119 MS ﬁlls 0010‘“ Spmt liiiii"h83“5°isisi’e"d“ot W t..Ti:..ta-irhzs "““..2°:£:: “atth K ‘ tn districts. the lar t ~ _ t ep er 5 us ommon; .' _- t . A. ‘ . V . . .4. I mitignlﬁife establishments V ig: Eggfhiﬁsignzg tézees‘lirf: arsed Streatham Common; and Water- found negligent Ill delivering an horstad. supteme cogander or u e lwith the Oxford Street depart-70pm. spaces in various borou. side Gardens. Stcpney. infant born to an unwed mother of Allied forces inh amped. . . . ment stores in presenting a glit- 3 ghs iavishly adorned with And that gives a wide distri- in nearby Aylmcr. Que. His Thursday received t e . rat: u e s ‘ tering appearance during the colored lights these trees be- bution of Christmas atmosphere lawyers filed a appeal and he Cross. highest rank inf e last few weeks of the year. ' throughout the boroughs com- ‘ is free on bail pending the hear- French Legion of Honor rom

come glowing landmarks from

ing under the jurisdiction of the ing in February. President de Gaulle.

. - . ' l' D - - The London County Council. . the “me they are It 0" 919’“ London County Count“.

I in London I however, does a splendid job of her 16 until New Year‘s Eve.

By R, McmTYRE Hoop thringing something: of the color3 Th parks chosen cover a LONDON _ While the most ‘ and spirit of Christmas to its wide area. They are Cantelowes

By M. MclNTYRE H001) LONDON —- There is one “mm nt the year which. I think.

along the facade of the store.t Trafalgar Square came intot were groups of Indians. in full‘ the picture and a little late r, [ war-paint and costume. gather-‘when its traditional Christmas’

DOCTOR SENTENCE!)

aiit‘l' five years experience of it. means more to Londoners. young and old alike than any other night. That is the night when the lights of the Christ- mas illuminations and decora- tions are turned on to herald in the coming of the festive seas-

"! have just finished struggl- in: through the masses of hum- gnjty gathered in the West End of London. and trying in vain to cross streets through the solid jam of busses and motor

sive and attracted much atten-

on foot or in vehicle . Other

er's. Marshall and Snelgrove's. all household words to London- ers. have made their contribu— tion to the gaiety of the spec- tacle provided for the great crowd of people there to herald

ed around large wigwams. Even I tree from Oslo is erected and by daylight these were impres-iiliuminated. but from

tion. But lit up at night. they: the stores attracted crowds which c o m-Ishare to create a spirit of light pletely halted all traffic. either Eand beauty to the London Scene.

there glittering spectacle of Christ-'- along the Strand to Aldwych, mas decorations and illumina- have one their tions in the British capital is centred around T r a f a l gar

stores. John Lewis and C0,. Pet- L0NDONERS' JOY ‘ er Robinson’s. Liberty's. Jaeg-

This year. the lights were turned on in the West E nd ai

Square and the west end shop-

ping area of Regent Street. 0x- ford Street. Bond Street a nd Holborns. the outlying boroughs are by no means neglected in

It is a series of boroughs. each with its

‘ parks, The people in t h e s e ‘ boroughs like to do their Christ- ;mas celebrating — and shop- ping —— in their own home areas

month before Christmas. But. that started the nightly pilgri- mage of thousands of Londoners to see them. to take joy 3 n d l pride in their city's efforts to1

l tmas was at hand. and it looked like being a good Christmas for Waterless-“W,

iand the London County Council sets aside a substantial amount .of money to help them in dress- ‘ing up for Christmas.

.far-flung boroughs. London is. Gardens. St. Pancras: Clapham in reality. not merely one city. Common: Clissold Park: Emma separate Cons own frye's shopping precincts and its dis- Highbury Fields tinctive character. and its own Greenwich; Kennington 7 Park.”

Garden,

Gef- e n. Shorcditch: Honfair.

Gard

HULL, Que. lCP> — Dr. J. Conrad Simard was sentenced to one year in jail Friday on a charge of criminal negligence in connection with the death of a three—day old child last Feb.

vehicles. And not even on the day of the Trooping of the Color on the Horse Guards' Parade. or for the Lord Mayor's annual show. have I ever seen so great an assembly of people as I saw milling along the streets lead- ing from Trafalgar Square to the Marble Arch.

mark the festive season fitting- t ly. Every night. the London 3 IN OTHER AREAS Transport Executive runs spec- Away from this particular ial buses through the decoratedl west end area. the decorations istreels. and long queues of peo- and illuminations are not on as pie line up to take these bus ‘ massive a scale. but they are trips. The only people or still beautiful. Knightsbridge whom I felt sorry were the pol- and the Kensington High Street icemen. They were almost help-

the festive season. \ . l ’ \ EI- Greetings t ~ t Every good wish for your Yuletide happiness.

Ablaze with light and color, present their own glowing dis-, less in trying to guide and con-. Mackenzie I. I. I . I ~» .. . i v . ‘ ~ m.“ -'lh the central decorative sch- “83- 30nd ﬁtrcei. once too ex- trol the snarled traffic, to keep Erin“ hanging over the masses clustve to join in the decorative ‘vehicles moving and to keep. Motors A of people and vehicles. then scheme. but now taking partvpedestrians on the sidewalks. souris

only for the second year. is a- I But they retained their g o o d ‘ glow wit light from Oxfordthumor. because the c row dt Street right down to Piccadilly. iwas a happy. merry one. Chri - ti

east to Holborn Circus and west to the Marble Arch. with side branches shooting of! down Bond Street and Park Lane. be- came a pilgrimage of delight. It was as if some great magician had waved his wand and trans- formed t h e s e normally drab and conventional streets into a fairyland of color and gleaming lights. NINTH YEAR 1 This is the ninth year ini which the erecting of Christ-. mas decorations and illumina-l lions has been a co-operatlvei effort of the business people of; the west end. and. as. usual,‘ they have spent money lavishlyt to make it highly effective. Thel competition between the various streets. in which they vie withl each other for bizarre effects.l is very keen. Each. in [its owni way. has a distinctive display. , This year. in Regent Street.l the decorators have turned to! the Biblical story of the three' like men who carried gifts to the infant Jesus. On large il-‘ iiiminated panels. three abreast. ] p a c e d at intervals be- 1 tween Piccadilly and O x f o r d. t‘ircus. reproductions of the three wise men. glowing in col- oi'ed lights. form the central theme of the decorative sch- cmc. But they are only part of it Thousands of fest o o n e d llElliS hang across the street from the buildings on either side. Above the wise men are :uspcnded gleaming w h i t 9 stars. and looking north th e v‘ over-all picture is tremendous‘ h impressive. . t'.\.\'ADlAN THEME On Oxford Street. the decora-r lions take on a different tone.‘ They are of a more garish type. i utth illuminated Christmas trccs. Christmas bells and stars llllile in size. forming a canopy mcr the crowded street. On Oxford Street. the large department stores play a large

Sincerely, all of us extend our hope that this holy season will bring all of you

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their distinctive types of decor- ation. brilliantly illuminated.

l was especially struck b the decorations at the large Sclfridge's store. because it was based on a Canadian motif. On the large balcony which runs

Britishers like travel at Christmas

By M. McINTYRE noon ?

LONDON — Every ye a r. i thousands of Britishers go over to the cities of the continent for the Christmas ht‘ilidays. and the airlines do record busines dur- ing the week of the holiday sea- son. This year. however. steam- ship lines are also sharing in the harvest that comes from f‘hristmas travel. and one of the surprising features is the large number who are planning to spend Christmas in Norway. and then stay on for a longer Dcriod in the land of the mid- night sun.

Three v e s s e l s. the Bergen Line’s Leda. and the Braemar and Blenheim of the Fred Olson .

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TO ALL OUR FRIENDS

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port that this year's Christmas- and beyond bookings re far ahead of all previous ye a r s. . Their owners suggest that Non. way will be a "Little Britain" during the Christmas season and the weeks that follow it. BETTER THAN EVER

O. Norgaard. of the Norweg- lan Travel Office in London.

till-fashioned Iiirisilas client we sell you

says:

"The number of people an- xious to go to Norway this Christmas. by sea. is better than ever." i

e Norwegians promise snow conditions for skiing during the Christmas season and right on to the end of April. They are making an allout effort to pro mote this type of business. For a two weeks' holiday. costs as low as 875 are quoted.

The travel agency is also stressing the advantage of th e Anglo-Norwegian convention on metal security. which means that any Briton can secure free medical and hospital treatment if he meets with an accident

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lot the joyful sound of bells ring out our sincere best wishes to all our triads, for a very Marry Christmosi

1'0 OUR MANY FRIENDS

Du“...- E.-o~ ..

B.L. STEWART

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May the spiritual Light at Christmas brighten your day.

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During the Christmas season. Norway will have more the 60

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novices to s kiln tours with dog-sleigh t e I m I. Parents have been urged to brill! their children with them lMl teenagers are full board and room in a youth hol- tel for 02.3 I day.

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