PROSPEROUS AFRICA
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
IMPROVED CON DITIONS
(Received December 24, 3 p.m.) CAPETOWN, Dec. 24,
South Africa is preparing to celebrate what is anticipated will be, the merriest Christmas for many years. . The restoration of racial harmony, combined with the general prosperity, originating fn the goldfields, Has stimulated buoyancy, in which even farmers, who suffered much during the recent depression, are now sharing. Record Christmas mails by sea and air, inwards and outwards, heighten the general goodwill. One of the best Christmas gifts is the mysterious disappearance of an immense swarm of locusts, which lias been threatening large areas of the country. Record crowds of holidaymakers from England are pouring into the Cape peninsula, where brilliant sunshine prevails.
South Africa is looking forward to participating in the great Empire broadcast and exchange of Christmas greetings-
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18588, 24 December 1934, Page 13
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