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WHAT A.D. 2000 HAS IN
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We are now in the middle
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At bus Press conference in Bong Kong yesterday the United States' Ambassador-at- Targe. De Jessup, reiterateri the base pinciples of Ameri. can policy in Asia and the
Ensl whole Far
He suici nothing very new, nor could he, in view of the nature of his mission But he did step slightly out of the groove tu emphasize one point that is vital and too often overlooked It was unwarranted, he said, lo suggest that there had been a rift in the firmly-established Co-operation of the Gavern- ments of phe free world be cause some of them had re. cognised the Peking. Govern-
ment
and others had not. Moscow demanded a single line of policy and punished any deviation, whereas the free world co-operated on the basis of mutual interest and a
MANKIND
By Walter Shepherd
Exing
Oppita af victorx...
Britial housewives have no ficiently? cibar, Benmt of circu-doubt been interested to read thry polarised rouid
waves, that, topd rationiby in Western directed vertically upwards, will Germany is to ccom in six weeks' create an "purora at a height of time.
canning and expensive, refriguro- pąt least, marks, the Beginning of several miles, and Illuminate a The changes likely to resulttion, they will be grown right in a very promising lino.of research, whole country as brightly on f The discovery of "cortisone fuit tropical moon, but without from the discoveries, of modern the cities they are to feed,
Here the farms will become may convertirheumdiþid arthritis, shadows. chemistry and physics will, apart
• This" young, German who is [rom their
conse hydroponte nurseries-alry build- from a painful, crippling difenso cconomic
Television and cinema shows suing his bride, of one day fe quences, transform the homesings of many fluors where plinta, into, a mere nuisance within, he will not only be in full colour, but | divorce on the ground of falste and habits of millions.
which have known neither dirt couple of disçades, and A.D, 2000 |'alto stereoscople.“ Thats, the pretended in inderstood to have By A.D. 2000 the Kan-stove will nur insect pest will flourish over should see the conquest of tuber, ¿pictured will appear, solid, in gone out on bust. have become a museum piece and tenks of nutrient fuld, Their culosis
three dimensions, Instead of being electric cookers of the presen
rate of growth, nac, flavour and
nat type will be fast disappearing food-value will be under the
An approbching train on the
"Miks————” sang bédutifully the Most people will use high-fre-control of chemists and botanists.
einemo sareen will no longer look | Serenade froid, "The Student- quency electricity and cook thetr
like an animated picture of ond, Prince. My cart and 1, an Unth recent times man has had meals in a small box ket
but like o real, solid engine cum- froncluded with my songs wer flush to make things out of materiala into the kitchen wall. Instenu of supplied to him by onture-wood,
ang right at you. metal, gums, fibres, and
In clubs and other Invoured only
**! and ' terating an oven the electricity
By A.D. 2000 he will be well on
places the telephone booths will the with
Job of by-passing
be Atted with television screens, nature and making whatever
so that you may see the perɛri materials he needs himself.
to whom you are talking.
Selenile devices multiply like.C." hide been discovered.
will pass through the food itself aod cook it from the Inside about 60 times as rapidly on any oven,
The forerunners of the new evoker already exist, and they no a steak in a turn in three seconds ant a joint in two mintuler.
80 on.
War on disease
Atomic and poleeular physics will enable him to creale now
Diventions like the artificiul kidney, now being developed, WITH prolong the lives of many suf fering from incurable diseases or normally fatal Injuries, and tie average life of a healthy human boingy
well have henia longthened so that ages of more than a hundred will cense to warrant cóngratulatory telegrams from royalty.
may
The 'radio' watch
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You
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Well, perhaps.
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It's amazing how these prople learest to date thelp years in
.
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rabbits-euch new one beroines the parent of many others. But in 50 years' lime we sball
The people of A.D. 2000 may Robot factories will be cpm- probably be ențion great dent
be whoring is now kind of watch mon, and the few factorybands reverse like that,,, but Un Jeur inval.
į substances having the exoel; which never needs winding. It will be engineer and technicians, suppose they put maro reliance The talking of the standard of | physical or chemical properties will contain a minute, everlost-Robot shops will abound, in which on the prophets In those days. living among the teeming millions required for each job. The dest- ing battery, and will be kept to hoods are bought in automatic uf Axiu, coupled with the increase fruits of this work are the plan- Greenwich time by radio signals, machines, atid shap-assistants
Myrtle was explaining to 2 in world population, will ortute
replaced ties, but it in in the medical fleld Their cara may not be driven by will be largely
by demand for food which the that the greatest triumphe will oromic energy, but very likely by inspectors and fillers these new arrival the other day that it farmers will be unable to supply. I be made.
cheap alcatricity produced machines.
And people will, get you are in over on one of our their meals in robot restaurants. pedestrian Crossings, There is good hope that cancer atomle generating stations,
rock't New foods
with have reuned to be a fatal The headlamp ALAKRON
This and
will create problems count. julisense. Research into tho windscreen of
cara will which the developed and en New forsis, with new flavours, chemistry of cancer calls
has polarise the light passing through lightened sclopee of economics with
by from already been rewarded manufactured
the them, and will be n
The reigh of arranged i will have to solve. Yeasts CAT yeasta
synthesise Invention of "gunuzolo," This Heglarea, and . roféetion are machines, it i not, to cause
substance proteins 144,000 times as fast as
has been introduced invisible to
The unemployment, must shorten the cattle can, and are rich in vitre | sto the blood-stream uf mlco-headlights of a car, though full hours of work, and every worker
fat. Special
x1nine suffering from caneer, Bi it on, will be quite invisible to the may be epipelled to spend time will be bred for the preparation uppears to prevent the growth of driver of a car going the other in built education. of perfectly balanced foodstufŤA, |cancer cells who ever they occur, way, and only dimly visibib to Shortened working hours will
For variety new fruits and
pedestrians wearing "safety first" also enable relentine town-plan without affecting healthy tissues.
Bul gunnazoło was not dis-spectacles.
ning In Industrial areas vegetables will doubtless appear
But lend 1 table
covej ci- it was deliberately con- In countries suitably altunted brought into effect by the gyncua- Dving grown in fields and brought structed by chemists to achieve outdoor night-lighting may he tion of poor residential districts. tong distapers to more зводит
OT
thin Femalt. 1 in not fount to accomplished by an artifelal Workers starting at 10 am, will auty markets, or kept fresh by | be effective in human beings it'aurora whenever the shy in suf-be úble to live further out-not
1:0
mizin af
drivers. The
The economic crisis is still very real
There is a feeling that Labour's prospects have im- proved recently. The publi- cation of the quarterly figures of the gold and dollar reserves showed that they had risen
more than
expected.
By "Windrush”
trils only just above water, Britons now have a margin of an inch or two. At once, ali the familiar cries have been rovived. was The economic crisis is there less pressing Too much can be made of Instead of having their nus- this very broad principle, of course, Slight deviations can
common way of looking at fundamental problems.
fore a little
ing
probably get over the next. But
break ulj
in extendöd suburbs, but in com- pletely detached model country
towns.
constant
"I'm told her fiance's father Is a judge."
"Really? Well, I must say her flance isn't.”
•
Collating is one of the easiest
jobs! Sutching's a slage i don't sind; The end-paper, too, have
-harm of their own, Stuf the cover
rother a bhul.
Heard, st the bar "plà you say the was pensive ar
hent frum expensive?"
these
of
Crystal ball again.
The recent trouble with some
appliances h
The order that All
Did you hean about th shipbuilder who couldn't take his eyes off a beautiful blonde? Elis attention was riveted.
She was a dentist'a daughter, but she went around with the worst net in town.
Hrro the waste atomic generating stations, dia tint factories and rubbish. destructors will be utilised to supply
hot wator private houses, andi even the Bre-lighting poorest home will contuin een- resulted iral healing and labour-saving equipment must be inspectect or ever the last quarter. We shall devices of a kinds. And pa the eve of a fire."
wiil doubt rich and poor alike until Britain 18 earning more continue to
Krumble dollars, she remains in conmant hardships. danger of an economic disaster area, and therewith which muy preak the sterling Testing Einstein which British foreign policy bas
In A.D. 2000 the astronomers "The crisis never been building. existed. It was all a scare of only way nut for us to export eclipse of the sun which occurred Is it as simple as that? Is the will still be discussing the total the Tory press."
in Cornwall the previouş yeur. more to the United States? This What standa between the is not so clear. A good deal of They will probably have settled thd now uncertain question of Labour Party and re-election, is [altention is being given to an the fear that a Labour Govern-Important article by Profcasor the age, size and shape of the lead to almost entirely dif-sential while events are form- mon! coupol cope with the econo flicks to the current number of universe, and will have tested
mic crisis. ferent directions, and in this
If the crisis seems the magazine "The Three Banks Elustein's suggestions on the cont jest Beute to the electorato, Review, wiilch is issued jointly nection between magnetlom and formative period it is essential It isn't easy when we see Labour's chances, will be better. By the Royal Bank of Scotland, gravity. They may also havo to see where we are going, the Russians playing theirs The reassuring news of the in- Glyn Milla Bank, and Williams solver a most intriguing, problem arising from the well-known "expansion" of, the universe. China) the matter of for all they are worth. But likely cure for the Government ofsor Hicks examines the
Professor policy the question so while they can keep on
It seems likely that in an ex to have the election curlier than problems of world trade after de far has been one of approach marching in and out of the expected. They must go to the valuationHe concludes that the gunding universe the force
country) before the only, and, so long as the State Security Council, and, pro mood changes,ngaimed wont diafocation pt world trade is value, and that the loss of energy
country's most important cause of the pre. gravitation slowly depreciates Department remains in charge claim by such empty gestures.But has there really been the gap Great Britain's own dollar which this involves is made good of American policy that will how much better, they are as economie upprovement which the top. It is the hard cufrenty de-by the actual creation of new
but doubtless remain true. The friends of the Chinese people publiq, supposes? The reserves hit of other countries the matter not gradually
This new matter broad principles laid down than others, they are probably rosa from £351,000,000 on Sept starting.ares and of soft-currency targe "drops."
30 tember
to sound and solid. finding it a lot more difficult (This is the guro at dollars an The difficulty lies in the day- to persuade Mr. Mao about converted into pounds at the old to-day response to each pey this in Moscow. And it cer-rate. Calculation at the new rate development. The way to de-tainly should not be allowed would give the figure of the
ww gauge feat the war, of nerves is to
serve lost. September. us £609,- to make matters more difficult 000,000 and today as £808,000,- The moral which Professor. Telepathy will either have con- build up stronger nerves, in the fundamental agreement 000).
Hicks draws in that Great Brital founded the materialists of alter It is a good thing that Dr. between British and Amer-In andouging those figures, Sir could best help herself and the ed the meaning of the Jessup is taking the whole of can policy. It has been said Staffont dripps himself resplain-world by increasing and chespen- "material"
ki ing exports,
sterling Within 60 years all these things, Asia from the Persian Gulf to that in regard to Chinu, as in the bout half of the improve brea and a sufleumone) con and more, tari be accomplished. the Pacific Ocean in his pur, so many other issues today, due to itams: of a
Beton de rien. This would enable them But will they? That depends on view. China, isn't the whole there are two roads one of porary nature.
devaluarto do without many cel their im how much of the world's wealth tion, Americang
sedging problem, though one might reason and compromise and was coming, had, postponed joke There would be a great saving in will be employed in the Interest that it ports from the dollar zeca, and the Ingenuity, of scientists think, so from the way in the other of the cold, war, ing
much sterling paymenta These the demand for cildilar. And of mankind, and how which some voluble Senators which rules out both and, is in have
now been worked
off. Cawat Britofn would not have to diverted to feed the Meloch of react to any new. incident reality a policy of despera American-importers had similar embark on the heart-breaking aggressive militarism. Still less is Japan, though that
they have again stocked up. breaking a big way into the was not quite true a few years Power politics, actually are ago. A generation age the not too promising. just now. great search was for a strong This must be realised. It man, in China. That seemed isn't necessary to gamble on to be the answer to the riddle how matters are likely to go her,dollar imports so low for vary markets, the markets in which in China. The pressure Lies long. To date, would threaten bur xporterswant to sell, and
lately, are
of Chinese anarchy. The prayers were answered, in due course, and now it is seen that it was neither the right prayer nor the right
unswer
£416,000,000: countries.
Cheaper exports wanted
tione pedig ly postponed purchases, but now and almost impossible task
ment, according to Sir Stafford,
The other half of the improves, A. Tigrket,ogjisë:
sterling; region, writes was brought about by outs in Professor, its "comprising the dollar; purdhanes, But he added sterling area and much of Europe, that Britain, cannot afford to keep includes our most attractive
inside the country, and that is industry
the entire emciency of British in which they have the greatest
where the answer will coine)
advantages for selling. It would seem to follow from our argu-
in the event. The West can- Other factors...ment that this preference is quite not do much to influence it, as | Other factors have to be kept right. There is no reason why yet, and that is distinctly in mind. The rise in the rowe should not sell to these mar
serves is partly due to American 'kets it we can. In some quarters the search irritating after so long a purchaser of Commonwealth Our trouble with these mar today is for a strong nation period of active if not domin-materials, especially rubber and kets is that they have been too a saviour of Asia instead of ant influence. But we have tonally high in the quarter fol- our exports to them by allowing wool. These have been excen cosy. We have been facilitating a mere saviour of China. to put up with it.
lowing devaluation, Itim u them to finance their purchases Nobody....wants a remedy. Meanwhile there is a wider likely that they will continue at out of borrowing, or by the fo worse than, or at least as bad field in which positive policy, the same laval during 1980% buyment of our debts to them; ar, the disease-not even those especially on the economic ever, is that though for the high it to claphthat these ca
The main consideration how and we are now a poultion in who ponder whether China side, can be put into effect moment incomings, neatly balance methods of finance can be afford- ought not to be written off and That was the attitude of the outgoings, this is because Britain ed ho mpo borlifes have Japan written up. There are Commonwealth, Conference receiving Marshall, Ald; and is "Our monetary temptations, of course, and at Colombo. All Asia, from drawing on the Candian, loan now got to stop making it cany there is a state of mind that India to Japan, is the field of and Australia's dollars from the for our exporters to sell in the Internationak Monetary Fund pling-region; and in spite of makes them even a little allur Dr. Jessup's survey. A This aid cannot continue för verw, that, our gutes to the sterling. ingat
similar range seems to be de. long. When 16 ceases, Britain's region, must be expanded. There were chimeras, too, signed for what has been call-position-avit, sill be very parlous, have got to sell our exports
The Manchester. Gilesdian, 'win the basis of cheapness, and for in Europe when Hitler allowed the high-powered Amori fils Tender on Bir Stafford's stage providing "winter the customer ed a dulcet note now, and then can economic mission, which, ment, sums upstaăxpositionsvery wants, not by, easy prodit. to vary his top.notas. So we is about to leave. Tokyo in the wall "Our doll restinybule now our ability to preserve that have been warned. So long wake of Dr. Jessup
only rome 240,000,000 opportunity, and to exploit it us Then, it was when wore on injould be exploited, the ecorfo as policy, keeps strictly to The real problem now is to the edge or bankruptcy, before mie future of Britain mainly de- principles and causes and make safe what has been gain-dovalansions. Wälle. It remains i doesn't allow itself, to – be fed in a large part of Asin by 19 amani, WC, MENJE
nita, then diverted from them by fire the policy of freedom and in-anon of scula bony, cracker noises, all will be dependence, which is by quy
On
i thought rather than or convenience any objections that have been advanced genfurt them. well; If we are not in a poals, méasure « grétien gain than nithejpyj
*#* --- 130 14 409, Dessimistic about "our. rezerve chances of breaking into the. tion to play many cardant that of the Kremlin in China, mate of the minimum present, at least we havo That is how the problem was no0,000, We Have Lo which we must Kohil
American market... But gotting army, stany (Oogy thesevlais depends partly en them, and that ought to for tackled in Europe and more dollars very soon.
the powers" of analyala- und tify the patience that is es tačkled With MOIKEA SUECOSE. ↑ That ln (bo grus. We have got zonuity of our Berkomlet. --:
In
enters our universo from outside -from some other dimension And it may be the cause of the brilliant new stars' called super- novae, which sometimes appear suddenly in the sky.
word
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