THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1954.
captured
by Enalo Ruleiti (centre) a Second-Lieut. in the Italian forces who was tiermans after the Badogito derlaration of war and succeeded in escaping and joined the Pollsh Partisans. In 1945 he was captured by the Soviet forces and sentenced to a Military tribunal Le yearn forced labour. He spent the time in Siberia at the Verchne-Uraish and Krasnogorsk camps from which he has at last been released atter thirteen years away from home. arrived in Vienna where he was greeted by his two brothers Sandro (left) and Angelo (right).—
Express Photo,
The Arctic Ocean May Be Opened To Navigation
-IF THE ICE KEEPS MELTING
Washington, Dec. 9.
Dr Laurence Gould, authority on Polar geography, said today that the ice cap on the Arctic and Antarctic had been melting since the beginning of this century and this fact had very great scientific implications.
Many coastal cities throughout the world would be sub- merged in the hypothetical event that this melting continued until the ice was gone, he indicated.
If the melting in the Arelies In his address, Dr Gould sold of 31 nations in the most am – Contimes at the present rate for that
countries including bitious co-operative programme
were piepting
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another 30 years. the Aretle Soviet Hussin, Ocean wilt be open to naviga- d perthepnie From,"
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In-
in the whole history of science, [ he said. "Despite international
111 $ Genile In an itestraatiooni Geophyseal Year. ; political differences, co-operation Bidzee ba the Stanlord Club at He did not state what countries in selence moves along."! Washington.
would work in Antarctica, bul
If the ire on Greenland and fexpected there would be 21 ob-
Antu el en whr<ltl bath beservation stations in the area. multed it would raise the sea-1 He said the
10
United States have scientific
Wye 100 feet If all the fee in planned" Autogela only should not stations at Lattle America, th
sea-level be- South Pole, in Marie Byrd Land would ros The
jand possibly eis where tween 75 and 30 feet,"
De Could made These 11211 other speculations
IN
United States
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Geophysical
was
A PREVIEW
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IS ISOLATED
Genalt sald Antarctica would never have a strategical importance comparable to that
of the Arctic area, because it dif to Hlustrate
hot lie on major routes of com- tide importance of ab- ||
merce, and the fact, the 99 per servatives to be made during the
work popination erm of the International Geophysical Year.
Jay north of the Equator He said the cruise of the ice- 1957-58.
"It Is Baiatxt!, Jefeless, and of Carltonvaker Atka, which left Bostun Presąderst
atentis of December 1
Lille without
supportink College and chairman of
the un
regarded as 21 (Ataman) Let be wand. Antarcti rubi-tunnittee of the Amertea, was
On the other and
hand, he cited navigation National Com- preview of tee
¡conditions,
to the the rapidly growing Importance preparatory feat the lute catol
International Geophysical Year of the Arelle area to world com- Year. He
Asked who "owns" Antarctica, puncations, as revealed recently Richard Dr Guld repl el: “According to by the establishment of a trans- 17/ Adoniral Scientist
airline between Bend's expertition to Antarties our State Department, no he., Greenland
S. does not recogn.se Scandinavian countries and Los In 1928-29 and conducted #
Angeles in Californie. anyone's claim."
He said that under interna- This is the first new route" tional Law
elim in 1,000 years but it is not really must be validated by occupation, new, he said, "The Norse ex- but that was not clear Justplorers tried it a thousand years ago and their idea was right, what that nwaut,
""The Interna tenul Geophy- but their navigation fncliitles sical Year involves co-operation were inadequate.”—United Press,
wh
chief
2,000-mije sledge journey on that cantinent.
He Antarctica Yetur.
exprek to return to in the Geophysical
In his address, Dr Gould sald the Ant. re' e centinent had the highest average elevation of any continent, averaging about one
mile above sea-level, und was us larme as the United States and Mexico combined.
MORE DATA
to the
He sold that a recent meeting
Atres
preparatory Interna sinal Geophyseal
Ye: r
had revented an unexpected and extraordinary micrest Antare-
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·blems. "The scientists knew that soine
the
Keоphysical major problems will never be solved until we have more data from
An'aretlen," he said. "Once we
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the predict
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