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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1955.
CHINA A NEW WARSAW
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WANTED KNOWN
RISING FROM
THE RUBBLE
By RONALD FARQUHAR
Warsaw, Sept. 27.
Warsaw is expected to be completely rebuilt after the extensive damage it suffered during World War II, in five years' time.
And by 1956, its population is expected to be
| larger than before the war.
The Polish capital, 10 years ago a silent desert | of rubble and charred ruins, is today a vigorous, bustling city of a million inhabitants.
Empty shells of destroyed allowed to move into whole buildings, shrapnel-scatred walls housing districts before bullding and vaste patches' overgrown exteriors and roads, pavements with grass and weeds where and gardens were complete. houses once stood are still here. Work has now been started as stark reminders of the grim however, in many districte days of
Germen Anishing off these things. occupation.
One large new housing estate im-has been built on the ruins of
out the city.
To
and ΕΥΤΗΣ
Ware would
Western observers, saw's rebuilding drive appear to be very much like that elties DON'T invite mosquito-persecution of many West German
use Dimp" Insect Repellent. From although perhaps not so highly lowding dispensaries
ores mechanised. and
There were, for Agents: Jolin D. Hutchison & Co.
example, META.
many horse-drawn carts on building sites and less machinery.
PRINTING of every description in cluding Booklats, Reports Balance
Articles Bhosts,
Association Prompt Service. Post.
ply "8. C. M.
In 1943.
on
and
WORLD'S FIRST TRANS-OCEAN
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by Bandas al there we mary Morya çalder
spaper Valco epbla naye being laid percen Velas cubias planaad
Heroism Of Hens Took Three Years Temperature
Old Boy
Vereeniging, S. Afrien,
Sept. 27.
a
“Soundings”
Scientifle
search
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AFRICA
TELEPHONE
CABLE HALF COMPLETE
By DAVID L. BOWEN
Ansociated Press Newafeqtures Writer
All summer long the British steamship Monarch has been slowly working her way east- ward across the North Atlantic, paying out over her stern a black line a fraction more than an inch in diameter,
Plans For Federation Federation land, to Oban on the west coast of Scotland, a
Uranium
#
+
$10 Million Job
is
Every 40 miles on the Monarch's 2,250-mile great circle course from Clarenville, Newfound-
slightly bulging section of the cable appeared from the huge revolving drum below deck and passed over guiding sheaves into the water behind the Monarch. These bulges
inch -one-half But around them stand pressive new housing ostates,
a Warsaw district which the Three-year-old Anton (An-
Melbourne, Sept. 27. office blocks, factories and Germans turned into a ghetto dre) Michal Bouwer was comTM The Mallee hen, which lays Salisbury, S. Rhodesla, Sept, 27. thicker than the rest of the cable and about eight The Brlish Atomic Energy feet long-are what distinguishes this cable from rouds, while
for 100,000 Jews. The whole dispared with the boy heroes reconstruction
Dand hatches Its Ege in an If not prepaid booking fee work is going on at sites through trict was razed after an uprising history by the Mayor of Van-earth leat mound, can control Commission will open an oce the other thousands of miles of wires criss-
In Salisbury before the end of derbijlpark, Mr Killian, whon
with the temperature plus or minus he presented Andre
out uranium Crossing the ocean floors of the world. this year to carry Heap of Ruins
degree according to medal for saving the life of his one
prospecting on its own account,
The bulges contain electronic laying only in the summer, the Warsaw's historic old elty.
brother Henry, agod 18 months, | scientists.
and to help other uranium pros- ampliflere, called repeaters, scorid cable will not go down dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries, was bombed and
The Mayor told the story of
magnify Will
signals until next year. The system Sir Ian Clunes Ross, chalr-pectors throughout the Federa- which
passing along the wine. Perfected expected to go into use by the burned until it became a heap
Andro's bravery and prosenco
man of the Commonwealth tion.
after 25 years of research, they end of 1950. of ruins during the general War- of mind at a mayoral parly for saw rising in 1944.
and Industrial Re- Southern Rhodesia's Director will make
the first 2,500 children, who listened in
possible
communication Now, B0 per cent of it
Organisation, said that of Geological Survey, Mr J. C.deep-sen voice han silence,
in history. When the Germans
a young scientist had watched Ferguson, sald in an interview invaded beon rebuilt. Every detail of ita
The deep-sea telephone pro- Poland in 1939, at the outbreak narrow, winding streets
"In June, Andre and Henry
Dots And Dashes Wes that the Atomic Energy Com-
Jeet is a joint undertaking of of World War IL 1,300,000 ancient renaissance and baroqueen in the gardens of friends of tern Riverina
were playing with older child-wo Mallee hens in the
district of New mission was anxious to see that All other commencal cables, American Telephone and Tele- people lived in Warsaw. When buildings with picturesque peace came in 1945, 85 par cont paintings and designs on
when Henry
are amph Co., the Canadian Over- the family
fell South Wales first dig holes in
Rhodesia's uranium most important of which Southern of the city
them the soil and fill
Telecommunication Corp.. dad walls lay in ruins
has been scrupulously into the pond,
prospects were thoroughly in-shown on the accompanying sens Collecthere were only about
map, are capable only of carry and the British Post Office. The 200,000
copied from the originals.
vestigated, COULDN'T STAND UP
ing the dots and dashes of tole-price tag on the new installation stamps inhabitants, living in a muburb
Nor have all Warsaw's re- From 20 cents per packet upwards. on the east bank of the river building efforts been devoted to
graph signals. A voice trans-is 40 million dollars. An entirely now sories South Vistula.
OEFER TO BUY mission on these wires, without factories housing. Neny China Morning Post Ltd, Wyndham
AT&T also plans two other. amplification, would become been erected on its outskirts and Street, Hongkong and Sillsbury
submarine voice cables, one 500 after unintelligible ford, Kowloon.
A sports stadium capable
The Commission's offoe would
miles long between Seattle and bolding 70,000 spectators
ឥទ Ketchikan, Alaska-which ALBUMS — "Collection STAMP
In 1940, the population rose built in eleven months,
probably be staffed by two mately 50 miles. Builder eerles. New
This week the Monarch, owned scheduled for service lalo next an electronics geologists and available.
From South China do 474,000 and after seven more
But in spite of all this Pro-a fright that they run Post Morning
Lid.. Wyndham years of rebulding
expert, to sorvion prospecting by the British Post Office and year and another between San fessor Zygmunt Skibniewski, a but Street, Hongkong
Balisbury reached 000.000. Warsaw's chief leading Government town plan- and
Andre rushed to his
equipment. The goologists would the world's largest cable-laying Francisco and Hawail to be Road. Kowloon.
architect, Mr Jozef Sigalin, told
brother's rescue.
prospect for uranium themselves hip, completed the first half of completed early in 1958. that the me: "By 1980,
toor, says we expect
present
"He was not strong enough to building technique in Poland is
but in addition, since the Atomic two-year job by reaching the
coast of Scotland. Before tele
communication Present voice have 1,250,000 inhabitants
Energy Commission hoped to phoi
phono cable
able service can be e-
around the world is by means almost the same as before the jare now being made to expand out of the pork but held hig "not quite satisfactory." Efforts lift the semi-conscious Henry
simulate interest in uranium tablished the must lay another of radio-telephone, a process in the
prospecting in water and
Southern parallel improve head above
radio wire from the building industry,
Scotland which
signals Gro "We shall then be able to say planning and raise the qualifica-shouted for help.
Rhodesia the office would, in back to Newfoundland--because ducked up on the other ade *bounced" off the Ionosphere that the rebuilding of Warsaw tions of architects and other "His father heard his cries
all probability, offer to buy | volće,can be transmitted is_complete."
earth. uranium from private prospec- way only. Since the North At- of the of the house,
These signala. people in the industry--China and ran out
are often Mall Special.
adversely China Mall Special.
tar-China Mail Special.- lantic is calm enough for cable however,
the affected by movements of ionosphero, sunspota, and other atmospheric disturbances. Num- ber of frequencies available also drastically limits the number of conversations which can be carried simultaneously.
STAMPS
of smerted
SOMETHING EXCLUSIVE,
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Block now
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG
· JOCKEY CLUB Annual General Meeting
war.
Same As Pre-war
hod
is
But housebuliding wii nvi end there. The population expected to increase by a fur- In accordance with
ther 150,000 inhabitants during Resolutions passed at the following five years, making Extraordinary General Meota total of 1,400,000 by 1965.
the the
To meet this increase plans
ing of Voting Members held are being made to build flats
mated, will provide accommoda-
on 6th September, 1965, the with a total of 330,000 rooms Annual General Meeting of land about 200 schools between the Club will be held at the now and 1005. This, it is esti- Club House, Happy Valley, in the Colony of Hong Kong, on Thursday, the 20th September, 1956, at 6.45 pm.
lon for about 500,000 people,
According to the architects, the majority of dwellings now | being built are one and two- room Hata with kitchen and All members are cordially bathroom. The amount of space allocated per person is eloven
family a self-contained
invited to attend and partici-square metres (about 13 square pate in any discussion which yards) and the object is to give may ensue. They are invited each
flat. to forward to the Secretary in writing at least seven days before the meeting is due to take place, any matters which they may wish to bring up for discussion.
By Order of the Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
Secretary
Hongkong, 16th Sept., 1955,
NOTICE
BANK HOLIDAY
of
Poland's budget this year pro- vided for the expenditure more than 5,000 million zlotys (about £454,500,000 sterling af the official rate of exchange) on building throughout the country this year.
Mr Sigalin says that about one quarter of the present po- pulation of Warsaw are living la new flats but he admits that
In
thousands are still badly housed and some are even living severely war-damaged Bulid- ings.
One criticism made of the now fat is that they are Loo small, and so are many of their Rings, such as bagins and jainkɛ. In some houses, too, the critics say; there дно not
enough of these or nong at all.
Into The Towns
The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of public business on Friday, Both September, 1955. (Chinese Mid-Autumn Festi- por cent val Day).
Hongkong, 28th Sept., 1955. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
"LAOMEDON”
On an average, more than 45
of
the country's houses wore damaged during the war. Intensive industrialisa- ion of Poland after the war |brought prople flocking from the country to the towns. Town are estimated to populations Ive increased on an average by 50 per cent during the last ten YCLIN.
In the first five years after the war, 5,000,000 rooms
were
built throughout the country. But at that time Polish industry the
Damaged cargo ex this vemel will bo surveyed by Riesers. Goddard & Douglas at Hell's Wheel from was unable to supply all
drterior house fittings needed. It
10 a., on September 29 and Octa
ber 1, 1995, and consigness au re- is hoped that this problem will quested to have their representa= |bo completely overcome tives present during the survey,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agonta.
Hong Kong, Beptember 27, 1945,
pent few years and then.
in the
#C
cording to the architects, bigger Bote will be planned'
In the rush to put a roof over poople's honds, tenure were
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He could not stand up be- cause the bottom was slippery, and, time and again, he fell face downwards into the water
**The older children got much
MANDRAKE. THE MAGICIAN
MANDAAKE.THIS IS SILLY. USING RADAR TO PROBE INTO AIR THAT WE CAN PLAINLY SEE IS JUST AIR!
FERD'NAND
NANCY
YOU HEARD ME, SPIKE ---YOU'RE A BIG FATHEAD
JOHNNY HAZARD.
FUNNY TIME TO ARRIVE AT THE THEATRE FOR THE ILAST ACT OF THE OPERA / NO WONDER SHEJA IN A HURRY!
DWBY,
HEY--I MADE A CONTACT! SOMETHING**]| LOOKS LIKE
· A SPHERE-
I DARE YA TO STEP OUTSIDE AND SAY THAT TO ME
JOHNNY, EVER KNOW. YORAN ON TRASE FOR ANYTHINGE BUT POR
IGILE LIKE, THAT, THE ALDENTLEMAN, HUTE;
BENENTLY?
OH BN-ROTHER. |HOULD 3. LIKE TO
HAVE HER SITTING ALONE IN A BOX
leaves.
with
MORE LEAVES
of rain they added
After a shower
leaves-building more them into a great mound.
The hens then laid their eggs in the mound and day after day "took temperature soundings."
Aa the Fun rose the birds scratched away some earth to catch the heat.
A night fell, they piled more carth on top to conserve the heat-China Mall Speciai.
**ABOUT THIRTY FEET IN DIAMETER--METALI THINK- ABOUT FIFTY FEET FROM US ** ABOVE GROUND--
WHICH SHOWE NOW. AMAZING THE FATES
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
WHERE? WHAT?
RIGHT UP THERE INVISIBLE--
7-29
CONTINUED
By Mik
PRIVATE!
By Ernie Bushmiller YOU'RE A BIG
FATHEAD
TALK ·
ABOUT
MAGIC!
Have you seen
approxt-
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Admiral
AIR CONDITIONERS
AND REFRIGERATORS
*THE JAM THAT MADS TASMANIA WAMOUNT
DAIRY BOX
MILK
CHOCOLATE
situation
San Miguel
one and
Inauguration
telephone more than
cable service triple AT&T's North Atlantic capacky and rellove a tale phonie truffle Jum batween Eng-` land
and
the United States. There were 2,000 calls between dirring 1927, the two countries the first year of transfiantio radio-telephone
service. Lost
radin
your there were more than 00,- 000. Only 14 conversations can be handled by existing
The circuits at any one dime. new voleo cable will be capable 30 of handling
simultaneous conversations.
this
of
:
The key to the opening
new era in telephone com- munications is the undersea re-
peater, developed by Bell Tele- phone Laboratories. amphilere, 62 in each
These of the
twin cables stretched out on the' ocean floor, will give voice im- pulsos the
necessary periodie boogts enabling them to emerge on one side of the Atlantic with the same clarity they had on, leaving the other side.
Enormous Pressures
The repenters are designed to meet three difficult specifica- Hons: ability to withstand errormous pressures of the ocean floor, which sometimes repch three tons per square inch structure
alim and flexible enough to pass through a ship's laying
gear without being damaged; and ability to operate for many years without atten- tion.
00
Each repeater contains three wacuum tubes and some electrical components. The imit is housed in a copper tube about eight feet long and 1% inches in diameter. The tube is sup ported on the inside by steel rings, Boll Acientiste expect them to have a life-span of et. least 20 years.
Rate for calls from the United States to England over the now | asatem "will" be the same
promont tolla÷$12° ́ don' throo minutes during the day' and 49 ot night.
Japanese Use More And More Soap In Bath
Tokyo, Sept. 27, The Japanese, to whom per sonal cleanliness is almost felish, and a balf a nezrikiolly necrosity," arousing mopa mone poes every year, according to trade returns".
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