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THE CHINA MAIL. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1956,
WEATHER OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES Fine Ecclesiastical
LESSEN STORM DAMAGE
Weather observers have turned to radar and the airplane in plotting the course of hurricanes to save lives.
Radar can tell the observer | development programme carried, gathering data on the behaviour
of storms. about massive storms as much out by United Air Lines both
and both as 400 miles away, the US Air Force id Navy aro llying airplane into the turbulent air to chart informa- tion on their performance and signal to ground stations for storm warnings.
Radar mounted in Dirplants helps pilots avoid storms high in the air and adds to the no cumdating knowledge of their behoviour.
As a result, untold lives have been *to ved and properly wille st01 high, has damage, been reduced.
More Energy
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MUSICAL
LINDEN 40 complete operas, T Arke Rule
Butterfly, Dalibor.
This has taken place even
winds have though hurricane
A hig blow develops far more energy than any conceivable man-made force. It con ft 2,000,000,000 of water and dump this TaFist tremendous lond as rain within 24 hours
30,
on its own, and, moro 'recently, In co-operation with the Radio Corporation of America.
to
The purpose of the research is test the capability of radar n an in-flight guide through all kinds of weather. If the plict is able to see the weather on his reope fur distances up to 150 miles, he will have time to re- plan a course that will not take him
far out of the way. But seientists are also explor lag weather delection in the southeastern United
United States.
100 far
Groups from the Geophysics Research Directorate of the Air
Force Cambridge Research Centre are working in Florida Bear the birthplace of storms that sweep up the Eani Const. They launch hure weather balloons equipped with renal- Live
which instruments
flor! uver the thunderstorms and hurricanes at altitudes between 00,000 feet And 100,000 feel, and automatically rend Informa- tion by ratio to ground-based observers
One Of Six
Never before havo these
demonstrations momtrous
of nature's power besi so ntinutely their detall so studied and
painordet "nd adventurous; ·
Ty
Men
the of
US Navy Hurricane Hunters squadron and the US Air Force By directly into the heart of disturbances to obtain valuable Information that could not otherwise be necured.
Many Times
Probing the storm CEZIO enables the weathermen to plot and predict accurately its future COUTSO,
It's galag
strength. and sendi record is behaviour, out sufficient warning
to the communities that lie in its path. The Allere perform their dangerous missions not once but many times during a single The aircraft that daren storm. penetrate the twister experiences
chaos.
It flia at altitude of only 500 fect, baro- because extremely low metrie
pute the pressure altimeisty cut of order anes to rely on compels the Alters rador readings.
near
an
navy
Hunterm Flying with the United States Hurricane crewman braces a photographer as he prepares to take serial photographs of a trurricane from the window of Neptune patrol plane operating over coastal waters-USIS.
Helicopter To Work
Art Collection Being Re-opened
Cologne, May 16.
One of the finest collections of ecclesiastical art in West Germany, gathered together by a Cathedral Dean at the turn of the century, is being re-opened to the public hero at Whitsun.
The collection, named after
more closer and encouraging the Dean, Professor Alexander intimate observation,” ho ex- Schnuetzen, comprises chiefly plains. "It Professor Schnucigen works from the Lower Rhenlah were still alive, I am certain he region, a centre of the fine erts would enjoy the joke." throughout the centuries, There
also
item from France and Britain,
ere
EROTIC
The ancient church of St Cecilia situated in one of the busiest quarters of Cologne, has been chosen as the new homo for the collection Although the building is owned by the city of Cologne, the Catholic Church has retained the right to cele- brate Mass there twice a year, on the toast of St Cecilia and at Christmas.
BIBLE COVER
The
Among the earliest works in the collection is a sixth Century Bible cover in ivory showing on almost obliterated carving of Christ and the Apostles, carving was planed off by 12th Century netist who used the other side to carve a similar but richer
scene,
and more detailed
п
WORM-EATEN TORSO
People who know Professar Schnuetgen recall that his own home looked not so very differ- ent from this "wall of The Saints,"
05
Perhaps the most appealing piece in the collection
in with Child
stene Virgin
to about 1150. dating back Professor Schnitzler describew
statur,
known
the "Madonna of Siegburg" as "the most beautiful work of Lower Rhenish Ruman art known
With this statue la a worm- caten wooden torso of Christ cruclied, formerly in St George's Church in Cologne.
HoN
to
The torso which, in its near=" abstruction and concentration on "pure lines" might well be the work of a modern artist, Was
3021 discovered in
and fm- mediately acclaimed as an out- standing work of the famous Cologne wood-carvers of the Salic pertod, It is believed that The Crucifix dates back to 1067: chasubles, the Among most valuable is a 14th Century embroidered in by crimson, gold and while on blue
Evei,
moo has greatly muffled the turricane's punch
before For example, in 1928,
Meanwhile, a powerful rodar The day of a full-fledged warn- jing system, a tidal wave caused device for weather purposes was
The men inside the cabin are killed 1,836 shown recently near Washing- il burrienne by
United Stales; top of Andrews Air Force Base. persons in he
strapped to their sents and all A later
isto Twenty-one years
It is capable of Inquiring to loose objects are taped down
400 miles hurricane of equal force retrac-weather as much as
Outside it becomes dark. The
Another show-piece is a col- demonstration, the planc
ofloat in In
solid ing virtually the same path left
uway
seems
od bronza Crucifixes device located a massive cloud sheets of water. The
Detroit, May 16. wings two dead
climbs aboard his helicopter at lection
farm, near which is probably unique. feet high and formation 34,000
The aircraft
A victim up dangerously.
of the work his home, Radrick
Ann Arbor.
minutes Twenty 27 miles 07
away within less bucks and bounces, rises and
Professor Schnucigen collected then ten minutes it showed the
later he arrives at the door of
such falls like a runaway elevator in bound Detroit traffic rush.
"series," which several Matthaei, the American Frederick
Metal Products either show the same theme ex-English one One Mr a world without gravity sume mass built up 40.000 feet anul
In Detroit. 14
closer The milcas
moment It soury
lizzy to a
Chairman of the American fertory
pressed in different ways Instrument also showed smaller | height, the next It falls Metal Products Company, Covering the 35-mile air trip artists of one period, or demon-alk,
the hell- at 100 miles an hour, | weather formations 300 miles | sickeningly.
his com-
strate the development of here, is solving Inway.
muting problem by rising in his above it
personal helicopter.
Industry
Ladinilla, FasTY,
17145 Boheme, Carreti
becomes readily ap- 12 parent that scientists in private & other great works. Sule agents, D For Alex He
und in Government Diese 30 LOT
making notable loward long-range weather identification,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEN
SATVICT
strides
ure
These
The US Air FOTOC for example, is undertaking a long-
"weather radar" Jarosze
pro- gramme for rapid identification of dangerous storms. Include severe thunderstorm», high Bristy winche and such eloudbursts as caused the flood disasters in the United States during the summer of 1935.
The US Weather Bureau, which is following the Air greul
Force's research with
interest, is now writing speci-
The Andrews installation, one of six such Air Force fucilties In the country, will greatly assist civilian forecasting by working directly with the US Weather Burrau al Nations! Airport, also near Washington, The radarscopes of the Weather Bureau have a range of only 125 miles.
The weather
of techniques new
recording and inter- pretulion are being supplement-
fleations for its rst specialed by more daring methods of ridar equipment.
A large amount of scattereri scientifs data already has been accumulated about the rudor characteristics of severe storms. The Air Force now wants to learn how reliable are specific indicators on a radar scope of phenomena such
intensc and lightning, hail
torrential
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VK "CHANGTE"
Art. 13 May 1958.
Damaged Cargo ex be murveyed by Memon Goddard & Desigins 11 Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf Godown at 10 am, on Friday, 18th May, and Saturday, 13th May, 1918, and constgners representalivės nra requested to be present during
rain. The venae) will
marvey
BUTTERFIELD
Agents,
SWIRE,
Australian-Oriental Line The China Navigations Co. Ltd.
ALA
Bright White Patch
It is hoped that some day radar echoes alone will reveal
the exact size and type of an 11proaching storm,
Radar units are described in terms of the wave lengths of their bignals. These
wirye
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES lengths are much shorter than
*PYRRHUS**
Damaged cargo ex us vessel will be surveyed by Mesars Paulsen & Bayen-Davy ut Holt's Wharf [T 10 JR. 87 May 11 atid 10. 1956, and consignees are requested to have their representaliyes present during the survey.
DUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents
Hongkong. May 11, 1900,
To ADVERTISERS
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there of ordinary redio. Like radar used to detect ships or aircraft, weather radar works by bouncing its signal of Ita target and listening" for the echo In this case, the target
is precipitation which is used
to identity the areas of weather trouble along a flight path
When the radar beam hits an area of precipitation, this shows on the radar scope as a bright white patch standing out against any background echoes
front
I
terrain.
The precipitation extremely heavy, the echo will be stronger then can be record- ed on a phosphorescent screen. The screen then is said to bo saturated and can become no brighter.
At this point a special circuit blacks out the saturated portions of the screen. Thus the arvos
of worst weather show up as distinctive black patches in the
midst of the larger while shapes.
The contro of Air Forces radar storm Identification is a new weather station on Great Dluc Hill
near
Milton, Massachusetts, couth of Boston.
The station already hus picked up storms as far away 0s 320 miles. The stations scientists know that in this New England section of the country any storm which extends up word to 40,000 feet or higher
St. John Ambulance likely to be severe.
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DON'T WASTE
WATER
1 Ag
In Worst Weather
Their observations are being supplemented by other ground radar stations and by operators of airbome redar sets on air- military airplanes and the
of major commercial air lines. 1 United
Air Lines, a major commercial airline in the United States, has already demonstrat ed a specially equipped plano as a preview of what la to bes come standard equipment on all its aircraft within a year,
This new airborne weather radar is expected before long to be guiding UB commercial on relatively smooth
fight paths in the worst · of flying weather.
A... The... megalomani has resulted wefrorm a three-your research and
Real Riski
Rotating winds may reach speeds of 180 nites on hour.
Sweat pours from the men's bodies and their faces show the exhausting emotions of the ordeal.
But results, real and potentia!, seem to justify the risks.
US That is why
science indicates that the best in safety measures is yet to come from radar and electronits.-USIS.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
VAL--DON'T FEED THE BRE. ANY MORE!
FERD'NAND
NANCY
SPINACH IS GOOD
FOR THE COMPLEXION
JOHNNY HAZARD
YREML
THAT'S HOWY THIS ALL STARTED/ | FEEDING THE BEE RADIO- ACTIVE MASH MADE FROM THIS CORN-- I DIDN'T DREAM IT WOULD MAKE HIM BIGGER--
I'LL
JUST
SEE IF IT IS
the
theme through the centuries.
A
The Schnuetgen collection Is one of the most "popular" art copter beats all other types of
collections In Cologie, not least least 30 transportation, by at
himself museum, because the late Dean During minutes.
the
The director of the morning
Herman Schnitzler, has become a part the locul and evening traffic rush hours, Professor
heilcopter
ensily out has mixed some of these series, folklore. t distatices ground transportation,
On one narrow wall, he has completing the trip in a third of put hundreds of small statuettes his dally the time.
of all ages, in apparently wild disorder, on wooden shelves exi the tending from the floor to more than 30 feet high ceiling.
Mr Matthaci is believed to be the first business executive to travel to and from
work in a helicopter. He es Mr Matthaet's pilot is his com
that timates
hly
uf threeplace pany's director commercial craft will save him at least 200 research, a former urmy bell- hours £ year in travelling copter pilot. but Mr Matthaei
cause and between
*This the plans to take pilot lessons and
will certainly
office.
in time nct as his own some visitors to try their skill
China the 03- "Chauflour,” —
Mall and attempt to determine businessina::
style and age of these works. Special.
home his
Six year-old
days a
Detruit
week
WILL THE INSECTS REMAIN HUGE ?
I DON'T KNOW. OUR ONLY HOPE IS THAT THEY'LL DIE FOR LACK OF FOOD -- THEY NEED SO MUCH~~~
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
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His search for objects for his collection was_undogging, and when he found them, he usual-
ly got them for a nominal sum, the promise of a prayer or just fair words.
Ho built up his collection at of a time when the products 19th Century neo-Gothic art were replacing
beautiful
many old statues,
of the church Yesstis, carvings and garments in German churches.
BAD WORKMANSHIP
More often than not, he found what he was looking for in the disused basements or attics the houses of country jand some of it was voluntarily
of
clergy,
Who rather
than
offered to him by priesta sold that they would give "this junk" to him throw it away or sell it cheap- ly to an art dealer.
According to popular legend, when Dean Schnuetgen lay dy- ing in 1918, # wooden cross ́ was put in his folded hands. He opened his eyes for a last time and whispered "early 19th Century, but what bad "work- manship... --China Mail Special.
Transmitters Illegal In East Berlin
Berlin, May 18, The Soviete tok) the US Army today it is illegal to operato Army automoblies equipped with two-way telephonce in' tho Soviet sector of this divided city.
Major-General O. A. Dibrova, Berlin Soviet Commandant, made the statement in rejecting Americani, protest against the detention for three hours last work of two US Army officers in the Soviet sector by, Fast Beriju Communist
police. Ge
Dibrova told Major- General Charles L. Duster Jr, the Berlin US Commandant, that East German low bone the u190 of unregistered · radio mitters--United Press.
CONFERENCE CALLED OFF
Washington, May 10, President Eisenhower, will not hold a gular wookly · Pres conference this week, it was learned today. Ho will rećeive newspapermen next Wednesday,
The Prem conference, which umially takes pince on Wedone. dayn, was cancelled today bes causo of a Cabinet meeting, b
The Cabinot usually romoka, ors Fridays, but its "ambeling brought forward this week, am several members of the redu ministration will be absent for Washington on Friday?silient
Woststrugton, Mny" 10, › Mr „Géorgi... Zarubin,– Soviet Ambassador In Washington, când on... hour's (eotiverurtion toda with. Asistant | Kinder-Bebé of sialo, Min Robert Muenky
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