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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY..... 8, 1957.
Berliners Restoring Britain's Atomic 'Hermes'
Brandenburg Gate
EAST.WEST COOPERATE
Berlin, Feb. 7.
Restoration of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's best known landmark, on the East-West sector border, is going ahead slowly after four- months of discussion between the two Berlin administrations over who is to have the honour of contributing most of the work.
East Berlin stone masons are, Willy Brandt, the president of
to the repairing the damage done
West Borin elty parlin- halt
the stonework, while West Berlinment, called a temporary copper smiths are reproducing to "echnical contacts."
In
to
the Quadrigo, Д four-horse Now, however, something like chariot driven by the goddess race has started between the Anish of victory, which crowned the two administrations
150 year their contributions to the gale for more than before it was shattered by astoration of the Gate. This has Russian shell during the last brought amused comments from phases of World War IL
many Berliners, who remark The_Brandenburg Gate, flying that this is one of the rare oe-. the Red
hog which Soviet
casions where rivalry between soldiers halsted 1045. bbs been one
East and West promises quicker of Berlin's shabbiest | results than might have been public monuments for the past achieved through harmony, 12 years. It has been the scene of many a border incident. The Red flag was the first Commun- Ist symbol to be pulled down by angry anti-Communist workers on June 17, 1953. But it was hoisted again immediately Soviet tanka had restored order.
if not pregald a booking tes during the revolt of 80 conia is charged.
POSITIONS VACANT
COMMERCIAL
ACCOUNTANCY
DOOK-KERYING,
Police Stand Guard
Police of East and West Berlin stand gunnel at a respectful dis- tance from each other on both
Company Secretarynatı, Coating. An "intehalve Metnud" Courma (or award of Diploma As Associate or FELOW! whii assist you to highof malum mod beter mulaty. Interesting aides, while traffic squeezes its
Skilled Labour
West Berlin announced early in Jamiry this year that 250,000 £20,000 (more Whan marks sterling) had been set aside for the Quadriga, Including the two-
thick copper millimetre
plate from which it la to be made, transport and sicilled labour. Within a week of this nouncemein, Fast Berlin work- ers erected a scaffolding around the Gate and set to work cut- ting out the damaged parts.
I
spare-lizne Portal Study will expert | way between the six classical | Later, they will use sandstone titors; Guaranteed Courses for columns which stride the road
Lendur
Khmender of ComeBZTVO,
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NOTICE
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
to form the Gale. write maIVE:
Last September, Dr 0110 the West Berlin mayor, Suhr, received one of his very rare his Communist op- letters from
in East Berlin, posite number
Ebert, Herr Friedrich
asking him for the loan of the plaster- of-parus
the Quadriga. cast of with a view to restoring 1.
A search through the many replicas of art treasures kept in
in the dusty store room of West Berlin museum
axer- tained the whereabouts of the Birt the West Quadriga cast. Berlin authorities refused to
it over to East Berlin wanted
to have the West re-made In
CORPORATION
Ordinary Yearly General Meeting
IS
that the
gypsum
3
hand NOTICE
HEREBY
They GIVEN
Ordinary Quadriga Yearly General Meeting of Berlin, the Shareholders of the Cor- So a plenipotentiary was sent poration will be held at the to East Berlin with Dr Suhr's reply offering to place a contract Head Ofice of the Corpora- in West Berlin and have the tion, 1, Queen's Road Central finished object mounted on the Hong Kong, on Friday, the Gate after Fast Berlin had re- 16th day of March, 1967, at stored the stonework. Noom for the purpose of re- ceiving and considering the reports of the Directors and of the Auditors and the Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet for the year ended 81st December, 1966, and for thetical hay election of Directors and the appointment of Auditors.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation
Accusation
This arrangement did not ap peal to the Communists, how- ever, and they promptly accused Dr Suhr of trying to make "po- out of zri and
history.
During the upheaval in Hum- gary, early in November, Herr
will be closed from Friday, H-Bomb Victim's
the 1st day of March to Friday, the 16th day of March, 1957, (both daya inclusive) during which
period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board,
Widow Can
Get US Visa
Washington, Feb. 7. Officials said today that the
MICHAEL W. TURNER,State Department has no objec-
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong,
11th January, 1957.
tion to the granting of an Ameri- en via to Mrs Suzu Kuboyama, widow of a Japanese fisherman who died as
as a result of illness suffered when he was dusted with radioactive material from a United States H-bomb.
Officials said that the actual decision on whether to ftant BUNDAY POST-HERALD | the visa is up to the US Con- for commercial gulate to which Mrs Kuboyama the State De- be applied since
partment has expressed no op- position to the application
TË ADVERTISERS
Прасе
Advertising
should booked not Inter acon on Wednesdays.
than
Mrs Kuboyama's late husband, For the SOUTH CHINA Alkichi Kuboyama, died of ills MORNING POST and the attributed to radioactive dust CHINA MAIL, 48 hours which sprayed the Japanese before date of publication fishing vessel Fortunate Dragon in the wako of an American Special Announcements
H-bomb test in the Pacific, and Classified Advertion March 1, 1954-United Presa.
ments as usual.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
INDIA/PAKISTAN FAR EAST EXPRESS SERVICE
INCREASE IN PASSAGE FARES
Lloyd Triestino announce that beginning with the voyage of, m.v. "VICTORIA", now departing Hong Kong 24th March, 1957, passage fares will be increased as follows:
First Claas
Tourist Class
by 10%
7%
of the fares applicable for passage through the Suez Canal. The original 20% surcharge will still be applied for passages via the Cape.
This, increase" applies to both transoceanic. and interport passagos.
For further details apply to:-, DODWELL'S PASSENGER OFFICE, 16, Chater Road, Hong Kong. Tel Nos. 82396, 21118 & 28021.
from Pirno, In Saxony to re- model the surface.
The Brandenburg Gate wan built in 1788 by C.G. Langhans, an architect employed by the Prussian kings, in the style of the Propylaca at Athens.
Brought Back
Wus
The copper Quadrigo the work of Gottfried Schadow, famous sculptor of that time. It was put in position on the bul top of the Gate in 1793, was taken to Paris by Napoleon as a victory trophy in 1807.
The Prussians regained it after and Napoleon's defen in 1815
to Berlin.- brought it back China Mall Speelal.
Britabi's "Hermen" (Heavy- Element Radioactive Material Electron-magnetle Separator) began operation this month. It is intended for the separa- of tion of radioactive isotopes such materials
as plutonium in milligram range quantities for nuclear precision
measure- The ments
apparatus,
tus, which in enclosed in a sealed room and operated from a nearby control room, is the most com- plex in Western Europe, Ple- fure top gives a view of the machine from the control desk: picture bottom shows the col- lector end of the machine, looking out from the active room toward the control desk. -Express Photo.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
YOU ARE THE REAL AGENT--WITH THE REAL PLANS?
I THOUGHT--
~THAT I
WAS AN
ENEMY? SORRY! COULDN'T TELL YOU,
FERDINAND
NANCY
YOU HAPPENED TO TAKE/ THE SAME TRAIN I WAS, ON. AFTER THAT
IT WAS TOO
LATE TO
CHANGE.
WHAT I'M WONDERING IS--
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ÁS SNAP IS TAKEN DOWNSTAIRS TO THE CAR HE LEAVES UNNOTICED A MESSAGE SCRAWLED IN THE DUST ON THE FLOOR/
French Scientific Research Plan
Paris, Feb. 7.
spend A five-year plan to 10,000 million franes a year in stepping up France's selentinė research will be put before the French Government soon, it was learned here today.
The plan was drawn up by the Upper Courcil for Selentle Research, a State advisory body.
An official of the Council sald the plan calls for recruiting more research workers, paying them more money and building ΜΟΤΟ research centres China Mail Special,
YOU BROUGHT THE REAL PLANS--I HAP THE FAKES. BUT I'M DYING OF CURIOSITY. WHAT ARE
THE PLANS FOR?
AND SECONDS. LATER THE LIMOUSINE PULUS | AWAY FROM THE HOUAR, BOUND FOR A PATE
OF DEATH AT THE ULNA JER
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY (
Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Action, Great Iritain Europe, d p.ra.
Philippines, Australia, New Zea
land. 1 p.m.
Canada, 0 p.m.
Japan, 6 pm.
Bra
Formoss, U.S.A.. 6 p.m.
Dy Surface" Malaya, P. Kaht Africs, B. Atries,
ON. & B. Rhodesia, Nyama- Barquen) Parcela via L land, Argentine. Parcel, direct, a p
Macao, a p.m.
BATURDAY, FEBRUARY » By Air Peking, Shanghai, Hankow, Kun- ming, 7 a.m.
1956 WAS A YEAR OF
SOLID MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENT
IN US
New York, Feb. 7.
The year 1956 will go down in United States medical history as one rather of solid achievements crowning years of dogged research than of spectacular and unexpected discoveries.
Im-
The most written and talked- | perimps even permanent about new drug of the year was munity against poliomyelitis, "Relomain", introduced after reached the clinical testing stage thirty
years of research by chering 1956. In the few humän scores of scientists. Tho third patients to whom It has been female hormone to be discover- | administered so far, the vaccine ed, this drug exerts a relaxing is reported to have provided affect on connective tissue, and active immunity without fl1 is being used to prevent pro- } effects.
| mature births and reduce the
hazards and pain of dimcult APPLIED TO CANCER
Thatland Malaya, N. Bar, Inbour. donasia, Australia, New Zealand & Ceylon, 10 ALMA,
Philippines, 1g.m.
Thailand, India,
Africa, Great Britain
6 p.m.
Mickilo
East.
Europe,
Malara, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, 4 p.m.
Indo-China, France, 0 p.m.
Formbora, Japan, Okinawa, Korea,
6 p.m...
Howall, U.S.A.. Conade, û p.m.
By Burlaco
Cuina, People's Republic, 7. Formosa, a.m. Indonesia, Noon. Macao, 1 p.m.
Indo Chios, 2 p.m.
Aden, 2 p.m.
N. Domeb, 4 p.m. Thailand,..
India, Pakirion Iraq (P. Indts, Parcels via Karsohl), 4 p.m.
Philippines, Caylon, 8 p.m. China, People's Republic, 6 pām. Macao 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 By Alt
Philippines, 2 p.m.
Butma. India, Pakistan. Middle East, Africa, Great Britala, Europe,
é p.m.
Japan, $ p.m.
Hawaii, U.S.A.. Canada, & p.m. Formosa, U p.m.
By Surface Macao. 1 p.m.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11
By Burface China, People's Republic, 7 a.m. Malaya, Br East Afries, P. Eaat Africa, S. Africa (N. & S. Rhodes LA. Nyasaland, Parcels via 1.. Marques), 10 a.m.
Масло, 1 р.т.
Vormosa, Korea, 2 p.m.. Indonesia, 4 p.m. North Borneo, 4 p.m. Macao 6 p.m.
Hospital trials suggest that the
Scientists believe, however, that the vaccine, which is ad- drug can control premature
ministered orally, labour in seven out of ten much wider trials before it can will require It is estimated that 200,000 in-
fants die from this cause alone be put into general use. Mean- in the United States each year W while the number of cases of and that this drug could mean poliomyelitis in the United
Slates fell from 38,000 the difference between life and
In 1953 to an estimated death for as many as
140,000 United States
10,000 in 1936. Public Health infants each year.
officials attribute this deeling to Salk "dead virus” vaccino_in- jeet lor
Vaccino
TISSUE DISEASE
A late report also shows that
research Kas also the drug is being used success applied to cancer. The Ameri- can Cancer Society announced fully to control scleroderma, an incurable and crippling connee that the biggest advance in tive flæsue disenso. Because of cancer research in 1950 was the its effects on connective tissue, shift in emphasis to the study of'
resistance to some scientists believe that the natural drug may also be helpful in Scientists hope to find infections neoing menstrual perlods of which will cure, rather than Research in pain.
prevent, cancer,
cancer.
The long search for a med!-1936 produced chemicals which cine which can be talcen orally increase the power of X-rays to to control diabetes has come a destroy cancerous tuNOUTS,
In the aid of heart disease, step nearer to success. Clinical
called the greatest advances were triala with a chemical
be taken surgical orinase, which can
Heart-hmg
orally, showed the agent to be
in
techaqchines
deve-
year, such as
as effective as insulin injections loped during the
for
FICATE
and lungs ther 30 minutes while
in some mild cases. But the new an inexpensive device invented does not work or all at the University of Minnesota, drug patients, and has certain draw- have made it possible to by backs which research scientists pass the hope can be overcome. The drug more is a sulla derivative developed in Germany and appears to to pro- stimulate the pancreas duce more invitlis.
Another long sought medical Germany, goal, a safe "live virus" vaccine
which will give long term
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 By Burfac China, People's Republic, 7 am. Ceylon, Noon. Macao, Malays (Netherland, Parcels direct), 1 p.m.
Macao. 6 p.m.
13.m.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
HMM- | WAS AFRAID OF THAT. GUESS I'LL, NEVER KNOW.
NEXT
SECRET
NEW ADVENTURE
By MIL
By Ernie Bushmiller
ONE WAY
***ERNIS
By Frank Robbing
WHER MINUTES LATER..........
(AT LEAST MR. JARAK IS SAFELY
CH HIS WAY TO THE AN EVEN IP DAP 13 STILL IN BANGER IT'S THAT HOUSE
THERE {
There's More than Magic in
CADBURY'S
It is Perfection
Cod Hortape MANY MILK
Couldn't be fresher!
Libby's
try
PLAS
FROZEN PEAS TODAY
ROWNTREES
A TEA TIME TREAT
„this situation calls for a
San Miguel
or
life-saving surgery is performed on a "dried out” heart. By al- most draining the heart of blood, surgeons have been able to perform operations which were previously considered impossible. tuber- Another great killer, culosis, took fewer lives in the United States in 1956 than ever before. But the disease remains tremendous problem, particu- larly among akter people. The | National Tuberculosis Associa
tion reports
there were 80,000 new active cases in 1958, a high percentage of them being the age of 60. Nevertheless, scientists estirnate
a
patients
OVE
that the drugs and new methods of treatment developed in recent years make the chances of survival 100 times greater than they were 30 years ago.
30 PER CENT
A milestone was reached in the often-discouraging quest for a solution to the Number One health problem in the United States, mental illness, which Alls haf
of all hospital beds. Tulane University scientists an- nounced the discovery of a chemical In the blood of schizophrenic patients which in- duced symptoms of schizophrenin in normal volunteers. Some
chemical
authorities belleve that this chemical discovery
tho
от
may point do way to a means of prevent- ing or curring mental illness.
Meanwhile, the "tranquilliser" vogue
in the United States
has
an
reached the point where estimated 30 per cent of all prescriptions Alled in 1956 were for these drugs.
A report mite at the Ameri- Veterinary Medical Asso-
can
ciation meeting also indicated that tranquillisers may find wide application in the treatment of frightened or vicious animals. Paxital, a new "tranquiliser", developed especially for animal use, and reserpine, have already been used successfully on dogs.
FIRST TIME
The great improvement in the health of the people of the United States is probably best demonstrated by the duct that for the first time in the country's history, expectancy of life has reached the Biblical "three score years and ten". The exact period, 70.3 years, represents an increase of ten years since 1935 and is now double what 'It was 00 years ago-China Mail Special.
THAI RAIL CRASH
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 7. The Maluyon Railways anid to- night a mishap" on the That State Railways had disrupted rail', services between: Malaya and Thailand.
An
oficial
statement
nounced the cancellation of two International express trains this weck. The elaborate.
statement did not
the "mishap” which has been reported here as a collision involving the Bangkośc Bound: Informational
and
a goods train, wi
2. Prosa zreportă” horg/auld, work had begun to clear the lines · It
Vlong, would swottom,