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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1958.
And Engineering
ITALIAN POLICE TESTING
STRANGE NEW
ELECTRONIC LIE-DETECTOR
A STRANGE electronic instrument called
Rome.
Vodka Is Being Seriously Challenged In Poland By The Lottery
Warsaw, Jan. 19.
VODKA has only one serious competitor in Poland-the
national lottery.
"TO
brighten
Yny
43
and Polytechnical
Telecrit
By JOHN LUFF
Television Feature
LAST night we had the
of the era when TV Hongkong brought Her The suspense and exeltement Į It is hard to tell which of these
another, Monday existence," past twenty-ave Majesty to the screen two simple picasures, digs down, alcohol or gambung, hod a rolls around, tickets go on sale year-old white collar worker to repeat her Christmas
for firmer hold on people's pockets again, and hopes once more rise who investe, 100, zlotys of his
local and a more intoxicating effect is more Poles get ready to play monthly 1,500 on "Toto Lotck". message a Psychogal-on their heads.
ánother lottery.
Many students at Warsaw's viewers: A Warsaw cab driver recently Univerity vanoscope may be shortly adopted by Italy's Federal
If vodka has the edge--and it won 10.000 złotys (about Institute gamble regularly. The Police.
obviously does with the Poles HK$198,000 it the tourist rate) brighter ones have figured out this is probably due to its after carller small wins of five all the mathematical combina- tions of numbers which they or punish-g, head start and because the and eight thousand. This new scientific instrument, with an electronle.barrier. The known to be wrong
think kellest to win and often quicker emotional customer prefers the silli offelsity in its Boal
and that the ex-harrier, or bridge, is formed by oble
He told newamen he has a they play in groups to share the perimental stage, is baslerlly a two electrodes from the psycho-attachments allied with such and surer rewards of drink to
to say expenses
and the uncertain winnings of the "system" but refused each acts like fear or sheme, appear- lie-detector." It achieves the galvanoscope which Are
what it is. He plans to buy chances of winning. have le effect on the game. same purpose as the machines placed along the top and under) ed
new car with his winnings. 10 penis PER WORD OVER 20 which have been for some time side of the third finger of the Ignition of the reflex.
The celebrity winner of 1957 In use throughout the United left hand. For easy and casual
Therefore the hard criminal Births, Deaths, Marrlogos, States. But the results of adjustment the electrodes are Personal $5.00 par insertion Paychogalvanoscope are brought fixed in a
or fear of the plastic hood which without shame
Judicial consequences of his acts not exceeding 25 words, 25 about by a much less intricate slips over the finger.
cannol swold the reflex. But conte each additional word. procces
apparently emotion does give more power to the electricity of ALTERNATE INSERTIONS
of the reflex over the impulse 10% EXTHA
circuit. The emotional makeup suspect seems to be neces- of sarily known beforehand in order to
adjust the electronic pickup of
the psychogalvano scope.
ADDITIONAL INSERTIONS
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EXCLUSIVE,
ADJUSTMENT
itis
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sity have rigorously tested this Except for the finger-hood instrument. It has undergone adjustment, no other procedure hundreds of experiments work- | is required. As soon ed out by director of the Insti-j instrument is switched on the tute, Professor Aldo Franchini, chart registers a vertical (or and directly supervised by his horizontal) wavy line, consider- assistant, Frofessor Francesco ably uneven and rembling.. Each introna.
formation and thrust of the Inc represents mental activity in Is relation to the body as a psy- chle elreuit. It Is this circul which is the new answer for mechanical registration in the science of Ile detection.
OUTLINE
Details of the final experi- mental
of the Psycho- stage galvanoscope have not yet been released. However, some details 0100 how it functiona and
general outline of the results of initial experiments were recent ly published.
Colleo-
of 2000red sors pantsa From 29. posita peT PACKOR
niirty DEW KAMIN. South China Morning Post Ltd., Wyndham Street Alongkong 134 Sailebury Boad, Kowlode.
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THORNY ISSUE
Is not yet possible to tell when this instrument will be officially adopted by the Italian police. The question of lis, use us contrary to the dignity of the Individual" under the Italian Whereas previous machines Constitution also thorny recorded the effect this circui: lasue. As an aid to this cou had on emotion and the body, | try's police forcés, which carried the Italian invention records the out 100,000 investigations last variations it undergoes. What year, it would be considerable, this circuit, or impulsation, is however. excily und what
a comparison with the simulates American "Tie-delector," Prof. Introna said the Italing machine differed greatly in that it does not make registration from pres- sion of the pulse and respira- tion, but aimed exclusively at ÁLSUMB—"Balmoral" registering the payenogalvanic STAMP From South China Morning Post Ltd reflex wlilch Wyndham Bureet and Samsbury Rowd, Kuwloon.
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The paychogalvanic, or the psychodynamic impulse of the mind. transformed into electric BUNDAY POST-HERALD | current, is picked up by the Op200 for commercial | simple process of its interference advertising should ba booked not inter than noon on Wednesdays.
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Fireplaces
The
From
Britain
basically its activity, remains
zlotys HK$264,000) before
But gambling is not far be- hind. In the brief span since was 40-year-old mother of it was introduced into Poland two who won 1,502,380 In the spring 1950, the state-bout supported lottery has captured Christmas. the bouncing Polish imagina- tion and become something of
a national craze,
Win More
The tickets go on sale each
She and her husband and two Monday ten zlotys (about
to
the 1150 Toto children planned each for HK$2.40) Lotek," the only nation-wide monoy to move from the one and the most popular farne, room in which they all live to
a small house, and two zloty's (about HK0,40) each for "Syrenka", Warsaw's private lottery.
at the
Investment
By Friday evening the buying street corner, klosks is heavy as people make a last hopes
minute investment of and carnings.
All's well that ends well for Most only a very few people. of the amateur gamblers shrug their Bhoulders and comfort each other with a "better luck : next time."
No doubt, as many of you did, I had a number of friends to view this occasion. There is no doubt that to see the
Queen maiding her Telecast was alto- wonderful than gether more merely Istening to it. Increase the
Forewarned. we looked for those characteristics which the viewers at home pointed out. The clear and bold delivery, Her her Majesty scarcely glancing script, and the occasional glance arross the room to someona sit- ting there. A most thrilling" experience for every viewer.
Ask them what they would do with a fow hundred thousand or a million zlotys and they will tell you without an instant's heritation, "Buy a motorcycle, a car, an apartment, a new sult, go abroad, get married or help our parente out."
Judgment Day
Even Polish high school children have caught the lottery bug, much to the distress thele teachers and families,
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PORTS fans will be delighted
to know that the Army's blg boxing compellilon is to be telecast from the Queen Eliza- Beth Stadium in Kowloon on Thursday the 30th of this month, from 8,30 to 9.30 pm. Bearing in mind the Tamar show, this is good news, for undoubtedly the Ilve Telecast of that boxing tournament was the outstanding feature of Television in 1957.
*
There are a few countries in Europe where people stand to lose Jess or win more through One teacher said, "We often the lottery than here in Poland, have the Impression that what we teach in class goes In onc Most of the population are so ear and out the other because underpaid in their regular jobs the pupils' minds are absorbed
ends by only one question - am I that they
pointed, that the recent meet without working overtime going to win or not? Every SME of the fatis viere deep- end indulging in a little private Monday in school is like judg- series of football matches played business.
ment day. The main tople of between the Colony, and, the A few złotys of their salary talk is the result of the lottery," Austrian side were not telecast
cannot māko
BY
Colette
Blackmoore
The climax comes on Sunday spent on vodka helps them to evening. The most earnest tic-forget and a few more invested Experts in Ferenste Medicine, kel holders are glued to their "Toto Lotek" ticket tickles
the results of their aspirations. unclest. But the psycho-judges and government offelals radios to hear
the announced, the the drawing ΟΠ Balvanoscope indicates that are now conferring can be set in motion by the science of lle detection and how winning combinations of tour. subconscious and the conscious it can be used in police proce- Ave, and six numbers out of a mind, And for each "witch" dure. On two points there are possible forty-nine,
full accords: In the respect of that motivates it there are very registered on slight formation modlentions human rights of freedom and the psychogai- dignity a suspect of a crime vanoscope chart,
must be fully conscious (in re- lation to Truth drugs) and ure Professor lotrona discovered ot a lle-detector must be volun- that ot far as the psychle circuit tary. was concerned, mind and body were a closely correlated unit except for the subconscious simulant on the circuit and His here where real gullt, or couscience and moral senses, are manifest. For instance, a le without guilt attached to it comes from the conscious mind, an affection
IL or pretence. causes a psychogalvanic reflex effecting, aver the psychic cir- cult, muscular activity changes of the body such as blood pressure, heartbeat and breath- ing, and of course the important surface, от
electricity which is only what the italian instrument registers through
muscular
FORMATION
| resistence at the electronic pick- London. up on the third finger, entirely traditional English separated from open fireplace is winning changes. friends in many parts of the world, even in countries where double windows and central heating are commonly used to combat the cold of winter.
The reflex
formation on the
chart of the pretended lie, re-
$1
was a
corded from volunteers for ex- perimental purposes, has how- ever the same peak thrust and Since the end of World War causes exactly the same reaction 11, British Arm of fraplace
conscious emotions. An manufacturers has been export- example, among many, ing more and more to countries girl's reflex to her boyfriend's overseas, including Belgium and
name in a series of questions of Holland, Iceland, New Zealand, which on one query she was Canada, South Africa, Rhodesia free to lie about. According to and the Falkland Islands,
the chart she had "lled", twice. We are Ending that most of Reflex was also caused by fear These countries are becoming to a sudden noise by the psycho- more and more open fireplace galvanoscopo
inded, an official of the firm part of the experiment, Jold.
not intended as
For these experiments on the pretended lie carried out over several months, the psycho-
"Much of the Interest is the result of visitors to this country who succumb to the cheerful-gaivanoscope was rated 80 per
ness of the English fireplace and decide to have them own homes-Reuter.
cent infallible. The. difference
in their was caused by these conscious emotional reflexes and consider-
The Mail Flies
in Nylon
London
Ied more Important the power | possessed by "a small number of volunteers, exclusively women,
to control the Ignition of the psychic circuit scaled in the con- Belous mind.
PUNISHABLE
China Mail Entertainment Guide
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Enemy Below." Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens in a World War II drama.
KING'S & PRINCESS:
"Mister Rock and Roll." All star rock-n-roll picture. LEE & ASTOR: "Johnny Trouble." Ethel Barry-
more and Cecil Kellaway.
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: “The Crimson Pirate." Burt Lancaster in a technicolour frolie on land and sea.
STAR & METROPOLE: "Little Egypt." Mark Stevens ant Rhonda Fleming and the hoochy- koochy.
HOOVER & LIBERTY: "Tip On A Dead Jockey." Robert Taylor and Dorothy Malone in an adventure. RITZ & CAPITOL: "War And Peace." Audrey
Hepburn, Henry, Fonda and Mel Ferrer. ORIENTAL & MAJESTIC; "Kiss Them For Me." Cary Grant and Jayne Mansfield in, a romantic comedy.
0.30
Audio And Visual Entertainment
RADIO HONGKONG
pim, Reading
Lovers and Soldier Your Delight Wilbur and his String Ensemble; à, Timp. Signal În the Groove; 0.30. amale, for Everyone: 8,55, Wather Report: Time Signal. Neww: 7.10.) Commentary:, 3.15, Cooniali, Tline — Percy Faith and his Orchestra: 7.50, Letter from Amarics by Alistair Cooke: 7.48, Mukte from Bwitper- and (Prox. 1) Palti Fige afro duces The Bir "itecord" with. Gal storm, Jack Jones, Larry James and serios Buddy rich, Buby Murray and Quy
However, the near infallibility of the paychogalvadoscope was
Nylon is being introduced found in the succeeding
9.30,
And if nothing comes of it they are hardly worse of than before.
Before 1950 there was about
as much chance for the ordinary
Pale to come by a fortune as for
Studies of Polish gambling The reason is that there exists no completion of negotiations that some thirty- habits show three per cent of the people between the various authorities
tickets spond for any such arrangements. who buy lottery
50 zlotys between 20 and weetly on them. Over half play not for fun, but dead seriously, according to a limited poll, The majority Karch industrial and office workers, technlelans and engineers.
I have no authority for saying the following, but bearing ki mind the action of the British Foot- bull Association in refusing to grant permission to the BBC to
their
matches fully televise where they think the attendance will be affected, no doubt our con-local people share the same tear. Personally, I do not think so, especially in such a match as the game when the All Chinese Stadiun could be packed twice
The biggest and most sistent winner in every, lottery ip the Polish Government, which takes about one half of the proceeds as taxation.
Public
Naivete
opinion,
aver.
Sa contrast, let us look at
As
the way the Services co-
especially operate with the publle authorl- 1les. I will be downright a cow to jump over the moon. among those people who do not dogmatic in saying it is entirely Radio and television give-away gamble, has spoken out against to the Services that sport
dúe
has reached such a high standard shows did not exist. Manufac- the lottery-
They brought turing and private business
One of its opponents said re-in this Colony. never did during the Stalinist cently, "I am
they brought box- very much sur-fore. They taught the game period and still do not reup big prised that the authorities per- ing here.
wherever they have been, in its Speculation, mit such gambling to exist in money harvests. although lucrative, carries Faland.
Because it caters to highest traditions of sportsman- plenty of risks.
human malvete, it should be ship. Quite a few people in their conceit want reminding of bannod."
that fact every now and again.
It is no wonder then that when the lottery entered Polish life, many Poles welcomed it as the one chance
to make a million and be done with the drudgery of everyday life.
Subsistence
"Why do you play, 'Toto Loteka Warsaw newspaper asked its readers.
"Because I want to bulld castles in the air," answered a con- forly-Ave-year-old tram ductor who earns 1,300 zlotys monthly (1,300 zlotys is about the minimum subsistence salary for a single man) and spensis 120 of it on lottery coupons,
Another wrote in the prese "Lately too many games, riddies and competitions have appeared.
All of them feed on our misery and on the fact that it is im- possible to get a car and house by honest means.”
"I would like to know what the money which the Govern ment takes is spent for," asked
third.
Going back only a few years,
o devil of a job for a school to comparatively speaking, if was get a team together. I was told by a master who was at the DBS years age, that the only way to get the boys to play in a match was to pay their fares to the ground. Now look at football In this Colony, and the Improve- nient over the years. All credit. in the boys who turn out such wonderful displays, but don't forget how it came here.
But most people in Poland are very pleased that as long as there are not enough movies,
and con- KEEPING to the true trndl- other entertainments
tions of sportsmanship, sumer goods on which to spend | A one's money, there is at least Television Hongkong have given this little diversion which car me permission to state that in ries with the chance of a dealing with the Services, they lifetime.United Press.
given every facilty televise the Service sports dis- plays. Now the Services generally hand over the kitty to ono or other of the various charities, and they could easily say that televising the event will cut the gate. But they don't.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 2
past
-Pakistan, Middle East, Gront Mei- an, 6 p.m.
Formosa, Japan. 8 p.t
Jeannette Piry; 6.30, A Moment For Melody-With Felix King, his Plano, Orchestra and vocalista Dorothy Carles and Gerry Grant; 0.48, Blory Of Jabo Armitage; 7, Time Bignal, and the Now: 3.00. Weather past, Announcementa ance interlude 7.15 The Shep Fields Show: 7.50, Mantovan Memories: 7,45. Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians: I, Personality. ParadeJane Froman; 9.15. The Tops In Popular Music pronted by Mick Kendall 0.39, how Case delections. Fron "Annie Get Your Gun” starring Betty Hut- ton and Howard Keel; 2. Monday on an experimental basis for experiments still to be con- Mitchell; 0,50, Monday Recital: Concert Concerto In A Minor, for
two vida" (Vivaldi) eryt "Vlo Canoteto No. 1 In A Miner for some of the 700,000 cluded. When volunteers were Harry Ore (piano), The Music of Edward Macdowell, 4th Sonate Op. 19: Woodland
(inch), phared by Jac Biern with Puladelphia Orthese 300 p.m. air mail bags despatched anked questions where a gullt kate
complex or a sense of shame lay Sketches: 0.58, Werther Report: 9.
Interlude. For Music - each year by the General in the newwer, the paychogul. Time signal. Hows and liome News
from Britain: 9.15 Movie Magazine Soda Trio: $.45, Secrets Of Bootland Post Office,
venle redex was registered in a edited and produced by Ted Yard Episode 1
Com... DI slightly varied formalion to con~| Yani No. 1-1ão Case of Bilsen Elidor Munro'; 10.15, Latin Ameri- Somé nylon bags are already #cfOLLE
"gullt Thomas; 9.45, Becrets of Bouliandos Must Played By The Orch TELERËS. „Ahese
Tropicale; 10.30, One: Night {2feboat of last SaturdayTM NORW in use; ten thousand more will les" forgotten consciously cameo) 1:10, 18, Lals Martine, and Stand: 13 Die With. Dreamland: 14 is thom, the subconscious mind over: 1 Tan · Orchestra: 10.45. 14.30 Prelude to Midnight;, ià Mid- o into service shortly. expected they will lost longer which there was no control of Teddy Frillys and file orchestra; night, God Save The Queen, Close thân ordinary ban
the paychic clrcuit "switch 10.00 Weather Report: 11, Time Down.
Radio News; 21.30 The reflexes occurred even when al Tho, decision
fleverie; 11.30, Cibas Down. the "gullt. questions" werd bags follows trials by the Past answered truthfully and they
REDIFFUSION Office on a number of important caused identical muscular aéti- air mail routes from London.vity changes of the body.
The results of these pro-
Professor Introna said that liminary trials showed int average nybb bug: Losts the conscience was the sout of and social wrong-doing roughly three times as long as moral an ordinary bag, although • thể (for a normal individual. It was Initial cost is only
double the keeper of the know- lodge of action committed
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I HAD wanted to discuss
two amntingly important teatures that appeared last week. "News - frora -- Américh," and Bach, while being top entertainment, was a com- ment of American social, prob Jems. All I have recen tó state is that they were made with all the chodour and courage the Americana- bring to their own
the #pcondly problems, and business of fulde a document-. ary with entertainment was an