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MUSICAL
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 90, 1958.
Japanese Merchants Break Have Sputniks Killed
Out Into Big-Time Business
international
Tokyo (By Airmail). JAPAN has never been past few years.
squabbles these
aj nonetheless
of Eight representatives
most important of five Japanese com- one. troup
There are just too many A point worth noting here is pants which are building a Japanese-ant there isn't much that agreements of any fertiliser plant in Pakistan left room hore for more.
On this score, the visiting Aus. nature have been signed as far during the week, while another
Formosa to tralian parlamentarians as la known. But the "speedy" group. went to decurion of the Japanese mis-establish an electele bulb manu- asked during a press conference sion to make such an offer after faciuring plant.
if there was any chance of Aus-
were
reluctant to admit to determination its equal or better any other nation in any or bare five days "urvey" Reems Twenty rallway mail caza italia accepting Japanese settlers,
enough Indication tht worth £2,000,000 were shipped] The answer was that the ques all spheres of endeavour, fair
mony of the preliminary talks to Iran last week, completing a tion was a "political one" and On last week's rather hat were held in Jupati during contract which Japan won from quite outside the scope of a
Britain, West "goodwill mission" to answer: amazing performance, the past few
Germany and the old story of asking silly Napoleon-were he still v
Belgium. Lep-question/ with us would have to of
over another catumercial
Only an expert in economies: and International france would'
be to
a clear picture of
aber Pilates it prefers to term self-borrowing berally
months
with
(come
Egyptian
From
DAVID
#
GORDON
Financing
American Bunting keeps the
ders of
the
textile industry
cold they would
be out of their
stump
by
April, while the
Ministry
AURwers.
and
getting
Demonstrate
of international from mentioning Trude and In- this eminent
Assurance
of
of
10
to
silly
Science Fiction
AMERICANS SAY "NO!"
By RICHARD WILSON
A neighbour of a science fiction
recently, cocked an eye
New York, Jan. 29. writer approached him upward where a Soviet earth
satellite was presumably whirling invisibly in orbit and said knowingly: "I guess that puts you out of business.”
STIMULATED
RESPONSIBILITY
of
future come
nold. in the
The question
and whose opinion was til, far from having doomed fiction, the interest selence
by the satellites has sparked created something of a boom→→→ though not of such Inajor pro- portions as the one that follow- ed the announcement in 1945 of alom the first explosion of en bomb,
One report is that science Betion is how selling better than its two rivals in what has bren called escape literature- westerns and defective stories.
The writer denied It. But for his latest American tour.) is no fun to write or to read if ilk three months of lecturing, anything and everything in the later, he asked a dozen editors, publishers and fellow writers: on the subject of satellites, way of ideas is allowed."
Has selence mede selence started in January and follow Thomas Phyne, editor of Avon fiction obsolete?" ..
the publicntion of his book, Books, a major zelence detion The answer was an emphatic "The Maging of a Moon." pubilsher, said, simply: "The concede to this country experts, cover- ed considerabla
and unanimous "NO"
Commenting on the lag of universe is the limit." rank
and the
science in this It might be argued that these top
United States as a ground,
faith in the That qulto "nation of shopkeepers." was "in the
Held, Mr Clarke said: "Part of rmations of
of science Action have I have purposely refrained
the mess the United States is in
from partisan pources, The comings and the goings bag" long be
fa due to the fact that people in the Diet, in the market places bad cash fore Me Taka-
body reconvened Mr Larry T. Shaw, editor of positions of authority did not since all have a financial stake the saki ever left registers ringing around
dustry brought| long enough listen to the infinity Science Fiction, said: take science Action seriously therefore was also put to book busy little men Tokyo. If this
rescript warning its into space, true;
"We have started our Journey or science either. Until recently
sellers, news vendors work as the bartered this, nold that, signed assumption is anywhere near out fures to show that Japan's Emperor's
space fiction the phrase 'nelence Action' was "maintain pros-
braclins, in a derogatory sense. up for something else, haggled correct, several points for de-exports for 1957 exceeded the members
by 15% per perlly, watch the international has devoted little aftention to used" splurge of bats are opened-after admit-previous year's
try the journey itself for the last Events have proved that it is and scene
try, decade or so. carefully activity which left ting Japan's skill and courage cent.
Today, we take elence fiction writers who are to actileve world peace. doubt
about where the In manoeuvring itself into t
That for granted and speculate dealing with reality and that the the inct- Japanese nation feels it should present position.
Next Wednesday
abbat what we shall find when people who made fun of science bers who witl all have
practical be in this world of ours.
rested thoroughly
ntier this reach the planets and the fiction, the so-called
fantasy." exhausting exhortation by Histars, And space fiction is only men, were living in a world of one kind of science fiction; there Yawala Iron and Steel Com- Imperial Majesty, will get down are many other kinds, and the pany had an assurance from the to the business of passing the
number keeps increasing.” first Vice-President of the US Budget In the course of which
Mr Shaw, whose choice of the on the one hand, and lending wheels of Japan's industry turn-Export-Import Bank of a loan they are tipped to hurt in title Infinity reflects the range of
he prints, added: Jarnes
Blish, editor lavishly on the other; seeking ing quite merrily, so much so of $20 million. Tokyo Electric wells at each other, insult the the stories
lady members and demonstrate "Science flction writers aid and technical tie-ups here, that it would be no exaggeration Power Company got one
are America's newest magazine in themi praffeting
at judo in the simulated. not hampered, by the Beld "Vanguard Science and gladly
to say whatever Japan puts into $8,500,000 and the Kanani Power their prowess
aisles according to all local relentine discoveries. Right now Fiction," and himself o science there and with facility all Awan will be largely through Company its own, emerging from each the good offices of the
There were many political correspondents.
writer for I am looking forward to a flood | Action
18 years, 4,300,000, deal with the best of the bac bankers.
maintained that it is impossible How will they take her hands out during the visit: Meanwhile from the condnes of new stories, better than any
have the of the American banking team of the Tokyo Detention House, wo
had before, all for selence, to get ahead of when Uis especially
Mr John Cornell, whode galn.
murderer Sadamichi | satellite-stimulated,"
science fletion if the Belenco Japanese are knocking on their most will have something convicted
Mrs Betty Ballantine, director fiction is honestly willien,
London-published actchee fiction Hirasawa who was sentenced to In them. doors dally?
13 "New Worlds" Put
of Ballantine Books, whose list other hand, an Indian death three years ago for a
Mr Bilah, whose latest novel magazine
United On the
rend in the Japan is now in the throes of
muss murder of 12 of science fiction titles is among 115. "The Fallen Star".
said: Widely with bargaining
Russia on delegation was in Japon to dis- macabre
States, reports Increased sales when he was the longest of any
American Science fiction is primarily theince Sputnik I went up.
But humerous scores, yet it has euss a treaty of commerce and bank employees
to have posed as publisher, disagreed with Mr work of Imagination, and a good he admits that this may reflect most signlicant muve snatched
from under Russia's navigation colneldental with a alleged Japan made was to announce nose one of that country's best credit arrangement with Japan "health inspector" and served Shaw on his last point (though imagination will never have any merely the usual cold weather
real trouble to keep ahead of rise in reading. Through Tatsunosuke Takasaki, balts for woolug Egypt-the for Y18,000 million over a three them cyanide us an "epidemic not in essence), saying
"Science fiction writers have relence.
The New Yorks Public SOMETHING EXCLUSIVE, Clan-
hend of the Aswan High Dan building of the Aswan High year period. During preliminary antidote," announced his inten.
na far Into the "Laboratory work is difficult Library also tors packala, of stecstac Kambe
reports a bigger From 20 cents per packet upward survey mimion in Cairo, that Dam. How will the Russians discussions, the Indian side in-tions of running as a candidate already gone
There and exacting, while nothing for the House of Councillors-if future as they can go
demand for books dealing with An ntirely neware Japan could provide capitul, take this if it is all unally tinated it would much prefer an
Ile will are no limits in the field. You restrains the fellow from offer- antellites and missiles, while the Cala Morning Post Ltd., Wyndham
even greater extension of credit he is released in time. Birit loa rong
equipment, and feclinical assis-rown up? and
Government and finance his campaign from pro-are free to go as far back into ing concepts which may be ex Brooklyn Public Library BONE tance for the construction of the Boad, Kowloon
Nasser hus to both the Conceding
satellite and izgile eceds of sales of his paintings he past or as far forward into ceedingly dan, and that Egypt could rapax frequently proclaimed it is not
private Indian Industry.
the futuro ng your imagination scientist to prove, It is the that its STAMP
done in the Detention Hours. this welter of big money In
science flotion writer's respon-elves are "absolutely bare." A on a long-term busis-largely in Egypt's intention to let itself fall
"There has Froducts such as rice and cotton der anyone's heel--including deals, the item that Japan was Ar artist by profession he has wants to."
Mr Arthur Clarke, the British sibilliy to avoid generating such spokesman added:
been a run also on periodicals from the land whileli would be pussin' the prospective deal studying” the possibilities of completed some 231 works, and
concepts frivolously, however. developed
is acclaimed by his admirers as writer who is equally fluent In Irrigation Scum
science fiction or selence fact, He should stick to what appears dealing with jet propulsion, as well as the works of Jules to of Paraguay
the extent if the "Cezanne of Japan,
to be possible. Selence Bellon eluing to independence" schemes connected with the dom with Japan even endorses his granting shipbuilding credits to
The only trouble about this was interviewed as he prepared
Verne." action, for politics, as such, have US$12,000,000 on a semi-barter
whereby that Latin country is that Hirasawo could no part whatsoever in any con basis
House tract Japan may enter into with American country would take in well be elected to the Egypt.
5,000 Japanese emigrants yearly and wind up as a statesman of were kept for a period of 30 years, was note-provided he virtually unnoticed. But it away from the medicine chest.
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The fact that Egypt is not overly popular In the Western camp and that Russia is eyein that country as a possible good companion, did not deter the Japanese In the best from offer-
Egypt LIVE
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CHARGED WITH
FIVE
MURDERS
Glasgow, Jan. 29.
CHINA MAIL, 48 hours A fifth charge of murder was brought against 30- year-old Peter Manuel here tonight,
before date of publication. Special Announcements and Classified Advertise-
ments as usual.
Against
skin disease and itching
Mitigal
A GENUINE BAYER-PÈQOUCE,
MANUFACTURED IN LEVIRKUSAN, GERMANY
that
US
is not my province to ex- tend the scope of this letter too far afleid, but as 1 wrote pre- well be that vlously, it could Japan would build the Aswan High Bam, feel it is worth re- Fording that this country is starting to "feel its outs" again and the stable walls and doo are in for rothe quite high- spirited kicking before the year is out.
Undertake
Still on the subject of dams, Hazamku Guml, the glunt and Japanese construction cagineering company, has ae- cepted Australia's terms for two major contracting jobs on the River Hydro-electric Showy
under- Hazama will project. inke the No. 2 Tumut diversion He was charged with murdar with a 45 metre-high wall, dering Sidney Dunn, a New enstle-on-Tyne taxi driver.
Dunn was found shot dead beside his last on the Durham moors on December 8.
On January 14, Manuel was charged with the murder of Mr and Mrs Peter Smart and their 11-year-old son Michnet, found shot in their home elgtit days previously.
On January
Was 18, he charged with the murder of o 17-year-old schoolgirl, Isabelle Cooke, whose body had been Found buried in a field on the 16-China Mail Special,
a
install 280,000-kiowatt power station and cut a 6 kilometre dralunge tunnel in one contract, while the other calls for the building of the Tantangara Dam wit.cl will also be 45 metres high across a 210-metre wide gege.
is
Japan business knows thoroughly and I refrain from further comment except to hope that an expert and quite huparilal pubile relations encer be made available in the parli- cular reglon otherwise Hazama Gumi may And itself rapidly running out of technicians.
This
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
"The Great Locomotive ROXY & BROADWAY:
Chase." Fess Parker and Jeff. Hunter in the American Civil War.
"Pal Joey." Rita Hay- KING'S & PRINCESS:
worth, Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak in a musical drama.
LEE & ASTOR:
Renato Baldini.
"Nagani".
Barbara Laage and
"Paris Music Hall."
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA:
French musical.
STAR & METROPOLE: "Bop Girl Goes Calypso."
All star calypso musical.
HOOVER & LIBERTY:
"The Shiralee."
Peter
Finch in an adventure in Australia. RITZ: "Town On Trial." John Mills, Charles
·Coburn in a suspense picture,
MAJESTIC: "April Love." Pat Boone and Shirley
Jones in a musical.
ORIENTAL: "Action Of The Tiger." Van John-
son, Martine Carol in an adventure. CAPITOL: "Battle Hymn." Rock Hudson as Col. Dean Hess the clergyman turned fighter-pilot in Korea.
Audio And Visual Entertainment
RADIO HONGKONG
8.30, Teen Time Prestled
dißcult
for
the
FOUR-YEAR-OLD PRODIGY PLAYS BEETHOVEN
By HAIG NICHOLSON
Kroonstad, Jan. 29. South Africans are talking of four-year-old Stephen Klopper as an infant prodigy on the piano, but he himself has other interests.
For instance, being a gunman. The visitor to his home-his father is a professional man in town this prosperous farming
of the which was the capital Orange Free State for 49 days in 1900-ls as likely not to see a crew-cut head appear over the garden hedge, a toy revolver held in a boyish hand, and hear a shrill command: "Don't move."
Whole Treatment
Some visitors get the whole treatment. Stephen, who cele brates his ath birthday during February, appears on the other zide of the
the hedge, prods visitor in the back with his gun, und orders "All right, walk down the path and keep your hands high."
More often than nol when the gunman appears at the front door with the vialtor, he is picked up by his mother, hugged, and told "That's no way to treat guests.'
But the main interest in Stephen at the moment is that vfter only six months tuition, he can read music al sight and play the works of Beethoven and other great composers.
Mrs Klopper has no iden from by whore Stephen has inherited tis
Batty Bouza: 6, Waltz Time: 0.25, talent. Birthday Mailbag: 0.30, Troplenne "It may be from Zoe Gail, the
of Jane Armago: 7.
she said. "She is a 0.45. Story
De Signal and the News: 7.00, «inger," Weather Forecast, Announcements, second cousin."
6.30, Thursday Club introdured by Robert Acheson:0. Tine Blank
Half Hour: 8.30, acord Fortune 6,50, Weather Report and Interlude: 7.10. Bouvenir Bongs
Got A Shock
The recording was made at the studio of Dean Herrick. professional planist.
Д
Mr Herrick was impressed. "The boy is definitely an in- fant prodigy," he said.
"He even phrases and plays unhallingly where most children years ofler faltor and stumble. He came into the studio `and played four small classical pieces from memory without making a mistake."
Oliver Walker, musle eritle of the Johannesburg Star, heard a record of Stephen's playing.
"Remarkable," he commented. "Even Mozart didn't start play- ing until he was Ave, Stephen is obviously limited by his small hands and the fact that he can- not reach the foot pedals. But he plays faultlessly within these imitations and with an astonish- ing maturity.
Not Forcing
a
"If he keeps on at this rate of progress over the next three or four years, we shall have
our hands. genius
*Menuhin hated his addle until he was six, end here we have a boy not yet five who loves his plano."
INCREASED SALES
Jules Verne's literary dos. Nation cendants, the science writers, are not alarmed. They are confident that science and sclence fletion will continue to co-exist.-China Mall Special.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 33
. Дул V.B.A.. p.m. Thailand, Burma, India, à p.m. Cambodia, Ceylan, 8 p.m.
Australls, New Zealand, & p.m. Macao, & p.m.
FRIDAY JANUARY 21
By Ale Indo-Chins, France, 2 a.m. Formoen, Japan, Okinawa. Korea, 11 am.
Gulm, Hawal, USA, 1 pm. Philippines, Australia, New Zea land, pm.
Formen, & p.m.
Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle Africa, Great Britain &
}.pm. 15. Canada, é pzz.
curope,
Bawal 4 pm,
Dy Burface
China, People's Repubila,, P. #35. Misjays, Burma, India, îl size Macno, 1 p.m. Macao,
p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 By Air Peking, Shanghal, Hankow, Mod» how, Kumising, 4.30 am.
Japari, 9 ak
Thailand, Malays. N. Bornan, Indo- scala, Australe, & New Zealand, 10
Philippines, Moon,
ал
Indo-China, France, Hoon. Thailand,
Stephen's teacher, Mr Jozua van der Merwe of the Kroonstud Technical College, is away on Atria, Croat Britain, Kurope; 4 pm."
Indónesda,
Indo-Chine
Mike
leave and his pupil has been taking advantage of it to put in Aurirana, New Zealand, a DJE. the minimum amount of praepan.
Fortno, Japan, Okinawa, Kores,
tice.
1,50, Interlude For Musle-With The Airisne Tro; 1.0, Lax Brown and his Band of llenown; 8, Personally Parado-Johnny Desmaridy 0.15,
Stephen KAVO his parents Capitel show: 8.30, Boston Blackle
Romping in the garden with -Master Bleudi: »*" "flobbery Under something of a shock when, at his gun is # Arm-The Hank Organisation's the age of two, he was spending attraction. Întent releasy starring Feler. Flach
Night
Theatre Forbidden Carplesde Juke
By Bunface China, People's Republic, 6 a.15. Yorno, 9 am, MICI, 1 p.m.
great counter-
North Borneo, Australià, New to Zoland.
As a relief from
claselent
Indo-China; France, à pɔm, Malaya, Indonesia, 2 pim. Cash. 3 p.30.
Macao, §. 1.
Chins, People's Repubile, 8 pan. “BUNDAY, TRUKVART E
By Surface
7, Time Signal. News: 7.10. Cóm- mentary: 7.15, Johnny Laton and his Princetonlans in Modern Jaza; 7.30, Jean Dominique La French Cabaret Bong, accompanied by Nick Domuth; 7.45. "Are Examiners 2TLA A
Professor talk by Csoffrey Trikard; 8, A LAID of Ellas; 5.20, Opera and Ballet-Ex-
"I'm not forcing him and Rebald Lowie; D.15, Music Time a holiday at Durban with the gerpts from the ballet repertoire of presented by Charles Harvey: 10 family. They were sitting in study," Mrs Klopper said. "If
Corent the Royal Opera HouLPO,
Music from Maxim's-special Chain cafe on the sentront when the1 did, he night grow to hate the Garden 8.30, Weather Report; D.
box storted playing a Time igual, News and Home News pape Des; 10.30, Li from Britain: 2.18, tedrauntlett 11, Dave With Drowlands, 1150, planoforte medley. Stephen used plane which be now loves." Fart 11 9.45, The Hale Orchester Tratado To Midnight; 13. Midnight both hands in perfect imitation Centenary: 10.10% salas set dod Bave the low Down of a pianist and when the music malo, de toucher try Stepince
Juke
TELEVISION Karu: 10:00, Weanis; Nagori; || 11,
Anished he bowed, much to the to play "Bomo Day My Fume_isignal." Radio Neware01: 11.15, 8 pan, Children's Hour Cartoons: Fort Lagile and Dwest Music; 11.30, 5,20 Chinaren Bury Time. Blory amusement of those in the cafe. Will Cono," from Wall Dlancy's
Taller-Synths; Leing: 5:30 Child. Said Mrs Klopper: "So far es. lm "Snow White and PRET=Jun-Tim«Tin [ in _"Tha | we know, he had never seen Seven Dwaris." REDIFFUSION
Anelet Mariner 4, Clos Down anyone play the piano up to that 7430, Meet the Blars, presented by filme."
little low-brow p.m. Belectiona troen "ONI | Kizabetis Chyang: 1.45. Newarest:
"I like that man Beet...s Ma Klopper recoritly brought #, - The Unexpected: "Leopards in SANELAS PAŭl and Mary, Marga Musti
Tit Bengal her son, who will be five year Boot," he sold as he looked to help himi Waddill and the Novalme ZT50; 14. Lancer the meal Bimonial":pg old in February, to Johannesburg up at his mother 2 Alma Rendseyous; 4.30, Vocity "Comunhwa ch
KÄITU, "Bookhoven TOTS Your: Pallares', Comentum En turn, Filing to make a record of his playing with the pronunciation of the
Chapter of slow BAY DEKRITING A Hobart Doin for private circulation among master's
best."--China Mali Special, Allos Through The Looking Gmar), il, Lat High Final Close Hunts relatives,
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But Stephen thinks that
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