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Satzbližně 1945
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1958.
Indian Maths Wizard To Give Performances
MISS SHAKUNPALA DEVI
Polio Report -Error-
In a report published in yesterday's China Mall entitled "Pollo epidemte and Lalchikok Hospital sewers", certain views were wrongly attributed to Dr G. Graham-Cumming, the Deputy Director of Medical and Health Ser vices.
The China Mall reporter who made the Inquiries, askrd $13 spenk to Dr Graham - Cumwning, The telephonist however put The
reporter on to Br A. H. R. Coombes, The re- portor did not realise he was speaking 10 Dr Coombes and attributed his comments De Graham-
Cumming Believing he had spoken to him. The mila- Jake is regretted,
In Colony
Miss Shakunpala Devi, world famous Indian mathematician and known as "the human calculating machine", gave a demonstration of her pheno- menal powers in tackling abstruse mathematical problems at a Press conference this morning,
She gave correct answers in split seconds to problems which take minutes for the average man to calculate.
The conference was held at jo university to study higher the Office of the Indian Corn-mathematics. missioner, Mr B. P. Adarkar. who Introduced the wizard
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maths
A plensing personality. Miss Devi Juoked charming in her national dress. She spoke English without a trace of as-
She was "discovered" at the age of five to, possess, this un- usual talent, she said.
Miss Devi who is on a world tour arrived here yesterday cent. from Manila. After staying here for two wecks during which she hopes to give several performances she will prxcel to Tokyo for an extensive tour. From Tokyo she will visit New Zebland, Australia, the Fils, Africa and then return
home where she hopes to join
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were
It happened when some re- latives
her staying at parents home, and folied to balance their trading accounts.
She helped them to solve the "problem" and from then on- wards she had been called upon to help when mathematical problems required to be solved.
Between the age of 5'and 18 she had been performing to parket audiences in India, Miss Devl said.
Without Realising
As a child she did not know what a square of a cube root was, but she nevertheless gave correct answers:,
"How did you know what
they wanted?" she was asked. wanted without realising it. she answered modestly,
"I just gave them, what they
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As she grew up she learned all about cubes and squares.
Miss Devi said sho had lo an hour of con- centration before appearing a a performance. At one session she was given a problem of nine digits to the fifth rooi multiplied by nipe digits to the cube and divided by dve digits
to the square.
Amazed
She amazed the audience by giving the correct answer us soon as the question was written on the blackboardi
Mr Adarkar
The Financla Secretary (Mr | War. B. A. Hepburn) is the Choir-
other senior Government officials and seven non-oilierai members
sold that
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Hongkong's Time Signal Gun
This is the alx-pounder Naval Starting Gun which was presented to Jardines in 1947, and which re-established the old pre-war custom of Bring the noon-gun. Nearest the camera can be seen one of the old muzzle-loading cannons which were dug up on the same site, shortly after the re-occupation, China
Mail Photo.
Andrew Sloan Talks To The Man Who Fires
Depression Not Moving: No 3 Signal Up
The tropical depression which brought, relief, to tho Colony after a sweltering wook.ond, is now con- tored somo 150 miles south-east of the Colony, and is practically station- ary.
The depression, brought with it a quarter of an inch of rain up noon. Present cloudy, showery weather is expected to persist for the rest of the day.
Gusty winds with some heavy tho showers are forecast by Observatory for the rest of the duy.
At noon the emporpture recorded by the. Royal Obser- vatory was 18 degrees Farenheit and the relative humidity was 84 per cent,
The Local Storm Signal No. 3 which was hoisted at 0.45 am.. was still up at noon.
Man Dies In
Fall From
JARDINE'S NOON GUN Moving Lorry
for nearly a hundred years a has boomed out an
official time signal at noon from Jardine, Matheson's East Point Godown.
A middle-aged man sustained fatal Injuries last night when he fell from a moving lorry Inside Kai Tak Airport.
to his injuries shortly after the mishap.
Since the year Jardines undertook to fire the noon gun sometime The man, Lam York, succumbed between 1850 and 1860, a gun has been fired daily except for a period of six years from the time of the Japanese occupation until 1947.
Last week, after reading a Sgt. Ho Fu told me ho had Tilo "Royal" salute did not brief history of the noon que Joined Jardines in 1032, Then go down well with the Naval published in the Chin Mail there were 10 or 11 guns authorities, who happened to column "25 Years Ago," I de In 1947, Sgt Fu said, the count the number of shots, cided to visit the East Point Royal Navy presented Jardines Pointed questions were asked Whart.
with the alx-pounder, Naval and after much discussion be Starting Gun so that they could tween Jardines and the au- continue the old tradition. thorities, it was decided that One of the watchmen was the Company should Are the trained by the Navy to load, gun dally, in penance und per- Are, clean and carry out minorpetuity, repairs on the gun.
A Surprise
Knowing little of the post- war history of the noon gun I expected to seo an old fashioned muzzle-loading cannon.
Well, I was a little surprised to be shown a Second World War, six-pounder,
Only Once
The
Kun
so far.
then. Over the years since although the guns have changed, the custom still carried on. and it has come to be regarded than a
is fired daily at privilege, rather noon, after a signal from Sgt. duy Indian philosopher had stated After the re-occupation it was Yu. Should the shell be a that Miss Devi was the reincar-found that all but one or two of "dud", the gun is not fred nation of wother Indian Jardine's old cannons had disap- again. This has not happened mathematical genius who had peared. Workmen digging on died shortly after the first World the site of the East Point Co-
The gun is fired ce a number down unearthed two old ship's
of ether occasions as well. The rannons; dating back to about 1840, according to Mr Jardines gun crew go into action Foo, the Supervisor of Jardine's the Queen's Birthday, and "Eagi Polni Godown, The two gain on New Year's Eve.
muzzle-loaders
On New Year's Eve, a gun can be seen in
ring party is held at the go- downs, and at midnight the gun is fired by a distinguished lady guest.
man and the Board includes two Asked what was her opinion, Miss Devi said that many people believed in reincarnation. won't say Na and I won't say Yes," she declared,
"How do you know the apa- Devi was astrol. wers," Miss
the answers came She said automatically to her mind. There was no proces plain it.
the
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Group Loans
Until its organisation is bullt up, the Corporation is unable to consider applications for small individual loans. However, It is prepared to consider appll- cutions from group. of small holders, or associations which can represent groups of appil- cants, for loans of not less than $10,000.
"Interest will be charged at rates depending on the term of the loan and the nature of the security offered. Repayment of capital may be required either by instalments or as a lump sum, according to the circum- stances.
Water Scarcity
Washington, Aug. 5. The United States will face near catastrophe in the next generation unlez. # choop method is found to purity salt Wale", according to a 'congres- aloval sub-comm£/.co report
lasted today.
10 EX-
Likes Writing Miss Devi said she likes music and literature.
the photograph, flanking the
modern piece.
Piracy
Al one stage in the history of the East Point Codow, as fur
The Legend
The custom began in the as I could gather from Sergeant | mild-19th century when some Ho Fu, who is the last remala- business associates of Sir
Ing member of the pre-war Robert Jardine decided to fire a watchmen, there were quite a salvo from the East Point Go- large number of these old down, In honour of his return cons along the praya wall. to the Colony after a furlough in She is fond of writing too, During the 19th century Britain, and at the end of her tour shopiracy was in its prime, and the A solve was red. In fact n proposes to write a book on it. guns served to dampen the salute of 21 guns crashed over The people she had met so far spirits of any plunderers, who the harbour as Sir Robert's ship had been nice to her.
drew too close to the godownL, came II
Two Mosaics
Ever noticed thems?
They are the two mosaics on the wall above the entrance hall of the New Jardine House. The final touches
пору being made by the artist, Mil Julla Barpn.
Arc
The this is the "Falcon". "Ja" tea-clipper, It is platured pating East Foul, and just to the left of the ploture the "Noon Gua” can be seen in action,
The mosalo on the op- ponite wall deplota otte of the earliest Godowne, the "II" Godown, at East Point which is plik in existence" today.
in
The godown was built in IBAR.
After Jardine Matheso exiabilshed themselves Hongkong, their first g dows was taleed in 1843. "IT"* Godown WEE the second godown bulić by the Company five years later.
Earlier in the afternoon, a seven-year-old boy was knocked down and lajured by a private car in Argyle Street, near the The junction of Fortar Road. ind Kwong Kin-kwong of No. 3rd 186 Pau Cheung Street, floor, is receiving treatment in Kowloon Hospital.
Petty Theft
11
The Police have arrested mas following the theft of a Chinese fountain pen from a pedestrimi in Prince Edward Road, near Movio Land Hotel, at about 3.15 p.m. yesterday.
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