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BAFFLING CASE OF VIBRATING NOISES
Soprano to give recital
Miss Dora Chih, one of the best coloratura
sopranos In
Hong Kong today, will present a vocal recital at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden at 9 p.m. today.
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Ralph B. Cox, 68-year-old retired solicitor, is
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the affair, of the vibrating noises which ́ ́ha and many Britons say they hear every moment of the day and night.
Now his inquiries have become international. He has had reports that the noises, unaccountable to scientists, are being heard in the United States, Denmark and Spain.
everyone
hears
Greek Parliament and Enosis
Athens, May 24.
„The Qreak' Prime Minister, Nicholas Plastiras, joined all parties of Parlament ant night'in suppoft of the cam= paign of the British ruled in- land of Cyprus for union with Greece.
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RADIO
Radio Hear King brondenala on a
H.K.T. P.M.
Not
the modern machines which, un- Miss Chin' has chosen to sing among other things French songs racket, but persons who are known to their designers, send out including "Si mes vera avalent "tuned in" are distressed by mysterious rays affecting some of les alles," and Chopin's "Tristesse." it. Their health suffers, they us." The programme will also have a do not sleep well, and perhaps
Case historica group of English xonga omong the greatest embarrassment is Keeping up correspondence re-
"The Last Rose of that their friends think there lating to the noise fe almost Summer," "By the Wateru of
is something wrong with their full-time job for Mr. Cox, and, Minnetonka," and "The Swal-heads.
hears it too. Mrs. Cox, who low,"
"It's in the head, all right, but Letters already All several fling
unbalanced cases, and Mr. Cox, collecting finquency of Bil kilocycles per second Miss Chih, noted especially for we sufferers are not her excellent rendition of operatic mentally," said Mr. Cox. "Among evidence in his North London and on 8.61 megscycies per arcone t
who have told me home with the careful discriminate 1 metre band. arias, will also sing "Caro Nonter the persons
tion of o
of a lawyer, is building up from Rigoletto, an arla fram they hear this noise are a pro-
are historics. welty, a case Gaunad's "Itomeo and Juliet," and fessor of a British university, a
He knows when to expect a lot clergyman, an army officer and a of letters. The noise gets louder 12.1-Roman Cathalle Prayers by "Ave Marla," a special com- position by Mr. P. J. Lobo, well shrewd business man. I sometimes occasionally. He is aware of the wish some atomic scientist, known composer of Macao.
physician or authority on acous- Mr. Lobo has composed more tice would come down with the than 00 songs and musical pieces, complaint, Perhaps we could then serious consideration but the "Ave Morin" is considered get some his best work. It won great ac-from selence." cluim in Maenu and Miss Chih is He is trying hard, Mr. Cox said, taking this opportunity of Intro-to keep his investigations on ducing the song to Hong Kong. rational basis.
"Mony
who POTSONA Miss Chih's concert
put us in a class with the will nothing be enhanced by the appearance people who say they sec aying of Professor Harry Ore as guest saucers," he said, "And I'm get- artist. She will have as her acting tired of the flippant sugges- companial Miss Maple Quen, who tions that we are hearing needs no introduction to music munications from the little lovers. Dr. Wang, well-known of Mars, The explanation, local flautist; will assist Miss Chihsure, is much closer in her obligatos.
having something to
A
hear
com-
men
I
amm
increased volume, of course, and
from
many
quarters promptly come mea
messages saying that the Such thing has become worse. sudden spurts of letters would seem
to be evidence that the sul- ferers are hearing the samt racket.
Rev. Father R.W. Gallagher, B.J. (Bindle)
Calling"---ProRTEM=
12.80-"Hong Kong 12.32-Musle of Haykens,
me Bummary.
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2.00"Hong Kong Calling-Program-
me Bummary, s
The noise, many correspondents gree, started in 1942. It may be signißcant, said Mr. Cox, that in that year scientists started in- tensive work in stomie research, development of radar, jet
pro. and pulsion other devices, on and off the list
P.30-Cantonen hy Radio-Giren Ilst of omelal secrets. Many use the
at hand, describing the note phrases in
do
CANTONESE BY RADIO
Vocabulary:
BY S.K. LEE
Lesson 36 (A)
204. tehue) jue (2) 205. (chiu)· jeeoo(1) 200, (chung) (3)joang 207. (tuan) (3)daan (or)
dnan (2)
208. (tsin) dzeen(1),
209. (shang) shaang(1)
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214. (ts'it) Iseet (3) 215. (hau) (2)hau 216. (pok) (3) bok 217. (naal) (2) nauye
Combinations:
Jue(2) hoh(2),
(3)Joong (2) yau (2)moh?
3. (3)Joong (2)yau dee(1).
4. (2)Nay (3)Joong YeedD{3)
mah(3)7
5. (2)Ngaw (3)joong yeroo (3)
dee(1).
6.-(3)Joong-hoh (2);
7. Dzeen(1) daan(2).
J.
Boon(3) shaang(1). (3)shook.
D. Tanye(3) (3)shook.
10. Hong(3) daw(1)-sce(2).
11. (3)Bok-dee(1) hoh (2)-
dec(1).
12. (1)Ngou (2)nanye.
Imitative Expressions:
4. (Yat(1) fanye(3)) daw(1)
BCC(2),
General Expressions
75. Tanye(3) tanye(2).
76. Secoo(2) dzen(2).
77. Faw(2) tul(2).
78. Yeen(1) (3)yook.
79. (3)Meen baau(1).
80. (3)Muk (1)pay.
Dzoh-teman:
1.A. Dzol (2)-(1)shun,
Taaye(3)-tonye(2).
2.B. Dzoh(2)-(1)shun.
3.
Dzoh(2)-tsaan(1) lue(2)- hob(2) (3) may ah(8)?
4.A. (3)May on(3).
5.
(2)Nay gum(1)-lecoo(1) (3)shik mut(1)-(2)ych neh(1)?
4.B. (3)Joong (2)yau faw(2)-
8.
tuice) (2)moh
ah (8)2 7.A. (2) Moh faw (2)-tül(2).
(2) Yau yeen(1)-(3)yook, 9.B. Gum(2)-(3)dzau, yeen(1)
(3)yook daan(2) lah(1). 10.A. Dzcen (1) gay(2)-daw(1)-
jek(3) daan(2)_neh(1)? 11.B. Dzeen(1) Boy(3)-jek(3)
dann(2) lahi(1).
12.
#
Decti) daan(2) (1)m- hon(2) ⋅ dzeen(1)-duk(1) tanye((3)-(3)shook,
boon(3)-shaang(1)-
(3) shook (3) dzau
hoh(2) lok(a),
19.A. Hong(3). (1)m. hong(3)
daw{1} score) 'ngh(1)
-14.B.: (2)Ngaw (1)m yeeds(3)
daw(1)-sec(2) lok(3),_.
15. Bay(2) (2)lerng-innye(3)
To cook.
Morning.
Besides. Further SWD)..
An cgg.
To try.
Alive, Born.
Unfamiliar.
with
Raw. Unripe.
Cooked. Ripe. Familiar:
Too. Excessively.
To bake. To toast.
A
alice. A pane."
Classifier for flat things having
reasonable thickness,
To cut.
Thick,
Thla,
Milk.
To slice.
Well cooked.
Is (are) there any more? There is (are) some more.
Do you want any more?
I want some more..
-Better still:----
To fry eggs. Fried eggs. Medium-cooked,
Over-cooked. Over-ripe. To make toast. The thinner the better.
- Cow's milk.
(3)meen-baau{1}) (2)ngaw ** Iah (1).
(A piece of) toast.
Mrs. Madam.
Miss.
Ham..
Bacon.
Bread,
Oat-meal. Porridge,
*Breakfast:
Good morning, Madam.'
Good morning.
Is breakfast ready yet?
No, not yet
What will you have (cat) this
morning?
Is there any more ham?
There's no ham.
There's bacon.
Well then, bacon and eggs.
How many eggs shall I fry?
Fry four eggs.
Don't over-fry the eggs,
Medium-cooked. will be right
Shall I make some toast?
I don't want any toast
Give me, two slices of bread.
10. Secco(2) dzeh(2) joong(1)4 The young lady would like
yec(3) (3)shik daw(1)- sea(2)
toast.
17... Hong(3) gay(2) faäye(3) |_ „Make her a few
} bay(2) ́(2)kul Ish(1),
E
18, ': Dec(1) (3)meen-baau(1)
(p(1)m-hoh(2) tɛcot(3)
,-duk(1) gum(9) (2)hati)
(3)bok-dee(1) hob(2)2)
deg(1).
Don't cut the bread so thick
the thinner the
19.A. (3)Joong yecoo(8) (1)ngaus · Do
**(2)naayo (5)muk-(1)par.3
20.5.(1)M. vecoo(3) tok(3)
212
(2)Ngaw? gum(1)+Jeoso(1)E SP *(1)mTM(8)hal, gay(2)
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get relief. They don't.
Mr.
Cox
God Bare the King.
Rediffusion
is approaching a a 'con-11.30- Closs Down, clusion that some of the modern era machines, Jet propulsion motors, radar, radio and atomic researches, are not responsible. He and his fellow sufferers have gone to remote places in Wales and Scotland, for from machines. The noise persists, indoors or out A.M. Moreover, it gets worse in the
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"But perhaps the scientists haven't told us all sad Mr. Cox, "Something mysterious may be Eoing
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on
9.30Friday's Favourite Clasico, 10,80--Morning Malley,
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He got some from Denmark | 1200–H.A. Block Exchange. where the eerie sounds aroused 12.16-Tune Tim speculation in the Press.
"Mado earth tremble?
„A'British wołan who has lived many years in Spain has reported that the noise bothers her both in Barcelona and Madrid.
The latest evidence to get into Mr. Cox's files comes from. W. F. Smith, of Houston, Texas, who is associated with a. Arro of consul-
engineers.
Mr. Smith wrote that he has heard the sound and had an impression that it made the earth tremble.
ting
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"That's a common observation," said Mr. Cox. "Some of our cor- raspondents soy their beds vibrate, although non-sufferers can't
t notice I have asked Mr. Smith for more precise data."
One woman who hears the noise wrote: "I shall never again scold
my
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