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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1955.

CHINA Whispers From SOVIET CENSORS STILL USING

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Space Excite Australians

BY JOHN STACKHOUSE

Melbourne, Sept. 29.

Australian radio astronomers, with

aerials tuned in to the whisperings from space, believe that if developed civilisa-

147 Rtions exist on other planets, man will hear

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They have already listened to eerie static from the planet Jupiter and dis- covered black radio stars in the firmament. But, the astronomers announced here, the radio signals from Jupiter were certainly not made by any form of intelligent life "little green men, or their equivalent."

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STAMPS

HOMETHING EXCLUSIVE,

Yet, about once a week, from a white spot on its atmosphere, 500,000,000 nulles, through the cross-shaped aerials in Sydney, ond agitates a pen on a moving

troph.

radio static crockles across tie

It was one day in June that the signals first came through.

A group of scientists watched the pen as it traced a jagged red line over the paper. One of them turned on a loudspeaker. Unearthly static filled the room.

Cars Blamed

havo

discovered

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The main role of these com- plicated and expensive tools will be to extend man's knowledge. The radio-telescopen work in a similar to ordinary tele- way

they use except that spe radio waves instead of light.

Using them, scientists have made Important discoveries about radio signals in space and but which emit radio signals,

Australian scientists are proud cannot be "seen" any other way. to have ploneered much of the work in raa

radio-astronomy, but that their lead may fear slipping from them. Britain and the United States, scientists here say, have plans for building the big seel radio-scopes,

be

Near Manchester The British one will cost about

ROCKETS HELP JET ENGINE

THEIR BLUE PENCILS

(But There Are Signs That Question Is Under Review)

By SIDNEY WEILAND

Moscow, Sept. 29. Soviet Russia's official censors are still wielding their blue pencils in spite of 14 S}} | rumours, prompted by the "new look," that

censorship may be abandoned.

Members of the Press paid a visit recently to Britain's National Gas Tyr- bine Establishment to see some of the research being done on every type of gas turbine engine. Among the turbines under research is the Ram Jet Test, pictured- ́above. Initial motive power is supplied by the surrounding rockets, which on reaching a given spoed break away, while the Ram Jet fuel ignites and carries on under its own power. Technical information is sent back to base by radio from the jet-Daily Express Picture.

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COURTS WASTED PYJAMAS WILL DRINKING HOURS

LAWYER'S TIME

Tokyo, Sept. 20.

"

NOT BE WORN

code of dress in future.

The Colombo

Municipal Council will pass a new by-law laying down what "property dressed" means,

Colombo, Sept, 20. City fathers who have worn £500,000. It will be sited near A Tokyo lawyer complained pyjamas when attending_mest- Checking back on records, the Manchester, have a bowl 261 that the Japanese courts were ings of the Municipal Council scientists found that they had foet in diameter and weigh 600 wasting his time by subjecting here will have to adhere to a been picking up the signals for tons. some titno without knowing A shortage of money is delay-him to long waits.

The what they

plans. were, They

Australian had ing

He said the courts were blamed passing cars for causing Carnegie Corporation of New.

250,000 dollars understaffed and cases took too Collecstatic and interfering with other York has made

ollar long to be cleared from the available towards the packets of assorted ford

slamps, experiments,

courtrooms. will have to raide Further work pin-pointed Australians From 20 cents per packet upwards. An entirely new series. South China Morning Post Ltd., Wyndham white spot on the planet as the the rest, to make the telescope

of

signals. The roallty. In the meantime, Street. Hongkong and Salisbury source Itoad, Kowloon.

white spot, they theorised, could Jupiter continues its mysterious lost

transmissions, an enticement to explore further, to learn, per. haps, that man is not the only being in the intelligert ving universe.China Mail Special.

the

The lawyers said he personally an estimated 250 hours while handling 354 court cases. He said the 250 hours, I trans- working fated into eight hour days, would mean about 31 days. lost.China Mail Speciaİ, `

Oriental attire will be per-

If members come in mitled, Western dress they will have to wear coats and ties too,

UNDER FIRE

New

Wellington, Sept. 20. Zealand hotel hours, long described as "barbarle"

are again under fire.

Licensing Committees throughout the country think there might be less staggering by bar customers, if the drinking hours were staggered.

hotel At present

bars are tegally open only between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Latest suggestions are that they open at 10.30 am., close down at U p.m. for an hour and a half, and then open be again until 10 pm-China Mall

Special.

to

So far, the rumours appear originate in wishful thinking by foreign correspondents that the Soviet govern- ment may call off the censors in a further move to be friendly.

There are signs, however, that the question of censorship is under review by the Kremlin.

For several months now, the, Communications at the Moscow censors have been under orders telegraph office, who passes 11 10 to ease up in their use of the the censor. blue pencil. Thus, almost "all comtuent on Soviet foreign policy is permissible and "personality stories" can be written about the Russian leaders.

Not Transmitted

Eventually, the "copy" comes back via the same route, stamp- the censor's rubber

The censore also rarely inter-ed with fere when Western contspon- stamp and containing any cuts dents telephone "offcial" stories, he has made. Sometimes, such as Government statements story never returns, and there or speeches in the Supreme So- is a brief message, again passed

on by the

telegraph girl, that' viet, to their offices abroad.

But it is still the rule that all "It 13 got being transmitted." other news, whether to be trans- milted abroad by cable or tele phone, must first be submitted in triplicate to the censors' office for approval.

of

Correspondents telephoning news from Moscow must make their tolephone calls from one of six cubicles, provided for the purpose at the telegraph office. The experience British, On occasions, they are compelled American and French corres- to go to the bolegraph office, pondents in recent works shows even during the night, to receive that there is still a long list of Incoming telephone calls.. "taboo" subjects on the censor's desk.

Fast

Speculation that censorship The censors are the mystery might be on the way out gained of. Moscow. They are strength when Western corrca- pondents notleed that Commu- ever seen by correspondents,

European newspapers, as as French

Com arid Italian munist newspapermen, were no longer coming to the telegraph. office to

their names are unknown Reist reporters representlag well

men be the outpourings of a mam- STAMP ALBUMB- "Collection moth volcano or a giant bubble Bulder series, New stock now

From South China in the atmosphere. In any case, available. $. Morning Post. Lid.. Wyndham swirling, spinning grses were generating radio signals which cach Sydney as clicks, shrieks and whistles.

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One Sydney reporter, visling the radio-astronomy station of St Mary's, said that one of the assistants there played him a tape recording of signals from Jupiter,

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The Australian scientists use what they call a "Mills Cross" to listen to these space "broad- custs". This is a white-painted serial with arms 1,500 feet long, in the shape of a cross, which owes its name to one of the two scientists who Invented it in

closed from 12th November to 20th November 1965 both daya | Australia, in 1953. It is the Inclusive

cheapest, simplest form of radio- telescope.

By Order of the Board,

D. B. SINCLAIR, Assistant General Manager. Hongkong, 29th Sept., 1965.

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Great Improvement

Another, larger, Milla CrosK will come into use shortly. Mean- white, in Britain and the United States, petentists are working on focussing radio-telescopes, glant searchlight-like busin aerials made of steal, which will be R

Improvement great

the

| crosses,

The Australians say that when these come into use, they will detect any powerful radio trans- missions made by any form of intelligent life existing in solar system-f life exists,

Air Protocol

the

The Hague, Sept. 29, Delegates from 26 countries tonight signed a new air proto- gol here which doubles an air- line's maximum abilities for death or injury to a passenger.

The new protocol, signed at the end of a three-week con- ference sponsored by the Inter- national Civil Aviation Or-

Bon, brings the maximum

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Japan, Britain, America and the Argenting wore among the countries which, signed the re- solution but not the protocol.- China Mall Special.

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FEE, HAZ

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porters submit their "copy" to girl employee of the Ministry of

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Have you seen

Admiral

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Censorshone their stories.

was also waived for visiting correspondents from West Germany, sports reporters from Britain urat a manber of other foreign reporters in Mos- cow dor short periods,

Fordgn Ministry officials in

However, that permanent Brikish American and French correspondents cannot have such. privileges, although no censor- is imposed on Rusai cor« ship responxhonts in Western Coun→ tries.

Several Western correspon→ dents have protested to Mr Leonid Ilyichev, the chief Press officer to the Soviet Foreign Ministry, about this apparent discrimination. But he replied that he did not know of any ex- ceptions

.to

the censorship regaladbonus.

for except

two visiting American correspondents who were permitted to brbad- east uncensored despatches by courtesy of Radio Moscow re- cently.

Not Precedents

ho

These exceptions, plained, should not be taken ús precedents and all censorship regulations remained in force.

Askod. If · consideration' was the removal of being given to the censorship, Mr Ilyichev replied:

AL

questions

topical

that are

may be reconsidered. But it should not be taken that this problem han muddenly become a matter for consideration. It is not being specially conalierod and is not being given exoup.. tional attention. Let us wait and see what happens."

the present Declaring that system in Moscow should not be described as consorship but ruther as "preliminary examina tion of material" he continued:

"Material

#

Moscow and for out from

euro that i not all

ed through to be

LAPFeet, because correspondents writ tho truth. Some write things which are not correct according to the actual state of affairs. It question of

protecting

the interests of the State."

Whilo further relaxation of the censorship is considered posible, some experienced cor rispondents her believe that the Russians may hesitate abolish it on the grounds that if it were followed by a "bad From abroad after they had removed

restrictionat it would be embarrassing: to have

Vrsïín Croduce Berisoryhip;; having once abolished controls.

--China Mall Special

Best Wishes

Wellington;: Best A newly-formed, unide Educational Boulety en

Lonation.