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THE CHINA MAIL. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1956,

WEATHER OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES Fine Ecclesiastical

LESSEN STORM DAMAGE

Weather observers have turned to radar and the airplane in plotting the course of hurricanes to save lives.

Radar can tell the observer | development programme carried, gathering data on the behaviour

of storms. about massive storms as much out by United Air Lines both

and both as 400 miles away, the US Air Force id Navy aro llying airplane into the turbulent air to chart informa- tion on their performance and signal to ground stations for storm warnings.

Radar mounted in Dirplants helps pilots avoid storms high in the air and adds to the no cumdating knowledge of their behoviour.

As a result, untold lives have been *to ved and properly wille st01 high, has damage, been reduced.

More Energy

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FRENCH LANGUAGE

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MUSICAL

LINDEN 40 complete operas, T Arke Rule

Butterfly, Dalibor.

This has taken place even

winds have though hurricane

A hig blow develops far more energy than any conceivable man-made force. It con ft 2,000,000,000 of water and dump this TaFist tremendous lond as rain within 24 hours

30,

on its own, and, moro 'recently, In co-operation with the Radio Corporation of America.

to

The purpose of the research is test the capability of radar n an in-flight guide through all kinds of weather. If the plict is able to see the weather on his reope fur distances up to 150 miles, he will have time to re- plan a course that will not take him

far out of the way. But seientists are also explor lag weather delection in the southeastern United

United States.

100 far

Groups from the Geophysics Research Directorate of the Air

Force Cambridge Research Centre are working in Florida Bear the birthplace of storms that sweep up the Eani Const. They launch hure weather balloons equipped with renal- Live

which instruments

flor! uver the thunderstorms and hurricanes at altitudes between 00,000 feet And 100,000 feel, and automatically rend Informa- tion by ratio to ground-based observers

One Of Six

Never before havo these

demonstrations momtrous

of nature's power besi so ntinutely their detall so studied and

painordet "nd adventurous; ·

Ty

Men

the of

US Navy Hurricane Hunters squadron and the US Air Force By directly into the heart of disturbances to obtain valuable Information that could not otherwise be necured.

Many Times

Probing the storm CEZIO enables the weathermen to plot and predict accurately its future COUTSO,

It's galag

strength. and sendi record is behaviour, out sufficient warning

to the communities that lie in its path. The Allere perform their dangerous missions not once but many times during a single The aircraft that daren storm. penetrate the twister experiences

chaos.

It flia at altitude of only 500 fect, baro- because extremely low metrie

pute the pressure altimeisty cut of order anes to rely on compels the Alters rador readings.

near

an

navy

Hunterm Flying with the United States Hurricane crewman braces a photographer as he prepares to take serial photographs of a trurricane from the window of Neptune patrol plane operating over coastal waters-USIS.

Helicopter To Work

Art Collection Being Re-opened

Cologne, May 16.

One of the finest collections of ecclesiastical art in West Germany, gathered together by a Cathedral Dean at the turn of the century, is being re-opened to the public hero at Whitsun.

The collection, named after

more closer and encouraging the Dean, Professor Alexander intimate observation,” ho ex- Schnuetzen, comprises chiefly plains. "It Professor Schnucigen works from the Lower Rhenlah were still alive, I am certain he region, a centre of the fine erts would enjoy the joke." throughout the centuries, There

also

item from France and Britain,

ere

EROTIC

The ancient church of St Cecilia situated in one of the busiest quarters of Cologne, has been chosen as the new homo for the collection Although the building is owned by the city of Cologne, the Catholic Church has retained the right to cele- brate Mass there twice a year, on the toast of St Cecilia and at Christmas.

BIBLE COVER

The

Among the earliest works in the collection is a sixth Century Bible cover in ivory showing on almost obliterated carving of Christ and the Apostles, carving was planed off by 12th Century netist who used the other side to carve a similar but richer

scene,

and more detailed

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WORM-EATEN TORSO

People who know Professar Schnuetgen recall that his own home looked not so very differ- ent from this "wall of The Saints,"

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Perhaps the most appealing piece in the collection

in with Child

stene Virgin

to about 1150. dating back Professor Schnitzler describew

statur,

known

the "Madonna of Siegburg" as "the most beautiful work of Lower Rhenish Ruman art known

With this statue la a worm- caten wooden torso of Christ cruclied, formerly in St George's Church in Cologne.

HoN

to

The torso which, in its near=" abstruction and concentration on "pure lines" might well be the work of a modern artist, Was

3021 discovered in

and fm- mediately acclaimed as an out- standing work of the famous Cologne wood-carvers of the Salic pertod, It is believed that The Crucifix dates back to 1067: chasubles, the Among most valuable is a 14th Century embroidered in by crimson, gold and while on blue

Evei,

moo has greatly muffled the turricane's punch

before For example, in 1928,

Meanwhile, a powerful rodar The day of a full-fledged warn- jing system, a tidal wave caused device for weather purposes was

The men inside the cabin are killed 1,836 shown recently near Washing- il burrienne by

United Stales; top of Andrews Air Force Base. persons in he

strapped to their sents and all A later

isto Twenty-one years

It is capable of Inquiring to loose objects are taped down

400 miles hurricane of equal force retrac-weather as much as

Outside it becomes dark. The

Another show-piece is a col- demonstration, the planc

ofloat in In

solid ing virtually the same path left

uway

seems

od bronza Crucifixes device located a massive cloud sheets of water. The

Detroit, May 16. wings two dead

climbs aboard his helicopter at lection

farm, near which is probably unique. feet high and formation 34,000

The aircraft

A victim up dangerously.

of the work his home, Radrick

Ann Arbor.

minutes Twenty 27 miles 07

away within less bucks and bounces, rises and

Professor Schnucigen collected then ten minutes it showed the

later he arrives at the door of

such falls like a runaway elevator in bound Detroit traffic rush.

"series," which several Matthaei, the American Frederick

Metal Products either show the same theme ex-English one One Mr a world without gravity sume mass built up 40.000 feet anul

In Detroit. 14

closer The milcas

moment It soury

lizzy to a

Chairman of the American fertory

pressed in different ways Instrument also showed smaller | height, the next It falls Metal Products Company, Covering the 35-mile air trip artists of one period, or demon-alk,

the hell- at 100 miles an hour, | weather formations 300 miles | sickeningly.

his com-

strate the development of here, is solving Inway.

muting problem by rising in his above it

personal helicopter.

Industry

Ladinilla, FasTY,

17145 Boheme, Carreti

becomes readily ap- 12 parent that scientists in private & other great works. Sule agents, D For Alex He

und in Government Diese 30 LOT

making notable loward long-range weather identification,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEN

SATVICT

strides

ure

These

The US Air FOTOC for example, is undertaking a long-

"weather radar" Jarosze

pro- gramme for rapid identification of dangerous storms. Include severe thunderstorm», high Bristy winche and such eloudbursts as caused the flood disasters in the United States during the summer of 1935.

The US Weather Bureau, which is following the Air greul

Force's research with

interest, is now writing speci-

The Andrews installation, one of six such Air Force fucilties In the country, will greatly assist civilian forecasting by working directly with the US Weather Burrau al Nations! Airport, also near Washington, The radarscopes of the Weather Bureau have a range of only 125 miles.

The weather

of techniques new

recording and inter- pretulion are being supplement-

fleations for its rst specialed by more daring methods of ridar equipment.

A large amount of scattereri scientifs data already has been accumulated about the rudor characteristics of severe storms. The Air Force now wants to learn how reliable are specific indicators on a radar scope of phenomena such

intensc and lightning, hail

torrential

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VK "CHANGTE"

Art. 13 May 1958.

Damaged Cargo ex be murveyed by Memon Goddard & Desigins 11 Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf Godown at 10 am, on Friday, 18th May, and Saturday, 13th May, 1918, and constgners representalivės nra requested to be present during

rain. The venae) will

marvey

BUTTERFIELD

Agents,

SWIRE,

Australian-Oriental Line The China Navigations Co. Ltd.

ALA

Bright White Patch

It is hoped that some day radar echoes alone will reveal

the exact size and type of an 11proaching storm,

Radar units are described in terms of the wave lengths of their bignals. These

wirye

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES lengths are much shorter than

*PYRRHUS**

Damaged cargo ex us vessel will be surveyed by Mesars Paulsen & Bayen-Davy ut Holt's Wharf [T 10 JR. 87 May 11 atid 10. 1956, and consignees are requested to have their representaliyes present during the survey.

DUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents

Hongkong. May 11, 1900,

To ADVERTISERS

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Special Announcements and Classified Advertise- ments as QEUNİ,

there of ordinary redio. Like radar used to detect ships or aircraft, weather radar works by bouncing its signal of Ita target and listening" for the echo In this case, the target

is precipitation which is used

to identity the areas of weather trouble along a flight path

When the radar beam hits an area of precipitation, this shows on the radar scope as a bright white patch standing out against any background echoes

front

I

terrain.

The precipitation extremely heavy, the echo will be stronger then can be record- ed on a phosphorescent screen. The screen then is said to bo saturated and can become no brighter.

At this point a special circuit blacks out the saturated portions of the screen. Thus the arvos

of worst weather show up as distinctive black patches in the

midst of the larger while shapes.

The contro of Air Forces radar storm Identification is a new weather station on Great Dluc Hill

near

Milton, Massachusetts, couth of Boston.

The station already hus picked up storms as far away 0s 320 miles. The stations scientists know that in this New England section of the country any storm which extends up word to 40,000 feet or higher

St. John Ambulance likely to be severe.

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DON'T WASTE

WATER

1 Ag

In Worst Weather

Their observations are being supplemented by other ground radar stations and by operators of airbome redar sets on air- military airplanes and the

of major commercial air lines. 1 United

Air Lines, a major commercial airline in the United States, has already demonstrat ed a specially equipped plano as a preview of what la to bes come standard equipment on all its aircraft within a year,

This new airborne weather radar is expected before long to be guiding UB commercial on relatively smooth

fight paths in the worst · of flying weather.

A... The... megalomani has resulted wefrorm a three-your research and

Real Riski

Rotating winds may reach speeds of 180 nites on hour.

Sweat pours from the men's bodies and their faces show the exhausting emotions of the ordeal.

But results, real and potentia!, seem to justify the risks.

US That is why

science indicates that the best in safety measures is yet to come from radar and electronits.-USIS.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

VAL--DON'T FEED THE BRE. ANY MORE!

FERD'NAND

NANCY

SPINACH IS GOOD

FOR THE COMPLEXION

JOHNNY HAZARD

YREML

THAT'S HOWY THIS ALL STARTED/ | FEEDING THE BEE RADIO- ACTIVE MASH MADE FROM THIS CORN-- I DIDN'T DREAM IT WOULD MAKE HIM BIGGER--

I'LL

JUST

SEE IF IT IS

the

theme through the centuries.

A

The Schnuetgen collection Is one of the most "popular" art copter beats all other types of

collections In Cologie, not least least 30 transportation, by at

himself museum, because the late Dean During minutes.

the

The director of the morning

Herman Schnitzler, has become a part the locul and evening traffic rush hours, Professor

heilcopter

ensily out has mixed some of these series, folklore. t distatices ground transportation,

On one narrow wall, he has completing the trip in a third of put hundreds of small statuettes his dally the time.

of all ages, in apparently wild disorder, on wooden shelves exi the tending from the floor to more than 30 feet high ceiling.

Mr Matthaci is believed to be the first business executive to travel to and from

work in a helicopter. He es Mr Matthaet's pilot is his com

that timates

hly

uf threeplace pany's director commercial craft will save him at least 200 research, a former urmy bell- hours £ year in travelling copter pilot. but Mr Matthaei

cause and between

*This the plans to take pilot lessons and

will certainly

office.

in time nct as his own some visitors to try their skill

China the 03- "Chauflour,” —

Mall and attempt to determine businessina::

style and age of these works. Special.

home his

Six year-old

days a

Detruit

week

WILL THE INSECTS REMAIN HUGE ?

I DON'T KNOW. OUR ONLY HOPE IS THAT THEY'LL DIE FOR LACK OF FOOD -- THEY NEED SO MUCH~~~

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

THE PAN--

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By Ernie Bushmiller

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.this situation

calls for a

San Miguel

His search for objects for his collection was_undogging, and when he found them, he usual-

ly got them for a nominal sum, the promise of a prayer or just fair words.

Ho built up his collection at of a time when the products 19th Century neo-Gothic art were replacing

beautiful

many old statues,

of the church Yesstis, carvings and garments in German churches.

BAD WORKMANSHIP

More often than not, he found what he was looking for in the disused basements or attics the houses of country jand some of it was voluntarily

of

clergy,

Who rather

than

offered to him by priesta sold that they would give "this junk" to him throw it away or sell it cheap- ly to an art dealer.

According to popular legend, when Dean Schnuetgen lay dy- ing in 1918, # wooden cross ́ was put in his folded hands. He opened his eyes for a last time and whispered "early 19th Century, but what bad "work- manship... --China Mail Special.

Transmitters Illegal In East Berlin

Berlin, May 18, The Soviete tok) the US Army today it is illegal to operato Army automoblies equipped with two-way telephonce in' tho Soviet sector of this divided city.

Major-General O. A. Dibrova, Berlin Soviet Commandant, made the statement in rejecting Americani, protest against the detention for three hours last work of two US Army officers in the Soviet sector by, Fast Beriju Communist

police. Ge

Dibrova told Major- General Charles L. Duster Jr, the Berlin US Commandant, that East German low bone the u190 of unregistered · radio mitters--United Press.

CONFERENCE CALLED OFF

Washington, May 10, President Eisenhower, will not hold a gular wookly · Pres conference this week, it was learned today. Ho will rećeive newspapermen next Wednesday,

The Prem conference, which umially takes pince on Wedone. dayn, was cancelled today bes causo of a Cabinet meeting, b

The Cabinot usually romoka, ors Fridays, but its "ambeling brought forward this week, am several members of the redu ministration will be absent for Washington on Friday?silient

Woststrugton, Mny" 10, › Mr „Géorgi... Zarubin,– Soviet Ambassador In Washington, când on... hour's (eotiverurtion toda with. Asistant | Kinder-Bebé of sialo, Min Robert Muenky

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