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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY..... 8, 1957.

Berliners Restoring Britain's Atomic 'Hermes'

Brandenburg Gate

EAST.WEST COOPERATE

Berlin, Feb. 7.

Restoration of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's best known landmark, on the East-West sector border, is going ahead slowly after four- months of discussion between the two Berlin administrations over who is to have the honour of contributing most of the work.

East Berlin stone masons are, Willy Brandt, the president of

to the repairing the damage done

West Borin elty parlin- halt

the stonework, while West Berlinment, called a temporary copper smiths are reproducing to "echnical contacts."

In

to

the Quadrigo, Д four-horse Now, however, something like chariot driven by the goddess race has started between the Anish of victory, which crowned the two administrations

150 year their contributions to the gale for more than before it was shattered by astoration of the Gate. This has Russian shell during the last brought amused comments from phases of World War IL

many Berliners, who remark The_Brandenburg Gate, flying that this is one of the rare oe-. the Red

hog which Soviet

casions where rivalry between soldiers halsted 1045. bbs been one

East and West promises quicker of Berlin's shabbiest | results than might have been public monuments for the past achieved through harmony, 12 years. It has been the scene of many a border incident. The Red flag was the first Commun- Ist symbol to be pulled down by angry anti-Communist workers on June 17, 1953. But it was hoisted again immediately Soviet tanka had restored order.

if not pregald a booking tes during the revolt of 80 conia is charged.

POSITIONS VACANT

COMMERCIAL

ACCOUNTANCY

DOOK-KERYING,

Police Stand Guard

Police of East and West Berlin stand gunnel at a respectful dis- tance from each other on both

Company Secretarynatı, Coating. An "intehalve Metnud" Courma (or award of Diploma As Associate or FELOW! whii assist you to highof malum mod beter mulaty. Interesting aides, while traffic squeezes its

Skilled Labour

West Berlin announced early in Jamiry this year that 250,000 £20,000 (more Whan marks sterling) had been set aside for the Quadriga, Including the two-

thick copper millimetre

plate from which it la to be made, transport and sicilled labour. Within a week of this nouncemein, Fast Berlin work- ers erected a scaffolding around the Gate and set to work cut- ting out the damaged parts.

I

spare-lizne Portal Study will expert | way between the six classical | Later, they will use sandstone titors; Guaranteed Courses for columns which stride the road

Lendur

Khmender of ComeBZTVO,

For Fre Bookint Loudon School of Accountancy, 07. Mionmouth street, London, W.C.2. H.D.A.. institure it Comanerce, etc.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

to form the Gale. write maIVE:

Last September, Dr 0110 the West Berlin mayor, Suhr, received one of his very rare his Communist op- letters from

in East Berlin, posite number

Ebert, Herr Friedrich

asking him for the loan of the plaster- of-parus

the Quadriga. cast of with a view to restoring 1.

A search through the many replicas of art treasures kept in

in the dusty store room of West Berlin museum

axer- tained the whereabouts of the Birt the West Quadriga cast. Berlin authorities refused to

it over to East Berlin wanted

to have the West re-made In

CORPORATION

Ordinary Yearly General Meeting

IS

that the

gypsum

3

hand NOTICE

HEREBY

They GIVEN

Ordinary Quadriga Yearly General Meeting of Berlin, the Shareholders of the Cor- So a plenipotentiary was sent poration will be held at the to East Berlin with Dr Suhr's reply offering to place a contract Head Ofice of the Corpora- in West Berlin and have the tion, 1, Queen's Road Central finished object mounted on the Hong Kong, on Friday, the Gate after Fast Berlin had re- 16th day of March, 1967, at stored the stonework. Noom for the purpose of re- ceiving and considering the reports of the Directors and of the Auditors and the Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet for the year ended 81st December, 1966, and for thetical hay election of Directors and the appointment of Auditors.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation

Accusation

This arrangement did not ap peal to the Communists, how- ever, and they promptly accused Dr Suhr of trying to make "po- out of zri and

history.

During the upheaval in Hum- gary, early in November, Herr

will be closed from Friday, H-Bomb Victim's

the 1st day of March to Friday, the 16th day of March, 1957, (both daya inclusive) during which

period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board,

Widow Can

Get US Visa

Washington, Feb. 7. Officials said today that the

MICHAEL W. TURNER,State Department has no objec-

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong,

11th January, 1957.

tion to the granting of an Ameri- en via to Mrs Suzu Kuboyama, widow of a Japanese fisherman who died as

as a result of illness suffered when he was dusted with radioactive material from a United States H-bomb.

Officials said that the actual decision on whether to ftant BUNDAY POST-HERALD | the visa is up to the US Con- for commercial gulate to which Mrs Kuboyama the State De- be applied since

partment has expressed no op- position to the application

TË ADVERTISERS

Прасе

Advertising

should booked not Inter acon on Wednesdays.

than

Mrs Kuboyama's late husband, For the SOUTH CHINA Alkichi Kuboyama, died of ills MORNING POST and the attributed to radioactive dust CHINA MAIL, 48 hours which sprayed the Japanese before date of publication fishing vessel Fortunate Dragon in the wako of an American Special Announcements

H-bomb test in the Pacific, and Classified Advertion March 1, 1954-United Presa.

ments as usual.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

INDIA/PAKISTAN FAR EAST EXPRESS SERVICE

INCREASE IN PASSAGE FARES

Lloyd Triestino announce that beginning with the voyage of, m.v. "VICTORIA", now departing Hong Kong 24th March, 1957, passage fares will be increased as follows:

First Claas

Tourist Class

by 10%

7%

of the fares applicable for passage through the Suez Canal. The original 20% surcharge will still be applied for passages via the Cape.

This, increase" applies to both transoceanic. and interport passagos.

For further details apply to:-, DODWELL'S PASSENGER OFFICE, 16, Chater Road, Hong Kong. Tel Nos. 82396, 21118 & 28021.

from Pirno, In Saxony to re- model the surface.

The Brandenburg Gate wan built in 1788 by C.G. Langhans, an architect employed by the Prussian kings, in the style of the Propylaca at Athens.

Brought Back

Wus

The copper Quadrigo the work of Gottfried Schadow, famous sculptor of that time. It was put in position on the bul top of the Gate in 1793, was taken to Paris by Napoleon as a victory trophy in 1807.

The Prussians regained it after and Napoleon's defen in 1815

to Berlin.- brought it back China Mall Speelal.

Britabi's "Hermen" (Heavy- Element Radioactive Material Electron-magnetle Separator) began operation this month. It is intended for the separa- of tion of radioactive isotopes such materials

as plutonium in milligram range quantities for nuclear precision

measure- The ments

apparatus,

tus, which in enclosed in a sealed room and operated from a nearby control room, is the most com- plex in Western Europe, Ple- fure top gives a view of the machine from the control desk: picture bottom shows the col- lector end of the machine, looking out from the active room toward the control desk. -Express Photo.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

YOU ARE THE REAL AGENT--WITH THE REAL PLANS?

I THOUGHT--

~THAT I

WAS AN

ENEMY? SORRY! COULDN'T TELL YOU,

FERDINAND

NANCY

YOU HAPPENED TO TAKE/ THE SAME TRAIN I WAS, ON. AFTER THAT

IT WAS TOO

LATE TO

CHANGE.

WHAT I'M WONDERING IS--

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JOHNNY HAZARD

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ÁS SNAP IS TAKEN DOWNSTAIRS TO THE CAR HE LEAVES UNNOTICED A MESSAGE SCRAWLED IN THE DUST ON THE FLOOR/

French Scientific Research Plan

Paris, Feb. 7.

spend A five-year plan to 10,000 million franes a year in stepping up France's selentinė research will be put before the French Government soon, it was learned here today.

The plan was drawn up by the Upper Courcil for Selentle Research, a State advisory body.

An official of the Council sald the plan calls for recruiting more research workers, paying them more money and building ΜΟΤΟ research centres China Mail Special,

YOU BROUGHT THE REAL PLANS--I HAP THE FAKES. BUT I'M DYING OF CURIOSITY. WHAT ARE

THE PLANS FOR?

AND SECONDS. LATER THE LIMOUSINE PULUS | AWAY FROM THE HOUAR, BOUND FOR A PATE

OF DEATH AT THE ULNA JER

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY (

Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Action, Great Iritain Europe, d p.ra.

Philippines, Australia, New Zea

land. 1 p.m.

Canada, 0 p.m.

Japan, 6 pm.

Bra

Formoss, U.S.A.. 6 p.m.

Dy Surface" Malaya, P. Kaht Africs, B. Atries,

ON. & B. Rhodesia, Nyama- Barquen) Parcela via L land, Argentine. Parcel, direct, a p

Macao, a p.m.

BATURDAY, FEBRUARY » By Air Peking, Shanghai, Hankow, Kun- ming, 7 a.m.

1956 WAS A YEAR OF

SOLID MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENT

IN US

New York, Feb. 7.

The year 1956 will go down in United States medical history as one rather of solid achievements crowning years of dogged research than of spectacular and unexpected discoveries.

Im-

The most written and talked- | perimps even permanent about new drug of the year was munity against poliomyelitis, "Relomain", introduced after reached the clinical testing stage thirty

years of research by chering 1956. In the few humän scores of scientists. Tho third patients to whom It has been female hormone to be discover- | administered so far, the vaccine ed, this drug exerts a relaxing is reported to have provided affect on connective tissue, and active immunity without fl1 is being used to prevent pro- } effects.

| mature births and reduce the

hazards and pain of dimcult APPLIED TO CANCER

Thatland Malaya, N. Bar, Inbour. donasia, Australia, New Zealand & Ceylon, 10 ALMA,

Philippines, 1g.m.

Thailand, India,

Africa, Great Britain

6 p.m.

Mickilo

East.

Europe,

Malara, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, 4 p.m.

Indo-China, France, 0 p.m.

Formbora, Japan, Okinawa, Korea,

6 p.m...

Howall, U.S.A.. Conade, û p.m.

By Burlaco

Cuina, People's Republic, 7. Formosa, a.m. Indonesia, Noon. Macao, 1 p.m.

Indo Chios, 2 p.m.

Aden, 2 p.m.

N. Domeb, 4 p.m. Thailand,..

India, Pakirion Iraq (P. Indts, Parcels via Karsohl), 4 p.m.

Philippines, Caylon, 8 p.m. China, People's Republic, 6 pām. Macao 5 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 By Alt

Philippines, 2 p.m.

Butma. India, Pakistan. Middle East, Africa, Great Britala, Europe,

é p.m.

Japan, $ p.m.

Hawaii, U.S.A.. Canada, & p.m. Formosa, U p.m.

By Surface Macao. 1 p.m.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11

By Burface China, People's Republic, 7 a.m. Malaya, Br East Afries, P. Eaat Africa, S. Africa (N. & S. Rhodes LA. Nyasaland, Parcels via 1.. Marques), 10 a.m.

Масло, 1 р.т.

Vormosa, Korea, 2 p.m.. Indonesia, 4 p.m. North Borneo, 4 p.m. Macao 6 p.m.

Hospital trials suggest that the

Scientists believe, however, that the vaccine, which is ad- drug can control premature

ministered orally, labour in seven out of ten much wider trials before it can will require It is estimated that 200,000 in-

fants die from this cause alone be put into general use. Mean- in the United States each year W while the number of cases of and that this drug could mean poliomyelitis in the United

Slates fell from 38,000 the difference between life and

In 1953 to an estimated death for as many as

140,000 United States

10,000 in 1936. Public Health infants each year.

officials attribute this deeling to Salk "dead virus” vaccino_in- jeet lor

Vaccino

TISSUE DISEASE

A late report also shows that

research Kas also the drug is being used success applied to cancer. The Ameri- can Cancer Society announced fully to control scleroderma, an incurable and crippling connee that the biggest advance in tive flæsue disenso. Because of cancer research in 1950 was the its effects on connective tissue, shift in emphasis to the study of'

resistance to some scientists believe that the natural drug may also be helpful in Scientists hope to find infections neoing menstrual perlods of which will cure, rather than Research in pain.

prevent, cancer,

cancer.

The long search for a med!-1936 produced chemicals which cine which can be talcen orally increase the power of X-rays to to control diabetes has come a destroy cancerous tuNOUTS,

In the aid of heart disease, step nearer to success. Clinical

called the greatest advances were triala with a chemical

be taken surgical orinase, which can

Heart-hmg

orally, showed the agent to be

in

techaqchines

deve-

year, such as

as effective as insulin injections loped during the

for

FICATE

and lungs ther 30 minutes while

in some mild cases. But the new an inexpensive device invented does not work or all at the University of Minnesota, drug patients, and has certain draw- have made it possible to by backs which research scientists pass the hope can be overcome. The drug more is a sulla derivative developed in Germany and appears to to pro- stimulate the pancreas duce more invitlis.

Another long sought medical Germany, goal, a safe "live virus" vaccine

which will give long term

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 By Burfac China, People's Republic, 7 am. Ceylon, Noon. Macao, Malays (Netherland, Parcels direct), 1 p.m.

Macao. 6 p.m.

13.m.

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

HMM- | WAS AFRAID OF THAT. GUESS I'LL, NEVER KNOW.

NEXT

SECRET

NEW ADVENTURE

By MIL

By Ernie Bushmiller

ONE WAY

***ERNIS

By Frank Robbing

WHER MINUTES LATER..........

(AT LEAST MR. JARAK IS SAFELY

CH HIS WAY TO THE AN EVEN IP DAP 13 STILL IN BANGER IT'S THAT HOUSE

THERE {

There's More than Magic in

CADBURY'S

It is Perfection

Cod Hortape MANY MILK

Couldn't be fresher!

Libby's

try

PLAS

FROZEN PEAS TODAY

ROWNTREES

A TEA TIME TREAT

„this situation calls for a

San Miguel

or

life-saving surgery is performed on a "dried out” heart. By al- most draining the heart of blood, surgeons have been able to perform operations which were previously considered impossible. tuber- Another great killer, culosis, took fewer lives in the United States in 1956 than ever before. But the disease remains tremendous problem, particu- larly among akter people. The | National Tuberculosis Associa

tion reports

there were 80,000 new active cases in 1958, a high percentage of them being the age of 60. Nevertheless, scientists estirnate

a

patients

OVE

that the drugs and new methods of treatment developed in recent years make the chances of survival 100 times greater than they were 30 years ago.

30 PER CENT

A milestone was reached in the often-discouraging quest for a solution to the Number One health problem in the United States, mental illness, which Alls haf

of all hospital beds. Tulane University scientists an- nounced the discovery of a chemical In the blood of schizophrenic patients which in- duced symptoms of schizophrenin in normal volunteers. Some

chemical

authorities belleve that this chemical discovery

tho

от

may point do way to a means of prevent- ing or curring mental illness.

Meanwhile, the "tranquilliser" vogue

in the United States

has

an

reached the point where estimated 30 per cent of all prescriptions Alled in 1956 were for these drugs.

A report mite at the Ameri- Veterinary Medical Asso-

can

ciation meeting also indicated that tranquillisers may find wide application in the treatment of frightened or vicious animals. Paxital, a new "tranquiliser", developed especially for animal use, and reserpine, have already been used successfully on dogs.

FIRST TIME

The great improvement in the health of the people of the United States is probably best demonstrated by the duct that for the first time in the country's history, expectancy of life has reached the Biblical "three score years and ten". The exact period, 70.3 years, represents an increase of ten years since 1935 and is now double what 'It was 00 years ago-China Mail Special.

THAI RAIL CRASH

Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 7. The Maluyon Railways anid to- night a mishap" on the That State Railways had disrupted rail', services between: Malaya and Thailand.

An

oficial

statement

nounced the cancellation of two International express trains this weck. The elaborate.

statement did not

the "mishap” which has been reported here as a collision involving the Bangkośc Bound: Informational

and

a goods train, wi

2. Prosa zreportă” horg/auld, work had begun to clear the lines · It

Vlong, would swottom,