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Dear Pijl

The deputy director of the Brisbane Weather Bureau, Mu W. Newman, sald recently: ↑ "Just how far the rešeneg of

atmospheries is going to help ww do not know, but we hope for valuable aid from it."

Radar System

Atmospheries slations, nt Erishan airport, at Charleville

uthern Queensland, und at Townsville on the north ccant. are being used to augment the State's radar warning system, the range of which is Imited to

150 miles.

miles

Mr Newman explained that almospheries from; up to 2,000 away including the Indian Ocean, the Great Aus- fralian Bight, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Fi-had

Warning

By

PETER

SMARK

·

atmospherics stations. been "heard" and plotted by the Meteorologists at the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at the the-clock Brisbane Bureou keep a round-

The atmospheries cause radio Impulses in alt almospherica

talion's cathode ray direction: finder. These show up as flashes of light on a screen, and by this, the direction of the atmospherics can be determined.

Of Cyclones

developed in heavy rain, and| Another weapon in the cyclone therefore

the atmospherics watch. is research lato microcisms

¦ stations might "hear"

a heavy-minute earth tremors which, rain area within the body of a scientists 510pe, may get cyclone.

prodiet cyclones as soon as they begin to ruffle the ocean.

The

Destruction wrought in the past in Queensland coastal arcşa

Queensland cyclone by cyclones which have come in warnlig syalem is caly one facel suddenly from the sca has of the development of caused an intensive drivo to meteorology in Australia, á vast build up the State's anti-cyclone | land where diverne weather defences, and six dally obnerve-patterns and rollango on primary tlons are now being made of the production make weather of the atmospherics paramount importance to the stations.

hation's prosperity.

screens at

Protective

In the

From H King Wood-

AUSTRALIA, NEWSLETTER

Sydney (By Airmail),

Com- A similar watch is being kept: Inside the Australian

at the monwealth Weather Bureau, walch en radar on the warning rereens seretas, and hope that, with the radar gallons at Brisbane air-new organisations have been nid of the atmospherics stations, port, Gladstone and Townsville, established to study and advice are continually on on rivers and catchment areas, Quecristan tera will not awaken, All stations unwarned, this year to the blast the alert and can start a round-and to help fire-fighting authori the-clock watch at a moment's ties. Other branches oro devotoi of a cyclone.

notice, when a cyclone shows to the weather services of ship- 150 miles away.

ping, aviation and, forestry. ONE of Australia's biggest gambles takes place this week world studies of with the auction of 734 nameless young horses. While tropical and arlå zone, in the

men who already know the ins activitica of the

many of them will go to World Meteorological Organisation, in

and outs of racing, there will be a lot of new owners before of the radiation studies In spite of the efforts

and other Weather Bureau, there are, technical and scientific elds, the week is ended-and they are going to find it costs them Mr Newman mail that it was however, still gaps in the State's Australian meteorologists and

arc today playing plenty. known

thunderstorms proteolive screen. These involve selentisw That caused atmospheries but it was hundreds of miles of the State's their part. not certain that cyclones did, northern coastline, and steps are

to be taken progressively to li and thunderstorms were seldom associated with cyclones. But It in these gaps, vas posible atmospheries could come from an electrical,

neld

THE OIL FEVER’

STRIKES

SWITZERLAND

SYM

By JOHN MYERS

Berne, Apr. 15: (YMPTOMS of “oil fever" are appearing in

Switzerland,

although there is still conclusive evidence that rich deposits really do lie beneath the soil of this tiny Confederation.

no

of

There is 1tle miore than (1 But a second "concorda!" FL reasonably Titl

be- possibility, present under discussion which experts judge to

tween the Cantons bu

of Berne, worth exploring Thoroughly, Lucerne and Solothurn pro- that big deposits of all ur nu- | vides for the possibility tural gas might be found. la granting concessions to foreign companies. In the Cantens con- cerned, there are partisans for and against the predominance of foreign capital.

any case, the possibly strong enough to have attracted the interest of several large foreign oll companies.

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By Air Malaya, Nidoneala, Australia, New Zealand. 3 p.nu

Hawaii, U.S.A.. Canada, a p.m.

Fenn, Korea,

Japan, 0 p.m.

p.7.

By Burface Austrália, 3 p.m.

Macao, 0p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

Laos, B

By Alr

Peking, Sted), Henkow, Kuns ming, olhown.

Thallimad, Wam.

Malaya, Indonesia, Aultcalls, New Zealand Cylon, India Pakistan, Africa, Great Britain. Eures, 1 p.m.

Fillippines, & p..

U.S.A., B. pim.

By Surface(

China, People's Republic.

m.

Netherland & Germany, 1. p.m.

Marne, 1 p.m.

Philippines, Aurawak. Not

Borneo, 2 p.m.

Malaya, Burma. 2 p.m.

Maçao, ¤ p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

X Al Thailand, Burma, India.

a.m.

Indo-China, Lous, France. 10 a.m.

Japan, Okinawa, Korea, 10 .. Forpore, 1 p.m.

GUAM, HAWAI, V.

Philippinor, Australia, New

land, a pim,

Formos. 8 p.m.

Cambodia, & p.m.

Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle

East. Afrion, Great Britain, Europe,

* Canate, & pušta -

KAWAIL a p.m.

dramatically,

by

11 With the Cantonal debates in the full swing, the Federal Govern- Swiss Confederation Italy, ment stepped into the arena France, Germany and Austria. somewhat Sporadic prospecting has been Swiss polllical standards, and carried out in Switzerland for made it clear, to all that Ba- many yours without notable tonal biterests were involved, success, but bure-holes have The Federal Government on-

nounced on February. 13 that it had circulated to all Cantonal to establish Governments the "first draf1*

that there is little or no oit, nor † af an article for insertion into has prospecting been systemas | the Federal Constitution. tically widespread.

Pervaded

Governments

The Centonal were asked to give their pinions on the draft by May 31 If there were considerable divergencies of view, the Fed- Hopes of "striking it rich" Economy would summon a con- gral Department of Public have pervaded almost all areas

ference ot the of Switzerland from the foot of the Jura mountains, across the authorities and economie central plains, to the Alps and ranisations concerned. beyond to the Southern Canton of the Ticino. It appears

its

Cantonal

or-

The text of the draft article, that insured by an existing Con- concerning

en

To south of Audrala, in the Antarctic, Australians man weather slations al Mawson, The Weather Bureau hopes to Davis and Macquarie Island, have a radar stallen operating while

aulomalie Robot at Mackay, 600 miles north of weather station is now in Brisbane, by the time the next leperation on the bleak, 130,- cyclone season starts. This wil inhabited Lewis Isial, just off 50 a year; entry fees ut racing cover the first of the blind spots. the Antarcile Continent. Mr Newman said that if A

weather cyclone made straight for These stations feed Mackay at present, the radar information to Austraila to help allions

Gladstone and celentitle sturdy and reliable, Townsville would be unable to accurate forecasting. give any precise radar informa- tion about it,

A

AL

The

years have post-war produced in Austrolla ane had race of weather men... highly- At least three cyclones Laken course straight for trained, single-minded experts, Mackay in past years and round Intent on converling masses of a greater the Queensland Coast, young scientific data inlo cyclones have a tendency to measure

prosperity reach menacing maturity etcurity for the country--China quickly.

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Mail Special.

China Mail - Entertainment Guide

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT

ROXY & BROADWAY: "A Farewell To Arms." Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones in Hemingway's great novel.

KING'S & PRINCESS: "The Bridge On The River Kwai" William Holden, Jack Hawkins and Alec Guinness in an Academy Awards winning war picture.

HOOVER & LIBERTY: "Merry Andrew." Danny

Kaye in a comedy.

STAR & METROPOLE:

un adventure.

"Ivan."

LEE & ASTOR: "Sayonara."

In love in Japan.

ORIENTAL:

Nadia Gray in

Marlon Brando falls

"Desert Rais." Richard Burton and James Mason in the African campaign. CAPITOL: "Spanish Affair." Romance in Spain. MAJESTIC: "No Down Payment," Young couples

of US-today.

RITZ: "Bombers B-52." Natalie Wood and Karl

Malden.

Audio

Pro-

to

pro-

exploitation

Concessions

Entertainm

RADIO HONGKONG

No.

ant

2, in C Minor," "ilungarian Tharody No. 1" by Liszt and "Two Norwegian Dances by Grieg: 4, Tea 4.30. Strictly Instrumental; 5.30 p.m., Evening Serenade, London | For

by Promenade Orchestra, & Tima Biel E. Collaren Corner

Lucky Etp Listen Roqueris, "Pra- ! Auntie Ray-Request prime of

200

neur

we

SILLY SEASON

10

He lo at present hard at work

Me Utzon arrived in Sydney by air and brought with him

Breaking in the animal will was

flawless. Leaving If that happens, he said, the and buliding should be completed' by cost the best part of 50 guineas that aside, however, -no one has ever heard of about four murders, 20 or so the end of 1901.

on the roads,' a "jockey pounds in the mcing game, by killed the way; preliminary checks by dead, two racing motorists in in Sydney on inal pitos with a Danish structural engineer dentists and vets will eat into hospital and a lown practically

u hurricane in who is to advise on the erection another 10 guiness; stable and wiped out by

of the rail-like shells that will training fees will be a minimum North Queensland.

make up the roof of the build. time will be anything from live

ing.

10 60

10 guinens, according whether the race is in the busi or for the Golden Slipper; train- ing track fees are a couple of gulncas a pup, and if the owner still has any cash left in his pocket. If and when his animal race, he will fork out wlas five per cent of the stake money On Easter Saturday -plus u present--to the jockey, people-avent to the Show; 50,000 and if the race is a reasonable

were at the races et Randwick; one he will also find the trainer | 10,000 went to various grades vi glancing meaningly in his diree-footbail, and it is estimated that ten. 11 the nag mishes down another 25,000 putronised various the track in the dark he will other sports- tobol of well still have to find three guineas over 300,000 people at sporting somewhere in his jeans to give events in an afternoon, to say the jockey his losing fee ride.

nothing of countless thousands Just out and at the beaches.

YEARLING

Most trainers say you dun' want to warry ahnut a few thousand a year if you intend buying a yearling.

It is interesting to note, how. ever, that we are becoming a los of people.

more baggage than a VIP. Easter, more than any other

included a model 30ft wide and fime, seems be our silly

the 121 high which will test season.

acoustics of the building.

The rest of it was made up of plans and charts of a building which, when completed, experts gree will be one of the wonders of the world.

And if sometimes

230.000

It wasn't a very happy Easter for a lot of motorists either. In the four days of the holiday traffic police booked some 3,000 of them-main offence being for speeding.

it

Scorps

that we are getting nowhere, 11 is heartening to see the speed with which the wharves on the pposite side of the Quay have been ripped down.

DISMANTLE

given

Private enterprise was 10 weeks in which to dismantle terally hundreds of feet of wharf to make way for a wont- No wonder Government trans- der terminal that will accom- port is having an uphill battle modate the 40,000 tonnors of the to make ends meet. A visitor & O and Orient liners which The chances of pleking up a

Be rsonable took his two sons to the show will good animat figure?

by taxi-door to door service at Australia run in 1900.

Liners of these companies There was a Alle horse called a coat of 3/2. They came home "Flight" skinny te thing by tram-cost 3/8 and by no present go under the bridge to that went for 06 guineas come means comfortable or door-to-berth, but the new ships now building will be for too big for years uge. She won £30,627 door.

AL

on

the England-

at

and became the champion win- A new one was thrown up at this and so Circular Quay will ning mare of her time. Phar the breweries this week whee gain take on a shipping face-

the lift. Lap was worth only 160 guineasa NSW shire suggested to

Association Private enterprise looks Ilko In the sale ring but won a place Local Government

be tearing down these wharves in should In the horses' hall of fame and that the breweries £88,730 In

to remove emply six weeks-act 10. stakes. Pool old compelled

of There are

aigns that VALUO Windbag found a buyer at 140 beer bottles from the sides

Melbourne 18 starting to get guineas cod won the Melbourne ronds.

The Council says that "thou-

Tho ideas about being a elty. Cup and 17 other races, while

beer bottles Victorian Government has New Zealanders will remember sands" or empty

up VIP committee to recom- a wretched looking thing that litter the sides of the roads,

after a weekend, mend the best route for an brought 758, wna later nomod particularly Tullock and a month or so ago and-all-aro embossed that they underground railway-Rome the owner sacered at an offer are of £150,000.

Last year 4,000 guincas changed hands for a ne look- ing animal-now-called High Missel.. Its best performance to date is n diotent eighth at a bush meeting.

That's racing!

at these sales a re- Already cord 7,100 guineas has been paid for a colt by newspaper owner Frank Packer and it is a rafe bet

the properly

brewery.

...

of

OPERA HOUSE

Bet

something that Sydney has had vinco 1933-even if a planned section of the castern suburbs roule will not be finished for on- other 2,000 years at the present rate of progress.

The Department of Local Coverment is to be asked if the brewery can be made clean up the litter, although no one has suggested how it can be done.

It is doubtful it its warmest ever believed that admirers television in this country would catch on the way it has not when it Is rentembered that there is nothing left of £300 by

Designer of Sydney's proposed the time the set is installed and that there are lots of people Opera House, Danish Joern the licence purchased. If it is ready to try their luck at this Ulzon, says all will be ready to TP jobs meat of them org horse, lottery.

make a start on the £3,500,000then the bill is getting around the £400 mark what with in- Probably the best part of building next March, it Anance

terest and incidental charges. Exater was the weather, which is in hand.

CAN NOVOCAINE

BE USED AS A

REJUVENATOR?

...

-Athens, Apr. 15.

TELEVISION

According to

n survey this month, there has been a terriüc demand for acts and many traders are living from a hand to mouth basis. Official Agures are that 24,000 acts were

pro duced in October; 20,000° In November: 10,000 in December and 13,000 in January.

Since February, helped by the | Royal Visit which all TV people did splendidly) the sales have been on the up and up and the trade says the last three monilis

A QUESTION interesting the Greek public at have averaged 30.000 sets.

It may not be long before these stitutional clause hopes are put to the test in hydro-electric resources, ezmest. But in Switzerland, a vithed that the Federal Gover in all matters likely to affectent must give its consent large areas of the country, un- concessions granted by the told complications lie between Cantons, It provided that theory and practice.

Federni Government must On the map, the speck which supervise all aspects of is Switzerland

looks perfectly specting for and

of oil deposits. compact. In reality, it is com- posed of 25 semi-mutonomous Cantons animated by a keen

sented by Margherita; Loder favourite songs for xil ages 5.39. spirit of rivalry and a common

sung by Kathleen Ferrior (catalio) Requests, presented by Nick Kendall; desire to limit Federal author-

and Gerard Boutay (baritone) with 4, Melachrino Musicale; 0.22, Binh- plado accompaniment: 7.30, The day Balibag: 6.30, Diek Jurgena Ity to the mininum compatible Each with national necessity.

In certain cases, such as the Budget. A talk by Right Iron Doric Show featuring vocalists Al Galants

Heathcota-Amory

and Ray Mcintosh; 7, Penontilly Cantonal Government enjoys fallure of Cantons to reach Government: 2.45, Dad of H.5. Parade Tere Brower: 7.10, Henry the right to diret

themselves Royal Artillery, conducted by Lt. Jerome Show; 7.30, Billy May and amone own agreement

cof. Owen Geary 100, Weather orehro: s Time Simal and the 744, Story Or Jena domestic affairs, and therefore or the discovery of a deposit Report: . The Skenals, cho News: Alago has jurisdiction over ony oll underlying the national frontier, 814, Comentary: 85, First Hearing News: dis, Weather Forecast, An- and Interlude: 8.10, nouncementa deposits which might be found the Federal Government would presented by Ronald Decent; 8.40

have the right to grant con- Wagner Chorale. Songs of 200s in Papier Music, presented by

A Time Dignal, Nick Kendall; 130, on its territory.

Mund Show. cessions.

Wednesday

Double Bull featuring latest best-wolters; The

present is: Can novocaine injections make old! AL the end of February Concessions for: prospecting,

Hongkong Stags Cilib prosent "No Trouper-Story of Pantomime

200,412 licences had boch issued The Federal hitherto supported by Insuḥl-

Government Smoking" by Charter Hatton, mis Dange, by Jeffrey Segal, starring

people younger?

and for the first time NSW had train, Gil Crown! Oscar David for 10 Bury and songs...

takken the lead over Victoria-ihe Eva, Daphne Moat; fetchard Whiting ment, have been granted so far the Constitution should be im- das

Wide publicity Was given Following doubts on the valueerty two States with the servico on a somewhat haphazard basis, plemented by a law covering, Kitto Lake; Guard, Michael Hanex Stand-Stan Kenton and orchestra,

and Kitty White 11. Data Wah some months 070

to reporter of the tregiment expressed by ans yet. Radio Hongkong Actors Studio pres by various Canions acting indo- among other points, the "care-

Beller, based on story by Sir Arthur Hay Norman Luboff Ches, and, novocaine by a Runnian woman Health Council, an organ of the tie change in the shape of the sot "The New Catacomb," by R... Dreamland-Nat King Cole, Doris

experimenta with number of doctors, the Supreme rejuvenation

There has also been a drama- pendently. But the same spirit ful examination" to be given to

con-man Doyle produced by Tim Harry James and archoeira; of Centonal independnce, which the question of granting

Kennedy

John Vauran Manroe and orchestra: 12, doctor, Dr Anna Aslari. Thou- | Greek Government, hos Brinton Court: is manifested

now market. "A year ago two brandis companies on all occasions cessions to foreign

Fizio: Destilay, Michael Iaines) Midnight, Closs Down,

sands of patients requested stated: "There is danger to dominated and it seemed use- towards

necessity of safe- Mary, Theim Stuart: 9.58 Weather the Federal Govern- and the

their doctors to try the treat- public health because recopulsed less for anyone else to try to on deport; 10, The Signal The News ment in Berne, hay also kept guarding national interests

and one News From Britain;

n:ent. Press reports claimed methods of therapу of serious odgo In. Now soven mana- 10.15. Fancy Fren", Ballet skulle

novocaine could cure practically illnesses are being omitted and tacturers are as near as possible the bin-thlernational all com a basis of first priority.

13. (Leonard (pitulis at arm's létigih.

Columbia Following the unal proct Symphony Orchestre conducted by

all symptoms of old age; from replaced with novocaine treat- to dividing the market--with arthritis to baldness.

ment. The prolonged use of the restall that the advertising dure, consultations would re- the Composer, Interlude: 10.40, Guy

The Athens Medical Associa- this medicine can possibly cause boys are rubbing their hands tion commented last January; damage to the organism, to an briskly as they think of, now The Association Counell does extent of which we are still not adjectiver. to describe their not take

wires, K, a negative stand on aware." treatment with novocaine be Meanwhile, following unukuni Worthy of noto is the fact all, overseaE visitors, cause it is without danger, it is demand, rievotalno ba become that cheap and is being, supplied nonres in chemists' shops—even whether exports or not, pralso widely li Athem by many for treatment uncunected with the quality of the Australia doctors · It has a beneficial | rejuvenation. And it da⋅ now) pleture and my It TenYou for desc pak | effect, on · biologically declining being handed out 'only on') that produced in botts UB and organiems, but it is not a short doctors prescriptions China | Deltała with which we besetáky

·terzi treatment.”

cleat capital and modern equip- I stated also that a now article in dood by Pal Egon. Cast: Mass in the Wilfred "Pickles I Don

came

1030. One-Nijckt!

TELEVISION

5 pm

"Car. Children's Hour. A Arst step towards reducing guventually in the Federal Lombardo and his Royal Canadians toons 8.12. Uncle David Presents: the "anarchy" in matters afttot-

11 m Blory of Twirlynoen Mouse: 3, of Kit Carson; 0, Close ing possible all deposits

Government rubraltting a draft Sumalather Newered), 11:18.

Signal

Hitchcock for turbi (piano), Mozart Bonnin No. 11) Do 30. Altrod

for Death lust year when the Cantons of to the Federal Parliament

As in all questions in A Major, 15, 311: 11.30. Clow Prmenia: hopping

Robert Harris and John Gruzien.' Down Zurich, Argau, Thurgau and Starpreval

(A Report); # Dangerous affecting the Constitution, the

Argus Gut signed a "concorda!”. 10

Story," ment: The Bodyguard Brian Donlevy Jaman Flavin and pool their resources and efforts, all-malo ploctorate would then

Laura Mason! $30, "Life of Riley": Tila agreement, which has not have to give Dual approval in

n referendum:

1. News: World and Colony resulted in any, noteworthy de-

Events 10, Magic how pres by Wong King Fun: 930, Tikm ** Thị Hoads" "Naley," 15WDBy And Word. 10, Now

Bepors

..

REDIFFUSION

velopments so for, provided The principal retaining tpm.. Variety Calle sko Tune, that Swiss capital would have point · ez: interest is to know featuring Johnny Demand,

interest in the whether there are any oil der

postem China Mail Special.

a pontrolling operations.

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Plano

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