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CHINA MAIL

No. 37247:

Established 1845

MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1959.

Price 20 Cents

RUSSIAN SUPER SPACE ROCKET GOES INTO ORBIT AROUND SUN

Fly to

79

lands the world around.

TAN

Of The NOW SILENCE FROM SPACE

Day

A PLACE IN

THE SUN

THER

must demoralising Russia's alis

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Lucket Announcements that they are always Best

las sensations, Not only dues Soviet science seem te make considerable advances with every fresh disclosure but always they appear to Juve made them with 35 prior failures. What even more demorali ng that they

invariably fallowed by the depressing reactions in thes West. This, white Rasa's rocket hurtles

The pant noon at more this 20,000 mpli to become a planet of the sun, the Americans talk disconsolately about being President year behind Eisenhower gamely sends his congratulations,

But what is the truth? Cer-]

the Russians have

Tracking Cooper Turns Pro

Stations

Lose

Contact

Russia's

London, Jan. 5.

super space rocket went into

orbit silent

around

the Sun as Tass re

that ported

Soviet tracking stations had lost contact with the, rocket because of the earth's rotation.

}

The rocket will complete

its first revolution of! the Sun in March 1960, and U.S. scientists Russian said the rocket will eventually return to earth in

tainly scured

hundreds time.

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spectacular America's talking; rocket Atlas satellite and even ila

A 3

of

years

Hongkong me the

was 318,000 indies from

the earth and 147.000 miles from

lunar probes are small fry the non,

Tass reported.

The

by the side of the Soviet rocket passed the marest point space vehicle. Glve the the moon of its trajectory at Russians their due they are

10.50

The

undoubtedly ahead. But, yesterday,

nur grapes aside, let's look at their feat in perspective Their not

Hongkong

Lib.c

vera

US calculations based on Soviet-announcernents indicating that the 3,200-pound lunar vehicle will go into en many times elitteni orbit around the Sum they have tried--and un-king 13 months to complete doubtedly failed 10 on orbif

announcement tell how

NUCCESS they

achieve the Are boasting today.

Notorious Lie

Several Years

ASHLEY COOPER Pro Fur US$104,000

Ingrid May

Be Charged

With Bigamy

Rome, Jan. 4.

For Three Years

Sydney, Jan. 6. Ashley Cooper. Australia's Davis Cup star and the world's first ranking tennis player,

amateur

announced today that he has agreed to turn pro- }

GIRLS A Wet And Happy

FURIOUS

OVER

B.E.A.

ORDER

London, Jan. 4. Seven hundred air girls are furious over an order from Lord Douglas of Kirtle- European side, British

Airways Chairman, to cut

off three inches

their calf-length skirts.

The order went out at Lon-

fessional under a three- oon airport after Lady Douglas

By

year contract totalling frequent ir US$104,000.

Choper thus joined

his

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Davis Cup teammate, Mul Anderson, member of Jack Kramer's professional troupe. Cooper, the 1038 Wimbledon, United States National

ant Australian National Champion, wus married

Mise to former Helen Australia,

Wood, on January 2 as sumie 5,000 tennis fanatics swarmed about the church.

Smoothest

truveller

aro

her husband 10ld

that she thought the dresses and skirts worn by hostesses; receptionists and clerks were "grotesque." Mast of the nir girls determined to ignore the order to keep up with Parks fashions. But a few. have already got busy with their scissors.

Ridiculous

be

AS

One hostess said: "Let's It's ridiculous to honest. sume that we all have Monroe figures and nice legs. We are all shapes and sizes. A short skirt would make some of 136 100lish."

Lady Douglas said she only One of the smoothest players made e agreed but I wouldn't the suggestion to her hus-

ever to come

Woo

Hopman.

out of Australia,

band.

the 22-year-old. Cooper originare te preeting in my husband's "business" they said. "I do think ally planned to be a doctor but

some of the girls wear their το persuaded to stick to

droses much too long. They look amateur tennis by the Austra- ilan Davis Cup coplab Harry rolesque make me wince.

He quickly Jumped have shortened my skirts and i into the International spotlight like the new length."Kouter. Legal experts in Rome said in 1909 by beating both Low Today that film star Ingrid | itoad and Ken Rosewall, AuS-- Bergman would probably tralia's ranking stars, within a

span of 10 days. be charged with bigamy. A favourite of Hopman. Miss Couper is described by tennis

Pro-

Mikoyan Goes On

New Year

CLAIME

New Year's Eve-revellers in London's Trafalgar Square have fun in the fountains watched by a policeman. Four policemen lost their helmets in Trafalgar Square during the revels-Express Photo,

RUSSIANS USING

A Cook's 'LADIES IN WAITING'

D Homer Joseph Stewart, a log consultant the U.S. Na- inal Aeronautics and Space Agency, said that alter several They said that before

experts as having "on excellent Bargian's marriage with sek. the rocket's position 116

good ground strokes, would not br ducer Roberto Rosellini

could service

ideal speed and the

tempera HE Russians have also spice probakaly

would have 10 Told at least one notorious.

be annulled, it kaway wildelas mally millions of

compet) - But he sold It was be proven that at the same me tent for tournament

tion." lid.

When Professor mathematically certain that the

marriage to him she was of that

The Don of a Melbourne Lovell, Director of Britain's | rockel would enter the uimo-

still the wife of Dr Peter Lind-

headmaster,

Cooper WILS 11zL strom, her first husband. giant radio telescope at sphere eventually.

honour student in school. However, if the court

refather wanted Jodrell Bank, was in Russia

him in any orbit, Dr Stewart said,

continue cognises her marriage to Ros-81 a sutrilite vehicle must alway:

wu become

doctor @ recently he was told they

vellini valid, eventually to the poin

she is still had no intention of attempt. | return

legally married to the Italian Cooper asked that he be given ing a moon rocket. Re. and distance from which it was

launched.

producer, and her latest marri-two years to attempt to become

an internationally-ranked player! Soviet. that

Jodrelt member

the

When it does, he said, it will ge to producer Lars Schmidt,

a feat he accomplished over- Bank telescope was at one

Cause a briliant flush

therefore makes her subject to a night. the time last year the only

charge bigamy, Instrument in the Westerny. But Bere probably will be castinguishing this

1:0

way

ot

Dr Stewart

S

They compared Miss man's situation with

Berg- that ot

world capable of tracking a from the arrival of any large star Sophia Loren and pro-

Could it be meteorite. *pace rocket.

ducer Carle Ponil, who are to that the Russians did not

said only dust

disintegration be charged with bigamy, it was want hint to sput their from the robota

yesterday.-France- preliminary tests, and their was likely to reach the surface announced

Presse. failures? What other of tho earth Reuter and U.P.I

reason did they have for

decelving Professor Lovell,

except additionally to put Antarctica Crash

the Americans off guard?

The

Gives Birth At 60 MPH

McMurdo Sound, Antarctica,

Jan 4. fact that the latest

Two U.S. Navy men were

Lyons, Jan. 4. announcement by Moscow killed and three others serious- A woman gave birib to makes au mention of by injured today when their baby in an ambulance speeding failures does not greatly at airplane crashed while her al about 00 mph to detract from their splendid taking off from Antarcten's Lyon's malemity hospital. Achievement but only a toolenly land runway-UP.I. China Mall Special,

сап bolleve that Soviet

Acience is an infallible and as consistently brilliant an

Moscow Radio suggests it IA. The trouble in that thore Bre milliona of!

Louey May Return

gullible people in the world To Work This Week

who

will believe all that

the Rusalans want them to believe,

The essence

of the Soviet Buccess is this: they can conduct their tenta in totalitarian Aecrecy, The Americans cannot. Nor is

and A free

competitive Press "to blame" for pro- viding the vivid contrasts of American failures or half KUTEÒRBON

which make Rússia's efforts so terribly demoralising. Twentieth century democracy has produced # people from whom no secrets may be hid-save thons vital to national security. Unless this is to change, we have to learn to be inured to shocks and hardened by our failurer for it in čiaur ly an dye where many more adverne, fonuations :are in atory fee ús,

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

Mr William 8. T. Louey, general-manager of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., who was shot and wounded on Decem- ber 22, is recovering quickly and expects to return to work later this week,

Top Heights

but

Cooper reached the Lup heights of his career in July and September of 1950 when he won the Wimbledon men's singles

and added the U.S. National title at Forest Hills, New York

Tour

Washington, Jan. 4.

Deputy

Premier, Anastas Mikoyan, began

a two-week unofficial visit to the United States by watching American In mechanical gadgets rapt fascination and then taking a

of Cook's tour this capital of tourism. The black-moustached Rus- sian leader, also took me out

FOR

ESPIONAGE

Washington, Jan, 4.

The Russians have obtained a considerable amount

Australia Wins

By Eight

Wickets

Melbourne, Jan. 5. Australia, nine for one wic- ket at the close of play on Saturday, lost another wicket in hitting off the necessary 30 runs in 65 minutes this morning to win the Second Teat Match by eight wickets and three runs and be two tip in the. five-match series in their bid to re- gain the Ashes from England.

Australia won the Arst Test at Brisbane also by eight wickets. - Jim Burke, not out two on Saturday, made the winning hit by sending Louder to the tapes when Australia, requiring 30 for victory, were 38 for two

Surrey Spinner

Jim Laker, the Surrey spinner, claimed the second Australiani wicket before the match ended.

Bri Statham and Peter Loader each opened with A maiden, as play started today, in very warin and humid weather and on what was described sa a perfect batting wicket.

Ia

no hurry the batsmexa advanced the Bore in singles and twos and took half an hour to add 16 rutas,

Two Down

Laker took over after three over by Statham and with his Afth ball enticed Grout out of his crease and -Evans did the necessary for Australia to be two down for 20,

The Australian wicketkeeper made 12.

&

At the other end Tony Lock. replacing Loader, bowled maiden with five folders - ON

the leg side.

Laker followed with another ma'den, with Harvey finding it dih.cult to get the ball through the Beld, but the batsman open- ed his account with a single in Lock's next over after surviving an appeal for leg before.

Harvey took four runs oft Lock's third over but It was left to Burke to make the winning bit.

Scoreboard

England 259 and 87 Austrails-308 and 42 for two,

Australia's 2nd Innings

C. McDonald, lbw b Stat-

ham

J. Burke, not out

6

18

W.

Grout, st. Evens b. Loker

N. Harvey, not out ...

Total for two wickets..

Fall of wickets: 1/6, 2/26.

Bowling

OMR 6 1 11

W

5

1 13

4

3.1 1 11

of vital intelligence information by the use of sex as a weapon against Western representa- Statham

In Communist countries, Loader tives stationed according to a report issued today by the Lock House of Representatives Committee on un- The next, third, Test match American activities.

The report disclosed this in a! section called "Ladica

in

10

The Committee added that the

Cooper, Arst seeded at in chase a squirrel up a tree, Wimbledon, won the crown by inspect the Washington Monu-waiting." downing fellow countryman ment, visit an art gallery and Neale Fraver. He bent Anderson, nad out how a parking meter importance of Soviet espionage 6-2,

3-6 4-0, 10-8, B-6, in the works. US. Nationals.

be underestimated. It said the

next strolled virtually in the United States should not A Cooper helped Australia unnoticed into the heart of the Russians recruited. spies here

retain possession of the Davis Washington shopping area. Cup in 1957 by beating Vic Seixas of Philadelphia in hks opening singles round.-U.P.L.

Dag Leaves

DR ZHIVAGO

and abroad by blackmail, threats against rolatives in At one point, he gazed into Communist countries, by window. of 4 bookshop, "frame-ups" and by the use of

the

emblazoned in red letters above sex, his

head was

#

Big: xx "The facts brought out in this Zhivago, the Pulizer-prize report," the Committes raid, winnang novel by Boris Pastonak make it crystal clear that Amman, Jan. 4. They also stopped at the Cor-

Communist embasaios, con- Art Gallery. Mikoyan, Dag

Hammarskjold, ceran Nationa

Becretary wearing old fashioned old sulates, U.N. delegations, trade General, left here for Baudi rimmed glasses, stared intently and other missions have been, and are presently, used as logul Arabia today after a two-day at the paintings-UP.I

covers for International Com Visit to Jordan-Reuter.

munist spy rings."-Router,

Mr

Sas P. 8.

Anti-H-Bomb Demonstrators

Stay In Prison

Choose To Stay

London, W. As i

Leaders of recent`anti-H-Bomb demonstrations at a rocket læse in tamern England

have decided to go to guol rather than promise "to keep the peace!""

Me

While Mr Louey was return- ing home three days before Christmas with his son Ronald, 20, they were attacked by thred robbers who had entered the house under the pretence of delivering a Christmas, parcel.

One of the men drew a gun and threatened Mr Louey. struggla which During the

Hugs Brock, Vice- sile of the rocket base, gave 37 With 21 other defendants, Mr followed, Mr Louey was shot Chairman of the Direct Action of the demonstrators seven days Scott chose to spend Chrisimas in the thigh. The robbers then Committee against nuclear war, to decide whether or not to in gaol rather then promise the which organland, the demonstra« | enter into recognisances of £10 court at an earlier, hearing nót ran off,

Mr. Louey

apanta qulettion on Dovember 20 sold to to love the pence for a year, to return to the rocket base Christmas and New Year at night that a wewic's considera. The alternative was 14 days in unifl the charges had been dealt

with bone, and, although the gun tion had not changed the coin-pet.

*come shot wound has not yet healed minees mind.

Another member of the Among + them - was the Her, mitée-silan Bit Arrowines115,

minister, who few from Ghana considerable-heinbar BEZM-17- to take part in the Menscentrée demdzącenione would sito choose

completely, he is now able to

‚out and” bout making we are so to prison," he Michal Bolton Anglean mickton os usan kun

Fire an ria along belongings, from Buser, Bübre

Laker

begins in Sydney on Friday, - Router.