1959-01-12 — Page 4

THE CHINA · MAIL,

MONDAY, JANUARY, 12; 1959.

TWO CHRISTIAN LEADERS BUT HOW DIFFERENT IS THEIR APPROACH

Why can't

Dr. Fisher

act

like

the Pope?

IF imagination, originality, humility and friendliness are of any account,

then one man has succeeded magnificently in the past 10 weeks.

Whatever your religion-even if you have none--you will have noticed that the new Pope, John XXIII, practically unknown before October 28, has already made a place for himself in the minds of millions.

There are many who find fault with the Reman faith. But, on his work so far, there is no room for criticism of Hs leader. For he has shown that he Intends to lead, not from behind; not, worse still, from above; but from where a moral leader should be in front.

From the Gulset DA hit reign he has shunned usten to.lon. Ilis irs! was held in a Vatican 12. He s.pped a cup

audience sitting of tea

sine

who, probably "You must never, never dress convlets-people

more than any others, feel them up when you come to see me."

selven worthless and miserable lack The

of self- cutsiders at Chrisimes. was demonstrated a importance te days ago when he crdered the Vatican staff

HUMILITY

"Get

off

your knees."

Pope John's

*M

as he told Church dignitaries pressing round him:-

"I am sorry if I am a lite

Awkward. I am a simple soul."

LAUGHTER

sort,

The Pope

Dr Fisher

by PETER BAKER

What use dong Dr Fisher don funn habitual feeling of make of his mobility? What superiority? Is this 1 com- sorties does he make from his fort and I

detence without Palace of Lambeth?

which he would feel quite

naked?

Is he a well-known figure in the slum? At the docks? At Whitever the reasons for

RUSSIANS KEEP SECRET OF ROCKET TRACK

I could not find it, says Jodrell scientist

A DISAPPOINTED med

was Professor Bernard Lovell, head of the Jodrell Bank radio-telescope station, when he went to bed exhausted recently.

He and his staff spent much of the night trying to track tha Rusla

moon rocket Planet 3-and failed.

He complained about lack of support from the Rusalans.

"I WAN

mot tald

of the attempt." he said, "and we have had no information from them.

"It is alings impossible to track such an object unless we get.. the closest co-operation from the launchers..

"There is now no reason to continue with the search. The telescope will retura to it's normal work,"

| CONGRATULATIONS

The Prime Minister. Mr Harold Macmillan, las cabled congratulations to Mr Krushchev.

75,007

THE SPACE RACE

Russian racket

PLANET

by-passed the mapen by 5,000 miles, will become a

planet orbiting Ehe sun for ever.

240.000 MILES TO THE

RUSSIAN EARTH SATELLITES

ORBITAL

WEIGHT LIFE

Spurta Spertrix)

Spartak ill

1842.

92 stays

003 1

*ton 5-8 moths

1-8 months

AMERICAN EARTH SATELLITES

ORBITAL

NEGART LTE

331. Several as

Explorer i

Yangord

31. 5-10 year

Explorer.

39.

4-6 mouths

Explorer TV

381.

5 years

Allas

(aking relce)

150.

3 weeks

Artist John Bodle charts the latest positions in the East-West race into space.

The Russian nekjevement has Ballisties expert Protessor purred America to boost Anatoly Blagonravov told hier rocket programme.

readers of a Moscow youth newspaper that he thought one of them would one day "walk along the edge of a moon oraler, and explore Mars and Venus."

AMERICA MOVES

Notting Hill Gate during the his past ofcciness, the hope He said: "Please accept my race riots? At Lewiskam (a must be that in 1939 Dr congratulations on an outstand- few minutes from Lambetli) Fisher's attitude will undergoing achievement. It w, I am

The army sald that it is 20 when 90 people perish in a rail a radical change,

of n hure, make an important contri- celerating development emsh? Câu 'you' Imagine Dr For there is one quality builon to man's

super-baoster which relentle Jocket is vital to the make-knowledge. Fisher spending part of Christ- which

could hurl a heavy space-ship mas at Darimoor?

up of the worldly head

into orbit round the earth, the Here a lot of his see al, y important religion,

He must have as profound non-Church engagemen's since and natural. the end of September:

intimacy with

State banquet lapham Palace;

at Buck-

was a most

visit to Rome's Heaven prison, It was he said. a "humila- Que tion" for him that people who packed with murderers, thieves, saw him a dezen times a day blackguards, and scruffy rasends should kneel every thre he of every Dypea: cd. He finally agreed to herining display of forceful And what happened when allow them to kneel once in the and yet humble tradership. he sent

Dalla morning and ence in the even- Torre, editor of the Vatican's ing.

newspaper?

Count

ו;

Arrived

Torre uniform, which trever having

Court

Pope) he had not wern kr 19

been reccived by the previous

JOKES

He has a glass of wine and

years, is sult was too small and a chat with his gardeners; irnell of mothballs,

audier.co rcom. And Pope roared with laughter.

"You may be sure," ho sald. "that this visit will be deeply marked on my soul." We can be equally sure that it will have made an Ирси many other inpression souls.

he jokes with the telephone J wish, without impudence, trcchanics; ho calls, tini-

to compare this portrait of the

Diplomatic reception;

Dinner at Mansion House;

A

01

their

He went an: "It would de fucorreci to minimise the work of the highly-talented American selenists and engineers,

"British scientists join me in moon, or even the sun.

Soviet of congratulating feeling

A global cargo transport mis- the humblest colleagues and all those coll- sile system will be tested this be erroneous."

cerned la the project.

of his followers as is humanly possible.

The new Pope strated that

Old Reptonians meeting the thrilling gift.

used to be bendmaster of Repton);

Diplomatic reception;

Lord Mayor's banquet at the Guildhall;

company with Prince Philip.

has demon-

he possesses this

of

Millions

Protestants anxiously await some sign that their Archbishop is similarly

endowed.

1969

"Concert at Festival Hall in Beaverbook Newspapers Limited London Express Service.

FOR SO FEW

Now, the archbishop is

can profi

Torre, uncomfortable and heralded. ot Vatican radio Pope with that presented by the män of tremendous intellect? embarrassed, entered

the station; he invites a whole Archbishop of Canterbury.

and wirdein. Without qucs- the el gus to his palace.

The Archbishop, Dr Geolirey tien, any assembly Ten dayS 0:0 be made Fisher, eteris at an advantage. by his prescr.ce. wearing?" cicarer you

than ever his feeling He has freedom of movement, And. Delo.e Tone for and understanding of human whereas the Pepe is almost com- could explain, he continued:---- beings. lie visited come pletely confined to the Vatican.

"What

he said.

arc

Just Arrived

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BUDGIE TALKS TO soldier

TALKING budgerigar has sent a message A from Whitley Bay, Northumberland, to its owner serving, in Cyprus with the Durlap Light Infantry. "Ernest's coming home," pipes Joey on a tape recording now on its way to i- year-old Private Ernest Coleman from his family at Hilhends Road. Joey's is one voice among many on the recording, which runs for 10 minutes and which the soldier's father, Con- stable Harold Coleman, travelled about 1,000 miles to make. There are messages from Pri- vate Coleman's grand-parents in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, while Mrs Molly Kenny, of Newion-by-the-Sea, sings "Until We Meet Azain." It will be like will

big family gathering. We thought it would make c grond Christmas present," said Constable Coleman, an cx- sergeant, major with the R.A.O.C.

by 70-year-old Judge Rew- castle in the. Divorce Court: But why, unlike the Pope.

HUSBAND cannot, in these ¿ces he concentrate valucule

influence days, Insist upon a wife no personal and guidance on a few people going out to work. But there is Immense risk that the in high places, recurring for an

the characters of the children the lowly majority disanbodied

and not be properly founded, tended occasional aspurities of cloresan and nurtured. reports

valuable to on.

and

though they are?

hemilies

A DEFENCE

by Nottingham's Assistant Chlef Constable, Mr Fred

in four cafes:

Is the Archbishop hindered Porter, when he successfully by an upper class inhibition which is unlikely to bother thepposed licences for juke boxes Pope, who springs from peasant stock?

Does he feel

AERIAL "AT HOME"

THE Duke of Bedford is planning to have an THE

atrial "At Home" at Woburn Abbey next Moy, It is being organised by the Duke's Zealander Major Edgar Comptroller, New Hargreaves, a former pilot, who may make a parachute jump. Major Hargreaves has plenty JUKE boxes attract undesirable of experience. A regular soldier for 12 years types. A Froup gathers he has made more than 500 jumps. It is hoped uncomfortable

two to mark the 30th anniversary of the first cross- and plays on er CI "ordinary" round

records. Another group enters, Channel flight of Louis Bleriot by borrowing a docan't

Shuttleworth the famous "Swan want to hear

Bierlat plane from collection. "Other famous planes, including at the age of Lake," and it leads to trouble.

First World War machines, may fy over if cannot readily abra-

(London Exprats Service).

In the company folie?

Is it because

71 ho

"But their approach seems to

[London Express Service),

UP

conditions are suitable," Major. Hargreaves said. "The Duke and Duchess will hold a re- ecption for the pilots and thero will be prizes.

HULA-HOOPITIS

TTULA-HOOPITIS is the latest ailment to Al make its appearance in the doctor's con- sulting room, according to a letter published in the British Medical Journal, Dr J. O. New- man, of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, says that an unusuti mimber of children and young adulls have come to him in recent weeks suffering from pain in the neck, shoulders and abdomen. Movement made the poln worse, He started making inquiries, and found that in each case the attack followed a first attempt at hula- hooping, which consists in twirling a plastic hoop round the body. The craze has proved very popitlar in Britain especially with younK people.

BRITISH LIFEBOATS

THREE Uteboats which for years saved lives off British coasts are ready to go into ser- vice for the Central American country of Guatemala. The lifeboats, which have been sold from the Royal National Lifeboat Institu- tion reserve feet are now awaiting shipment, The vessels were formerly in service at the Torbay, Devon, North Sunderland, and, Isle of lon stations, An official of the Institution said: "Many old lifeboats are bought privately for conversion. As the Guatemalan Govern- ment is starting a lifeboat service we are only too pleased to help them."

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