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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1959,

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JAPANESE IDEAS TO BE INTRODUCED TO

TO HONGKONG

PAA

THE LEADER TO 79 COUNTRIES

Blood

Of The My Zoo Plans, by Mr Chang Bath

Day

AIR FARES

THREE British airlines

are now trying to start cut-price economy services to Hongkung. They may be certain of ati opposition from the biggest carrier on this route-Boar. But there in no doubt how most of the travelling public fcel about a plan that involves using internationally nic- ceptable aircraft at half the fare. The applications by Eagle, Hunting Clan and Airwork deserve to sucerod.

The present agreed scale of is justified by the

fares

fact that many outlying services Fe uneconomic and are subsidised by those that are

muru

prostable.

farem

the

would

International air

were abandoned

Laichikok To Be Developed If I Get The

Land I Want

Mr

by GERRY XAVIER

C. K. Chang, managing director of the Laichikok Amusement Park, told me yesterday about plans to give Hongkong a bigger and a more attractive.zoo.

If agreements regulating The present one at Laichikok, he said, was too Small to qualify for the description of a zoo. "It is really no more than an exhibition of animals," he said.

ensuing price war

result in drasticnfly

The steady Increase in the

This," Mr Chan etressed, "is

wealth line with many number of visitors to the Lat-the ideal spot.”

reduced operations.

Since Bone

Cominen-

unprofitable routes vernment argument

the

small

natural

dis.

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traffic chikok Amusement Park ever It is 500,000 to 1,000,000 square vegelation British Go-sinco

were displayed feet. The animuls the there has convinced Mr Chang there can be augmented, will find

cut lointed terraces can be to that a zao will be popular. dimcult

house cages and ether zoo de- Ife is aware of the controver- counter if the present wide

corntions. scale of operations is to cles that have been raging over continue. Bone has been this issue. hallt up to its present size) both with taxpayers' money and a virtual Government promise to underwrite any substantial

it

Uncertain

There is one uncertain Inc-

Mr

Chanie's for underlying

pan of the alma-the lease on So land on setback.

the Amuse- which the Government is unlikely ment Park slands expires in to begin undermining what June this year.

Mr ut. hus NO carefully The realisation

Chang's plans hinge on the re- cultivated. TTITH

issues, nosal of the lease on this lond

for a further term.

The

of the present arca passengers

is 200,000 sympathy. Amusement Park Nor can they feel cheer- square feet, 80,000 of which 15 fully disposed to monopoly privately-owned land. practices which keep farea! More than half

these

Wture-payilik

can feel little

the 200,000 be allotted at what others consider square feet will

to build the zoo should Govern- to be almost twice their

lease. The the renew ment economic level. The high cost of new aircraft will be present zou site is 80,000 square cited as another

reason

feet.

why fures are being main- Japanese Linos

one

tained at a high rate, but

Mr Chang plons to build his has proved that

200 along Japanese lines: com- passengers will be any the

prehensive and attractive. Ile worse uff for greater com- wit also incorporate in it an petition.

Hongkong stands

by having as many airlines

Aquarian on the

lines of one to benefit he saw in a Japanese zoo.

He was sold on the lica that મફ

Japanese-style zoo will appeal possible serving Colony. The cheaper the to the Hongkong public,

the

fures, the more people will

come and the more

they

will have to spend. All

The whole area ern be fenced in and a bridge linking the zoo und the Amusement Park can be bullt.

Mr Chang is prepared to spend more than $100,000 an construction alone.

On the subject of experienced hands and qualified zou-keepers Air Chang said there were quite a number of these people in the Colony.

The

Interested

letters

controversial people have been writing to the newspapers disputing the fecal- blilty of a zoo for Hongkong has brought to light a number of people interested in keeping.

200-

Scores of people have been writing to Mr Chang, offering their

as zoo-keepers, dieticians, trainers, attendants, veterinarians, etc.

services

A number of hunters have also come forward with offers to import animals for him."

Baked Beans -U.S.

Commercial

Sounded Like Star's

Voice

an

British company

for

London, Feb. 6. Scottish film actor Alistair Sim, today lost his appeal In a case in which ho injunction sought

tele against ธ vision allegedly using an imita- tion of his volce in a com- mercial for baked beans. The court of appeal upheld the judgment of a lower court, on the grounds that 58-year-old Mr Sim had rot shown that

damage

irreparable otherwise ensue.

would

Mr Sim objected to a tele- vision cartoon in which an act extolled the excellence of a brand or baked beans.

Complained

He complained that the volec of the character was so similar te his own that a restaurant friends several manager and thought it was hire speaking

Dimissing the

appeal with costs, Lord Jusline Hodson said it was no doubt arguable that Ale Sim was entitled to pro- tect his voice as an actor.

But he act not shown the court that it should interfere on the ground that unless it did so damogo would irreparable ensue.-Reuter.

The

Acera Short Of Water

U.S. Launches MALAN HAS

Its Biggest Rocket

Cape Canaveral, Feb. G.

An American long range Titan ballistic missile was launched from Cape Canaveral today.

Chinese New Year

Holidays

The China Mall will rat be published on Monday but will resume publication on Tuesday with an early edition.

The Sunday Port Herald will appear so usual to-

marrow.

The South China Morn- Ing Post will not appear

on Monday or Tuesday,

Tokyo To Spend £15,000 On Akihito's Wedding

The

wedding

and

This intercontinental misuite, which was launched for the first time,

ad.. of a more vanced and more powerful variety than the Atlas rocket used in the American attempt to put a satellite in orbit round the Moan.

The Purposo

Two entller' attempts to send up a Titan were interrupted at the last moment as a result of

a technieni hilch.

based on

was not 18-

Tho test was limited range and tended to cover the Titon's full trajectory.

The only purpose of today'ı launching, it was said here, was to make the missile leave the ground.

Its second stage was con- sequently led with water only -instead of fuel-so as to en- Dr sure its stability,

Skywards

The missile took off and headed skywards for one minute

down before heading

towards the routheast.

The maxintim range of the Titan is reported about 0,300

nilite,

According to an offelal U.S. Air Force announcement, the

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Suspected Raiders

Arrested In UK

A STROKE: CONDITION

BAD

Dr Daniel F. Malan

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In Cuba

Havana, Feb. 6.. Thirteen convicted

"war criminals" were shot by iring squads today, the largest number since 72 were shot in a single day in Santiago last month. Twenty other followers oi the ousted dictator, Fulgencio Batista, were condemned death by revolutionary tribunals, Major Humberto Sori Morin, Advocate General, an- Army nounced that two new revolu tionary tribunala would begin 1:1 function immediately Havana's La Cabana fortress prison, bringing the total there to four, in order to expedie tho trials of Batista's aides,

to

13 Executed

Of the 13 exccuted today, ton faced firing squada in Santa Clara after their appeals were denied,

Allan Robert Nye, former U.S. Navy flier of Chicago and Coral Gables, Florida, remained meanwhile, der sus- in gat phelon of having come to Cuba to assassinate the rebel leader, Fidel Castro, at the behest of Batista,

A member of the American | Embassy staff who

was per- mitted to see Nye yesterday sold Nyn repeated

again that any U.S.

Capetown, Feb. 6. Daniel Malan, former South African Prime

suffered Minister,

he did not wish for stroke today and his con-

Government old and appeared dition tonight

re-confident that o ported to be deteriorating.rebel authorities Dr Malan, who is B4, was result in his release.-U.P.I. Prime Minister from 1949 unt! he retired in 1959 in favour of Mr Johares Strijdom, died Jast year.

WOR

who

He has been ill since October.

Segregation

became

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Dr Malan, who prominent

Protestant

poutics, man before entering was noted among other things for itis zcal In strengthening the policy of racial segregation.. Mrs Malan summoned a doc- lor when her husband became I at lunch and his condition itter deteriorated rapidly,

Tokyo, Feb. 6. Tokyo Metropolitan object of the launching was to the smooth working ben Government said today It test had decided to spend 15tween the rocket and its motor and Control system, France- million yen (£16,000) no Presse. expenses for the celebra. tions marking the wed- Accra, Feb. 6.

dling of Crown Prince City of Acera, whleb

of a Akihito in April. has been in the grip

of Prince The severe drought for the past two

his conimoner and a half months, is to re- Akihito

Mizg

Michiko ceive an emergency water up bride-to-be,

London, Feb. 6. ply from the Volta River,

56 Shoda, Is expected tako

Three men, two of whom are tight arm being paralysed.

An injection was given and miles away, from tomorrow. place on April 10.

believed to have been concerned A Afth of the prosent daily The ceremonies will include in a cold on a British army Dr Malan slept restfully. The

at the Mejji A rally

Outer Barracks at Tidworth in south latest report sald Dr Malan was 000 gallons-400,000 gallons-Gardens in which about 100.000ern England

Wednesday "very "-Reuter will be piped through.

ciltzena will participate. The when Sten guns and pistols were Immediately after his renewly-wed royal couple will be stolen, were arrested In London today from a 12-day visit ito asked to attend the rally.

today. Mr The Justice Minister, Nigeria, the Prime Minister, Dr

Kilchi Alchi, said yesterday stealing a car and will appear Kwame Nkrumah, held a two-

in court tomorrow.

The others are being held by police.-Reuter.

Cyprus Problem restricta consumption of 2,900,-

Zurich, Feb. 1. Greck and Turkish Premiers

Ministers and Foreign

with no Whipsnade or their advisera tonight resumed He has

The discussions on the Cyprus prob- Park in Taronga

mind. in Hongkong lem after a morning meeting hour meeting to discuss amnestles would be granted on space shortage

of both sides drought crisis, which is expected ill never permit it, he said which emcials

19 "cordial and to continue til mid-March- true supporters of private Mr Chang plans to approach described

later date frank."Reuter. at a prosperity is for a site of hilly land between Road and the based must hope that the Castle Peak

bus terminus, ad- new alring services are Lalchikok

jacent to the Park. approved,

enterprise on which this Government Colony's

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the occasion of the wedding of Princo Akihito-Reuter.

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One has been charged with Summit Meeting

In April?

A ROCKET TO MARS WOULD BE A 'LUCKY ACCIDENT'

Washington, Feb. 6. CIENTISTS

to where you're going. eager M10

the dis- before you can tell precisely once the rocket engines have with great accuracy

stopped firing a few minutes lances between planets in terins

of the astronomical unit. According to Dr Homer E. after launch.

To put such rocket on a But they know but poorly the and Vemus aro stymied at nautics and Space Administra- trajectory that would take it to length of the astronomical unit the moment by their ignor-ton, lack of such precise in one of the planets would re-in terms of miles or any other rerkot guidance formation is one of the most quiro exact knowledge of the standard that ance of the earth.

difeult problems that faces us," distance to be covered. This in system would understand.

This does not rule out suc- The only way to shoot

turn calls for extremely precise They could not hope with pre-

cessful moon thots. But over sent equipment and knowledge probe as far as Mars of Venus information about a number of

be with balliste "physilent constants," including the vast planetary distances now would to get a probing rocket to carti's

oven slight errors In initial Ballistic the so-called astronomical unit, engines. aeightours excit by a lucity missile accident

missiles are put on course

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to

The astronomical unit is the guidance could, throw a Mars

It is a matter of having to target with "initial guidance mean distance between earth or Venus rocket far off course. know precisely where you are systems which cease to operate and

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Washington, Feb. U. Reliable sources said today

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big four conference on Germany probably will be held about the end of April In Geneva,--U.P.I.

talk with top here would

Bomb Scare On Embassy Row In Washington

Police

Washington, Fob. 6.

throw a cordon around the Soviet Embassy here today after an army demolition squad invos- tigated a briefcaso which had led to a bomb scara.

It contained only books and diplomus. Pollee

srene

tho cars rushed to with sirens screaming after an unidentified man drop- ped the briefcaso In the em- bassy entrance, A member ut

the the Embassy staff hurled

thea briefcase into the street, called the police.

They threw up the cordon in the area of the Embassy in an unsuccessful attempt to and the inan who had dropped the brief- case.-Reuter.

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