THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1959:
Singapore's Mayor Ignores Men On
"NOAH" RESCUE ATTEMPT
Salisbury, 8.K., Feb. 22.
A while hunter and his badly undermanned staf pushed ahead today with m 20th Century “Noah's Ark" operation designed to save that unde of terrified animals from drowning or
arvation,
But the chances of A major rescue #recess pre
■lim,
1 looked
more ■nd more as though the m made focdwaters of Lake Karila, formed by the bugs Kariba Dam, would take an enormous death toll of the Jungle population.
The dum,
1,800-fost
aro of concrete
the
Kariba Gorge, 208 miles from Victoria Falls, sealed inst December,
WEA
The walers began back- பங் then and now stretch 320 miles from the dam site.
On bland dolled along this 110-mile -strotel live the nuimals wüleh have
been trapped by the rising. waters,
Game wardens are now trying to
by save them ikem moving
frim the Íslands en to Innă,
Reading this "Operation Noah" in Rupert Foriher- Kill,
46
year old
31
Rhodesian white "hunter.
He has two white helpers and eight African trackers loald him.-U.F.L.
Mars In
Duke Ban 15 Years,
Singapore, Feb. 22.
Cheering crowds nearly smashed through a police cordon tonight as the Duke of Edinburgh shook hands with Singapore's leftist Mayor Ong Eng Guan.
The Mayer's People's Action Party has declared a partial boycott of the Duke's visit because he is a symbol of "the British Raj.”
The Mayur declared, however, i A total of 3.500 police hac That 110 would meet Prince difficulty controlling the 200,000 Pallip as in ordinary person.
who cramined the
people
Experts
Claim
Winter Park, Fla., Feb. 22. Four top Army scientists,
at the
who will fire another rocket at the moon within 10 days, told a college audience today how the The two men shunk hands at exposition grounds, but ic United States could send
unruffled 15 the entrance to the City Com Duke appeared
a manned expedition 19 linked Grms n the Singapore | sweating police cil pavilion
Mars in 15 years. and dashed against the crowd Constitution Exposition.
Dr Wernher von Braun and to push them back.
Slough-hatted Gurkhas carry-Wires of his deputies lng rifles mingled with the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at times almost outlined the 520-day round trip, throng which
which would require two giant ever-run the royal party.
The Duke
tradi-space ships and many "shulle w the tional Hon and dragon dances i bus rockets.”
chief of the Fritz Mueller, of the the
Chinese as well as
AL the and guidance laboratory exhibitions of Indian
Army's Huntsville, Alabama. Malay dancing. Three beautiful Clunese girls missile centre, told more than a blue cheongsams presented 1,000 Rollins College students tapestry and und well wishers that "such D him with a costly
trip will be made and hos to be made."
The pavilion was the last Duke's stopping-place on the visit to the exposition tonight.
The Mayor and the Duke, smiling and chatting animat-
strolled
the edly,
among exhiblis, and in the council Gas Department section Duke made an assistant toss a demonstration pancake ho was cooking on a gas stove. The Mayor declined to tell reporters what he and the Duke me a few
talked about.
"He just asked questions? he said.
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glass of champagne as he paused during his tour of the various pavillons.”
Warnings
As the crowd swelled Radio Singapore bronderst urgent warnings to people not to at- tempt to cuter the exposition grounds and police ordered the gates to be locked..
Amid the crash of exploding freworks thousands of young
Prince Philip Pancake Toned
boys and girls, dressed in their i best for the last night of the
The occasion for the scientists' remarks was the annunt "Animated Magazine" which Rallis produces each year as part of ite Founders Week pro- gramme.
The Imaginary expedition was bestu on Dr von Braun's book, "A Trip to Mara."
Arthur Rudolph, who, like his three co-scientists, workeit on the German V-2 terror rocket during World War II, said two basic vehicles would be re- quired for the voyage to Mara. One would carry cargo and the second the crew of eight, or more men.
Deep Space
:
ARMY
RECRUITING OFFICE
Will The Army Want Marty?
8 toot three, £1,000 A week, rock and roll star Mariy Wildo went along to the army recruiting centre at Black- heath, London, this manth for doctors to sheek his fitness for national servios --- staring at 28 shillings a week,
With him, naturally, went his manager, Press agent and road managÈT.
But Marly already thinks ho has a chance of avoiding ser- vics altogether — thanks to bila fiat, sisė 13 feet.
The army doctors are calf- ing in a specialist for a final verdict.
And Marty told the press: "I'll be really ashamed 11, they don't want me... I have got
set an example... Edon' want people sneering at Mum! and Dad and saying I shirked." Nevertheless his manager may apply for a deferment, for Marly hàn Just signed a don- tract to appear in a Alm with Dame Sybil Thorndke for
£10,000. Express Photo,
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
OVER
DULLES
Washington, Feb. 22.
JOY SWEEPS CYPRUS AS MEN GO FREE
Nicosia, Feb. 22.
The biggest wave of jubilatioh since Archbishop Makarios was freed from exile two years ago swept Nicosia tonight after the British Government released all tho island's remaining 909 suspected terrorists from detention.
The mis releases, following Prayers were said for the
agreement on the island's future |Elizabeth and for the Greek last week, sent hundreds of Royal Family.
the signing of the tripartite bealth and weiture of Queen
Cypriots, cheering and weeping.
to the detention camps to Bec their relatives march out,
And tonight, buses crept through huge, good humoured crowds, with about 50 youths or their roofs,
The crowds shook hands with
soldiers, the watching though troopd azd their 'famliles have been advised to stay away from the towns temporarily.
Incidents
Only two incidents the laland-wide
celebration.
marred
ECONNE
ot
Ons, according to British officiats, was when a busload of freed detainees staned = British tented camp, and the soldiers stoned the detainees back.
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The other was in Famagusta, where Turks were alleged have stened several busloads of freed detainees,
Two Greek Cypriots, one of them 4 seven-year-old boy, were taken to hospital..
the Tonight, all
detention which nt camps,
time during The emergency
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held
There was so much oicite- ment and enthuɛluam among 'the congregation that, Bishop Vizyon had to call for order and remind. „them that, they were in a foly Dixon and that Archbishop Mákarlós was not only "the man of victory" but also an Archbishop and tha Chief of the Ethnarchy,
When the Archbishop left the mounted church, palice and police had a 'struggle to clear the way for him in a cheering crowd Rolls-Royce which kept his from moving-France-Presse,
Rule-Less Football
Ashbourne, U.K., Feb. 22.
A
grey-haired Canadian travelled 3,000 miles to watch an annual gamè of football here which lasts two days, has no rules and goal postg three miles npart: Mr
Charles Botham, 13- West from the year-old butcher .that today struggle of the Cypriot people Kildonan, Winnipeg, Canada, emigrated from Ashbourne 40
about 2,000 Cypriots, were empty.
ed
Makarios sald in a speech in London
However, Arohbiskop
was not over.
He said they were being call-years ago.
Key Démocratie Senators spilt sharply today over whether
President Eisenhower should immediately name aspirit. successor to ailing Secretary of State John Foster Dulles.
In
"Cradle"
on
on to take part in other But the Ashbourne Shrove- struggles for peace and for Udo football match, which national Ind international co- starts on Shrove Tuesday and
constructive ends
Ash
Wednesday, operation
brought him back to his old town.
When the game entered its Archbishop Malcarios sald second day, he was given the they were pledged to act in honour of throwing up the ball such
that the new for the ancient sport, in which a manner Republic of Cyprus would be all the townspeople join the cradle of happiness, peace
He told reporters: "My faro was cheap for the fun I've and constant progress.
He was speaking at services." today at the Greek Orthodox He thinks the game time in which to Church in Camden Town, Lon- Anest and most thrilling in the
don.
world.--China -Mail Special, appraise his future."-U.P.I.
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger name a successor to the nation These,
- Dr Rudolph said, (Democrat, Oregon), now back would have a firm hand at the would be assembled in space in the Senate after an attack by foreign polley helm, above the earth
by using cancer, the same aliment suffer- shuttle rockets which would
However ed by Mr Dulles, commented said, "The faithful service of
Neuberger carry up the parts and fuel.
sharply on suggestions by some Mr Dulies to our country, merits The "deep space" rockets of his Democratie colleagues would have 12 huge engines that Mr Dulles be replaced." "clustered together like stove pipes" and would be 120 feet long.
Sen. Neuberger said in ▸ special statement that President Dr von Braut explained Eisenhower and. Mr Dulles that once the pahenger and doctors "should be allowed A cargo ships were assembled decent interval in which to and ready to go, they would hurtle out of an orbit of the earth and start the nine months' trip to intercep! Mars,
Wait
There they would orbit Mars Chinese New Year, celebrations, Boveral times before the space scrambled over each other to į adventurers would climb into a catch a glimpse of the Royal rocket plane and land' on Mars visiter who toured the expos-to make their scientific explora- tion. both on foot and in tion. Land-Rover.
The Duke's schedule was delayed by almost half an hour by
the crowds, which seemed cheerful and friendly
but not over enthusiastic.
to and Roads leading
from the grounds wère" Jimmed and all police were on emergency duty.
Shortly after mid-night, with cymbals still clashing and fire- works exploding the Duke re- turned to the Governor's skiener alien a crowded 16-hour first day Sjinapore.
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Tarrow the Dufe will visit | Royal Air Force and Amy" establiments in Singapore - travelling mostly by helicopter.
-Reuter,
Dr von Braun said the Murs explorers would have to wolt 440 daya until Mers and the earth were again In the best relation- ship for the rehun trip to earth.
Then the explorers would strip the wings from their landing plane, fire up its rocket engine, and return to their orbiting space ship.
the
decide the secretary's future, without being hounded to force his resignation"
Senators Hubert' 11, Hum- phrey (Democrat, Minnesota) and Stuart Symington (Demo- crat, Miourt) called for an carly decision by the Pre- sident.
Bul Sen. Neuberger was join- et by two others Sens. John 3. Sporkman (Democrat,
| Alabama) and John F. Kennedy (Demoerit, Massachusetta)—in urging that the President be given a little time.
Firm Hand
A Republican, Sen. Karl 'E. They would start then the Mundt (South Dakota), summed 200-day return trip via the same up most republican reaction shuttle rockets which took them when he said he hoped Mr to Meme Dove Dulles would remala
Dr von Braun sold trip would be made in shorter period but it would require more fuel to do so, "This is the economy class irip," he said.-U.FL.
Sop Syilingon touched off the controversy on Saturday when, after volcing sympathy | for Mr Dulles, he said President, Elsenhower should promptly
Princess Meets King
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Friday, the 8th March 1959.
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10 Come into view (4).
12 Tells (7).
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21 Self-satielled (4).
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