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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1059,

MOBY DICK, THE CARGO SUB Nuclear War

REDUCTION GEARS AND PROPELLER SHAFT

PERISCOPE

STEAM TURBINES AND CONDENSER

CONVEYER BELT IN

TWIN COMMUNICATION TUNNELS

CONTROL ROOM TUNNEL AND HATCHWAY

AFT TRIM TANK

ATOMIC REACTOR

30,000 TONS OF ORE

TWO UNLOADING CONVEYER BELTS

SA PEZT INSIDE THE MOBY DICK.

THE WORLDS LARGEST SUBMARINE

CREW'S QUARTERS STORES ETC.

FORWARD TRIM TANK

SORAYA Britain Is Ready To Build Her

VISITS ORSINI HOME

Rome, April 2. Ex-Empress Soraya of Iran formally called the

an

proud Orsini family to- night to meet the mother of the man the world's Press has reported she wants to marry.

Princess Suraya, accompanied by her German-born mother, Counters Esfandiari, arrived at the home of Prince Orsini at 0.10 p.m. Princess Luisa Orsini.

Raimondo

meet

The former Einpress and her mother drove the 100 yards separating her hotel from the Orsini home in a black Cadillac.

The two women entered the house through

arrow alley blocked off by police and valets who tried to pre- vent numerous photographers from approaching the main rale of the house.

Kissed Hands

Prince Orajní sloud at door entrance to welcome Latest s

the

From CHAPMAN PINCHER

A giant, whale-shaped submarine called Moby Dick, de- signed to be the world's first atom-driven cargo vessel,

is ready for building in a British shipyard.

Many UK Hospitals

Should Be Scrapped

Mr Bud Mitchell, a London engineering chief, and Commander Edward Woodward, a triple- D.S.O. submarine expert, are going to Canada next week to discuss an order for it.

The 50,000-ton Moby Dick, nearly 10 times bigger than any previous submarine, could defeat the Canadian winter by travelling 400 miles under the ice to a special port, such, as Diana Bay, off the Ice-locked - Hudson Strait.

There it could load up 30,000 Lona of the rich fron ore which the Canadians cannot transport In winter.

Cruising 300 feet down

at

25 knots, the 400ti.-long vessel could cross the Atlantie immune

---SAYS REPORT from storms. Within three to

London, April 2. Two thirds of Britain's hos

pitals are nearly 70 years old and one fifth are ap proaching their century. the British Medical Jour. nal reported today. - "Most operating theatres are without modern ventilation, and wards have no dressing rooms or accommodation for isolating Infected cases,” it aid.

"Many hospitals are so nil that they should be abandoned his and rebuilt only as part of a larger hospital centre. The Inadequacy of many existing hospitals is plain to all."

He kissed the hand of both women as police and valets held back the crowd of photographers trying to sup the scene.

The forces of order

Azd wlaners graphers the towers.

the

were the

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The journal was quoting from

a report made by two surgeons fer the British Medical A- sociation.

on the The report called photo-

government to spend

£750 million on hospital building in the next ten years--more ihna three times the amount of the present capital project.—Reuter,

. No one could take the picture of Orsini kising Suraya's hand, -U.P.I.

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B Wooden pin (5).

9-Boya in blue? (8).

10 Love's bowman (5)

11 Keep clear of (5).

12 Member of the pack (4).

18 Small valleys (5).

10 Agree (6).

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3 Brain-wave, muydo (43.

4 Lag (7),

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down (3).

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18 This egg is unbeatable (0). 15 Not always a straightforward

20 Bondmen (5),

22 Painful swelling (4).

28 They sometimes blow (5).

23 Come in (5).

20 Antacid (0).

27 Murient instrument (0).

28 Catalogues (5).

20 Water spaniel? Not (6).

job for motorists (8).

10 Provides with a policy? (7).

17 Breakfast time stories by the

sound of them! (7),

19 Make a pretence of (0),

21 Sheer boredom (B).

24, Blackthorn, fruit (4),

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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD—Acrom: 1 Turret, & Snail,

8 Dari,-0 Poplar, 11 Elher, 12 Temple, "14" Tago, 10 Ensue, 18 Adola, 19 Tram, 20 Berlin, 24 Epsol, 25. Atalog, 20 Bina- 27

Shoor, 20 Trying. Dowa: 1 Tops, 2 Rept, Edam, Tarpon, Sleeper, Atheism, 7 Lurcher, 10 Legal, 13 Sadists, 14 Tea

four days its built-in conveyor syslem could be unleading its cargo at a British or Europeon port.

Moby Dick, with its crew of 50, would then load up with

some other cargo and head back

for Canada.

Using long-range Asdlo to dodge Icebergs, it would not surface until I reached ice-free paich in its Canadian harbour.

The project of building Moby Dick as free enterprise ven- ture was begun by 74-year-old Mr Frederick ("Tiny") Mitchell, who founded a big group of engineering firms, staring with

a few pounds 40 years ago.

Huge Kettle

His submarine team, led by Communder Woodward, is now convinced that the vessel could be built for less than £20,000,- 900. By the time three were built the cost would be halved.

An atomic angine, built like

a huge steam kettin internally

Debbie

Frees

Eddie

For Liz

Hollywood, April 2.

heated with uranium, could Debbie Reynolds said to-

rive Moby Dick 75,000-horse- power for nearly two years without refaelling.

Auxiliary engines would take over if the atom-drive falled.

Commander Woodward' is visiting Diana Bay study the lee conditions for three reasons:-

Iceborgs

day she would consent to a quick divorce for ex-husband Fisher.

Eddie

The jubilant singer Immediately announced he would marry Elizabeth Taylor in Nevada within six weeks,

DER FLORENCE whether ante-Tremendon sald Eddle when free patch for surfacing can be notlled that "Debbie ' had kept open cheaply throughout changed her mind and now the winter.nid...permit, blm ...taret s.)

To study the leebergo, and not

which slowly plough their way "This is great," he exclaimed. through the pack-ice, to see if they can be dodged. The sub- marine could dive to 000 feet but some tecbergs extend much further down.

To see whether Moby Dlek could break through the Ice if it ever had to surfaco because of engine failure.

Experts of Saunders-Roent Cowes who havo carried

out

tank tests on models bellevo that if the 3in.-thick hull could not smash through, the ico could. be broken up by means #team or compressed air-Ex- press Service,

Burma's Gift

of

Rangoon, April 4,

to Japanood Burma's g Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shodn for their forth coming wedding is A ruby necklace, Informed sources said here tonight.

when reached by telephone al Miss Taylor's $500-a-week ranch near Las Vegas, Neva da, "We are both happy and thrilled.

would

"We will get married here in Novada six weeks from last Sunday.. We are delighted and grateful to Debbie. Miss Reynolds said she

give her consent to the speedy Nevada divorce action, when she arrived here by plane from Europe.

Best Wishes

She said she had refused. Flaher the Nevada divorce during her meni'a vaestion because he had only asked her by telephone shortly before she left for Europe and-"I could not make up my mind..over the islephone,"

she bad changed Asked why

her mind, the wald: "Tho position I've been put in is the reason for my decision,”

The gift has been forwarded" to the Burmeen, Ambassador fri Takyo, U Tun Shan, top pres sertation on behalf of President

Maung and Madama Win France-FrexAO,

Bombs By Mail

Isle of Jersey, April 2. Mr E N Walker, a bomdo disposal expert, said his appeal for all dangerous war souvenirs had already" brought him a

number of pati-lank bombs and one hand grenade loaded with

rose, 13 'Rambler, 17 Nadir, IV Tyrant, 21 "Iåer, 22 Nie, 29 nitroglycerine,. They came in

Azor,

the mail,U.R.I.

don't be leve la divorces, especially quick divoreds, but I never stood in their way and I never wit,

with Elizabeth and Eddies

happiness.

"I am not going to think about the past. I am happy and I

SUBMARINU FOUTE

AND THIS IS HOW SHE COULD BEAT-THE CANADIAN WINTERS.

LOUIS MOBBED IN YUGOSLAVIA

Belgrade, April 2. Yugoslav teenagers flocking to see trumpeter Louis Armstrong were kept under control by a strong police detachment outside a concert hall here today. Armstrong 13 the first American jazz musician to visit this Communist country since the war.

Earlier, a couple of hundred or more enthusiastic for's welcomed "Satchmo" and his six jazz musiclana with cheers and bouquets of flowers as they stepped out of the plane which brought them from Zagreb to Belgrade airport.

Tickets för the Armstrong concert were sold out three weeks ago, despite prices of up to 1,800 dinars (about 22 23. 104.)-the highest ever paid for a concert in Yugoslavia,

Crowds queued between eight and 30 hours before the sale of tickets started, but still many failed to get them-Reuter,

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TO-MORROW --- MORNING SHOW At 12.15 am), Martin & Jerry Lowls

in "CADDY”.

Sunday Morning Show At 12.15 am. "BLOWING WILD"

· Kopa"everybody else is.” Pha picked gash of her ežildren up and laughed · happily. "Tre missed them so much,” : she said. Bhomid she was uncertain

whether she would efkad Starring: Gary Coopér „The Aosdema· Award share on

wonder night, in lola bath and mine Taylor have.

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Against Tsetse Fly

Stillwater, Okla., April 2.

A U.S. atomic authority said today that "nuclear war" may be declared against the tsetse fly, the transmitter of sleeping sickness.

Atomic weapons already have won victories against the screw- worm fly, an insect pest which annually costs cattle roisera scores of millions of dollars,

Now the Agriculture Depart- ment in considering "Xomic war against the Mediterranean fruit dy in Hawait; and other Pacifle Islands, the Oriental fruit fy, the whlie plaweevil, the melon By, and the tsetse fly.

This was disclosed by John F. Floberg, a member of the Atomic Energy Commission, at a conference on use of radioactive materials in agriculture.

Sterilised

In Aghting insect pests, uso is made of radiation's ability to

Princess Grace In Hospital

Lausanne, April 2. Princess Grace of Monaco

entered the Cecfl here today to under-

Clinique

Ko an operation for appendicitis.

the

It was. learned that

render them incapable of re-operation would probably be producing.

The screwworm fly wa eliminated by this meana fram the island of CurnenO SONS years ago.

Now it is being eradicated from Florida.

performed tomorrow by. the Philadelphin surgeon Dr James Liuman,

Dr Lehman emphasised that the operation was not in the Irani actious and would not lake more than six or severa minutes to perform.

for

the

It was understood that Princess would remain in the the clinic

the weekond and return to her hotel probably early next week for a few days recuperation before rest and returning to Monaco.

Male flies aro sterilised with gamma radiation from cobalt-00 and then distributed over countryside by airplane.

Females which mate with these males cannot produce fer- tile eggs.

Many

thousands of Florida eattle used to becomo infested with screwWom flies every week.

Now, after a few months of nuclear warfare, CRICH of cattle infestation are down to

She arrived here by air from Monaco last Tuesday-Reuler,

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