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CHINA, MATES TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1960,

SYOUR

DAISY

DIWARE OF SADFLY

NATIONAL HEALTH

FOWL PEST

FREE CHRISTMAS

DO YOU LEAN ON

SUPERSTITION?

THE twentieth century is not only the great Age of Science but the great Age of Superstition. Mumbo-jumbo has never been so acceptable. Be-

lief in the supernatural has never been so firmly entrenched.

This conviction, which has been growing in my mind ever since the world-wide spread of the Flying Saucer cult, has been clinched for me over the last fortnight by the evidence of the Black Box case.

The astonishing feature of the Box with its panel of dials and wires → meaningless to anyone approaching it in an orthodox scientifle way--is that 1990 znany intelligent people really believe that it works,

But equally astonishing to me are the millions of people who believe that Flying Saucers are really flying and that mediums have the power to foretell the future by communicating with the dead.

How is it that such honest credulity con exist in an age of rank maternalism when science is taught in every school?

A DOZEN MORE

with medieval times when credulity was equally honest and equally misguided.

Today, instead of witches on broomsticks, there are bug- eyed monsters

Flying Saucers.

hat

Instead of the wizard's the sfacere practitioner wears the white laboratory jacket.

CLAPTRAP

This is not to say that the Signs of the Zodiac, the crystal ball, and the frank medieval claptrap have disappeared. I estimate that more money is now spent ол fortune telling. prediction, and lucky charms than ever before in Britain's

BMIT

"Well, what are we soaking the National Health for this time-tranquillisers because Senator Kennedy says he's going to be -

tough with Mr Khrushchev, or a tonic because the world didn't end this month?”

Is this the first

move to reunite

the Tory Party?

I believe the answer is that numerologists, and hire WILL Mr Macmillan

superstition.

science generales For every naive fallacy which science explodes it provides the breeding ground for a dozen

more.

voyants flourish.

clair,

Premium Bend winners think

use the forthcom- ing Government_recon- Thousands of punters back horses on lucky hunches. In a struction in a bid to re- survey of the reasons why unite the Tory Party use they have been fortunate, three once again? This ques

out of every 10 said it was be- tion is being debated at cause they happened to have

Westminster now that he chosen lucky numbers.

There is widespread belief in has settled his old quar- Mr Antony poltergeists -supernatural spirits rel with with the ability to move phy-Head.

By performing feats which seem magical and beyond 'understanding of ordinary people the

scientists have created a national crédulity for anything with the imprint science about it

When

of

satellites are orbiting

50

in Flying

the carth and men prepare to fly through space it is not difficult to believe Saucers.

When

atom scientists dis- cover "anti-matter" the idea of anti-gravity seems less fantas-

tie.

SACRED COW

can

detect an

When radar object a million miles away, the idea of an electronic box which can send out healing waves 100 miles does not seem so ridicu- Inus.

the

In short, science has become such a saored cow that it is nourishing not only

but

those orthodox scientists who hover on its fringes. Even to intelligent people teams like "cosmic," radione," and "astral" sound so authoritative that they are, enough to cover up a multitude of logical dis- crepancies.

As a result the situation today is in many respects comparable

skal objects. Throughout the

aot

world millions believe that spirits of dead people can only be contacted bu: and materialised in a visible touchable torn,

Superstition and belied in the supernatural have persisted throughout recorded time, and, as I claim, are spreading. Why? I suspect that for millions belief for which no rational explanation is required must satisfy some deep-seated psy- chological need.

Only the outward forms by which this need is fulfilled seem to have changed since primeval times.

Massive splits in the Labour served to distract Party have

the numeroUS attention from divisions in the ranks of the Tories divisions which an Opposition able to devole even half its time to attacking the Government, instead of warring among itself, must have been able to exploit.

Differences

BY DEREK MARKS

many of his former critics that has been in charge of all these the man who had the toughness negotiations, and skill to battle successfully He has established contact with Vishinsky at the United with numerous forelim And Nations is for removed from the politicians and officials. pusillanimous yes-men he has his friends believe that these been depicted as being.

have considerably strengthened his claims to be considered as Foreign Secretary.....

—London Express Service).

Mr. Antony Head-now

. for Nigeria

antagonise the opponética of his plans for closer association; with Europe.

For the development of these plans is regarded by the Prime Minister as being of front rank Importance,

+

Already the Government is

consider the very. having to great changes that are likely to come about in Anglo-American end of the relations with the Eisenhower Administration senior Minister in the the Home Secre- tary, Leader of the House of Commons and Chairman of the Tory Party, could be beaten to the succession if he really wanted it.

four broad beadings most Those alone provide problems which Goverment, are formidable enough.

To them must be added the question of succession to the leadership.

This is not to suggest that Mr Macmillan is contemplating his own retirement-he is not.

sure

In pursuit

But he is under some pres- to ensure that when he does decide to leave there is an alternative to Mr Butler as his ruccessor.

So that interest in the appointments Mr Macmillan is to make rests as much on his overall approach as it does in the promotion and demotion of successful and unsuccessful

There are serious points of Ministers. difference on the Govemment It is perhaps difficult for the Benches, and Indeed, within the outside observer to appreciate Cabinet itself;

Defence, fully the on

vigour with which a Economic Policy, the various powerful body of Tory opinion

le-up with still pursues Mr Butler. Europe, and the scuttle from

Nor is it easy for many to see (London Express Service). Africa,

that a man who is at once the

Chapman Pincher plans for a trade

LOS ANGELES:

453 SQUARE MILÊS

POPULATION: 2.460.000

FOR EVERY 3 PERSONS 2 CARS. THERE ARE BUSES, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE, RUNNING.

DON'T WALK

TALKING

POINTS

Happiness is A habit.

Cultivate it.

ELBERT HUBBARD.

Sure the wise plan is to

live like a man

And Luck may look after

the rest!

-RUDYARD KIPLING.

Great men are the true men in whom nature has succeeded.

men, the

Adversity is wont to re- veal genius; prosperity to

hide it:

Architecture in general

-frozen-music...

FRIEDRICH

VON SCHELLING-

The most acceptable ser-

vice to God is, dołng good to

“HENTAMIN FRANKLIN.

DISCOVERING AMERICA-1

-AMIEL

-HORACE.

YELLOW CAR

sver,

As those close to Mr Butler be is indeed in "a very strong position."

That he wants and hopes to bo Prime Minister is certain- and yet

there are few to be found at Westminster who would give more than even money for his chances and many who would give substantially less.

Ever since Mr Amory's inten- ton to restan was known, there have been strong Back Bench moves to have Mr Selwyn Lloyd appointed to the Treasury.

This was based on the feeling that after his long stint at the Foreign Office, a period in charge of a Home Department would consolidate his claims.

Mr Lloyd's standing in the Party has improved vastly in the last 18 months.

Perhaps this is due to a sud- den realisation on the part of

ONE WAY

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There is a very special per- sonal relationship between Mr Macallan and the President;

The Foreign Secretary prob- ably has a closer working rela-

It dates back to the days tionship with the Prime Minister But even his friends are aware when Mr Mucmillian was Minis- than any of his colleagues. Fre- that' Mr Maudling is hardly ter Resident in North Africa. quently they dine alone together bopular with the Tory Back- sad has been assisted by the and they are in contact every Benchers at the present time.

day.

He is in fact, suffering from It is hardly surprising that the usual reactions that strike under these circumstances, a the young politician-be is 43

who has risen rapidly and is considerable mutual respect has

sometimes overly conscious of developed between them. If i had not been so that partner the fact that he is more clever ship must have broken up long that bed.

ago.

Expected

fact that his war-time ex- have conditioned Deriences Eisenhower to an understanding of the English point of view.

Whichever of the American Presidential candidates wins the November election, it is clear personal re- that that special It might well be, therefore, lationship between the Prime that in seeking a new Foreign Minister and the President will

Secretary the Prime Minister end.

might Took to Mr Edward Heath, his former Chief Whip'

Co-operation

And with it there may. Lise

operation that exists at official on in Miam levels

tlom Downing Street and the Wälte House.

Therefore, if he mover Mr and the present Minister of end the very full degree of co- Lloyd to the Tressury, the Prime Lebour. Minister will place in a key department a man he trusts and respects, and at the same time he would satisfy the faction of the Party which wishes to see a

Bar Heath is certainty enjoy strong rival to Mr Butter's claims ing his departmental responsi to succeed to the Prendership.

bilities. But Me Macmillan may

ad

Thus it appears possible that instead of the uusi gam3 of Ministerial musical chairs, which forms the basis of so many Cabinet reshuffles, Mr Macmil

-(London Express Service).

The importance of Mr Head's Be away by the fact that the new job should not be under very close day to day relation cat this occasion, with to carry out- a reconatuistion, estimated. When Mr Biacmillan ship which he deems needed for weit gen

Government formed his

in between January 1957,

Secretary can best be the Party sextant - the Fremses he had a very Foreign

the Minister and strains which lle ahead, sharp quarrel with Mr Head, continued with

International affaire...... who had been Defence Minister with whom he is a very good both at Westeninater and in

terms

· personal

and whose under Sir Anthony Eden.

appointment would not further Mr Head was strongly opposed to the Prime Minister's plans for plating, machs more rellance upon the nuclear deterrent. As a result be left the Government,

Since then many Tory MPs have considered that he was Justified by events notably the scrapping of the Blue Streak. Now he is made a Viscount and froes to Nigeria as the Governe finent's representative and Nigeria

FRISBANE,

CHILDREN in the semi-tropical area of Southerm Queensland, Australia, saw their Arni snow the other đáy. It fall, méd settled on bananas and pineapples.

KUALA LUMPER.

is the African teamtory on TOMES were abandoned in a North Malaya village boomme [which the highest hopes for

future orderly development and moved back. Firemen found that mesites had made their hou

Al'strange mitants coming from a well. Now this villagers have progress are pinned.

Mr Head's return to favour has been expected of late, and similar expectations are now being advanced about Mr Peter Thorneycroft, though with rather les conviction.

For Mr Thorneycrofte ofrup! resignation on the eve of the Prime Minister's Commonwealth Teum, in 1968, will take a lot of forgiving,

None the lem, there are some who think that the Prime Minis ter might now be ready to welcome-bacle the earing - abeep to the fold

The divisions on the clans to Hnk Brain Thorn closely with Europe are concerned both with the principle and with the timing of such moves."

There are Close

•that it is wrong to

hold

w old accordion,

(London Express Service)

MEET MR CLOGGHEAD*

* CLOG; ANYTHING THAT HINDERS MOTION.

OR RENDERS DIFFICULT.

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