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The two figures were only 700 to 800ft. from the pinnacle of Everest itself

ECTION FOR

TONGKON

Did they ever

PEAK of MYSTERY:

THE

HE wind howled. A few flakes of snow flurried about. George Mal- lory and Andrew Irvine pulled down their goggles, raised their hands in farewell to their comrades and shuffled off across the glacier ice.

Scarfell

Snowdon

Compare them! Scartell ===3,216tt.: Snowdon— 3,560ft. Ben ¦ Nevis- 4,406ft Everest,

Their aim to reach the top of 29,000ft Mount Everest. then still unconquered. They is 29,000ftkap knew they would have to travel fast. For in about five days the-

a new

reach the

summit? asks

Henry Lewis

him, between him and the peak moved two tiny figures-Malory. and Irvine.

They were. he judged, only 700 to 800It. ΣΤΟΠ the pinnacie. Then the mist closed in again

Odell carried on to Camp Six and dumped monsoon season parson was reckoned one of Then, when they had labour- his food supplies. Then he was due to strike. Britain's top mountaineers. On iously re-established their carried on a little way upwards, the 1921 expedition he had done three advance camps, they had hoping that he might meet the the main planning. On the 1922 femd

expedition the triumphant pair returning. expedition he had made the blizzards and gales had changed chief attempt at the top and had the face of the ice wall beneath got to 26,985ft. when the mon- the north col. Gone completely soon came.

was the route that they had planned to use.

And they knew the way was tough. For less than 12 hours before two of their comrades had stag- gered back to the camp, beaten and battered by climb.

Challenge

It was a personal challenge row. And as he and Irvine

They had had to cut thousands the disappeared into the icy dis- of steps into an icy cliff. They tance, the other members of had had so rig ropes and ladders the expedition knew that if it so that stores could be drawz were possible Mallory would up a shear-walled chimney

100ft. high.

beat the mountain this time.

But Mallory was de-

The expedition had started out termined. It was 1924 well and then gone wrong. They and the second ex- had set up their first three ad- pedition to Everest- vance camps according to plan. the third if one counts And the climbers were hopeful the 1921 expedition that by mid-May they would be which was purely a in the north ridge and have al- look around and not a most a month left for tackling serious attempt at the summit before the monsoon conquest.

came.

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Beaten

up

Bad news

Eventually he went back to the north .col .camp. Mext morning he set out again. He went to Camp Five, spent a night there, then on to Camp Str. It was deserted still.

He climbed upwards in the wake of Mallory and Irvine for two hours until he could go no farther. Then he went back to

six Camp Six and signalled the bad news to the expedition C#- bers below.

Ce a be- сапра

advance camps-each

The plan was to set day's march from the ene fore. From the sixth

No trace of Malory or Irvize two-man assault team would' was ever found. race for the peak.

But there is a bigger mystery Mallory and General Geoffrey than how the climbers died, and Bruce, the leader of the expedi- that is this: Did they reach the Irvine, 3 young But now it was June and only tion, set up the fifth camp. They summit? oarsman from Oxford, five days were left. What had

pitched it at 25,20011-caly was new to Everest.

gone wrong? First

had come 300ft. below the highest camp But

known Mallory

the blizzard, the worst had

of 1922. Then their porters been on all three ex- on Everest at that time.

quit. Mallory and Bruce had peditions. The slim, It had steamrollered their ad- to return to the north col base.

had wrecked boyish, slightly built vance camps. It man, son of a Cheshire their communications,

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The Hit Parade By Ted Thomas

по permanent

WHY quarters for the

Hongkong Jazz Club?

That's a question that I've heard echoed by many an out- of-town visitor; yet still the local Jazzmakers remain quarterless.

Couldn't some enterprising businessman, with an eye to to ever-increasing popularity of jazz here in the East, me that a club or coffee bar featur- Ing the best in local jazzmon could be nothing less than a Howling success.

The regular attendance of Jazz-fans would be assured, and guest spots by visiting musicians and singers would be backed by cheduled perfor- mance by all the top exponents of the music here in Hongkong. Most of the top-flight jazz. men here in Hongkong are füll time musicians,

The first string nightclub bands contribute their best players to the cult. A re- gular spot where the boys could drop in for a blow would give a tremendous lift to jazz, and Incidentally provide a very handsome Income for backers.

Its

1. Where the Boys Are-Connie Francis.

2. Let's Go Off-Beat-Kong Ling.

3. Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight—Dodle Stevens,

4. I Will Follow You-Eydie Gorme.

5. The Story of My Love-Paul Anka.

6. The World is Getting Smaller-Mark Dinning.

7. Walk-Don't Run-The Ventures.

8. You Are the Only One-Ricky Nelson.

9. Dear John-Pat Boone.

10. Many Tears Ago-Connie Francis.

11. If I Didn't Care-The Platters.

12. Lop-Sided Over-Loaded-Brian Hyland.

13. Kiddio-Brook Benton,

14. Don't Read the Letter-Patti Page.

15. 'Let the Rest of the World Go by—Johnny Nash.

16. C'est Si Bon-Conway Twitty.

17. Somebody-Johnny Nash.

18. The Clickity Clack Song-Brian Hyland. 19. Three Steps to Heaven-Eddie Cochran, 20. What a fight for Love—Addrisi Bros

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the

dreary repetition of top, twenty or thirty dises.

What can be done about it all?

them-

Firstly the deejays selves should take a hand and sort out the obvious phonies.

We first started this at Radio

with our Hongkong

pro- gramme "Popularity Poll" some years ago, when it was found dodge of using that, by the saveral different names and different types of stationary, THE fuss and furore certain selfish individuals were submitting dozens of entries the chances of and reducing their more fair-minded school- mates.

T caused by my men-

tion of the teenage re- quest syndicates is still balling, and I'm glad to say that many of the young folk have joined in a general denunciation of the system that keeps new and likely hits off the air and stultifies tho whole time given over to popular requests with the

The other way in which the menace could be thwarted, is for the young people decrying, this practice, to gather together and form themselves into

ค

"Good Music Club" which could request, and presumably have played over the air, the better types of music, thus buying up the time that might otherwise have

been made

to

of

available

the dozens other "make believe” organisa. tions.

BOTH

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England and

America are raving about the emergence of- Elvis Presley the actor since the release of his film "Flaming Star."

Personally, I am no more Impressed by the Elvis brand of acting than I was by his British counterpart, Cliff Richards, in "Expresso Bongo," but one thing's for sure—there isn't a greater showman In the world today by any standards.

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HITS HERE AND THERE DEPARTMENT

America: 1. Will You Love Me Tomorrow-by Shirelles. 2. Calcutta by Lawrence Welk.

Britain: 1. Are You Lonesome

Tonight?-by Elvis Presley. 2. Sallon by Petula Clark.

On their way back a second two-man team passed them go- ing forward. This consisted of Colonel E. F. Norton ard Dr Howard Somervell.

Choking in the thin air Nor- ton and Somervell pitched camp at 26,800ft. Then their porters quit. The two Britons stept that night in their frail-looking tet higher than men had slept before.

It was now little more than 2,000ft to the summit above them. Next morning, coughing and gasping in the thin air they made their assault. Soon they were having to rest every dozen steps. But they only got to 28,000 ft.

First night

Mallory and Irvine took oxy- gea with them for their climb. They spent the first night at Camp Five. The next night they were at Cam Six.

The Sherpes, who had been persuaded to accompany them this far, reported later that the two men were fit and confident of beating the mountain.

The 17-21

Club's

five rules

©

They set off us the final dash, the last 2,000££.

Odell, a At 1250 pm N. E. geologist, was on his way frem Camp Five to Camp Six with food.

It was a mild day but a grey mist hid the peak of Everest from view. At 20,000 he paused to rest. He looked up to where he knew the challeng- ing summit to be.

so the mist And as he did parted and he saw high above

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