1961-04-08 — Page 3

Page 19 Page 19

4430 FT DEEP.

The day the earth really shook

ago

No, this isn't an open pit iron mine but there is plenty of iron from outer space down En that crater. This hole in the Arizona desert was blasted out millions of years by a stray meteor. Fortunately for earthlings, natural sputniks as big, as that one are Tare. Dotted lines show size of crater, nearly a mile in diameter.

TINY AS DUST, BIG AS PLANETS;

IF FIRST YOU FAIL.......

ALL men have ambitions. Some want to be

But you

great, some famous and some rich. cannot just say “I want to be a well-known nove- list" to be successful with the first book you write. You will have to write a lot more before your articles are accepted by readers.

Men are not born great or he started writing when he was famous. They usually have pati- quite young. But he did not ence and do not give up hope start to write when he “discOVET- with their first failure. Alexand- ed" he had the ability to write; er the Great was not born to be he merely started doing so be- a conqueror, yet he became one, cause he hoped to sell one or When he was young, he could two of his writings in order to train a horse that none of his help with financial difficulties in father's trained. men could do his family.

and that was when his father Madame Curie spent all her predicted that he would be a life studying science She is great ruler, which became true. known to us now as having been The Conquest of Mount Ever- very patient and hardworking. est

was not achieved by one The results of her work have man in one day or with the first done untold good for the world. climb. Many people have died Doctor Tom Dooley was 23- in attempts to climb to the "Top other excellent example of a of the World" until finally, Hil- great man who sacrificed even lary and Tensing reached the his life in order to help people. giant peak.

We can all attain our gime

William Shakespeare was just too, if we strive for them - the another normal little boy when way they did whose names are he was small. Nobody thought written down in history books. he would reach such great We do not have to be anglier heights in literature.

Sir Walter Raleigh or another

Nobody in his family thought Michael Angelo-but if we have that one day far in the future an ambition, we must try to people would be reading his reach our goal.” poems and acting his plays-yet

-Credit card to Herifa Dia.

THESE ARE NATURE'S SPUTNIKS Reel Corner

WISHING on a shooting star to bring you good luck is an

old custom.

Many people also believe that a shooting

star will bring a change in the weather.

Mailbox

Dear Sir,

Boing

an

Meteors, which are called Larger, more solidly built shooting stars, are not stars at all. They are bits of matter.

The difference: A meteorite is the name given to a meteor after it lands on the earth.

meteors stay together and do not explode or burn up. How- ever, their outer surfaces melt and form a crust. This crust is usually jet black if the meteor- ite is made of metal.

Metal and stony meteorites are the only two kinds of meteors which enter our at- mosphere.

Another kind is the very small particles of meteoric dust which come in large numbers and drift about overhead. Often they form a thin film on snow fields giv- ing them a permanent yellow or brownish colour.

KAYE O'REILLY

Some are extremely small dust IN view of the very numerous particles. Others are large pieces competitions and contests of metal or stone as big as small organised by various sponsora planets. As they travel through

enter Blue Network of space, they over the

our atmos- Rediffusion, I have lost track phere.

In space In trying to determine which

they move at tre- are the programmes that fea- mendons speeds. The air, even ture competitions of any sort. in the highest levels of our at- avid lover Inmosphere, creates a drag upon

Meteors do not have any pow- participating in competitions, them when they enter it. This

us luck. Whether I wouldn't like to miss any of drag or friction acts as a brake. er to bring

The energy

which was used meteoric dust has any effect on such programmes. Hence 1 would appreciate it in motion becomes heat energy. rainfall is not clearly proven.

It may be that the dust helps AVERY “Carry O■" film which has been shown here in very much if you could ask Very quickly, the meteor is heat-

to form rain clouds of water your music correspondent Mred to a brilliant red.

The rapid heating burns droplets since Myatt (who, I believe, la con- nected with Rediffusion) to small meteors to dust. Larger, turns into droplets more easily office has been very good. loosely built ones may explode if there are small particles of when heated. Such explosions dust or other matter upon which

of water sound like cannon firing or like the molecules sharp bursts of thunder.

condense.

list the numerous programmes and their times.

but if

I realise that this is a pretty stiff task, so please take your time about it. An early answer is preferable, you really can't make the list, kindly suggest who I should write to to obtain

necessary information,

the

Thanking you for any help given

In this manner,

Robert Bou.

water vapour

may

STAMP NEWS ★

A NEW pattern of PAID

date-stamps was

E Hongkong has been very well received, and the box

That, in spite of the fact that when they were first screened the Exhibitors were doubtful if this kind of typically- British slap-stick comedy would be understood here. Hongkong said they understood, and to something like a mil- lion dollar box-office.

The same thing happened in the States. Given a very small show at second-grade theatres, they swept the country, and rivalled the business of such films as "Pillow Talk."

packed them in in spite of the bebred "Telly."

is being A new “Carry On"

made. It is called "Carry On

is είχα and Regardless," such solemn institutions is the British Ideal Home 3- hibition, advertising, and 2 new wonder bubble bath called "Salcone,” The picture shows that naive funny girl Joan Sims, ad- vertising the product. Na, I'm not going to give the plht away by telling you what happens to Joen in her be the

Robert, we suggest you con- issued in 1856 to replace those already in use; tact Mike Ellery, c/o Rediffu- sion House, Gloucester-road, these were in general use until 1863 when, follow-In Australia and New Zealand, But Carry On" wanted a new Hongkong for actual details of ing the introduction of adhesive postage stamps Rediffusion programmes contests. The times for some of in 1862, prepayment by means of adhesives be

and

have been the programmes changed and it would be diffi- cult for us to list all of them: We feel sure Mr Ellery would be glad to assist you. Incident- ally, Carl Myatt is in no way connected with Rediffusion. His brother, Tony, is though.

MEET THE MEMBERS!

came compulsory.

The forerunner of the present

type of circular date-stamps was issued in 1859. Several types were in use at the time the adhesives were introduced, though they were not at first used for cancelling adhesives.

In August, 1860 the Governor made a request to the Colonial Office in London that British adhesive stamps might be used for the prepayment of locally- posted letters.

HILARIA E. LUK, 17, The request was turned down,

student, 18 Tong Shui- road, 2nd floor, Flat 317, Hongkong.

JERRY KWONG CHURK- MING, 18, 168 Des

the Governor being advised that the Colonies could obtain stamps of their own and there was no reason why Hongkong should not follow the same course.

Voeux-road West, Hong-Designs for a series of Hong-

kong.

ANTONIO FRANCISCO

INACIO, 19, stadent, 68 Wyndham-street, Base- ment, Hongkong.

kong definitives were prepared locally, and these were later forwarded to London together with a requisition for months' initial supply stamps in

denomina- seven

tions.

six

of

HONG

KONG

JU13

65

HONG KONDARY

AUIS

60

PAID

Page 19 Page 19

they broke all box office records, and in England, they

angle, and settled for curves. Just wait and see.

ZOO'S WHO by GEOR

HANUMAN

IS ONE OF THE

THEY OFTEN TRAVEL IN! COMPANY WITH THE FO- LY MEN OF INDIA.

HANUMAN MONKEYS ARE USUALLY SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THAN TWO FEET LONG THEY CARRY THEIR TAILS ARCHED ON

THEIR BACKS THEIR FURIS PALE YELLOW, WHILE THEIR HANDS AND

FACES ARE BLACKL

COMMONEST MONKEYS IN INDIA, AND ARE CONSIDERED SACRED BY THE INDIAN PEOPLE, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GO FROM PLACE TO PLACE AT WILL, RAIDING GARDENS WHENEVER THEY LIKE.