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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

THE SKY MINE OF

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THE FUTURE

Professor A. M. Low is the authoriöf “Mine and Counter- kalno” and in the introduction to

his volume the ProfesDOT graphically explains the scope of his work.

Professor Low, "Because it is more spectacular," writes "submarine warfare has, until recently, attracted considerably more attention from the pable than attack or defence by mine 'Memories are short and statistics are dull. It was quickly for- gotten, it aver appreciated, that "mines accounted for more Bri- tih warships in the Great War than submarine torpedoes, and that mines played a pivot part in the final defeat of Germany by throwing wall of underwater death across the entrance of to ond chance the Atlantic Ocean. It became a hundred against any submarine getting out of the North Ben

Salaries Increased In Shanghai

GENERAL

AMATEUR ASTRONOMER INI

P.I. FIRST TO SEE NEW

CUNNINGHAM COMET

NICK KAMINSKI, THE PHILIPPINES' BEST KNOWN AMATEUR ASTRONOMER, recently claimed -and Father Pablo Gusman-Rivas of the Manila "observatory, graciously yielded the honor to be the first man in the islands to sight the newly discovered Cunning ham comet, writes Alfonso Denogs in the Manila Bulletin.

CITY FIRMS FOLLOW COUNCIL'S "LEAD

Fabian R. San Juan, an employs/tronomer, and Antonio Asunción, The recent increase made by of the Philippine sugar adminis-employe at Manston House, the Shixaghai Municipal Council tration and himself “addicted" to When formed of Maminski's

·la the allowance of Municipal starrazing, having been associat-claims, Father Guzman said: employees has resulted in msnyed with Kaminaki since 1919, told "On Nov. 24, we mw what was employers in the Settlement mak- the Bulletin that Kaminski saw suspected to be either a comet or ing further adjustment in the the comet in Barula with 18-a nebula. Op thì 25th at 7 p

alaries of their staff, official power. Zelas binoculars around 7 this was seen to have definitely moved, hence it was the comet The mine quite suddenly be reasonable to suppose that a sky sources on Dec. 18.disclosed to the pm. on Sunday, Nov. 24

that had been seen on the 24th, came dramatic news again during mine may make aerial bombard-North China Daily News.

although it was not definitely ra IMPROVED EARNINGS- one fatal week when the losses ofment so perilous that it is not

cognised as stich

"We never claimed to be the siderably improve the earnings of tong from Kaminski to clear up first to see it. It was the news-

OBSERVATIONS VERIFIED Ban Juan, who had just come

British and neutral shipping by worth the expenditure of lives The Council's action wi con-down from Bagulo with instruc-

mines laid off the coast, presura- and aircraft.. alby magnetic mines, were very!

"If that should prove' BO the

heavy. But, as always, the de-human race will one day hall the lower paid regular members of its the point of who had first seen † papers which added that state. fence to a new weapon was quick. inventor as one of the greatest ofįstaff. Although their income even the comet in the archipelago, saidment since no one else had re- commensurate Nick immediately veined his first ported the comet in th Philippines ly put into action, mines warfare all benefactors. Many have had today will not be

up to that time. his four-inch again becoming a little unspecta- cause to sorrow over the work of with the high cost of living, their observations by turning on the telescope, cular until Britain announced her the Wright brothers, whose work situation will be emeliorated to a comet

which had been set up just out- huge minefields off the Danish upon the the secret of heavier-reat extent by the increment.

An office cleaner on a com-side the Mansion House. Nick and Norwegian coasts or even in than-air flying-machines has led the Baltic itself,

to the deaths of thousands and mencing basic monthly pay of $17 claims he had witnesses, too-a has put a monstrous weapon into will now receive a minimum al-Mr. Juhan, another amateur as- lowance of $40, to which is added the hands of the bully.

"He who produces means where- a minimum rice allowance of $15,

IF

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1940 -PAGE 9

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tade. On Feb. 23 it will be far: away and dificult to noe, TO- bably not with the unked "ere ANYWAY, A

"We willingly accent Mr. Kaminski's statement on its face value because of his known veracity and rayuta- flon. So congratulations to BIG AREAS FOR MINES

Mr. Kaminsiti for his success in Baguio's clear skica,” "It would be giving away пс

A GRIEVANCE secret to say that the shaded por by the wrongful use to which bringing his total monthly earn-in some measure for the nature

Father Guzman's 'readiness" to tions shown on maps as minefields fight has been put can be coun- ing to $72. If the price of rice of the work which the police are are not, in fact, complete mine- termanded will not only be re- goes up, his earnings will increase called upon to do, in the Police give credit where it is due will be under the new Force minimum earnings are no especially welcomed by Mala. Belds, but areas in which mines membered for many ages, but will proportionately

adopted by the Council. $109

canan's former caretaker (now contend with one mile less of haze, may be laid. It would take a restore to the human race that. plan

The announcement by the Coundoing the same job for the Man-dust and other unfavourable fac- large force at least one year com- priceless gift which the Wright with second grade Saigon rice at

such pletely to fill

areas with thought they had bestowed when $81.50, the rice allowance (half the cll that the new scale of resion Housel because, according to tore which handicapped Father

a Guzman in 'Manila' mines the laying off the North- their machine grst left the ground difference between this price and muneration would be effective san

ON JAN. 19.

While the comet will be brigh- ern Barrage in the Great War at Kitty Hawk in that famous $35) will be $23.25 and his total from November was welcomed by grievance. Nick claims that a few

he announced Citing Cunningham's announce-test on Jan. 22, it will not be as took this time, and even then, this year of 1903"(Ceylon Observer) earnings today would be actually the entire Municipal staff, as it years ago when

was a first thought that a dis- through the Bulletin, that he had ment from Harvard Diversity, beautiful: a sight besuse located barrage was never completed.

crimination would be made in the discovered new comet. the Father Guzman said that on Nov. as it will be by that time: BETWEEN -- "But, and this draws attention

Adjustments in the pay of the various branches of the service weather bureau did not take him 19 the comet had a magnitude of the sun and earth, the tall will members of the Police Force have regarding the date of operation of seriously and thought that what he di, atl. beyond visibility of the appear to be foreshortened. This been more liberal to compensate the increase.

had seen was a nebula

naked eye sharp eyes would be is because the tail will be strearg- A few days later the press asso-able to see stars of the sixth ing away from the sun and to- ctations announced discovery of magnitude). Four days before wards earth data

San Juan said Kaminski claims the new comet in Switzerland by Christmas the comet will have

to an important aspect of mine warfare, the threat of minelaying is itself a powerful weapon. No. warship can steam, with indif- ference, through an area which may be mined; no submarine can

French Movie Industry Is

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POLICE PAY

venture into it without profound Under Vichy HONGKONG

danger and its resultant

gical effect on the crew. Sweep-

"ers have to be brought into action and all the elaborate machinery

of countermine measures put into service.

Control

VICHY, Dec. 4. - Government control of the entire movie in-

"A great victory"may be secured, dustry, ineluding exhibition, pro- by making the enemy atraid of a duction and distribution of films, certain area; if it can be done was decreed today by Marshal without actually laying the mines, Henri Petain in an order publish- so much the better. It is a dan-ed by the official Journal." gerous and time-wasting job for

him to make the test.

"For this reason alone, in spite-The

DIRECT CONTROL

decree also established of the excellent methods of coun-direct government control tering the mine, it is likely to re- movie stars, scenario writers, AUS main an important factor in sea ducers and directors. The decres warfare anti

completely creates a fommittee charged with eficient protection for individual the organization of the entire ships can be invented Mine-'mavie industry. sweeping is effective, but it takes!

some

time; slows up movement. :

committee

At the head of the will be a movie czar, who, would

Juan, Kaminski

bas

SHARE QUOTATIONS Finsler, who had heaten Kaminski magnitude of 3.1, when it will look he first aw the Cunningham

by a small matter of seven days like the planet Mars in the early Kaminski thinks now that if he morning. had been in Baguio at that time. that, comet would now be known as the Kaminski, comet.

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On Jan. 18 to 20 it will be closest to the sun, and, on, the 22nd it will be in the southern sky with magnitude" of minus 2.1, or about twice, as bright" ass star of the fast magni-

comet, after looking for a month, between 34 and 35 degrees, 19th hour, 12 minutes. This location is in line with the first two stars of Lyra, in the northwestern part of the beavens under the Northern Cross around 7 o'clock in the evening.

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