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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951.

MYSTERY OF THE Priests' Seized

COSMIC RAYS MAY YET BE SOLVED

Washington, Jan. 2.

The mystery of where cosmic rays come from may be solved. The National Geographic Society reported strong evidence that the energy packed particles originate not in the far reaches of the outer space,

as previously supposed, but in the

.sun.

If this is confirmed it means that in addition to being the nuclear power house that supplies the earth with heat and light, the sun also is a gigantic arsenal of sub-atomic projectiles which bombard the earth in a never ending barrage.

are

sir

con-

that they come from the was found in a research

the top of the at- ducted "at mosphere" in Canada by the the National Georgraphic and

of Bartol Research Foundation Philadelphia's Franklin In- stitute.

These projectiles apparently fragments of atoms

the dismembered by

sun's terrific heat and hurled into space at energies running into thousand of millions of electron volts.

The origin of cosmic rays, many of

individually -them

Last year and this, scientists vastly more energetic than the

atoms of exploding

-atom directed by Dr Martin Pomer- bombs, has puzzled science antz, Bartol physicist, sent an instrument carrying balloons since their discovery early this century. Though too dif- more than 20 miles into the sky on earth above the Hudson Bay outpost fuse to be detected

instru- of Fort Churchill Other in except by sensitive

provide vestigators have theorised that rays ments, cosmic

to atomic the sub-atomic particles which science with clues

day into the structure which ultimately crash night and may contribute to the mastery earth's atmosphere might be Evidence "the result of a cosmic cataclysm from which our universe ultimately emerged."

of nuclear energy.

INDONESIA

PROVIDES

A SHOCK

Djakarta, Jan. 2. The Indonesian Cabinet

In Wuchow

Maryknoll, Jan. 2. Maryknoll fathers said today that six more of their missionarles have

•been arrested by the Chinese Communists.

Father Albert Nevins 'said the arrests were re- ported to the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America's Headquarters here in a cable from Ke verend William Kupfer,

the Society's Superior in Hongkong,

The Society had no de- tails but it' was presumed that the six were charged with alleged connection with "imperialism." All six were stationed in the Wuchow Diocese in South

China-United Press,

Whirlwind

Tour By Eisenhower

London, Jan. 2. General Dwight Eisenhower will make a whirlwind tour of Atlantic Pact nation capitals al- most as soon as he arrives in Europe as Supreme Commander this week, it was learned today from a usually reliable source.

He will fly from the United

States direct to Paris on January 4 or 5.

When he finishes his tour to the capitals in two or three weeks he will return to America to report to the Atlantic Pact Headquarters. No decision has been reached about his yet ultimate headquarters in Europe,

The National Geographic added, "Others had them hurt- ling from the vast void of in- finity. A third belief is, they might be generated by the in- terplay of magnetic fields exist---Reuter. ing in the stars and nebulae."

PLEDGE BY BRITAIN

London, Jan. 2. But data recorded by his high

Britain today formally pledged soaring instruments, Pomerantz reported 'strongly suggest that herself to place her troops on the sun may be the source of the Continent under the com- mand of General Dwight Eisen- virtually all cosmic radiation

hower when he sets up his has agreed "in principle" reaching the earth." Pomerantz Supreme Command Head- to annul the statute which discovered that a violent erup-quarters in Europe, it

Nether- tion which marred the sun's learned from the established

face on May 10, 1949, was lands - Indonesian

source tonight Union,

followed 19 hours later by a 15 the Aneta news agency percent increase in the number reported here today, quot-of ing well-informed circles.

The decision was taken after the failure of the recent Hague talks between the two nations on the future of Western New Guinea.

was

an authoritative

It is understood that the troops those in Ger- concerned are cosmic particles in the

and Trieste.- many, Austria earth's atmosphere at altitudes Reuter. between 95,000 and 100,000 feet. Simultaneously, radar receivers

at

Cornell University's radio English Language

Leads World

astronomy observatory recorded unusually high intensity in radio signals which emanate con- re-tinually from the sun.-United

The Indonesian Cabinet was meeting today to hear the port of the Foreign Minister, Dr Press,

on the Roem, Mohammed failure of the

talks.

Some

New Guinea

Washington, Jan. 2. English has become the world's leading language, spoken by an estimated 260 million people, notes the Na-

quarters here thought Adolphe Annesertional Geographic Society.

that the Union statute, came into force in November, 1949, might be difficult to an- nul because it is registered with the United Nations.

Dead

Saarequemines, Elasă France, Well-informed circles told the

Jan. 2. Aneta news agency, however,

Adolphe Anneser, the train- be that the Union would not

chief of the Orient Express, valid if one of the parties no

which ran from Paris to Con- longer. subscribed voluntarily.

the "great Should the Governmentstantinople during

it years" of 1898 decide to annul the statute

to 1914, has the age of would only be necessary for its died near here at representative at Lake Success to inform the United Nations of this decision, these circles said. They added that if the Union were abolished the office of the High Commissioner would be closed and replaced by Em- Massies.

73.

Nel van Vliet, the Dutch Olympic swimming cham- pion and mother of an eight-month-old daughter, intends to go in for competitive swimming again this season. She has also decided that her baby daughter, Marga, will have every chance of becoming a fine swimmer, and here Marga is seen, supported by a sling, as her famous mother gets her used to the close proximity of the water. London Express Service.

Temperance Union Attempt To Wean Troops From Beer

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 2.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union, which has been sending fruit juices to Korea in an attempt to wean the soldiers from beer, re- ported on Tuesday it has received the following letter from Korea;

"Dear ladies,

do Gen.WalkerBuried

"We men of the 76th Engineers

battalion really Hindustani ranks next, with combat 160 million followers; then appreciate the fruit juices you Russian

with about million, and Spanish,

million.

The 400 million speak nine major

of which dialects, many

out of their unfamiliar districts.United Press.

145 are sending here in place of In Hero's Tomb

own

115 beer. It does not quite take the place of beer, but you can get We just Chinese better booze with it. Chinese add a little yeast and sugar to it, are heat it on a stove, and get some of the finest wine ever brewed. As yeast and sugar are scaree over here, we would appreciate it very much if you would send some with the next shipment. Thank you very much, and keep the juices coming this way."

Envoy Decorated -

of Mr

Belgrade, Jan. 2. Anneser was decorated by

The Yugoslav President many former European sover-

the Constituent Assembly,

Mrs Ann Brammer, the local eigns who travelled on the Orient Express. He once spank- Ivan Ribar, today decorated the president of the WCTU, charged ed King Boris

Egyptian retiring

Minister, sabotage. She said the first of Bulgaria.

Fathi el Akkad Bey, shipment of juices had not been The King-then aged eight Ahmed persisted in leaning out of the with the Order of the People's received in Korea and when it neither A new treaty providing for window

for "services rendered arrives it will contain in the corridor and Banner

United the Yugoslav people."yeast 'consulates would also have to be was corrected and pulled in by to concluded.--Reuter.

Anneser-Reuter.

Reuter.

NANCY

nor

Press.

sugar,

By Ernie Bushmiller

Washington, Jan. 2. The body of Lieutenant

Walton Walker was General committed to a hero's tomb in the Arlington National Ceme tery on Tuesday..

The last full military rites a grateful hation bestows on its:

dead were honoured soldier given the United States Eighth

commander who Army. killed in an accident while bloody battles in directing Korea.

was

At the funeral were repre- sented the nation's military leaders, among them General George Marshall and General United Dwight Eisenhower. Press.

JUMP

Selective Service

JUMP

JUMP

When there's bif Ineedn't use

bif

WITH SX DET

my fist!

SURE KILL

-MAN KANG CO.

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