European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pity the vanishing tree Rao by Arthur Schot Fis Nama staff writer timber1 destruction continues a to j. Present rate in North Queensland Australia May lose a unique species of Kanga Roos the kind that climb Trees. The tree climbing kangaroos live mainly in the tropical Jungles 6f Northern Queens land. The rain Forest is the haunt of the unusual creatures. Early settlers from England sent letters Home with glowing accounts of such won Ders As the Duck billed platypus gum Trees which shed their bark instead of their leaves and cuddly Koala bears that lived in Trees but they made no mention of the strange tree climbing Kangaroo. These Little marsupials were not Dis covered until the 1880s, and even today As their future becomes Cloudy and endangered there is Little known about the by the general Public. Hundreds of acres of North Queensland rain. Forest have been cleared in the Las few years. The land has been put into sugar  South hundreds of thousands of acres have been cleared to satisfy the de Mand for plywood and Cabinet timbers for Australia s Home building program. All this area of rain Forest is the natural habitat for the Only two known species of tree climbing kangaroos in Australia. There Are More than 107 kinds of marsupials in Australia the majority of which Are related in some Way to the Kangaroo. Other species include the wallabies Kanga Roo rats Nail Tail wallabies and Hare Walla Bies. The tree Kangaroo like other kangaroos originally descended from primitive Arbore Al Stock but after a Long period of terrestrial existence it reverted to the tree again for foraging and safety. The Sumholz tree Kangaroo called Boon Garry by the Australia aboriginals .is., then lost attractive of the animals. His coat is of thick soft fur Fine grizzled Gray above and Yellowish on the under surface with Black face chin., and. Toes. Tre Roos. Spend much " their time. On the ground despite the. A that Theof requite iat. A me in the High Finch in of the thick i rain Forest. When they jump a Kwh from Ith Eiith perches they usually go hop Pii g away overs the ground like their big nt.1 a it Ajibufe-.1. Australian animal lovers Are fighting to keep tree climbing Kangaroo a ctn other Bush of Luna a live a by preserving natural habitat. The tree Roos Are in the class of jumpers and have been observed leaping from branches 80 feet. High. How Ever they generally prefer easier jumps rid frequently after having a tree top meal will descend Monkey Fasti Ion to alow Bough before Takeoff. The Hind feet of the tree Roo show he is Well adapted to a life. In the  being Shorter and broader than in ground kangaroos and wallabies the have a roughened Cushion sole. Some of the paws Are curved inwards for climb ing. The fore paws of the tree Roo Are extra Large and provided with Strong grasping Laws. The unusually Long thin Tail hangs Down and serves As a balancer when its owners aloft the Tail is an Aid in climbing and also acts As a rudder when the Anima makes Long leaps. The natural enemies of the tree Roos Are the wild dogs of the abort Grues. The tree Roos go aloft for self preservation and Ftp seed on the succulent Young foliage in the treetops. " to " australian animal lovers fighting. To  their dwindling Bush Fauna say that despite rigid conservation Laws the Lov Able tree Roo will not survive if his Natur Al habitat is destroyed. Goren on Bridge neither vulnerable East deals. North 4 7 63 v 10 9 2 a k 6542 7 East q j 9 �875 Southa k a a 3 4 10 9 8 kj108654 East South it North pass opening Lead a Ueen of Jet today we., provide some Pellet from excessive preach ments against taking finesse a doctrine frequently publicised in print to band an Early and unnecessary finesse was essential to the Success of the contract. Against three no Trump West opened the Queen of clubs and East overtook with the King. Declarer saw no Point to holding up since he now had a potential Sec Ond stopper in that suit. So he took in the trick with the Ace of clubs and led the Jack of Dia monds to the King. When East showed out the Shock did not Register at once for Declarer was Able to return to his hand with a Spade to finesse West out of his. Queen of diamonds. It was not till then that he realized that the Diamond suit was blocked and that his washable assets had shrunk to eight tricks with virtually no Hope for the ninth the a break of diamonds was a i usual we not w denied but no one would contend that Wen a  Borders on fantasy and allowance should remade for such a holding if it is at All feasible to do so the proper play to avoid the Block which nature had tried to impose was to take a first round finesse of the Jack. If it loses there is no danger to the con tract for if East tries to run his clubs. South s nine will stand Upas a stopper and the defense can Cash at Best two clubs and the Queen of diamonds while Declarer is Able to run five diamonds and his four top card tricks. A a matter of fact even if the diamonds break 24, the suit will be blocked if a High Diamond is played from a wow at the first trick unless the Queen is single ton since the double i been in either hand is the Roost probable holding surely Daeta should protect hims Wainst it. Labor Day weekend offers 3% Days of exploring Greene if pastureland not so far horizons aboard a conducted motor coach a Xor. Departures Are Friday evening sept. 4,/with return Home set for Mon Day . 7. Departure Points Are scattered throughout mos commands from Wiesbaden to Pir Masens from  to Nurr Iberg. R Prague Karlsbad Folsen Marienbad $58, with optional Opportunity to witness Czechoslovakia native costumed dancers. Visits Bohemian Crystal factories resorts and 6th.6r important tourist attractions. Amsterdam Brussels Luxembourg $36, visit important museums churches restaurants ardennes Forest and highlights of the three cities. Paris $25, includes transportation room and breakfasts plus taxes and guide services. Other Tours $29 and $37, include additional meals and Folies tickets Vienna by rail,u$48 from Frankfurt Wuerzburg and Nurnberg. Switzerland by motor coach $36. Visits Neuchatel Lake Geneva Monteux Castle of Chillon. Lake of Thun Berne Elhine Falls at Schaffhausen arid Germany s Black Forest. Information on the above Tours is available from Heinzl Tours phone Frankfurt 22545 Kaiserslautern 3091, or Munich 555225. Also near East air cruise in 13 Days for $498 from Frankfurt and Stuttgart. Dates Are oct. 11-23 and dec. 21-Jan. 2. Includes Istanbul Beirut Baalbek Damascus Jerusalem Jericho the dead sea River Jordan and Bethlehem. Spain Portugal North Africa in 10 Days $330. Dates Are oct/10-19 and dec. 23-Jan. 1. Details from Hainzl address above. .-., -. V at Swiss tour is Helvetia Tours bid for labor Day wee Ori entertainment sept. 4 evening sept. 7, for $36. Departure Poi arts Are Wiesbaden s Feagle club and Amelia Earhart hotel Rutine main passenger Center a Eickelberg is rail station and Patrick hey try Village an the Karlsruhe main Puj the itinerary lists Lake Lucerne and fhe  Tell country the Ruess Valley at the foot of St. Got hard pass the Ticino Valley the = Bejil Zona a look at Lake Maggiore and Locarno Lugano the bathing Bea Elies of the Lidov and which sight seeing. And time for photography and shopping. Details by calling Karlsruhe 32884. Also Swiss a Pine tour same dates and departure Points As above32. Includes sightseeing in Berne Interlaken Grin Elwald the Bruenig pass Lucerne and typical Swiss cuisine. Other labor Day weekend adventures include Swiss hotel plan a Trio of motor coach Tours scheduled for sept.  to  Paris $394 Belgium and Holland $4250 Switzerland $38,also Copenhagen in 5 Days sept. , $67 Paris and the chateau country in five Days sept. , $65 Italy in 11 Days sept. 5-15, $112 Vagabond in Scandinavia in 14 Days sept. 4-17, $179, and five countries tour 15 Days sept. 5-19, $162. In addition Swiss hotel plan offers Prague special in four Days sept. , $60, and Vienna by rail in four Days sept. , $54. For details phone Frankfurt 23154. More than 600,000 persons Are expected to attend performances of the world famous passion play in Obert Amerau Germany from May september 1960, according to David c. Lee director of religious travel for american express co. The population of Oberammergau is 1,700. " a pamphlet Oberammergau passion play covering the origin and history of the play May be had Gratis from american express trave service 65 Broadway new York 6, by in 1633, when a bubonic plague swept Europe the  elders vowed that if their people were spared they would produce a play every 10th year dramatizing the life and passion of Jesus Christ. The first presentation was made in 1634. Members of the  Are natives of Oberammergau. Reservations for tour and Independent travel to include viewing the play Are now being accepted at All offices of american express. The play takes eight hours opening at 8 am with a two hour break for lunch and the dramatic final curtain at about 6 pm. A t least 4,5 million foreign tourists with americans in the Lead Are expected this year in France according to estimates this week by the French government tourist commission. The figure represents an increase of approximately 500,000 Over 1958, which had been the record tourist year with 4,070.000 foreigners spending 24 Bourn or More in France. An unusually warm summer was mentioned As an attraction for germans britons and belgians who last summer bypassed France because of unseasonable vacation weather. Such French accomplish ments during the past year As the inauguration of the Caravelle Jet Airliner and he completion of the Tan Carville suspension Bridge Europe s biggest were Felt to have been added attractions. ,. Estimates on the increased travel were calculated from figures per Taining to Paris focal Point of most travel activity a France where figures for the Host five months of 1&09 have been compiled. These show a 43 per cent increase in american tourists with 120,832visiting the capital As compared to a the first five months of last year germans were in second place with 83,631, compared to 54,243 Las year. Britons were third with h654. Up from 50,282. Belgians dutch and Swiss followed in that order T8t.l8tlcs 8�w the Avera a tourist stay in France a week spends4,000 francs 88 a a before wow h the number of foreign a visiting a nurse topped the 2 Milume Murk Only Oce a 1889, the Mark was not exceeded until ims of cent 3 million came to France and an increase la been noted every Yew since Dundy a Guit 1999