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ters to arrange leisure facilities for school-children. Some local authorities
anti- have already tions for enrolment are coming cipated the suggestions. in steadily from people who are
In East Suffolk, for example, not at present under medical it has been decirted to plant trees specially for climbing in school There is no time limit on re- playgrounds. This, says the local gistration, but people who walt education com.illee, is being too long may And that their done to offer scope for tree favourite doctor has reached his physical activity, and imaginative maximum of 4,000 patients and play," is ynable to accept them.
Among the most popular out now on nobody in the of-school acilvities are conducted Country
ever again receive lour to learn how Britain's in- bill- and that goes for
dustries work. Many children well as
were being taken last week to One of the first people to get the country's greatest agricul-
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as the inhabitants.
Editor-in-Chief>-W. J. Keates,
In the race for leadership in only for types which have yet to international airways, the chief make their appearance but also by the United Kingdom Govern- These are all types sponsored Asst. Editor:-Ian Mackenzie. contestants are Britain and the for later versions of those already ment in its efforts to repair.
United States. The services of flying with piston engines.
Britain's Business Manager: W. H. Nolloth both countries are evenly matched.
aircraft industry's break in the
new "eradlo to the participation The SR/45% will have ten turbo- design and construction
aro still if judged by safely standards, re- prop engines; the later Brabazon tran
ot air grave" State medical service isject of discussion) transports. gularity and frequency, but
Others that have had only a few days old. But it is made a good start. the
I's cight; the Apollo, the Viscount Government backing for different already possible to say that it has 24354 United States has one advantage and the Hermes V will each have reasons include the Bristol 170, been
If in the light of experience over Britain. Her airline
successfully com-four. Types for which change the
The Viking,
Inunched, modifications are found necessary
of modern airliners. Why this
this clude the Ambassador, Marathon and the Tudor series
reform, affecting Amphibian, the Prince spread
everyways been a keynote of Britain's four-man, woman bels explained by history, and Dove.
UTTA! should
chri
In the notional planning that it should engined long-range Eight years ago, war forced
airliners. country, come into operation with be flexible. H.K.$18.00 Britain to choose, either to aban-is Britain's only pure-fet opern-Industry's
So far as is known, the Comet
The United
Kingdom aircraft so little fuss and trouble.
"Don't rush the new production and H.K.$30.00 don the making of transport air-tional airliner at present under planned prodution of civil air Don't expect too tauch to begin worked out in the darkest days of
service.
The reformed education system and imperil the mobility of Armed Forces, or
or to continue
covers wide and with," said Mr. Aneurin Bevan, the war is developing. The Cen- defeat in
diverse range of types. If pre- manufacture, and risk
Britain's Health Minister. There Iral Advisory Council to Britain's sent progress
was no rush for treatment on the Ministry of Education has, for in- force more numer-
maintained, and an nir ous than her own. She could not
all airliners yet to
"no doctor's bills" basis. stance, been finding out what make their new appearance the military
reveal the aircraft of the
Existing patients simply register- boys and girls do in their leisure buy calibre she needed elsewhere; at
qualities as those now flying, thed themselves with their doctors time and whether they have suffi- that time her own factories were
United States' advantage, within and by the time the service was clent facilities to recreation. the next five years, will gradually 24 hours old 7,600,000 people had ce of supply.
They have now raked the Min- her only
source OZORIO.-On Sunday, July 11,
decline and vanish.
put down their names. A pact with the United States
Applica-ister to recommend to local au- 1948, at ha residence, 051/D
thorities
that an equal terms with her problem.
facilities Under it, construction.
play [resolved her 23 Welhalwei Road, Shanghai,
aircraft industry con Tudor and a Viking have both a
GRAFTON they should set up local commit-
should be improved and Britain's
that Francisco Carlos (Chico) centrated on
on warplanes; In return,
more vigorous challenge. dearly-beloved hus-the United States supplied the former with four in two nacelles, with gratitude, the oddly assorted been fitted with jet engines the Then, too, she will remember band of Mrs, Aline Ozorin, balk of Britain's needs in trans- the latter with two. father of Mae and brother of port
The all-let fleet which enabled her to over- Britain knew that Viking won the honour of being come what might have been nircraft. Hilda and Josephine.
a price would have to be paid, the first airliner in any country crippling handicap and to build but in those
desperate days ali to take off and fly on jets alone. up the globe-encircling system of her thoughts and
energies were in previous British experiments air routes from which she will on survival,
with airliners the jet engines have launch her bid for airlines supre- That agreement, although logi- been partnered by piston engines, micy. cal and wise, meant that the in- dustry which was then building the world's Пnest
warplanes There have been many would suffer a break of unspeci- changes since the last meeting fed duration in the design and of the Commonwealth Prime construction of transport aircraft Ministers held in 1946 and it
when aeronautical engineering
more advancing
rapidly is widely agreed that other conference is urgently than at any time in history,
Peace revealed the true measure
benent under this scheme was a tural exhibition, the Royal Show, needed. Among the ques- of the penalty which the break The Royal Air Force Trans- craft were in fit passing to and walked into a doctor's surgery the centre of Britain's largest Canadian visitor to London who which is being held at York near tions likely to be discussed imposed on Britain's commercial port Command's share in the fro over their obversation point compinining of a sore throat.
economic co-air services. To maintain essen- carrying of necessities to Berlin at intervals of about an hour and
county famous for its agriculture ore defence,
itial
routes on a scale matching has been organised on much the
When he was told there would as much as for its lextiles. operation, emigration and their importance, Britain had to same lines as the big air trans-
be no charge he said: "Well, the concept of the Western convert and adapt warplanes to port operations which served the early in 1945 they would
If they had been in Belgium. this beals anything I ever met be- It is a 100 years since the
have fore." Union. Britain is
Joyal Show today civil ure, buy United States airy swift advances of the British
was first held at use Ju.52s army
scen an equal intensity of trans- craft and bring into both
It was the same in 2,751 hos- through
Vork and 109 years since it be- Europe-minded more
Belgium and port operation for the benefit of from Germany.
South-West Germany
pitals throughout the country. So ran. At that fri show which and more Commonwealth-
later stages of the war. That is New Air Network
nerea there were far as the patients were concern- covered seven minded than she has perhaps
to say, it has been based
ed there was no change at all. 18 horses and 12 pigs. Contrast ever been in the past. For These were drastic but neces- tried
system of air control
Treatment went on in exactly the that with the 1,103 entries of 18 the security of the world it was to, cut down services; a step quick turn-round at both ends.
Isary measures. The alternative relatively short halts and on a
same way: accident
breeds of cattle, 50 horses, 490 is necessary to build up
ceived just the same prompt at entries of 20 sheep breeds, 736 which would have robbed Britain! During the first week of the
tention. But there will be no
100 pigs and gouts exhibited third power, which can stand of her place among the leadera operation, restricted though
bills.
there today. the on its own between Russia in on the international airways. With air corridor is between the West
This great show-another proof the East and the United mixed and variously contrived and Berlin, nothing like satura- the
And what of the comprehensive that Britain is still the home of States in the West. Britain she has now built up an air tion had been reached on the air largely fuel and ammunition for
flect
National Insurance Scheine uftworld pedigree stock-Includes in route network of 80,000 undupli- route, The limiting factor was
which the medical service is its mechanical sections nearly 40 is necessary as a link be rated miles.
Ilkely to be. the capacity of
often saw part? When the day arrived 1-inventions. King George VI, who tween Western Europe and Some years may pass before the Gotow Airfeld for handling and field. at one time and the busi- the Ministry of National
60 transport aircraft on an air-000 clerks at the headquarters of is a keen farmer, is one of the
exhibitors. But lost traces of Britain's handicap unloading aircraft on the ground.
varish, The design, construction Taking the fleet of transport of bringing in fresh arrivals ance at Newcastle-on-Tyne were questions
and sending out empties and testing of a new airliner, and alreraft as it stood at the end
waiting to deal with the 30,000
For 10 days the King and which Commonwealth govern- then its production in large num- of the first week, the rate of the fashion while lorries, backed up handle each day. The first claim organet, have litry to the winte being conducted in an orderly claims which they expect to Queen Elizabeth with Princess want to ask. Field-bers, is a slow process, and the turn-round WHA Marshal Smuts raised some larger the aircraft the longer the good. The distance Temably to every transport, swiftly clear-was received at 9 a.m. It had combining a holiday with visits
Rk Wunstorf, neor
Dae boon these been dealt with by 9.25 a.m, and to many sections of Scottish life of them in his Empire Day period before it can be used com- airfleld
meretally.
Hanover, to Gataw was just 150 dry weather. That is even more ister. Mr. James Grimihs, at the one day, the King went to Muir
130 operations needed was reasonably a telegram was sent to the Min- from factories to folk dances. On broadcast. "Can Britain," he "But new types are on the way. miles, Two-engine Dakotas fully essential in Germany.
House of Commons telling him feld to watch Henry asked, "be a leading or im- Some have advanced far enough loaded new that journey; were
Cotton portant member of both the to kindle optimism to offer proof unloaded at Gatow
Little trouble had been taken that the system was in operation. plaving in the cencluding alages and were by the Germans up to the end of root back at Commonwealth
Wunstorf the that the Ingenuity, skill and na- back
within two the war to make their airfields ganised that any one of the 26, strong American competition.
So eficiently has it been or- of the British Open Golf Cham- and
pionship which he won against tural gifts that made such war- hours and a half. The Western Union."
foster we pro
Runways
were 000,000 names recorded as being planes as the Spitfire, Hurricane, four-engine Yorks, with nearly Then again, after the Brus Beaufighter, Mosquito, Halifax and twice the cargo to be unloaded, were not many perimeter tracks. ed in one minute.
few and there eligible for beneftr can be check- sels pact was signed, there Lancaster unsurpassable in their made the same double journey Finding good standing ground for
BULGANIN It will be many months yet be- was a statement to the effect arduous years of war, to produce disposal and knowing that some airfields. That trouble was met be assessed. There wilt doubt
time are still able, in spite of six in two hours ten minutes.
Having these facts at one's
dects of aircraft in wet weather fore the full effects of Britain's that the five countries might air transports which bear com two hundred journeys were made at Wunstorf during the first week less be "teething troubles" to be
is still difficult at many Germon new social security system can RATTLES have to consider a new "de-
parison with
any made through- } ** velopment and re-orientation out the world.
on n normal day there would be of the air service to Berlin... The evidence comes from the number of aircraft on duty. The little-dimculty in estimating the of the pattern of production," so that the industry of each first three of the true postwar
generation of Britain's airliners; **
rs:ussians apparently distrusted country can to a certain ex-that is from those types which reports of the high intensity of tent be part of a general plan. owe little or nothing, structurally the operation for they had ob- Mr. Ernest Bevin, the For-10 any
any previous aircraft. They servers noting the identification eign Secretary, has stated are the Dove (8-11 seater) the number of all aircraft using the
the corridor and they must (14-20 seater) and the satisfied themselves early in the Marathon that the ultimate goal must Ambassador (24-48 seater). be a wholly new conception three have grace and beauty; they
second week that the same air- of sovereignly throughout have obviously been designed the world. He has also re- with fastidious care and built by
conscientious craftsmen. peatedly insisted how impor-
them
the Commonwealth. there
ments
are many
All
come
tant it is to integrate the Closely following
iners of
of the some generation.
іп the
on
on
from tho
KWANGTUNG CONSCRIPTS
have
planning for a new Western Largest of them all is the Dra- Europe with planning for bazen 1. The first of this series Commonwealth and Colonial of eight-engined, 127-ton trans-
Canton, July 18. Atlantic landplanes will be used development. Then there is for research and experiment still the end of the year Kwang- In the five months from August the important question of that later Brabazon Is may pro- tung Province will have to pro- emigration. Some people beft by dis
discoveries made with the
vide
a large number of young lieve that the Dominions prototype.
men to swell the ranks of the army.
Various unoMcial estimated
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Army. Then, londs were
mechanised units. I
ed the loads.
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overcome (conditions of dentists'
MESSAGE TO
THE "RED DEAN"
London, July 17,
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London, July 17. Armed Forces Minister of the Soviet Union, Nikolni Bul- ganin, said tonight Russia "is successfully developing our multi-engined and jet propell- ed aviation," the Moscow radio announced.
The broadcast, hoard in Lon- don, said Bulganin had broadcast day calling on Russian airmen to "strengthening the
A tologram from Honry A. Wallace was loudly an aviation order, of the
choored today by 1,100 delegates at the open continue
airliners, regarding the number ot. con- tions of
In-
ing of a peace conference sponsored by the might of the Air Force of the British Communist newspaper, Daily Worker.
USSR."
His order was brief and 'ad- The Daily Worker editor, William Rust, read to the dressed to Soviet aviation
audience the following telegram Mr. Henry A.dustry workers as well as mill- Wallace sent to the "Red Dean" of Canterbury, said Bulganin wished to both tary Biers. The Moscow radio Dr. Hewlett Johnson, who is the conference pups "new successes In the would benefit by opening Another "guinea-pig" is
chairman:
sphere of further development of modern avaition techniques." their doors wide to immi-cady flying. That is the four- engined Hermes II. predecessor
"Delighted to Icarn how for the present international ten- -Associated Press. grants from Europe as well of the Hermes IV and Hermes Vave been forthcoming recently vigorously the peace organisa~ sion. :
He quoted Mr. as from the United Kingdom medium-to-long-rango
Britain are
Wallace that scripts required, but the most re-
joining for every line of abuse of the as the United States did in the prototypes of which will
liable one-sald to have
together. Please express be in the air. the past.
my Western Powers written in Rus- The Apollo and from a responsible officer of the regards to the conference and sia, 1,000 lines of abuse of Rus- the Viscount, two medium-range Conscription Office-gives 45,000 my hope that public sentiment stat National exclusiveness, will fairliners, are nearing completion, probably make such ideas and three huge transocean dying-men as the total to be conscripted in England will be aroused uns States. unpopular both in Britain Brabazon I in size-are beginning Headquarters here has lasted an that the atomic bomb be outlawed.
boats, the SR/45's--rivalling the from Aug. 1.
behalf of abiding peace." and in the Dominions.
Dr. Johnson in a speech urged A
to take shape. world organisation, such as Most ambitious project of all is order that every soldier should Britain would be the chief suf- has been outlined, is still a the Comet, not because of its size be given meat four times a month. ferer in atomic warfare, he said,
-Reuter.
He blamed the United long way round the corner of but because of its novelty. It is history. But because the to be Britain's first operational
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Philadelphia, July 18.
were written in the United
Must Say Yos
Van Mook To Be Supplanted?
Bandoeng, July 17.
The Dean said that Britain should have stepped in Just May when M. Molotov, the A plan to supplant Acting Russian Foreign Ministar and Governor General Hubertus J. Mr. Bedell Smith, the Ameri-Van Mook, with a three man can Ambassador In Rutela, had Indonesian directorate will be their exchange.
submitted at Batavia and to
"It is dreadful that Britnin
the Dean sald.
govern
failed to use the opportunity, the Netherlands, it was learned
reliably today. The Dean added however, that
Informants and the plan, call- there is a new opportunity for ang also for the earliest possible British pencemove because
formation of an' interim Russian note on Berlin opened a
ment, was drawn up eight days way for four power discussions. ngo by chlofs of autonomou
England has the choice to any areas and by Prime Ministers of states not part of the Indonesian gan assembling here today to arrange for the peace of the world and the Republic. The directorate
would party's first national convention which opens security of mankind are at stake," be chosen from among Indonesian next Friday,
Pacifists
The Third Party movement of Honry A. Wallace be-yes and must say yes because the stat
he said.
member
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leaders.
about defence systems with- tions. The situation is altered, in the Commonwealth which too, by the fact that Britain
The proposal-was reported to would be integrated by a cannot afford to bear alone
be in the hands of Professor The three-day convention the keynote address, the report The peace conference was pri- Karel Enthoven, who will leave Commonwealth General Staff. the cost of a large navy to will adopt a name for the party of the Arrangements Committee, marily attended by Communist on Monday for the Hague.-Asso- Such ideas were discussed maintain security along the and officially choose its stand-the nominations, and election of unionists who claim to speak on
ond pro Communist trade clated Press. when the Prime Ministers trade routes of the world. In-ard bearers in 1948. ⠀⠀⠀
permanent convention officers last mot in 1940 but they vilations to the next Com- Wallace will be elected Pre- the party.
and the adoption of a name for behalf of several million persons.
The Labour Party is boycotting GUN ACCIDENT were not popular.
monwealth conference in idential nominbe and Senator Prominently mentioned for the the conference of Parliamcat, but a Conserva-
Singapore, July, 17. Secretary of State for Ex-the Prime Ministers of Indla, running mate., They are expectand Des Moines newspaper pub- an invitation to speak,led Chief Secretary of Barawak, died
Mr. St. Laurent, Canadian London will of course go to Glen T Taylor of Idaho will be keynote job is Charles P. Ho- tive
picked as his Vice-Presidential ward, 03-year-old Negro attorney Major. Tull
Mr., John B.Archery former Tullon Beamish, ternal Affairs, has re-Pakistan and Ceylon. This ed to make their acceptance Usher,
there today' from wounds received A minority of the •. free nations of the world represented before at Im The convention will open on ward, who was formerly chair. They choored contly recommended that the great sub-continent has been speeches on Saturday night at a C, B. Baldwin, Wallace's camare pacifists belonging to town a gun accident, the Singapore rally aut Shibo Parku palan süanager, - inld that Ho
National P
the Bunday Times reported, Pones Council, According to the should form their own closer perial conferences but this Friday morning in the conven- man of the Negro Division of admit the delegates of the Eng- Mr. Archer, who was 65,war
a proposal to rawak, correspondent
Kuchin
of the paper, association for collective de- will, be the first conference tog hail, scene of the recent to Towa Republicans, resigned from fence under article 61 of the they will attend since be publican, and Democratic con- the County Central Committee llah Trotskylto Party, but the found lying warlodialy wounded at
ventions. Charter of the United Na- coming full Dominions,/^
ourly, this year to support Wal Communist majority categorically his home and died later in hos The first session, will feature | Laco.--United. Press. U
rajected It-United Press, 19 pital-Reuter,
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