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I GIVE YOU
гOHN CUNNINGHAM, Elizabethan adven- Murk the
turer.
inme, mark the deeds, for both will appear in his- tory books as yet unwritten.
In the third month of Queen Elizabeth's reign the Comet airliner will start the first jet passenger service of all time. -
That will be the day of triumph for 34-year-old John Cunningham, the fair-
John
MYSTERY OF THE ROMANIES
By J. W. Taylor
T Miss
LONDON. in doubt. It was sold to be the costern THE "Gypsies Friend." somewhat around
Mediterranean, between Greece Ellen Wilmot and Armenia. Earlier the word Ware, has been in the news gipsy" or "gypsy" was spelled
her again with
fight "alpeyan," standing for Egyptian. against the ban of the au- Certain traits in the gypslos thorities on the gypsy camp language, however, point to the of their on her farm near Chelton- greater likelihood ham, emphasising how originating in India, with pos much the problems of this sibly the northwest as their first home. Everywhere the gypelos vagrant race are still with have funeral rites resembling
those
of the Hebrews. One theory is that Alexander the them is: Great's invasioni drove Government vlowpoint "Gypsies have their rights, It is from India and that they even- under Greek. In- left to local authorities to select tually came sites. There is no declared Go- fluence, for in many instances For the State became the chief vernment policy towards gypsies, today the gypsy counts in Greek
On the other hand, numerals. post-war customer of the aero-as such." plane makers, and the State loer! authorities do their best for Produc- the gypsies, but rely a good deal was not adventurous. tion of planes fell off and prices on the Public Health Act as a All guide concerning the suitability otherwise of encampment
us.
by Group Captain HUGH DUNDAS
they have not yet emerged. Though they may dream, they may not act.
ชรา 1!
rose.
Cunningham
encouragement. Today the same opportunities lie before ut in the skies, and particularly in the Empire skica.
Africa could alone supply the world with coal for centuries to come. In Australia vast prairies await the cattle and crops which could feed the Empire.
་
See the results.
Today, with trad
ing opportunitles
and tapped,
0:
sites.
Not Welcomed
Other authorities maintain that the gypsies did not migrate
Soon local authorities will be from India B.C., but 'moved to Abounding and un-faced with the problem more the northwest until about 800 with acutely than at any time of the A. D., when they began a dis- the Queen's enemies year, for with the approach of persal spreading them all over on the Western Asia, Europe and finally strong and threatening, there are Spring the gypsies are not enough planes or file
or filers
elther move again.. to take up the challenge of ad- to face the dangers of venture
war. But the nucleus is there. -Britain's Sir Frank Whittle gave When the skler above these the world a practicable gas tur Inuds hum with the coming and bine engine for jet-plane pro-
World Mystery
haired young man who first where natural barriers impede going of merchant planes, hump- pulsion, and today British scien- gypsies have been one
took the Comet into the air and then blazed a trail of glory and excitement across Europe and North Africa, shattering records as he went.
.
I pick him as a man with the Elizabethan spirit. In single combat he shot down 20 enemy planes during the
Tako Canada. Incalculable the snows riche lie beneath of he: vast northern territories. the progress of surface transport. But aeroplanes know no barriers. Already they are busy above that
sub-Arctic El Dorado.
Using dellente electronic inst:uments they plot the con- They tours of mineral nyers.
machinery, carry smen,
and supplies to outlying camps and bring the merchandise back to the cities of the south,
war, and in time of peace It's exciting`.
he has harnessed to com- merce his skill and courage
But Sir Geoffrey, like Sir Roy, can do no more than provide`. the opportunity for others. They' must wait for an upsurge
It's wonderful
at
America. As today, they piled thair trades
as smiths, horse dealers and metal workers, and achieved fame as soothsayers, O dancers and musicians.
In England at flest they were by no means welcomed. Other countries sentenced the "Egyp tans" do exile under pain of death for remaining. In 1011, four gypsles were hanged in Edinburgh, "for abyding within. the kingdome, they being Exyp- tlents."
There are about three quar- From time immemorial, the
of the ters of a million of the rice in world's mysteries. It has not Europe. Early German records Ing men und supplies over the lists still design the best Jets in
been possible to establish for speak of the mysterious people. certain where the gypsy race who appeared in the country as wastes and bringing out the beer the world.
Not long age it seemed that originated. They just appeared uncouth, black, dirty and bar- All wended their way and the minerals, Britain will be great again.
we had reached the limit in. on the scene and moved from barous.
One early ac- across the land on foot, except The place to place. There is another man who has aeroplane performance.
count and a few grasped these opportunities. He sound barrier sloed in the way count of their arrival in Paris, their audily dressed leaders,
and dated Sunday, August 17, 1427, comprising a mysterious Geoffrey de Havilland, of progress, Is Sir
been reads: "There arrived a duke, knights. too, has whose family firm has branches deadly. That,
ecunt and en knights, all established in South Africa and stormed and beaten down. gaudily dressed ond mounted on Australia.
horseback; They said they were Christians from Little good Egypt." They depar.ed as my steriously as they had arrived. AST September,
Always the world's vagrant spirit and enthusiasm before borough Airfield, thousands race, wandering from country to of startled spectators saw a country without a settled home, Then aeroplane factories all swept-winged bullet flash past the gypsies were formerly look- over the Empire will buzz with a few feet from the ground. A cd upon ar people who possessed moment later they heard a magical. and occult powers, and activity, as the shipyards around whoosh and a crack. That was were often said to be in league our coasts buzzed 400,years ago. test pilot Neville Duke taking with the devil.
Young men with flying in Britain's new fighter through their hearts will have oppor- the sound barrier-and just in tunity unlimited to do and dare front of their noses. as air merchants or warriors-either
There is a man with the spirit occasion demande.
for the times-a man to put What alongside Cunningham. These are the meat hard men to have among us, what a As in Canada, so in Africa and to rame. They are mang time to be youngi
us, these New Elizabethans, but Australia. British possessions in
mon wito has can he vision. He is Sir Roy Dobson, the hard- heated Yorkshireman who rose to be managing director of A.V. Roe, one of Britain's greatest acroplane firms,
and love of adventure, I will give you the name of one
Flight of the Comet through the Empire skies may be seen as an augury come in the of things to New Elizabethan Age, For the whole of space remains to be conquered.
A sign
ELIZABETH II, by her
first action as Queen, gave us a symbol for this New Age.
Swift, high, and sure she flew across forest and de- sert, mountain and sea, from African colony to Em- pire capital. The plane that bore her home was an Em- pire plane, an Argonaut built in Canada and driven by British engines,
What a sign is there. For nothing is more certain to bring prosperity and great:
to the
Empire than full, courageous, and vigorous use of the nero- planc
ness
After the war he went to Toronto, and there, on the fringe of the northern territories be planted an offshoot of the parent firm, 10 produce planes engines for the Empire.
and
their dreams come true.
or
of
NS both,
ak
Farn-
What an Age to grew up in!
REDS PLANNED TWO
This century has even known
of drives against them in Europe, became more hospitably inclined whit a Britain which gradually towards them eventually had to of dificult problem An Egyptian origin has long face the been ascribed to the gypsy, and educating the children of these this belief was strengthened by nomads. Indeed the gypsies are which they still negotiating with London on the strange tales spread about themselves. They matters connected with their claimed to have come from a welfare, proving that to this mythical country of their own day the very real problems of called "Little Egypt,"
whose this vagrant race are still with us and proving difficult to solve, geographical position was much
OFFENSIVES PEACE
IN KOREA WHILE TALKING
OCUMENTS
captured..
on dead Chinese
soldiers within last
of
Monks By Noel
in
reserve.
meet
be flown
to
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The question of airilelds might well be the straw that breaks the back of the marathon peace. talks at Panmunjom. There has six months have shown reaction of British Common- Chinese, who had three complete November one misfired doesn't been criticism of the UN com that on two occasions since wealth troops threw this off armies waiting
the rear mean that the Chinese won't try mand delegates holding out for
again.
this point in the face of Com- truce talks started the Comm- balance right at the start and assembly areas.
reuniat It was in
attack that
promises not to bring any this munists have been about to it never realy got going.
Indeed, the UN command are more aircraft, into Korea' during Private Speakman, of the King's
a Spring HO
the armistice. Whole squadrons launch a full scale offensive
he September attack,
Own
Scottish Borderers, won his prepared to
The KOSB's assault. There are nine Chineze of aircraft could against United Nations which our Intelligence learned Victoria Cross. positions in Korea.
in every detail, was brilliantly also 'collected two DSO's, three armies opposite the UN Enes North Korean airfields in a mat- planned by Communist General MC's and four MM's in the Ave along the front and four inter of minutes, providing the
total They
about airfields. wera serviccable, so Nam I but had to be called off same action,
In all artillery that the Red promise Aeroplanes; fleets of them,
On both occasions, Seoul, the
within a few days of the jump- Because General Van Fleet 600,000 men.
except
heavy, no realistle mentor adjustment can fill the nation's coffers capital, was to be the first ob-
off time, September 25, because doesnt trust Communist inten- pieces,
Communists are! There is room for categories, the in time of peace, and strike jective at all costs the capital of the devastating effect tions oven with the peace tale probably on even terms with us on the question of repatriation of down the Queen's enemies must be taken" were the orders. United Nations air attacks on in full swing again, the whole
On centres. supply in time of wur. But they
even two deadlocked' questions. heavy offensive Indeed. The first attack was planned occasions, the UN forces were Eighth Army is constantly on the now. They could mount a very prisoners of war, the other of the cannot be strong in war un-
A significant feature of the without full air support. less they are strong in for last September, two months alerted to expect everything',
after the cease-fire talics began. They are still expecting.
orders for the planned September It is generally accepted now In Kacsong on July 10. The It can be revealed now that and November Chinese offensives that the Russians are using the Gun- Arst news of the September at- was the fact that air support, airfields across the Yolu River,
The United Nations Command camò from documents either tactical or strategie, was, in Manchuria, ne a training arca
for their
A stress that the Panmunjom talks MIG jet pilots. gallant wek
milisury dead Chinese not mentioned. found
with "The Communials
know now check over the last six months are to do officer. "He had taken with him
has shown con armistice, not a political one. on patrol just about everything that if they throw in air, then
an the war restly on, in a big,
vincingly that as For the UN to give up its he shouldn't have taicen
rach class of undoubted air superiority. Just Intelligence officer told me. At way," an Air Force general told.
pilots passes because the Communists ask it, Inst expecting a plant', first
our senior officer in the United
out,' they are Intelligence officers finally be-
pence....
Study the pattern under the second was Umed At Elizabeth. Her subjects took ber-the now
with her to the seas,
active Ipowder Plot-but
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Dent into battle Would be a farcical gesture, UN
commanders bellove. with the Ameri-
The Chinese can still mount can jets.
an offensive, akmed of taking bargaining point; but is considered unlikely they will the
It is believed Seoul, an that the survi-
Vors
of two or do so now." For 'our trooptime.
came ecnvinced that the Com- Nations Command, from General munists planned on attack be- Ridgway down, thinks that the will support the cause of the detailed hature of Russians
Chinese to the extent of provid- the orders.
ing full air power. Not unless they are ready for World War Three. The American Far East
three battles present is not a happy There Air Force command is adamant
is considerable boredom ane sent back to on this: "The moment the Reds Noel Monks Russia, nes ro- and very unpleasant conditions. L lay on air attacks Manchurian bases, our bombers cruits taking their place. The That morale in the Eighth
to Americans have seen, to it that Army la at a very high pitch will be ол
leadership. Manchuria within the War" quite a number never go buck due to General Van Pleat art Since he came to Korea nearly senior officer told me.
There is something of the
not Spanish civil war about the air a year ago, Van Fleet has
He hasn't even war in Korea. Franco was loth left it once.
"No soldier must turn back the orders read, "and there must be no complaining by Communist forces when
she get caught in our own
bad ths complaining is morale. In such close
for
fighting
11 is not always possible to dis
our own tinguish between
от
the enemy's shells. No call for help will be angered. Every man must be prepared to go to bis death."
from their
way
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to admit that the Luftwaffe was been to Tokyo. He has "given helping him out with both pilots himself entirely to his big job
machines. Tho Chinese one res
reason why his und At the moment, the Com-
can't use their air won't tell who the pilots of the a munists bases in North Korea because of MIG's are, and as no air battle
Fucss:
The
any is such splendid ile in convinced that hó cma the constant pounding by our has been fought within the meat any Chinese attack, that That the Chinese were pro- bombers which keeps them United Nations lines, we can only he can break it," and drive the Chinese as far as he is permitted pared to make this, all-out at- un
unserviceable.
to, He is completely detached. face while the talks were still The question of these airfields
taking little Nothing will coam the MIG from the truce talks, in session convinced UN com has proved one of the stumbling manders that "no holds are blocks at
pilots, anywhere near our lines. Interest in them. My barred in Koren,
a big Our pilots have tiled all sorts holding the line," he Reds would be gaining
the MIG, pillots Dar lino Is well held. So well TheNovembar
attack was advantage indeed. If they word of tricks, but
those always break off when there's held that only à catastrophe. directed solely at the British permitted to rebuild positions. We were prepared wrecked airfields under cover of danger of them getting near our could break it now. If there is free such a thing as a Chinese Spring for it, and our troops held-firm, no armistice, And none knows-Iines, N A breakthrough of any it more then they, Those guys have got guilty offensive General Van Fleet is magbitude would have boen Decause the September offen- consefences, ons Americas Air confident of the outcome,
And go in the Eighth Army v instantly exploited by the elva, war: cancelled and the Force general remarked.
Panmunfom.