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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1955.
RUSSIA'S BIG BOMBER NOT Nobel Prize
READY FOR
THE FRAY
The recent air display near Moscow gave evidence that the Russians are striving not to be left behind the West in developing new aircraft and are giving a good impression of making up for lost time, says the Sunday Times Air Corres pondent.
What they probably cannot telescope are the processes of turning a good design into a good operational instrument and the preparations on the ground which make a force of fighters into a successful defence force.
Russia has taken an enormous (ta.proved engines, it will renunin <*> forward with her big an inferior article.. strategic bomber, We saw I On the fighter side, the tus- last year as a prototype; it was sians have shown themselves to a supersonle this year as in production. Le in posesion of
in the dispay, pine were
type, evidently superior to the in advance is typical fetish Hunter but certainly not better than the P.I. Something
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What would matter more is its rate of climb and is effective ceiling.
Jet bomber is ready or nearly Moscow, of its sleep climb, ready for full operational use,
It is evidenty much bigger than
British the Any f V-bombers although they too
I judge have four jets rach the Ruslan bomber to be caps able
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that its radius
could be extended by using ice
bases the far north because of the immense difficulties cu- countered in making such bases effiod.
Th
DESIGN FOR FUTURE
it could reach Undoubtedly, the ceiling of the British V-bombers. Whether It could And its quarry, a process whitit depends on guidance from the | mund and airborne radar coin-
bined. 1s ndisputable point. Establishing chains of detection stations around Russia's frontera would be a stupendous task.
NO MENACE TÒ U.S.
Finally, the Russians showed the all-weather fighter which is no doubt serving in the squa- drons. Thin, too, is a subsonic aircraft, as are the bombers, and yet like all the others, t is bomber would not be fadorned with swept-back wing. fast enough to evade intercep- | I, too, may be awaiting more Bon. 11s characteristics suggest advanced engines. Like
interceptor, it has a celling of about
its value in bome 30,000 ft, which would
would not give defence
depend on the Ittair chance of escape and
and ground organization.
I am disposed to think that wound import handicaps In Andline net bomb-Russia's force for an assault on ing its target that rudder snel the the United ·States Is far from infriente
It might operate more With it
it alone can remove, It has
that
DI
11
afl the
must
Techniques maneinted at minst Western Europe
wings swept back at a sharp but even that insk might tax it heavily angle, although the speel does + present much more not demand that rellement.
than last Sunday's show was in-
MANDRAKE
The design is gond. The dis-ended to suggest. advantage seeITIS to the in the engine which are unusualty big by western standards and perhaps are not so advoneca. The design may therefore be the time forward In looking when better engines can be sub- slituled,
Doubly about the readiness of for the fray go this bomber Semu way
to suggest the par- of the big turbo-prop air- craft shown at the display.
It is similar in some respects to the Britannin airliner, but bigger and probably faster.
has no whadows.
It might be on army freighter, the jet- or a tanker to refuri bomber in the air. Or it could be a long-range bomber. In that form it should
have a radius
of action of about 4,000 miles and that would take it, OVET polar regions. right dewn into Texas. This aircraft, top, has-swept-back wings, a puzz)- ing taste in a type which ap parently could not execed 450
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Hong Kong Birds
Herllois, G. A. C. 1953. Hong Kong Birds, Pp. vil+233, i pla., 8 in colour, numerous black- and-white drawings in text. Hong Kong: South China Morning Post, Ltd., HK$35.00.
a most welcome handbook for ornitholo. Hists resident or station- ed in Hong Kong. All
the hitherio recorded specles
are
Included;
plumages are clearly and
concisely described, and
m.p.h.
Both these aircraft show the speed with which Russia con get into production when oner a choice has been mailo. Re- aources are mobilised ruthlessly und the aircraft do came off the line at a great speed. There was an example of that in the copied B.20, of which the Ras sinns find about 1,000 in an in- credibly short time.
The four-jet bomber canno! be expected to multiply Iscit nt the same rate, for it involves many more manhours, but it is clearly coming forward in sohr' numbers, But without greatly
A
Negligence By FI/Lt
Sunderland, July 20. 34-year-old Royal
Alt
Force instructor was sentencexi
a short account is given at a court martial near here to
of
of
field characters, lose two years' seniority and
habits
status, to be severely reprimanded on
for three pinter | using the death of a spectator
The illustrations, two charges of negligence in
of photographs, are all and damage to an aircraft.
by Cdr. A. M. Hughes,
Both
the sentence
And the
and include four attraedings of the court martial on
of
to
Flight Lieutenant Richord tive plates of the heads of 42 species and
VOTO Potts, holder
the Air many useful
Force Cross, are In tho drawings
subject The writer of this confirmation by higher authorl-
would wlow
have 1.
Potts was flying a Chipmunk benefied greatly from this book when dation training plane when it crashed in an
an exercise near Olterburn. ed in Hong Kong come
Northumberland Inst April, years ago. Even now, diling Ex Durham University on referring to it, some
students. and injuring 40 unfamiliar
eight
apecies polls, who.pleaded not guilty
on which noice were made at the time have almost all proved easily Identifiablo, D., W. S. (@xiragi from "2#. IVl="· offoini organ of the British Ornithoinglate Unlan, Mridah, Neumeum:)..
CM. FOST AS
HONG KONG HER KOWLOON
to both charges rald In evidence he could not recall the actual incident and medical evidence was given that he suffered from ammeals,
Air Force officer, prosecute ing said it was hardly credible that the plang should be directed by metal fatigue at the precise moments
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Eugen Reigis has been pro- posed by several inferuational institutions for the Nebel Peace Prize and his nomina- tion has been accrpled by the Nobel Institute i Oslo, Born on March 2, 1895, at Yassay, Rumunia, Helgis studies urchlieclure, crature and philosophy at the University of Bucharest. He was employ- ed on construction work and in faetorles for 7 years, but from 1912, when he published his first book of literary fan- Lasics.
up to 1952 when his books on R. Rolland, S, Zedig and the novel "Miron the Dear" in Spanish appeared he devated 40 years to his mul- tiple activities as poet, novelist, essayist, sociologist, etc. lived
through both World Wars regimes but always re- mained falibiful to himself anct to s ideals of culture and
Hiberty. His work com- prises 54 books in Rumanian which he ve been translated
now Into 14 languages, ile travels through Europe taking part in Congresses for Culture and Peace, Exiled in 1947, he setilcil In Montevideo, Uruguay.-Express Photo,
SO NARDA'S PENE. AFTER ALL. WHAT'S ALEENA UP TO 2
WHAT ARE
YOU DOING,
NANCY ?
WELL, DON'T STAND THERE LIKE DOLTS I GET ONE OF THE CARS RUNNING! I'LL PHONG UP AHEAD TO PREPARE A RECEPTION FOR THEM
IN THE NEXT VILLAGRİ ———
Nominee
EDEN SAYS "NO"
Egypt Awaits Her New Constitution
BIG RALLY ON FRIDAY
1
even
Cairo, July 20. Egyptians are looking forward with more interest than usual to this year's anniversary of the Army coup d'etat for they will then he told by Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser, the Prime Minister, who, was the master-mind behind the coup, what form of permanent government he proposes for them when the three-year transition period from・・ a monarchy to a republic ends next January.
The Egyptian radio and loudspeakers will carry through the country the announcement to be made by Colonel Nasser at a mass rally in Cairo's Republic Square on the evening of July 22.
Volution
almed to
New parliamentary
Colonel Nasser, the 37-year- Įto overthrow the regime. "eld strong man of Egypt, is General Neguib fell the victim Expeeled to review the achieve-of his own popularity. Actually, ments of the military regime he was seeking more personal before he disctores the form of power.
As the of the presidential
chich. Egyptian. government
architect of the Anglo-Egyptian republic,
Recently, he said that the Re-Canal Agreement, Colone! create a Nasser will, In his minjor "sound socialist society" with a address on the night of July 22, assembly leo review the progress of the Lendon, July 20. Government today re-where all sections of the nation evacuation
About 34,500 British troops or jected a suggestion by Sir Ian would be represented-the pro-
trade-unions.
lett and 35 per cent have already Fraser, Conservative, that the fessions,
the but no
and by Suez Canal zone, co-operatives, the Colonial Omco farmer Laf
political parties.
next year's Revolution anniver- should be changed to one "more
A
soldier last British in censorship-free sary, the survey in constant with modern develop columns in the Egyptian press will have left Egyptian soil. ments."
He will also again insist that trend of ¤ generol Mr. I. A. Butler, the Chan-indicated
the Middle
East thought for a continuation of the defence of cellor of the Exchequer, reply the Nasser regime assisted by
should be on Arab responsibility. ing
Opposed to formal alliances with the
The
1317IL
one-
on behalf of the Prime
Assembly, *The Prime Consultative Minister, sold: Minister regrets die cannot ac-third appointed, one-third voca- cept your suggestions to intro- tionut and one-third elected by caize itgislation on this subject direct polling. at the present time."--China Mail Special,
The
No President
NO OBJECTION.
At present Egypt, still under martial law, is a republic with- Washington, July 20.
Atomic out a president Congressional
or parliament, Energy Committee reported The Cabinet, which has both today that it had found no legislative and executive powers, new atomic rules by decrees issued in the objection to the exchange information agreements name of the nation."
military
Colonial
accord,
Nasser, however, considers that the Anglo-Egyptian which provides for the return of British
in cuse of attack troops
on Turkey or any of the Arab League countries is on the right lines,
23, precisely because it
it is not military pillance, but is based
co-operation.
on practical
Colonel Nasser, a tall, soldierly mari with already greying tem- ples and deep thoughtful eyes, ise man who thinks as he talks, and talks frankly and straight-
A Realist
He is a
with Britain, Canadu ant Cakinel Nasser has acted as ferwardly,
head of state since Major-
Mchammed
Neguib, commilice does not have General
coup, to approve such pacts, but the leader of the 1952 Army
effect was dismissed as president by agreements do not laico for 30 days after signing to the Army junta last November
realist. He konws give Congressmen a chance to and accused of being the tool what he wants, and has no llu- study then, The Committee of Communists and the extreme sion about the practical difficul- heardermony on all three rightwing Moslern Brotherhood ties that face him, and about agreements. Clina Mail Speelal who had joined forces in a plot the realities around him.
Dressed in a smart business suit, he is now no longer shy army conspirator, self-confident, buoyant, politica leader
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
HER TRICKY ONE, DE CAREFUL.
WHERE'S NAROA
RIGHT OVER THERE. SHE'S WAITING FOR
YOU, MANDRAKE,
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
I WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH I CRY EACH WEEK
By Frank Robbins
I'LOVE PRIVING A CYCLE LOVE THIS WHOLE EXCURSIONS BUT SOMEBODY TELL ME JUST ONE THING... WHERE AM I.
"DRIVING TOP
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this situation.
or.a
San Miguel
the but a
whose international enhanced
pristine was greatly
the recent African-Asian Conference at Bandung.
He is the leading spielt of the new Egypt and takes his place in the small company of emer- gent
nationalist leaders who know how to strike a balance between demagogy at home and moderation abroad.
Ол balance, despite the scepticism of certain financiers, the odlum of a group of intel· lectuals and
a growing allena-. tion of the Arab world, there is probably not a village in where one
Heypt
can escape the
Impact of "Al Gumburlu the republic led by Colonel Nasser,
which,
in the eyes of its supporters, is
now
dragging heels from her
Egypt by the misery
Already the Nasser Govern- ment has succooded In dispens- ing with wheat imports which cost valuable foreign
currency
while maintaining the level of cotton production, which is the of tho national mainstay
tconomy.
The land reform which has broken
ken the core of the feudalls- tle Bystem of the pushas, parti... cularly the reduction of farm rents and the provision of better seed corn to the fellah, is mak.... Ing slow but solid progress.
During the Festival,
Colonel Nasser will distribute mare land to landless peasants. To date 123,000 acres of land owned by ex-King Forouk, the former royal family and some ex-pashas, have been given to fellaheon..
Striving,
The Revolution Government a striving to improve the con- ditions of the pensante and workers by an enormous 'ex- pansion of primary schools and, the countryside, building community centres, conslating of cottages, Hospitals, villege schools and agricultural training centres for adults. All
this paid for out of the £70,000,000 acized from Farouk's property,
Mudirich el Tahrir, or Libera- tion Province, an
an enormous agricultural area which is being 190laimed by irrigation from the Western Desert, is the regime's slowpleco. Sweet W
Joga and other JulOY WN
from Tahrir Province: will
be distributed the hundrede of thousands of visitors who whi flock into Cairo
the Dalli for
year and
Todarentiberation, Festival. "pobbat al-Ahra/Pend on the
ruling Junta
Nassor and the
The Army clique which put them to powar und the 300,000-aisons Generi Transport› Unior : which feat useful hand during the Narush
dozen other ploter to be
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