1935-01-28

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CLOSED FIGHTERS FOR

THE R.A.F.

Increase Of Speed In Smoother Air

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Jan. 9.-'

Sir P. Sassoon (Under Secretary for Air), replying to Mr. Everard in the House of Commons, said that experimenta were being made with the use of closed fighters for the Royal Air Force.

The principal reason for adopt ing a covered-in cockpit for the pilot of a single-seat fighter sero- plane is to secure a smoother dow of air over the body and thus in- crease the speed. The guns" fired by the pilot are fired and are directly ahead. He directs them by manoeuvring the machine.,

Travelling at great speed, the pilot in a closed-in fuselage can-

pot be

distinctly seen from au nemy machine and siaca at close quarters machine-gun fre is some- times directed at the pilot himself this is one of the arguments put forward in favour of the closed-in machine Mauy pilots, however, do not like the idea of being in a kind of cabin.

Some of the new designs for Eghters embody this feature, but naturally details are not yet divulged

SHOPPING FIFTY YEARS HENCE

All Britain A. Suburb

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Jan. 9."

Sir Woodman Burbidge who as announced recently,

rewiring from the managing alrectorship of Harrods Ltd, visual.s.ng in an interview, the thopping world 50 years hence, said:-

"Aérop.anes laden with mer- chandise will be speeding all over the kingdom, making Manchester, Birmingham, Exeter and even Scotland shopping suburbs of Lou- don, Shopping by telephone will have developed to a phenomenal

In the case of same

two-seater fighters the occupant of the rear cockpit is covered in, but for a different reason. He operates a machine-gun which can be trained machine the rush of air is so great on to the target, and in a fast

to slue it round even slowly. It as to make it impossible for him is, therefore, necessary to protect him and the gun from the violenes of the air stream.

In answer to Mr. Thorne, Sir

P. Sasson said that is BAF. aircraft had been

involved this year in accidents. The total num ber killed was 31 and injured 58 He was happy to say that this was the year the number killed lowest on record.

Major Turner, in an article said has flown 47.000.000 miles with that in the present year the R.A.F. only 31 fatalities. He pointed out that parachutes have played an important part in saving life.

Sir Philip Sassoon stated, in reply to Rear Admiral Sueter, that a supplementary estimate for air services would be introduced in February.

ROYAL NAVY

RETIRED OFFICERS' PAY

(Spécial Air Mail Service)

London, Jan. 9.

The controversy about the with- holding of retired officers' 'pensions during the time they were serving during the War is recalled by an

London Gazette Order in Counell published in the consolidating

and

amending the regulations governing the emoluments of off- cers on the retired and emergency lists when called out in case of war or emergency.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1935.

UNEMPLOYMENT LOCKJAW DEATHS MAY

CURE

French Inducement To Industry

Paris, Jan. 25.

In order to combat unemploy- ment in this country the Govern- ment, next week, will introduce a bill granting to manufacturers engaging labour & special unem ployment bonus.

NOW

BE AVERTED

Oxford Doctor's Discovery

(Special Air Mail Service) London, Jan. 9.

"Breathing Machine" Lives which would otherwise, perhaps, be beyond human aid and I know approximately how Tests have been made with it, may now be saved by a modern much to give a patient." miracle of medicine.

After two years of with

ment contemplates reducing the

At the same time the Govern-research." hours or labour, in much the same way Britain plans to do, so that more workers may be absorbed in the active industries.

M. Flandia, the Prime Minister, speaking in the Chamber of De- puties to-night after the Chamber nad approved by a vote of 10 to 122 his project. announced the Government's Bill, raising the limit for the f Je short term Tre sury bills from 10,000,000,000 francs to 15,000,000,000 francs,,

This he did by authorising the issue during 1935. of Treasury bills to the value of 5,000,000,000.

The Bill, which M. Flandin de- scribes as a great experiment, aims at creating a short term money market similar to that obtaining in England.

efforts

Dr. West said that if the treat- patientment proved successful

of would be made

chemists, a young Oxford doctor

the Help

has produced a drug which, it, is hoped, will save life in apparently fatal cases of tetanus or lockjaw.

It is the story of the transtor- mation by modern "salence deadly polson hitherto used in the blowpipes of South American Indians inte an instrument caving life and the prevention of for

suffering.

of 2

to manufacture

curarine synthetically. the plant should be sent with the "I have requested that seeds of

idea of its being germinated here," he added, and pointed out that one of the difficulties of treatment

with the drug was that it might be necessary to apply

artificial paralysis caused by it affected the respiration to patients, as the

muscles used in breathing.

Dr. Ranyard West, who has

"I propose to use a machine in- been working at the Oxford vented by Sir William Bragg and University Department of PharMr. Paul," he added. nosis of any care of tetaans "in SHEEP RESCUED ON CRAG macology, has appealed for prog- which a fatal prognosis cạn be made with little hope of error."

res-

Two sheep cragfast on rocks by Only in Extreme Cases "The treatment is in its experl-cently by Thomas Teasdale,

Lake Ullswater were rescued re- said, "and I would not dare to use 'mental stage at the moment," he Glenridding farrier who has twice it except in cases:

been rewarded for animal where death would otherwise result

cues on Lakeland mountains.

On the present occasion he was Raven Crag to the sheep, which lowered 70 feet by ropes

over

he fastened with other ropes so his brothers, Edmund Teasdale, that they could be hauled up by and George Teasdale and four

'I could reach a case within 100

M. Flandin scathingly attacked the devaluation advocates and said the Government would pre-miles of Oxford or London within serve its polley of equilibrium

a few hours of word being re- finance.-

ceived." Benter.

BRITAIN'S AIR DEFENCE RING

More Aérodromes To Be Built

"BIT

for twa

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Jan. 9. A committee under Mr. Holman have just taken place towards Further important developments Gregory, KC, which was set up by completing Britain's new the Arst Labour Government indefence ring." 1924 failed to agree on this matter. The Air Ministry has practically The chairman and two other mem-completed negotiations bers found that the practice of suspending retired' pay during ac- "The aeroplan, service will tive service was reasonable, where- come down considerably in cost in as the other two members con- time, and then country and pro-sidered that the grievance felt by vincial customers should receive the officers, whose retired pay was goods from Loridon as quickly as stopped should be remedied. suburban people."

extent.

Asked whether, through televi- sion, a woman in, say, Norwich or Nottingham would be able to look at articles in a London store and do her shopping from 100 or 80 miles away, he replied:

The principle of withholding re- tired pay, is retained in the new regulations. Full pay will be issued on the scale appropriate to the officer's rank on the retired list, time served on full pay in that rank being reckoned for the pur- pose of increases of full pay, the scale to be that in force at the time for corresponding officers on the active list. Retired pay is to be suspended. A bonus of 25 per cent. will be payable on the full pay wo-issued, exclusive of any allowances.

"When a woman shopping she likes to feel, say, a dress ma- Serial as well as see it. That de- sire to feel the quality of things is an obvious difficulty with tele- vision shopping."

Sir 'Woodman added that

men to-day were harder to pleas An officer eligible for full pay and than ever-because they knew bonus may elect to remain in re much more about things. As wo-ceipt of his current service retired mer grew more worldly wise to pay, increased by 25 per cent, of fashions, through the cinema such retired pay, if more to his educational movements, and tra- advantage. Neither time nor pro- vel, 50 they became harder to motion" on or after retirement will please.

qualify for increase or grant of re- tired pay.

A MYSTERY PORTRIAT ·

Presented To Scots National Gallery

(Special Air Mail Service)

Edinburgh, Jan, 9.

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A mystery portrait by Raeburn has been added to the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh,`,

It depicts a lady in a white muslin cap and white shawl with black bows and ribbons, and was bequeathed to the Gallery by Miss Alice Lealia Inglis

Failing verification the picture has meantime beau labelled "An unidentified lady."

יו.

Apparently it is an example of the artist's early work

more great aerodrome sites one at Ternhill (south-west of Market Drayton), and the other at Har well (a few miles south

of Ox- ford).

Each is to be about 500 acres in extent.

few months the location of seven This means that during the last

The other five teace a line from. new aerodromes has been decided Lincolnshire along to Chichester Harbour and then up, inland to point near Aldersbot.

Manby (sear Louth), Marham In order, these 'dromes ать:

(near King's Lynn),

near Ely), Thorney Island (near Feltwell Fortsmouth), and Odiham (near Farnborough and Aldershot).

Greatest of all of them is that at Thorney Island. It is 1,300 mendons strategic importance, acres in extent, and it is of tre

two or three years to complete and, ----It is estimated that it will take

chines, it will accommodate a num in addition to many land ma ber of squadrons of the Fleet air- arm, working in conjunction with the aircraft carriers operating from Portsmouth Harbour, a few

ailes away.

Great expansions are also being in Fifeshire. made in the Leuchars aerodrome

Officers who have retired with- out retired pay, and officers on the emergency list, will receive full pay only, no bonus being payable. The time served will count for Increase

Further Sités of full pay, but neither thine nor promotion after retirement is to aerodrome sites are in an advanced Negotiations for still further qualify for retired pay or retiring stage, and arrangements for at gratuity. Separate rules apply to feast four more two of which are officers in receipt of disability re-expected to be in Nouth and South- tired pay or pension, or disability West England) will be completed additions to service retired pay. in the next few weeks. Officers retained in employment They will take up the 11 which beyond the normal age for com-Lord Hailsham, Minister for War, pulsory retirement will be treated. forecast in the House of Lords. ss retired officers re-employed.

INCREASED PAY FOR CHAPLAINS;

These will, however, not complete the programme the Air Ministry has in view, and there will be investigation of additional sitea

3000.

The Vaughan Bequest of water-

Revised conditions of service ap- ther announcement, will be made. colours by J. M. W. Turner, RA,

proved for chaplains of the Royal The lowest scale of pay, 158. 4d, a will be shown at the Scottish Navy entered on or after December day, is abolished, and the scale of National Gallery during the month 25, 1934, provide for increased rates, 18s, a day, hitherto payable after of January,

of full-pay, but involve a reduction three years, becomes the rate on On this occasion the pictures in the age and service scale of re-entry; 23s. 4d. a day hitherto pay-s Jave boo-hung-in-the gallery-up- tired pay and in the amount of able after six years, becomes the stairs usually devoted to drawings withdrawal gratuities, Chaplains rate after three years; 208 20 by old masters. In the same room already serving are given the option day, hitherto payable after nine group of small sketches by Bit of remaining under the old con- years, becomes the rate after six Daniel Macnee, P.B.R.A., is being ditions if they prefer, and must years and so on unti shown

the late A new picture by Van Dyok, "A port their decision within three maximum rate of 485 Portrait of a Youth, has been months. The new order does not tainable after 27 years hung in the central gallery beside apply to temporary chaplains not 30 as hitherto A Daw the other examples of the same in conformity with the Church of rate of 478. 8d. a day Is introdu artist.

Fagland, concerning whom a fur for chaplains after 30 year

Dr. West described the poison as "curare," and said that the natives prepared it by bolling various plants.

"Its effect is to paralyse the muscles, and that is why we have always wanted to use it in cases of fits and spasins. In cases of lockjaw the victim usually dies in the course of muscular spasms and if we could paralyse the mus cles-it-would-prevent this

"I have enough of it with me to treat 20 or 30 cases, and altoge- ther we have prepared sufficient to treat all the cases which would normally arise in this country in six months.

NOW ON

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Mr. Teasdale noticed the sheep working their way along...from foothold to foothold on the crag some days previously. They were' left to see they could free themselves, but heard, their bleating and decided Mr. Teasdale

to try to save them.

Ee received

the R.S.P.C.A. medal for rescue of sheep five years ago, and an berole attempted

with huntsmen of the Ullswater Pack saved

hounds when cragfast on St. Sunday Crag some time later.

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