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In China Hit
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A Universal Picture
By Civil Strife
Private flying in China will not be realised for another one or two years pending settlement of the civil war, Cul Wong Shu- ping, assistant secretary of the China Aviation Promotion As- sociation, local branch, told the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury recently.
The association, which is centered in Nanking under the presidency of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, is a public organ with a membership of 150,000 In Shenghal alone.
Puzzle Of Eire's Puzzle Of Eire's Place In When Churchill Notes And News
The British Commonwealth
(By Arthur H. Rnc)
A new conception of the British Commonwealth of Nations is becoming more apparent as spokesmen for the Eire Government seek to define more clearly the constitutional status of the 20 countries of Southern Ireland.
Surprised The World
It seems to be quite clear that but the Australian envoy has not African invasion, is taking over Prime Minister de Valera envi-yet arrived in Dublin,
AN
For Film-Goers
The latest British films, ac- cording to the critics, is likely to rival the success of the cole.' Depot and Repair Ship of brated documentaries of war. Its Britain's Royal Navy, HMS title is "Theirs Is The Glory" and Maldstone, which received Mr it, too, is a documentary. It is Winston Churchill on board at the story of the immortal epic Algiers shortly after the North of Arnhem where men of the British First Airborne Division from HMS Cyclops as Depot Ship achieved the Incredible in a nine- sages a 32-county Irish Republic yet recognised Eire's independence,
ne of the Dominions HIRA of Britain's 7th Submarine days stand against vastly ́ ́ su- to include Northern Ireland in ex- Dr Kiernan will probably be regard. Flotilla at Portland.
perior German forces.. Ás the ternal association with the Bri-ed in Canberra as "Irish Repro-
crowds flocked to its premiere in tish Commonwealth-in other the precedent set by Sir John Maff suit and panama hat, was
sentative to Australia"
Mr Churchill, wearing white duck London's West End, relatives of
piped words, an Irish Republic within ey, who is officially styled "ri aboard after he had surprised the the men who did not return were
the Commonwealth.
In the view of the British Govern- lar, by flying to North Africa Instead at Arnhem itself, and later at function of the association at
ment, Ministerial rank would not of returning direct to Landon after moment, definitely.Interests the com-
Most of tho Inks between be in accordance with mittee members comprising prominent
Dominion his meeting with President Roosevelt an Arnhem cinema they saw the Ireland and the British status so Sir John
film. So also did King George wus bent at Quebec, and municipal Southern local businessmen
Crown have been mapped one by n "British
Maldatore also won ollur distine-VI and Queen Elizabeth in their officials, sald Col. Wong
cause Mr de sentative" Plans are now laid for the renlian-one.
would not pe- tions during the war. One of her privato cinema at Balmoral Cas- cept High Commissioner.
attached submarines put General At home Trist! But these
Irish politicians
are Mark Clark nshore in North Africntle in Scotland where the Royal bewildered by the present to pave the way for invasion, and Family have been spending a
Junother
following
Private flylag, while not a main the framework of the British ish Representative" in Dublin." world, and the Maidstone in particu in Holland for a commemoration.
ilon of flying classes for the nasocia- The Oath
tion's large membership.
been shelved by the Ministry of Com- munications for fear of "Communist agitation.'
Ispucs.
other ia
لالات
for of brought General Giraud out holiday.
ot Allegiance, the office of Governor-Generħi, appeals plans, even in tentative form, have to the Privy Counell, to mention but constitutional position, inter
few, have al) quielly dis-Dillon, Independent deputy appeared. Only two major problems, Monaghan, stated in the Dall that submarines helped to maintain the
occupied France.
Her
Britain's John Grierson has formed complementary to the other Mr de Valern was "doneing with Col Wong-stressed that despite the one
supply route to Malin during the a new organisation called "Inter- of the in main to be solved before the "Irish the association's realisation
Republic on one arm and the dieult days of the war In the national Film Associates." This is to unerable advantages of private lynnally removed from the political
quesilon" might be regarded as Commonwealth on the other."
Mediterranean.
operate in Britain, Canada and the In the words of the lender of the ing in China, there was little to be
In the Pacific she was one of the United States, and is purpose is to done in view of the Goverment's issues of the day. One la, of course, Labour Party, Mr William Norton, liberating fleet at Hongkong and pat init
initiate the production of docu- ntitade with regard to the political purtition, and the
the nobody knows whether Elre in, in or ashore a landing party which hauled mentary
on international External Relations Act.
out, or half in or half out of the down the flag from the Japanese world's cinemas. John Grierson has
subjects distribution 10
10 the ninly needs clarification, Commonwealth. The position cert-leadquarters. She returned to Britain alway
towards the end of last year with always been in the forefront of With regard to the other major 150 Liberited prisoners of war on
documentary film production-long oblem-partition-little, any board-men who had served in H.M. since recognised as Britain's film line progress appears to tuve been made.
per, excellence, and her special con- tribution to world cinema.. A group of British Labour Mr's call- ing themselves the "Iriends of Ireland Group" have visited both Dublin and Belfast on a fact-finding mission and have reported back to the British
The nastant secretary saw no help. for the rupl deterioration of the majority of the disused military air- fields, which could be kept in shape through a nationwide chain of private Aying clubs.
At present, the China Aviation Promotion Association
concentrat ing on encouraging almindedness among the Chinese masses through encouragement of propagands and model flying.
Unsupported by the government, though under the Ministry of Com munications, the association is depen- dent wholly on the low membership
and public contributions,
fees
In basic form; the association was established in 1938 as an acceptance centre for combat planes donated to government by the people. March it was revived and adapted to the new nim of promoting flying among the masses.
This
Mr de Valeri contends that King George VI does not figure in any way in the Elre Constitution and that the Eire
is the Government sole executive authority, internally and externally.
Eire, he claims, is a republle and the King, acting on the advice of the Eire Government, accredita Irish diplomatie representatives abroad.
Alrandy Dr Kiernan has been so accredited to Australia, and has for Canberra already left Dublin
THE CAVENDISH LABORATORY
Labour government.
if
Whether their efforts will meet success remains to be seen.
Reuter.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN TONGA GROUP
Ship Exeter, Encounter and Strong hold
Maidstone was built on the Clyde in 1938 and is now commanded by R. N. Cyclops, built in 1905, is one Acting Commander G. H. Reynolds,
of the few coal burning ship st in service in Britain's Royal Navy. She is commanded by Acting Captain J.
E. Slaughter, SDO, RN.
MOULD-PROOF
films, for
Already feature dim companies in Britain
ого beginning 10 mako this is "The Way We Live," made by documentaries, Notable example of
Two Cities Films who were respon- sible for In Which We Serve," "The Way We Live" gives a survey of the plan for rebuilding Plymouth, one of Britain's most 'bilized cities. It is having a good success.
OXHIDE KITBAGS newspapers in
San Francisco, Oct. 13 (UP)—A This year marks the centen voleonke eruption, followed by earth- The present set-up in Shanghai Isary of the first official physical the Tonga group, 1,000 miles north of quakes, on the island of Niuanofu in built up on three sections-general laboratory to be started at a New Zealand, enused the evacuation staff department, aeronautical affairs British University. And it of the native popuintion of 1,306, ne- department and the financial depart- ment-under the president, Mayor happened in 1846 when William cording to Radio Australia to-day. K. C. Wu, the chief secretary, Col. Thomson, later Lord Kelvin, the land government decided to move the The broadcast said the New Zen- Shih Pang-fan, and the assistant renowned Scottish scientist,atives secretary. Col. Wong Shu-ping, Gen. began experiments in the wine Nurilofa.
to the nearby island of Claire L. Chennault is en adviser.
Col. Weng revealed that the asso-Cellar of a professor at Glasgow The volcano erupted inst month, many other new designs in travel
ciation expects shortly to overcome Is praseni Anancial difficulties, and establish a parachute tower and a display P-51 in a public park.
MYSTERIOUS
Puoting Oct
DISEASE
13.---The
University.
own laboratory, and in 1874 the Cavendish Laboratory, now US-
iversally famed for its remarkable CHINA TO PRODUCE record of scientifle achievements,
ARTIFICIAL SILK came into being. First occupant sudden the new Chair
was James Clerk discaso Maxwell. among
of
theficial silk.
One of China's best known silk outbreak of a mysterious
merchants, Mr Hsich Su-chwan, has has resulted In 50 deaths
Here it was that J. J. Thomson decided to sell his large silk fatures Inhabitants of a nearby village. established the identity of the and go in for the production of arti The strange malady paralyses the electron, and later, of course, victim's jaw, affects his eight and drst artificial disintegration of the He is presently engaged in forming cause the whole surface of the body atom was achieved by Lord Ruther-a new company and hopes to begin to erupt with pimples, the victim, ford. Sir James Chadwick dis-operation next spring-Reuter.
dying within 24 hours utler con-covered the existence of the neutron
disease. — Central and It was in 1932 that Cockcroft:
tracting the News.
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and
One of the most exciting dolly the world is never seen by the general public But it circulates throughout the whole of Britain and carries stop-press news Scientists who rushed from Britain on a 90-minute deadline. The paper to Burma during World War II to the Police Gazette, edited find out how to fit leather to stand printed at Scotland Yard and the steamy heat of the Jungle de- circulated to all the police forces veloped a process of making leather throughout the country. It contains mould-proof which is now available all the latest crime now-descrip-
for the benefit of civilians.
tions of wanted persons (uften with Examples of kit-bags made in this photographs), arrests, convictions. mould-proof oxide together with convicts duc for release, stolen devastating, part of the island desnoods are being shown at the "Britain Property, stolen cars.
The Pollee Gazetto is the successor Resultant Can Make It Exhibition in London. So successful was this early effort troying native villages. that some years later Cambridge earthquakes are still being felt.
There is
is special emphasis on light- to a journal which bore a name University decided to institute their
ness in view of the increasing tend- which has since become synonymous ency of business men and tourists with police chases. Huo and Cry" to travel by air.
was the title of that first polles paper. One of the test It came into being very soon after exhibits, for example, is n
nkit-bag in embossed canvas
i coloy
the formation of the Metropolitan Pollce Force, with synthetic resin.. It is
And "Hue and Cry" as a a police expression. has continued water-proof, fast,
rol-proof and
Michael Balcon has taken the mould-proof and like most of the new
expression for the title of his boys- baxa, is zip-fastened, with a lock.
Another example is a set of lug-get-crooks picture, which Charles has directed at Ealing, Crichton Kago in plywood covered water London-and "Hue and Cry" has a proofed beige canvas, with orange and brown bands and brow leather story which lives up to all the ex- edges, which has very well fitted in-citement its title implies, teriors, lined with brown taffeta. The suitcase has plastic, hangers on an
Before World War II Britain led extending arm, with metal folding bars, silk straps, pockets and cover the world in television. Practical
dresses. for
Metal stays keep the work on it had to stop thuring the back rigid when the case is open. war, but research went on. Now she
The most modern touch among the is promising to lead the world also.
suitcases in the next step-cine-television, or exhibits is in the canvas which fold up. They are specially television-on-the-cinema-screen. designed for flat-dwellers who have When television came back into Britain's e the day of the no storage room for, bulky luggage.
Victory parade in London inst June, the audience in one cinema was able to view the procession. The results were not by any means perfect, but research is continuing by two firms, And it is expected that universal
will cine-television
soon be practical possibility.
Other technical. film news from London is that British technicians are working on the development of their own colour processes." In 1945 a new integral layer process, Anglo- colour, was
but detalls announced, are not yet availabic. The well- known Dulay-Chromex Company are also
ANRWEN TO PREVIO'S PUZZLE
"bombardment" of
and Walton disintegrated the atomic nucleus by
atomic projectiles.
To-day the Cavendish Laboratory Is one of the largest in the world, is lavishly equipped; it is used freely by women undergraduates as well as men and is aptly described as the workshop of Britain's most eminent scientists,
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to four spades. when he ventured
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will offer a new called for because East, by volunteer named Dufaycolour, will
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the firm of Omnichrome Holdings indicated substantiat at the four-level,
ntia Limited has been formed in London strength, and by that token was to exploit a new
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By Ernio. Bushmiller
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
TREASURER
BROOM CLOSET
TEXTILE CONTROL
Shanghal, Oct, 13 Thu. Textile Control Committee will not only be strengthened in future but will ex- tend its activities to Wurth Hang- chow, Tsingtao and Tientsin, declar ed Minister of Economie Affairs Mr Wang Yun-wu at a press conference to-day.
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girls
Three hundred Japanese attending a priváto high school, hava started a strike protesting against their principal's ban on bobbed hair, and also demanding the reinstate ment of four teachers fired by the principal because they gave the green signal to girls on the grounds that conditions In Japan had changed. The school ruling banned bobbed hair for girls in junior and higher classes.