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Future Development Of Australia's Aircraft Industry
During the greater part of the war, aircraft of British design were manufactured in Australia. The contact begun * in that way is being extended into the peace and is being developed. The latest type of British heavy bomber, the Avro Lincoln, is under construction in Australia. Rolls- Royce engines are being made there and there is some likelihood that de Havilland Vampire jet fighters will also be built in the Dominion. writes E. Colston Shepherd, Secretary-General of the Empire. Air League.
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Tokyo, Dec. 8. Just before VJ Day, a atrange urgently ⚫ required medical Leading Japanese Communist open letter appeared in the stores to help build up the dan- Sunzo Nosaka attacked to-day Washington Post explaining to. in the Saturday Evening Post the Japanese what "uncondi- gerously depleted resources
meant and civilian hospitals throughout article titled "The Russians are tional surrender" Malaya, are being supplied by busy in Japan," and challenged disabusing their minds of the Air its nuthor to come out with full "utter destruction" fears that' the Royal Air Force. Ministry permission was given | facts-"if there are any"-to their militarists still were seck- in August to dispose of some support his contention there aping to implant.
Informed circles immediately spot- of the surplus medical stores pears to be close liaison work
the Japanese Com- ted the letter. as something out of the R.A.F. Hospital, between
the ordinary, as in fact, an offelal Singapore, which was original-munist Party and Moscow,
Nosaka characterised the article communique designed to be picked ly intended for "Tiger Force"-
vlluperation." as "malicious
and up and communicated to Tokyo, and International These developments are to be | Government-owned
in its way to Okinawa when the hoped it would not serve to mislead fingers began to point to Captain Ella M.. Zacharian, of the United the "enlightened American public States Naval Intelligence, then as- In these circumstances the decision Japanese surrendered. Australia's need for a measure of Australia to maintain her contact
about what is really going on a signed to the Office of War Informa-: As soon as he heard that drugs, Japan." of defensive self-sufficiency and with the British aircraft industry is
dressings and surgical Instruments
The article, by the Evening Post rome significance. Strateglent
correspondent,
Zacharias had been trying Harold J. Britain's need for wider indus-of
Commodore P. G.
some time, using Information gather- necarding to Nosaka, in re- Noble. trial dispersal than she was able unity in an argument which could were in urgent demand for Malaya'n Tokyo
apply to the United States almost as hospitals,
Principal Medical miniscent of the "anti-Communist" ed during many years, to reach the to practise in the war just
readily as to Britain. Australia's Livingstone,
Air Command Southeast propaganda of Tojo, Hitler and Mus- Japanese through psychological ended,
principal defensive interests lie in Officer,
Asia, decided, with the concurrence solini," Nosaka then insisted that warfare, Revelations by Japanese Australia was impressed, when the the Pacifle and the United States is
of the Allied Air Commander-in-siner the dissolution of the Comin-after the war and of the Pearl the greatest Pawer in the Pacific
bour Japanese came down from the north the other hand. Australla's chief [,Chief, to make available as speedily torn in 1943 there has been no 15- Flking about him as one of the major. investigation soon had people and threatened Jier linna of i
tematic relations, either open or are In Europe and the as possible, a consignment of RA
factors--along with atom bombs, communication with Britain, with market the importance of having a muni- established shipping route to Europe medlent stores-in the interests of
the health of the civil population. secret, between it and the Cont lies largely under Dritish Influenes.
munists here.
Superfortresses, Halsey's and Mits- tions industry of her own. Britain, Some special consideration evidently
Nosaka told United Press that the gher's carriers, Nimitz, MacArthur Formalities were cut to a minimum the dificulty with which turned the scale in favour of British
Communist objectives in Japan re-
and of
submarine experis-in avoiding conscious
and delivery of the first supplies to she transported munitions to
the aircraft. Far East, is willing to encourage
Kuala Lumpur began on September main unchanged, and described them an invasion of Japan, reports Asso- the
Now creation of
industrial an
number of first-class British-lution peacefully and without large potential in Australia.
a book which makes its to arms of Soviet dictator- Misalong," a Acknowledging the inutual inter-arrangements are also being made
made surgical Instruments and some ship." He added: "Last year was the appearance to-day, that is a most in- for the construction
big microscopes which have been spe- of one est of Britain and Australia in the
type of aircraft
coming teresting contribution to postwar yeur of is Initiulion. The These will be of
understanding of how things got in aircraft commercial establishment of a round
to value
completion. Australia. This is the Avro Tuder cially requested.
Malaya's civil year must see its complet great
this world
warning of the de-
Attempting to
to illustrate that Moș-
and industry in the Dominion, there
doctors and surgeons.
necessity Reds always military intelligence cow and Japanese
improved peacetime still no obvious reason why Austra- the four-engine 40-seater
RODS back lia should limit herself to British ned for service on the routes he
and Australia tween Britain
not see eye to eye, Nosaka mention When
although the proposal to long before the war for incidents of South Africa, and destined shortly
ed. that types of aircraft and engines. Wh Australia was most closely pressed to have its piston engines replaced
nationalise Japanese coal mines re Japanese, German and Russian es tained the Japanese as they sought to hy gas turbines driving airscrews. by
1000ceived strong support from Li-Gen pionnge in America, and describes Solomon This liner is likely to be sold at a
Kuzma Derevyanko, Soviet delegate years of work which, he contents. American
on the Four-Power Council, the Jed
pro
up to an accurate analysis of the Islands and to advance southwards much lower price than
violently opposed by Japanese intentions in 1041 which, posal across the mountains in New Guinest, aircraft of similar capacity.
had it not been-more or less ignored, Japanese Communists. little help could be provided by Bri- part here a noble tain. Australia
Regarding the
Onancial might have prevented Pearl Har- party's herself in resisting the Japanese,
support Nosaka said that "It is com- bour.
Atomic Secrets and the ally who put mest men and
Communist the mon knowledge" machines into that theatre was the
Party lacks adequate funds and
But, although Zacharias never of the United
Stater
the mentions the subject himself party's books at any time.
He also strongly repudiated Nabel's book also contains some lessons on charge that the Japanese Communists a very likely current problem. The United States has proposed to yield seem to be active in espionage behalf of the Russlang, "If this were secrets of atomic power to inter- true why have not the United States national control whenever an effec- system has been set inspection authorities arrested our members tive
charges. To up to prevent its military use. The
problem of military inspection and investigated the
inherent in other issues before the date there have been no arrests." No- saka concluded.-United Press.
United Nations. The British have
failed Just
to get it used as check on veracity of forthcoming reports on size and deployment of armies. It undoubtedly will
come up again discussion of disarmament. In any It is obvious it is going to be one ees in whatever peace of reliances in
the machinery that is involved.
Molotov's recent statement accep- ting the principle of an international inspection machinery, along with other statements in this field, make. it certain that it will be one of the ime factors in the discussions. prime and
Zacharias' story serves to emplia- sise the necessity for
for extreme care United of the States is left to international Inspec- before the safely tion. He apparently makes the point drives It oddly
home unwittingly and enough while quoting Franz
man secret agent on general prac- Rintelen, famous pre-war Nazi Ger- tices of espionage.
come
duwn from
Rocket-Testing Course What has probably turned the to is Britain's willingness scale
with enter into full collaboration Australla. There is even a possiblli- American aircraft became familar ty that British gas turbines will be
under ilconce to the Australions. Fighters of all manufactured kinds and bombers of various types Australlo. There is niso one special
in
operating gloves, 150 clinical ther- momieters, 100 surgical forceps of different types and 15 microscopes. The RAF medical branch hopes to nject
these a good proportion of demanaris,
was
Amazing Vitality Of offered candid examination
fought alongside the British aircraft branch of development work in Manila's Recovery
of the Royal Australian Air Force, It, ufler the war. Australia had elected to build aircraft of American types, the decision could have been explained on grounds of familarity and clene acquaintance. Still another influence might have tended in the same direction.
Decision Of Significance
D.C.-3 known in British service as
to
en take a which the Dominion
arrangements valuable hand. The
of in the development for work
TC HOW being marie. rockets
lay out ገ Australla proposes rocket-testing course over n stretch of her waste land between Adelaide and the north-west coast. Several observation posts will be set up on the 3,000 mile course and can pass on beyond over
have
own
British
Manila, Dec. 7. Five years from to-day the first Japanese bombs fell on Manils. This swollen city of 1,000,000 still bears its grim scars of war, but the one- time Pearl of the Orient is showing back. amazing vitality in corning Old-timers who thought that Manila was through for a decade or longer,
its ruli busily admit themselves wrong.
Munilans
past edifices from new
homes skeleton rising amidst ruins to patched up offices and even pent-houses. Work- men are to be seen everywhere from gashed and scarred Escolta business district along Pasig to outlying re- sidential districts. True new homes rent in some cases is 8.000 per cent over their pre-war price. Average living costs are up 600 per cent, but Manitans are undmnted and not waiting for the day when the recon- struction und
When the war ended, the commer-2,000 miles of sea if necessary. cial air lines of the Dominion had This will associate Australia with to re-establish themselves
and research work now being planned in that Australia provide themselves with equipment. Britain. It means Britain, throughout her six years of will take part in a project which war, had bullt no commercial air-may have civil as well as military craft and had designed no
should have new almis. Rockets
as projectiles aircraft for the purposes of commer-application not only clal air transport. She had no air but as a means of carrying mails liners to sell nor had she designs and urgent supplies at high speed of air liners which she could hand
over Frent distances but their Australian factories for construction and control have stili over lo building under lernet, Again to be advanced along sound lines.
Australia's choice of the Australians saw help at hand from
British the United States.
aircraft Industry as guide and mentor is to be attributed to her Plenty of commercial aircraft were
a sett-
rehabilitation loans built by the United States during desire to create ultimately
Industry of her
as well for 5000,000,000 witi accom- the war. Surplus aircraft suitable dependent for air transport were in Australia During the next decade or two she
plish what only $100,000,000 would struck асссяя to the most have done before Inflation and were to be had at remarkable will
C-47 advanced designs of the
these war-wrecked islands. cheap prices. The well-known
She will be Not a single Japanese who once the Army Transport version of theatreraft industry.
associated with British progress was an important element in the The Dakota, is said to have been told through the dificulties of high-speed business-life of the community. Ove
W|fying. She Australia for £7,000. More re-craft and engines which take
years ago is to be seen now, except alrcraft
behind prisoner-of-war barricades. cent types of commercial from the United States were also on account of flying at and above the
Grass grown ruins of legislative offer. These were not surplus war speed of sound and of all the changes in breaking
buildings, gutted cathedrais, pubile Involved Bre craft and the prices were much less that
through the sonte barrier. tempting.
Her own designers and technicians will gain experience in a
a good school and gradually she will develop her Britain
of own methods of development, design was still in process reverting to the manufacture of and production with the British commercial aircraft and early deli-industry and research establishments Australia is a veries could not be expected. The as reference points.
aircraft orders from the Australian domestic continent which can use air lines consequently went to the more fully than any other. There United States. The statement
enormous undeveloped terri- been made in Australia, that by 1947 tories in the Dominion where roads to be there will not be a single British gir do not exist. Flying is likely to liner on the Internal services of the of the greatest value and Australia Dominion,
there though
will | will one day have plenty for probably be British aircraft on aircraft industry of her own to do. churter work and there tainly be Brloh liners
Itt
No Early Deliveries
hus
are
will cer-
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SIDE GLANCES
manufacture
air-
sull
That Industry is being founded now the in association with Britain.
By Galbraith
“ODPR, 1944 MY NEA RERVICE, 110, T. M. REG U. EL PAT,"OFF"
"Don't brag to your father that I made this dress for you, Dorothy-le-might get the idea I'll never want to buy any more things ready-madel"
elifices and acres of rusted squatter shacks are their own reminder of that eternal vigilance price of freedom.j -Associated Press.
Economic Position
Manila, Dec. 8. President Manuel A. Roxas. spcuking before the city and pro- vincials of Fanay Island in Iloilo City, told them the Philippines would become bankrupt if no aid was re- ceived from the United States.
He
must borrow eruphasised we money from the United States", to rehabilitate and explained the in- terest rate would be only two per cent.-Associated Press,
Roxas Efforts During War
Mantin, Dec. 4.
Mr Ewald Selph of Los Angeles. it prominent aitorney in Manila for the past 20 years, told the Evening News to-day that President Manuel A Roxas sent him secret Informa- Rien on the Japanese while Mr Roxas was a member of the Japonese pup- pet government during the occupa- ilon.
DISPLACED PERSONS
on
Germany and Japan To. Pay Expenses
New York, Dec. 8. 'Ukraine on Saturday night accused
United States, Britain the Canada of expressing more concern over the economic plight of Ger- many and Japan than the economic plight of the United Nations.
A, D. Voina, the Ukrainian dele- gate, made the charge in the United Nations Budgetary Committee, in supporting a Byclo-Russian proposal to churge the two aggression nations, with the cost of maintaining, as well as repatriation, of untold thousands displaced by the war.
von
L.S. Military Development Von Rintelen, Skys Zacharlas, Committee Instead - adopted, once pointed out....that the United by 20 votes to six, a proposal that States in those days, made virtually
no effort to hide its military develop the expenses should be paid by Ger- many and Japan only "to the extentments, but added, and this is the practicable."
Twenty nations abstained.-Asso- cinted Press,
point of such significance to plan- ners
of international inspection
| systems:
"The United States is too vast. with developments going on at dis- tances of thousands of miles inter-
JAPANESE CANNIBALISM | related as they are and requiring
Nagasaki, Dec. 7. Police authorities revealed to-day gruesome details of the now fumous which "Nagasaki cannibal case," a deranged Japanese woman slaugh- tered her illegitimate baby and ate the child for supper.
The incident occurred last August. The woman admitted having killed her baby by bolling--United Press.
WHAT WE DID IN WAR
(Continued from Page 2)
When Mr Selph was repatriated from Santo Tomas Internment camp in September, 1043 he was able to alve the United States milltary data which is the basis of the atom bomb, concerning Pres. Roxas loyalty to even if America believes she invented America, the paper said.
it.
Mr Selph's law partner, Mr An- Think, too, of the Mulberry de- tonio Carrascoso acted as interine-vices, without which invasion of the diary, and took a position as supe- Continent would have been impos- rintendent of St Joseph's Hospital ible. And Fido and Pluto, which, to enable him to enter the internplayed so great a part in victory. ment camp and supply Mr Selph with All wero British. information. gleaned from Pres "Rox^s.--Associated Press,
RC. CATHEDRAL IN PAOTING RAZED
many
Innocent
Destiny
simultaneous observation
of highly would require hundreds qualified agen
and no intel- Hgence service on afford to con- centrate such a
nuge army... In cent any one country."
Von Kintelen also pointed out milltary activity peacetime that bears little relation to sudden deve- lopments and expansions of war- time, and concluded that ultimate failure is always the lot of espionage in the United States.
America is not unique in these respects among areas which will be subject to any International inspec- tion plans.
FREAK OF PHYSICS
Mexborough (England), Dec. 7. Charles Carter, 15, who fell down 1,500-foot mine shaft to-day, sur- tained a fractured arm through a freak of physics.
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An official at the colliery company APPLICATIONS are inylted from certi
engineer officers, for employment AS Coast Stal Officers on the altips of the where the youth worked explained fented or qualified navigating or diesel Maritime Custoins Service. that halfway down the shaft was the cage descending at 60 miles per hour. Chinese Charles fell so rapidly that he over- Employment is also nifered to men took the cage and clung to the roof experienced in navigating small cratt. Applicant are interviewed at the Office of the Chinese Maritime Customs. 4th for the remaining 760 feet.
Marino Kouso, Queen's Road, Central,
FUKIEN'S WAR LOSSES
"The speed of the boy's fall at that point would be roughly the same," WHAT we did in war we can do the official sald, thus accounting for Yin greater degree in pence. Be the relatively minor injury-United sure of that. For the moment we Press. are held back because Whitehall sits on top of all enterprise like a smothering blanket, and individual
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EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
NOTICE.
CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL, KOWLOON.
The Easter: Torm at the abova school will commance on Monday, 6th January, 1947.
School,
The final date for receiving applications for registration of Figures of
losies now pupils for next term will be their individuality. The Roman Catholic Terlin fruits are not allowed to give us the
were officially released here to-day. Saturday, 28th December, 1946. the Hopel town of Taming near the A man in these
days of
They were: civilian casualties, 10,313, Those should be addressed to the British Natking, Dec. 7. including 7,437 men; property losses, Headmaster. Central Hopel-Shantung border was razed
than The Manchurians to-day joined more
103 billion dollars by Communist troops recently. ac-produce anything worthwhile the the Mongolians, Tibetans and delo- Central Newa. cording to a Catholic priest who
demanding In escaped and arrived here
and gates from Sinklang. to-day chances are he would certainly and from Taming.
hle said that
enterprise blocked by The
the representation in the Legislative and priest
which Control Yuons. civilians had been machinery of bureaucracy, killed by the Communists who, en- thrives. on repression rather than on Princo Pu Lu, first cousin of the
development.
abdicated Emperor Henry Pu Yi and gaged in looting and atrocities.
But the day of greatness and op- probably China's best known pain- Soven Catholle Fathers had been
announcement on will ter, made this kidnapped and
of portunity will come again. It ransom
London, Dec. B.
that the demanded for their re- come all the sooner if we tell those behalf of the 27,000,000 inhabitants
Tans reported to-day lease.
Communists threatened who are cramping our lives quite of Manchuria."
rubber harvesting Boviet Union's Asked about Pu Yi, Prince Pu Lu to kill the Fathers if the ransom was bluntly that we have had enough 201 forthcoming Local Chinese of misery and howtowing to other sald that he had virtually cut off plan has been exceeded by two per cent and that Ukrainian planters and that wo propose. In relations with his first cousin ever were now attempting to obtain the nations, release of the priests through nego-future to get on our own feet and since he was "enthroned" by
Japanese-Reuter. Central News. tiation-C
parve our own destiny,
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the exceeded their harvest plan by 173
per centAssociated Press.
Kowloon and should contain the following information: --Prospective pupil's name in fall, date of birth, previous school, whether in the Colony now, if not, expected date of arrival,
Ġ. T. FERGUSON,
Headmarter,
Central British School.