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When the 130-ton eight -engined Bristol Brabazon I airliner takes the air later this year it will be the subject of two important tesis,
THE HONGKONG telegraph, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1947.
DAB.
FLOUNDER
THE KING
!
Spain is to have a king
again. He will probably be
Juan-King Juan III.—a grent grandson of Britain's Queen
OVER THE
By J. A. ATKINSON-
Victorin, sometime midshipman troops in Cadiz and plunged Spain in the British Navy, father of into civil war.
four children, an expert on skis Junn thought the throne would be and at climbing mountains. He to new to Franco and pleaded
to be allowed to join his army. will go back to the land from which he fled into exile with his father, King Alfonso XIII, in 1931.
But Franco said no,
or
"Take me in your navy, begged Juan.
Franco smiled and ended the argu- ment with words which were come true: "If Spain has a
then,"
to
king
And when Franco dies quits, Juan, or one of his sons, may mount the throne,
by WALTER
BORDER
"My first act will be adoption by the people's vote of a new Constitu- tion, recognition of Individuml and political liberties, an amnesty, for ali political prisoners and better distri buttion of the national wealth."
Bold words for a pretender, girls
He studied hard, romped with his children--two boys and two aged six to 11-and only once did he spenk publicly of the war which was shaping his destiny.
As the British Army swept Rom- mel's Afrika Korps into the sca, Juan sald: "Recent events force one to reflect seriously."
Franco huffed. broke oft negolia- tions, called in his toughest Moorish troops and sacked every official whom he suspected of supporting
Juan.
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There were shots, bombs, arrests. Support for the monarchy
He grew bolder with each Allied grew in spite of everything. again, he must coine as peacemaker, leave the way open for restoration success and called on Franco "to
The lucky ones fled. Juan went back to France.
not conqueror."
Franco plotted to be dictator him- of the monarchy." When Alfonso was dying in Rome,
self.
He wanted no ambitious he said to Juan; "Your Majesty, prince around as a potential rival, 1044, when Franco put out cautious But nothing happened until late Spain before all. And remember
nber Supporters of the monarchy were feelers. Would that kings must suffer to be brave." imprisoned.
Juan consider n Finn got his training in bravery
meeting? Ile in the Itoyal Navy. As a cadet he used indiscreet words. He said: "A boxed well in the training ship Iron new State has been born in Spain, Duke. As a midshipman and sub-
It rectifles the false liberal and de- leutennat he sailed os deck officer mocratic Ideas which have poisoned on the cruiser Enterprise and the nation's soul. destroyer Winchester. He became a -first-class swimmer and tennis
These were the happiest years of my life," he said once.
Although he was the third son, he knew that some day he would be king. His eldest brother, Alfonso. always suffered from haemophilia, the bleeding disense which killed hlm. And Jaime, the second son, suffering from defective hearing and an impediment of speech, renounced his rights to the throne.
1935
JUAN left the Navy in 1935, the year he chase his princess bride -Marla de las Mercedes Bourbon Stella y Orleans, daughter of Italian family which had settled in Spain. He is 33. She Spanish Royalists flocked lo the wedding in Rome.
"1 protest against the injustice and weep to tee myself refused honour of freeinit my country."
1941
the
HE settled to watch events from
slopes of Swiss Alps.
the high snow
the
And now-
Jests And
Jeers
Our political correspondent writes: Pence is raging throughout the.. world.
A man is known by the company? he thinks nobody knows he's keep Ing.
слуз a
"Japan's Iron Curtain," headline. Isn't it a bit heavy for those matchwood houses?.
"Your hair needs cutting badly, air," said the barber.
"No. It doesn't" growled the cus tomer. It wants cutting well. You cut badly last time."
CHELS
"Some sort of infant prodigy."
So far, the Bhong of Wong, hasn't sald anything about the Burma situa- tion.
It was obvious
Welles, in
TUIE United Nations showed their disapproval of Franco by order-
Rita Hayworth. ing the heads of their embassies to wanted to be alone. Didn't she leave leave Madrid Inst December.
Orson her husband, Brilain's Sir Victor Mallet went Growing wiser as the Axis grew home.
when Amerlen
she weaker, Juan sent back word: "I Foreign Minister, said: "We detest Europe? Or does that indicate any-
Ernest Devin, Britain's cannot identify myself totalitarian policies of the
with the the Franco regime." The wind was thing in Parls? gists" (Franco's Fascists).
Falan-
So Franco sat tight. And Juan went on with his studies. The plot in the little villa in Lausanne grew hotter.
194.6
to
rislag.
solled for
Franco stepped on the opposition) Sild the moth as he met his friend critical word was in more heavily. Anyone speaking at the closet: "Isn't it good to be prisonment.
danger of im- back in civilian clothes again?" urders into France and saw Senor He looked over his
Girl, an exile, building a shadow cabinet.
CROSSWORD` SOLUTION
Across:- and 0 Down, Peterloo Massacre; 7, Lax: 8, Papun; 10, Carp: 11, Ainats; 12, Undercuts; 14, Lafe; 22, Rechabite: 23, Grandsons, 16, Arena, 18, 111; 20, Tic; 21; Type;
And Juan, surrounded by the Solution to yesterday's CTOSS faithful friends who had followed word:- THE Keene switches to Lisbon, him round Europe right from The
February 1940.
faller died, smiled Juan has down day his
RB His father died in 1041--In a Romo in for talks with Franco's brother courlers brought him newa of hotel--and monarchist support con- Nicholas, Spanish Ambassador weakening support for Franco. centrated on Junn. To his saug Portugal. It is now his turn to die-
Quietly . he put the finishing little town villa-The Rockery in late the terms on which snobbish Swiss Lausanne came the mount the throne. He says:
will touches to his plans for the
come-back. outlawed men
who backed him.
"I will never accept a plebiscite Together they plaited.
In favour of my return if it is held under Francoist influence.
At an hotel a few yards round the corner they brganised a shadow an government-an army of officials who kept in touch with supporters 38. in Spain by an underground known only to Junn and a few of his closest friends.
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For a year Juan and his princess But Juan also found time to study. drifted round the capitals of Europe. He wore corduroy er grey flannel
Then one summer day, when they trousers and went by bus or in were bathing from their yacht the workmen's train to lectures in inter- Riviera in 1930, the radio told them national law, fauguages and econo- that Franco had landed with his mics, at the University of Geneva.
THESE YOUNGSTERS HAD
BOOKS PUBLISHED
Young Visitors." This was begun when the author, Daisy Ashford, was until years later when she was grown nine, though it was not published up.
Thousands of boys and girls in Britain produce essays and drawings every week as part of their school work. They use their talent for writing by producing stories and poems for school One will decide whether they close competitor to the Brabazon. giant landplane is more efficient A big advantage of the flyingboat magazines, and for art by paint
will be the psychological preference ing scenery for school plays, or than several small landplanes.
when passengers for a seaplane decorating their classrooms or of her imagination.
flying over water. On the results of these trials will making picture cards to send to depend the future trend in long- their friends. distance airliner design,
The other will show whether giant passenger aircraft should be landplanes or flying-boats.
Officials of the Ministries of Sup- ply and Civil Aviation will study The findings
Main purpose of the Brabazon will be to net as a Queen Elizabeth of the air scross the Atlantic.
The Brabazon's land opponent will be the De Havilland 100, a jet sir liner now being ballt on the lines of the Swallow lighter, which is pro- bably the fastest aircraft.
The competing flying-boat will be a huge six-engined Saunders Ree machine, powered with, Armstrong Siddeley Python "turbo-props" the most powerful engines of their type in the world.
The speed of the 100-probably nearly 500 mph the smooth com- fort of its jet engines, and the tree quency of services possible with a smaller aircraft, will make it a
GIGGLING WON'T
GIVE POISE
(Continued from Pare 5)
HE TICKS LIKE
A WATCH
That ticking heard around Sankey Flynn of Greensboro, North Caro- lina, isn't his watch. It's just San- key.
Flyun has one of the world's three known cases of objective tintinnitis aurium. More simply, he ticks. You can hear him three feet away.
Flynn, 29. isn't bothered by the Until constant uproar in his head. he was 10 years old, he thought else ticked, too.
everyone
uxargination
Dr Hugo C. Wolfe, specialist, sald that the noise came from the spas- after several weeks
modic contraction of muscles in the roof of Flynn's mouth, which con- stantly snapped the eustachian tube to his ears open and shui.
Dog Nose-Printed
Something new in identification
ET the other person do the talk-anta has been added at the Galves- Ing-until he asks you questions. ton, Texas, police headquarters—a
dog's Then answer. simply and to the
"nose-print." point.
Miss Dorn Mace asked police to You may find that through ner- noseprint her pedigreed
cocker yousness you're inclined to talit more spanlet after thrae attempts' were loudly and faster than usual. Try made to steal the pet. A fingerprint card at the local police'station bears
to check this.
The very fact of speaking in a the following description: "Blond and colm, even voice will give you poise, white, male with long cars. Aboul as well as giving the impression of 28 inches high and weighs about 30
Now here are a few tips to make pounds, name of "Crackers."
·It.
you feel at case in a smart restau-
rant..
If a table has already been, book- ed the waiter will lead you to 1. In that case the woman goes first, be hind the waiter. If the table. Isn't booked and nobody is gulding you, the man walks first,
·ARE YOU' SURE ?
ANSWERS
Questions on Page 9
Don't be worried if the menu is in 1. Give you a parting. 3. Anh- French, and don't pretend you un-ford, Swindon. 3. Long Floom, derstand it when you don't.
Lord's. 4. Neither: Nothing' would
Menu French baffter even people happen. A anake's venom, is not in who speak the language. The waller its forked. tongue; but in its fangs. 5, won't think it at all odd if you ask Dilingly sarcastic. 8. At the moon.
to explain.
The names were As for elaborato cullery-don't let sowers to are given by early ob-
him
markings on the
that worry you. The rule is "werk moon's surface. 7. Arnold Bennett, from the outside inwards.
John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmule). 8. Sheep. 9. One eye. 10: Billlärds and ibhing (Act 2, Scene 5).
More in this subject next Satur
day,
And there are examples, too, of children developing literary and art talents at an early age and making a commercial success of it in the open market against professional authors.
One of the most borrowed books in the lending libraries is called "The
•
Rupert & the New Pal-51
George, the tortoise cialbera very slowly into his little home and then turns to say "Goodbye." "{ you have found your outing o wonderful we must go again." smiles Rupert. • There's lots more to be sees outside your garden. I'll call again for you to-morrow." George gives a deep yawn.
"No,"
he says. "I'm late for my sleep as
16. Don't come to-morrow. Come again Gent March." And he turne and burrows into his straw, leaving Rupert wondering what he means.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
about society
had written a story
Daisy, living quietly in the country, parties, royal- receptions and grand- hotels and it had come straight out It is said that' she poured the words on to paper
H
he
Kreat
Down:-1, Peculiar; 2, Elan: 3, the Tardily; 4. Expect; 5, Oust; &, See 1 Across; 8, Par; $, Pn; 13, Crumbs; 15, After; 17, Nib; 19, Read: 20, Trio.
Today, the largest palace in world--the Escorial, near Mudrid- nwalts a new tenant.
What do you know about PENICILLIN?
ERE is a story which most people know in a general way. The discovery of penicillin. But nobody can realise its full fascination until the extraordinary narra- tive is presented in suficient detail to make the nature of each phase of the problem plain to the layman.
This service David Masters performs In Miracle Drug (Eyre and Spottiswoode, 10s. Gd.). For once the adjective is justified.
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It is like a story of successive attempts by pertinacious Alpinists to climb some unscaled peak-a peak which, in fact, is so constantly wrapped in cloud that, for a long time, it is doubtful-whether it exists or not!
Time and time again the climbers driven back. Years pass between one at- tempt and its successor. Ten years elapse from the moment Fleming sees the curious troduction by J. M. Burrie, writer of mould and the time when China's eyes fall on tender, fanciful plays and creator of that great favourite with children, old file of the British Journal of
Fleming's account of his observations in an "Peter Pan."
Experimental Pathology.
with the greatest of ease.
Daisy's book was given an in-
Two schoolgirls in Britain, Katharine Hull and Pamela Whitlock The interval had not. of wrote when aged 15 and 16, "The Far-Distant Onux," a story of the course, been devoid of incident. adventures of group of children on First came Fleming's own a farm, and Pamela also drew the assault on the mystery, his at- Illustrations for the book, it was
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Journey to Red China. Robert Payne. (Heinemann, Sa. 60.) Travel. Vivid descriptive writing by one who journeyed through the Communjit areas of China and believes that a vital force in being created and husbanded there which will reshape the country in a new image Profound sympathy and a precise choirs of language set the book ligh above crdinary reporting.
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Hugh Dormer's_Diaries. (Cape, a 60.) War. A young officer of the Irish Guards twice parachuted Into Franco on special missions. He was killed Aghting in Normandy with fifa tank whose finest quality bar left & record is its sincere and moving revelation of a young men's faith during crisis in human history,
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Carry Me Back. Rebecca Yancey Willumaj Michael Joseph, 101 60.) Autobiography, Witty and gay, an introductian to an Ameri Can familyfull of rich and · eccepitie Characters. The atmosphere of a remembered charmingly Etribood
caught franghiited.”
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by GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON America now took up the chal- When the danger of Invasion was Pennsylvania, Dr Reid at its height, the Oxford scientists engen came upon Fleming's paper and sent smeared some of the precious mould for Fleming's culture. Ife, too, fall- on the linings of their jackets.
that ed to isolate the elusive substance. they would be able to smuggle. it out of the country. And when, at so well liked, being written by chi tempt to wring from the mould Years passed. Then day, last, penicillin reached the stage of dren, about children, for children, the essential substance which Florey, a biologist from Australia, factory production, It was only by a that a sequel was called for, which microbes hated so much. He and Chain, a chemist with a German series of miraculous escapes that the also had spirited drawings by failed. In fact, he ended by bor Oxford. There, on the shelves
degree, were brought together in whole enterprise was not destroyed
of by bombs.
Pamela.
a
oie
Nobody knew how it had
war
So that they should not get sinck, ing his colleagues with his en- the Radcliffe Science Library, was a One of the first whom the magic say the young authors, they look athusiasm. But he made a cul- copy of Fleming's paper, of which yellow powder snatched back from vow when producing their first book
Chain had never heard until he the grave was a friend of Fleming's, that they would cut off all their hair ture which preserved the strain came upon it in the course of sys- dying from meningitis at St Mary's on certain day I
If the book was not of the original mould. Doing tematle reading. What was moro, Hospital. So astonishing was the finished. Of course, it
It was.
so, he passed on the torch to Oxford had a culture of Fleming's cure that Fleming decided the whole Another
mould:
force of
the British Young author,
Government. Susan other seeker. Gladstone, wrote and illustrated her
come there.
must, at all costs, be mobilised be- first book in four months when she
bind the
manufacture of penicille. The next stage in operations was A few weeks before Hitler's was 12, and is now writing and illus- conducted by Professor
Raisirick. began, Florey and Choin launched ter of Supply.
He rang up his friend, the Minis- trating another.
He was a.chemist, as Fleming was a their experiments, 'The decisive at- One of the most celebrated child breteriologist. He too was baffled,
The quest for this drug, so unbo- tock on the mystery was conducted authors in Britain-ttle Marjorle Lovell, a bacteriologist who col against the background of total war. 100,000 will prevent the growth
Kevably potent that one part in She laborated with him, thought of The critical night for the investi-
of for the life of children carrying out an experiment on mice gaters was niso, for a very different British ingenuity, British stubborn-
certain germy, is a proud story a century ago and how they were infected with pneumococcus. Instead, reason, a critical night for Britain. brought up on moral maxims, which he went to another post. Had he Heatley, A young member of tinness and, be it said, British altruism. she frequently quotes.
persisted the world might have had team of scientists, alone late at night refusal of any of these investigators
Nothing in the saga is her than the- Marjorie shows remarkable powers penlelllin ten years earlier.
saw four white of observation, and
to.seek personal a deep love of They Dr Paine, in Sheffield, had mice which should have been dead, tribution.
gain
from his con- nature. She war a friend of Walter some success in using penicillin but were not. The Miracle had But, though there are many heroes. Scott, the novelist, who called her nitrate on human peings. But the happened. As he cycled home, in this drama, there can be ng doubt. "Pet Marjorie" and admired her drug was too variable. He did not elated, he was challenged by the who Ja the writing, which she began when she persist. Today, his chagrin is Im Home Guard and asked to give an Chance. At every atage, luck, good.
master playwright- was only six.
account of himself.
or bad. has been decisive,
immed to be only nine.
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