AEROMODELLING FASCINATES ALL AGES
MOST of the pioneers of avia-
By UNA LASCOT
Now that there is also A Arat national model aircraft airfield at tion in Britain and other Enton Iray, only 30 miles from countries have talion a great in London, aeromodellers can use it to terest in designing, building, teat out their craft, make running and flying model aircraft, repairs, and take part in the social During World War II the boys and sporting events which are hold and girls in Britain have had In December 1940. the third many difficulties to face when National
there.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1947.
DAB & FLOUNDER
"TIME"WID
by WALTER
& CAME
about Why bother
good music?
'VE been trying to learn something this week about music, because of all the
Exhibition of Aircraft they have actively followed this Models was held in London, sponsor- fascinating hobby. Model aired by a morning newspaper in conjunction with the magazine The craft, and the materials with Aeromodeller. The many beautiful which to build them, have been models exhibited there represented scarce, but happily for the almost every type of aircraft built In Brilula, and were всед by young enthusiasts, those diff- culties are almost over now, and thousands of grown-ups and children, the number of keen acro-
Although there are more than 20 everyday subjects it is the one modellers Increases every week.
Model Aero Clubs In the London In recent merchs, many local and aren, the provincial clubs do not lag I am least able to understand.
enterprise. A national contests took place in all behind in
young And the reason I know so little. large member of the Bristol and West parts of Britain, attracting
sensation is that I find it awfully difficult crowds, and rivalling other open-air Aero Club has created
books for beginners by winning not only annual to get a simple answer to a sim- sports. New
of model "Junior Cup," but the "Club Packer are appearing, supplies aircraft materials and ports are Cup," which never before has been ple question. increasing in the shops-nnd model held by a junior member. He also Acre Clubs are developing in every come second in the national "Fro"
county.
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the
For instance, what is music? contest against entries from all over Ask one of your talented friends Britain, proving that youth can hold Its own very confidently in the model that question and see what he aircraft world.
With me the conversa-
Men, women, boys, and girls, tou, are developing "fight" conscious. ness. The Girl Guides have opened a new scellon known as the Air One of the chief difficulties for
saya.
nor
And that, you may remember, is
question.
He said that if you were going to
Danger Of “Quickie' Languages
The so-called "army-method"
or "quickló". courses for teach- ing foreign languages have reached the proportions of a major racket, according to Prof Ephraim Cross of the Romance Languages Department of City. College of New York,
Large-scale training of diplomats and business' exccutives through short-cut conversational
Courses now being offered constitutes a growing threat to world under- standing and peace, Mr Croes do- clared.
"Catchwords like army methods' and intensive' have been wildly and Indiscriminately broadcast on a confused and credulous public," he asserted.
He pointed out that even trained Unguists could not hope to
learn an unfamiliar foreign language In less than a year. In spite of this, out to the layman the promise of a some conversational courses hold working knowledge of a language within a matter of weeks, he stress- ted.
For Road Directions.
courses were found inadequate for said,
"Even during the war," Mr Cross "high-speed conversational military intelligenoe work. They were able to serve only the purpose
Rangers, who make their own model new Model Aero Clubs in the indian tion runs something like this:- just what my friends always told play or listen to the same piano all the same everywhere. In England it to know how to ask for road direc-
aircraft, study nerodynamics, and of meeting rooms during the present
accommodation. hold exhibitions and competitions, shoringe in Mony leads of schools
urging quently local authorities, arc their students to
up model Town Clerks
take
such
Fre-
03
Friend: "What's
to
music? ds Well. I suppose, you could call and Mayons, prove it a succession of pleasing aircraft design, construction and kind and helpful. Southampton sounds." flying, not only as a hobby which Club uste a football pavilion on the develops
skill and craftsmanship, Iceal common. from which dying
Me: "Pleasing
whom? but as a pastime that will
be conducted. lead meetings can those with aptitude to splendid Chairman of the Club states that this You, or me?"
Friend: "To most people. That's the point about a musical sound. It becomes pleasing to the human car and an unmusical sound never does."
careers.
room was obtained from the Town Council, whose members were an- xious to help, and in addition, the Education Commitee is providing a Aero- grant howards expenses so South-
ampten aeromodellers have tnd Sir good "ke-off."
Me: "Well, how about the Chinese? Their music doesn't please me, but they seem to like it. Does that mean they're not human?"!
"
This isn't some prehistoric dis- and for some reason ran through be the sound made by a tuning fork
recent. Neither the repertoire in any old pitch that that made 435 covery. It's quite
vibrations a second perspective
harmony was came into its head.
at a temperature ut bil degrees F. developed until about 600 years
If this gift is so rare among par- This was higher than the pitch in ago, and in the history of mankind rots and men, why does it matter Beethoven's day, when A varied from that's almost yesterday. Even now it if a piano is tuned to the right pitch 415 to 430. England raised it even which is why Chinese music sounds music critic, and asked him this end of the last century the London hasn't been discovered in the Orient, or not? I went to Roy Johnson, our higher than France, and towards the nodd
Philharmonic tuned in to an A of 452,5 vibrations to the second.
Now the standard is near enough of the combat soldier who needed me, but until I knew what harmony your life and never hear another, is 439 and in America 440. Last to was I didn't know what they meant, then it wouldn't matter. You'd en- kome in were the British military
ordinary pracatime travel, a weeks is also a landmark in my educa
Another discovery I've made this joy the music just as much, what bands. They continued playing at
fluency, such as that gained from a the old Philharmonie pitch of 452.5
quickie course, Aion. I always thought that £
over the pitch. The sound doean up to 1029, and for that reason they bound to lead to confusion and mis- you struck a note on the plane every jar until you take two planos that could never appear in the cams piece
understanding. The student gets a ang else in the world but me could are differently tuned and ploy them on the programme as a concert or-
false idea of his ability to use the tell if it was dat or sharp.
language and his understanding of it, which lead to serious dir-
may fcurity for him."
Mr Cross charged that behind the boom in
☺ abbreviated language courses is "a small group of inseru- pulous linguists who see on oppor
Delf." unity for power and large body of reputable why
language experts, he said, soes the fallacy of such unfounded claims.
But I find that hardly The obli- any one can. ity to remember abso- lute pitch is a rare gift which only one person
thousand
haz. Even musicians Ilke Schumann and Wagner didn't have it.
in
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IT'S
BER
together.
'That's
fair enough,
chestra.
Happy listening
NOW
but who says which is right? Who says that the A on your piano is correct and the A on mine
Is is wrong? there a law about it?
No,
he said, there isn't. In fact, until re- the cently there was utmost chaus. After the Battle of Waterloo somebody thought it
'My dear fellow," he said, "laten- would be a good idea ing to nothing but light muste is
OW for another question. If I am perfectly happy listening to the BBC Light programme. should I make any effort to under stand the Third? Will it make me a better man, nicer to my wife and kinder to children? Can you answer that Mr Johnson?
The Association of British modellers, at 70. London Boad, Leicester, whose President is
In Taunton, the King's College Robert Bird, M.R.I., is a national organisation to which other Clubs Model Aero Club held an exhibition and Societies afilate. Interesting of models on school speech day for lectures are arranged by this parents and visitors who were great Association, contests organised, news ly impressed. and information distributed nnd In all parts of Britain, young contacts established with clubs in people are being attracted to what other countries. There is no age is fast becoming a national pastime,
At this point the man looks Ilmilt to membership, and about 70 and the Association of British Aero- percent of the members fall into the modellers have suggested that the at you as if you'd escaped from Junior category, which is under 21 public schools should lend the way Colney Hatch and says: "I'm the gift from the age of five and for the military bands of all the vic-ike living all your life on cold tripe
years of age.
In China it's different, because they've no harmony there.”
to adoption of model seronautics ละ A special wind tunnel being part of the ordinary training given talking about Western music. designed for the members, 60 that to scholars. The construction of eventually they will be able to model aircraft brings into practical forward their components and wing play basic mathematics, physics, ad- sections, to be tested, or if they wish, vanced mathematics, mechanics, go themselves, and see the being carried out.
SIDE GLANCES
Usually that's as far as it gets
The Oxford Com- panion has some fun on this subject. .It says there was a music pro
fessor once who had
WIC TEED
used to comment on the pitch in which his father blew his nose.
When he grew up he sometimes forgot things, as professors will do.
torious nations to meet at the peace and potatoes when you could have. congress in Vienna and have a mass caviar, woodcock and champagne." Concert,
"But I don't ke woodcock," I wald. "I've tried it and it doesn't
When they got there the bands
test drawing and design, fluid mechanics because if you ank' what harmony He couldn't tell you the number of men found that the instruments of Geo with ine,”
(Continued on Page 10)
is the other, fellow think you'ron house in a road but he could give each army played in a pulling his leg. No one could be
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co ignorant as not to know that.
COP, 1947 V KEA BERVICE, INC, V. M. REG, UL. E. FAT, OFF,
"All these different diots-I think they're just a fad!". I'm mcg to stick to old-fashioned operations!"
It
"That's only at first," he said. "But persevere and you'll not only like it but you'll find a whole new world
of emotional experiences awaiting you."
different you the pitch of its shoe-scraper. pitch. So wasn't such a good
Then there was a parrot that idea after all, Take it as a boast or a confession,
About 30 years ago the French whichever you like, but until this learned to whistle Beethoven, week, I couldn't have tolt you what always used the right pitch until did pass a law fixing a standard pitch harmony meant. I thought was one day It was put out in the sun for themselves. They said, A should people say the same thing. mother name for music. Perhaps they told me otherwise at school,
but if they did I wasn't fistening.
...
Harmony is
STILL wouldn't know if it hadn't
been for the Oxford Companion to Music. Books have more pătlence -than-people. They allow you to ask the same question again and again until you know the answer. They don't get exasperated and shut themselves up in your face.
You
What is harmony, then? challenge me, do you? You want to see me make a fool of myself? Very well. As I understand it from the Oxford Companion, harmony is what gives music its depth, just as per- spective gives depth to platures.
If you play God Save the King on the plane with one finger, that's a tune or a melody, but it has no har mony. It's like a primitive picture drawn on the wall of a cave. It has shape, and even detail, but there's no. meat there because it's only skin deep. Perspective gives this to your picture and harmony does the same for your tune,
All this may seem elementary to you, but I find it rather exciting.
Just think. You draw two legs of the other your horse longer than two and miraculously the creature stands up.. notes at the same time as your me lody and your fat little tune jumps to life.
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The Office of Wor information cited Mr Cross for his writing on language during the war.
2,000 PLANS TO BUILD THIS SHIP
Over 2,000 separate bluc- I expect he's right. So many other printed plans-each requiring a minimum of 135 coples-are necessary to build the 23,000- ton liner, President Cleveland.
'FREE' STERLING
WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO BRITAIN
On July 15-12 months after the American Loon Agreement came into force-Great Britain has to modify the system of foreign exchange. control. Sterling earned from current transac-. tions is to be "freely available for current transactions in any other currency area without discrimination.” What will that mean?
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paid for in the money of the country which produces them. But the ex- The step is limited to current porter may accept payment in the
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LAST WEEK'S BULUTION A
PATHIE DE
Ten thousand fans of hard-to-got steel have gone into the President Cleveland. Along the upper strata of the superstructure, aluminiura, has been used extensively, contributing to the stability of the liner by saying 100 tons of weight in that preg. --To-make-a-hull into a ship takes 36 miles of pipe, 74 miles of electric cable, 15,000 square feet of ceramic national trade was dislocated by tile, 24,000 square feet of carpet and the great depression of the 1930's, 40,000 square feet of the latest de- the weaker countries, finding the in plastle floor, covering, markets in which they were customed to sell their exports in a
ac-
state of collapse, generally adopted
exchange control.
the ship will be stocked with, among other things, 27,720 to wels, 18,000 napkins. 8,582 pieces of chinaware and 11,110. pieces of silverware to take care of the 850 passengers and 330 crew members.
To fit out a sister ship-the Presi• 'dent
WIson-Bethlehem-Alameda builders of the two
They Umited thele imports frodi the strong countries, but found a refuge in exchanging goods with one another. American trade sut- fered heavily from
the resulting Shipyard, discrimination, and the American splendid liners, almply duplicates the policy of liberalising international materials necessary for the Fresident: trade is inspired by a desire to Cleveland. The President Wilson will follow the President Cleveland prevent a repetition of this bad practice.
into service from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Hawall and the Orient late this autumn.
A 'WEAK'
B
CURRENCY
DRITISH trade suffered as much as American in the 1930s. But weak currency it has to bear now sterling is for the time being a the burden of our external indebtedness are ultimately and of our striving to maintain our standard of living and the forces of a Great Power.
transactions; it does not extend provided he can exchange it for the Importing country, money of to capital transactions, such as purchases of foreign securities or speculative purchases of for- eign.money, the restriction of which is the primary purpose of the control.
Exchange control is the resort of
a country which cannot pay its way, which, in other words, is buying too
that of his own country. The ex- porter of goods from, say, Ruritania to England may be paid in Ruritanian pesos, or he may necept pounds and sell them for pesos. THE POOL
from
HOME-BUILT SPEEDBOAT
TO RACE
If every country we buy from were paid in money which could tish goods, the effect might be only be used in payments for Bri- forcibly to divert markets
Piloting a "home", designed American to British exporters. speedboat, Mr Maurico Tom July 15, whatever we buy Hutchens, a director of a South- abroad and from whatever sea engineering firm, will race source. the price
will be potential dollars.
In the international outboard on Lako motorboat contests Geneva this month.
pay
It sounds very dangerous, just when we are reckoning the months the that the dollars provided by American loan will lost.
OF DOLLARS wich and selling too little to make I had to keep tracks of any pay- HE wartime exchange control ment to anyone abroad, whether LIMITING.
in foreign At the outbreak at war in 1030 made in sterling or it was
the need of money, foreseen that
When unports into the Sterling supplies from abroad would strain
unds meet.
moro
B
IMPORTS
With a hull only one-sixteenth of an inch thick, the boat, to be called Pompey II, will weigh only 601b..
Mr Hutchens began desiming little racing craft after his demobli-
the ald of steam from a kettlo, prov»; ed to be unsinkable.
the British reserves of gold and ex- Area were paid for in foreign money, PUT the prospect is not so threaten-sation last year. ternal resources to the utmost, Im- the United Kingdom supplied the ing as hopeats. We are free to His frat boat, built at home from parts were restricted by licensing, foreign money and the dollars and limit our imports as a whole :to but that was not enough. So all other foreign money earned by all what we can pay for, as in the case scraps of wood which he bent with payments to people in foreign cou-members of the Sterling Area were of tobacco. Here enco again, is iries except for permitted purposes pooled to provide the requisite re- conflict between national solvency
Bources. were prohibited.
He went into partnership with Mr. oro favoured
arrangement and the standard of livinst. For the payment for both Im that limitation we rely on the licens Harry Hackett, an aircraft wing was for ports and exports to be in sterling of the Imports themselves, not designer, with whom he had worked
on the Exchange
Control
payment cements to that effect, which am Toonsed imports in t
nent during the war building glidors. sa permitted ¡mada with a number of coun purpose.:
They began designing a new boat trics, provided that the proceeds of
stipulation does not ⠀⠀using principles employed in alre
plane, wing: construction.ATAN This boat in Pompey I, which is
THE EMPIRE WERE
That is exchange control.
AS A UNITA
ing
American stipuli
IT was not applied to the United imports from any of these countries apply to stering arising out of Kingdom in isolation The Into the Sterling Area should be military expenditure of the United Whole Empire (except Canada) was tied up in special accounts and uniy Kingdom - Loto: December 1943. treated as a unit, along with Egypt used to meet the country's payments The accumulated sterling balances the prototype of Pompey T1. Once the and Irsk (which based their curto the Sterling Area,
which are causing so much anxiety drat model has been tested thorough
rency systems on the sterling) It is to that tying-up that the will not have to be made rely by the second one to be sand in the These countries, composing the stipulation in the American Loa avaliable except in so far as we Geneva races, will take only a short Sterling Area, adopted cavitems of " Agreement applies? When Inter-pecifically agree to release them, time to....bulldy