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Mauritius Pensions Scheme
The Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr Jamos Grihs, has given his "eorial approval" to a non- contributory Old Age (and Blind Persons) Pension Scheme which has been in- troduced in the Colony of Mauritius effective from July 1 this year.
women
of
The scheme provides for the payment of Rs.15 (£1 2. d)
month io men and who have reached the age of 05. Proportionate deductions from penzion are made in cases people who have incomes of up lo 15
those a month, and with incomes of more than this ATTERİNİ will not tecelvo person at all. Pensions are also awarded to blind prople who have reached 40 years of age,
any
Estimated cost of the scheme in 1,740,000 a year (£134,- 000) which will be raised by artditional taxation.
When the chene was in course of preparation, a survey was carried out by the Public A: Abner Commissioner to de- termine the nutztaler of potential- ly penelonable perple In the eating. This isowed that out of
poput:.: (1944 um suis). 411183, there were 8281 people in the 55-58 nte Brutis, 6.014. from 60-61, and 11,414 of 65 or
UNIT.
SPECIALIST
GIVES UP £48,000
Sir Philip Munson-Bahr, 68-year-old specialist tropical diseases, is given up a bequest of £48,000 and an estate of 223 aeres, He has refused to observe The condition that he should
live in the 22-room Godston Park, in Surrey, left him by his uncle, Mr William Bles- sig, together with the sidue of the enlate,
れ Vacation
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1950.
THE charm of Lake Mead near Las Vegas, Nevada, doesn't suffer a bit from the presence of Hollywood's Diana Mumby.
PREVIEW OF
WESTERN
AIR DEFENCE
By Ronald Boxall
London, Sept. 6.
The pattern of Western air defence became clear yesterday at the preview of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors' air display and ex- hibition at the Government's experimental air establishment at Farnborough, Hampshire.
Not unnaturally, the In-paces with a 1,000 lb. bomb terest of the technicians strapped under each wing. It Mashed across the field up- and pressmen who were in- Bicle down, climbed steeply vited to the full dress re-and then went into a vertical hearsal centred on the mill-dive. Flattening nut over the
held, it
streaked atross
the tary planes. Remembering tho emphasia placed in the last war on the value of upward strategic bombing, the ab-ecconele
'ght. sence of heavy bombers was
The
a remarkable feature of the
mway turned
nosc
at
terrlic speed, ila streamlined
and in a very few hnd disappeared from
O
1
Venom, powered by A
The Hawker P-1081, seen at Farnborough.
show. The reason for this 5,000 lb. thrust de Havilland
ls in the new concept of de-Ghost engine,
production for fence evolved since the end Command. of the war.
is also in full
RAF. Fighter It is 30 percent more powerful than its pro- genitor, the Vampire.
So far as tactical bounbing is concerned. Western striking A fater version of the Venom power would appear to be cen- derigneri na night lighter hed around a new twin-jet nd is fitted with radar equip- medium bomber which is now t In 1 Bengthened nose.
of it in production for the I.A.F. and Details
are not available. will also be built under licence it it is sold live a very lu Australin. This plane-1 the advanced performer indepri only bomber shown-in Endlich for a plane ready to go into Eltricies Canberra B.2..
erra B.2., which l-reale production today.
ich need itke the very high
in capable of
Vampiro, it "enjoys
and amezing manoeuvrability, th same advantages of dn-
She is on vacation from her show-latter class, the
girl job. (Acme).
Biggest Gathering Of Clans
The accent was, however, only and manouvrability, and extremely fast fel fighters and simplicity and all-roun.f in productive and anti-submarine aircraft. In the economy
operational effort," Avon Meteor. built by Rolls-Royce, gave an astounding performance of aero- batic: This plane is powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon turbo- jets and first few last month.
STILL SECRET
Details of its performance are till secret, but it is believed to le capable of climbing to 40 000 feet in less than three minutes,
more
NAVAL PLANES
Top among the navel planes NOW in
the production for Royal Navy is the Attacker, a sing'c-Heat Aghter with one 5,000 Ib. statle thrust Rolls- Havec Nene turbojet engine.
Won the plane
recent This
Cup SBAC Challenge
race at 633 miles an bour. It maximum
Although Cameron of Lochiel, Lord Lovat and the An official of the firm which speed at sea level is 500 miles jan hour, and it has an all-up tatement, that this latest weight of 11,506 lbs. Like the Marquess of Bute have said a preliminary "No," 23 Scottish built it said, with typical under-
"is "considerably
Supermarine Type 635, it Is clans have already signified their intention of taking part Meteor
built by Vickers Armstrong. it was A year next your in the greatest Gathering of the Clans since Lowerful than
Ollier naval planes seen at Prince Charles Edward with his Highland Army marched to ""
Two other
Jet Alter the new
show were the Westland Edinburgh in 1745.
danes-Oletally described
Wyvern,
which carried an 18 the fastest in the low-were inch torpedo; the Hawker Sra Royal Navy, the Royal
re-place
expreled that
matriculated arms,
The Campbells
The Clan Rally is to take | chiefs and
сл in Edinburghi August 16 to 19 as part of Scotland's contribution to Sir Philip says that he cannot the Festival of Britain. afford the upkeep of an estate
ail. vi which requires
Eighty-five clans, Ave gardeners
which Drive rectised te and 10 servants and! which includes the upkeep pensioners.
30
Sir Philip has had tinguished hedical career. His son, also a doctor, servet during the way it the Fast Africa Army Medieal Corps, in Tanganyika and Abyssinia and is now in Fiji.
TWO KILLED
IN CRASH
ກ
The Hawker P. 1081, The Type
flic
the Ruyal
Navy end the
have been invited, and it is/he Supermarine Type 635 and Fury, which is a service with
at least three-535 which now at Farnborough Australian Navy, quarters will be represented.
the only one of its kind in Netherlands the world Rew for the first Royal
and! coming, are
Canadien Navy; the theme last month,
Vickers Armstrong Seagull, an u are the Mackintoshes,
Built Ly Vickers Armstronnar-sen Gordons, the Minegregors. the
rescue amphiblaz d.. the Arm which gave us the holder MacLeods,
Robertsons, the
of the 100 km, world has one Rolls-Royce speed record for amphibians at and some of the Macdonalis, Spitfire it
Vene turbojet engine. So far as 241.0 miles an hour: the The programing provides for !! was possible to judge, the Hawker Seahawk, single Ceilidh in the Usher Hall, Tyne 535 as, if anything, an eater carrier-borne Highland Ball to the Assem-edge on speed over the P. 1081. Aghter bly Rooms, and the Gathering Both planes have sharply swept-Royal Navy, and Highk nd Gaines at Murray-back wings, glving them the ap-stent field rugby ground.
The gatherlan will be pro ceded by a march along Prin- ces Street of pipe bands about 2,000
504
now
naval jet
serving with the
Cul
and holder of the the 1950 inp
record pearance of an arrow.
SHAC Challenge
race miles an hour; the Short Winchester, Sept. 18.
The P. 101 is powered by a
experimentat Two persons Were
1 static thrust Rolls S... 41 believed
bmarine pinner the Fairey ked this afternoon when
engine, and made 20 in number, including band, toyce Nene from Canada, New Zealand e first experimental fight last, another anti-submarine air- plate on a framing flight crash-
craft,
and the first turbo pro- Like is nearest rival, a Held near here, WI and the United States,
Great Type 535, it is the only proto-ar atrcraft in the world to
anime. salt Bat the plane hit should prove The
aircraft carrier: 1 protmd with terring ex-
ma trd pipe and pararle ever flying.
and the Fairey Firefly 6, a long- ronie navai reenaissance Achter mid anti-submarine a
i
esses
The sum left to Sir Philip will now be divided equally amongst the relatives If there hatt been no will. Twelve nephews | and nieces will share the money, plosion,"
Garron Hall, which has four reception room, 3 bedrooms, aludge, chauffeur's cottage mid flat over the garages, in' to be auctioned on October 11,
No further details were im-
The bir mediately available. craft was a lancoln belonging The Ministry of Supply. There were only two people on board, both of whom were be-
been killed. to have
10
Mr Messig tiled, aged 92, in leved June,
Keutre.
pren.
clan At Murrayleld each will be allotted a marquee un
SILVER BULLETS
Both these planes were elimb-traft, which first flew this year one of the neighbouring fields, steeply only a few seconds is now in production for where the chief or his repre-after taking off. Twenty spends the Royal Navy,
later sunter will display his bag. It They were screaming down In a vertical dive flatten out is hoped that a member of the
JA Iow over the runway and go Boyal Family will attend reading
across the Acld like gathering
Out
Of The
Past
GIVING - present-day Berliners a chance for "double takeg" a German army cap- talu dremses là `pra-World War I duda and moustache to inspect his · similarly- · dressed troops. The stunt was publicity for s film about the Kaiser's elita
soldiers.
TheyYe
Two Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engines, each of which has the same power as the four piston engines in a B29 Superfortress, seen installed in, a
Gloster Meteor & fighter.
The First Argylls'
Irish
R.S.M.
The following letter on R.S.M. Boyde, of the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders now in Korea, written by "an Old Argyll," appeared in the Glasgow Sunday Post of September 3:- "When the 1st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders go into action in Koren my thoughts. will be with one man-the Regimental Sergeant-Major, Paddy Boydé.
a
of
"Or, how he won the D. C; M. Rees for clearing on awkward ment of Germans out of a house single-handed.
**Dut there was another incldent just about
the same time that shows, even better, he character of the man.
"There isn't another seventeen years of Scots bloke in the Army I'd training that makes him an
enemy to be feared und rather soldier with.
"For a kick-off, he's over friend to be proud of.
"I could tell
Jois you six feet, and burly forbye. stories to show his quality as u 15-TON LOAD
In the kilt, he's the very soldier. How, at the crossing of
of
late war, he Highland the thine in the Another feature on the mili-picture
command of the allver
lallets Unleas
lary side of the show was the soldier-even though he's took over one is
Lattalion when Major Corcoran, Prepared for their
Blackburn Univeral Freighter, Irish. Maybe it's the com- they can strenk past and disap-including heavy lorries,
which can carry a 15-ton load, bination of Irish birth and..., M.C., caught a Blighty volce suddenly rang out. Not
bull- Bear in the distance almost bedozers, guns and light tanks, fore one is aware of it.
Among the commerdal planes.
the
Yet another brand new model the de Havilland Comet id,
is the Sapphire Meteor, which rat jet airliner in
Is sald to have a maximum
was again the centre of interest. speed of over 600 miles an hour impressive list of world This plane, which already has
This plane is powered by two
Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire records to its credi, is in turbojets, the most powerful en-oduction for British Overseas rines in the world, one of which
Airways Corporation and
has the same power as the four- Canadian
nts for u
Pacifle Airlines, Its
engines In the B-20 cruising speed is just under 500 Superfortress. A fenture ofiles an hour.
this plane is its remarkable rate
of climb,
The Brabazon I proved that
Sme
it did not need a long runway But Britain's air defence Is to take off by becoming air- not dependent on a few proto borne in roughly the types. The Meteor 8, a single distance as most of the other sealer fighter, with two Rolls-airliners in the show, Koyce Derwent turbojet engines, It is a remarkable sight to s already in full production for see this giant plane in flight. the Royal Air Force,
and 300
It moves through the alr with are being built under licence in the
calm
deliberation of a Holland by Fokker. This plane battleship, 115 vast fuselage already has two records to its gleaming in the sun, When credit. It is the holder of the it is three miles away it seems 1,000 km. Closed Cireult record lo be near, enough to hit with at 511 miles an hour, and of a stone, and though it appears the London-Copenhagen and re-to be slow and cumbersome In turn records.
fight its top speed i■ 300 miles an hour.
BOMBS UNDER WINGS
In yesterday's flying display, the Metcar & went through its
PRE-EMINENCE
Powered by eight 2,400 h.p. Bristol Centaurus plalon engines coupled in pairs, its all-up
Emrys Hughes weight is 285,000 lbs, its wing
Resigns
Constanz, French Zone
of Germany, Sept 18,
is 230 ft and Its' length 177 ft.
This year's show at Farm- borough proves again Britain's pre-eminence in ho dir. The
The British Labour Member desleners claim that among the
Parliament, Mr Emrys planes on show are the world's Nughes, bas resigned from the fastest Interceptor. Aghter,
of Vice-President of the fastest
night fighter. fastest Parliamentarians' amphibian, fastest prop
driven airliner,
moa!
of
post
European
Union.
Ho announced
Hughes
Count Coudenhove-Kalergi.
this decision twin-engined fet, the world's in a letter to the President, only turbo-propellor airliners, the Torgest twin-engined air- Uner. Iorgest, heaviest and most explained that the 'war' drastically. Opposed to powerful landplane airlines, Winston Churchill's pro-[most widely adopted fighter, posal at the Strasbourg meet- bort-acliing postwar - airliner ing to create a European Army, and the cheapest four-soaler. }nd "to".""re-militarise Germany, it la a record of which any
nation can be proud,
Mr.
#
ofle.
Worm
Gear's Eye View
THIS is what you would 'see if you were a radio part beltig worked on by amateur radio enthusiast Geno”. Cole. He is repairing a volt meter from his trans- mitter, which he uses to communicate with other haman" around the world. Most amateur ether fails do
**S***f-their own: assembling. (Acme).
"As we started to cross the Thing, into what proved one of the hardest battles of the war,
the harsh crack of a word of command, but a hymn. It was Paddy, and he was · singing Abide With Me,
A REAL MAN "One by one we took it up. until Paddy was lending a choir a thousand strong. I know there was many a young laddie, and many an old sweat, lon, who went into battle heartened and cheered by the old familiar hymn,
And, when the crossing was complete, I was Paddy who marled up. Land of Hope and Glory.
"Il takes ́a real man and a fine R. 8. M. to do things like that. But while Paddy's a re- cular morlinct on the parade ground (that's his job after all), he's as human is they make 'em.
When you see him today, it seems funny that he first earne to Scotland to beʻn policeman! "When he arrived at Stirling to have an interview with the Chiot
Constable, he wandered up to the castle. There be was buttonholed by a recruiting sergeant who talked him into toining the: Argylla:
never did "That sergeant better day's work in his life. And I bet there's a few North Koreans
rosson th
etrza him!
will have
For if there's one thing Paddy hates 11's Com-
munity
'Good luck, Paddy-An
Argylla
Taken Out Of Mothballs
Th
Wathing
45,000-ton
New Jersey, into) ⚫ ontd
for active, dat Unlied "Statów Navy todny
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