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BRITISH AIRCRAFT'S SUPERSONIC FLIGHT

London, September 9. A British experimental jot aircraft, a De Havilland 108, has flown faster than sound, according to the Ministry of Supply announcement tonight. The speed achieved was not disclosed, but it

was believed to be around 700 miles per hour, The official announcement said: "In the course of recent high-speed development trials on the De Havilland 108 research aircraft, an apparent mach number in excess of one has been re- corded."

The plot was Mr. John Derry,

Д

The Ameeleon plune for which A mích number – named for the this record was claimed was lute Dr. Ernest Mach of Vienna (small rockel-popelled plane de- --is a means of expressing speed įsigned for launching from In relation the velocity of Superfortress

- sound. A-maeți muniber"Of 1 in--| heights.

(:

at considerable

break

dientes the speed of sound, 790 miles an hour at sea level, des

It had been understood here carlier that th nilitude lo 600 creasing with

Ministry of miles per hour at 40,000, feel. Supply scientists Yaw no ad

vantage In seeking to Thun this fie Brat British

through the sonic barrier with odicini claim that a piloted air-

pllat, for * plane carrying croft has brokens through the whom it was thought great sonic barrier. Siner the altitude at which the flight was made WDS nut darkosed tonight, Experiments

Wuth mwalls, the netual spewed at Bight

Gamzever, had been carriect unknown, but it was believed by for some fitne one expert that the fight WILS made at a high altitude."

WILA

riaka might be involved.

out

The DH FOR a small tailless plaque with one central pure-jel

The aircraft is a Intiless monacagine and Day appearance of a plane

with wept-1aek powered by.

wings

! *1

It was bei't specially

De Havilland 19 oblins of rerearch connected

"Gobiln" jet-engle

On

with

for

De Lavilland Flying

Wing, The warld pred record is now

1 40-router jet-adelinee 650.798 miles per hour but

[bring constructed in the utmost September 5, Major Richard recrrey Johnson, of the Uailed States Air

I was in a D3) 108 that

Mr.

Force, claimed have achieved Geoffrey Dr. Hasard, the chief 660 ml in a fully-armed lettest pilot of his family's fomos Bghter. The

telat uming rm, lost his life while ying t cameras did not obtain sumelentwell over 000 miles per hour. In records to galu sa udicial rating September, 1:49.

for this light.

American Claim

The Uute States

10

The speculuing then was that

the host hit the "wall" into which

jair was brisezed to compress 11- Secretary self at the speed of sound. for Air, Mr. W Stuart Syming- Today's

FurRest Des

that ton, told Washington Thess either the wadi" does not exist conference

June 1 that a United States Air Force research have been discovered of piercing-

In such a solid form or that ways

flown much plane "ho

faster it. than the speed of sound, many times,' H refusedt

King And Queen Visit Braemar

Braemar, Aberdeenshire,

September 9.

Fine weather favoured the visit of the King and Queen lo Braemur gatherlag today. There were between 23,000 and 30,000 visitors and in the vast crowds were many visitors from abroad leading a cosmopolitan touch to the highland gathering in this picturesque Dreside village.

The Princess Royal Park made a natural arena for the sports events and thousar da watcherl the proceedings om the sur- rounding beather-covered Fonolls.

and

hitla

As the Royal Party approached from the entrance to the Park Haineral Cathe the chcering traditional 111 merged with Brestnor greeting of a blast motor berns from many hundreds ronches parked

འ་

of

and around the a--Reuter.

of

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1948.

Moslem Malays YUGOSLAV NOTE

Persecuted

Kunis Lumpse,

September 9. Persecution 'D Moslem Malays by Blamese in Bouth. orn Blam wee alleged by 18 Malays who landed, from a native craft rear the Malayan frontier yesterday. Roporta from Northern Kelantan (In the Malay Panihaula adjoin- Ing Blam), quoted the Malaya. as saying that they had fled from Patant Province, on the other aldo of the border af- tor a Malay had been shot

Blamele potice by A Teluban on Friday.

in

The Malays Balda now phase of persecution had. be- gun soon after the cocent, in- spection

of the Southern Llow- Slamone provinces by lenant-General Luang Chart. Defence Slamuar nakrob, Minister, when, they said, he warned 300. Melays to "be. have themselves and not to Join

nationalist mava-

any ment."-Ruter,

AN AIRCRAFT "DISAPPEARS"

London, September 9.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation disclosed today that a Mosquito fighter bomber was "missing" from Britain, thus bringng to five the total number of former British war planes believed to have been spirited out of the country without official permission..

The disappearance of four Beaufighters by means of an elaborate hoax was revealed in London yesterday. It was believed that the planes may have been flown to Palestine.

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Paga 5

IRKS RUMANIA LEE THEATRE

London, September 10.

The Rumanian Government on Thursday dismissed as "slanderous and libelous” a note from Yugo- slavia, received on August 25, assarting that Rumanian leaders seek to, overthrow the Mar-, shal Tito regime.

The news agency Tanjug said that Rumania's noté in reply was handed to the Yugoslav Charge d'Affaires in Bucharest on Thursday by the Rumanian Foreign Ministry.

the

poli-

Rumanian officials said that challenge the right nt

Yugoslav communication ticians in Rumania to express consists from beginning to end their opinions freely. of false and slanderous afficina- tions, and was an attempt to

TREATY IN FOUR MONTHS

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#lant

The Yugoslavs contended Anna Pauker. Prumanian Foreign Minister and other state officials had called upoa Yugoslavinus to revolt and overthrow their legal Government which means Mar- hal Tito and his Yugoslav Com- munist party followers,

The text of the nole s bront- ast by the tumanion telegraph ngency, declare i that Yogs- slavin's protest was an attempt to protect the wesent lenders of the Yugoslav Communist party from criticism,

It said "the Rumunion Govern

ol

Shanghai, September 10, The belief that the Sino- Philippine treaty on navigationment cannot forbid its members and commerce will be con-

from participating in the work cluded within The next four in those party organisations months was expressed lost which they are members and cannot forbid them tight by Senor Mariano Espe- similarly

from making political declaru- leta. the Philippine Consul- General who recently returned tons on instructions of these or-

Kanisations." from a 10-day visit to Manila, Senor Expeleta andlented that the groundwork, for the treaty is being laid both in Nanking and Manila and that the scope of the agreement will be subject to falted ever since its breach with discussions terms between Cominform that it still look Philippine and Chinese official However, the

Ted 10 Buash for leadership.

Sövlet As trade relations stand. Fil-

Union's pine traders are importing flv Pravda" made the breach off.. times the amount of products this week by joining openly they export to China, the Consul-shal Tito, which up to now hud

in the knuckle ripping of Mor General sald,

been carried in by other nations Regarding Manda's 150,000 in the Cominform Chinese, Senor Espeleta said that,

on

Looks To Russia

Yugoslavia s publicly, pro-

12

Thursday's ante said Humanit us the largest foreign communitydigantly protests against the

the islands, they are being insulis

and tying aflrmationr. A Ministry spokesman said about 20 with, a large handiebar given the same rights as other against its officials contained

alien. nationals. The Consul- that the Mosquite plane was moustache." who said that he was General revealed that during his from Yugoslavia.

the August 25 communicntion formation but the speeds at-test pilot, flew for the Royal Air } reported to have "disappeared" jacting on behalf of a private flm visit home he discussed with Pri

tained.

uny

RADIO

Hong

11- Mi, John Deary, a 20-year-old

Forer during the

Kong

This is Burlin broadcasting on a frequenty of 845 kllocycles per seconil and an 9.52-megacycles per second in the 31 metre bani, II.K.T,

War.

Last on July 5. after it had taken company.

After-

Every day for a week | March-h-brot-the-world-speri-(aff from Cambridge on a fight wards-a-roachload of men and record tor the 100-kilometres to Exeter and did not land at women "extras." with camera jelnsed circuit ủy nging a DH 108 its

The aircraft equipment, arrived at the sireld destination. at an average speed of 805 miles had no certificate of airyarthi- not the four Beaufighters were per boner Hour.

ness and special permission taxed about while sims appeared was granted by the Ministry of to be

luken An official of an air charter Civil Aviation for the plane to make what was represented in

firm, through which the Beau- fightera

era were bought, said that the man with the handlebar moustache went to his office and produced 15,000 in notes, which he "spilled" the desk in payment.

COMMANDER DISCUSSES WITHDRAWAL

be a "delivery flight" on July

5.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation said today that the Masquilo now reported missing was sold by the Amman, September 9. Ministry of Supply to a concern Tarif Bey Afriki, the Com-known as V... Services, mander of the Arab irregulars resold by them to a Mr. and

12.30 p.m.Dalty Programme Summary 3232 p.m. - New Light Rynahony Orches

Arm and Keith Fatkune Olaritanel. 1.25_pamen-Nesen, Weaklar - Regeist

Aamsuncements,

1.26 pon.-"Pan Amerbić,

furious

on

The missing Mosquito formerly to Group Captain Che- V.C. who told Reuter to-

Serve While. wartime British night that he bought two Mos- in the Jerusalem area, met bomber pilot, holder of the Vic-quito planes in 1946, but the United Nations truce observers toria Cross, was stated to have Ministry of Civil Aviation would

1.40 mm Rossion" presented by here today and was understood been instrumental in establishing not issue certificates of airworthi-

Philip Third 1800iu).

2.90 p.m.-Cloer Down,

Um,pogenine · Samzivare.

4.91 p.m.-Numun Chalder Orchestra.

6.25 p.m. A. Blacht penish Programme

with The Culene (Vornd).

−6.46°1.m<«Felis De Parle at the Plann

Mud

B.00 Workt next onu News clo

that

On May 30, he said, his lawyers

to have discussed the Arab the V.I.P. Services. A Ministry of ness for them. withdrawal Erona the Mount Supply spokesman stated Zion and Abutor sectors of this pilot had been concerned in Jerusalem.

the sale of two Mosquitos by the were approached by Mr. Harold Atrikt said in an Interview that Ministry in October, 1946.

he would not order such a with-

-

Police At Work

"The Rumanian Government." sident Quirino the question of the note said "reets the accusa-

the Shanghal Consul- tion that expanding

Rumanian politicians, ate General, whose experts a press or radio have waged or are participating in the negotiations waging a campaign against for the conclusion of the trade Yugoslav people or the Yugoslav and navigation pact with Chin. Federal Peoples Republic, "---At- -Reuter.

sociated Press.

White, of Dolphin Square, West- minster, who offered £2,000 for the machines, 1 accepted to eut p 7.00 pm- *Unit Requests" Lints rater drawal unless the Jews evacuat- !

my Josses and Mr. White came to Esiline N Yard Pulter (Studied the whole of Zion Hil1.

see me about three months ago Colonel Abdullah Bey. the Scotland Yard, have asked the to get my signature

the re- on Ingistration books. He was in his Arab Legion Commander in Jern- Continental salem. yesterday demanded acing the missing planes. An late 30's and struck me as a very | United Nations guarantees that oftelul of The Buckinghamshire affable and pleasant person. Seludes the Jews would not reoccupy the airteld from which the Beau- said that he wanted the machine

sald Arabs had with Rghters disappeared hill after the

that for high level photographle re- "drawn.

they were bought by a "man of search."-Reuter,

dos Belar

H.15 p.m. "Hatuurges

TH

A

In which famous Mazleinu

John Both Si

6.30 p.m. Merry-Go-Bl

CHIOTS:

9.00 p.m.-Berčtor: "Harobá A

Op. 14. Wiem” Primurot (VIE) An Arab

communique said:

compara-

and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Jerusalem enjoyed a

D. Man from Ballens fively quiet night with one

precinta sin by Charles Nation, reption in which

den'. A sacies of adventures Khanh

Adventure The Bosworth Din

mond" (BCTS)

1000 World

And

flon Relny),

19.36 pmom-Wenther Heport,

Home

Jews failed to inflirate into the Arub defences Two n the Mount Zion sector. NewsLoginanaires were slightly injur

led yesterday in the Mount Zion Rector. In the New Gale sector, Clone Jews suiped with silenced rifles,

injuring a prisoner." Heuter.

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