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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1949.

“AMERICAN REVOLUTION” ON BOARD HMS TRIUMPH

******* | Ai: “American revolution,” is taking place on board HFS Triumph, the 18,000-ton aircraft carrier stationed in Hong Kong,

Navy Says No British Ship Sunk

Reports have appeared. In the Hong Kong Press of a "North China Daily News" editorial dated September 18 which is alleged to have voiced indignation, at the reported Nationalist winking of a British-flagged vessel off Taku Ber in August, report. ed from Hong Kòng and pre- viously unknown in Shang-

The British Naval Authori ties wish to make clear that no British ship has been sunk by the Nationallat forces at any me either at Taku Bar or elsewhere.

Personalia

Six months ago, the Royal Navy ordered Triumph to make the first change-over to the Americanised version of aircraft approaches and landings on aircraft carriers,

The Deck Landing Control American planes are built for Officer, Lieutenant R. C. West-greater stress and strain than now using. Feld, in charge of the change Consequently, while a Heliest can

the planes wE STE over, said that the American system was proving itself more effective, though there were still some problems to be over

Come

He adited: "Under the British statem, aircraft approach the car- rier from 300 feet and gradually descend to the flight deck, while under the American system of landing. the aircraft approach the Right deck from: 150 feet, arrivs at the flight deck's edge at about 20 feet, and then make a hearz landing

Lieutenant Westfield said that he spent more than a week on the American aircraft carrier, USS

stand a. tremendous jolt while. making a heavy landing, our Sea- fires often suffer severe damage. to their undercarriadopting the

In

American landings, Triumph has also adopted American signals.

Now, instead of the Deck Land- in Control Offeer, who controls all the plane landings made on the aircraft carrier, telling the pilot

plane: of an approaching up, or: "Go down they use the instructions "You're low, or "You're high,"

‚ and leave it to the pilot is correct his error.

Lieutenant Westfield said that this was a significant difference, both psychologically and practical-

Philippine Sea, early this year Passengers arriving by CPA learning the new technique. plane from Bangkok and Singa- He added: "On that carrier Ily pore yesterday. meluded Mr. Kwatched hundreds of deck land- Begr. Father S. Marchesa and ings: though they weren't smooth Messrs. Leow Chong-chew, Chac or polished as the British landings: Kwang-mg

Low, Yoke chic, they were safe, efficient and mere Low Peng-Hai and Ong. Tik-guy simple for an average pilot, to learn, and that is what we are primarily interested in.

"It was somewhat of a problers

pilots that

More Practice

He added: "Before British Deck Landing Control Officer guid ed the plane all the way in, but now, we control the plane, until it gets into proper position for landing, and then the pilot takes over and lands.

To be Deck

Maintenance crews working on HMB Triumph's aircraft yesterday afternoon. Many of the aircraft have suffered under- carriage damage while practising American-lypre landings. (China Mai” Priotoj="

Pound Devaluation Impact

Barton as 1. FB to convince our plate this robo Landing Control Pol

Among those who departed for Bangkok and Singapore yester- day by CPA plane were Mr. E J. Heartsner, Miss E. M. Peb- Messrs. Walter M Thomson and K. Ramchandani.

Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel over the week-end included Mr. M. Stalder. Mr. and Mrs. F. E Squires, Mr. J. M. Williams, Mr. H. J. Schuchard, Mr. S. M. Shen, Miss L. McFarland, Mr. K. Cole Kate. Miss Soraas. Mr. D. E Booty and Mr. F. Bershad.

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Week-end departures from the Peninsula Hotel included Mr. J. D. Ferguson, Mr. C. W. Chang and sch. Miss A. A. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. G. Lee Williams, Mr. J. weck, Miss P. Chulasewek, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Brown and two

J. E. Bering and D children. Mr. C. D. Heath.

Mr. T. R. Rowell; Director of Education, will speak at the next meeting of the Ys Men's Club at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden at 1 pm on Thursday M Rowell will speak

"Education"

the goods

goods you

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the highly skilled and experienced area and we are still concentrating on learning the system."

Lieutenant

that one must have bad extensive experienes in deck landings and Bats have spocessfully passed

Scotland. course, civen in

experienced Many Accidents

He said that the Westfield said pilot must guide more than 1,000 that when they firet started places to successful landings be the American-type landings afore he qualifies to assist an ex few weeks ago, plants were perienced "batsman" on an air- crashing into the barrier wires, craft carrier. making such heavy landings that undercarriages were dam aged, and hitting the edge of the light ceck on their ap- proach,

Lieutenant Festfeld said that Trivoh's pilots would continue to practice American landings for several more weeks.

DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDED

if Canada, actually does devalue it will do so to an extent not me im-than 10 per cent.-United Press.

JAPAN

(Continued from Page 1)

Lord Beaverbrook's perialist "Daily Express" sub- mitted that in the markets of the world, the pound sterling would have proved more valu able if it had been allowed tal co free while the Conservative

Yorkshire Post

said that dp valuation was not a certain re medy and would certainly fall It the slightest dearer living which, it entalls, is used as a pretext for insisting on higher wages:

Tokyo, September 19 The Japanese watered devaid tion of the Pound with the hope they would be permitted to do the same thing

Music For Lunch Time

An unusual experiment musical affairs to start early ext month. Omée #taff in central Hong Kong will have an opportunity of enjoying 20 in interval trob ted or snoring. In clubs.

- disk -drooping over-

noodles or chow-fah

and

after

Fridays

The British Council will. rup half an hour of recorded music in their library at Statue Ware on Mondays. starting on October 3. The 'concerts will take place. from 1.30 pm to 2:00 pm. During this half-hour #! proposed recorded works of that and lesser know

the

famous British

be

will composers played. All interested people

We welcome. No ticke

will be

are necessary, Programmes will be published monthly and may be obtained from the British Council Office. The first week's programme with freidde, works by Elgar Gilbert and Sullivan, ald Valgkan Williams.

Correspondence

The Editor takes, no respon- 'ability for viros expresied› in etters, by correspondesia, and by so meant necessarily agrees with

hemi

Zoological Circle Sir-Although at present there is no zoological or natural His- tory society existing in the Co. long, it has become evident that a considerable number of resi- dents take more than interest

in the wild life

their coines to actice. Further- more, with the increase in mem- bers of HM Forces here, there may now be a larger section of the conarunity interested in this subject than hitherta.

the

Zoological

Situated as it is, just within

tropice and in spite Fioral circles said privately the the value of the Yen would have siderable deforestation and en-

increases in to be cut by 15 or 20 per cent to ormous

holds

He added: "Then, a fortnight

keep pace. The Yen now is pegged of recent years, the Colors at 300 to US$1. Any change mus! much to attract the general American

Le approved

before hand by ture lover as well as the zoolo- after we started the

The Conservative Daily Mail," American oficials.

gical specialist. It has been de- therefore, toegested landings, we had a fatal accident,

their cided when one of our pilots hit the

after stressing that there must

Most Japanese, believe

a body be cuts in government expendă- Anancial

parallel to formation of dificulties edge of the fight deck. However.

be called "The because I have been how success.

ture, harder work and more pro- those of Great Britain

Our duction, went on the say":

Hisatu lahimada Governor of Circle, Hong Kong), the pri fally the Americans work their

difficulties will not be solved by the Bank of Japan told. AAP mary objects of which, in brief, system. I told the men that i

devaluation. The remedy lies Reuter, today that devaluation of it is proposed will be:- mistakes were being made, it was

device of this kind sterling would seriously increase (1) To stimulate public inter- they who were making them, and

The development of mental not it any

difficulties of Japanese tradest fa animal life, with particu- not the fault of the landing health is required to help ease but in curselves as a nation."

ing with the sterling en but it lar reference to o, Parna Lieutenant Westfeld said that the world of its bountiful woes,

The Communist "Daily Workering

mediate rechiction

the volume and conducted field outings, Triumph's adoption of the Ameri- said Dr. Leslie Yulin Cheng, alleged that the United States was unlikely to mean an in-prizedpally by meats of lectures (2) To facilitate and encourage can landing system was probably MD, the leading psychiatrist imperialists want devaluation be

invest their another phase in the co-ordina- in all China, who passed cause they propose to inv

the study of animal life-in any of its aspects. capital in the overseas

a means of (3) To provide tion of the Services of the two through the Colony yesterday, the Western European Powers opinion that the pound devalua-

Dr. Chess was returning to his and that American capitalism is home in Taiwan after having

specialists in any branch of zoo-

he was

tem.

cotmatrica.

He pointed out that about six

of.

of exports.

Mr.

tx

Ichimada expressed the tien was unlikely to add to the

months ago in the Mediterranean spent some time in Geneva where using the crisis to extend its grip chancer of further devaluation of contact with one another

process-Reuter

Press,

res

gramme.

THE PHILIPPINES

Manila, September 19.

for

one of Triumph's aircraft was

rest of the capitalist, the yen-dollar rate. engaged in the Expert on the

He said the most serious effect

(4) To exhibit any specimens world, and is lowering the star- several hundred miles out to sea, Committee on Mental Health, a dards of European workers in the would be on Japanese exports of lacal animals which may be developed engine

tine uouble, and had sub department of the UN,

and Associated dollar arcas and the hardest hii considered of particular interest. to make a Jarding

zièces- Mental illness does not on the Ameri-

The undersigned will be grate would be Japanese manufacturers can carrier, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

sarily mean insanity or other

and exporters who supplied theful if anybody interested in this He

Bald that the American

disorganisation of the mind. Sus-

STRAITS DOLLAR bulk of Japan's export pro project will attend the inaugural at 5.30 p.m. on Monday Landing Control Officer constantly picion and other malicious and

Sember 26 in the lecture room waved off the British aircraft, be evil, traits in a person, may

The new value of the Straits

at the Public Relations Office, thought cluse. he aught that the pilot mark him as unidealthy in mind, dollars in relation to the United wes bringing the plane in mich the doctor explained.

Statue Square, Hong Kong-or in Geneva held States dollar will be (32.5 cents, meeting

it was officially announced today.

Kin Wah Street, North The Central Bank Philip-unicate with Mr. J. C. E. Finally, in desperation, the Bri- by five leading psychiatrists, cue The rate before devaluation

United States. ish pilot made his own landing, each from the

pines today saw a diversion of Point or Mr. J. D. Romer, c/o This was 46.75 cente

Ofice Czechoslovakia safe and sound, and later explain Scotland,

Philippine purchases of manu-Belcher's Street Health factured goods from its usual near Ketinedy Town (Telephone meraet in

United States to No. 31974), Colomico: September 19,

Furope, because of the British Ceylou's Finance Minister, 3-pound devaluation. Jaywardene, is to make a state- The tank's Deputy Governor,

sell

too

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Every facility is provided for producers, and manu. facturers from other countries to do international business quickly, comfortably and conveniently.

Far all information concerning the Canadian International Trade

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high to land

"The

Brazi

ed to the American officer that the and China, was mainly to look British made different approaches into the

wide planning of a world-}

to arrest the

was convened by the Lieutenant Westfield said: "With World Health

American Signals existence of metal illness. The

practised

meeting

the

at a

CEYLON

the

J. C. E. BRITT.

J. D. ROMER.

Political Jargon

one. System, American planes can lasted for fivemed of ment on devaluation of the Cey- Allenso Calalang was not wor land on British aircraft carriers Socio-medical

gramme that on rupec id Parliament here to-Fed Bout the threat to copra,1

a. Cabinet because I doubted if other copra have read the most categorical Sir In the last few weeks I with ease, and British planes can can be erectively applied to the morrow, following

meeting to consider the position land on American carriera.", world for a common benefit

Froducing countries in the ster this afternoon.

ling area could increase their pro- denials by sore of our cost pro- that there. Pilots of Triumph have

Dr. Cheng is a graduate of the

rominent statesmen more than 1,000 American-type Peking University, and specialises Meanwhile, chcial circles reduction for the next two or three would be any devaluation of the landings in the past few weeks, in Psychiatry. He is also a lec-fused today to comment on Bri- years

Pound, Today, however I read tntil now, their only difficulty ire in, the leading universities tains devaluation. The immediate Other trade analysis and busi- that this has at last happened. Stafford has stated that is damage to aircraft from the of China. On his reard from cect of devaluation on Ceylon's mess leaders felt that Philippine Se heavy landings.

Geneva he attended the internal economy; however, will be fan pra would and its price out ofThough we took this decision. Westsold

Secretary and before the Foreig Lieutenaut

said: tional Neurological Congress improvement of prospects, foline-Ascociated Press. There is no use arguing the point, Paris.

ExEnni, Chián

The Delicious Moment

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For these reasons Vimaltol is a valuable addition to nical in use: very child's dietary. Moreover it is very eco

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British textiles and other goods.

Ceylon traders have been buy- HIGHLANDERS TO

ing American textiles in prefer- ace to British goods because the British price was higher.

TURKEY

Ankara: September 19. Turkey will not devalue her

GIVE CONCERT

1 left for Washington Ja seem to remember in the not too

tant past another statesman, whe also gained wide notoriety, who, before getting what he wanted, broadcast I have no

but more territorial claims:... always had them up his sleeve. Is political jargon coming to the stage where "two negatives take

JAY UU.

The public will be offered chance to hear a concert present- ed by the band of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders when

at the European YMCA J'a-positive?"! September 24, beginning

at

Tency, the Finance Minister, they play Mr. Ismall Rusti Aksall said on today after news of sterling de- 5.30 p yution mid produced a "bomb- The hand will be playing by "shell" effect throughout the coun-the permission of Lieutenant Co- try-Reuter

FINLAND

WEDDING

lobel Nelson, and, officers of that

The forthcoming wedding of. regiment. The musicians will be dressed in their, colourful kit Alec Grover, RAF of Kai Tak, Frid plaid. The

concert and Mrs. Lilian Prish, of 14 Han-

kow Road, has been announced.

to all There

Helsinki: September 19, open The Bank of Finland announced admission tee

that it will devalue the The date and amount of devaluation was not disclosed

COLOMBIA

Bogots: September 19...

REVOLVER CONFISCATED

120

On the application of Inspec-

H. B. Dewar at Central

The Colombian Fulance Ministerday. Mr. AD. Scholes grant- ed the confiscation of a 38 Smith ter, M., Jose, Maribernal, fold and Wesson revolver, the pro reporters today that Colombia party of Mr. VAV. Ribeiro and would not devalue her money, a 303 rifle, the property of the whatever sacrilces had to be Indo-China Steam Navigatiun made Reuter.

Company,

OTTAWA FORECAST

Oftawa, September 19.

diate affermat

APPOINTMENT

The Postmaster-General ar- namges, that Universal Postal Stamps Union Commemorative. will be in the denominations of 10 cents; 20 cents, 30 cents ani 50 cents.

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