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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1951..

THE GILES FAMILY HOLIDAY:

"Dad's getting on well with the neighbours, Mum,"

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LYXRUXX VVVHOT Win, lose or

just break even.

London Express Service

celebrate, seek solace,

or just for sheer enjoyment have dinner tonight

Café Wisem

seman

LANE, CRAWFORD'S RESTAURANT

GRANT.

HAVING WONDERFUL EXILE

By CHARLES FOLEY

n

THERE is a man in Fra "Spain is

An

of

in Franco's roses, tearfully declar-

# nation emperor in for break- hidalgos (only the Spanish have word for "gentleman"). And fat. He could have a king then: My son and I will learn and queen to lunch, a ezar Spanish quickly, to thank you in to tea, a kalser and his wife your own tongue." to dinner.

the

Vladimir..

And then, as night fell on Madrid, General Franco could lead into his ballroom JOANNA'S words are echoed by Grand Duke Vladimir. From enough princes and prin- his fie in Madrid, Vitdimir lays cesses to fill a new Who's claim to the Throne of Russia,“i Who uf Europe's roynl

If Leningrad becomes. St. families.

Petersburg again, Franco will be] guests welcomed by a modern czar. As student, Vladimir travelled cob- daily by Underground from Kew:

the then "Leftish Gardens to Landon School of Economics.

In between visits to his cousins But now tongues are buz-

the Duke and Duchess of Kent, zing. For Franco's latest he worked later in a Lincoln- acquisition-The Bulgarian shire factory as Mr Mickhailov. -royal-family-came-in-for a reception which hinted how his rand is working.

Nor would have far to travel. For all a these claimants to webbed thrones have settled in Spain.

King Simeon

With

Among Britain's scientists

one man gets near the 4 'musts

Tizard's influence and exam-

By

ple have changed all that. his ability to produce con- vincing results he has converted carry them out. Exceptional the Stoff Chiefs to the firm capacity for leadership may be understanding that modern wars their rare vittue.

cannot be wọn without

If we accept this argument 'nuous selentile invention. TUIE few who have been his discovery was largely there is one living British scientist who is undeniably great.

I truly great in science thrust upon him.

owed their greatness to four outstanding' quali- ties:-

CURIOSITY — a deep seated drive which could not bo stifled and could be satisfied only by the thrill of discovery.

Fleming did "discover. penicillin in 1929. And by This man is 66-year-old Sir first-rate laboratory, work Henry Tizard, Britain's top de

fthee scientist, he proved to his own satis- faction that it was a germ-AL killer.

Influence

Inspiration

THE "bralbs trust" of selentists

which he heads now advises the Staff Chiefs directly. And their advice is taken to such an extent that the 1951 organisa- tion of defence-research: In Bri- feln is almost exactly, as Tizard planned it five years ago,

Tizard is more than abril- a tactful lont organiser and diplomat. He bubbles with ingenious ideas.

But he did not persist with his discovery. It was TD is little known to the public because, for 35 yeart, INSIGHT an unusual not until Oxford's Sir the bulk of his work has been ability to get straight to the Howard Florey put peni- obscured by the security screen. hub of the problems which cillin to practical test 11 But his influence, for Britain's fretted their minds,

years Inter that its full benent has been enormous, depends

through laboratory • powers were realleed was largely INGENUITY—a ́ flair for

Tizard's foresight that radar. devising simple yet con Britain has famous names was ready in time for the Battle vincing experiments to test among her atom scientists of Britain.

men like Sir John Cock-It is almost entirely through their, hunches.

croft, who first split an his tremendous efforts since

1945 that a chain of magnificent ly equipped defence laboratories

PERSISTENCE-a stub- born determination to keep. at grips with problems, often in spite of seemingly in- superable difficulties.

the

CHAPMAN PINCHER

Î1⁄2 A TEST FOR

GREATNESS -

One of these four quali ties has usually dominated Thon there

Vladimir's the others in each-great- is brother-in-law, Prince Louls scientist. Ferdinand, perhaps the only Hohenzollern who has rubbed Lord Rutherford, shoulders with the world, half

also, Berlin founder of atomic science, Germany-and enveloped by the Iron Curtain, owed his success mainly to he sttill hopes to be kaiser astonishing ingenuity. With FRANCO heard that 14- "Germans love the monarchy." Sir Isaac Newton insight atom, and Sir James Chad-

year-old King Simeon, says Louis, and he

the predominating wick, the discoverer of the his mother Queen Joanna, Amtrleans like him because he was

quality. In Marie Curie's, neutron particle which trig- and his sister Marie Louise has worked in Ford's, Delrolt,

Cage it was extraordinary gers the splitting of uranium persistence that saw her atoms. through.

were looking for a home. He cabled them in Rome: "Come to Spain."

knows the

and Otto When the train arrived, ONE visitor who has no need to learn Spanish is the Arch- young Simeon, who reigned duke Oto, This royal joker in for three nightmare years, Franco's pack has irked the ene

But these brilliant 'men But without a fair mea- merely extend the great- Lord Rutherford, sure of all four qualities ness of the man who inspired none of these people would them

their teachier. They are first under the Nazis, then Spanish Pretender Don Juan.

personage net welcome in Madrid have achieved real great-

not great themselves. under the Russians, blinked

Juan's friends now suspcet that in the Madrid sunshine.

05 # Flowers, red carpet, a band. Franco is grooming Otto

to Juan's claims, rival

50,

ness.

Fame

How many of Britain's living acientists qualify for The lord mayor, and the

the aupreme title "grent" hend of Franco's household

IONEERS like Sir Robert Franco can recall that by this four-point scale? plo

Watson-Watt and Sir Ed- to read addresses. Bows the amiable Hapsburg's ancestors Not one, in my view; not ward Appleton have

ruled Spain when her

esined and curtseys. Limousines embraced most of Europe as well even the beat-known of all, lasting fame by their achieve for the king and his retinue, as South America. And over penicillin-pioneer Sir Alex- ments in radar and radio. But of eight..

many Spaniards, still ranking at ander Fleming..

uke Michael the Armada, and Gibraltar's loss,

Faraday, the "father" of clec- such glory casts a spell.

tricity.

Followed by all their remain

ing worldly goods in 75 trunks

empire

All this Juan huff and Otto

and 112 packing cases, the as- puff may be beside the point.

Endeavour

they have not the stature of a great scientist

Maybe the tempo and scope

tenished Bulgars were swept out Franco loves to keep folk guess-THROUGH the lasting of modern selence have been 4o the Philip II. Hotel at Escorial, ing: Meanwhile, he is encourag❤ benefits he has brought stepped up so much in the last outside Müdeid. Here they were. Ing the rise in Spain of "free" told that Feone is inding them Iron Curtain legations and spre-humanity Fleming has 10 years that a four-point scale

for greatness is outdated. achieved immortality, but a house, two cars, five: Spanish

are there as long as they care to

iral monarchies.

.....

servents. Full royal privileges. tis exalted guests are sheker- not greatness, in the record

ed from the buffets of politics, of scientific endeavour. publicity, and taxes, And then, presto, he is socially on top of the Continental world.

stay.

Little wonder that Queen Joanna, clasping an armful of

---{London Express Service)

NANCY Taht Tuoba Woh!!

"GOOD DEA~- LET'S MAKE 'UP SECRET

LET'S STARTIN A SECRET. CLUBN

NAMES

WE CAN WRITE, OUR M NAMES BACKWARDS-- NOBODY WILL GET

Wise

Selentine progress now do-

pendu on teamwork rather than Isolated geniuses' 'working' in back rooms, So the great men of modern science may be those with the power to think out of projects and inspire others to

No one is quicker than Fleming himself to point out that the greatness

WE'LL CALL? OURSELVES THE SECRET TWO

By Ernie Bushmiller

HEY--- WHO INVITED YOU.

IN.

over

inToke

through the fires off new Ideas, so rapidly that, he, gen- one-day visit to last a whole crates enough inspiration, in year," one scientist told me,

His

restricted

brainwaves are not

to scientific gad- He is recognised by gets. Is now ready to serve the coun- Forces Chiefs as a first-rate

strategist with military try again, should war come.

for picking phenomenal flair the right hunches.

to that brought. of what amounts to a revolution In the planning of Britain's defences.

R

Tizard retires next, March-

on doctor's orders. This is Before Tizard's day defence how one top general feels about, recearch in Britain was hap-his going

hozard and neglected. Scientists

were looked un as cranks by the "Chiefs of Staff can casily be cannot, Aghting men. Their ideas for replaced, but Tizard new weapons and strategic Minds like his do not crop up in meves were repeatedly throw every generation." out as "unrealistic" or "plain crazy," T

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