1953-02-23 — Page 3

Royal Visit To Rhodesia

Details Announced

Salisbury, Feb. 22,

The allice of the Governar

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1953.

New British Airliner Makes Debut

of Southern Rhodesia today FIRST PROPELLER - JET

announced details of the programme of the visit of the Queen Mother andi Princess Margaret to Southern Rhodesia in July.

The climax of the 16-duy visiti will conte two days after the arrival of the Royal podr, when

IN THE WORLD

Rome, Feb. 22 Britain's newest airliner, the Vickers Vis- count propeller-jet, made its first public demonstra- tion flight here today. Central

Queen Elizabethy, the Queen Mother.

the Opus Afrin hades, Centenary Ex- hibition.

The Royal visitors will arrive jet airliner at midday on July 1.

in Salisbury by BOAC Comet!

They will leave Sali-bury on the evening of July 2 by train

for Bulawayo, 240 iniles

away, and will arrive there the follow- irst inning.

On the afternoon of Friday, July 3, the Queen Mother will open the Rhortes Centenary Exhibition which emmemorated the 100th anniversary birth of Cecil Rhodes. Empire of the builder and founder of Southern Rhodeska.

The Exhibition will also mark the G0th anniversary of the British accupation of Matabele- land, of which Bulawayo in the centre.

British European Airways, which will place the 40-seater on its London-Rome-Athens-Istanbul line, starting on April 19, took journalists on a one and a half hour flight over Rome and the surround- ing country to show them the plane's characteris- tics.

plane 1 practically vibrationies and far less misy than other airliners. Passengers could talk quite normally with those next to them.

One of the mast algnißcant newcomers, of which only the sketehlest offcial detalls are to far available, is the 100-150 seat Vickers VC 7 Iner,

a four- The Viscount is the world's cagined pure jel type for which first propeller-turbine airliner. prototype has been authorised. Royco It is powered by tour Rolls- The engines used will be the

"Dar"

art" engines and new Rolls-Royce Conway by-pass turbing, details of which are still cruising speed of just over 300 miles an hour.

on the secret list. Though slower

that! the

Comet, it is far more economical

AHEAD OF U.S.

to run, Mỹ C. Adarns, Salex The Aircraft manufacturers Manager of the British European gay merely that the VC 7 will Airways, told Reuter.

have a high sub-sonle cruising Though the British European speed from which, experts as The Exhibition, the biggest Airways carries more passeng-sume a minimum of 550 miles event of its kind ever helders a Central Africa, will last three European airline, it still

year than any other per hour and more likely, nearly months, and 750,000 people are

runs 600 miles an hour. expected to see it.

at a lous. But the new Vis-

They predict that the Vickers transport may be available two years before the United States rendy with an 8-senter jet- Ener

now being developed by her manufacturers,

The development here has impressed speed of civi jet flying even those close to the aircraft industry.

it will feature many cultural counts will change the whole and athlet: events, Every gov-picture," he said. ernment in Africa, south of the these planes, he said..

The airline has ordered 20 of Sahara, is taking part.

The Royal pair will also vist

Mr Adams said that in two Gwele, Untall and Fort Victoria,curs. Vickers Armstrong will

Then folloy three days of social and other crents In Southeri Ruuteria's capital befor: they leave by Comet for Britain on July 15.Bruter,

ruce another Viscount, the 800 (the present model is the 7001. which will seat

60 Parsengers. The British Euro- ah Airways has ordered 12 of the 800's (tota) cost: bout £4,000,000).

It is untierstood that Trans- Cunain Airways have

CHARGE BY placed an order. Reuter.

GERMAN

Hillesheim, Feb. 22. Herr Waldemar Kraft, Chair man of the All-German

Bloc, the refugee party in West Germany todny alleged

that British

the

ALI-

LENGTHENING LEAD

also

It is unly nine months since Comet, on May 2, 1952, made the world's Big civil at ght with fare-paying passengers from London to Johannesburg, 5.950 statute miles, in just over 18 hours flying time,

Today, Comets leave London regularly for North and South Lourton, Feb, 22. Afrien, Pakistan, India, Ceylon, Britain pioneer of the Jet ern Burma, Siam and Singapore of passenger flying, can soon Soon, a London-Tokyo Comet lengthen her lead over the rest service will be in operation.

D.O.A.C. of the world with ultra high

Comets have now airliners. speed

flown over 10,000 hours, cruising Development plans will be at 400 miles an hour and some- helped by a recent Government times, with the help of following decision to give Jet liner manu-winds, reaching speeds as high facturers super-priority for as 650 miles an hour. What is materials and other output re-

they moru, they are making a profit. ENTHUSIASTIC Though

such specs

are about twice as fast as those of conven- tional piston-engined airliners, the Corporation has found that passengers are enthusiastic aboul the new form of travel.

In two years, the prototype of a huge new Atlantic jet craft with speed approaching 10 miles a minute, or 600 miles on hour, will be in the air.

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Occupation thorities hnd- interfered with Internal

German affairs when they arriste:

arrested

quirements. The neo-Nazi Naumann group in January.

Addressing a a meeting here of the refugee party, he said Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick, British High Commissioner, would have done better had he invited former Nazis to visit Britain where they could learn how De mocracy worked.

officer-in-

Ex-Film Star Tito Launches Attack On

To Wed

Lillan Harvey, blonde star of "Congress Dances" and other well-known flima many years ago, chooses her wedding ring with Danish impresario Valeur Larson, whom she is to marry in Denmark.-Express Photo.

Cabinet Reshuffle In India Likely

New Delhi, Feb. 22. to reshuffle his Cabinet in order to break a two-month

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is likely.

deadlock over the appointment of

Defence Minister, observers believe.

a new

The post has been vacant sind Mr Gopalaswami Ayyangar fell ill two months ago. He died on February 9.

Delay in appointing a succes- nor is seen as underlining the shortage of Ministerial talent in the top ranks of the ruling Congross party.

Mr Nehru, who has been temporarily holding the De fence portfolio, has found it dimcult to find a mon of calibre of the late Defence

French Radical

Backs German

Rearmament

Russia, Vatican

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'TRYING TO DIVIDE WORLD' ASETING AS THE LANDING AT CASAIN AREA!

Belgrade, Feb, 22.

Marshal Tito, President of Yugoslavia, today. accused both Soviet Russia and the Vatican of attempting to divide the world into two hostile WARKER

camps,

He called the actions of Pope Pius dangerous for the peace and freedom of the world,

who that Titu hearty wel. hit coming visi!

Hils awertions came al the Among them was the Briiish opening of the Fourth Congress observar, Mr. Sam Wat.on, of Yugoslavia's Peoples Front- told the delegates

war-born organisation erted would be given with the purpose of uniting this come on country's people against the Britain.Associated Press.. Axis invaders.

The atmosphere of the inceting | reflected a sharp contrast from that of four years ago, when the Pooples Front last Tot and when Yugoslavia was under the threat of invasion

from Russia and the Soviet satellites. Yurte- slavia had broken Cominform shartly before,

with the

to

Special Message

To U.N.

BROS.

BOGART BERGMAN HENRED

CASABLANCA

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In his new role as President of the Yugoslav Republic, Tite spoke only briefly in welcoming the 2,200 delegates from his country and observers from five foreign countries. pledged

He the nation's determination

Washington, Feb. 22. President Eisenhower fight for world

peace, Yugoslavia's chief was

£1 pro-plans to send

special vided quiet security protection message to the United Na Armed militiamen

Ad. clothes men from the UDDA, for the world body and its ministration's full support the country's security police,

for his appearance in the way, ions, pledging his

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tined the route his car travelled efforts to obtain peace, from his private villa to the big Informants said today that the hall where the Scasion was message would be transmitted held.

by the chief American delegate, Visitors with special admission Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, when cards were checked half a dozen the General Assembly times or more before gaining work in New York on Tuesday, their seats. Tito himself seemedi In bis Inaugural address. wiperturbed by any potential President Elsenhower said the United Nations was the "lving conger.

BLUNT SPEECH

sign of all peoples' hopes for in double-breasted peace".

21 sult, he stood smiling while He asserted that his Ad- delegates greeted him with a ministration would strive to 10-minute ovation.

make it "not merely an eloquent He grinned even more broadly symbol but an effective force" when the.

Tepresentatives

of for peace. chlidren's groups presented him The special

message with baskets of flowers on the weaken attacks against the flag-decorated platform.

United States by the Soviet his welcoming bloe over the American decisioni he asserted that the on Formosa. have nothing to do with Com-sure Is understood that Congress munism

non-Communist countries members

as prescribed by Its at the same are pressing for

time of

Ing Ad- founders.

bat

rather parly man to be appointed.

were drdstration's support of the of Russia's United Nations. pursuit Among the names mentioned applied in ML.

imperialism and expansionism. Mr Elsenhower's decision on were Mr C. Rajagopalchart,

At the same time, he said, the Formosa cancelled long-standing Chief Minister of Madras, Mr Vatican had been attempting to orders to the U.S. Seventh Fledt C. M. Trivedi, retiring Governor divide

into two to prevent attack on Red China Madras and former Defence dcological camps with the same by of Ma

the Secretary,

Mr G. S. Bajpai, purpose as that of Russia

Chinese Nationalist for forces on Formoni. Governor

splitting the world. farmer Secretary Indian External Affairs Ministry, Mr Morall Desal, Chief Minister of Bombay.

Lons-le-Sulnfer. Feb. 22.

Radical ex Minister Yvon Delbon said here to- day that German rearma- ment was a necessity the West was to face up to the Soviet danger.

Addressing a conference of the Radical Party of the Jura Department, Delbos defended the Earo- pean Defence Community Treaty, which 1128 mes with strong

opposition Among French Parliament- arians, especially leaders of the Radical Party.

"It is clear that Franica

defend cannot

herself alone," M. Delbos sald. "Obviously, the danger of sitack comes from the So- viet Union. Defenoc is possible, together with the free peoples of cx-

Europe, based on American ald.*..... Acuter.

This aircraft will be about 100 miles an hour faster than the

Broadly, the position is that record-breaking Comet Jetliner Britain has passed the now in regular service with the

perimental stage with her jet) British Oversens Airways Corners Two the Comet-Jet-- Heer-Kraft, a former'i Biller's Waffen $5 Celite porniton on its world routes.

and Viscount turbo-prop aro New and faster Cometa pre

in production, and the Britannia already being developed. member of a proscribed there are alto other projects is not so very far behind. The Nazi organisation

Britannia prototype assume which are kely to ensure that

has been political power after the war. Britain maintains her creendancy

flying since last Autumn, and Reuter.

the first production model in the jet field.

progressing rapidly.

military form.tion), was the Arst

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19 Speelmen,

21 Analyses.

25 Atom.

20 Exponsive.

27 Exhibits.

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9 Indian patentate.

10 Palson,

12 Prompt

14 Accelerate,

10 Cost,

17 Str up.

10 Lukewarm.

20 Minute passages,

21 Face.

23 Cook,

22 Slaughter.

24 Nimble.

but

SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Savant, 4 Fenat,

7 Abdicate, 8 Moist, 0 Prance, 11 Longuld, 13 Bombast, 16 Talont, 18 Timid, 10 Learning, 20 Rated, 21 Turent. Down: 1 Scamp, 2 Allen, Travels, Forman, 5 Attitude, 0 Tilted, 10 Armament, 12 Attract, 13 Bitter 14 Addled, 16 Linc Tight.

Cornet confined to the de Havilland headquarters

factory

at Hal- field, near London, is being duplicated at Belfast Northern Ireland and Chester. West England.-Reu- in North ter.

production, originallv

la

NEW U.S. PLANE Burbank, Calif., Feb. 22. Lockheed Aircraft made public today the first details of a new turbo propeller transport

was de plane which, it maid, signed

faster and to fly higher than any such plane cow

In use.

Britain is considered to have an important lead at present in this type of aircraft with jet turbine engines driving pro- pellers.

The Air Force Joined make the announcement of the C 130. The statement sald the plane was designed to fly assault and support missions, carrying both troops and sup- plies.

troops.

Phonetic

Spelling Advocate

J a

names

have been

Minister.

Several mentioned,

Minister are members of

but some like the address, in the Indian Civil Service and it present policies of the Kremlin It will be designed to reas-

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of

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and

the world

A sure sign that the Com- of the Tito loft Vice-President munists would shout that the Edvard Kardell, in charge of the decision on Formosa was a step country's Foreign Office policies, towards war was seen by ex- the major task of outlining the perto. People's Front tasks and hopes They said the Reds were for the future. Kardelj will speak sending a "Arzt team” to the on Monday,

United Nations, headed by the BRITISH OBSERVER Soviet Foreiga Minister. M. He is expected to expand upon Andrei Vyshinsky, and support Tito's attack on Soviet policy,ed by top-light delegates from review the International situation. Peland, Czechoslovakia, the and assess Yugoslavia's relations Ukraine and Dyclo-Russia, →→→ with the West.

Unlied Press.

Mr Rajagopalchari will not be much In Madres when the State is spit in two this Spring, with the creation of a separate Andhra State.

MOST LIKELY

Among the recommendations

will come which

before the delegates is one calling for a change of the organisation's name from the Peoples' Front "Socialist Unjon st Peoples of Yugo-

the

Mopping-Up Operation

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A French Film

with English Subtitles

Stanley Kramer's

Saigon, Feb. 22.HIGH NOON"

Frendt Union forces capture: Communist-led Vietminh

rebels during

certain This move,

to be has been adopted, apparently designed primarily as a bid for

between the 75 closer association organisation, dominated by the Communist Party here, and the Left Wing groups of the rest

Several of the observers sent and Sociallst

There have been...rumours that this 73-year-old statesmars, who has hold almost every post from Governor-General of India to Central Home Minister and Provincial Chief Minister, might

age a comeback. stage

Another

possibility in the energetic ascetic protibitionist o

Working Moraji Desal who might be

clavia" | brought into the Central Cabinet, But most likely to all is that Mr Nehru will reshuffle his Cabinet to bring some newcomer Into one of the minor portfolios, entrusting defence to one of his most senior colleagues, such as Home Minister Katju.

"The burden grows on some of the world, of us," Mr Nehru and

sald cadly when he heard of Mr here by labour said: "It is of the greatest Kyyangar's death, "and to-sroups spoke briefly.

with that, a feeling of Importance that English chould gether reinsin in the future the vitally fonelince; creopa in. One thinks Important link of the Common- with regret of some of the wealth.

giants who are no more.""" This will be possible only if Reuter. English continues to be taught and learned throughout the Commonwealth and in parti-. cular in the Independent Aslan countries and African eclonies,

Ho added: "Lf, say, on Indian

London, Feb. 27. letter to the Sunday Times. Mr Patrick Gordon Walker, Labour M.P.. refers to the simplified spelling bill that comes before Parliament Friday.

much unnecessary

on

New Project In Uganda

Kampala, Uganda, Feb. 22. Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor

1

four-day

starring

Nam province eight miles south- mopping-up operation in Quang GARY COOPER west of Tourane in Auntm, 3 French military communiqu sold today.

"Operation Nice" was launched last Wednesday with three battalions of

Union French troops, to clear areas between [tainous region of Annam.

ISRAEL GETS the coastal plains and the moun-

A LINER

Bremerhaven, Feb. 22 Israel's biggest passenger ship, Jerusalem, was taken over here today by officials of the Israeli Zim Line and sailed for its new home port of Halía.

The 11,000-ton

was ship

01 an African learning the English language were present- ed with a written form of the language that corresponden af Uganda, has opened what he bought from the Mediterranean closely with our It specifically mentioned use

heavy industry- coment fac- called under the nante Argen- for the dropping of parachute language, he would be saved called East Africa's first really Line of Panama and formerly

confusion

tory

at Tororo, Eastern Uganda. tina. "He would also be spared The only details of the plane

Built in 1913, it can carry up He said the Protectorate had; released here;

many plifaits

of promuncia embarked on a great economic to 850 passengers at a cruising It has a wing span of 132 ilon and would make greater project and more factories would speed of 15 knots. It will be feet. is 95 feet long and 38 feet progrdra for a given amount of be opening within the next two salling chiefly on Mediterrancan high.

energy."France-Presse. I can carry equipment

routes Associated Press. years-Reuter, as large as a 105-millimeter nowitzer or

high speed tractor.

Ila fuselage is only 45 inches from the ground.

It will require only shart take-off and landing runs, and with a special tricycle gear can eperate off shall felds in for ward areas.

It will use four Allison turbo- prop engines, which burness jot power to conventional Curtiss- Wright propeliers-Neuter.

Yemen Premier On Visit To Bonn

Bonn, Feb. 22. The West Germani Chancellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer, today re- ceived Prince Self El Talam Hassan, Prime Minister and Viceroy of Yemen, in his Rhine- eido

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