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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1958.

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COMING TO THE CHINA MAIL

The China Mall, which has brought

the

com.

to the people of Hongkong such unique reading as the serialised versions of the war memoirs of Sir Winston Churchill and General Elsenhower, has now

with

London pleted arrangements Sunday Express for exclusive publication In the Colony of what is, unquestionably, one of the outstanding literary contribu tions of this year-personal reminiscences and historical background associated with the Coronation by His Royal Highness thie Duke of Windsor.

does not of Windsor The

Duke attempt to recount the ceremonial détails But he of the Coronation acrvice itself. vividly record his recollections of two earlier Coronations which he attended- those of King Edward VII and his father, And he also sets forth King George V. some compelling observations on the func tions and influence of the British Crown In the 20th century.

Interesting anecdotes help to make thip an absorbing as well as an authorita- tive document.

This topical enrles by the Duke of Windsor is in four instalments.

The first will appear in the China the 23; May TO-MORROW, Mail second on Saturday, May 30; the third on Baturday, June 6, and the fourth and last on Saturday, June 13.

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Statistics show that in this part of the world there are more sufferers from tuberculosis diseases put than from all the other together..

The only way tuberculosis can be controlled -and in time, its incidence lessened, is by making it known to the masses that early discovery and modern treatment can effect

a cure.

That the work of the Hongkong Anti- Tuberculosis Association is causing many thousands to become conscious of the danger to which they are exposed was very clearly indicated during the period of the recent Anti-Tuberculosis Exhibition when more

than

60,000 PEOPLE

visited the Anti-T.B. Association and sow for themselves what havoc this grim disease

can cause.

Many have come forward for examination and where necessary. free hospitalisation to the limit of the accommodation available... The assistance afforded is governed by the

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WAIT...for something that DOES kill cockroaches!

Prisoner In A Chinese Camp

Pte GEORGE CHAMBERS continues his tale of two years' captivity (in an interview with Robin Pagol

US

TARIFF WALL

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YOU SEE OVER THERE? THAT'S THE KIND OF THING I MEAN...

World Copyright by arrangement with the Manchester Guardian.

THROUGH THE SOUND

BARRIER... IN A WATER TANK

Cranfield, Beds..

By James

Stuart

from Edin-

GROUP of long, low It is just what the Chinose you huts lies at the foot of have, and let me assure

that

It isn't too' bad- ́at'nil, the hills which over- certainly we get used to it, pod look the Yalu River on the there is chough of it to keep borders of North Korea and A1 and well, China. It is the Chung by the British cooks, cellosledn

The food has been prepared Sung Prisoner-of-War Camp, by the hut orderly, and we run by the Chinese Com- eat it where we want to, out in

the open it wo wish. munist Army.

I have spent the last two years there, but when I was freed under the recent ex-

behind change I left

me

Our mornings are free, and we do what we like to pass the time away.

going, a whist "school" a ganie A contrust bridge drive gels

of Chinese chequers. For me it is generally football or practis- ing for the camp concert. No Barrier

1,200 British and American lads who still wake up every morning with but one thought: "Will we hear TT *25 Just one the news today 7"

of these mornings a few weeks ago; when I got the news. I was

unrds, trying out a song when our

Chinese Instructor arrived and ;

"Pack your kit, and go. along to HQ. You're going home..

The fair treatment handed

Chinese out by our while it helped to prevent acute boredom, could not end our Bald: yearning for home and free- dom.

บาง Imagine morning in those mud-built huta.

Eight to ten men are lying on the floor on blankets and a type of quilt.

sceno

every

The room is very Warm,

event in the winter, for the Chinese have incorporated in to the huts a system of primi tive central heating which works extremely well.

You notice something strange about the heating arranike- ments. The fire is at one end of the but-and at the other,

the chimney

Kept Warm THEY are connected by under- ground channels which heat floor and keep the whole

room warm.

mir

eme to Cranfield buryth University to study the HAVE just seen what

problems of supersonic speeds applied to guided missiles. Glen happens when a faster-

cenes from the Doc, ho than-sound jet fighter like the Hunter or the course students, that the caller future into hoverplanes. Rhondda Valley, is sponsored at

the of the Bristol the college by the Percival Air- on appprentice docs valuable research work; it Swift breaks through the maintains in geod, usable-order Aeroplane Company, and for a craft Company. lle is studying sound barrier and makes the feaner RAF airfield and all year before going to Cranfield, aerodynamics.

its installations on which the worked under Raou! Hafner,

The college's flight section is the so-called "sonic bangs." He is based. And that the Bristol's heverplane designes. He

Commander The demonstration took college does "outside" contract regards Hefner as the man on headed by Wing

worth £50,000 a year; hoverplanes, and hopes to return C. G. B. McClure, 37-year-old place, not in the air, but in work

former chief test pilot at Forn- and Lon of Judge a little tank no bigger than that British European Airways to work under him.

their pilot training at Twenty-two-year-old John barough, do all

Weddc-spoon,

Edinburgh, McClure. #table-top. You could re-

Cranfield, peat it at home in the bath. The shallow tank Was covered with about an inch of water, which was made to look like quicksilver by, sprinkling aluminium pow- der on it.

Through this water a tiny inch-long "aeroplane" (with- out wings) was drawn, akimming the slivery sur- About one foot a face. second through the water of represents the speed sound through the air. At this speed-the-waves-more- visible because of the aluminium powder, can be studied as they build up in front of the "aeroplane."

As the model was moved quickly, burst more

It through the ripples; as it slowed down they shot ahead again.

Sonic Bangs

designers

of

IN THE TABLE-SIZED TANK, with an inck of water. selen!lsts study what happens when an aeroplane breaks the sound barrier. Professor Alec Young, aerodynamics expert, demonstrates to students Gene Austin (top), John Wedderspoon (centre) and Glen Dac (below) at the College of Aeronautica.

RADFORD WANTS

This simple analogy has been devised by Professor Alec David Young, 39-year- old

hend of the aero- dynamics department at the College of Aeronautics.

"If we were not maintaining "We can get the whole the airfield somebody ele picture in this tank," Pro- would have to," Sir Victor said. "But the cost is charged to us." fessor Young told me,

The college is working to lead in ensure that Britain's aircraft design will 50 on; that

and

scientists IN the air the "sonic bangs" new

are produced when will be ready to take the place na aeroplane overtakes the of those who have given us to-

day's jets and delta-wings, waves it has itself created "Acronautics Includes guided and when, on slowing down, missiles, rockets and the Sun-

the day-supplement looking waves overtake

lets. "Rocketry

is not taught. aeroplane.

in the world," anywhere else Professor Young showed Sir Victor Goddard claimed,

wind

Students specialising in engines tunnel photo-

Washington. December before his Inaugura- graphs of the waves set up might be asked to design a jet

DMIRAL Arthur Rad- tion of President. or a rocket motor by a missile going through twice as powerful as to-

ford's appointment as

Eisenhower 100, was impressed'

the by

Admiral who, it 13 the air at twice the speed that would take a quick, chort-

at endurance interceptor to 00,000ft. Chairman of the United believed, was largely responsible of Hound-1,620 m.p.h.

President issuing States' Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Besides sea level.

UBURI in 24 minutes. supersonic waves,

the

me

day's- best,

Jet Work

ram-

A

A SHOWDOWN

From Henry Lowrie

his

fleet fron

further.

in place of General Omar controversial order to withdraw

Amerlean Bradley may now accentuate the air disturbances called vor-

Formosa,

sn, And his influence on "We THESE are the kind of problems foreign policy differences be- American polley, is expected, to tices could be seen. don't know very much about set by Professor Alexander tween Britain and America, be considerable.

Washington Ho the first naval men to those; we want to learn a Baxter, head of the propulsion according to lot more" commented the department. Baxter has been circles. For 67-year-old become Chairman of the Joint

wositing an Jetz since their professor.

cariest days in the mid-1930s Admiral Radford, a man of Chiefs. His views are in liroct opposition to the present Joint In another wind-tunnel, ex- when he was a research engineer the strongest determination Chiefs. Caution has, been their

and with a compolling per- watchword. peris from British Railways at Fernbo:cugh. were carrying out tests in how And in the aircraft design see-Bonality, la no believer in

carry away the smoke in den, the deputy head, Me A, F. the present containment to blockade China, and n sug- new engine sheds they are Novell, showed me a problem one policy in the cold war. bullding.

group of students were working

They treated coldly his plan #cation by General James Van Fleet for un- Intensified, groună!. offensive in Korea.

The college, opened in 1940, o It was a design for a pilot- He has consistently favoured Moreover, the US. Air Force

may not be pleased by

is run by a board of governors less expendable bomber. One blockading, Communist. China responsible to the Ministry of which could be launched frem a and is anxious to end existing Admiral's appointment. Education. It was criticised in rakno, fly at, 00,000N. and

be

the

Air Force chiefs did not want the Commens recently when it guided to its target 1,000 miles ions with a showdown.

him to get the job because they was said that it cost more than away." Otha" - studends Иста At prezent Commander-in-have never forgiven him for £2,000 a year to keep each of working on more conventional Chief in the Pacife, Admiral leading the "Admirals" revolt the 120 students there for their ae glands

Radford will start his new job against the use

of their big two-year diploma course.

Students ocene from the air on August 10. His appointment 3.36 bombers in 1040. But that was "an over-simpl!- craft factories, freen universities,

They are afraid his loyalty is Marshal Sir Victor Goddard, Ministry of Supply establishe

Defence Secretary Charles that the air force will be over 80-year-old former member of monks They ecme, too, from

In fact Wilson has looked in defence planning.

Ocation," says the principal, Air tran the RAF and the Navy, and was no surpriss, because he had

the influential backing of devoted mainly to the navy and

Wilson

the Air Council. He is the man ebread-officers of the USAF and who commanded the airship United States navy, Canadians wanted Admiral: Radford R.30 after the 1014-18 war. emi Australians.

Jus Whatever changes are effected Chief rice he met him on the in UB. polley, however, deve-

Sir Victor points out that Tall, 24-year-old Gene Austin, way back from that famous trip topments are expected to be there are many, more short of Northampton, is putting his Eisenhower made to Korea last significant,

At 5.30 am. during the sum

months u. whistle blows lor revelle, and shortly after- wards our Chinese platoon leaders pay us a visit to make sure we are up and doing.

There is a Chinese leader to cach

as well as platoon, Chinese instructor whe speaks English and who acts as Enter- preter.

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There is ten minutes before PT in which to get into our Cetaceand what clothes! When 1 first arrived at the camp did not realise that the people

British tarre wcre Amarion until they spoke.

The reason was their uniform blus celton caps, white shirts, bille estton trousers and laced

SW

sarvdels.

The

Cr

uniform also winter similar to that of the Chinese but a different colour, keeps us wonderfully warm even in the terribly cold Korean winters. It evis'sts of thickly padded cot- ten suits and hats. We certainly Icok strange in 1.

Steamed Rice

Then there is lunch at 12:30, It consists of rice, with beans

"monkeynuts."

L'T

This is followed by two hours compulsory sleep, after which we spend the rest of the out in the summer afternoons

hills where we cut down wood and bring it back to camp in preparation for the winter fires

We collect it every day for three and a half months, during. V which we are each supposed to bring back just over 3,000 lbs

While going to and from this amazing camp you will so that there is no barbod wire. Its borders are marked by a road on one side and latrines at the other.

Of course, there are amex guards at each paint, and aimed.

woodcutting expeditions gourds are with us during our

Escape? Quite a number try, There but none is successful, are the hills to be reckoned with, and when you are caught--- you are in for the only severe form of punishment the Chinese mete out-hard labour.

It is hard labour. In every..... sense of the word, with the sale consolation that you get extra food.

Good Cooks:

it is steamed

beef, and bread.

We

THE malh meal of the tlay is from 6 om. to 5.30. Probably

beans, porkoris

with a 'set of good cooks who dry to vary the menu by presenting the food: in different forms.

They

are blessed

may make pork pics, dish up the beef in a new way, or fry the bread. Anyway, the

ys welcome. food is etways

After Radio Peking at 5.90' (1 shall tell you more about that tomorrow) there is the nightly roll-call and we ar: free until 0 p.m., which is "lights out."

The evenings consist of singa zong

etop concerts, lee-skating

WHEN we start our PT-ve Whave a choice between that on

d walk--we leave behind in in the winter (skates provided by the Chines); basketball (an the hut one man whose job it American favourite which fa-

Ls to fold the blankets

Into

some sort of order, and to clean trested a lot of the British ads,

The exercise period lasts for

too); rugby, god, of course, soccer.

Diepte

In the winter, wi do net ret 20 to 30 minutes, atter which

until 7.40 we are given

of bean up a cup

no woodcutting. milk to "ilven us up."

Until breakfast time we do

a.m., and there is These Korean, winters cre

just what we like bathe or bitter, and we go to sleep wash in the river near by; read thanking

heaven for the

or write letters; or just gossip, ingenious native who Invented Breakfast is at 9 a.m. Cerealst this central heating system.my

Tomorrow I will deal with " Grapefruit? Bacon? No. Steam-

with Chiites: contacts. soya politics and how we reacted to

ed rice. Always steamed rlee, our Sometimes beans too.

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