1954-10-23 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER

Stories From All

Parts

* A***-

Guided Mistiles Are Nothing New.

The Chinese Waged War With

Rockets 700 Years

700 Years Ago

Ottawa.

The Chinese knew about rocket warfare more than 700 years ago, the Navy suid in its official publication, "The Crowsnest."

The Chinese launched rockets against the invading Tortar forces in the 18th century. They were the forerunners of today's long distance, faster-than-sound missiles with gukied warheads.

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Trying No Food Worries For

Retirement

At 95!

Agincourt, Ontario.

A Klondike prospector of the 1880's, who feels 90 is Inaccurate and often danger-loctilo in its head, was designed the best retirement age ous to the user, however, the then by Sir William Congreve, for other people, has finally

"A rocket battery of the decided to retire at 95. rocket did not bejongg an effec-

Artillery served with dis- Royal tive military weapon until the

the Leipzig campaign tinction in early 19th century. One with o

In 1919, the Navy said. The metal casing, carrying a pro following year the Congrove rocket was used against Ameri- can forces a fact which is re- carded in the United States" natiorial anthem (The Rockets Red Claro

sold the booklet.

The Royal Canadian Navy Examines

Under

Its Old Fleet (The Sea

Kingston.

Historical researchers have set up "class rooms" on the bottom of the St Lawrence River with the aid of Canadian Navy frogmen to study the sunken remains of the old Great Lakes fleet of the war of 1812.

The divers, working under the, saw action because the out- Huldance of Dr G. F. G. Stan- gurned American commander fey, head of the history depari- withdrew his squadron, ment af Royal Military College,

inve

GREATEST ADVANCE The Congreve rocket was re- placed in the British forces by the Hale Rocke, The latter was discontinued in 1885 because of the rapid improvement in con- ventional artillery,

14" "the booklet sald "This reached a

Dr.J. B. Tyrrell has resigned as President of the Kirkinnd Lake Gold Mining Company, a position he has held for 23 years, but continues as a director,

"I'm going to take a few days holiday," he said. "When I got 4o be 80, I said it was time to be quitting buiness. A man should give up business at 90 and take a little rest.”

But he is five years lato and eyen now is not retiring en- Is merely tirely. He says he

to give the bustness of going retirement à try.

Front-line

G.Is In The Next War

-Washington.

You might think the Army still travels on its stomach and you will be right,

The Army has just placed another order for some millions of meals. These meals are what are called the "five-in-one" variety 21 million packaged pre-cooked rations.

The new rations aro sufficient i The new "rations are packed to food five men for ens day, in separate Abrabburd Con they are given to small groupa talners. In addition, each con- of men who will be exercising in tainer holds map, cigarettes, areas where a klichon could not tollet tissues, matches, folding be set up.

can-openers, and water purifich- tlon tablets-United Press

The now dishes

The GT's, of World War II might even wish they were back in harness. ration offers such chicken and gravy, canned patatoes, canned pecan rolls, and canned bread.

That is not to mention things

"Tho' great powers continued

Comparing his early career with the present day gold in-choestring their research, but the greatest the advanco was made by Germans who launched the v-dustry, he finds little encourage

ment in gold mining now. Ho points out the mining CUM- against England in 1944,"

their gold to the government a couple of kinds of pock, ham top speed of 3,600 miles an hour and these days must sell all like canned apple sauce, pears, for dollars which have de- with gravy, sandwich cookies, bean soup, canned related in value. He stes no vegetable profit in this and saya com- cake, vitamin-fortified peanut

fudge panies cannot operato success butter, cocoolates, fully without government coated with chocolate, and dry assistance.

cream for coffec,.

its passage and its arrival ceded the noise of its sight. "Since the war, rockets have been developed to attack targets, moving at any speed, on land, on water or in the air."

loca'ing. succeeded in

Prince Regent was a 1,200--United Press. measuring and tentatively identon ship with an overall length tifying the Prince Regent, and of 150 feet and was included in

any

,

GOLDEN FRUFT, NOW?

bars

have also examined the remains a Lake Ontario quadron with Millionairessed to the gold industry lot of research and has turned

of the flagship, St Lawrence. the Princess Charlotto, (1,400 The underwater party headed tons) and the smaller Superior

Lt-Commander

K. D. Me and Mohawk.

by Lt. Ottawa, has earried out operations off Kingston and at Penatang

Georgian Bay where other warships are known

Alpen of Defence Headqu

on

All the ships were disarmed after the War of 1813 but for o few years after they were used for storage,

They were finally souttled when all efforts to sell Dr Stanley said, however, them had failed

All but the St Lawrence which broke loose while being towed and was wrecked ashore

to be.

Going To Work valuable contributions to the

a

DQ

:

Canned Bread: Delicious?

Stork Waits

But

His Mate Will Never Return

Zurich, Switzerland,

A love-sick slark keeps a daily vigil here, for a mate he does not know is dood.

As he waited for her the stork stood on one leg on à jock beneath the railromt, bridge, searching the skies for a sign of the the sho-stork, be met on

This is to joke. The quarter- master Food and Container But his career has not been Institute of Chicago ha dono a

atono, Ho has made eeveral out excellent tinned mculs

mining industry and is New York. to possess the Woleston

the by

GEOM Barbara Hockefeller, the coal awarded

It

one of that can the h miner's daughter who recently Society of London.

highest

For instance, the canned bread 6ame spot nine days ago. $5,500,000 a record

He does not know that Ida received divorce settlement, is going to made to geologist. He also is delicious.

late-summer bride of a day flew work one night a week in a free prizes his award from the En

high tension, wire after Institute of Ontario, And there's no need to worry into a that there is no intention

of

recognising his dental clinic.

engineering about that dry coffee cream, they parted from their arst

and raising the ships but that a close

Mrs Rockefeller

she achievement

meeting dies immediately, rather than his tastes fino

Still hoping fo to science,

meet search may reveal relies of his

the com volunteered because she received in efforts will torical 'value.

treatment aimilar free dental In her time, the

According to Army officials, panien, with whom he apparelle how

was to fly south, the his flower dry soluble coffee cream on St. Lawrence was a formidable

Commander McAlpen, however, while a child in Chicago. warship 190 feet long with 120 said that it may be possible to She said she had performed

replaces starle arrives at the bridge every Rardencentrated

orchard on his beaut developed had now and

morning around 8 o'clock and guns on two gun decka, drawing raiso the hulk which divers her first duties on the night of ful Agincourt estate, Tyrrell sweetened dehydrated milk.

At present, these pre-coded patiently stands around until 21 feet of water even when un-have examined off Fertegnng. October 5 at the clinic, which is Orchards. He has already planted urined.

McAlpen thinks it may bo sponsored by the Sidney Fried-18,000 apple trees which may radions are used for training and dusk sets in. Then he return to Never Saw Action

golden fruit from the travel purposes. But in actual his lone nest somewhere on the possible to pull the ship out from man Association and is staffed boar

dentists-United midas touch of gold king Tyrreil, combat, they will be very im- shores of Lake Zurich-United Sho was launched at Kingston where if er half buried in mud by volunicer

Pred. Preas.

-United Press, " on September 21, 1814, but never-United Press,

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