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HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

THE CHINA "MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1955.

TURBO PROP'S Mail

TRANS-CANADA INCREASES TURBO PROP'S

ORDER FOR VISCOUNTS

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When a party of Canadian journalists was flown in a Vickers Viscount from Toronto to New York by Trans-Canada Airlines, the usual flying. time was much reduced.

The average of the outward and return scheduled flight times was 1 hour 42 minutes, as - against 2 hours 5 minutes by piston engined air- craft.".

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A similar party was Gown ; low levels where the rocket Is from Montreal, and ODC of less efficient. For a duration of them,

writing of the Viscount more than ten minutes, the jet, with its lower fuel consumption. hara substantial advantage over the rockcat, and consequently the combination of the two results superior performanco all

in the Montreal Gazette sald: "The top sales argument in favor of air avul

still speed.

MADE MARK

"The Viscount · made vits mark. seethingly wilbout effort, in that field.

In

round.

Малка

The lighter with mixed power units is by no means, a. purely

ideal. A theoretical

typical example among contemporary aircraft is a French

naval

val strike "The turbine engine doesn't

Bghter,

which

is powered by an require the long period of Annstrong - Siddeley checking operating parts and turboprop and a Rolls-Royce instruments that a piston engine Nene jes

This aircraft jet engine. doca That long wait at the first few in 1951. Its mixture end of the runway while the of turboprop and let engine engines are tested is unneces- | fulfils similar functions in SATY

So take-off was swift and lower speed range to those sug-

where a turbine" operates best, rocket, with the jet, " was swifter."

POPULARITY

More About Latin Lovers

Madrid, Apr. 24.

Two articles by American girls resident in Madrid, entitled "Why I like Spanish. Men" and "Why I do not like Spanish flight, at the higher altitudes gested for a combination of the Men" respectively, have been published by the local English

Another Canadian was sur- prised to be able to stand a

nickel on edge and find is THE PROPHET

standing after ten minutes. due

to the absence of vibration. He described the noise

level as

being no louder Mad Qaa washing machine or vacuum cleaner, and added: "The effect le of effortless flying.”

TCA has increases its Vis- count order for the second time, to a total of 25; this brings the number of Viscounts currently on arm order to 183, worth more they £50,000,000.

Mixed Power Units

A glimpse of the probable Auture development of power- plants for interceptor Aghters has been given in a lecture in London by the Chief Designer of Saunders-Roe, M. T. Brennan.

Pointing out that the drop, In thrust from a jet engine due to height amounts to as much as Sea level 80 per cent of its thrust at 50,000 feet, he indicated that this difficulty could be overcome by use of a liquid rocket ecmbined with jest engine. Thrust of a liquid rocitet improves with height.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Sixty-Sixth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Share- holders will be held. at the offices of the Company, No. 9 Ice House Street, Fourth Floor, Hongkong. on Thurs day 5th May 1955, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving During take-off, the lecturer the Statement of Accounts said, power is not a problem be- and the Report of the Direccuse the thrust required high speed fight is ample Lors for the year ended 31st the purpose. In order to reach December 1954, and to trans- altitude in the shortest possible act the ordinary business of

de Company.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Thursday, 21st April 1955 until Thursday, 5th May 1956, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Shewan Tomes & Co. Ltd,

R. V. LEDERHOFER,

Director,

for

their jet engines for time, future fighters may use

take-off

boosting

and the initial of by using

their climbing rocket thrust when the climb achieved by the jet alone begins to deteriorate. The total weight below the total weight in the engines plus fuel is well

pure jet or pure rocket designs.

Where it is

in the

of

reach fighting acessary

minimum time,

me, such as patrol

fights, the jet engine odon: could be used for climb, conserving fine rocks fuel for actual combat. advantage of mixed Another

although

power units is that

General Managers.e

Hongkong 15th Apr., 1955.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEESes more fuel than the

"ANTILOCHus“

Damaged cargo ex this vessel will be surveyed by Mmz. Goddard & Douglas de Holt's Whart from 10am

total weight of mixed engines and their fuel is less that in the pure jet fighter, an aircraft with the mixed engines pure ist during its climb. Con- sequently when

Reaches operational height it weighs less than a pure jet aircraft, because a substantial proportion of its fuel has already been consumed, and it therefore has a lower wing loading. The result is that

en Apell 28 and 29, 1965, and comits-manecuvrability, an all-i signees are requested to have their important factor in combat, is! representatives present during improved.

Burvey.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRF.. Agents.

Hong Kong. "April 26, 1956,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

"DONA ALICIA"

Damaged enrgo er this vessel wili be surveyed by em Goddard & Doudias at Holt's Wharf from 10 zm. on April 1, 1955, and consimaces requested to have their representi- tives present during the survey.

BUTTERFIELD & WIRE, Agents."

Hoar Keng, April 26, 1955.

Acceleration

trom

When acceleration Mich I to twice that speed is required, rocket thrust can schieve the increase in aus miriate or less, whereas it the same acceleration were zohieved by additional jet power, the time nezded would be ten minutes.

In spite of the great advant age of the rocket for accelera- tions, a pure rocket aircraft is not necessarily the best design. for an interceptor because of the jet engine's superiority during take-off and cruise

MESSAGERIES MaritimeS

P.O. Box. 53 Queen's Building :: Tel: 26651

FAST PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

"CAMBODGES:

"LAOS"

at.

salling May 21st" sailing Jun. 18th

FAST FREIGHT SERVICE

“PEIRO"

“BIE HAKEIM!

sailing May 12th

Balling June 25th

The time will come when thon shelt lift thine eyes,

To watch a long-drawn battle in the skies,

While aged peasants, too amazed for "words,

Stare at the flying flects of wondrous birds.

England, so long the mis- tress of the sea,

Where winds and waves confess liar sovereignty,

Her ancient triumphs yet m high shall bear,

And reign the sovereign of the conquered air.

Written by Thomas Gray in England, 1787.

language Spanish-American Courier.

The other woman wrote: "Put me down as a spoiled American

two

Luxury

Notices Flats For Kowloon

The latest timesét – posting shown below are those fer un« registered correspondence posted At G.P.D. Hongkong, "The "labert posting Umes- glaswhere which, In general, are anellar than thờ G.P.O. Les can be ascertained by enquiry at the local amen.

The latest posting timmer for registered articles are gamurally one hour earlier than the times shown below. Particulars tagued.... 1ng parcel malis can be ascertain. ed by enquiry at any post office.

TUESDAY, AFRIL 24 By Air

Illage, ở p.m. Karea, 6_pím,* Japan, U.S.A.. Canada, 5 pan. Formosa, Okinawa, 8 pm.

By Burface

Indo-China, à pm.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27. By All

I

Thailand, 11 20 Farms. 6 p... **Switzerland, Denmark, Norway", Sweden, 6 pm.

Ky Burface. Macao, 4.1.

I

China, People's Republic, 9.30 23. Thailand. Noon. Canada, 1 p. Korea, 1 p.m. Indonesia, 2

MICRO, D

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 By Air

Japan, 8 a.m. Thailand Malaya. Indonesia Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Bornea, Mauritius, i am.

Burma, India. Pakistan. Middle East Africa. Great Britain & Europe. 10a.m.

Philippines, Zona. Japan, Noen

Guam Hawaŭ, U.ŠA, A p.m.

By Surface Macro, 9 am,

contributors-China ASSAULTED

Mail Special.

The woman writing in favour; sometimes surprised to find that, its of Spanish men said: "While the they have been missing.”. Spaniard does not respect a woman as a person to the ex- tent that an American, somewhat reluctantly, does, he does respect something we might label "womanhood' much more,

"He thinks women are often good because they like to be modest, because it comes natural to them; that widows live con-

absent

tentedly with memories of dead husbands, that wives are cheer fully faithful to

hus bands. and that single girls dream chastely of true and per- manent love.

you like, but when it comes to men, I will swap handkissing, compliments, and being rushed- of-my-feet for affection.

con-

dence and the wordless, end- less compliment of his con- tinued presence in my life.

Another Subsidy

För Truckers

West.

Berlin, Apr. 25.

voted

CHILD

have committed the offence on

Plans had been approved for the erection of luxury type apartment buildings in Kadcorie · Avenue, it was disclosed by Mr Lawrence Kadoorle, chairman, at the annual general__meeting of the Hongkong Engineers and Construction Company held this morning.

He said the ultimate design allows for 40 flåts, but only 20 will be built immediately.

These, he added, can be sip. plemented later by the addition

of three more storeys after the new runway at Kai Tak airfield has been completed

The cost of construction of the first stage was likely to absorb the Company's building reserve, The Chairman reported a net proft for the year of #835,454, and from this it was proposed to declare a dividend which would absorb $150,000...

Tho Reserve for Building Development now stood total of $2,000,000.

Given Rousing Welcome

The Salvation Army band,

together with a number of litla

ย

a

boys waving banners, gave"Com- missioner John A. Allan, acting General Special Delegate on: world form of inspection, reusing welcome when he arrived from Tekyo this morning.

Also ou hand

to meet tho

Pan American Bight at Kal Tak was Li-Col. F. E. Jewkes, Officer Commanding the Salvation Army, Hongkong.

Commissioner Allan has been.

For indecently assaulting a 7- The West Berlin City Gover-year-old girl, Wong Chol, a 25- ment today.

a second year-old rickshaw coolle, was 1,000,000 - mark (US$250,000) sentenced to 12 months by Mr grant to truckers to pay, exorbi. E. During at Central, this

morning. **T think the devotion- of{ isnt Communist road tells on Americaz men to the women truck traff between Berlin and The defendant was alleged to they choos, whether for a tem- the porary by or in marriage, puts The new grant raises to' April 20 in the rear lane of Yuto Japan, New Zealand and the Spanish kiss-and-run at-2,750,000 marks (US$880,000) | Lam Terrace where he was Korea inspecting various SA titude far in the shade. Unless, the subsidies paid to truckers by arrested by an of duty Police institutions. He told reporters at "He admires and respects perhaps, there is some Spaniard the West. Berlin and and West constable;

Kai Tak that membership this these traits and rewards them around able and willing to German Governments since The defendant, who pleaded year was higher than ever with a certain general con- change my mind."

April 1, when the Communista į guilty, had two convictions. before. sideration for the whole sex. The Courier published the raised their new road taxes. Both were far obstructing the which American women

Police. are pictures, but not the names of United Fress.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

WHAT'S GOIN'ON HERE! PAPERS FLYIN'--CHAIRS MOVIN*--

LOOK--MAYBE WE'RE BOTH JUST GETTIN'

JUMPY...

FERDINAND

NANCY

RIGHT! LET'S SETTLE DOWN, EVEN WITH COPS ALL AROUND US-- NOTHIN' CAN HAPPEN--BECAUSE THE PITCHERS ARE HIDDEN

--AND ONLY {WE KNOW

WHERE!

HELLO, MISS ADAMS--- HOW IS NANCY DOING IN SCHOOL ?

JOHNNY HAZARD

JOHNNY BAGGING THIS EIRD TWITCH CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION? HOW

| ABOUT THE TWO OF US

TAKING IN SOME LOCAL.

COLOR LATER?,

WONDERFUL --- SHE GOT AN A IN EVERYTHING

TODAY

STARTING TODAY, "IT'S A SNAP!"

PARADISE, HONEY, WE'LL HAVE US A TIME WHERE CAN I PICK YOU UP AFTER I GET CLEANED UP?

By, Lee Falk and Phil Davis

ÂND WHEN TREY OPEN THE DOOR--

ON THE DOOR. WHO-- IS IT?

TALK

SOMEBODY-KNOCKING

YOU DON'T! 'CHECK' INTO THE HOTEL ALGIERS.......I'LL CALL YOU! RIGHT NOW I'VE GOT TO GET. THIS AFFAIR CLEANED UP WITH

THE AUTHORITIES! ·

-OH--NO~!

By Mik

9.27

By Ernie Bushmiller

By Frank Robbins

WHILE, AS THE OWNER CLEANS |HIS BATTERED PET SHOPMA

| FAT LOST MALLET WE

"JOHNNY PLENTY

ABOUT:

MAGIC!

Have you seen

Admiral

AIR CONDITIONERS

AND REFRIGERATORS

FROZEN FRESH IN THE COUNTRY!

TRY

Libby's

FROZEN FOODS)

TODAY!

BLACK MAGIC

ASSORTED

CHOCOLATES

this situation

calls for

San Miguel

Mr Allan, formerly Chief of Staff of the Salvation Army's International Headquarters in London, will leave the Colony for Australia via Singapore on Saturday.

Tried To Sell Lost Camera

For unlawful possession of a Zless Ikon Camera, 21-year-old Tsang Ngan, unemployed, of 37, Shan Po Road, was fined $250 or six weeks by Mir Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning.

Sub-Insp. D. J. Carty said that on April 22, defendant was seen by a Police constable on duty at Johnston Road going into a shop. After a while he came. out and went into another shop.

The constable became picious and entering

KUS-

first

the shop asked the foki there what defendant had wanted. He was told that Tsang was trying

to sell a camera for $700.-

When defendant came ́ out of the shop he was arrested. Не confessed that he had found the caméra.

Radio Hongkong

6. Time Signal and Programma Summary: BIS. BBC Bandstand. All Star Concert Bras Band of Great Britain cood. by Harry Montimes (BRCTS); $.30, First Housing presente Bd by: Altar Borria (Stand0);) "Sindents' Guide. A. Series of Britian- Council Talks, designed to help Over- seas Subdents, roed by Janet Tomblin No. Sado): 7.10. "Sandown Serenada" 7306 LA Demi-Beure. Francaise, Presentation

Castel Jazz, Jerry Mengo (Studio): 7.80, Weather Report; 8, Time Bignal and World News London Relay); 8.09, Commentary (London Relay) or Special Aznouncements;

Sings" 8.15, "Britain

Birkenhead Male Valce Chair (BBCTS); 6.30, Forces Favourites (Lordon Relay); 9. Time Signal. Musical Notebook presented by the Rev. Father T. Ryan, B. 3, (Studio); $130, Chance in a Million" The Story of Sir Alexander Fleming; written by Charles Pau. Produced by Aileen Dekker (Studio)) 19. (aparoic) · Leslie Bridgewater & the Westminster Light Orch; 10.20, At the Ballet. Boutique Fantanque" (Rogalan Respighi)

The PhilharmonÍA Orch, cond. by Robert Irving: 20.359, Weather Report; 11. Time Signal Hadio News Rent (Lendion · Relay); 11.15, Goodnight Music, God', Savə The Queen: 11.30, Close Down

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Pepper Fraud

London, Apr 25, Fraud squad detectives here investigating large scale deals in pepper believed to Involve more than £2 milion following allegations fundreds of tons supposed to be stored in' wharves; and 'whare- hosses, did not Infach exist:

It in thought that a number of Arms. may have lost thousands of

Pounda

During the.....

Dolice

Valted wharehouser and whe chocking pepper supplies. Several men have questioned, and ✨ enquiries. expected to go, on for time - Chim Keil Special,