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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1955.

PROVING THE PRESSURE TANK

America Following British Lead

London, July 18.

Work on the problem of fatigue in pressure cabins which will form an invaluable contribution to the design philosophy of future civil aircraft is being undertaken at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, where six more Comet 1 fuselages-making eight in all-are about to undergo pressure testing in the water tank.

These tests will provide a unique opportunity of determining the average life of a number of production fuselages and help to assess the safe life of future pressurised airliner designs.

In an application being filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board, TWA requesis a route extension from Bombay

and Colombo to Manija via" Dang- kok.

At present, the Britannia is on trial and during the RAE Golden Jubilee celebrations this mooth

Fatablishment SITA

ex pert said that this airerars had so far "Down" 12,000 hours and was "logging" some 3,000 hours Mr Pierson saidt the TWA

This a week.

followed news

proposal will provide more announcements tlon! Bristol, ines of communleation through areSoutheast Asia, and in acklition Vickers and de Havilland

tion, tanks tintlar to

OF have under con- will produce second United that States flag round-the-world service using connections with Northwest Airlines at Maulla.

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Science Restores Masterpieces

Passport Shortage

nl the RAE,

Some highly qualified people

This second US flag round- resurge that while it is a methird

that produced on answer to one the-world service was originally specific query.

1946 it has onerent contemplated in

when debelenetra as a means of de- TWA was awarded rights to termining the safe life of anjoin with Northwest at Shang- aircraft. Nevertheless, as Bristol hal a route which subsequently was closed off by Communist activity, in China.

TWA at- tempted to remedy this situa- tion by applying for Tokyo as inn alternate Junction point with

by way of a tem-blamed in the press here for a Northwest porary route through Hongkong current shortage of Brazilian but this application WAS granted.

DR. SCHOLL'S Foot Comfort Serpoint out in the latest issue of vice, Telephone House (Mezzante Hongkong provides the expert atten. tion your feet deserve by london quaithed Chiropeaint,

TUOSE MAGAZINES you wish to

keep will look better and last songer делку bound We speciali bookbinding. 9, C. M. Pat."

MUSICAL

LATEST LP OPERAS, available are Prque Dame, Hartered Bride, Dall Bor, The Kisa, Wiener Blut, Anjani The Night Visitors, Girl From Golden -Wess, Токса Othello,

STAMP

STAMPS

loconde,

to

their quarterly: "While it may not be the perfect answer the problem,

it is the best known method at the moment and a great deal better than no testing of all,"

Opportunity

RAE maintains that

on! That

for ።

Rio de Janeiro, July 10.

firms British printing

not passports,

said.

"It

Art

com-

THE Rolls-Royce Flying

Bedstead, the vertical

Lake-off

photographed

on

experimental

machluc. its fitst

public appearance. It attracted huge crowds.—(Reuferphoto),

HO LEAVES

MOSCOW

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Japanese Whalers On Strike

About 600

Tokyo, July 18.. erew members of whaling ships owned by Nippon Suisun (Japan Fishery Com- received an order from their union to suspend work completely,

Some

crew members at pre-

sent la Japanese ports have been on strike since July 15 denunti- Ing higher wages and better working conditions."

ITALIANS RESCUE

TREASURED PAINTINGS

Rome, July 18.

A small band of Government-employed art restorers is slowly winning its fight to rescue treasured masterpieces of Italian art from the damp and decay of centuries.

Aided by ingeniously adapted scientific equipment, they have already cured hundreds of ailing paintings and frescoes.

They have, in, a few years, painting or retouching his worit revolutionised the old skills of without any sign that this has art renovation and are constantly been done. All repainted areas experimenting to improve their blend in colour with the ori- weapons against time, humidity pinal, but are delicately striped (a deadly enemy), and destruc- to show the restorer's hand." live worms.

a

Only Eighty

The Institute, with a staff of only 00, including porters, clean- ers and nightwatchmen,

con- on nationally-owned centrates

or prolected works of art from churches, museums, Komen, Christian, or Etruscan tombs, excavated imperial palaces, or

now pre-

Simple elds are not scorned. A bowl of warm water, sponge, or a cheap box of water- colour paints such as any child answhere can buy are as vital for some operations as the X-

the ray camera,

ultra-violet ray, the infra-res lamp battery, or gas chamber in others.

The experts are, all Italian civil servants employed by the princoly mansions Institute of Restoration, an off-

served as national monuments, shoot of the Ministry of Educa

This rule, though, is not rigid tion. They receive modest gov-

and, depending on the urgency could.

if they chose, earn hand-of other work, the experts are some Incomes as full-time pri treatment to masterpieces from free to give preservation vate restorers in the commercial | antiquarian market.

The keynote of the Institute's work is honesty." which is an attraction to art-loving cm- ployees

are never quired to fake n crumbling medieval fresco to make it look as though it were painted yes- terday,

ernment

sularies but

who

many

re-

bre

Privately-owned works rarely restered. When the crah value of a painting is at stake can become decep-

abroad,

The art hospital is housed in alty 17th century palace cd- Joining the mediaeval tower of the Borgias.

frescoes

Priceless paintings,

or other artistic works by celebrated artists from the early Middle Ages onwards are always to be found littered about the workshops and laboratories in various stages of repair.

The Institute, founded in 1930, is the restoration centre, but often, an experi must be sent to some, distant cathedral, or even abroad, to do the job on the spol.

Paris, July 18. Dr. P.B. Walker, head of the TWA's application for Manila Newspaper reports said that

North Vietnam President Ho Structures Department. points

United unfreds of travellers have had Chi Minh and his government pany) today #10 the six Comet States airline now ties directly to postpone journeys abrood party left Moscow by plane fuselages will provide a never-between

Bombay, Colombo,

because the Government had no today, following an official visi', of Bongkak and Manila to-be "equalled" opportunity

and that lefermling averages on pres- no airline of

passports to issue. These pass-the Moscow radio anweed. any nation and of establishing neets Madrid and

He was seen off at the airport two ports are printed in Britain and sure tests Falstaff, Dou Pasquale,

Manila. with

the Traviata. Trojans, Turandot, La Venongg and for all their accurney capitals

Klementi historical delivery has been

Marshal behind by tale, Werdier, Willlarn Teil, from D. and limitations,

President community of interest,

Voroshilov, schedule recently, necording to

of the Essen, A, Des Voeux Boad, noin 1,

Presidium <E The tunk test was devised to

restoration the Supreme "The effect of this new ser- an official. and floor, telephone 30160.

simulate the effect on aircraft

Sovich, and other high Soviet

tion, vice would benellt everyone

They decided to launch a full- struqtures of pressurised flight

"We restore with honesty. We concerned,"

. Mr Pierson

is very strange.”

and international polities) and scale strike when the manage refuse to beautify. (35,000

When high altitude

10 "Northwest would receive addi-ented the Correio da Manha diplomatie officials, the radio ment refused to meet their wark comes here 140,000 fret, where there is tional traffle

for restora- demands. present "that at a time when we are said. ALBUMIN "Collection difference of about 8 1b perstub-end

Han we try to cure it of its old extremely ut routo ending

short of foreign In

airport clatement, Elder" series. New stock now

crews are now in the age and 8 out for a long Some air Manila,

Among current restorations inch between the available. $3. Frem South China square

while Pan American currency we permit ourselves the President Ho said, "During our northern Paelile area with the life, but we will not give it are some of the nation's most Morning Post, Lid. Wyndham pressure luside and outside the

could pick up TWA passengers luxury uf having

passports May in Moscow, at the problems company's ships engaging false face to deceive admirers." precious art possessions includ- Sallebury cabin)

determine and 10

from Bombay and Colombo at printed

London...what

sald one of the restorers. is existing between the USSR and whailog there, but they

ing these;. whether cracks, when they des

Bangkok for Takyo and Hong- wrong with our own printers? North Vietnam were solved," ordered to return to Tokyo- "We do not pretend 40 the cur, tend to spread quickly

A brilliantly-coloured double- BOMETHING EXCLUSIVE, Collec-slowly--the difference between

kong."

--China Mall Special.

France-Presse,

China Mail Special.

genius of the original artist, re-sided painting on wood of La Maesta (the "Life of Christ on From 20 cents per packet upwards, explosive decompression and a

one side, The Story of An entirely

the series.

that can be Southmall eracli

Virgin on the back) finished by China Morning Post Ltd. Worm paired. Street. Bengkung:

Sallabury and

Duccio di Buoninegua in 1308: The Britannia innk measures Road, Kowloon,

The

-paint cracked and ribbed by 180 x 20 x 20' and contains

rusty nails, varnish layers some

300,000 gallons of water..

brown with age, wood rotten. done ไค

Two experts have been em- ployed on this work alone for two years. Another six months is needed to complete it.

Kongkong

Street Road, Kowlous.

tom packets of naborted stamps.

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Three

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES Testing is

minute cycles during which the is pressure inside the fuselage raked to more than 1 lb. per square inch and lowered again. time hydraulic During this

the wings apply Jacks under twenty, "gusts," each being the equivalent of a 10 ft. per second gust in netaal night. Each cycie represents the conditions perienced in a fight. of more than 4 hours,

"PATROCLUS" Damaged cargo ex this vessel will be surveyed by Mesta. Paulsen & Dayes-Dary at Holt's What from 10 am on July and 22, 1955, and corvignees Are requested to have their representatives present during the murvey,

NUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hong Kong July 19, 105,

ex-

This means of testing-a piece of inspired improvisation evolved by the RAE- stili the only practical menng avali-

This

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES able today of simulating pres-

"MANGALORE“

Damaged cargo ex this vessel wil

surised light conditions.

is now appreciated on the other side of the Atlantic, where the Douglas company are building

5 ÜS$100,000, 170 1. water Holt's Wurt from pressure tank, and other United

be surveyed by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas at

18 m. on July 22, 1953, and con-States manufacturers inay fol- signers on, requested to have their low sult.

representatives present during the SBAC Display

BUYCY.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

Jong Kong, July 10, 1955.

TO ADVERTISERS

Last week work began On erection of the immense 'ex- hibition tent at Farnborough in readiness for the Society's Dis. play in September, Thin build- ing will contain a wide range of equipment and components, and has been increased In size to cover an prea of approxi- BUNDAY POST-HERALD

mately 113.000 square feet. Opaco

commerola The display for

of outside equlp- advertising should

be ment will also be larger than booked not later than ever before. noon on Wednesdays.

This growth follows natural- ly from the importance of the Flying Display

and Exhibition

For the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST and the CHINA MAIL, 48 hours before date of publication. Special

as a shop window for the Bri

sh Aircraft Industry. The need to export is as pressing today es it has evor béon; that the its part

Announcements Industry has played and Classified · Advertise.

since the War is proved by the mente as usual.

fact that fifty types of aircraft. ranging in size from

the the

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St. John Ambulance New TWA Service

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Free Ambulance Service for Emergency Accident Cases Tel. Hong Kong 71111 Tel. Kowloon. 52222

Trans World Airlines will

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MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

ALEENA, DO YOU WANT ME TO MARRY NARDAY

NOT REALLY, GUAN. JUST AS LONG AS MANDRAKE THINKS YOU

WILL.

FERDINAND

NANCY

BANG BANG

JOHNNY HAZARD

LET'S MOVE OUT! SINCE OUR "FRIEND" THE POLICE CHIEF HAS TIPPED THE GENERAL WHERE

BUT WHAT WILL NARDA SAY?

TODAY

AUCTION

5-17

--ERNIE-

I'LL SEE TOIT THAT SHE TELLS MANDRAKE

SHE WANTS TO MARRY YOU.

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START THE CAR, JOHNNY/ I'LL BE WITH YOU AS SOON

ALLENA! YOU CAN'T HANDLE THIS WITIE YOUR HYPNOTIC TRICKS,

IT'S NOT

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

A TRICK! MANDRAKE'S REALLY LOVED ME FOR YEARS-

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE ?

AS I LOCK THE CHIEF SAFELY)

IN HIS PLAYPEN!

BANG BANG

GOT AN IDEA, SNAP! SINCE THIS TOWN HAS NO A TRAFFIC SIGNALĄ, WHY DON'T WE INSTALLA FENF

--BUT HE DOESN'T REALIZE

IT HE'S BLINDED BY

NARDA, BUT WHEN SHE'S GONE, HE'LL OPEN HIS EYES!

BROTHER

- THIS IS

CRAZY-

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

THIS RAIN ISN'T STOPPING SLUGGO

AND ME FROM PLAYING cowady

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By Frank Robbins

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The Madonna della Clemenza from the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere; the oldest paint- ing on wood in the Western World, dated from the 8th century-suffering. from

age, damp and wood-worm.

Angels

There are three huge red and gold frescoes of angels by Cimabue from the Church of Saint Francis in Assisl, and magnificent "Flagellation of Christ" by the 15th century master, Plero della Francesca,

From the National Gallery in Dublin is a Madonna and Child wood painting by Glovanni del Bjonda.

Spread out on trestle tables. a tantalising artistic jigsaw puzzle, are thousands of frag- menis of a bomb-shattered fresee from the Church of San Ermitano in Padua. Any of the workers with a spare moment tries his hand,

Among foreign work has been the restoration of t Koman fresco from Mariemont, Bel- glum; Byzantine frescoes from Yugoslavia; Hite works In Turkey, arid the renovation of ja miraculous painting of Christ by an unknown 16th century de neuro artist in the Temple Las Nazarenes'in Peru.

One of the mosi fascinating operations in modern restoration is the peeling of a water-thin painted fresco from the stone wall of an ancient church.

Fine canvas is gludd strongly to the painted surface, tougher canvas layers are glued one up- on the other, then the fresco and

one-milimetre-thick pitster backing are rolled down like a carpet from the more substantial plaster base

on which the artist tinced his first outline of the work,

Back t the Institute, the process is reversed. The glue is inclted and canvas layers 'ro moved while more canvas 远 stuck on the back of the fresco. leaving, the pointed face, frée for restoration,

All worka entering the In- stitute are carefully document-

and od

exportly examined. Some are X-rayed" or ultra- violet-rayed, the latter, showing up heavy varnishing or over- painting. All are photographed and a complate writion and photographic record is kept.

Riddled:

If wood la riddled with wort holom a painting will probably be sealed in do Institute's gus chamber for one or two days, An equally effective, but lant lethal: mbetiirehua now 5, re-

cently - de rad which the NE

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