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The future importance of aeronautics. in commerca is fully recognized by the British authorities, bat, there are mili- tary objections to aby-messures which would transfer men and material from the Royal Air Force to civilian activities while the war has still to be wON.
The suggestion has been advanced that machiner which are out of data for fighting purposes could be made avail able for the development of an air post | or for other aerial transport, and that pilote whose nerves are unfited for fy ing st the front could be released to fy machines used commercially at home. The answer of the Air Forca...to. this contention is that there are certain- ly numbers of obsolete machine but these are found vary useful for the work of training the personnel of the Force.as.
the men come along, and even if the
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cers in training Dew men, undertaking ground duties which re- quire fying knowledge.
The refusal to auction any depletion of the man-power or material of the Royal Air Force in order that experiments with air posts may be begun does not imply any lack of entha sium for the commercial development of the zeroplane. Flying men, it is authoritatively stated, are determined that, just as the British mercan- tile matine bas carried the sea-borne traffic of the world, the British must air. service
air.torne lead in Carrying the traffe of the world. Practically every port of call around the world is British, and it is confidently expected that British aerodromes within the Empire will provide the links of a completa aerial chain.
after
the war
It is urged, however, that the view in correct perspective at the present fines that any energy diverted to civilian enterprises is energy lost to the prosecution of the war. When the war in over there will be opportunities in plenty to turn the Air Force to com- mercial account
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The death has occurred of Dr. Henry Beale Colline for over a quarter of s century, Medical Offer Health for
LIEUT. NEVILLE SAFE.
Lieut. Dwyer, A. Nesille, R.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. E.-J. Neville, of Har bin, who was reported missing last
Arrangements have been made to hold the Billard Championship on the same lines as on previous years and the vari.Kingston-on-Thames. He joined the October, is now safe in England, record
ous. clubs bare nominated their repre- Royal Navy in 1873. In connection with sentatives for the Committee.
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the Perak Expedition be had charge nt who is a Tokohama.. the vapital for invalids, and also served
The Acting Premier, Mr. Chien Nengun the Chion Station, hant has instructed the Ministry of the Interior to erect in the Central Park. Peking, a monument with the marble sliba pulled down from von Kettler's Monument.
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The Times" correspondent adds one
SHINGHAI CELEBRATIONS
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The Shanghai Celebrations Committed are thinking of bringing out a small patophlet containing a hill account of the recent Victory Festival in Shanghai with illustrations. To this end it will first
The erection was com more horrible Instance to the long list menced on December 1 when both of dirty tricks played by the Germans Chinese and foreigners were invited to when retiring. The dead body of an Eng.
lish soldier was found near Albert and be necessary to see what material is attend the ceremony P. Leader."
THE RED CROSS IN CHINA.
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in bis hand was held a grenade. The available, and persons who may have stretcher-bearera luckily noticed that the good photographs of say part
rezade was not of the pattern used by festivities have been asked very kindly
As a means of increasing the interests, and closec spection showed that it to send them to Mr. T. Leslie, c/o
of the young people of Chine in the work had been so disposed that it would have British Corsulate General All photo-
of the Red Cross, a series of booklets and exploded the moment the stretcher
calenders is being prepared by the bearers raised the soldier's body. American Junior Hed. Cross Committes:
The first of the series in Chinese is to
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prize of $10 is offered by the Committee
graphs so lent will be carefully returned.
OH! FOR A POISONOUS TORNADO.
SHANGHAI VICTORY LOAN.
A correspondent writes to an Laver-
Latest figures on the French Victory, nens paper: I do not suppose that it lat for a cover design for this pamphles, the Loan, which officially closed on Novem- generally known what Robbie Bars theme to be American children offering bar 26, show that the Chinese subenribed thought of the Huns: In a letter which their servicea to Chinese children that 4,353,800 francs. The following amounts, he rots to the Rev. Dr. M Gill, of Ayr, they may work for Chine as American which are included in the total, were he children, haus worked for America.
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
superstition,
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turned peer to the Banque Industrialle bigotry, malevolence, edince, envy," de Chine by Chiness Banks. Shangka said he,, all are strongly bound in a Commercial and Savings Bank, 040,000 massive frame of brazen impudence. francs Bank of Communications, 42500 Good God, to such a shield, humour is The King, having been pleased to raise francs; Chung Fu Union Bank, 7,000 the peck of a sparrow, and the status of his Diplomatic Mission in France. The total amount of the schPapgun of a schoolboy. Creation Brazil from a Legation to an Embassy,scriptions to date are 46,888,780 francs, ang scelerate, God can only bee appointed his Envoy Extraordi.but it is expected that this will be greatly sad the devit nary and Ambassador Plenipotentiary at augmented when the outporta a76 heard
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