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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1925.
WHEN WE ALL FLY.
WORLD AVIATION.
SCHEMES.
VOYAGES ACROSS ATLANTIC.
What the Bermuda Trip Holds Out.
The day when the whole world flies and tripu neross the Atlantic are a daily cecurrence is now within measurable distance.
VOYAGE TO ENGLAND.
(Renter's American Service.)
had easily beaten the time of a big steamship...
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ALMOST NORMAL;
KING'S. TEMPERATURE DOWN.
(Reuter's Servico.)
London, February 28. The King's doctors saw His Majesty this morning, but their stay was brief, and they decided not to issue a morning, bulletin.
It is understood the King's tem- (The "Los Angeles," which perature is almost normal, but it was built in Germany and handed has been a feature of the illness Washington, February 23,
that a considerable full in tern. Rear Admiral Moffett, of the over to América under the re-perature in the day time is follow- Bureau of Naval Aeronautics, parations agreement, took a con-ed by increases at night. upon his return from Bermuda.signment of United States mail] declared, that the Navy Depart from Lakehurst, New Jersey, to mont hoped to send the "Los Bermuda, during the week-end Angeles" on around trip with the first time mail has been car-: mails to England in the course of ried outside American territory: the coming summer,
by airship. The Los Angeles" reached Hamilton, Bermuda, at five o'clock in the morning, but owing to unfavourable weather was compelled to abandon the attempt to moor, and dropped the
This would be after she had made trips to Porto Rien and Panama with mails.
Rear-Admiral. Moffett said the voyage to Bermuda was under-
taken to demonstrate the commer-mailbag in the garden of the cial possibilities of airships. Governor's residence at Hamilton,
The flight, from 'Lakehurst „to Bermuda. She reached Lake. Bermudy took twelve hours, Ithurst again at midnight.]
AERIAL ROUTES IN THE FAR EAST.
MILES
Peking
JAPAN
SER
ISLANDS
Above is shown the route taken by the world Biers in the Far East. Airships should be able to make longer and more direct hops.
BRITAIN'S AIRSHIPS.
QUEST FOR OIL
ALBANIAN CONCESSION
EXPLAINED,
(Reuter's Service.)
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London, February 23."
In the House of Commons, re- plying to Commdr. Kenworthy (Liberal) with regard to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's Con- cession in Albania, Mr. Auster Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, stated that the Albanian Govern-
ment had granted a concession in 1920 enabling the Company to prospect over a large area, and choose therein a lesser area for exploitation.
The concession had subsequent- ly been modified, and the area of exploration substantially reduced.
"The Albanian Assembly had. now approved the amended concession. Conversations with the Italian Government were at, present progressing which he hoped would be pursued in amity and goodwill and would end in a friendly solution.
THE CHINA MAIL
STILL TOO SOON.
DISARMAMENT TALK PREMATURE.
Foreign
"NO CONFERENCE YET.
Secretary Baffles Questions.
Hopes that another disarmament conference has been planned must again be deferred.
OFFICIAL SECRECY
(Reuter's Service.)
London, February 23, In the House of Commons Commdr. Kenworthy (Liberal) asked whether in the discussions being held between representa- tives of the British Government and other Governments with re-
LAUSTEN CHAMBER
Jain, Foreign Secretary, replied that no such discussions were at present occurring and no 'com- munications had passed between Britain and America in any such connection at present, and it was not désirable that he should make any further statement..
[In the House of Commons last week Commdr. Kenworthy asked for information with regard to the new disarmament "conference to be summoned by the President of the United States to discuss' further limitations of naval armaments. Commdr. Kenworthy asked whether His Majesty's Government intended to make any proposals for such a confer- ence. Mr. Austen Chamberlain replied that the matter had been informally mentioned in conver- sations with the American' Am- bassador and was at present being considered.]
SINGAPORE SINCERITY.
London, February 23.
In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Cecil Wilson (Liberal), Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Premior, said that, he believed certain sections of opinion · in "Japan felt some suspicion... that the works at Singapore indicated a lack of confidence on our part Pin the peaceful intentions of our former Allies, but Japanese official and other well-informed circles fully realised that the im- provement of the "Singapore dockyard was a normal develop- ment of our naval policy.
gard to a new conference on naval armaments, it was proposed to Its immense distance from include, the question of extending Japan prevented it being con- the scope of the suggested considered a threat. Moreover the ference to include aerial and land two countries were firmly united, armaments, Mr. Austen Chamber-in common interests in the pre. servation of peace by the treaty of Washington and the precious bonds of an historic and valued friendship. (Cheers.)
WEMBLEY FINANCE.
(Reuter's 'Service.)
The Rome correspondent of the Morning Post," in connection [with the Albanian oilfields, learned from a trustworthy source that Italy, as a solution, advances the plea of necessity of oil fuel; but recognises thet Britain, through the Anglo-Persian Company, has accured the oil source best situat- success in the experimental stage, ed geographically, economically
[The, First Lord of the especially in view of the fact that and politically for Italy's needs.
Admiralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, The British Air Estimates these ships' are twice the size of Italy, therefore, proposes to share
M.P., in a speech at Burnley include £500,000 for airships. any previously constructed. " with Britain the usufruct of the
emphasising the need of a base at Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of
An extensive programme for
Singapore, refuted the suggestion State for Air, is of the opinion research and experiment is in this privilege, Italy will grant the The financial results of the that Britain's action might be that the commercial airship is the hand. To this end the R38 has Anglo-Persian Company those British Empire exhibition, out regarded as a likely cause of principal object to be kept in view. been reconditioned and will short- rights for exploitation of oil on lined in an official memorandum, uneasiness in Japan. He pointed and the programme of airship ly carry out a series of experi- Italian soil, which were granted show that at the close of the out that the Japanese Govern- development is being made suf-mental flights. The R36 is now to the Sinclair concern and can-exhibition last year-the expendiment, "whose friendship we value -ficiently elastic to render at Feronditioning at Pulham for an celled as between the Jialian Gov- ture was £3,900,000 and the now as we valued their loyal possible to accelerate transition to experimental fight to Egypt. ernment and the Sinclair Corpora-receipts £2,100,000. Lloyd's Bank alliance in the great war," were the phase of commercial Mooring-masts are being con- tion, last month by mutual con-advanced to the Exhibition well aware at the time the operation. F
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Albanian oil-fields. In return for
structed in order that new air- sent.]
Meanwhile, the immediate ships may be able to moor at policy is to secure that every step | Cardington and two stations over- is taken to ensure safety and seas..
TO BE SEEN NO MORE ON THE "SEAS?
Above is the "Mauretania,”, one of the best known liners in the world which holds the speed record for the Atlantic. Rear-Admiral Moffet asid the "Los Angeles" in her trip to Bermuda easily bent the time of....a..big... steamship. Will the day come when" airships" will entirety replace steamships ?
"PRESSURE PLOTTING.”
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R33 is to be used for what are
an
London, February 23.
authorities £1,800,000, while there Washington Convention was sign- Soviet. Threat.
is also a liability £150,000 for the ed that the project had long been balance of the entertainments in our minds. Our action was Moscow, February 23. duty on the admissions to the taken for the sole purpose of The Rosta news agency states Exhibition. A guarantee fund of introducing greater economy and that owing to the Sinclair Oil Com- £1,207,000 including £100,000 eificiency into the movements of pany not executing the conditions from the Government, which has our ships in those waters, not from any expectation of an of the grant of oil concessions in agreed to a Bill being submitted North Saghallen in 1922, the Chief to Parliament, raising the Exche-attack from Japan and still leas from any aggressive desires" on Concessions Committee submitted quer guarantee to £1,100,000, pro-
our own part.] to the Moscow District Court the vided that there is sufficient sup- question of revoking the contract.port from the Dominions, Colonies, In an interview, the Chairman of and exhibitors secured to ensure the Committee déclared that a satisfactory Exhibition in 1925, despite repeated warnings, the and other guarantors will consent work of exploration has not yet to a continuance of their guar- begun in the concessions, district,antees. The Government has also The Company was given six requested that measures should be month notice in May 1924, but adopted to strengthen the finan- took no action,
cial administration of the Exhibi- tion.
SIRDAR'S MURDER.
EXTREMIST OFFICIAL
RELEASED. 31
(Reuter's Service.)
COPPER KING'S GIFT.
(Reuter's American Service.)
NAVAL CRUISE,
Melbourne, February 28. In the absence of any official communication from the United States, the Prime Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce), is asking Washing- ton for an itinerary of the forth- coming visit of the American fleet to Australia.
It is expected that the Federal Government will spend £20,000 in preparations for wel- coming the American visitors.
SOVIET DEFECTS.
(Reuter's Service:)".
London, February.23.
New York, February 23. Mr. Simon Guggenheim, the "Copper King," has established a Cairo, February 23. three million dollar fund to endow "It is not suggested that the) Nokrashi Bey, Under Secretary fifty fellowships for international entire Soviet system will be of the Interior in the Zaglul Gov-study, similar to the Rhodes applicable to this country," is one ernment, who was detained in con- scholarships, to be open for men of the main conclusions in the nection with the inquiry into the and women of every race, colour, report of the Trade Union murder of the Sirdar, has been and creed and will offer the freest delegates to, Russia, advance released.
world-wide opportunities to carry extracts of which have been pub- on advanced studies and research lished in newspapers. in any field of knowledge, or development of unusual talents
"Cairo.
GIANT AIRSHIP.
The idea of making R101 a purely naval ship has been put called "pressure-plotting" flights. | aside, for it is more important to The failure of R38 showed that solve the problems of a passenger
The delegates contend that it is airship. The framework will be it is necessary to obtain
obvious that the political system, made of stainless steel, not of Mohamed Amin Mohamed, who accurate estimate" of the aero- duralumin. The gross lift will be, is described as a gunman, and has any of the fine arts, including which amounts to a denial, in music. No age limit is prescribed, ¦ principle, of individual politient dynamic forces which will be 155 tons, of which 75 tons will be long been sought by the police, but the appointees are usually liberty, and in practice to com- imposed on an airship in all sorts disposable lift," that is to say, gave himself up to the latter last between the ages of 24 and 35. plete control, not merely of Press,
available for fuel, water ballast month. It is alleged-according
Each fellowship will be allotted platform and political machinery, of manœuvres. Some estimate
goods, and passengers. On 4 to information in the hands of the approximately £500 yearly. The but of the schools, universities and can be obtained by trying a model run to Egypt 20 tons will be authorities-that this man was first award of scholarships will be army, can only justify itself by in a wind tunnel, which is done at [available for passengers' goods.
sitting in a café close to the spot made in the academic year 1926-7. results. They add that, as was the the National Physical Laboratory
The heavy oil engines are each where the Sirdar was shot a few It is proposed to maintain annually case of other creeds which were at Teddington, but there is doubt to develop 600 h.p., and there minutes before the attack actually from 40 to 50 fellows abroad,
will be seven of them. Their took place. He is said to have dis- as to how far the results of tests greater weight, as compared with appeared immediately afterwards, on models can be applied to full. petrol engines, will not matter to and, though a warrant was issued sized airships.
an airship with a lift of 155 tons. for his arrest, nothing has been In consequence R38 has been fitted with over 200 will consume about 1,750 lbs. of self up
The engines on full power heard of him until he gave him-
orifices, and the pressures which fuel per hour, and
(Reuter's Service.) a maximum
With reference to army train- occur on these during level flight, speed of 70 m.p.h. ia expected
Boulogne, February 23. ing, the delegates emphasise the turning, climbing, etc., will be from them. The propellers will be made of steel in order to resist
Allesandri has sailed for Chile. emotional appeal to recruits, tend- recorded by electrical means on tropical conditions.
Following a coup d'etat, Senor ed to bring about proletarian special-instruments Variations It is hoped that begining the fact that he was their seriously Alessandri cabled toChile, agreeing solidarity not patriotism. from the results of the wind may be made in assembling the ill in hospital, though the prosecu-to resume the Presidency subject seems a more effective stimulant tunnel experiments will be noted, parts of the steel structure in tion claimed to have built up a to certain conditions. These in- to military enthusiasm. and and allowance will be made for July or August, 1925, that the powerful case against him. When clude convocation of a Constituent efficiency. them in the design of the new R101 may be ready for trial he recovered from his illness, Assembly with a view to carrying an industry is starving for
The report declares that Rus airship. Other elaborate. and flights by the end of 1926, and martial law had been abolished, out constitutional reforms at the ingenious Instruments, will mea- that the first flight to India may with the result that he was not earliest opportunity and ordering capital, and expresses the opinion sure the effect of the mass of air be made in the early days of brought up for trial before either the return of the military leaders that foreign capital invested there which is moved with the ship. 1927,
a British or Egyptian court. to their proper duties.]
should give a good return.
At the time of the big con- spiracy case, in 1928, Mohamed Amin Mohamed escaped being tried on a charge of conspiracy to murder Englishmen only owing to
BACK TO CHILE.
originally of Communist charac- ter, the Russian system has arrived, by way of complicated compromises, at a 'condition that is not Communism, but better describable as State Socialism,.or State Capitalism, ・・
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