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DARING AIRMAN.

A LONE ATTEMPT TO FLY ATLANTIC.

GRAND CONCERT.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BRIGADE.

New York, May 20. This evening, starting at 7.30 Captain Charles Lindbergh, p.m., the members of the Chinese flying unnecompanied in a Ryan Y.M.C.A. Division of the St. John monoplane named "Spirit of St. Ambulance Brigade are holding a Louis," started on the trans-Grand Concert at the Chinese Atlantic flight for Paris at 7.02 Y.M.C.A. Auditorium in aid of this morning-Reuter's Ameri-the divisional fund.. Last night can Service.

there was a rehearsal when the Surprise Start.

programme was enjoyed by a New York, May 20. large gathering. Judging by yes- Lindbergh started for the terday's performance it can safely Roosevelt field. Long Island. Two be said that those who have other aeroplanes equipped for the bought tickets for to-night's show New-York-Paris flight were hous-are assured of a very enjoyable ed last night, namely Commander evening's entertainment, Byrd's Fokker monoplane “America” and Lloyd Bertaud and Clarence Chamberlain's "Columbia."

Lindbergh's start was a Bur- prise for in view of the stormy weather; mechanical difficulties and threats, of legal proceedings the public were beginning to

£80,000 LEG.

HUGE INSURANCE FRAUD CHARGE FAILS.

One of the most amazing trials question whether any start would within recent years came to a be made. Efforts to reconcile dramatic close in Vienna when the pilot, Bertaud, with Charles Mr. Emil Marek and his wife, and Levine the owner of "America" others, were acquitted on a charge failed and Bertaud obtained an in-of fraud and slander brought by junction restraining Levine from an insurance company, who alleged employing another pilot. The that Marek, after insuring himself case will be argued in the Brook-against disablement for, the huge lyn court. Commander Byrd has sum of £80,000, deliberately hack- not completed his tests,

ed off his left leg with an axe.

His wife, Martha (29), and her sister Paula, were charged with of his own affairs and completed aiding and abetting, while a hos his test. He worked all night pital attendant named Mraz, and long on his muchine, despite the his wife, were charged with heavy rain, but the weather un-lander. expectedly improved in the morn- One of the features of the trial was the production in court of the

Lindbergh was the sole dictator

ing.

Lindbergh hopped off carrying amputated leg. (preserved In 448 gallons of petrol, and a total spirits), which the man said he weight of 5.150 lbs. — Reuter's almost Bovered when chopping American Service.

wood.

After

Another Epic Flight.

this acquitted all the London, May 20. Recused were found "Guilty" of Flight Lieutenants Carr and ranking false statements against Gillman have left Cranwell in a medical men, and were sentenced seven ton Hawker bomber h.p. to imprisonment; but in view of Rolls Royce engine, in an attempt the time they have been in custody, to create a world's non-stop flight were immediately set at liberty. record.

They hope to reach the vicinity

of Calcutta. They are equipped

EARLY MORNING THEFT.

The accountant of the Man has been resumed and telegrams for Swatow are now accepted under with hardboiled eggs, cold beef, the same conditions and at the same rates as for Canton.

raisins, biscuits, apple and pear Yuen Restaurant, No. 98 Bonham Pureels Post service between Hong Kong and Ports of the Yang-drops, water, vacuum flasks of tea Strand, has reported the theft of tse west of Hankow is temporarily suspended.

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Novel Invention of Two Young Engineers.

Two young engineers of Burton- and coffee and with the biggest money, clothing and jewellery on-Trent claim to have perfected load of petrol ever carried by an worth $799 from the ground which clear: images of words can

an optical lantern, by means aeroplane.

floor in the early hours of yester-be projected on a cloud screen at night. Letters 500 feet square, visible to a distance for four miles,

A bed is fitted where the avia- day morning. tors can take alternate spella of - sleep.

A former member of the The most critical part of the famous Zeigfeld Follies, and, until flight is expected to be the cross-three months ago, the wife of

have been thrown on clouds vary. ing in height from 1,500 to 5,000 feet.

ing of the Taurus mountains at Richard Barthelmess, the film An arc lamp exceeding 150,000 | night time.-Reuter:

candle power is used, and the light is Intercepted by a movable mirror, by means of which a beam can be directed quickly from one cloud to

star, from whom she obtained a divorce in Paris, Mary Hay eloped GREAT NEW RIVER. Vivian Bath,

Jover the week-end with Mr. a British rubber dealer, of Singapore, says the another.

"Daily Sketch." The couple had only known each other for a few weeks when they travelled secret

There is romance behind the in-

President Harrison: VAST DAMAGE OF AMERICAN New York correspondent of the vention. The two young men, not

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New Orleans, May 20.

discouraged by the reported failure of a German attempt to use clouds as a blackboard and a searchlight as chalk, built a lantern in a stable

A new river is appearing from ly to Greenwich, Connecticut, and the broken Bayou des Glaises got married. Their friends were at the back of their shop. They levec, across the Mississippi surprised when they appeared on had to stop owing lack of funds, delta to the sea as a result of Broadway as man and wife to but by doing wireless equipment the floods. It is wider and make merry prior to their de- orders they earned enough money stronger than the natural rivers parture for Singapore. They plan to live on until their experiments Atchafalaya or Mississippi. to break their journey at Holly-were brought to a conclusion.

Twenty-seven villages have wood, California, where. Mrs. Empress of Canada. just been evacuated as a result Bath will try and persuade her

of urgent flood warnings broad-former husband to let her take "Want a situation as errand boy, cast from telephone exchanges, their daughter, Mary Hay Bar-do you? Well, can you tell me how but still thousands of people are thelmess, now four years old, to far the moon is from the earth, eh?" obstinately clinging to their Singapore. Under the Paris de- that," answered the boy, "but I "Wali, guv'nor, I don't know homes in the path, of the oncom-crec-each parent has the custody reckon it ain't near enough to inter- 2.30 p.ming deluge, thus 'seriously im-of the child for six months of fere with running your errands." 2.30 p.m. peding relief work.-Reuter's the year. 2.30 p.m. American Service,

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