BRITAIN'S RECORDS
IN THE AIR
Britain's air achievements are recorded in the pages of an unheroic- looking publication issued by the Air Ministry.
It has the matter-of-fact title: “Air Ministry Resume of Commer- cial Information. Special Issue No. 3/1937. List of British Record and Civil Long Distance Flights, 1919- 1936." Behind its facts and figures, however, is the Empire's air story from June 14, 1919, when Sir John Alcock and Sir A Whitten Brown landed at Clifden, in Ireland, after the first trans-Atlantic flight, until last October, when Miss Jean Bat- ten flew alone from England to Aus- tralia, and thence to New Zealand.
The Department of the Director- General of Civil Aviation, which compiled the resume, has divided
the list into sections:
Flights in chronological order be tween 1919 and 1936;
Record flights between the United Kingdom and Australia, New Zea- land, India and South Africa;
Trans-oceanic crossings, including North and South Atlantic and Paci- fic;
Non-stop flights;
Schneider Trophy contests and world speed records held by United Kingdom aircraft and pilots; and
World altitude records.
Trans-Atlantic Flight
the
Of the 140 flights recorded United Kingdom made 90, Australia 31, New Zealand 8, South Africa 6, India 4, and Canada 1.
trans-
The first entry is of the atlantic attempt in May, 1919, by H. Hawker and Lt.-Cmdr. K. M. Me- Kenzie-Grieve, who landed in the sea 1,200 miles from Newfoundland, their starting point. The last is of Sqdn.-Ldr. Swain's altitude record of 49.944 ft set up on Sept. 28, 1936.
Between these two are mentioned the flights of such pioneers as Kingsford-Smith and Bert Hinkler, who lost their lives in the air, the achievements of Miss Amy Johnson and other British women pilots, and names of others who are famous in the air.
It is shown how world speed re- cords advanced from 86.80 miles an hour in 1914 to 407.50 miles an hour in 1981. This last record has since been broken by an Italian pilot.
With Captain at Wheel and Crew on Deck
Harold 9. Vanderbilt is shown at the wheel of his America's Cup yacht, Ranger, during a trial race off Newport, R. I. The Ranger has shown consistently good racing form and is the probable defender of the Cup.
Franco's Flag is Raised in Captured Bilbao
Officers of the victorious rebel army of Gen. Francisco Franco are shown as they raised the insurgent flag on the balcony of Bilbao's Town Hall, after the combined sea, air and land forces of the rebels battered the Basque capital into defeat. Streets were jammed with Bilbao refugees returning to their homes when Franco's men re-established peace.
CHURCH AND STATE
London, To-day.
The World Conference of testant Churches now being
Pro- held
PATRIARCH'S DEATH
Belgrade, To-day.
KING CAROL IN ENGLAND
King
London, To-day. Carol of Rumania, who
The death occurred at mid-lis at present on a private holiday WorldTM altitude/records rose from at Oxford yesterday approved a 509ft in 1909 to 49,944ft in 1936. memorandum defining the position night of the Patriarch of the visit to England was the guest of This record has been attempted 28 of the Conference in the question Yugo-Slav Orthodox Church. times, and gained only twice by of relations between Britain. France set up the first re- and State at the present day.
cord and held it 18 times.
It is notified that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Gov- ernment, under instructions receiv- ed from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been pleased to make the following appointment:- Mr. John Alexander Fraser, M.C. to be Cadet Offiger Class I, with effect from 9th December. 1936.
the
Church Reuter.
The Patriarch The memorandum recognises the
was taken ill State as the highest secular au-
earlier in the week. Yesterday, thority in its own sphere but sub-inflammation of the lungs set in ordinate therein to God.
and all hope for his recovery was The State has the duty of main-abandoned. taining law and other. It is not the ultimate source of law but is
only a guarantor of the latter and the Church is consequently justified in assuming a critical or even op- State under certain circumstances. positional nettitude towards the
- The Church urges and calls at tention to the growing de-Chris- tianisation of States as well as
the King and Queen at luncheon at Buckingham Palace yesterday. → British Wireless.
has decided to erect a memorial tablet The Professional Golfers' Association in Totteridge Church to Harry Vardon, who lived in Totteridge while he was professional to the South Herts Club.
State but it is also her duty to their tendency to embrace within THE GLOUCESTER HOTEL
criticise the State when it breaks their sphere the entire activity of the Divine Taw.
to
is
the individual and to attribute On the other hand the Church themselves absolute value. has the right to demand of the In view of such a tendency, State freedom of belief, teaching the duty of the Church to recall to
and preaching, of public worship mind her own
1 mission which is to and missionary activity, liherty for preach the word of God. her ministers and the impart of It is incumbent on the religious, instruction youth. Trans-Ocean.
Church
co-operate with and obey the (Continued on preceding Col.)
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