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we are glad that the critics are keeping and overwhelming victory might possibly a watchful eye on this new and import have been achieved it we had posteared ant arm of the Services. It is probable more aircraft. During the battle vo that the stimulus of public pressure has Zeppelins were reported by our Fleet been responsible in no small degree for in 24 hours. We had no air seouts at all. the state of efficisney to which we have and only one seapland operating on our already attained. Even though the Airside, though that was of great value. Service Inquiry Committee has acquitted the future more than half of the work those entrusted with the administration of the Navy would be done in the air and command of the Royal Flying Corps | An airship was the equal of at least thre Į of the most serious charge levelled against feruisers from the scouting point of view,
them, that does not dispose of the whole and even niere destroyers. At 10,0001... question. Mr. Pemberton-Biṛling, whose providing visibility was good, a Zeppelin speeches in the House of Commons formed could see 80 or 90 miles, while the rangi the main basis of the inquiry, though sub-from the foremast of a cruiser wond jected to a very searching, cross-examina probably not exeved twelve or fifteen, tion, could not be induced materially to We hope that our admitted deficiency
When in this class of aircraft is in no degree'. modify many of his statements. asked by Mr. C. BRIGHT, FR.S. E., & responsible for the loss of the cruisers member of the Committee, if it was not | Falmouth and Nottingham, which wero fortunate that when war broke out we torpedoed this work-end while searching had ready a design enabling firms who for the German High Seas Fleet. had never hitherto built acroplanes to
undertake the work, Mr. Buling rutura- A mail for Europe via Siberia closes
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emphatic megative. said, the tragedy of the air service that orders had been givry for out-of-date machines to firms not used to making aeroplanes. He added that within soven days of the outbreak of war he so im proved a 56-h.p. engine that it broke all world records flying at Brooklands. "If I could do that in seven days at a small CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. factory, the Government, with all their
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tons and the sales to 41,952 tons.
resources, should have been able to de- it, if not in seven days, in seven months."
For robbing a house in Chatham Road, He gave it as his opinion that of 105 missing officers the majority would now be Hunghom, thrie Chinese were sentenced fighting our Battles in the air if they had to five years', hard labour each, and been equipped with "decent engines." | twelve strokes with the "eat" by Me
the Criminal It is to be regretted that witnesses, whe Justice Gompertz at might have been able to substantiate | Sessions yesterday... many of the charges, were very reluctant to give evidence for fear of being vic- timized. Mr. R. F. CARTER. howliver, un
The third of the series of popular jorgen recitals which is being given by Mr. Denman Fuller, on behalf of the
A. S. WATSON & engineer who was appointed an examines Navy League War Memorial Fund, at- of aeroplane parts at Hendon shortly tracted a good audience at St. John's before Christmas at a remuneration of Cathedral last evening. Mrs. W. J. Hir 569. a week, deposed that most of the nuen was the soloist, and she Instefully render" did nothing but talk and kill time, and fed Handel's "O. Love Divine" and the work was performed by those who "Tears", (Somervell). · Mr. Denman cared to do it. The time-sheets were Fuller's abilities are too well-known to falsified to show that the men had, work; need repetition. It is only necessary to ed overtime. He objected to this, and say that he maintained his usual stand- when he refused to sign for hours he had hard of excellence to realise the thorough- not worked he was told, “Can't you seely enjoyable nature of the recital. The you are letting the other chaps down?"
fuli programDI WAS as follow: Im-- His first work was to examine a machine perial March (E. Elgar); (e) The Quess? intended for school purposes. When hetion, (b) The Answer (W. Wolstenholme); pointed out that some fittings, showed Sol, O Love Divine" (Handel), Mrs. 30 dogs of inaccuracy, the inspector in
W. J. Hill; Finale (Pathetic Symphony) charge replied that it was hot worth (Tschaikowsky); Andante (Violin Con- bothering about as the machine was
erto) (Mendelssolin); Sulu, Tears" obsolete. Captain GOLDNEY, M.P., said (A. Somervelt), Mrs. W. J. Hill; Toccata: that the day after Mr. PEMBERTON-
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THE COMMODIOUS DWELLING HOUSE, with Oces, Servante' Quarters, sta. In yesterday's issue we published a No. 14. BRAMREs, Canton, from isi Jose, at statement that the British Zeppelins were present in the occupation of the Imperial Russian Consulato.
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A suicide occurred in somewhat sen comings of our Air Service failed to find suggested by himself declared that if the sational circumstans during the weeks substantiation of the French had not helped our flying stred on board the ss. Tew, which is lying. any proof or charges of negligence. This is must wel viens we should have been in a terrible in the harbour. The second officer of fone news. With that morbid spirit of position, and be still considered that the the ship, named Adolph Christiansen self-depreciation in which as a race wo deficiency in our air service was due to (36), was charged at the Magistracy on ignorance, short-sightedness, and crase Saturday with uttering three Navy bills are wont to indulge, there has been a disposition. be contrast must of our stupidity. The machine with which of exchange of the United States of America for $100 gold each,, knowing methods and appliances unfavourably L'eutenant Warneford, destroyed à Zep-
them to be forged. The accused was re- with the of the enemy, and while in pelin near Ghent, and for which he was many instances this may have been justi-, awarded the V.C., was a French machine.nded till yesterday. He was after- fied-sufficient allowane has not always The lieutenant told him that he would, wards taken on hand his ship by the..
been rund for the fact that, unlike the never have accomplished the destruction Continental Powers, we based our defence of the German airship unless he had been TWO ROOMED-FLATS in Nathan Rond
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCI | Our superiority in the air has frequently Flying Service in the last few months blown out his brains.
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Mr E. J. Grist represents the com with the result that, in the words of with regard to the condition of the naval Lord MONTAGU of Beaulieu, we have wing of the air service, which Mr.plainants, and Mr. J. H. Gardiner is for
early swept the sky bare of the much- BILLING describes as “infinitely worse" advertised - Fokker." Aeronautics is, of thau the military wing. Admiral Lord course, only get in its infancy, and it is BERESFORD, it will be remembered, com- On Belo at:-
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Mr. Gardiner said that a civil action was pending, which it was hoped- would be dealt with that day. The oil had been; seized and was held by the police. They might later have to apply for the release adjourned sie die
of the oil. He asked for the case to be.
The case was adjourned.