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Tudny visited Martleshani cxperi- mental sekodrome station, near Iphwich, and chatted with Captain Lang, the An tracitan azzman, as to his thrilling ex perses of Thursday, when he ascunded with a passruges to the record height for the aeroplane of six mities (writes & car. The Daily Telegraph). respondent of Settles Captang Lang, who hails from
W. Blower, who † Hydney, or Lieut. A
mes from Mitchell, an Ontario, Canada, nd recovered from the effects of thear the listened with absorb Kreati
ng interred to Captain Lang's descrip 15 of all thu happened in the en
nutes 15 seconds which the fight took.
far sand plain Lang. tanel," more Unstruments in pay attention 141 than the observer," whom he paid a Bagh unbute for his luck under a ter nd trying ondead. I had to make most minute leersations at every thou sand feet, and these were recorded on hourd strapped in the right leg. I bad her bo može doven hos Else temperature elmaged, the speed at which the machine was climbing, the revolution, the water temperature in the engine, the oil tem
the petrol pressure, the gallons | Petral consumed per hour, and occa
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to leuk over the side to note eur
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Thursday's flight, Captain Lang added, bad boru contemplated for the time. For that rouse he and his colleague had reaued strict betaallers, and had not * Make for weeks. The Indulged in machine they used was a De Havilland bustling machine fitted with a 460 h.p Napier engine, which took off a half past eleven in the morning in a gale of wind. Captain lang and his colleague were specially dothed for the occasion, and the weersity of two pairs of milk sacks, diree pairs of stockings, thigh bos hned with Jasbewont, thick under clothing, three sweaters, an Arctic suit far- bed with fur, Balaclava, and land emp
elveiraVERlex lined with often wool,
-lined gloves, with gentle, send muter round was indicated by the fact that when the machine runphed an altitude of 1,500 feet there was about 70dey, of frost
"During the Best 8,000 feet the machine Lussed abiau like a lead," ntinued Cap tain Jang, baz afterwards we settled down to far more comfortable #ying. tienerally we chud by taking big sweep
were blown out of ing circles, but we o ourse, and when we were six miles up we were about twenty five miles but at sea off Yarmouth.
HUNGARY'S FUTURE
COUNT KAROLYT'S CLAIMS
The print of view of the present rulers of Hungary is quite as difficult to under stand ns that of the men who control Germany. Both appear to be merpatie
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They pay lip servare to the won the war. existing conditions, but their actitude, an face of the tacka wird cher terms whood they profess in expect from the Patre Com letenec, shows clearly that they really Juur years regard the result of the strugle as a draw This is very work
ugly illustrated by stalenients made by Conut Karsily, the Hungarian Premier, to an English journalist to what br The remarkable granted an interviews thing about Count. Karola is all stude is shat be seems to think that the surre fact that he is at the head of affar in Hu
ry is in itself sufficient to wipe out his entry's share of responsibihly for th war, and be an adequate amende for any thing she may have done thering the whole course of hostilities. Al be serily to think that the points at issue are muters. for quite amicable and detached arrang ments between Hungary and the Allies. and that the claims of the former are entitled to mach reade consuferation than those of either Rumania, Serbin, Bohemia. Apparently he imagines the that international polities are stali stage ni which they stood at the Congress of Vienna, and that the
interests of dynastics and convenieter or digily of diplomatists and governors are of there importance than the rights of peoples.
is operang remark is very illuminis. Hastings and Miss Bastings from 5 03 on the intter point, at any vata:
HANDICAP Dorales A E Beat anish Unless the Extrate ace prepared to make things easy for Hungary ny pasi 2. dentongs towe 30) mod L Furter tion na Prise Minister lectus absolutely
and E Wilkin Cre 4:1 Hancock and all and A possible," said Count Karoly at the
unset of the interview,
B Haworth fowe 15) meer Pay. wery truagh it he appears to think that his
Laem Hobusom and Puy Lacul Holborn personal position should weigh quite as
free 1). much with the Pence Conference
The personal national rights and elastis Arrogance and self importance of the Bungarian magnase are just a great an they are in the Prussian Junker. They have been no long accustomed 20 domina
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Most of the interview consisted of lung pleas on the part of Count Karolyi on and behalf of the claims of Hungary himself. And his ground for this was that Hungary was
#peaceful, kindly State, full of love and admiration for the great Western democrneis, who WILM forced to take part in schemes that were catirely distasteful to her by the aver whelming presence of wicked Berlin and If this is true no nation ever succeeded in more completely dissembling is attitude than did Hungary so long as victory seemed possible to The Central East throughout the Corps baring the
}better of the play in the first half, da be declared, never had Staff taking one time to settle down, dens of foreign policy, and
invited to state what were the prevail hing conditions at that height, Captain
The sun was shiningVienna. Lang haid: brightly, and although it was a little hazy I could we ships, far away out at sen, and accasionally caught glimpses of I had a small glass shield the Thames on the machine fur the protection of my right eye, but there was no shield for
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AN EASY KISUM
The Staff again succeeded in defeating
the Defence Corps on the Happy Valley ground, yesterday
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** REVENGE IS SWEET." SQUABBLE BETWEEN INDIANS.
Fodral, wish lng right arm wahed
i bandager a sear on his head, and with both ears swollen, cumplained to th Laudwell, at the Magistraes, sesterday, that by and De assaulter is another
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the the 13 March, he Wester Maket. d the defendant. Acrotejanied by another, engaged him in
Suddenly, the companying the defendnut caught t plaisan bed and tite la pod Jo
As he lay prostrate on the ground, was struck severely en the inad and cara hi mesilang iwemuning Finge
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wafe, a Vinniese Worth
The Mugistrate
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bound her twier and
Ausser the quent den wall set t never cared for any Chinese god
The Magistrate ith the defendany). How did he get those black eyes Ho kucked his face against a gate'
Mr. Landsell smiled the site of abn
sermjaltë
Continuing, the defendant stated that a good sumber of the Indians here main tained an oftendly and cowards him as they believed him to be au in- formant' in the service of the British Government
Du
Me Lindsell (to the complainaus: you hear thnu? Complainant: There's no diference between him and me at that
Boore
to aid the British Govero- ment whenever possible.
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The defendant went on to say that he Vancouver and Assisted tae
often
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Mr. Lindsell interrupting):
has that got to do with this case
The Magistrate: You were both drunk, Defendant 1 wasn't. The complain-
176 W.5.
You were drunk when you were brought 1 was a little drunk, not 1 la station. much thaughter ),
(310 you were a litle drunk. We are getting to know something now.
Mr. Lindsell remunded the case: till 2,30 n. to day.
the left, the gun on the inachine prevent ing te being food.
British Government when trouble At 2,000ft. I had to fell an easy victim to masterful men like Sham alter the bully off, the easilians take off my goggles owing to the oxygen, Count Tisza, who, by means of an intoler-pressed and were succreful in register
What frosting on the glass
Thereupon in able and one-sided electoral system, was in a goal. Wood being responsible. He left eye watered and froze, and was soon able to secure the necessary authority to |
Defendant then reverted to the alle enforce his views. " as big as a plum. For the next 10,000ft.
dangerous afterwards, buv
ention against the complainant that the After When reminded that Hungary had Bundie and Cole managed to I was flying with only one eye.
prevent inter had been on friendly terms with 1,000. Hying becane gradually bectes soured, at any rate, to give an enthus !
wife Bering
bis Half time but unfortunately as 2000ft the cuble
the approval to the war, and the methods him from
The Magistrate: in the revelation counter broke. As I
if an already by which it was carried on by the Central arrived with one wood in favour of the denied that. was able to take the records of the Powers, Count Karolyi admitted that a
Defence Corps.
Jaspector Brown said that both men plation counter I took the atospheric certain amount of noisy approval was
were drunk evel then this!
The defendant and to be temperatures. It was lucky 1 disso, forgiven, but he added, Lieutenant Blowes, unknown to me, bad
helped to the Police Station, and this collapsed at 20,000ft through the break-
complainant was intoxicated when ad ng of the tube which was supplying him
matted to hospital, with exygen Eron one of the two exlind. ** MASTA " ers which were spreially fitted for the
flight.
Without the atmosphoric tem peratures the test would have been worth- Less. At 27,000ft. we got into a very B. B. B."bungy atmosphere, being so tossed about that the machine became uncontrollable, A1 25.000ft I felt a shortage of oxygen, and I signalled, as pre arranged, to the pilot for more. It was then I found out that he was unconscious and had been 90, as 1 afterwards discovered, for sotoe tina He had fallen back in an attempt koje a note to me. managed to hang on till we reached 30,500ft, when the petrol pressure pumpe behind the the engine ceased to work owing to
rification of the air. The temperature
Fahrenheit.
Speaking of the descent, Captain Lang said the first 10,000ft. occupied twenty five minutes when he was well of Yar mouth.
There was then a hurricane of wind blowing from 5 to 170 miles an hour. At 20,000ft, she observer regained The two airmen suffered badly from froat on the hands and face. Lieut. Blowes, who is only 10, and has been in the Air Force one and a half years, has serious injuries to his hands, which are very painful. Captain Lang, who has been dying since 1915, is very keen an experimental work, and while delighted with his performance, regards it as Tittle more than part of an ordinary day's work,
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Ft the end half, the Staff work real, if unexpressed, feeling of the rass or together, resulting in many fear com of the pouple was on the side of these bined attacks on the Corps citade! Hor dear old friends, England and France, packs brought the seone level with a hard It was the policy of negleet which Eng drive at a difficult angle, Jennings having land, in particular, adopted towards s
no re
whatsoever. Wood was again
fine break prominent 21. that threw us into the arms of Germany.
way which British diplomatists always looked fermitted in a shra, which Glenny Following this the Hungary through Viennese spectacles, was alle 16 clear, while the Germans tries to understand Staff did most of the attacking. Hickling us.
But, in spite of that, we always and shine being kept story busy looked to the Western democracies for saving their gond From Further danger.
however, inspiration, rather than to Imperialist Pugh,
managed brok Germany. This should be remembered to through and, notch the final and winning
in the day of our distress." The val, from a serumble opposite the net.
Word was the standing player on Count then went un to point to his own record during the war, which, he claimed, the Corps side, while Cole was very pro- was one of open hostility towards Germinent in the opposing site,
The tens lined up as follows: Staff many and German ideals.
Glenny Bundle, Coles; Asked what were the principal points and Depts.
Gallagher, on which Hungary would claim special Soualer,
Comber: Kirby, consideration at the Peace Conference, Horrocks, Pugh, Knight, and Turner.
Defence Corps: Jennings: Hickling R. E. Lindsell
A Chinese lad was charged before Mr. at the Magistruos, and an outlet to the sea. Hungary,
cannot live without a saport. Taylor. Stewart, Hodgson, Wood, and of wood from Crown property.
yesterday, with the theft of 12 mallinz he said, One of the causes of the war was that Schnepel
Mr. Lindsell: What's your Serbia was cut off from the sea, and if
age 1 → Defendant Twelve yearA. Hungary is not given a port, in my
Are your parents hore-My father is opinion the weeds of a new war will inevit-
la Court. ably be sown. Hungary will not consent.
Eventually, after a few minutes' search. Bohemia is in the entoe isolation. K
the father was produced, position as we are. It is an inland State and if the Entente give Bohemia an outlet to the sea it cannot refuse one to us nixo. a little good-will, and perhaps soulette plays the chief role, is a picture pressure on Jugo-Slavia and Italy, is all that is need to give us satisfaction.
was then equal to about 70deg. of frost Count Karolyi replied: Transylvania and Evans; North, Edmonds, and Piercy :
consciousnESH.
JOURNALISTS IN THE WAR. of Hungary for centuries. Besides, if
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Having by this Ined thresh fried to alarm the Entente into maintaining territorial interests of Hungary, Count Karolyi proceeded to discuss the pos sibility of Bolshevism in the country. He said so long as his own Government Вляв was in power there was ne dunger. if the Entente should impose severe con ditions, and make it impossible for it to continue in power, then the very worst might happen. The Count urged, there fore, that the Eutente should support him, in order to prevent the risk of a spread of Belebevis to the country which le governs.
PROBLEM OF TRANSYLVANIA. With regard to Transylvania," con- tinued Count Karolyi, I deny that any problem exists. Romania has no real claim to Translyvania. The Rumanian population there is in Н considerabin |ininority, and the country has been a puri.
Rumanian pretensions to Transylvania are granted, it means the economic ruin of Hungary. We would, of course, be prepared to graut a large weasure of Sir Auckland Geddes, the new Minis autonomy to Transylvania, but we could ter for National Service and Reconstrue never conscht to the antisfaction of tion, speaking at a dinner given by Sir Rumaninu vleima. Henry Buckingham, chairman of the
policy of the Rumanians, Advisory ( Committee of the of Lon Czechs, and Jugo-Blave is creating
City dan Tribunal, said that journalism had dangerous situation by their continuous the best recurd of
violation of Hungarian territory. They of the any
great decupational groups. The great work of ook to create fasts neeply instead of recruiting which had been carried on by waiting for the decision of the Praco The Ministry of National Service could Conference rely, he plays
ed; "the present. Hungarian Government without not have been conducted
ance of the newspapers. The deserves every consideration from the assistance
Burente! We have reversed the policy of
There are just one or two points with tories of the British Army were only Count Tisza, and are ready to make regard to Count Karple's plens which made pasitle
by the stondfantoc of the monds for our past failings. Besides, should be remembered. e principal country, which was brought about by the my own record should surely help, my plank in the platform by which he plimb influence of the newspapers,
country in her hour of distrORE. If the ed to offloc was a declaration that his pro Bir H. Buckinghain said that at the Entente doprives us of Transylvania, wild enable Hungary to ahtain favour. at the head of the Government beginning of the war the London gown Slovakia, sad Jugo-Blavia, aur reduces papers bad about 10,000 men of all ages Hungary to Budapest and the for un in their employment in all departments. plain, it will be quite imponsible Of these 8.000 Forved in the Army, and at be an independent, self-aupporting the time when the armistice was signed nation. We shall be forced to resume there were under thirty mon engaged by union with Austria, or, worso etill, so the Landian newspapery of military age malvation in the German Confederation. and fit for general service,
(Continued at foot of next column.)
able terms from Ahe Butente. If the
under
should fall in carrying out this promise, his position would be seriously
ined, and probably his Government would come to a sudden end. So that the Tersonal ecuation probably weighs s inuch with him ne the question of Hun garian territory.
A CAUTIOUS FATHER.
JUVENILE THIEF BIRCHED.
The Magistrale is that your sant The parent (after 24 close scrutiny of the boy a features): I believe so ?
The Magtrate; He has been stealing. The Father: I was away from home at the time.
But you should make it your busines to know what your boy dues. -I kuva him in your Worship's hands,
He is going to get eight strokes. may be present, if you choose.
You
A STUDY IN CALCULATING, BUTCHER'S SERVANT CONVICTED.
A Chinese, employed by a butcher for conveying meat to the Naval Dockyard, and thence to the ships, was charged, before Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, with the theft of 5 lbs. of meat.
ment,
The Magistrate: Why did you do this? Defendant:
I did
not steal the eat. Supposing I had to take 40 lbe, on board and 1 had brought 50 lbs, with me, I would have to leave 10 lba, behind.
But you have not been on board at
all; how could you therefore, make and exlculation 1-Oh, simple; ing to the number of people.
But without going on board, how could you make that out?I can guage it.
You are attempting to evade the ques- ton. You are telling lign. You wore found at the Dockyard with the ment and had not gone on board. Threa Hrkt.
The defendant was removed, weeping and beating his breast frantically.
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