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AIRWAYS AND AVIATION.
ROMANCE OF CAIRO-
CAPE AIR ROUTE.
· EXPLORER'S 2: JOURNEYS, 1900-AND 1932.
A TRIP THAT TOOK THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE.
BRITAIN'S NEW ·
MAILPLANE.
150 M.PH., 1,000 MILES NON-STOP.
“LIFE” OF AERO ENGINES.
RELIABILITY OF BRITISH UNITS.
Official announcement of a mark, A' distance of 847,900. málos; - or od increase in the use of the air nearly fourteen miles round the mail: services in 1931 provides world, represents the total dis
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When the Africa air mail left fitting background for the decisiony tance covered in a few months the London Air Station, Croydon, of the Air Ministry, to order a by Armstrong Siddeley 215 h.p. there travelled with it a man whose high-so mailarrying aeroplaneLynx aero engines fitted to journey illustrates in remarkabla which shall ombódy the requirements monoplane ait liners which were fashion the well-nigh incredible nd-laid down in a specification placed added last year to the Imperial vanos of aviation manifested in the before British constructors towards Airways Beet. chain of fifty-soven aerodromas and the end of 1930. fanding grounds between Cairo nad Cape Town.
BRITISH M.P, TALKS TO
TWO BIG MEN.
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national seonomio co-operation," and although he maintaian that further : reparation payments are not possi- ble, he is anxious for an amicable settlement of this, as of other, out- standing bonomio problems before tha and of the year...
SMOKE CURSE LIFTED.
PALL OF IDLENESS IN ITS PLACE.
YORKSHIRE'S SPELL OF BAD TRADE.
I 300,000 new motor-cars were driven straight. from Cowley and
The disclosure of a recent private conversations with the British Am-Coventry into the sea, the waste of
and for his policy. But he has by would be no greater than that octa- bossador was a hard blow for bite, money, materials, and labour-
no means given up hope. I took siored every ydar by coal smoke.» away with me the impression of a lonely man, upon whom the burden
Aldbrman Will Melland, of Man- of supreme responsibility bore hea. chester (chairman of the National vily; and of a tired but of a Smoke Abatement Society), made man who saw clearly the path he had marked out for himself, and has statement at the appal con- was resolved "to" pursue it, without feronses of the society at Lavorpool. flinching, to the end.
Yet an improvement in the out- mosphere of the West Riding: WAB
deplored by Dr. J. Johnstone Jer as thera I saw him at his hotel vis, of Leeds, in a paper road be on the evening that he delivered his fore the conference, because ricet
final memorandum to the Chanos) of the credit for this smoke abates.
This tremendous mileage was
By way of contrast, Hitler. The machine will be designed for covered without a single involun-lucky chance brought him to Berlin a cruising speed of more than 150 tary stop, late departure or can-in connection with a law suit while Thirty-two years ago Major miss an hour: Two pilots, a load celled service, and engines of this Ewars Grogan, big game hunter 1,000 pounds of mail and fuckind are now flown no less than and explorer, ended at Cairo & for 1,000 miles non-stop, must be 300 hours between overhauls, lor, breaking off all-negotiations. walk from the Cape which had oe carried, and provision made for figure which marks a great advance
An enthusiastic secretary assured ment must be given to bad trade, cupied three years. He toiled elaborate navigational equipment on the practice of a few years ago and when, a little later, we heard
me that the was a masterpiece"; through thousands of miles of bush suitable for night and day flying, and provides remakable evidence of chime of balls through the wide- and jungle, Inequently distressed Several of the machines, planned by the trustworthiness and long life of open window, he exclaimed, "List by fever bouts brought on by the British designers appear capable British aere power units. This, ex-
en. Our letter is being deliveredi hardships of the march and the of considerably exceeding even ceptional endurnace is rollected knell of the present régime. They and workshops which
now, The bells are ringing the activities, of myriade of disease-these severe requirements, and the automatically in the gurea show-ring out the old and ring in the standing idle and forlorn,” carrying inacts that infested much new craft is. confidently expected to ing cost of maintenance and the now." A SURPRISE.
of the track he followed. Time and attain a maximum speed of 200- again he was in danger from wildm.p.h. benats and hostile natives; once a revolt broke out among his parter's and he was forced to defend him-
self with revolver shots.
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More Smoke Wanted.
"I daresay Yorkshire fodics would Be glad to see more smoke emnant
ing from the chimneys of their mille
are now he, said,
because while I do not believe in the oft-ropeated Yorkshire adage "I was taken to an inner root where a short, dark, spare figure, that muck means money, a smok with a small moustache and limpiding chimney does at any rate mean blue eyes, sprang to his feet, clicked that the mill is working, and that his heels together, raised this arm, wages are being paid to men and and shouted "Hitler" Momontarily
time to feel embarrassed he was are passing through, are, suffering, I was taken aback; but before. I had women who, in timce such as Wo
explaining that the events of the in health from the lack of the to power, within a musasurable space past few days had made his advent!
necanaries of life, perhaps more of time, inevitable.
than they would oven from A moke-laden atomsphere.
Lynx" motor is expected to prove cheaper to operate, un a Growth of Confdance,
basis of cruising horsepower The big, increnes in the use of hour". computation, then almost air mail services during 1931 in every other kind of engine used on dicates steady growth of public the cross Channel serviccs.. Now he goes to Cape Town by confidence in the heroplane. Alte Facts of this kind lack the air. When his long march sided gether 52:4" tons of letters were spectacular appeal of the fast long scarcely a hint existed of the imcarried by air out of this country, distance flight but they possess minent possibility of successful!
an increase of 29 per cent, over the tremendous practical importance heavier-than-air fight. Thres years figure for 1930 and of no less than for the aircraft operator. Low
"And I am going on alone now," had yet to pass before the Wright 74 per scut, over 1928. Nor was costs of maintenance and repair she added. A secretary asked me to brothers left the ground in the the improvement due only to the vital in the scheme of an air ser
put questions, and I asked him for Arst tiny controlled "hops" that opening of now. services; the greater/vice; figures such those cited his views on the economic situation they cannot come soon enough--one -
! part of the rise is attributable to prove that the magnificent perform. "You have been laying too much hopes that electricity will. supersede have led to she tremendous achieve-
increased public use of the estab-allied with robust and long-endurid. This is a political crisis.
ance of British nero engines is emphasis on the economic side," he conl as a source of power in many" ments of the present day.
Aero-listed services.
ing qualities of workmanship and plance were a dream of" a few en
The Indian line, which also material. And that is not inva thusiasts, whose theories and hopes serves Egypt, Iraq and Palestine,ably true of some even of the better
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Political forces will carry me to power."
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of our factories, and thereby strike bla "blowatthe smoke fiend much I asked him if he wanted an elec more effective than has ever boeir
would win outright. His reply to like ourselves or by Acts of Par. * both questions was a vehement affr-
liamente mative.
amused their friends and, gave toolt 12,809 pounds of outward known engines built in factoriestion now, and if he thought he struck either, by smoke reformars
less kindly folk ample ground for doubts about their annity. But the incredible thing has happeard, Major Grogan, is scheduled to com-
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plete in seven days the journey from one end of Africa to the other that once, less than a generation ago, took him thirty dve months.
He is the first passenger, Apart from the members of the malf official party which left Croyden on the inangural flight last week
letter mail from this country. The outside Great Britain. young Central African service, established Inst year, earried 5,457 pounds of letters, and the European
services accounted for 38,094
ROYAL VISITORS,
And then, suddenly, ho burst in-
Smoke is the curse of every in-
to an impassioned harangue. "How 'dustrial aras, and in this respect
no less than 38 per cent, over the pounds, representing an increase of BELIAN PRINCE AND PRIN would you like it," he demanded, the West Riding of Yorkshire is previous year's results.
Recorda were broken by the Christmas mail to India, which
to fly through from London to from this country. South Africa by the new air routo.
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with an indescribable emphasis, certainly no exception. your colonies and your fleet had Anyone taking the railway Ipoh, Feb. 12.--The Crown Prince been driven between England and journey between Manchester and
What would you do?", 3reated well over two tons. On and Princess of Belgium arrived at Wetland; What would you be? Leads in normal times unb bo A struck by the dirty condition of the wighed nearly one ton, which is night mail. The saloon coach wouldn't like it. On be swept Hestamework of buildings, and the one day, December 12, the mail Kuala Lumpur atam. by the
I had no time to say that I atmosphere, the discoloration of the the highest figure ever attained for detached and placed in a siding.
single flight by, any air service until o'clock, when Mr. J. E reminded me of an aftqucted se2 scorched and stunted appearance of
Kempa District Officer, and Capt. tence of Robin about Bernard the vegetation." Lindsay Years, A.D.C. to the Shaw: M. Show ne parle pas très✨ Sultan of Perak, called and accom.bien; mais il s'exprime avea une vision of the fares, but it shouldpanied the royal couple in motor telle violence qu'il s'impose.??: also be remembered that, the airline cars to Government House for
YOUTH AND VITALITY offers the biggest time saving over breakfast..
About Hitler's intellectual capa surfaca transport when the destina- Later in the morning, the visitors No passengers will be accepted by sion on point of departure is in the werê motored round, visiting place city I am not qualified to give an Í Imperial Airways for transport to interior of the continent. On the of interist. They hust went to opinion. But this much I can say. Africa ili March the date fixed present schedule the time saved on Chenderoh to visit the Perak RiveHe has youth. He has abundant *moke for more than three minutes for the beginning of regular paste Lendon-Cape Town journey is Hydro Electric Co.'s plant and vitality. And he has passion. It in thirty minutes. Steps, had alr
between six and woven days, by dam comparison with the swiftest steam- ship service, but the farther inland.
Passengers in Marah.
But he is a privileged person.
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A report presented by the Greater Loadon Joint Smoke Abatement Committed to the Conference, stated: that beneficial effects were being securedi-indar_thebysław which nto operation in May, which "into" prohibited the
the emission of binek
came
been taken to minimise the amount is, I know, the fashion amongst our
of smoke discharged by railway ́en- intellectuals to-day to deczy... pas
gines, and it was hoped that it aion, to disparage ita virtues and
www.would eventually disappear alto
gothera
SOVIET, LAYS OIL PIPE LINE.
Somehow Hitler has managed to communicate this passion of his to d masses of rather desperate people: A PROJECT THAT COST OVER And therein lies his power.
THO
TWO MILLION POUNDS.
ery Hoil! Hitler "re-echoes, through Germany to-day. We should
Dow line. senger carriage on the On that day places will be set aside in the dir lincs leaving London and the objective the greater is the There are men of the highest daits forcq. Nevertheless, I continuq Cape Town for people who wish to
saving & And even over the entire pacity who, although they have not to believe that, oven in the modern travel by the new MTV100. The
journey, which enables the surface openly joined his party, are pre- world, deeply felt passion. retains vehicles to show up most favour-pared to serve in a National Gov. the power to move man to heroic fars fixed for the entire journey ably, the time saved is still saferament formed under its auspices action and fearful sacrifice, a is €130, which includes keep, and feicnt to justify the extra cost. For example, Dr. Schacht, one of accommodation" all along the way. When
that huge four-engined the great central bankers of the First-class fare by steamship bebiplane which ascended from Lon-world, is freely spoken of au's pos
don last week with the Africansible Finance: Minister, Lonte & tween England and Cape Town
mail went a Puss Moth" light The points to bear in mind ́árss rangée up to 202, according to the monoplane, carrying Mr. Walter two: cabin occupied, and the cost.com- Kny, & former, student of the de The Brat is that, whether not underestimate the strength of parison is therefore at present Havilland technical school who re achieves power or not, the Nazi the movement of which he is the against the aeroplane
cently learned to fly in England, movement will profoundly influence living embodiment. and Mr. Roy Tuckett, well-known Gorman politics in the years that It is impossible to forecast the bus heen reported to-day of being Undoubtedly a sufcient volume for his magnificent kinematographe ahead...
future. No one knows whether the complete and ready for me. of traffic, especially if coupled with pictures, taken from the air, of the The second is that if we want any Nazis will be swept into power, or The line cost over £9,000,000 the redubed maintance charges Ruwenzori mountains in Central more reparations we shall have to whether Dr. Brising will manage build and was constructed in that the newer machines in the Im Africa They are travelling with go to Berlin, wash troops, to go to steer the ship of State into months
the inaugural service all along the them. As they won't be worth the perial Airways Best seem likely to way, taking a series of film shots paper they're priated on who vow it scarcely matters For it between the Grosny region and eznure, would mean eventual re of the airway and of its equip got there, it seems scarcely worth
while. (Continued at foot of nest solumen:) ment
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Moscow, Feb. A 3-mile-long pipe line to be used for pumping kerosene from Armavir to
calmer watara From me point of Another line only 200 miles long Hitler wins it la Righly Improbable!
that he will himself nocept office | Tuapse, completed sometime sko
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