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STANHOPE WHO SERVED KING. GEORGE 1.
A HISTORY AND FOUR NOVELS.
Mr. Howard Marshall in the Lon. don Telegraph. That is Mr. Louis. Bromfield's opinion. His work is: highly original and perfectly de- By Basil Williams.
licious. Obviously this is a nove- (Oxford University Press. 15.) fist to be sampled, and we havo the has never had his meed in English latest book.
James, the first Earl Stanhope, opportunity in "The Orchid," hir
STANHOPE.
history or estimation, party because
Is he really as outstanding as his
ed by the Air Ministry with the connaissance duty in distant parts civil aircraft, the engine is air.be was over-shadowed as a soldic numerous eminent admirers ag inspection of certain classes of air of the British Empire, this new rooled and inverted (that is, with by the era of Marlborough and gest? I have my doubts about it,
eraft for the renewal of certificates
of airworthiness; it was stated re.flying ship is equipped to operate the cylinders below the crankyaac) to George the First and had the ingly enough in the slyly humor.
cently by the Director of Aero- nautical Inspection that much of this work had bean delegated to; the two classification Societies,
Advantages of the merger are obvious. The way is now clear for the classification of civil aircraft to be organized on lines similar to
for long periods away from its base and is suficiently staworthy to with and easily any weather conditions met while afloat, except the heaviest ocean gales.
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because he was Secretary of State though undeniably he writes charm This arrangement has many advan ungrateful task of humbling the ons Barrie manner. tages, particularly in aeroplanes Tories and suppressing the Jacobi The Orchid" is very short. It driven by tractor airscrews in the
is the story of a famous actress nose of the fuselage, not the least
He accomplished as much as any who cannot make up her mind whe- being the excellent view forward
man in bringing the House of Hather to remain an actress in the In military form the boat, whichders are located one behind the most in keeping them there. He not be more pleasant, and in the afforded the pilot. The six cylin over to the throne and more than cause of art, or whether it would is designed and constructed by other in line, and the Napier ex- Messrs. Short Brothers, will carry perta believe that they have entirely any English Minister in history. Naples with Mr. Julian Heaven- know European politics better than long run more profitable, to go to- these applied to shipping and a crew of ten and an immense fuel eliminated any risk of overheating Mr. Williams claims that for seven street, of Heavonstreet's Structural which, incidentally, in the course
years he was "the diplomatic mas¦ Steel. of some 250 years have made the Jund for non-stop journeys over dis-of the rear cylinders. The normal
rated power of 150 b.p. is main tor of Europe." He was his own a bouschold tances of many hundreds of miles.tained with the engine running at Ambassador, as when he set out to sian by Prof. Pembauer, who tea- She is guided towards her deci. name of "Lloyd's "* wurd in every corner of the seven If it were modified for commercial 2,000 revolutions & minute; #t Vienna to restore the confidence ches the plauo; Mrs. Connor, her seas. The merged organisation will use the craft might carry with ease maximum engine speed of 2.300 lost, when England left her Allies, dresser; and Mr. Gambrino, who
power given off in the lurch by the Treaty of runs bo controlled by a powerful Avia- up to one hundred passengers and rp.h.
a merry-go-round in New Total weight of the Utrecht. This habit has been "re York, though he might have been tion Committee, on which will sit their luggage. From tip to tip the engine is 410 pounds, equivalent to vived in our own age by the benea primo teuere had his stomach. leading representatives of the air huge biplane wings monaure 120 2.4 pounds h.p. craft construitors, insurance in. feet; the hull is 804 feet long and power. terests, air transport and other 313 feet deep. Stainless steel and operating companies, and of the light alloys are the sole materials employed in construction Between chief acronautical societies.
Ever since the emergence of civil the wings are set aix 825 h.p.
Rolls-Royce "Buzzard"
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ficant custom, almost forced on the not turned sour. That is all. The statesmen of the world, of making plot is not so important as the For several months the engine personal contact with one another people, and the people arc find been undergoing severe flying at least once a year." trials in a Spartan biplane. Now
so important as the He achieved the Triple Alliance thor's attitude towards them. that the company is satisfied with of 1717, which can be compared to If you like whimsicality with its performance, production of the the modern Entente. "Who shall some sound sense at the bottom of engine may be expected to match
any that Stanhope and Dabois were lit, Mr. Nathan is your mán. with the design and construction less successful than Lansdowne and years just after the war air traffic arranged in three tandem pairs in of new types of thres and four
Dornford Yates' Now Book. Delcassé !"
aviation from the chuos of the
experts have believed that the task
of classifying and inspecting civil
should secure that uniformity of thought land method, typical of
streamlined nacelles.
engines
Much is expected from flying
In
sender aircraft built to use it.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES
URGED.
From the fanciful to the romantic. A Great Man.
is an easy step, and in "Safe Cus. His diplomatic career rodeomedtody" Mr. Dornford Yates-trans- aircraft in properly outside the ships of this size, which should BANK SALARIES IN THE P.I.his broke military effort in that ports us to a mysterious castle in reasonable activities of the Air within the near future operate re-
early Peninsular War, so disastrous Austria, where we find the rightful Ministry. The uw organisation sular trans-ocean air services.
to British arms. Though Stanliope owners and a beautiful Countess the Royal Air Force fleet craft of
captured· Minoren, passing Port struggling for possession with n
this kind are envisaged as per-
Mabon as a title to his family, he gang of adequately sinister and was mande prisoner with his army bloodthirsty crooks. · More than the forming duties towards a squadron
at Brihuega, Mr. Williama deseri castle is at stake, however, for bes. this unhappy defeat with maps there is a vast treasure hidden in. in every detail and tries to find the vaults, a treasure poisoned by parallel for such a brave but the Borgias which transmits its poi. unscientific soldier" in Kitchener son to the crooks and thus saves at Paard berg. The Stanhopes had the rightful ownere from a horri a strange and fatal connection with ble death,
the present system of shipping classification, which is essential to
the best interests of the aircraft
Manila, July 22-The report of of smaller flying boats similar to the special committee which has those of a submarine "mother been studying
a plan for reducing industry and of all acroplane ship." The ide is that such an salaries and other expenses of the users. But while a predominantly aerial flotilla would be able to re- Philippine National Bank will be submitted to the board of directors "military" governmental departonuoitre and patrol au immense at its meeting this afternoon.
It is understood that the com- Spain. Three Stanhopes were Am. Mr. Yates is a versatile writer, ment has entire control such uni- area of ocean with a speed and
certainty that the fastest surface mittee will recommend that the bassadors to Madrid. Three brofor he has two distinct styles, the formity is difficult of attainment,
salaries of the employees receiving thera died by faver or hattle, so humorous and the dramatic. Here. Gradually, therefore, the inspec- cruiser could not hope to approach. higher pay be reduced in accord that when yet another was killed he is dramatic, and if you are pre- tion of all civil aircraft should be The flying mother ship" would auce with the government schedule, a century inter at Corunna, he was pared for the usual improbabilities, handed over to the new organisa. carry a big load of spares and The lower-salaried personne! may tion, which should have powers
workshop repair equipment for the be spared. similar to those exercised in the benefit of the smaller craft, and world of shipping by Lloyd's Ret need would fly back at high gister. In such an event the Air speed to the nearest base for addi-
Ministry might be expected to pos- sess the supervisory rights exerted by the Board of Trade in maritimo matters, the faul word resting with the government department con-
cerned.
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Patrol of Sea Routes.
Development of this kind of air- craft possesses particular import
anco for Great Britain because of
the enormously long se routes which link tho Empire and need protection and efficient patrol in Lime of war. Many air strategists believe, too, that, the very large flying holit, if suitably armed-prob. ably with guns firing, small shells- would becoma most formidable offensive and defensive weapon.
The reduction of expenses in the bank really started a year ago with the reorganization of the head office
the fourth Stanhope buried on and for a certain amount of harm Spanish ground."
less sentimentality where the Coun-
Mr. Williams has written ono of tess is concerned, this is a swift- those important and impartial moving and entertaining tale, volumes, out of which the Macau
A Competent Book.
lays and the Lytton Stracheys will
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in Manila. A large number of carve partial Essays in days to employees has been eliminated. Tho come. expenses for the first half of 1932.
showed considerable reduction
from the expenses for the correspon- ding period last year.
EDUCATION IN P.I.
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE
TO MEET.
MANILA, July 22, The first meeting of the execu In commercial use the large flying tive committee appointed by Gover boat may be expected, to obviate or General Theodore Roosevelt to any mood for the airship. Though carry out his programme of com-
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It makes heavy reading, for thing has been omitted even if it | failed to come off. For instance,
man.
Mrs.
As a contrast we may take "Mrs Taylor," by Marjorie Worthington, which is as unexciting as its title.
It is a competent novel, for all that, and I should imagine that it we are given the piquant informs middle-aged widow of a successful gives an accurate picture of the
tion that Stanhope took a house at American business Newmarket to entertain the Abbé Taylor is a pleasant, kiddly crea- Dubois, the French Minister, durture, still quite attractive, and ing the races, but a note says that anxious to enjoy her freedom. She Stanhope was too ill, and Dubois naturally goes to Parin, leaving an would not go without him Stan elderly admirer behind her, and hope was a match for Cardinal Al-acquiring a younger admirer dur- boroni in Spain and Dubois iping her travels. The younger wan France. He was cut short before comes back to America, but proves fifty, and before his country could be worthless, and Mrs. Taylor realise that he was a great man. marrics ker old friend- and retties Among his descendants were Lady down to the sort of domestic life Hoster Stankope and Lord Rose which pleases her best. bery. Mr. Williams has compiled A quiet book, obviously, but Miss the last possible word in the Worthington writes easily and pigeon-hole style of history. It is sympathetically, and her characters. a massive monument, welcome to are well observed. historians, but it is not likely to atir posthuntous popularity for his
hero.
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its range is not so great aa that munity education will be held next of the large lighter-than-air flying Monday. machine, the flying boat should be Plans for putting into effect the approximately twice as fast and objectives set forth in the Gover-
tess experisive to maintain and to nor Generals proposal will be operate. An important point in taken up and adopted so that the considering the future of the big lectures on health, economy and TUS OECHID. By Robert Nathan. commercial fiying boat in that the other matters of public interest may
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FOUR NEW NOVELS.
Full Blooded Haiti,
Finally, to return for a moment to violenza, there is. “ Drume“ Dambala by H. Bodford-Jones, tumultuous story of political in- trigue and voodoo fanaticisa, in
--(Elkin-Mathewa. – 05.)---
Haiti. A white man who has come CUSTODY. By Dotoforu to Haiti in search of his lost-bro- Yates. (Hodder and Stough-ther joins Toussaint L'Ouverture, ton, T. ed.). Mns. TAYLOR. By Marjorie Worth power which, involves treachery, re the negro leader, in ‘a struggle for ington. (Cape. 78. od.)' us
volt and thassacre. ford-Jones, (John Long. 18, 05.) DRUMS~or~DAMBALA --By H.--Bel
ER MY TN Lat
Original American Author. Jones Inys his colours on rather tou thickly at times, but for, a tale af Mr. Robert Nathan is unique action this is decidedly better than nmong Américari writers, writes most
engine arrangement and general dobe started at the earliest possible sign of the now British machine, date
Jaid with the engines located high above. These village assemblies will be Lin the hall, may be expected to pro- given a name in the dialects so that vide exceptionally quiet recommp they may be readily understood by dation in the space that would be the people. The lectures also will Coccupied by the passenger cabins. be given in the dialects."
gulbery.caffail and Mr. Bedford
As you may imagine, it is a_8&h=