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FEWER CORONATION COURTS
Owing to pressure of State It is announced by the Lord: engagements during the Coro Chamberlain that two of the nation season, the King has de-London Courts will take place in cided to hold only three Courts in May and the last in July. London this year. Instead of the usual four or Ove,
There will, however, be a fourth In Scotland, at the Palace of Holyrood-house, in July, at which Scottish, débutantes will be pre-
sented.
"There has not been an evening Court at Holyrood since the war. and the innovation will form a graceful' compliment from the Queen to her fellow countrywomen. The Royal Company of Archers, the King's Bodyguard for Beotland, will be
on duty in the state rooms in their uniforms of green cloth
embroidered with golden thistles, and cocked hats of black silk with a plume of green fea- thers.
R.A.F. BASE ON LUCE BAY
Progress With Work Öf Preparation
ACCOMMODATION FOR
400 AIRMEN
R.A.F. Armament Training Camp No. 4, situated on the shore of Luce Bay, is beginning to assume
more finished appearance, though much remains to be done before the base will be ready for
the accommodation of the RAF Squadron, who are expected to take up their quarters there in the spring. Wing Commander C. E. V. Forter has taken over command of the camp, and at present about
30 men are tion.
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To avoid an overwhelming rush af debutantes the rule excluding the presentation of those .pre sented in previous reigns will be enforced..
SIGHTSEERS BUREAU?
It is understood, that the Privy Council Coronation Committee is considering setting up a central Coronation Bureau
some
the Hotels and Restaurants As
Meanwhile, the census which
sociation of Great Britain laun- ched
weeks ago of all accommodation within a 100-miles radius of London will
soon be complete. The details will stand as striking proof of the eagerness of Britain to welcome Coronation visitors.
Cut Off With A Farthing
The bill to prevent spiteful testa- tors leaving their families pen- niless will not stop the vindictive from using theidr wills to hit back from the grave. Some curious examples of this form of human perversity are ou record, A few years ago a man living in a London suburb directed that his wife should be given "One pair of my trousers. free of duty, and carriage paid. as symbol of what she wanted to wear in my lifetime, but did not.
farthing to be sent by post mati Another man left his spouse ane
unstamped envelope. The will of
Wall Street broker, admitted to provate about seven years ago,
KILLED BY HIS
OWN INVENTION
The
inventor tragedy of an meeting his death in an aeroplane. of secret design, which had been his life's work les behind the air 'crash at Warlingham, Surrey, In which Mr. Richard Taylor, aged 40
Riverside, Sunbury-on- Thames, was killed.
of
Last February he leased part of a private aerodrome at Kingswood, and worked with three mechanics behind closed doors.
He completed the 'plane; it was
Mr. Taylor took it up for a fight. wheeled out of the hangar, and
He later went out for further tests, and had been in the air only a few moments when the wings chine crashed from a appeared to buckle and the ma- 200ft.
height of
Mr. Leslie Ransom, a builder, of Hook. Surrey, one of those who nnanced Mr. Taylor's venture, said:-
"Mr. Taylor had devoted his attention to "a secret all-metal 'plane with special wings which. it was hoped, would be a commer- cial proposition and would pop- ularise cheap flying.
"One of its features was the slow landing speed. I do not know what will happen regarding the 'planes of this design till those who promoted the venture meet. It is expected that, if Mr. Taylor's ex- periments prove complete the machines will be marketed."
NEWNHAM COLLEGE
FUND
The Duke of Kent will attend the City dinner in ald of the Newnham College Building Fund, read: "To my son I leave the at the Clothworkers' Hall, pleasure or earning a living: for The Hon. Rupert Beckett, chair
E.C. thirty-five years he thought the nian of the Westminister engaged in prepara-pleasure was mine; he is mistaken Lid.. will preside. Among the
To my valet I leave all the
many other prominent men who are taking an Interest In the Balereggan estate and extends to clothes he has been stealing Trom
Appeal are me for the past ten years. To my
the Earl of Balfour. chauffeur I leave my curs; he has
Lord Bethell, Lord Wright," Sir nearly ruined them, and
John Brooke Sir Robert I want
Waley
The site of the aerodrome is on
almost 100 acres.
The whole of one farm and part of another were
Bank
taken over at Freugh, and thoug him to have the satisfaction of Cohen, Bir W, H. Peat Sir Josiah
the land looked flat a great deal of levelling had to be done in the early stages of the operations.
For the past year a considerable number of local unemployed have been engaged on the work and the district has derived substantial benefit from the activities at the base.
GROWTH OF MINIATURE TOWN
A striking transformation has been effected. The farm house has teen converted into an office, and on the adjoining fields a miniature town has grown up.
Altogether 63 different buildings have been erected, leaving out of account the hangars, which are only being started. Owing to the recent heavy rains the ground is In a wretched condition, but the buildings themselves are notable for their comfort.
of
finishing the job. To my partner 1 leave the advice that he takes
another partner immediately if he expects to do any business in the
future."
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THE HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRWAYS OF BOLIVIA
Flying Over The Mountaine
In Big Transport-Planes
Details which have been received South America contain interesting commercial air progress in
particulars of the air-lines ΟΙ Bolivia. For some of the airways The camp includes shops, stores, of Bolivia it is claimed that they workshops, a "school," and a re-
operate at the highest altitudes, creation hall. There are three
and under the most exacting con- dining-halls one for officers, an-ditions of any in the world. Re- other for sergeants and one for gular passenger and mall services the rank and file, Every care is are maintained over the highest- being taken to provide for the parts of the Andes. The air-port physical wellbeing and the cultural
at La Paz is located at an altitude development, of those who will be
of, 13,500 feet. The air-port, of stationed at the camp.
Orünu, in the mining area, is at 12,100. feet; while the altitude of the Cochabamba air-port 18,400 feet.
Accommodation is being pro- vided for about 400 airmen, though the personnel will reach this number only occasionally. Central heating and
electric light have been installed through -out the camp, and boring is at pre- gent taking place with, a view to obtaining an adequate water sup- ply. If this is not forthcoming locally it is expected that Stran- raer Town Council will be asked to provide water from the burgh sup-
No official communication has been received by the Counell, ozi the subject, but it is significant that work on an extension to the Stranraer waterworks is being pushed forward with all speed.. TARGET SWEPT AWAY BY THE
ply.
GALE
In proximity to the training camp at Freugh there is to be a .bombing bases. A watch-tower and targets are being erected there, but the operations have been retarded by stormy weather.
The big transport-planes employed often take off at more than 13,000 feet in a cold climate with the temperature below zero. and then land at the end of their climb to a height of 20,000 feet. journey at sea-level and in torrid conditions
An Amusing Story From Canada
An amusing story is being told by pilota flying in the Far North of Canada. It appears that an Indian medicine man in, a remote habitants stories of a mythical village had been telling its in- Thunder-bird' which was supposed to haunt a neighbouring mountain, hatching out lighting and making thunder with her wings. One day the big transport-plane of a One of the targets at Clayshant Burveying parry the first aircraft had just been erected when a gale to visit that particular region— sprang up and it was swept away. suddenly appeared in sight exactly The tower is to be used for obser- above the mountain. The Indians vation purposes during bombing stared aghast, believing this roar practice, and is so constructed as ing machine to be an actual mani- to be almost invisible from above. I festation of the much-discussed
The R.A.F. officers are at present: Thunder-bird." The medicine quartered in Stranraer; and, the man himself rashed out of his hut, married airmen are also lodging in gave one amazed look ́skyward the town. One result of the de- and then the apparition being velopment at Freugh is that there altogether too much for himn will be a perceptible increase of turned and vanished into the business in Stranraer.
-neighbouring bush.
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