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OLD HUNTING RECALLED.
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1923.
A BABY BALLOON.
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purposes and brought down with minimum of danger and te carried away, leaving no trace.
The little "jumper," which was built as a sporting propout-
tion has been used in a game of "Fox and Geese." Six men re-
descend, another member of the party, following in an automobile, would climb aboard and travel through the air and so on until all had enjoyed the novely, the heaviest man in the party going up first.
Ascents have been made both day and night-the one as suc cessful as the other.
D'ye Ken John Peel New Form of "Fox and Geese." Mr. John Benson, who died at The smallest passenger-carry- Cookermouth on January 16, at ing balloon in the world, just the age of 85, was probably the built at McCook Field, Dayton, cantly enjoyed a series of jumps twenty-two miles last survivor of the many who by three United States Govern-to Xenis, had hunted with the famous John ment, licensed pilots, for their distant. When one would go up and Peel af Caldbeck. Mr. Benson own pleasure and amusement, was a great sportsman, too. For has proved to be such a success 151 years he bad hunted, with his that it has been patented, through awa Melbreak pack, the wild United States air service channels. north-west corner of the Lake The gas bag is constructed of District fells.
rubberized cotton fabric without Most sports lovers are familiarang net, has a capacity of only with the greatest of all North 5,000 cubic fear of gas, is twenty- Country songe, "D'ye keu John two feet in diameter, and, with Feel?" and there is a tendency all equipment, weighs a trifle less to regard him as mythical an than 123 pounds ides. His history is plain Cum- When tested at an altitude of
feet and brian: he was born at Greenring, 3,000
permitted to in Caldbeck, on November 13, 1776, descend it was converted into a sad died in 1854, aged 78 years parachate and the pilot landed His gravestone, with its huating with ease.
It was not the idea of bringing emblems, is a scene of many a pilgrimage by Cumbrian hunters.into being anything which might In his prime John was about be useful in time of war that this 6ft. high," ter, ble" lang in th leg balloon was built. The idea of and lish (nimble), wi' a fine girt the builders, who did their work ceb and grey eyes that could see on their own time, and backed up for ever." He was stopgh the plan with their own money, customer, with a rough voice, and was to afford themselves the use rougher hallos. On his way of a free balloon which would be home from outlying meets or inexpensive to build and at the "deaths," he roused the. sleeping same time economical in opera- villages with Tally-host" There's tion. The balloon represents an Peel getting wham, and the outlay, mot of thousands of sooner the silenter Iraby'll be."dollars, but only a few hundred. John's first recorded escapade The gas to fill it costs about $3 WAS his elopement and under ordinary circumstances. marriage to Mary White
The techaique of the balloon is st Gretna Green. The two as simple as it is navel and young folks entered the banns. original. The weight of the When the parson read them out balloon and the weight of the pilot Mary's mother called "I forbid the are balanced to within about four banns. For this reason-they're pounds, by means of sand ballast. far too young." The vicar held.
A propeller, operated by hand, the objection valid and cancelled driven by means of an endless cotton rope belt. exerts a four. pound thrust, causing the balloon to rise or descend, as the pilot desires. “
This entry.
A GRETNA GREEN MARRIAGE.
The first dark night, however, John saddled the fleet Binsey and bolted with Mary down the lane-
A WET TRAGEDY." Perhaps this little nifty belongs corns & prominent resident of higher up on this page, as it con- Washington who has a magni- cent estate out Chevy Chase way. who has been in the habit of getting his wet goods direct from a Maryland distillery. But being under no bonds of local secrecy, we can best tell of the 200 gallons of finest bourbon con- cealed in sa pil-tank truck which arrived on the premises of the said rich man one recent night.
"Run your truck into the garage," he ordered. "for it is too late to pump the stuff into the whisky barrels."
Accordingly, the oil tank was stored overnight in the garage, and the possessor of the bourbon went to bed smiling.
Alas! in the employ of the prom- s young inent resident was chauffeur who punches the time! He had not olock at 7 a.m. been told of the precious contents of the supposed oil truck, and thinking it to be gasoline, be Daytonians who had never be.turned-to with a will and indus to the Border. They were married fore been of the ground have triously pumped the entire 200 at daybreak by the-blacksmith.taken the ship up successfully The outmanoeuvred Whites made after a few minutes of instruc- the best of the fact, stipulating for jon, and all agree that it worked a regular church wedding to clear "beautifully." the position.
The builders of this novel Before his marriage John kept aircraft say that the Government few hounds, and more were in will find it of great advantage in possession of his neighbours. On training aviators in the art of a hunting morning John blew his parachute jumping. They also say born to "all the airts," and the hat it will be of negrimshle long last note brought together lus vilne in trafsinspitats a balloon pack. A cascade of bark and schools. Int me of war it could wbita, lemon.and tar, cam over he unexked up" pear enemy wail and dyke. He had some relines, sent aloft for observation märkable bunts; in 181 & lox escaped in darkness and storm after 10hrs. 40mins. rue; in 1829 two records of 80 ad 70 miles are given. Even in 1848 the veteran took part in a run which covered 60 miles.
60 ds. 4 m/
gallons of bourbon into the undereround gasoline tank, where it joyously mingled with, thirty gallons of bonest-to-goodness gasoline. Nuf sed. Raymond G. Carroll in Ex.
INDIAN WOMAN BARRISTER. Miss Mitham Tata, B. A., of Bombar Univerity was "called " to the Bar recently. She is first Indian woman to become barrister.
EXCHANGE.
Opening Hote: closing Rate on Page 1.)
SELLING.
30 ds. San Francisco and New
York
56
2/31
4 m/s. Mark
Nom.
2/3.13416 4 m/s. Francs
9.30
min
9.45
Demand, Germany.
213
Desand New York
Nom.
TT. Bombay
90;
Demand, Bombay
.1723
112;
T/T. Calensta
173;
Demand, Calcutta
On Yokoham
132
Nom. 8.20
BUTING.
T/T John Peel was a bound-lover. Demand He gave his pack a chance to 30 d. do its work. To him, the quest' was the best part. He was out at T/T. Shanghai daylight, and abominated the 11 T T. Singapore o'clock meet. "The hoonds bev TT Japan
II.
India time to quest or work
Demand India t'ground, an' run ower many "&T/T. San Francisco and New
York fox as snd be brokken up." He would tell a laggard: "Look out T/T. Java
TT. Marks theear! There's gesin' to be a France death." The bound blazed on to Demand. Paris be in at the break-up.
DEK
In his prime John Peel kept and bunted 14 couple of bounds, and worked the triangle between Car. lisle, Cockermouth and Fenrith, The Shiddaw and Saddleback ranges, rising to 3.000 feet, were great haunts of the foxes. Though he had 13 children and a small patrimony, he kept a pack for 55 years, with little bat casual aid, and at the end was better off than ever in his life.-W.T.P. in the Daily Chronicle.
WEATHER REPORT.
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Singapore
Demand. Demand. Batavia
On
on Haiphong
On Saigon
On Bangkok Sovereign
Gold leaf per Tael
ready
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A m/s. L:C. 4 mjs. D. P. 6 mis. Lic. 30d/s. Sydney and Melbourne 2/5
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China and slightly from Formoza to Luzoo.
The anticyclone now appears to
From
A
Japan be central to the north of. Korea. Shanghai Moderate monsoon may be ex-Shanghai pected along the SE, coast of Shanghai
Maniis- China and over the China Sea.
C.8. A, Japan & Shanghai Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 London (Parcela 14th Feb) hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January let. 1.14 inches, against *verage of 4.70 inches.
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