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PLANE FLIES ON
HEAVY OIL.
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT
IN GERMANY
Berlin, Feb. 5.
Rangoon, Feb. 5, non-official depulation An aeroplane run on heavy oil- walled on the Simon Conference in the place of petrol mado a auc this morning;
cessful flight, over Dessau to-day! The British Burma Association The experiment was carried out claimed Home Rule, on the basis with a Junkers aeroplane of the of the Irish Constitution, and G24 type with room for nine pas- séparation from India. The sengers
and two pilots. The Karen Elders, of the Karen Na-plane was propelled by a Junkers tional Association, pleaded for a 600 h.p. heavy oil motor, on which sixteen per cent. representation the Junkers firm has been exper!- for thoir community on the menting for many years. local bodies and in the public The Junkers company fe now
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tion of Burma from India. The likely to experiment on many simif- Muslim Society, together with, the far lights with the object of de- Committee of the Tanzim League, termining whether aeroplanes run anggested the protection of on heavy oil are as reliable Moslom interests by the grant of those run on petrol motors.
If the heavy oil motors are separate representation.
Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Mac- found to be sufficiently reliable, donald, Inspector-General of the air experts here expect a revolu Burma Police Force, assisted by tion in the construction of dero- Mr. J. D. Clague, gave evidence on plane motors since heavy oll to consume the Police Force in Burma. They motors are claimed
of fuel ascribe the high incidence of only half the quantity crime to post-war economic con required by petrol motors, while alightly more. ditions, and were opposed to the weighing only. transfer apprehending that the Henyy oll motors are besides con- responsible Minister would be sidered to be more resistunt to diable to pressure which might wear and tear than petrol motors, affect the morale. and discipline and above all considerably less of the force.
liable to catch fire or explode..
In their opinion, the Burmans Our Acronautical Correspon- did not take kindly to military dis-Ident states that while all the lead- cipline, but they thought it would ing countries are exparimenting be possible to train a sufficient in the use of heavy oil aeroplane number of Burmans to replace engines, there has hitherto only Indians in the Burma Military been, so. far as la known, two Police, provided that the with successful flights, one in England drawal of the Indians was not and one in America. made too quickly.
MR. COOK APOLOGISES
AND PAYS £100.
WITHDRAWS CHARGES AGAINST MR. SPENCER.
INSP. CORNISH IN- YARD'S "BIG SIX.”
DIRECTED INQUIRIES IN PEACE MYSTERY.
Chief Inspector Cornish, who Mr. A. J. Cook, secretary of the holds the record for commenda- Miners' Federation of Great Bri-tions in the Metropolitan Police, tain, has apologised to Mr. G. A. has been promoted to superinica- Spencer, Independent Labour dent (in place of Supt. A. Haw- M.P. for the Broxstowe Division ins, resigned), and becomes one of Notts, who had entered an of the "Big Six." action against Mr. Cook claiming Among the big cases with damages for alleged slander in which Mr. Cornish has dealt were respect of a speech made to New-the Charing Cross trunk murder, stead miners.
the Pace mystery, and the murder Mr. Cook unreservedly with- of Lady White. draws any imputations reflecting. Mr. Cornish, who is about GO, on Mr. Spencer's character, and joined the force in 1805, and was admits there was no foundation stationed at Whitechapel, over for the charges he was alleged to which area he now has charge. have made and apologises there- Detective-inspector. Hambrook, for. He has paid the costs in the of "S" Division (Albany-street), action and £100 us. nominal has been made chief inspector to damages,
ucceed Mr.. Cornish, and he, In Mr. Spencer Lormed the Miners' turn, will be succeeded as divi- Industries Union, a non-political sional detective inspector by Mr. organisation, in the Notts coal-Fred Bonnett, of Tottenham. De- field during the general strike, tective-sergeant A. Sprackling and and subsequently seceded from Farquhar have been promoted to the Labour party.
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