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3 Cramp was the result of setting the warrant officer down by the spring.
Unhealthy emanation.
Church fentures.
10 A queen might be the gainer.
11 This is a subject that makes mo
genial
12 Order.
1 Indicated by D. following this
year.
14 The royal portion that takes an
age to complete.
17 Lots of boys knew this Dick.
10 This shows the divisions in which
his manuscript appears.
33 Curse the river easel
27 A verbal noun.
20 The best part of a canoe.
30 Overbearing enough to make art inwardly groan in a very per- turbed way.
31 Describes a Dickens character because he was so well able to 10.
32 Vehicular trafie is barred on this
island, to use a common term,
33 Where Hamlet hid In Kent,
34 A yawning gulf in ancient
Ethiopia.
Down
1 Though an orator of repute Eric
Ja not himself in company.
2 Made bony.
3 Turn up the gar
on a groat
collection of bulldings, and so achieve wisdom.
The first vowel is the only one in this compound.
6 Compose, not as pivots, but as
actars do (hyphen).
0 Hackwards.
7 Prince of Wales Island is its
other name. 13 Shift.
16 Naturally, this ore is only found
on land.
10 Made cosier though not entirely
pleased.
18 Feature.
20 Words of the same family. 21 Annoy.
22 Where the rector feels quite at
home.
24 An ex-king of Persia-emphatic-
ally 80,
25 One of the flowers that bloom
in the spring, tra-ial
26 and another, in which a good deal of misplaced zeal is dit. played. 28 Sweet, isn't it?
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BE STRONG
AIR MENACE TO CIVILIANS
SOME FINE TARGETS
By RICHARD FINDLAY | (Former R.A.F. War Pilot)
IT.
TF war were to break out again the conditions of warfare would be found to be greatly changed. During the Great War bombing aircraft were only just beginning to find their true sphere. In the Royal Air Force only nine, bomb- itig squadrons were detached as a separato force for attacks upon civilian centres, while on the Ger- man sido the attacks upvu' England were made by a relatively `small number of aircraft. But, if this country la again embroiled in a Continental dispute with another nation within attacking distance of our shores, bombing aircraft, will be found to have the striking power of, long-range heavy guns.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1935.
SOFT SATIN
A Pretty Cinnamon Coloured Dress
WITH CHIFFON SCARF
A pretty and very wearable dress in cinnamon coloured soft satin patterned in orange and brown shows full puff sleeves to the elbows and an orange chiffon wear at the neck,
Raising aircraft would in the first Instance be directed against certain definite objectives, the destruction of which would have for its aim the curtailment of our military power. Allucks would be Inunched against important muni- tion centres, centres of aircraft and aero-engine production, aero- dromes, fuel depots, harbours, rallway junctions, and other vital [CHICKEN AND TONGUE
points.
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SANDWICHES
When this work had been accom- rished the torroriaation of the civil. population would begin.
AT T this season of the year cold Norwood, In common with the rest remains of tongue and fowl of London and other large towns crop up, not sufficient for another throughout the country, would be-meal, but too much to throw out. come the target for terrific bom- bardment from the air.
LAND MARK
To the pilot who has flown over London there is no greater or more conspicuous landmark than the Crystal Palace. It can be seen in clear weather from very great dis- tances, and in bad weather, before wireless communicatius with the
AUTOGIRO FOR NAVY
CRADLE INVENTION FOR TAKE-OFF
VERTICAL FLIGHTS
The Navy is to have its feat autogiro in less than two months' time, says the Morning Post Nayal Correspondent. The machine will, 1 understand, be attached to the aircraft Carrier Courageous. Several officers of the Fleet Air Arm have already vialted Old Sarum Aerodrome. to gain exper once in the handling of autogiros.
The autogiro will be used for carrying out a number of trials to determine the exact use of such machines in the Fleet Air Arm,
The fact that the Admiralty are now to have an autogiro for ex- perimental purposes la of particu- lar interest in viow of the an nouncement last week of Senor de la Cierva, the inventor, to the Aeronautical Society that the pro- blem of vertical flight had been
overcome.
Vertical light will be of the greatest advantage for autogiros working from ships not having Bight decks or laudling platforms. it will also make far more prac ticable an Invention for which a provisional patent has already been taken out. This consists of a cradle which can be hoisted over the side of a ship on a duvit or derrick, and which can be used for the taking off and landing of an autogiro without an undercarri-
age.
The smallest scraps will make An autogiro which can take off delicious sandwiches if minced or land without any undercarriage very finely, pounded with a dittle is of the greatest importance from mayonnaise, and spread thickly the naval point of view, for dis- on thin slices of bread and butter.pensing with the
undercarriage
Arrange, on a pretty dish, will save weight which can then garnish with sprigs of bright be added to the equipment or fuel. grea parsley, and they will be storage of the autogiro.. thankfully received at ten-time by your family.
DISADVANTAGES
From the naval point of view, autogiros suffer from
ground was properly established, because ponce so earn-existing
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POURING A
FLOOD OF
it served as a guiding mark to the beta we desirous tale tre several inherent disadvantages LIGHT OVER plots flying on the air trane steps to ensure its continuance. The most important of these is routes converging on Croydon.
as a guide in times of war are too awful to contemplate.
THE
It is of grent value as a landmark We must, therefore, establish their low carrying capacity. Not THE WORLD in times of pence; its possibilities without delay the largest and best-only does this discount much of equipped Air Force in the world, their use as reconnaissance ma- the existence of which will be the chines, but it dictates a small Unfortunately for the people of best guarantee that War shall not radius of action. Norwood it stands as a beacon on again break loose upon the world. This Air Force would not only the fringe of their district, and aeroplanes approaching through make attack upon our shoren so the smoky minta that frequently doubtful of success as to be un- enshroud London would certainly likely, but would also constitute seize upon it as a pointer. There such a power of retaliation that can be little doubt that such a no nation would dare to risk its landmark would attract the raid-effect, ing bomber.
FUEL SUPPLY
The autogiros in existence to- day have a carrying capacity of only about one-quarter of the re- connaissance lond of the latest machines in the Fleet Air Arm This reconnaissance load is made up partly of flotation gear, but chielly of wireless telegraphy and telephony instruments and naviga- tional instruments of great
There would be no point in
The question of fuel supplies 1s launching an attack upon that one which concerns the Air Force accuracy. building. Its demolition by high very closely, since we depend for On the other hand, attempts explosive bombs would destroy a these upon reports. It is essen-have not yet been made to effect a landmark of too great a value, tial, that the routes along which large increase in the carrying Only the neighbourhood would the oil tankers come should be capacity of the autogiro, and it Buffer by its proximity to the Cry adequately defended. But even stal Palace, and Norwood might more important is the development trials made by the Fleet Air Arm is probable that the results of well become one of the most of the new processes for deriving may encourage designers severely bombed of all the dis-ofl from coal, so that in the last manufacturers to produce auto- tricts which comprise the county resort we should have sufficient giros capable of fulfilling the pecu of London, when the weather con- fuel supplies within our own bor:fiar needs of the Fleet Air Arm. ditions were at their worst.
ders,
GAS BOMBS
Yesterday's Solution. WIDEAWAKE KOPJE HEIT. X DEN E SCALATOR SPRAG
Gas bombs would be dropped to ATK MY ATTI
dinable and demoralise the civil TASSELS TORSION population; Incendiary bombs NOTE A E NE would cause more fires than the JAWAITE K SLEEVE combined efforts of all our fire
brigades could hope to deal with }RMT WILL N ̄ ̄|I| TWENTY N YOUTHS hamper their efforts to prevent the while high-explosive bombs would IN HEG GUNEL | wholesale destruction which would CODGERS ANTEGGS]] result. Low-lying. aeroplanes E MER OM B. RW would attack with machine guns O BESE HABITUATE
the crowds driven from the burn- ing buildings. KUN JE TOTES A EATEN WALLPAPER
and
But we must take other steps as Another disadvantage of exist- well for our security. We shoulding autogiros for Fleet work is begin to instruct the civil populather low speed and endurance. tion in the use of gas masks; we At sen one may frequently require should begin to erect bomb shel-air reconnaissance ahead when ters to which they could retire in steaming at high speed into the event of an attack from the strong wind or gale. Under such air. We should realise that it is conditions the autogiro of to-day sure that panic would not be added naissance ahead of the Fleet of only by discipline that we can en-would be unable to effect a recon- to all the other horrors of nerlalung reasonable depth. warfare should penca be menaced It is alleged, also, that the auto- by military aggression.
giro is peculiarly vulnerable to Britain's weakness is one of the anti-aircraft gunfire and to air principal causes of the unreat and attack. It fa certain that these We are a pacific people; we have uncertainty in Europe to-day problems will be thoroughly inves everything to lose and nothing to Let Britain be strong, and Europe tigated so soon na the Fleet Air gain by war, But it is precisely I will be tranquil, fet
Arm receives Its autogiro.
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