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varied branches of taboin there.

Dus London Recently I was permitted by the 1916. courtesy of the War Office to visit this immense factory, where the eyes of the Nay, 20 Army are constructed, and had the Na 26 delight of watching the women at work Dec. If on this new and indispensable branch of Dec. 24 the services.

1917 Jan. 7

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I was, of course, aware that women Vero employed upon aeroplano "Building. but I had no conception as to the extent to which they are engaged...

In one large shed alone there were women engaged upon making sents "to house the greas machines, the wings of which other women in an adjoining shed were covering and doping," while bags ot the Allies colours were being made. destined abortly to carry messages from the skies this ultimately might mean life or death to our brave men on the battle

Helds,

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few yards, was attended with wonder by the spectators and wo small amount of risk to the pilat

Daily wo road of the glacions deeds of our galland men of the RFC" bit of their patient sisters talling ceaselessly upon the manufacture of the splendid marchfaen little beard. Silently, bas

the less suraly, they are adding

THE ADYANCE IN MACEDONIA,

Mr. Ashmand Harvoit says the Buf garians, even asiated by the remnante of the Turkish army are not strong enough to restat an offensive from Saloniks and at the same time to hold of the promues” of halt a million Romanians from the onethe

laurels to the wreaths of honour ap Once the Danube in erased, there is progress of the aviation world.

the women of Great Britain is wul placed, and that traf anges the workers forward and keeps them smiling and cheerful as their post.

fro formidable position between 'she. I'ver Daly those who are daily risking their and Sets Which could not be easily turn lives and safety, sing over the scenes of fed. It would, in tast, be a proces- strife and wariare, can fully comprehend sion to Sofa. bom much they owe to the women) The Bras" important strategical move aeroplane makers. For.

the skill and in to separate Bulgaria and Turkey from caro of the bands that construes theal, communication with the Centmi machine the lives of the men are held. Powers. This can only be accomplished. fut the mou know that their confidense by clearing the enemy lock shock and barrel out of Serbia, and regaining posses. alon of the Orient railway. This means an advance from Saloniks up the velley of the Vardar to Skoplje (late Uskus), the capital of Macedonia. From Eskub the las passes through Kumanova to Tranje, on to Miah. Nish is, in fact, tha strategical point of vital importance to The New Army Cauteil Order published the Allies. It is the junction of the on August 17th, notifies an important Belgrade-Sofie-Constantinople, line with change in the system of the selection and he sub-Salonika line. Trantination of candidates for permannit commissions in the regular army,

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re constitusionally unasie mer above that age are no longer aligible to use a hammer is indisputably, out of unless they have already served in some date.. for the women seroplane makers branch of the army or navy. are as proficient in the wielding pl baumer, screw-driver, de file as any patence of the Military Service Act. For Neverthelsa thers seemed something is "tance. It is obvious, tot except in very strangely incongrucus about little uzun circumstances. a young man of golden-haired fairy I watched busy on the 23 ar 24 who has been exempted and has ribs of an emplane with a glue-pot and not voluntarily joid the army after two the type of years of war is scarcery candidate the War Office requc for Mrs E R. Belilies Dua

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Baxter and child Med Mrs C. Imurit Women are employed upon the inspec. tion of stores and farnishing all wood

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It is still possible for the young than fr T. Cordon Blyt Mr Longeld

MrTH Betting Mr O. Lied have penetrated, and perhaps it is their who is over 10 but under 25 to sit for the Mr RJ. Birbeck Major D. Macdonald feminine presezer there among the great examination, but he must have done Mr E. F. Bishop machines which makes one realize most liig hip"-or a part of it. The row age Mrs V.L. Bosworth fully the innovations, brought about by limits met that the number of cancer wald Dek Mrs Marriott per cent per annum on the daily balance.

Capt. Ranch For from this particular work, as chosen in future frog eficiens N.E.O. Mrs Cassel Thdamı") women are now employed, the fair sex from the drawing offices where draughts, and men at the front will be increased. hase in pre-war daye been, rigorously

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excluded, and necessity alone; we know,

Las permitted their invasion."

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Capt. L

Madam Cateaus

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but in Farious parts of the works, and Tork Times" reported on

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Mr H. A. Mr B. K. Mehta

MENE. Morrow

Mrs. H. Ch Mr and Mrs WC.

Newell Co Mir OA Colcan

34 Nowell Coombes as fullows: I have just spent two Mr.

JR Niesbet ib constant attendance has been equipped. evenings with a man of mystery-the 3r 3. W. Courtney Miss D. Phi

Cap Peters Courtney Mr B Aliph A large and comfortable house has been commander-in-chief of the Gernich Mr N.Grouchar taken near the factory; where'sity of the acutes on the Somme. His name is Mr E. H. Curling Capt. M. Picknel

Mrs A. Phillips unknown even to the German peopleW.E.Davenport Capt. A.R.Pilkington giris engaged upon clerical work are housed for about 15s.pe weeks, and later to disciase it. Me and Mrs V-F-Mr and Mrs JBA

hmir and a ferocius. He has frized Rinkled face, and

Davis bearded, pro-

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Dewar Mr W. Pringle him if the English offensive wa

.

it is hoped accommodation will be vided for the factory girls.

Facing through the jealously carded

gated of the Royal, Aircraft Factory, mening, and be replied: "No Theiss Dickman Mid Reay

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A past year

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is the Mr and refractory machines of but a few years Army Group on the Somme

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