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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918,

SHIPPING

P. & 0. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER. CONTRION WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

TO

RETITION

WHICH WIS REALLY THE

AEROPLANET

THE CHINA

A French aeroplane of the fighting scoot type, landed gracefully on an Eng Ish serodrome several miles behind the firing line. Il "taxied up to the sheds,

position This was DOG. which the Han bombing machines were sited. They were too slow and hampered by their bombar

An armour piercing-bullet hit one of their borbe loud explosion cloud of

rand Mrs

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, and waited until an officer approached. amoke a from a bursting shelf, and as Marter Baxter Mr G. Ludia

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The pilct, removing his dying helmet and goggles, showed a fine head of black curly hair, and flashing eager eyes.

Bon jour: Monsieur" he said. "Have you any-what does one hay-parking planga 2

Oh yes said the Englishman, examining the French machine. **But what jolly little machinals What can you get out of her M

Mr

·Baring Mr and Men "F-- Mrd Zo Baring Laka Me and Mrs H. A. Mrs J La Lamour Capt. J. Barter

Berber

Me CA Little Mr. S. Longfeld

MBR Balilios Macdonald Me M. Deck Major and Mex D. Meand Mr DM, Miss M. Macfarlane

Bigmare $50 Mr Mrs Maclitochr **Mine, I think." the Englishman said Mr. Birbeck Mr and Mrs F

Mr J.D: Birrell Maitland“

cleared away, a few charred sticks were seen falling to the earth.

to himself enthusiastically.

C'est la guerre," repeated the French man as he saw it.

So the two fought on, but in spite of their superiority of machines the odds were against them. So soon as they

The victorious two turned home. They landed, but the Frenchman did not move.

B. Drd Hr Braddell A

Marriott Capt. & Mrs Branch Me HB

HELMalin (Ari Brand & family Mr.G B.May. Mr W. G. Browell - De HoConnell Mr and Mr. J.Me

Charles Brown-Mr.J. Marcok

Mr John Yan

Bargh

«Jaiseron

Moulder

Mr and Mrs S G. Mr. P. U Potts

Phelps.

Mrs B Pritchard MrSE Printer

and 9 mors h Mr E. H. Ray Misa F-Reay

The other, with quick intuition, under obtained a favourable praition, some Han Mr Mors and Mrs G. stood. "A leetle-well enough to beat ze would creep up. behind them and open rae More Carpannal Mold& Hunt

Already their pachines were the Mix Carpmsel Mr. J. & Nicolson They laughed Yes. I should just say worse for the fight wires and spara hadis-k. Olecko 3. M. J., C. Ogden

TR Deans Mm R R Plunkett-Mr- so said the Englishman.

been shot sway But the Huna had had Colo

Oldman.co Indeed the machine looked as if it was enough. In spite of the odds they felted.D. Courtney Ozorio

Dr&Mrs J. Coronal Dr. and Mrs G.

* as fast as a meteor. Every turnbuckle their helplessness at the famous onslaught. Mr R A. Dowler Miss E. Poncilla y wire and strut was carefully stream-lined of these two swift-machines.

Back they

Mr J. C. Dyar Mman F. Eanalt to offer the least wind resistance. The turned and dived under cover of their Mr H. T. Fruin engine was colossal in that well machine. anti-aircraft gune whose shells began at Mr M. Ganjoin

Mr-R H.Gaither For the moment sparking plugs were once to blotch the skies,

Mr Norman Gibb forgotten as they ran over the merits of

Mr and Mrs. J. C.

fer & Ginie the aeroplane. Despite the difficulty of

MET Goulbourn speech they understood each other at

Mr & Mrs J. Gould

Gay once. For the airman's instinct was

Mr.J. R. Green Cape A Robinson strong in both,

Ray J, W. Hamiltonbir Schneider Capt. T.F. Hall Mrand Mis Rogein Mr and Mrs W. A. Mr G. Seyht

Hannibal

Mr Fred. Shipman Мг

G. Harper Mr F. B. Simmons Mr. D. Haskell **Mrs M, Slade de Mr BF Hobson Mでし

W.P. Spiers Mr. and Mrs Faul Mr J. Stalker Mew Hoogewer Star

Hodgson

Hooper Mr BF. Stoneham Mr.CP. Templetan Hutton Hr. F. G. Thompson Capt. and Mrs B. KH. C. Tricker

Capt F. N. Tyson. Mr M. Vidie m Brand Mrs W. J.

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AN INVITATION.

I go," the Frenchman said" with a

delightful accent. To meet the Eura.

Will your accompany me?"

I don't mind if I do!" said the other nonchalantly, though inwardly he was longing to try his favourite machine against this strange type.

**Good. You give me two_aparking plugs, and five minutes and I am ther ready." and the Frenchman,

The doors of one of the hangars were swung open, and a pale blue aeroplane, of no greater dimensions

than the stranger, was wheeled out.

But that is what I call a machine of the most excellent, said the French man generously.

Oh it's not so bad!" said the other. In reality he thought it the best machice ever made; but he was not going to say sp, because, of course, there was a risk that he might be beaten by this new type... One never knows.

True to his word, in five minutes the Frenchman was ready-and the two machines left the ground slmost simultaneously,

Now we're of" said the Englishman to himself, as he saw the other a shade

in front of him.

By Jove. He's unconscious,** the Englishman, and ran to him. wound in his leg find reddened his machine, and he had fainted from loss of blood. It was sheer will power that had saved him and his machine.

I wonder which really is the better machine?" said the Englishman, as he helped to carry his newly-made friend

to a stretcher.:

"MR-BIRRELL ON BOOKS IND" NEWSPAPERS.

Mr. Birrell entertained his fellow Liberals recently to sunny, humorous speech in the old Obiter Dicta" vein The bccasion was the re-opening in the new home of the National Liberal Club once the Westminster Palace Hotel of the Gladstone Library, the whole of which has now been removed from the old Clubs and housed in the new premises.

great and garious statesman and orator It was For May. 2nd, 1888, that that

Mr. Gladstone (Chee) opened the Gladstone Library, and now it had been removed, without any physical damage to that building, to rooms from which one got. one of the most magnificent views of London.

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There was "tragic story told, of a ibrarian. He was a librarian of the Bodleian Library, and, being a man of small bild, he found it necessary to raise the height of his chair by sitting on a

Mr and Mrs C.-D. vellum from the library. He sat on the Mr&MrF.W.Cary McLachlan book for thirty years, while he was cour Mr and Mrs. F. B. L. Mr. and Mrs G. F. pleting his catalogue, and when his opus Dowbiggin Nightingale magnum" was finished he had forgotten Mr and Mrs J. THE TAL Perkins to include in that catalogue the vellum Douglas volume upon which he sat (Laughter. Mr and Mrs J Boberta

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I am not," r. Birrell continued, Elmore... Mr. and Mrs H. going to say anything about the, anper MS. Evans ority of books over newspapers. The Mr Denman Fuller Miss Skinner newspaper may for the moment be more Mrs Garlick,

. Mr & Mrs A. Findlay * What cheek ** said the Englishmanary than the book. I do not say Mr and Mrs B. A. Smith

word against journalism. indignantly

Mr and Mrs HEB Smith

Enter Mr. Mrs V. Findlay

Up they climbed at an almost incredible angle, and turned to cross the lines, They were cut to find the Hun. Nor had they far to go, for as the lines came in sight, they saw far down below them. si German aeroplanes, huge lumbering machines which were just crossing them on some raiding expedition.

** C'est la guerre," said the French man softly, as he fugered his machine

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Both held to their course." could not avoid them. They met at twice

Read your newspaper in the train, or in any other time not otherwise occupied, but I think that everybody if they can, should dedicate a small portion at least of every day to continued reading of some good, sound book

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the speed of an express train, swerved drawn at the time Mr. Gladstone opened

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