1929-09-25 — Page 11

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1929.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

This croys-car? mizzle has been made by an expert but wur meritera ore warned to hok out for occasioni phonetic spellings, wch as hyrich, pica:, •nd altho.)

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HORIZONTAL

1-A kind of two-

wheeled cab

6-A publb way

11-Girl's nens O

12-To 'act

HORIZONTAL (Cont.)

42-Once (80t.)

43-To pile up 45-Delay (Ch. Law) 46The tip of the ear 48-Giving ald

13-Chemical symbol for 50-To propose or

talluclum

14-To poke into

16-Reffects

.

17-More wingly

propound 52-S. African antelope 53-Prefix-6amo se

"ob"

18-To ory in a snuffling 54-Toward

manner

20-Female sheep

23-Suffix denoting

Inflammation

24-A mountain range,

W. China

26-A Frend revolu

tionary leader 28-To assume interest

30-Algebra (abbc.)

31-A type measure

(pl.)

92-To feel sick 33-Cansums

94-To remove from

one country to anothai

66-A golf term

66-To ensnare

$7

67-A devotional prayer,

VERTICAL

1-Chanced

Z-Bustle

VERTICAL (Cont) 16-To rest 19-To strive for

superiority

21-West Africa (abbr.) 22-A series of steps 24~A native Oriental

drum 25-Exists (27-Wide-mouthed

earthenware jar 129-A fuel used in

Ireland

32-A thing to be done 133-A epurie grass of

N. Africa

34-To conduct

35-Into

36-A root of straw 37-Ever (post.) 39-Mechanical man

3-A Norwegian arctic (10–Chemical symbol for

explorer

Lyla poeme -Early part of day 6-Tension 7-A small river duck 8-An ancient city in

W. Asia Minor -Sooner than 38-Longlegged wading 10-County in Ulster

province, Ireland

bird (p.)

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krypton

$1-A cotton fabric with

a glossy surface 44-A high mountain 46-A son of Beth

(Bible) 47-Needy 49-A tavern 51-Combining form~

"new"

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CIVIL AVIATION

ARE WE LAGGING

BEHIND? -

EXPANSION NEEDED

THE

It la satisfactory to note that the British and French Ministers for

CHINA MAIL,

foot soldier or the battleship, but by aircraft. Since the Great War the capacity of aircraft in carry and drop bombs has ON- ormously increased. Bombing a method of warfare was only beginning then: to-day the

WOMAN. WAR SPY

MASTER MIND OF GERMAN ESPIONAGE

IN SWISS ASYLUM

the

principal continental, powers pro- The mystery concerning bably all have a sufficient supply identity of the famous German Air have reached an agreement for aircraft to be able to drop over woman war spy, who up to now mutant co-operation in the develop. England day after day at least as has been referred to as Mile. Doc. ment of air transport in Africa, the many bombs, as were dropped dateur in France and as Mrs. Captain Middle East, the Far East, and g the whole of the Great War. Heinrichs in England, has been South America, while just before This. at any rate, was the cleared up. A few weeks, ago the J Parliament rose it was announced stimate. made as far back as doors of a Swiss insane asylum that a Civil Aviation Consultative 1926, of Sir Samuel Hoare, then were closed on Anne Marie Lesser, Committee had been appointed "To Minister of Air, and since then whose "master brain of the spies," examine and report to the Secretary the air power of Germany, France, as Colonel Nicolai, chief of German of State for Ahr on questions relat- and Italy has immensely expend espionage, called her, was ruined by ing vo the development of Civil | ed.

the excessive use of morphine in. Aviation in the British Empire,"

War Dangers

post-war years. writes Harold Cox in the "Sunday It has to be realised that con- The daughter of a well known Time." These are wise steps on mercial airplanes and seaplanes Berlin art dealer and art collector, the part of the Government. Erig-ean at very short notice be con. Leaser, and of an Italian-born land is undoubtedly lagging behind verted inte fighting planes, No mother who came from. Brioni, she foreign countries in the develop-international agreement, no Genes discovered her talent at the early ment of civil aviation. Striking gulation, can mile out this age of 17 years by mere accident. figures on this point are given by danger. Indeed, the Italian Accompanying her father to St. Brigadier-General Groves in an ad- Government is quite frankly re

Petersburg, A German military dress published in the July issue of gulating the construction of air attache with whom she became the journal of the Royal Institute craft so that all sivil aircraft may friendly told her he was endeavour of International Affairs: General esily and quickly be converteit g to get Russian guns made at Groves states that the year 1928 into military aircraft.

the Patilor works which were in the number of miles flown commer-int General Groves quotes

the hands of a Russian General cially by Great Britain was 950,000:decree issued early in 1927 by the Under the pretence of copying a a with whom her father was dealing. by France, 4,500,000; by Germany Italian Air Minister. From the 6,750,000; and by the United States, military point of view the world certain painting, Fraulein Lesser

To some extent this contrast may tion with gard to aircraft as it

is to-day in much the same posi-copied the plan and the thrill she got from this adventure induced justly be attributed to geographical

her to devole herself exclusively to considerations. In spite of the de- was in earlier centuries with re-

espionage. velopment of seaplanes it still is gard to sailing ships In those more convenient to fly over land days than over sea. Consequently it is great difference between a ship natural that continental @untries built to carry shook turn to systems of airship built to carry guns. transport more rapidly than the in-it was because England, being an habitants of a sea-girt island. But sand, had to maintain a relative the question remains whether we large mercantile marine that on can afford. from the Imperial and the outbreak of each war she was from the international points of able to produce a suficient naval view. relatively to neglect this force to holt the seas against the

10,472,000,

there

was

On this

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cargo

and

Aptitude for Spying

Coached by general staff officers, she developed an aptitude for the Aadwork, being greatly assisted by her unusual intelligence and lier com- the outbreak of the World War-she mand of foreign languages. After

ing the war she went repeatedly to began to work independently. Dur- France and England to organite the German espionage system. Among

Air

modern method of locomotion. How continental services. A new far we are behind our continental situation now faces us.

her agents was the dancer Mata Hari, who was put to death by a neighbours may be ganged from power reduces the importance of French fring squad during the war. another comparison of figures given sea power, and England cannot {. During one visit to Paris, where by General Groves, who says that afford to risk the danger of per she went to give the chief agent. to-day Germany is flying some mitting the absolute control of the M. Coudyanis, direct instructions, 45,000 miles daily, as against our air to pass to countries that might she was denounced to the French daily average of 5,000 miles, in-again be her enemies.

authorities by M. Coudyanis a jeal cluding the weekly service by Im-: That is the military argumentous fancee, but escaped. She re- perial Airways to Karachi.

for the development of civil avis-turned to Paris a few months later tion, and it is an argument that and received valuable documents cannot be ignored. But the civil from the Rumanian dancer, Rene arguments in favour of the Coloseu, which she decided to take development of civil aviation are to Berlin personally.

Croydon to Karachi

As regards that important service several complaints have been made in the Press lately that the British public is not availing itself, as it by themesives quite strong enough She was stopped at the Swiss ought to do, of the advantages that to justify prompt public action. border and was escorted by a the service, offers. Reciprocally Air travel opens up possibilities soldier. She followed, apparently some people are complaining that of which as yet we can only dimly willingly, but when out of earahot the service is defective. The lat-see the beginning. But so far as of the soldier's companion drew a Iter charge is strongly challenged in the British Empire is concerned concealed revolver and shot the દી recent isane of the Calcutta we can already see clearly enough guard dead. The next morning she "Statesman. In a leading article the great services that well or appeared on the Swiss side and an- the Statesman" says: "We see no ganised air routes would render. other guard was found dead at the reason for despondency over the air Unlike the home county, which is border. mail service between Croydon and Karathi... Letters between India and England have already reached some 25,000 a week each

way."

than life.

small in size, plentifully supplied Her parents died during the war with roads and railways and surand left her a large fortune, which rounded by the sea. large parts of proves she was not after money but the Empire are great continental loved intrigue more amas that still need opening up. When the war and its excitement The same paper also publishes a T build a sufficiency of railways ended she took to morphine, which most tempting personal record of and roads would be a slow and completely undermined her body fight from Croydon to Karachi. very expensive process.

Com and mind, and, although only 34. The writer left Croydon on June mercial aircraft could supply al-she is dead to the world. 29 at 10.30 am and reached most at once the necessary means Karathi at 330 p.m. on July 6f communication at a relatively

just reven days in the air, the Insignificant cost.

nights being spent on terra-firma.

Un the first day the passengers

were deposited at Basie for dinner; HUSBAND MURDER

then, in order to avoid the Alps,

went on by a night train to Genos. They left Genoa the next morning

in a lying boat, "with air cushion-

WHOLESALE ARREST OF

WIDOWS

ed seats and comfort itself; land- In the village of Tizakurt, in the ed in the afternoon at Naples and province of Szolnok, in amazing had time to spare for an excursionstory of alleged wholesale husband- to Vosuvius. On July 1 they start-murder has come to light.

ed early, crossed the heel of Italy, The number of widows arrested) anded in the island of Cerfu for in this and neighbouring villages lunes, reached Athens in the after- on the charge of poisoning their noon, and spent a pleasant evening husbands has reached the fantastic! visiting the principal sights of the toll of ninety-eight.. city. The next day they went on- wards via Crete to the nearest port

Most of the crimes are alleged to have been committed at various

as mushrooms,

WES

in Italian North Africa, and on times during the past Afteen years succeeding days along the African by means either of arsenic or of coast lo Alexandria, across the Suez toadstools served Canal to Palestine, across the Dead but in some cases rat-poison Sea to Bagdad, and from Bagdad uaxd. south to the Persian Gulf, and then along the coast to Karachi This jubilant diarist states that for the greater part of the way no vibra tion was perceptible, and that one could read and write in perfect comfort.

Progress in America

It is worth while to give publicity to this personal experi- ence, for very few people in Eng- land have yet realised how com- fortable air travel is becoming, and civil aviation cannot become a commercial proposition until the general public acquires the desire to travel by al. In all countries civil aviation is still being sub- sidised by the State, but in propor tion to the amount of trafic the subsides are less in other coun- tries than in Great Britain In deed in the United States ariation has become so popular with the public that the Government has been able to hand over many lines to private enterprise, these, though wholly subsidised, are pay- ing a fair retum on the vested eapital. That is indisputably the goal to aim at, but in England we are a very long way from it yet. Meanwhile the rapid develop- ment of civil aviation by other countries creates a danger that we Frank cannot safely ignore. In spite

of the League of Nations, war still remains a possibility, and the lasue of the next war will almost certainly be decided, not by the

Persistent gossip led to an in- vetigation recently, with the result that twenty-two arresta were made. Several of the women are stated to have confessed after arrest.

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WAR'S FIRST SHOT

FIRED BY CPL THOMAS, OF IRISH DRAGOON GUARDS

Wherever ex-Service men gather, when discussing turns to military matters, there is always a difference of opinion as to who fired the first British shot during the War. A cording to: Lieut-Colonel N. G. Thwaites. CB.E., in an article in a recent issue of the "Ypres Times," the honour of fring the first shot of the British Army belongs to Cox- peral Thomas, of "C" Squadron, 4th Royal Irish Drogoon Guards.

In an interesting resume of the early actions of the Irish Dragoons, the writer says that early in the morning of August 22, 1914, "C" Squadron moved forward along the main road towards Soignies, The Germans were moving southward toward them from the direction of

Brussels.

At 6.30 am. contact was made with the head of the German column, and near the village of Casteau the Dragoons halted and sought cover. The advancing filer

were ordered to retire in the hope that the enemy patrol would be tempted to follow them. A num ber of Uhians came down the road. An ambush was prepared, but at the last noinent the Germans turn- ed and fled. It was then that Cor- poral Thomas fired the first British shot. Imediately afterwards the Dragoons took part in wild charge, in which they scattered and put to rout the Uhlans and German Hussar. They were not stopped until they came up against a screen of rifle fire from German troops stretched across the road. In the charge they captured prisoners and thus claim the honour of being the first British soldiers to take Ger- man prisoners during the war.

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