1938-10-13 — Page 12

"I suppose I'm

fussy..

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...but I don't see

why, at my age, I

should put up with

second-best... For

instance, I'm fond of the theatre;

but, believe me, I'd rather stay away than see an indifferent play.

So that's why, when you offered me whisky, I asked you to make mine a White Horse. I daresay some men hold that one Scotch whisky is as good as another. Well, when they know as much about it as I do, they will think differently,”

WHITE HORSE

Whisky

You can tell it blindfold!

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THIS YEAR'S GENERAL MEETING OF THE LILIENTHAL SO-for...refugees CIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH WAS OPENED contributions: HERE YESTERDAY BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN passed a tota THE AIR MINISTRY, GENERAL MILCH.

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Among representatives of 24 na-

tions were a number of world fam-

ed aviators and aeroplane con-

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structors including Col. Lindbergh, BE A BRASS

Udet and the Russo-American, Sikorsky.

After General Milch, in an open-

im-

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ing address, had stressed the CORRESPONDENCE

London, To-day.

be

mortal 'services rendered by the pioneers of aviation in all countries and drawn an eloquent picture of the, extraordinary development of The War Office yesterday an- air traffic since the World War. anounced details of a scheme pro- telegram was sent to the Air Minis-viding for wider opportunities for ❘ter, Field-Marshal Goering, to which Territorial Army officers to the latter replied expressing his trained in Staff duties. gratitude. Goering went on to Fifty captains or senior lieuten- say that the progress of aeronau-ants will be trained annually for tical research in Germany had been Staff appointments in the event of decisive in securing the present mobilisation. position of German aviation in the world.

BRITON HONOURED

corres-

As most officers of the Terri- torial Army are civilians, most of the training will be by pondence course, but the officers will spend a fortnight at the Staff College for practical work.

The famous flier, General Udet, who is at the head of the technical Iter. department of the Reich Air Minis- try, then distributed Lilienthal Commemoration medals. year's recipients of

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that

This ITALIAN

coveted

decoration were Doctor Claudius VETERANS

Dornier, Doctor Heinrich Focke,

- Reu-

Doctor Albert Beetz, Doctor Hein- FOR SUDETENLAND

rich Ebert, Albert Patin and Direc- tor Adolf Beck.

Rome, To-day. The "Lilienthal Ring" offered by The original plan of sending two and Field Marshal Goering to non-Ger- Italian Grenadier Regiments man aviators of outstanding merit one Bersaglieri regiment as a part and which was awarded this year of the international police force to for the first time, was presented by the Sudeten German plebiscite zone General Udet to the leading Eng-has been modified, according to lish air expert, Mr. Fedden, who semi-official announcement yester- Is President of the Royal Aero-day night.

a

nautical Society and chief engineer The commission of the diplomatic of the Bristol Airplane Works. representatives charged with

the

Great interest was aroused by preparation of the plebiscite decided a lecture by the celebrated Russo- at the request of both parties to American airplane constructor, entrust not military units but de- Sikorski, who stated that he be-tachments of war veterans with that lieved it possible with modern tech-task.

The

n'cal means to build flying boats,

strength of these detach of 100 tons capable of transporting ments will be considerably reduced 100 persons and of attaining an and the expenses will be borne by hourly speed of 200 miles..

their Governments.-Trans-Ocean.

The Famous German constructor, Heinkel, discussing the question of

speed, recalled that thanks to the ARAB TERROR marvellous celerity of technical progress, General Udet had been

Jerusalem, To-day.

able to establish with Heinkel Five Arabs were shot dead and three wounded in terrorist outrages in the past 24 hours.-Reuter.

NO. 148 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL ·TEL: 27684|machine a world record of 395 miles

Bringing Up Father

WELL-I GUESS THIS WILL BE A BIG SURPRISE FOR MAGGIE- 1 HAD NO IDEA I WUZ SO GOOD AT LAY ING A CARPET AN: LOOK AT ALL THE MONEY IS

HI SAVEDE,

GREAT SCOTT-

I NAILED HER DOG UNDER IT-

an hour.--Trans-Ocean.

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THAT CARPET-

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