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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1988.

Britain's Record Flights In 1938

London, To-day. During the year now closing, two world record dis- tance flights established Britain's leading place in aeronautical achievement.

The floatplane Mercury, upper component of the first Short-Mayo composite aircraft, flew non- stop from Dundee to the mouth of the Orange River, a distance of 6,045 miles beating the previous seaplane distance record by more than 800 miles.

IN NOVEMBER, THE LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT OF THE R.A.F. ACCOMPLISHED A FLIGHT WITHOUT PARALLEL IN THE HISTORY OF AVIATION:

Three of the long range flight| Mercury made other flights dur- monoplanes-standard service air-ing the year, notably the return craft with minor modifications for flight across the Atlantic Ocean, and journeys of maximum range-set journeys with mails between Eng- out from Ismailia to fly to Australand and Egypt which further in- dicated the feasibility of the com-

lia.

Two of them flew non-stop to posite aircraft idea. Port Darwin, having covered 7,158 At the start of its flight to South miles by the Great Circle and 7,-Africa the seaplane was carrying 350 miles along the route actually 45 lbs. on every square foot of flown.

wing area, and 20 lbs. for every They had broken the distance horsepower of its four Napier Rapid point-to-point record by 853 miles: H-shaped engines-a combination The third, when it descended on of wingloating and powerloading the Island of Timor as a precau-which had never previously been tionary measure against possible carried into the air. It was lifting fuel exhaustion before reaching more than 11⁄2 times its unloaded Australia; had also broken the weight.

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NEW PREMIER OF IRAQ

Beirut, To-day.

previous record by 353 miles.

GEODETIC CONSTRUCTION NEITHER IDEAL WEATHER' The record breaking landplanes Britain holds therefore both land-were Vickers Wellesley monoplanes" plane and seaplane records.

of geodetic construction, powered Neither flight was made in ideal each with the Bristol Pegasus air- The new Iraq Premier, Nouri conditions. Mercury and the long-cooled engine.

Pasha Said is expected in Damascus range monoplanes had to fight head Geodetic construction was invent- within the next few days for con- winds most of the way.

ed by Mr. B. N. Wallis, and...... de-versations with the Syrian Govern- The landplanes flew thousands veloped by him in conjunction with ment regarding the Palestine pro- of miles through heavy tropical the Vickers Company for several blem. storms and clouds which restricted years past, and ranks as a major The Premier will later proceed to them for hours at a time to naviga- discovery. tion by instruments alone.

London where he will confer with This ingenious method of basket- the British Government about the They crossed India without see work building is claimed to produce Palestine question.--Trans-Ocean. ing it, steering a course above the a structure that is enormously clouds at a height of 10,000 feet strong and is yet exceptionally by stellar observations.

light in weight.-British Wireless.

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Nevertheless both records were achieved at a far higher average speed than was attained in earlier comparable flight.

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Mercury averaged 142 m.p.h. and the landplanes no less than 153 m.p.h.-figures which demonstrate the aerodynamical efficiency of the aircraft and their high perform- ance in speed as well as in range.

UNORTHODOX İNVENTIONS These historic voyages spectacu- larly justified two unorthodox Bri- tish inventions.

"ONLY ONE THING FOR RHEUMATISM"

Sufferer "Follows Good Advice

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.The writer of the following letter had a bad attack of rheumatism, and was advised to take Kruschen. He did, Esq., P. K. Kwok,

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"About two years ago I developed a violent attack of rheumatism in my left

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sorts of remedies, but with no results, until one day my brother-in-law, on hearing of my suffering, exclaimed 'There is only one thing to cure rheumatism! That is -Kruschen Sults!' I decided to pur- chase a bottle, and for the. first week took a teaspoonful in a glass of hot The pain gra- water each morning. dually disappeared and has now gone entirely. I am still taking my early morning. dose, as I feel convinced that it is keeping me fit."J.G.B.

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Rheumatic conditions are the result of, an excess of uric acid in the body. Two of the ingredients of Kruschen Salts have the power of dissolving uric acid crystals. Other ingredients of these Salts assist Nature to expel the dissolved crystals through the natural, channels."

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Li The Foug, Esq., Manager.

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