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BRITAIN'S AIR FLEET. MANY PLANS FOR THE COUNTRY'S DEFENCE CONSIDERED.

RECRET WORK.

ACTIVITY OF OTHER POWERS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd, 1907.

Fide wings, o abort "guider" for controlling the upward and downward movement of the seroplane, and, at the back, steering helm to direct the machines to the left or right,

Those aeroplanos would be able to carry seven or eight men, of whom three will be required theparpore of controling it. The remainder for would be free for 1ghting purposes.

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PIG AS PRINCIPAL GUEST.

AMERICAN HOSTESS" BREAK BOPPER TO WELCOME THE NEW YEAR.

The secontric members of American society vied with one another to see who would user in the New Year with the most freakish form of entertainment. It is generally admitted at the palm goes to an auimal supper party given a fashionable sabarb

of Chicago. Tea of the most distingui hed members of Chicago socialy preosted a bird or au animal guests were a white guest to the table. The pig, a guineu a pig, a rooster, a rabbit, a Jove, a parret, a lizard, a furrier, a ost and a squirrel (which was supposed to typify the social climber). The pig was escorted in to dinner by the hostess.

Meanwhile the reformed brother was drink. ing surreptitiously but steadily from a desk. The more be drank the drunker Mark Twain grow. He soted the part to perfection until the aproar of merriment among the guests brought the performance to a close."

Twain then confessed in a muclia voice that his poor

sobered "he oksimed to be the first American to have the telephone fitted up in his house, and always uz tap..

brother had lapsed. When Lo

If fred at by a long range gun from the earth When last month the Express published ar from an enemy's airship, the aeroplanes cablegram from Berlin giving at longik a review of a remarkable book "by Professor old seldom collapse. Indeed, the models by Mra. Fiske-Griffin et her home in Evanston,; proposed to be the first aizo to have music

which have been built on thess lines have con- Mardin, in which he prophesied the world tinned to fly when riddled with shot. supremacy of Germany through the instru mentality of lighting aeroplanes, the first impression prdue I was on of amusement. Professor Martin's prophecies game liko

made in Germany pises of Get on from the peu of that evalix of the fature, Mr. H. G. Wella.

Since this, however, the question opened op rapidly assumed d-luite shape, and ingutrica has rap parsued by the Express show that, wittingly or not, Professor Martin lins revealed to be world a great problem which is at the present moment occupying the- ments of all The

Great UNIVERSAL ACTION.

of the Govern..

bese flying machines, too, would travel at a fairly bigle spoed, and rise to a beight of more than two miles from the surface of the earth, From this point they would drop high explosive sills on the enemy on land or sea

In outlining this scheme wo are perfectly aware that it may read sa a literal fight of the imagination. Back as interpretation, bowever, would be far from being justifled. The scheme is actually in existence, but whether the Guvern ment has adopted or will adopt it cannot be disclosed now.

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Thereupon be turned a switch, and his guesta could plainly hear the strains of an orchestra that was performing in Broadway, a mile away.

THE AGE OF CHEAPNESS.

known as the age of this, that or the other. Various periods in the world's history are There was the Elizabethua age," the "age of Louis XIV, the "Viotering age," and the present age ich will surely be known to In almost posterity as the age of Chespuess. every walk in life at present, the one desire Brems to be "Cheapnes." Jerry-buildings

literntare, shaddy clothing material,

matic tents of the sentry-box unter of kite, and dash for the cat's mouse, and upset some of tueterated foodstuffe, are the order of the day.

Covers were laid for twenty, and the batters decorously served the lizard. with dice, the rabbit with a lettuce, the cat with a live mous and so on, the taster of each being carefully studied, The cat and the terrier were placed oppssite oach other, and their indecorous connect The authorities of the British Army have the only incident that marred the social It has been demonstrated that the possibility been for a long timo past carrying out ayate-saccas of the evening. The terrier made a of an awal igil: K feet has not only been Biling the minds of the statesmen who watch it in possible that they ba in possession of table decorations. over the destinies of France and Grmany, but

more data regarding" "dirigible balloons and that the matter has oven boen

the aeroplanes than has hitherto been expected. Ministars

Made by the

sty's resant The precise position ̈ o

of affairs is, indeed. pence loring Government, and in subsist articles we shall paradoxical. The Government is, in fact, half actuated desire for the utmost and be able to make clear that this questa fost in hall eripplest, because the ignoranes of these countries. For instance, the experimints the public on what has been done does not mado by Italy are the most remarkable, warrant a large expenditure, and, up to the present, have been the west secret.

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The spirit of inquiry which has been armsat by the disclo-ura is the Expres can only bo compared to the disquietude which followed on the disastery a few years ago that F was in the possession of fully manned and efficient subaisrinca:

For when it has come to the paint of advanced science being applied to the military needs of this nation, it has ben guterally taken as an axiom by the pump's of this country that the Government of Great Britain woll, before

If the public were aware of what is actually taking place the interest aroured would justify neretically any amount being devoted to further experie

Professor Martin ports out that Sir Hiran Maxim lind not read his book wheh he made kin communication to the Fare a on Germany's future uso of airships for war.

He said: When Sir Hiram has read my bork thero will probably be no difference of inion between him and myself. Regarding technical questions, I have not contended that formany has earpaese other countries in German Emperor will demand funds for construction of aerial warships at the right time-namely, the year 1910. The advantage Germany possesses over other Statos is clearly explained in my book, and equally clearly stated in the Express Berlin despath.

Mr. Harry Lehr, of New York, who used to be the champion freak entertainer, is very jealous of the access of the expper, beside which his own effort of luat night is comparatively anoriginal.

He had a party at Sherry's, which included representatives of the Drexel and Yaudertalt families. During the supper bo declared solemnly that ebampagne was far to valgar a drink for the sensitive plates of New York's Four Hundred so he ordered the waiters to fill the glasses with Croton water. With this the guests solemnly tousted the New Year when the clock struck twelve,

The beat celebration in New York was nadnubtedly

that givou by Mark Twain at his Fifth-avenue residence to a large number of literary people. At 11.3 the veteran joke merchant appeared on an improvised at go in his famous white suit tied by a pink ribbon to a tail dark man, wheza bo described sà his brother.

moving, profit by the experience of others. It aerial Darigation. My sumption is that secret of my life. What I eat nourishes him.

is to be hoped that in the present so tha Government will continue to keep in close touch with the progress made by foroigh. Powers.

MANY HOHEMES

One thing in certain, that, however apparently inactive, this Government of this country has at least been alive to the possibilities of aerial

warfare.

To what extent it would be gravely impofitis to revent fully at the pregnt time. There is Bow in our posterion informasjon the betrayal of which might jeopardise the best interests of Grant Britain.

The utmost that for the moment wo are just Bed in divulging is the fact that several entirely comprehensive ruhemes of aerial warfare bare bear subwitind to the Committer of National Defence.

With customary cantion the British Govern, ment has considered the at grent length. It is very satisfactory; hewater, to know that abouki they now decide to proceed betively in this matter we shall at frant be lovel

the

the

This brother, "aaid Mark Twain, in the

What he drinks affects mis. Consequcarly, I have been blind sprecheas on any ccensions when sympathetic friends thought I was merely in

Twain thon

announced

bo old-fashioned buildings had to be pulled down by the aid of dynamile; the old-time books are read and re-read still as olnasion clothing material formerly lastest best part of the and are licenseized with something else." wearer's life-time; There is, however, still one brand of сосода namely Van Houten's Cocon, which is oooon, all cocoa, and nothing but cocon. It in a

It is a pure, soluble, oasily digested and highly nourishing beverage. It has stood the test of more than three quarters of a contary, and is still the standard cocoa the world. A little gossa long way, so that it is economical; and while it is not to confounded with low price encona, it is still the cheapest to use in the end.

ON PALE.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG For Demand Drafts on Lendon on the day of or preceding the departars of the English Mails: also Table of the Yearly Approximato Averages for 32 Years FROM 1874 zo 1905,

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that bis dear was now determined to load a reformed life. For brother had seen the error of is evil ways, and himself, Twain declared he was going to devoto the remainder of his chesavrsible crumple PRESS" Oflce, or Local Booksellers, troops to giving temporaneo

meint puldiers, and the sumber of soldiers "Germany possasser an immense number of must be taken into account in aerial warfare. With regard to lighterspar of the by immenso dying machines heavier than air. England as s thems does not pesme, like Germany, an army which could invado Germany by means of aerial transport traina.

"Flying machines heavier than air will in the near future play a great part in aerial navigation by the side of airships lighter than air. A militery Power desirous of deriving adveninges from an aeroplane must possess a large number of intelligent soldiers,

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uphold my contention that Great Britain will cate 1.

to be an island in proportion as Dorial navigation dovolops, and I maintain that Britain will have ceased by 1016 to be.

Loremost designs nocepted by other Powers.

Buch great matt ro us aorial warfare many, by the expert mind, bo gangod by little things, and it is of some comfort to be sure that so far

at any rate as the science of captive ballooning in concerned we are far in advance of other countries..

THREE BILANCHES.

It would as we have already pointed out, be an ominently serious matter to divulge the pelier iu serial warfare which this country way decide to adopt. It is, however, in to nut. betraying the interats of Great Britain to out line the scheme which is most likely to find acceptance. We should besite e to sketch out this scheme if it were not for the imperative the Governant to ex-

recessity of storing public opinion.

tinued action

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The schome has breu planurd or prehensive scale, and the prospectivo aeri fleet may be comprised of the three following branches:

Soc. 1.-Obervatory +lations, cousising of

Beutry kiten."

Sec: 2-Transport and supply dirigible Bellcons voting more or less HH depot ships and supply stores to the naval floor: Sec. 3. The soul fighting aeroplan Dealing with this in detail, it may be said that the items of the first section will be curiously constructed. They will consist of four or five box-kites, each thirty feet across, which will be held in emptivity to the earth by a tant rope. Their primary object is to preservo the tantures of the rope, for this is to not as a rail to yet another kite which can be price to ascend or desound at the will of those in control.

THE SENTRY KITER, Attacked to the aso-uding Bescending kito-known ne the man-kits-will be a baskat sufficiently larga de contain half a dozna men, tureu of whom will direot its s'ant at any angle required and at any height, leaving the others free to take observations of the country for a

radins of many miler,

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kita will be fitted with wireless spparatur, which will enable this row to keep in communication with the other sections of the serial Best sud the terrestrial army.

In this way a complete system of observation may be maintained, which would enable the fighting aeroplanes to work to the best advan- inge.

"Phono aorial soutry-bors, which will ascend to a height of several thousand feet, will ba built of basbo and canvar, and so arranged that the terrestrial army will be able to get them back to earth in the shortest possible time, and to transport them to the spot most calculat- ed to be of advantage. This is extremely neces sary, inasmuch as they might otherwise, by destroyed by the attacking aeroplanes of the opposing army.

Dealing with the second section-the depot

ships

08-it may be said that, following the same scheme, it will cousist of dirigible cigar-shaped balloons capable of tremendous lifting power, able to carry fifty or sixty men above the surface of the earth. These great balloons would not na motherships to the fighting aeroplanes sapply. ing them with ammunition and the other require- menta of

of offensive warfore. The greatest height fo which it

is oslonlated those balloons will ries ive miles. It has already been proved re- peatedly that this is an altitude which might zafaly be expected.

This great height is necessary to suable the balloons to evade the destructive possibilities of the enemy. So far as is known at prosent it is only possible for an aeroplane to altain sa altílude a little over two miles from the earth's surface," and the most recent experiments with light artillery, such as could be carried on saroplanas, show that a bit could not be made ag

s range of over two miles.

Sull following the same scheme, we como to the third section of the aerial float-the actual fighting seroplanes,

"GLIDER"

These anroplanes would be built on the "glider" principle, like the machine of the brothers Wright, and would be worked by a forty horse power petroleum engine and propeller, They would be double decked, and have two long

island"

A company has boen formed at Goetenborg to font, the invention of a new Swedish flying maching by M. B. H. Wallin, director of the oaterial testing department of the Chalmers Institute, who has been working for two years at his disovery,

Tha

isranter states that the constructina of his airship will only cost a few hundred pounds, maobines which have been hitherte used for and will therefore be much cheaper than thos experimental purpose, so that the capital already subscribed is more then adequate for the first trials. The building of the airabin will take min werks, but the work is making rapid pro

ress.

A moder for driving the machine is expected from Paris in a few days. In the course of an interview M. Wallin expressed himself sory hopeful regarding his invention.

Heraid “The problem of serial navigation can be solved quite as easily as any other is only remarkable that the problem. antiquated aystem of norisi uuvipation by balloon should have been adhered to so lang.

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