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SEPTEMBER 2187, 1917.

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[BY A WAR PILOT:]

There is no satisfaction like flying a machine that can climb, and climb high Market, Produce; - and fast. To be at 20,000ft, up with n

· powerful “engine and a well-rigged washing is to feel a souse of power that nothing else can give.

(FROM "THE TIMES'"" CITY CORRESPONDENT, ) Nothing, perhaps, is more remarkable to reflect upon at this third anniverary of the war than the whole position us

From the very ground up a quick regards finauer. Whatever eløy may have hern taught us by the past three years, then a clean sweep away. Regardless of climber is a joy j ...a little-rus, and

it has definitely been shown that such a f

War

That could ever be done in a machine which could not climb that way. Engine

and build make play of what else would certain crash.". The reason is

There will be a side slip, a nose dive, and a thud, through which you hear the splintering of wood.

was not made "impossible" by all the precepts of experience, you can Gunancial considerations, as the Russina urn sharp, as you elimb, and turn'and-

clinib again. economist, M. Bloch, followed later by: M. Norman Angell and others, had pre- viously contended. On the contrary, the wore practient view that war-making would never be prevented merely by want of money or by the staggering cost has been simple. No machine car fly without certain minimum fying speed a abundantly justifiel. Yet in que respecti undoubtedly the facts have shown how steel through, the air peculiar to its own correct the assumption was that underlay. Climbing on a turn. near the The theory that money difficulties must ground where currents ure uncertain and exclude the iden of a prolonged war of there is no elbow room, you may use this the magnitude, even though the conel minimum speed. Then the whole thing sion itself was wrong. For on the Enancial side the events of these three will slip out of your contrai, years of war, and the continued out pouring of money that has been demanded have passed all the limits that would previously have bem regarded na credible. Even soon after the war started, it is safe to say that competent economist or financier would have admitted to him- self as possible that at the end of three years this country would successfully inancing it at the rate of daily expeudi- ture now actually reached. Yet the world has learng 10 Think... in - hundreds, and thousands of millions where formerly it only, thought in millions and teng of

Ka ̧ the buriy days, when even long-dis milions; and, though new and unpretance reconnaissance was done in machines cedented problems are being left for the that are now considered just about good future to solve in the way of the economic enough for school work, the battle with rehabilitation of Europa and the wiping insufficient height was an awful strain out of the huge war debts of all the on the nerves, belligeren: countries, it is not for whut -of ** money "' thay ther, is any appearance | yet of Um war being stopped, even if an increasing influence is being exerted by a weakening of credit in various caurters and by restrictions generally in the supplies of the consumable articles which *** money?' cau buy.

It may sometimes take two hours to get the pilot's body out of that medley. of engine and wood and wires machine may even capsize as it crashes,

the

But what a difference in a machine that is built for climb! The engine can pull you out of anything and the machine will respond.

It is bad at any time to be too near The ground, but for those who had to stagger over the lines at 4.000ft to 3,000ft, hugging and jealously guarding the little height in hand, it was no joke: at all; and yet even those machines were marvels of development, considering how

Again, in fighting, climbing-power is. at the battle. Height means speed:] you can put your nose down and dive, and see the air speed indicato rise to dizzy figures. Height means control. you can see the other man better than he can see you; especially a single-seater. The bird of prey attacks from above.

•

In a good climber you an yet your height and lose it, and get it again as you choose; but in a slow one you can ever dare" lose height, without a very good reason. It is sacrifieing power.

le machines of the early days the limitations of time were a terrible handi-

One thing, at any rate, way he saith the world knew about aviation. with perfect confidence. In spite of all the Batural auxieries that may afflict those who, looking to a considerable pro longation of the war, ask how even greater increases of expenditur, are to be met and still greater interesses of debt eventually, liquidated, the financial power of this country, both absolutely and relatively, has never been more triumphantly demon Height may mean the power to drive strated than in its position at the end of the other machine down even by bluff. three years of war: “Alone among the Even bnb dropping, reconnaissance, belligerents it is paying for a large pro and photography need height and climb, purtion of the cost of the war out of anand need it more and more... enormously increased tax revenue. Huge as is the absolute increase of our National Debt, its service. in imply covered by the increase in while in proportion to the wealth, ite total amount is still very far short of what the National Debt was 1917, at the end of the Napoleonic wars, proportionately to the national wealth a hundred years ago. It is at least reason- able to suppose that, in the long years to entue, we and our children, and if necessary our grandchildren, will be able shoulder this burden no less success to fully that the generations after 1817 in the case of the debt contracted during the preceding 3 years of war. People who take a somewhat alarmist view on that! score are apt both to exaggerate the extent of our present liabilities and tomay be made nothing can ever replace exclude the effects of the Allied victory the human element. With a machine that over our enemies, to which we are entitled is capable of sailing ap 1,000ft. a minute,

to look forward.

THE POSITION TO-DAY, NO

What is our aunt position 10-day 1 Votes of Credit have been exhaused to an amount of 4,640 millions in these there years--the new Vote of Credit for Cho millions recently passed not having to be drawn upon till to-morrow. If we add to this our expenditure outside Votes of Credit, we ay put the total national expenditure during the three years froin August 4th, 1914, to August 4th, 1917, at Towards approximately 5.150 millions. this we have provided about 1,250 mil lions out of revenue and about 3,900 mil liona by an increase of our National Debt, But this latter figures has been artificially swelled by our having lent no less than 1,171 millions to our "Allies and Domin- ions this is not our own expenditure, and in the main way be regarded as an investmont. There is certainly no justi

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M. Painleve, the new French Premier, was Minister of War in M. Ribet's Cabinet

He is a statesman of uncom phon erudition. Much learning, however,

20 has not robbed him of his action; he is

as decisive, and unequivocal as 18 position of Felid.

apeu 16 talent contributed to the victory of Ver- His mathematical 20 dun. He was Minister of Education and

30 Inventions at the time-nnder the Briand Ministry and, with the aid of M. Borel,

26 revised the old artillery tables for range

finding with the result that the guns, had

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a new accuracy in destructive force. M. Painleve with MM, Borel and Adamard-- also eminent mathematicians-is regarded as the continuator of the work of M. Henri Poincaré the savant cousin of the President.

The new Premier, who, it, confer ence with Mr. Lloyd George, soon settled. the Greek business; has been emphatic 18 from his youth up. 10 whole-heartedly into the Dreyfus ease on He flung himself the side of the prisoner, and ted demon- 18trations in the Latin Quarter, where he 12 was Professor of Mathematics at the Sor- konna. By the natural order of events, oh became deputy for this Pays Latin, the nearest approach that France pos

et $1.00 to University Constituency, and remained is that position for ten years.

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but resisted the Three Years Bill,

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was better to have a minil, highly-trainge army and a fully developed erve than large and loose general system a huge barracks? army, in fact. But when 4 war came, there was none more determined 3 thanh to secure peace with honour" 14hy force of arms: Like M. Ribot, he is...

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20 aerober of the Institute of Franer, his 18) department being the Academy of Science.

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As a

ciontist, M. Painleve is. interested in a scientific developments, and was me of the first to perceive the possibilities 20 of aviation. In the early days he few. with Wilbur Wright, when the celebrated 28inventor was experimenting in Franco

20 with his machine.

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VEGETAULES, ETC.

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Peanuts Fa Shang

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Petrs (Canton),

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Codfish---Man. Yü

Cuttle Fish Muk Yü Dab--Sha Mang Yü Dice-Wong Mei Lap-

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Beans, Sprouts-Nga Tsoi .... Beans, Long Tau Kok

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Cabbage, Chinese (common)→

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Climb the power to climb fast and high-is one of the secrels of aerial success, as it is also one of the most difficult problems to solve In gaining climbing-power other things may be lost which are essential for the machine's particular work.. War demands many types of acroplanes,

Bug with "all the improvements that

steady hand is yet needed to make it de its best. There must-also be a gensi- tive touch. More than all, there must be just that instinctive knowledge of how to make the particular machine give its best which only a first-rate pilot possessed.--- Dady Mail.

in the revenue as compared with the same period last year, so that the probability is that the estimate will be considerably exceeded and that the receipts may be It would between 660 and 700 millions have been thought, incredible before the war that taxation could be borne. to the extent of over 800 millions a year, yet it ous difficulty, and some financial critice is being borne, on the whole, without seri- even ask for more.

BRITISH CREDIT.

fication at this moment for taking 11 28: part of the debt on which we shall have And how shout British credit--that im- to find the interest after the war, and palpable force which has been the founda- we are entitled a present to at it in tio of all our financial succes in the past? After three years of war we may feel

Sold everywhere in boxes, price 918 (35 pilis) 1/1 id (56 pils) & 279 (168 pills). 1-3 Hour Lux's recent figures are quite clear

4 separate account. It we do, the real securely that it is even more fruly rooted. addition to our deb is only about 9,730 than in all our history. This single fac- millions, making its present total amount about 3,380 millions, as against 60 mil tor, we believe, is destined in the future. to play the most potent part in the re- lions before the war started.

more like covery from the destructive effects of the Germany's debt to-day is

war itself. Alone of the European belli- 5,000 millions, She is spending now at

gerents we have remained on a gold basis, a rate of over £5,500,000 a day, and we are actually spending rather less than that spite of all the difficulties of an un- an our own services, ordinary and extra precedented drain of money and the neceg

for ordinary, if we exclude (as the figured for making the pound sterling the given for Germany excludes) any fuad our Allies as well as ourselves. The fact payments abroad on behalf of ing of the Allies.

There is still some that British credit has stood the train will establish it more Bemly than ever misconception on this point, but fr as it has done during this critical time So far during the present financial year throughout the world after the war. It is our irrecoverable expenditure, excluding not merely a question of the rates at advances to our Allies and Dominions, has averaged about £4,500,000 a day, and which this country could borrow during our daily expenditure outside Votes of the emergency of the war; it is shown Credit would increase this to about directly in the continued supremacy of Our actual expendithe pound sterling as the basis of our €5,300,000 a day..

Ger- ture, including loans to the Allies, has own and of international Gnance. however, been at a rate of about seven depreciation of the mark abroad to a stere tested by the credit particularly as millions a day since April at last

The most striking proof of war ability half of its value, under conditions of an 99 to meet his expenditure, including the therefore not calling for payments abroad, overseas trade practically killed and, service of the loans we have had to raise, whereas British imports have been bugely has been the increase in our revenue since increased--has received a blow from which the war began. Before the war our Budgets were balanced at about 200 mil it is not likely to recover in our time. lions for revenue and expenditure.

But British credis is undimmed. In the current year a revenue of 638 millions the whole English speaking world stand- has been budgeted for an increase of os ing together, we may look forward to day with full confidence to whatever may be millious over the preceding year. But demanded from our finances till victory already in these earlier months of the is secured, and also to the reconstructions year, there is an increase of 61 millions which will occupy us as soon as war is

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