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THE AIR PATROL
The Flight Commander sat on a fence bordering the Aerndrome, and thought of many things. He was very young, bu he was in charge of a light of
machines and the large percourt that
goes with it.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER SED, 1917.
MARRIAGE LAW REFORM,
A private meeting was held in Cont mit Room No. 18 at the House of Commons, red atly to discuss a bill which has been framed for the purpose of re.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA IN LONDON,
OFFICES BOUGHT BY P. & O Ry order of the Public Truster under
SPORT. SWIMMING AT THE V. R. C.
LABIES” - CHAMPIONSHIP.
There was a very good attendance al
the Trading, with the Envy Aniendment the Victoria Recreation Club, last even Act, the Hamburg-Amerika House at 4ing, to witness the swimming race for
forming the triage law, and to consider the best incuns of stimulating Parlia He was generally known as "The Lark.mentary netion and public interest in th15, and 16, Cock nur Stre, was offered the 100 yards Ladies Championsbap of by reason of his hubit of singing in the subject. Sir A. Conan Doyle presided, for sale. by Messrs. Debeuhna, Towson, the Colony, for which a prize was offres mir. His right hand man, a young lien- and those present included Lord Barn & Chilinocks, at the Mart, Tokenhouse by anonymous donor and also the tchant who had seen a good dent of ser-ham, Lord Glerconner, Sir J. Brunner, Yard, on July 31st. The building, was al of the 250 yards Championship, in Vice in France with the ..., Jean M.P. Sir George Greenwand, M.P., once the headquarters of the Hamburg which D. Lyon, C. Choa, R. Lee und 3. against the fence to keep him toimpany,
A. Feil, M.P. Commander Wedgwood, M.P., and Mr.
events there was n Amerika Steamship Company, often Stewart competed. In addition to them
scratch Team
We must have five machines for morrow's early stunt!" said the com wander. There are two new machines coming from the depot this afternoon and two of our machines can be put right zu about a couple of hours."
Good," said the second in command, then we need, not worry,
•
,!
through Parliament of the following bill
1 wa tecided to promote the passages Hapag." The first bid was 1. This Act may be cited as the Matri-
muuial Causes Act, 1917
From and after the passing of tus
Palaz
and a water jolo match.
The final of the 220 yards Championship.
£25,000, but £40,000 was quickly reached, Slowly the amount crept up to £50,000, going into in a few minutes, are you and all orders for a separation by any men, one of whom retired when £60,000 after the first two lengths had bee A tender is all degrees for a judicial separation when building rest between two gentle was swum off first. It was quite evident, oming."
Court of summary jurisdiction shall, Na, I have to stay here, and arrange after a period of three years from the
was offered. It was stated that the pur-covered, that the race would resolve about these machines that are coming date thereof, have the same effect and chase had been stade on behalf of Messrs. self into a struggle between D. Lym force as a decree absolute for dissolution Trollope for the Peninsular" & Oriental and C. Chun. The latter secured a con- you might ask the ranchine gun of marriage, provided always that either team Navigation Company. The P&siderable advantage over his opponent Well, ofleer to test my gun, will you? It jam the husband or wife so separat, d shull
ted twice yesterday; it was very in make application therefor to the Court clo by in Cuckspur Street prior to when turning, but Lyon, drew level after convient.!!
it may be remembered, used to be And the second in cum which has made the decree or order in moving their West-End office to Northum, few strokes. Both Lee and Stewart and sauntered off. All that afternoon the mechanics work cohabitation has not been resumed during my will now return to Cuckspar Street left the fight to Lyd and Chen, who question, and satisfy the said Court that brand Avenue. Presumably the comdropped out just before the final lap and ed at the neroplanes, and by evening five the said period of three years, were in a fit state to strafe the ans As about 11 that night, the five pilots verband or wife to present a petition to the stated that the German holders of the of the tape. Lyon then went ahond and 3. It shall also be lawful for any hus Richardson, senior partner of the firm, swam level up to willin a short distapes I opening the auction, My J. Seagram tetailed for the following day's work,|| High Court of Justice praying that his or property had kept a complete record of The sun was just beginning to rist her marriage may be dissolved on the very detail of their expenditure on the the race in one style, his time being a when they were waked and, after drink ground that they have been continuously site, premises, and equipment, and hadmin: 1 15-sees, Chon fought hard-and ing steaming coffee and eating cake, the separated for the said period of three had it printed and well butind. The with great pluck, pevering the distance rauntered up to the aerodrome.
Their machines were all lined up on years whether by mutual agrement: eruilding was erected in 1907, from designs 3min. 4-sees. Lyon's win is it
**armac and the mechanics were giving
maal overhaul.
for any other reason..
very
Sir A. Conan Doyle emphasised the Stock. Page & Stock, for the Hamburg creditable performance in view of the
of Mr. Arthur T. Bolton and Messrs.
reconstruction."
htt that the number
The pilots gathered round the Flis nece sity of the reform advocated in the Amerika Sicatoship Compry. The ground fnet that he has been swimming only dur Commander, who was as yet in a negl bill, asking that the reconstruction of consisting of an old college blazer and our population was more importantsive bronze vronmentation, and has ang the past two years, and is a buy of
floor is of polished granite, with expen carpet slippers of a brilliant hue.
eyen than industrial He pointed
fromage of Toft, sin. to Cocksur Street, thirteen years of age. . of people who living apart might reach a million at the Were sparated and present time. The who were legally separated were lower, but the bill was drafted to meet the farger number.
rear frontage to Warwick House Street, and a site of 6,000 square feet. Part of
3
We will cross the lines somewher abunt here, he said, indicating a sp on the map in front of him with stump
the ground floor is lot to the Allan Line followed There were four competitora The Ladies' 100 yards Chunpioriship a pipe, and we have the pleasant little
Steamship Conany (Limited). job of patrolling this area. It is infested with Archies and there are always
vis Mrs, Hall, Miss Watson, „Mrs. M The property is held under two as E. Long, and Mrs. D. Searle. The race Han machines knocking about as well During the discussion emphasis was laid
for 8 years, Take your time from me and watch foupon the importance of the third clause, parochial charity. The leases were grant last few yards, when Mrs, Halt gained
from 1906, from the Ecclesiastical. Commissioners alc/
was fairly even up to within • the the usual signals. Remember it is the in which, it was stated, had been inserted into the Direction der man who gets the rotten time of it."
The party broke up and the Flightruction.
order to secure a real incasure of recon Gesellschaft, and have 70 years expir
Disconte the advantage and won the coveted honour Commander hurried off to put on rewi suitable attire.
ed. The ground-vente amount to £5.000 in 1min. 58 9/5-secs. Mrs. Sparks finished
is. yearly.
wcond in 2mins. 31/sees. Miss Watson was third, and Miss Long fourth
In the team race Mr., Choa's retin
benr Mr. Watson's team, the times being t
From Bha
Abriter was read from Mr. McKenna
GERMANS SPY ON CHILDREN.
4
DEATH IN ITS PLACE. This war hus put death in its place. It has tumbled it down from that farsoine pinnacle it perched on before the war, that pinnacle supported by heartrending wailings and guaskings of teeth, and it has made it if one may use the word mation and less of a cutting off of the homelier, commoner, more of a consum human life.
see and Imin. 29, respectively. The water polo match resulted in thu VR.C. team winning from the R.G.A. team by goals to 0.
Claud Severn, C.M.F., announced that In presenting the prizes, the Hon. Mr. the receipts for the gathering totalled
Five minutes later they reassembled supporting the bill, which will be pressed their respective machines, well wrapped with
upon the attention of the Government in ufflers and leather coats, for it is call the end of the war a the meatitime it view to its becoming law before work at fifteen thousand feet. clambered on to their machines, and other subject by halding meetings through- This intended to arouse public interest in the next few minutes as they waitest, I aleated argument about the respectiv
out the country. merits of Razzle Dazzle" and "Bric Brac until the Squadron Command arrived on the scene, when they turn their attention to more serious things.
At a signal the engines were starteOne of the most interesting examples of
machines " taxied
specialized spy. work is shown by their way out into the middle of the organized in the conquered partions of droine.
Following the leader they/o Belgium and Northern France from the ground in wide sweeps. One German officers have found by experi thousand, two thousand, three thusand that the men and wobten teh se feet, and still the machines circled found left do tittle talking outside of selected the aerodrome, until the Squadron Con groups where they know everyone can be mander far below, put out the gigul trusted. But often, the invaders learned, life the ground, which gave them perfission to make for the lines..
Early hours are kept in Fran, and already they could see through thorn ing haze the country below the warm ing with khaki clad men.
There were puffs of smoke ine air, and the deep thud of the burstig shell from the anti-aircraft guns,
and tested. Then and slowly mad the way Germany has her secrét scrvier "If I should día, think only this of me $80 which amount would be handed over-
They could see the lines now not a
foreign
that there's some corner of agnin: The dead will not hurt the Mr. Severn, said:"I think we have held that is for ever England, and to the Red Cross. Faud Continuing, springve written by oldiers who had sensed already, maybe, the death that had a very pleasant afternoon what wo was to be the radiant crown of a great might call an off day. I think for the thear citizen forget themselves when they of the everyday duellings of two genera- have very strong competition, and, Mrs. I remember when one read as a boy ladies championship next year we shall are talking before their children. Sn Germany sent experienced school teachers,
tions before how splendid it seemed that Hall, you will have to meet pretty strong men and women who understood child ranning a foeman through and hearing psychology and who could speak French, the choking cough that spelt his death: opponents. I think Mrs. Searle's style to the occupied cities and towns to open
and how terrible an affair that same in her breast-stroke, which French schools. When it is possible the adventure for is grown-up shopkeep nowadays, was perfect. I also think that
English folk of 1913 to
Helion see
We have become too civilised-too Lyon deserves his victory; he has been
contemplate
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square inch of the ground, seend free learn what the parents are thinking "and I soft, a man of the world used to say to trying very hard to win it, and he pro
teachers win the goodwill of the children, and through the innocent boys and girls from shell holes, and to the right ere the talking about. remains of a village, and a la mine crater.
There were intermittent flashing of the
me
before the war, and I used to shake
my head and laugh. He was right. We raises in the future to make a first-clas had magnified death till it was all swimmer. Mr. Witchell and all the gen mortuary and no romance, all horror and
glory. Well, the war has taken us back tlemen who have kindly arranged the to the duelling dags, when honour counted competitions to-day, and haye dous all more than life and rightness more than the work during the past week, deserve.
our thanks.
take
After cheers had been given for the
once they were well over the sales to the leader for a signal. This was nothing the trumpet call brought the and the other officials, the entertainment
We have been requested to state that
guns on the other side of the broj braw for about half an hour, all went peres-
trouble.
They kept close together, and belt which divided the encinie.
Bang
**** Bang ""' Bang three fully and well. Their engines were run- shells burst unpleasantly longto the ning perfectly, and the morning air lender and he heard the tearing and of defed like a balm on their souls. The
TILST INNATE LOVE OF ADYENICRED shrapnel through his planos. Warm occasional sounds of Bring did not dis-
The innate love of adventure the work," he said to himself, as hew that turb them. Then in the distance they grown patriotism, the inbred spirit of one of the spars was shot aw The saw a great cloud of machines approach England that long had lain dormant ladies, Mr. Claud Bevern, Mr. Witchell other machines seemed undumid, and ing from the East and each man looked firing censed.
quickly to our young men; the No doubt the is were
ordinary patrol of Huns being mounted on lorries and so far served to relieve the taugtong of life, have brought it to thos who stayed
One or two sorrow and pride in their valiant dead concluded ther back, to get another shot them.
but fifty was more than a joke. But the behind. I count it a great privilege to some money was found near the bafeong. Below them were the heat French leader held to his course.
have received letters written to me in machines carrying out recoțiissance With a deep droning of the engines, the France by the relatives of "mates" off the owner will apply to the Hon. work, and they could see abovelem and heavily arnied German machines ap
mine who had been killed. One father Secretary, stating the amount, it will be on each side French and Engh hero-proached. The Englishmen could see the immediately on receipt of the news could planes of all types and sizes. With aron crases on their wings and the three put his grief aside as at once to and refunded. Failing this, the money will hissing noise, a tiny scout dil down men in each maching Then out of the each man in the battalion a present.
be given to the Red Cross Fund; past them, hotly pursued by a German empty air, as it med, English and
Another wrote bravely: The news caine machine, bristling with guns. But the French aeroplanes began to gather round
ns a great shock but not as a surprise," five machines steadily pursnedeir own the patrol, diving from above, climbing and another lady who had lost both her course. This was not their areand they from below. They waited the attack.
gifted sons wrote: I do not Ingrudge had their own work to do,jo f
As the Germans came on, their leading them the honour of soldiers graves. I In a few minutes they had reard their machines turned round and joined the know that is how they had wished to die." EDERR IESUED BY ME". C. JENLIN, DEP destination. For the next twofurs they nthers behind them and in a little firing
Death mast.hide his head for very shame would patrol that area mark out for began, short burate from ours and long
before such conquering words as these. their on the map, waiting fome Huns, low firing from the enemy. Three French Think of them that are with the gallant who would certainly try and ive them machines detached themselves from the dead-Charles Lister, Raymond Asquith, Who dies now, dies in noble company, away. But for the momen hey had main body and tried to make their way William Redmond, A. F. Wilding, A. G. leisure to took around them.the right behind the Huns to cut them off. Their Poulton, Ivan Heald, Julian Grenfell, they could see four Frenckmachines manoeuvre was seen and the Huns turned Rupert Brooke, Dixon Scott, and Harold making for home. Probably were on upon them. They were heavily outnum their way back from a being raid thres fell to earth in flames, bt two of men have made dying easier?
bered. A few bursts of firing, then all
Who can question that these Then there came the sound firing in the stemy fell with thean. Elated by this before we went to France Dying for mediately behind them. One the was being attacked by a stub little Ger- arst success the Huns came on. They had England would be the best thing I have One of my dearest friends said to me patrol zan scout machine, who whdiving at Town & little carelees and had lost their him from behind. $1.35 sharply round, and
The leer banked formation. Our machines, ever on the done my trump card." Well, he has
climb steeply
watch, saw their chance, and dived and died, leaving his thoughts for us. 0.80
made straight for the enem But the denly down into the thick of them. The This war has made dying an English- 1.00 stubby German on seeing other op in he beard a grinding crash, and turn death-as 1018, understood it-is us more.
leader was among the first. As he swept
glorious consummation ponent, turned for home the top of
JAMES HODSON.
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his speed. The leader looound to seeing his bead for a moment saw two Ger- what had happened to companion mans falling to earth together in a mass His engine was missing bat He seem of splintered wreckage.
"That's what comes of getting excited
followed in hot persuit..
man
and
ed in trouble, but he was tinuing his ind crowding." he said as he fired point 7.50 duties
PEER'S TRIBUTE TO THE PRESS. And other thingre happen blank at a Hun. All round him was In a farewell speech to his constituents ing. Two Hop machines to passing ring Taglishmaschine dived at them,ade for foo fell to earth past him, one dropped known as Colonel Lockwood-said that he
2.00 thousand feet below the English
Several machines of friend and at Epping, Lord Lambourne-better. earth, but the other show fight, By unpleasantly close to his tail Then as would not mind making a speech with only clever mangeuvre he had got behind The Germans bad had enough, they dived one man and a child present, for he saw
suddenly as it began, the battle was over. his opponent when the Fer dived on Daughter, an Angla Chizzes Ear to tie scene of action. Hame up, close towards home, and French and English him, and he knew that his words would his very good friends, the Pros, near 5,00 PALnes, by Unse J. H. Halsomba 2015 before he opened fire, an with his But the leader looked at his watch be faithfully and honestly reported. In third shot hit the enem the petroPhew. five minutes late, and no the 25 years he had represented the divi. tank. It burst out and fell to where near the lines, what will the CO sion, he could sorted of unfairly treat. He looped the loors to st his pleasure, way? He turned at once for home, fol never been misreported or unfairly treat That was a good at, said to him lowed by the other three But the fifthed by the Press His experience was that self as he turned and eard the patrol.bwn attacked on the way home statement, and it got reported, he put machine never returned. It must have whenever a politician made an unguarded There were now only faltogether, one had returned home gh
They circled down to the aerodrome and (Continued at foot bit Column)
engine fell in for inspection. Their patrol was
over. (W.O.P.)
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