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TRAVEL BY AIR

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Speaking at Queen's Hall recently, Mr. J. A. Whitehead said that the future of aircraft opened up such a wide field of conquest that its possibilities were illi mitable. The wonders of to-day in the TO-NIGHT!

THEATRE

It is possible now to give some details of the numerous air raids that were made by the enemy over London and district for a period of two and a half years. Bomb attacks were first made by Zepair would be nought as compared with pelius on dark nights, and when there unwieldy war engines proved more or less a failure, Trubes and Gothas, in large numbers, came over from the enemy teru- drones in Belgium.

the wonders of to-morrow. Our methods of life would be changed. Our ideas of spoed would alter. We should set out 10 establish in the first pluce (1) aerial posts; (2) an aerial passenger line; (3) The first experimental raid, by nero- a taxi-plane service for the United King plane, i London was made in broad day dom; (4) a commercial air service; (h) light, and, though other and more der the development, by means of aircraft. of trictive daylight attacks followed, the distant and undeveloped parts of the enemy usually chose moonlight nights for the development of commercial aircraft. world; (0) international co-operation for his campaign of frightfulness, when Although the cost of carrying a letter hy of the searchlight was largely air might be equal at first to the power

of cost ullied.

sending a telegram, everything would be In the earlier stages of the phase of gained. To convey one's ideas adequately the war, the anti-aircraft artillery was cospicuamely feeble and ineffective, but, later, so powerful u barrage was put up from long-range gans all round the Metropolis that the enemy had to advance with extreme caution and under perfect- ly favourable atmospheric conditions. At the same time the It.A.F. was greatly increased for home defence purposes and did splendid work,

May 31st, 1816, saw the first Zeppelin

raid on London, bug the results were say

prisingly small. Ninety bombs, mostly incendiary, were dropped, but only three fires neaded the attention of the brigade, and the casualties were six killed and three injured. The districts most affected were Shoreditch and Balls Pond road (Dalston). In the latter place, an aged couple were killed while kneeling by their bedside.

In the next raid on London, September 7th. The casualties were again light, Bermondsey suffering chiefly. The fol lowing night a bomb destroyed a motor

bus

Dear Liverpool-street station, and train was struck. City warehouse, in Wood-street and Fore-street were eet on several tremen being injured, and about £500,000 wae darrage amounting caused, one firm alone suffering, it D. M. GOODALL. stated, to the extent of £100,000.

total casualties of the raid were 20 killed and 56 injured. The Zeppelin was, vis ible for several minutes all over London, and huge crowds Jocked from all parts to the City.

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In the raids up to September, 1916, Leytonstone, Walthamstow, Easy London, Central London, and South East London suffered damage. A bomb hit the Lyceum Theatre, bent a girder, and exploded in the street ontside. The audience escaped but people

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by wire and to ensure that no mistaken would be made entailed a long and costly message, whorens by aerial post it would be posible to send specifications and holograph documents such as were requir ed in successful business or in legal enter prise. Many business transactions would be completed in a thay, though the parties might live in different countries. would also be possible for business men in the City to have samples of goods on urgent orders sent from all parts of the

the world as well as the provinces in shortest possible space of time. An ex- pressed letter posted in the morning in the special box at the General Post Office would be in Paris within two hours, and the reply banded to the writer as he was sitting down to luneb,

It would be impossible, for many years to come, to build enough aeroplanes to send into the air all the people who would want to fly. Flying was absolute- y safe. No machine would be allowed to be used in he service of the public, until it had been registered in much the same way as ships are A1 at Lloyd's Experienced captains were forthcoming, and the rising generations would take to the air as a highly-skilled and lucrative profession. There would be an hourly service between London and Paris, 80 that it would be possible to journey there, transact business, lunch in comfort, and return in time to attend to the corres pondence, that had accumulated in the office during the day

We shall be able to travel by aerial taxicab," added Mr. Whitehead. We shall be able to start out for Rome, to feed the pigeons of St. Mark's if we feel in need of a change, to fly off to Norway the week-end in Cairo." to see the Midnight Sun, or to spend annihilated, the cities of the world Space will be within the reach of all of us. A constant stream of aeroplanes will link the old The Atlantic fight

in the casualing at the exits figured I world with the new,

Following the destruction of several houses at Blackheath on August 24th and 26th, 1910, came the greatest, Zeppelin raid experienced up that time. This was on the night of September 19th, when 13 airships crossed the North Sea. Only three, however, approached, the outskiria of London, the rest losing their að in the darkness.

is no longer a problem. It will be flown by an aviator in the early spring, Wo shall blaze the trail across the Atlantic. Lightships, footing aero-stations to point the course, will provide a refuge in caso of need. I am quite sure that before a year of two we shall see such inter- Rished; and the crossing made as easy and national Atlantic stopping-places estab ds simply as from London to Paris.

"Our future as Two of the three were turned back by

he proceed nation,' gunfire, and the third was brought downed, depends upon the question of the commercial use of aircraft. The success at Cuffley by Lieut. Leefe Robinson, who of the business world is Won by speed. used a new type of incendiary machine- Tokyo, Crylon, Cape Town, or Vancouver gun bullet, which set fire to the airship, can be reached in from three to four days and presented Londoners with an aerial by aeroplane. An expedition may spend conflagration which was visible over a thousands of pounds and waste a year in wide area.

finding out what a country has to offer, or what it Inds. An aeroplane will on- able the prospector to gain the knowledg in a week. A Government Exploration Deparinent to find out how our surplus labour and surplus wealth can best be aspended for the good of the nation is not only an den It is a duty."

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TRAM BLOWN TO PIECES.

The same month. September 23rd-24th, twelve airships crossed the coast, and two wow brought down in Essex one Billericay and the other near Mersea Island. Three of the raiders reached London. Streatham and Brixton districts suffered heavily, and, at the former place, a tram was blown to pieces

In North-East London, there was also much damage to house and shop pro porty, especially in Lea Bridge-road Among the Rifles that night was Chiel Inspector

were wrecked by a bonk climated to weigh 600 lbs, and damage was caused to the Grosvenor-road railway bridge.

October 18th, a misty night, was the

over

and

one

while uselessly

three

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attempting to get over London from the riccadilly cireus, damaging the

north, was brought down in Bancs near Potters Bar.

in

for 'bus.

of Scotland Yard. A date when the German Zeppelin arwada building struck the year before: whe was practically distract on the kome destroyed, Give being struck again near Leyton. In the next ward journey over France, and several

raids no airships reached London others dauuged.

Only

reached bub, during the second, one of them, when

London,

bombs

Swan and Edgar, and shop of Messra. casing casualties among a queue waiting Another bomb damaged houses at Camberwell, and a third wreck.

house property at Hither Green. Dulwich was raided, but a more serious Early in the morning, of December 8th raid took place on December 18th, when One considerable damage was done. Hospital and wrecked a shop in Agar- bomb narrowly missed the Charing Cross street: a second killed several people on the Embankment and damaged Cleo- patra's Needle; and a third set alight, pinno factory at the corner of Clerken well-road."

November 28th, 1916, brought the first seroplane attack on London. It was a single machine, evidently out on a trial trip by daylight, and it dropped bombs which damaged the Victoria Palace Music Hall, opposite Victoria Station. and some mansions in Brompton-rond.

It was on June 18th that a large stretch of the East End suffered from a chain bombs dropped by daylight at interval

mile

extending to the City. On that ocension 10 child ren were killed and to injured is a school at Puplar, and many denthy occur- red in working close houses. A train

outside

Liverpool-street

rb

of about a quarter of

struck

WALK Station

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Prices as usual, but no half price seats.

Booking at Robinson's.

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In the Musical Play "PINKIE AND THE FAIRIES"

for

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by W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON. Music by FREDERICK NORTON, With full Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet.

Over 60 Performers.. GALA PERFORMANCE FRIDAY, March 21st, at 9.15 p.m.

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PRICES:

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Second Performance Saturday, March 22nd, 9.15 p.m.

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24 Clothas on July 7th. Among the build- Heavy loss of life occurred in the raid ings damage was the G.P. the bomb on January 28th, 1918, when a bomb par- THE bove-mentioned vowel having arrived

from ibo above-mentioned penetrating two of the top floors and tially wrecked the printing works of derdnging. it was stated, a good den Messrs. Odba, Long Acre, in the Laso consignees of cargo are horoby informed of telegraphie apparatu The raidersment of which many people were shelter their Cargo will be maded as their sailed in Teisure over London in regular ing Machibety and this from the risk into the Dasardous and/or extra Racak fous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon to mation it a height of from 12.000fo. upper core collapsed into the bauement Wharf and Godown Co., Lid, Kowloos, and to 15,000ft. No further daylight attacks and the grenter number of the 47 killed

stored at on the Metropolis took plies, all subes and 100 injured in that raid occurred in

Consign signage risk

of Cargo are heraby noilled that quent raids being by moonlight,

this bugement.

ikoy-must produce an Import Permit, signed by The

to evening a bomb most com- ke Saperiatandent of Imports and Exports, plotely

wrecked the old French flower Hongkong, before Bills of Lading on be

Covent Garden, and another countersigned,

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are heroby notified that the Cargo with be discharged into Hal's Wharf, Kolor, where it will be heat. Consignce's risk. Tho Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after February 24th.

Optional dirge will be landed, unless notion

Night raiders reached Londont on market stroot near the Sivov. Ailbroken, obafod and damaged goods are to) hay boon given priot to steamer's arrival.

Was

be loft in the Godowns, where they will h amined on February 24th, 1919, at 10 am. All Calm must be prosocied within a month of the Stommer's arrival hero, after, which they

No Claims will be admitted after' the Goods. andelivered after, Begunry

cannot be recognised

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All brokeu, chafed, and damaged goods aro to bo loft in the Godnyag, Mauro Lisy will bus uxaanified bp ang Tedidays and Fridaya bolwon the hours of 10-15 min, and Noon within the fros štorage period.

No, claim will be admitted after the Gomin

Setember 4th but it was not until three| wysks Inter that the first heavy attack by Egal. In the raid of February 17th, the night ocurred. Very few got through Midland Grand Hotel, St. Pauoti, ing the barrage, and among building bit damaged by three bombe, one wild the Redford Hotel Southampton down one of the spires on the tower. Row and a shop in kinds the intier being wrecked Cross, Tonderies of raids followed, but the out

Between Sojitember 24th and Culotestanding ono in the public memory was have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining é bava loft the steamer's Goklown and all

the peonies, attack of March 7th known fet there were five raids. Of the 25th, the Aurora Borealis raid. A huge absence then witte, we torrent

be goods remaining undelivered after. March one raider unionded the whole of his Vor, stihinted at 000lbs., wrought don bomis within a arrow area of crowded siderable havon in Maida Vale. O, shoots abutting on the Old Kent-road several hundred houses more or less yepidotable damage to property and duinnged six were destroyed. In the one

dog Chitty Foulting. October at unlty His was Mid Loan Ford, author PACIFIC MALL STEAMSHE DÖMPANY, gfficera duarters in Cholo Hospital of Keep Toe Hote Furon Burning

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