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AMPHIBIAN FOR AIR MINISTRY.

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A WITNESS" ALLEGED DRUNKEN QUARRELS

London, April 5.-Yesterday wenn ADVANTAGES OF LAND AND the sixth day of the investigation of"

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changes against the moral character' of the Rev. Harold Francis David- Ron, Rector of Stiftoy, Norfolk, in. the Norwich Diocesan Consistory

Following rigorous tests in flight

Letter to tha| Blahop.. The shorthand natrs, hors said:

Mr. Oliver: Did Barbara writa along Tetter 1:

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Mrs, Lako: Yes, to the Bishop. Do you remember Mr. Ser

Tatologram to the makers of Six new-typo training his "Pus Moth light aeroplane,s, literally ordered off the which lasted 180 hours the Air Court, sitting at Church House, coming You Ne CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd. Mr. J. A. Mollison, who smashed the class had been buils and, tested: Ministry has initiated a policy that the England-Cape Town record in flight, are being added to the may have important results by pur-

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few days ago, states that his maequipment of the Irish Free State ghino curried a grant overload and Army Air Corps. The first batch that the engine-an layarted of three flow in formation across “Cipky 111" 180 hp, unit-ran as the Irish Sea to Baldomel" soro. neasly maximum revolutions Call drops, pour Dublin, a few days aga through the flight. In other words, and the rest will follow soon. 'plane and engine ran perfectly in abnormal conditions, covering without the slightest hint of trou ble in a period exquivalent to a long week-end a distance of 8,300 mile

from the temperate zone through the tropics and southwards for below the Tropic of Capricorn...

Heavily Overloaded.

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The planes, belonging to the new lub "Cader sofies, wor doned by the famous makers of

chasing a powerful swin-engined amphibious flying boat.

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Obvious advantages attend the omployment of a flying machine which is able to operate at will either from land or water. Cum bining with a flying boat, hulla

the the ubiquitous Avro 504-whealed land under-carriage which the training muchino which Was: constructed in larger numbers, then will of the pilot, the amphibing is can be lowered or raised at the any other neroplane of the kind during and in the years just after clearly suited for commercial opera- the war and thoas more modern tion in many parts of the 'world pretuan aircraft the Types 621 and In the fighting air services, use 626 that are fitted to perform sever

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or oight diferent kinds of service of amphibians should mean great training without any but detail couomy of the labour and sime alterations to the fuselage and fur.normally expended in launching nishings Smalier than either of and housing flying boats. The these craft, the "Cadet was built raft move under their own power to mess the needs of nations which on land or water, running down the slipway on the wheels, which are unable to afford its bigger and more costly brothers, and its 20 duction does not mean any change in the declared policy, of the com- pany that the larger machine is bost. fitted for the job..

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Was that letter written before. his sent Mr. Roland Oliver began the morning, and Searle game in When the Chancellor had taken or after he game It was posted in by reading the evidence which had the afternoon." [boon takon from Mrs. Alice Take,

In argas canination by Mr. Rydor on Saturday at Providence-place Richardson, Mrs. Lake said: " Shepherd's Bush

always respected Mr. Davidson. "He Mrs. Lake had stated in evidence has never been rude to me. He has that she knew Miss Pritchard, & always acted as a gentleman to+- Lyons waitress, who used to live wards me. On two night. Miss with her. She had a front room on Harris absented herself entirely the ground floor

from the house. I told Mr. David Mr. Davidson came twice in the aon. She was always coming in juss chard, and witness said she was at had to speak to her he had to come daytime. He asked for Miss Trit before midnight. If Mr. Davidson work, and possibly would be out late. until late at night. Ho mid bo One of Mr. Ryder Richardkori'a would call again. Then he called

question was: "Did not Barbara with two young girls at nine o'clock say that she was keen in getting one evening. Ho remarked what into a murder triad lovely long hair they had. They had two lovely long plaita, and were tall and thin girls.

"On the next occasion that he came it was late at night I was in bed and had left Miss Pritchard

Not a murder trial" was Mrs: Lake'a answer.

"She shit a big- brind. She said that she did not mind her photograph getting into the papers. She wanted something thrilling to happen to her: Some

Davidson. Once she put her fingers times she was very rude to Mr.

in her ears, and in the kitchen op The chief drawback of the air- the stairs. He said he was vory one occasion she told Bin to shus phibian up to the present has been please to see her and wanted her to up, and said that she would not the weight and drag," or air rego out and have a cup of coffee anaten to him yo sistance, of the wheeled under he would very much like to have a While the statement was being carriage with corresponding lpes in little chat. She would not let him read Mias Barbara Harris entered performance But in the larger in and he went off

the court and took a seat near the amphibians of the kind bought by

Bishop's solicitor. It was noticed that she was wearing a black frock for the first time since the case began, in place of the green dress

short fur coat, and again word a situll cap hat.

the crew, and taking off from thetwelve o'clock I heard a knock on ara then, wound in by a member to come in later, and just before

surface of the water,

the door. I came down and and on

Apart from the broad hint the #igh, convoys to those who are wat ching the development of imperial air routes the new record dash therefore, implies sound contrae sion and trustworthiness of the machine Whan a standard chine can be stripped of its internal furnishings, fitted with extra fuel tanks and put through a gruelling best of this kind then, plainly, it is fitted to stand up to any treat. ment it may receive in more normal

Excellent. Training 'Flane, touring us. The big overload im" posed exceptional stresses on tho

In the limitations imposed, by undesarriage at every

restricted size and engine power The engine was working hand

the "Cadet designer has thought

"I never saw him shy, more until against the collar all the time, aut a training ilage which embo the Air Ministry this increase in he brought Miss Barbara Harris without the hief of the reduced des as the as possible all of the weight amounts to less than 2 perabout the end of November last. throttle opening that would apply essential characteristics of the larcent of the total structural weight He came to engage a room for her. during most of an ordinary jour. ger types of fighting aircraft that of the airgraft and the effect on

He Haid Miss Harris was of last week She had over it a ney. Little time was available for the pupil is called upon to fly after performance proportionately thoroughly respectable little girl, anything more than the barest rou- tine inspection of such details as

Tour Hours Non-stop.. plugs, petrol and oil filtera and no forth. Just as a first-class perfor-around which is placed a resis-

Styled the Saro Cloud," the Air mance in a long distance road orange-lessening Townend ring, the Ministry's now machine is one of trück race gives confidence in a pa speed of 12 miles an hour and planes

Cadet reaches an easy maximum three types of amphibious aero- "Some days afterwards she came constructed by Mesars.with him about 11.30 or twelva cruises at well over 100 m.p.b. Saunders-Roe, of Cower. When o'clock at night. I was in bed and

take-off.

ticular make of motor-ear so does a flight like Mollison's enhance the faith of the knowledgeable light geroplane user in this typically eturdy and efficient British dying

machine.

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his training period. Fitted with a small single Armstrong Siddeley 185 hp. "Genet Major air-cooled motor,

Both of the cockpits

are roomy,.

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and carry duplicate sets of instruquipped for civil us it has seats menta. Special arrangemente are for, aight, occupants in a roomy of parachutes by the occupants. nade for the comfortable wearing saloon cabia. Driven by the power of two Armstrong Siddeley 340 h.p. Double Mongoose" motors it

and he was going to act as her guardian. He told me that F should like her very much, and I and I would look after her. Ho said, She is a child by herself!

rat-tat-tat came at the door. My husband said, "I am not going to let them in at this time of night, What are they playing about for ? "

Motor Driver's Byklence. The unnamed mystery: witness, a motor-driver, who volunteered to

ed for cross-examination. give evidence on Saturday, was call-

Mr. Davidson had with Miss Ellis Mr. Levy first referred to the chat

and the witness.

Ellie, spoke about a statement sho

The witness agreed that Miss >

had made to Mr. Searle. Mr. A Note from Miss Harris."

Davidson was surprised that she had There were not many days on made a statement Miss Ellin said which Mr. Davidson did not call, that Searle had first taken her into and he sometimes came early in a Lyons teashop to make a state-

and the climb to a height of 7,000 reaches a maximum speed of 120 fest takes only eighteen minutes miles an hour and cruises at about Constructed entirely of metal, ex-100 m.ph. With the normal fuel cept for the fabric coverings of wings and tail unit, the machina load on beard the "Cloud" con is built to a system carefully bold the air for nonstop fights of the morning before Barbara wentment, There was a woman there: thought out to facilitate speedy four hours, though the tanks aro manufacture.

to business. She, (Mrs. Like) did Did she tell Mr. Davidson whe

ther she was offered anything --Sho said something about them looking. after her.

Did she tell him that they had given her money Yea. Et or ven

The crew normally carried is two large enough to hold fuel sufficient not let him in, but he spoke at the men, a pilot and observer who acts for six hours flying in emergency.

door. He was not allowed in the Also an gunner and bomb operator.

room, The success of the Cloud in. Once constructiort is begun at Cadiz the prolonged official trials is likely

Several times be car's ad late the British-built Vildebeest" will

as eleven and twelve. In the end be used as a sample against which to lead to reconsideration of am- I told him a lie. I told him ahillings. to check the finish and performance phibians by, some air transport com. ✡

of the locally constructed machines. panica The British Isles and she had not." Later she gave Mr. Miss Harris had gone away, but neighbouring countries offer fine Davidson a note, in which Miss opportunities for amphibian opera-Harris said that she did not want tion, and in other parts of the anything more to do with Bim, and world much difficult territory might be was not to come postering her. be opened up to flying, because

The ne morning he sskey Did she tell "Mr. Davidson that phabious machines can operats knew about Barbara, and I said the woman had said that she would

First of twenty-six machines crdered for the equipment of the Spanish naval air service, Vickers "Vildebeest." torpedo. plane has just Bown from Brook- londe to Madrid. The remainder of the graft included in the contract. will be built under licence in a big Spanish aircraft factory at Cadiz.

Fitted with a single 600 hp" engine the "Vildebeest is a for- midable biplane intended for use alternatively from land or water according to the type of under- carriage" fitted and designed for reconnaissance, bombing and tor- peda launching and the diverse and strenuous duties of the general O purpose warplane. It was chosen by the Spanish Ministry of Marino after an extended series of com- petitivo trials and the ultimate choice of the British machine comes an yet another tribute to tho superiority of British aircraft technique and construction.

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approached they told her they were Did she say that she was first connected with a charitable institu. tion and she being out of work they were very anxious to help her

Yes.

I knew all the statement con get Misa Ellia some clothes-The tiued.

He said: I should like to woman at Lyona said, "You could

Did Miss Ellis when she was tall"

with ease even among mountain ranges wherever there are small lakes Further, a comfortable am phibian is perhaps, the ideal air see her because there is a lot of do with a now coat!!: yacht, affording travel in condi- Bossip and talking going on, and it ing Mr Davidson about this give tions of safety and scenery that no may mean, six months for me, and the impression that she had been other form of flying machine can

stop Barbara getung

porsuaded by money and sugges Fork The only time he came again tians of that sort to make a state- rival,

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at the time, ras with a young girl cellor She wee mak o'clock at night. The girl was 15,

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I was told. aaked them into the out to Davidson that she kitchen because it was pouring with

had been asked to give, this state rain, and she had no hat Mr.

ment 7-Yes, to get what she could Davidson told me something about the time she was out of work" and Mr. Lavy Did she say that at Barbara's sister's young man.

penniless and yielded to the tempta He said he had just come from bion -As good as those words there with the child He said he Prposading witness said" that. asked if he could pay Barbara' Miss Ellisbuted that she enw the rent, and Mr. Mayole people inman, Mr.Sarte, agitin on a later sulted him.

occasion, that they went to a public :---- "Is Davidson after I had my house in the Strand, and that Me subperts the statement want on Searle had given her six or seven" "Davidson aid Good evening, lassen of porp wine and she could By the way, have you seen Barot remember what she said. bara! I said, I do not ang to Mr. Levy 1) 17à she say that she sde her, and I do not want to see told him that what was suggested was untrue, but they said it was

He was with Mrs, Walton and being done to help Mrs. Davidson a young woman" I said the Bar- and it was only going to be used bara had gone into service. He to frighten Mr. Davidson, to mak said, "Do you know she has been him stay in his parish instand ot Lake said: 4 Come on in, we don't the only said is to help Mr David- want to see them. We have had son and make Mr. Davidson go enough of this. So I had to shut back to his parish, the door."

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