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PAGE WING SLOTS.

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EXPEDITION INTO THE DESERT.

'PLANES AND MOTOR MACHINE GUNS.

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ZEPPELINS IN THE WAR.

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west of Khartoum which was under- taken following an attack by nimed tribesmen on a camel caravan of

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his public wants. By the aid of Mr. Rex Whistler's charming plan are able to walk about the garden and to follow the author's elvontures in it. He is O. so tem, peramental, and occasionally he is arch. But much may be forgiven him beenuso he loves seedlings and roots and has eyes for beauties often missed. And sometimes, by happy-chance, his punishment fts his transgression, as when, sneering at a person for her pseudo-cultura, he suggests that on her visit to Paris she stayed no farther off than," the Hotel du Gard de Nord."

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A CROOKED HOUSE.

THE MAGNOLIA LADY." By Con- stanco Smedley. Hurst and Blackott. TH. 6d.

Hangers arising from the "stall," peaceful Dongola Arabs. Five 3 whose troops were besieged thereo, Science, Life in the American CoTo desire to be like Shelley, "and

or loss of flying speed.

No less than 38.2 per cent. of the

accidents examined are attributed to stalling and forced landings. Frequently the stall was entirely the fault of the pilot, making all

day bombers, two large Vickers "Victoria" troop carriers' anden

motor machine gun battery of the Sudan Defence Force, were moved out to El Fasher, their officers un- der instructions to scour the desert for the raiders and to take such

the more essential a means of re- taining full control even after flying speed has been lost. Without ad-stops in the collection of detailed equate control an aeroplane in the information amout the country and walled attitude will dip one wing the establishment of suitable land- and begin to spin rapidly down!

ing, grounds n would render dif warda. Such a manoeuvre begun ab a low height is certain to end Beult similar attacks in the future in a bad crash.

At the same time the reconnais- sance was planned in a way to ex- plors thoroughly possibilities of operating aeroplanes in conjunction with motor machine gun units.

How They Work. Handley Page, wing slots, the

clever device which is now standard

equipment on eighty per cent. of all machines flown in the Royal Air Force and on many private and commercial craft all over the world, were introduced in the belief that the man could not fairly be blamed for accidents which were enrious be cause of a lack of adequate control of the heroplane. The alata are winglets which in normal fight fit ugly along the leading edges of the main planes. As the neroplane Épproaches the stalled attitude, with the noss up and the jail down, these winglets open, leaving a gap between themselves and the main wings. The gap has the curious effect of preserving an unbreken air How over the wings, and control is rstained. Without the slots, the

air flow would break up and the wings lose practically all lifting power at once.

Years of experiment have produc ed slot devices which work automa tically without any intervention by the pilot. Tests innumerable have shawn that a pilot retains full con. trol of a slotted acroplane after it has stalled. And slots have many other advantages. They make pos] sible a safe and steep climb out of a restricted space and make it far easier to land in one; the angle of descent or ascent may safely be in creased much beyond that possible

In 1930 a similar reconnaissance expedition, also employing aircraft

The airship carried:

311,000 cartridges, 230 machine- belts loaded with a total of -47,500 bullets, 64 cases of machine another ammunition, comprising 10,000 bullets, 4 rifles with 5.000

bullets, a spare Larrels for machine- guns, di baga of bundiger and medicaments, 3 bags of sewing ma-

trials, 21,790 kilos of benzine. 1,323 kilos of oil, 700 kilos of previsions,

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kilos of drinking water.

Even the ship herself was rebuilt ED that part of her envelope was made of maslin and could be used as bandages for the wounded when she was dismantled. Another part was composed of material which could be turned into tonts and tropical clothing, while her gas bage were destined to furnish water-tight aleeping-bags.'

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After overy peril from thunder- storm and gunfire, the ship reached and machine gun batteries, failed | Makondo in East Africa. Sudden- to find a suitable route and this newly there came a wireless message:

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excellent than to fod oneself in house general survey of Georgian Eng: party, shalf of which consists of and up to, and wisely stopping American crooks, must be dis short of, the French Revolution. It heartening to the portically-mind- is also remarkably cheap.

But in this position Misa Smed- ley's hero manages remarkably well: so does Miss Smedley. For this tale of English life in Italy is both gay and amusing. And in spite of the atmosphere of crime which pervades the book the story moves to a conclusion that is both restful and good-humoured...

THE SAILING-SHIP.

The Sea in Ships, by Alan J. Villiers (Routledge, pp. 11 and 112 plates, 7. ed. net), is the story of

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COTE D'AZUR,

"BLUZ COAST." By Leonie Shrager"

Cassell, 7%. Od.

sailingship's voyage round Capo Horn, bound for this country with

The short and admirable account a cargo of grain from Australia. which opena the book is followed and more fully explained by a

This is a light, bright story of series of photographs by the author, These make a fine testimonial for the modern cheap camera by means love on the Cote d'Azur. An artist's' takan. By model, a young, wife, an erring hus- of which they were studying them it is possible to gain band, and his past love are all a good idea of the sailing-ship and brought together. And under the of the storms and doldrums through influence of a Russian aristocrat, turned artist, and the shimmering which it must pass, There is no romantic nonsense about the wind- bent of the Blue Coast: emotions attempt was made in a different Lattow-Yorbeck's last stronghold jarumer picturs, and they are often sharpen and play havoc with com- Inonser. Miss Shrager possesses direction by way of Darfur. Three lost. All the Makonde highlands very beautiful. In his intraduc

that an, alert mind and vivid descriptive Fairey 'planes were detailed to in English possession. Part of Lettion." Mr, Villiers, tells us work from an advanced landing tow-Vorbeck's forces taken prison about thirty big deep-sea square-powers, ground; on the Wadk Shau and to er, the remainder hard-pressed and rigged sailing-ships-almost ex- recemoitre ahead of the machine retreating northwards. Turn back clusively pon unit.

remaining The two Fairey craft were based. at El Fasher to act as spare aircraft and maintain supplies to the Wadi Shnu with the help of the two big troop carriers.

When the reconnaissance was con-

eluded after twenty-three days in the field, much valuable information had been gathered about the region. Three site suitable for landing

grounds were found on the Wadi Shna and at Bir Natran and Nak beila. This time the nireraft had no difficulty in maintaining contact", with the machine gun battery, all through the reconnaissance,

No raiders were seen, a, reason-"

able inference being that the armed parties broke up at the news that aeroplanes were on the way.

The Reconnaissance Fleet.

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A FAIRY TALE.

O* WISHES." By The Phyllis E. Williamson. Houghton Publishing Company. 78. 3d.

"To this day," the autherfor general trade. In particu-THE LAND ly remarks, it has never been far we are introduced to the flout ascertained who sent the wireless of ships whose home port is Marie- message that commanded the 19 to hamn, in the Aland Islands, and by turn back.. One theory which seems likely to be the true one-is

that the wireless message was sent from England

TWO CENTURIES.

The Maritime and Colonial Ex- pansion of England under the Stuarts," By A. D. Innes. "Sampson Low.

15વુ, ઇંતુ. "England in the Eighteenth Con- tury. By R. B. Mowat. Har- rap. 46. Bd.

Mr. Innes' book records, in effect, the foundation of the British Em- pire, for the Elizabethan Saga was only a preliminary flourish. It was under the Jamests and Charlenes that we really got down to business, founded all but one of the Colonies which subsequently grew into the United States, established ourselves

laying before us the budget of, one voyage the author explains how in economically: Then, leaving the these days the mailing-ship survives figures for the voyage itself, ho describes in simple narrative the vigour and beauty which he has discovered in this kind of life at

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everyday life.

Miss Williamson has imposed the conventions of the fairy-tale upon A Spirit grants O'no awish each. three sisters choones riches, another fame, out the third and youngest behaves in of the traditional wise manner younger sisters, and chooses Talth, Hope, and Charity. Her wisdom reapsite. own reward, and ulte marries a young curate. The other

sisters aro, fortunately for"" themselves, allowed to revoke their

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YOUNG LOVE,

DOWN THE GARDEN PATH: 3y Bever ley Nichols. London: Jonathan Cape. Pp. so. Ta, ed. net. Advertisement has crept into this wishes. Despite the mundane de- description of how an absurdly tails of this plot the author never ignorant but. passionate amateur

Crases to cast the rainbow tints of created a garden out of his ignor-

and

passion-advertisement fantasy aeroas the story. has marred it. We feel that it is not fair that the author should inter- rupt his amusing descriptions of with most unslotted machines. Far-h.p. motor, the F biplane is one'

how he made a poud and a. moun- tain of mud, and then dumped rocks ther, slots gire added of of the most largely used aeroplanes

all over the mountain and pulled manoeuvre in aerial combat and the "Royal Air Force, employed

them down and then planted tress facilitate mass aerial evolutions by for day bombing, gennery spotting.

to harmonise the reeks and the mud and the pond, and ex forth, by an, large groups of machines.

aerial photograph, high speed com-

in the West Indies (which were irrelevant boosting of his previous Taunications and other of the multi-immosely important in days when writings and a suggestion that he ean afford any extravagance becauar he enn so easily write another bock

Irrele to Bot the town talking.

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TORPEDO BOMBERS.

VILDEBEEST FOR SPANISH

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farious duties allotted to "general

sugar, was the only considerable purpous planes in the British imported foodstuff), and made a service. Two similar engines en-

Company..

ix of real interest in the book, vant, that is to say, to what there but possibly not irrelevant to Mr. Nichols' salos, for it is a vulgar ΑΠ ags, and he probably knows what

ablu much "Victoria" troop carrier plying concm, of the East India to brar aloft twenty-two fully Under Elizabeth empire was armed infantrymen and their equip- | aspiration; ander Anne it was ment, or a similar load in muni-

Talwand

of

The Vickers Vildebeest torpedo tions of war or other urgent sp carrier, fitted with a 300 h.p. His-plies: much modern British air pano-Suiza engine, is to be supplied strategy is based on the use in, large numbers to the reorganised heavy transport 'planes of this Spanish Air Force.

The first xind. machine of this fleet has been flown from Brooklands to Madrid by M H. W. R, Banting, one of Vickers test pilots is to serve as a pattern for the construction of similar machines under licence in an aircraft factory at Cadiz. It was flown froin England as a land machine and will be converted into a nouplane in Spain. It has beed

vessels makes escape from the missiles very difficult, the attack being usually launched by a number of torcedo carriers simultaneously, The torpedoes are released at a runge of less than 1,000 yards and at a height of about 100ft, over the water. This machine has maximum

chosen by the Spanish Ministry of speed of 132 miles an hour, and a

Marine after long tests,

The torpedo homber is becoming

comparatively fast rate of climb,

both of which characteristics are of

A more vital instrument in modern the utmost importance in getting

livered. For cruising purposes the inchine fully loader has a speed of about 110-miles-an-hour, and its range is 'oh hours. Its ceiling is

naval warfare. The Vildebeest is away after the attack has been de capable of carrying a torped weighing more than half a ton, and the method in which these nero planes are used against naval (Continued at foot of next columa. 11,000ft.

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"THE GIRL IN THE BLUE HAT." By Fabricius. Cassell. 78. Gd. This is a delicious tragi-comedy of young love. Daantje Pieters, a victim of conscription, en his way to his camp sees and falls in love with a ravishing minx in a bine ha Daantje pretends to be a rich man, the girl pretends not to be a little gold-digger; both these decep burnings. We leave him desorted tions, cause Daantje many heart by his blue-hatted lady, but not we

A delightful,... feel inconsolable.

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