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No. 1 HAMPER-155

1 Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial 1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port,

1 Pt. G.F-Feppermint.. 1 Pt. D.O.M.

Champagne. 2 Qts. Stallen Claret.

1 Qt. Martell' • • * Brandy.

2 Qts. King George IV Gold Label

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1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry, Black Beal__

1 Qt. Paritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.

1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy. 1 Phial Pomeranzu Bitters.

No. 2 HAMPER—$45.

1 qt. Quitlommart Champagno,

Pt. D.O.M.

Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.

·1 Qt. Martell'e • Brandy.

2 Qts. King George IV Geld Label

2 Qta. Tawny Dry Port.

¿ Qts. St. Julien Claret.

1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gir

1 Qt. Vino de Pusto Sherry.

1 Phial Pomeranzan Bitters.

or Perfection Whisky.

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1 Pt. G.F. Peppermint,

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1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.

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1 Phial Pomeranzan Bitters,

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AIRWAYS AND AVIATION.

RED CROSS WORK

BY AIR

R.A.F. WORK IN IRAQ AND PALESTINE

LONDON, Nov, 15.

-one-British-and-cue Indian batin, and after a last period the squa

lion of infantry, with 4 total dron took action against Kataba, strength of about 1,600 combatants headquarters of the Zaidia. Though were substituted twelve neroplanes the aeroplanies were subjected to and 200 men." "The first test of the heavy riffe fire the action was com new control came swiftly In Fe pletely successful and the sheikhs bruary a force of turbulent Zaidi, were released in a hurry. The total tribesmen invaded the Koteibi and cost of the operations was £8,500. and And here compari,

AIR LINER FOR THE INADEQUATE PLANE Alawi theikh and the uncle of the son can be made, an estimate of

PRINCE

AN ALL-METAL MACHINE

TO TAKE STAFF AND LUGGAGE WITH HIM

LIGHTING

NEW METHOD NEEDED FOR NIGHT FLYING

• V

--Events-have-occurroil--recently, on the night air services between Lon- don and Paris which show beyond doubt that the time has come for the operating companies to, adopt new and more up-to-date, aeroplane lighting systems.

These Hole fires are a war-time. invention, and consist of pyrotech

In Iraq and Palestine, where hospitals and medical establish- ments even of the most elementary

LONDON, Nov, 15. kind are few and widely separat The twin-engined monoplane

At present the ordinary naviga- ed, the aeroplanes of the Royal Air which the Prince of Wales has or

of

tion lights, green and red at the Force do inuch'useful work in the dered for his own use is one carriage of sick and wounded men. the fastest air line craft of com-wing tips and white at the tail, All other vehicles are incomparably parable size yet build anywhere in re-used-together with Holt fares

at the wings tips. lower, not only because of their the world and is notabile among inherent speed limitations, but also British aircraft because it is con- because much of the country overacted entirely of metal, even, to which casualties" must be moved is the coverings of the wings and tail difficult and dangerona,

unit. Similar planes operate the Thus the zeroplane saves much air mail service in Australia be tima and lifts from the patient the tween Perth and Adelaide; they heavy strain of a long and Inbo-hold the record for, the fastest tripe of night flying believe that there

Frequently rious journey.

the ever made over the 1,30 miles of speed of air transport and the les- the route, a journey accomplish sening of discomfort have contried with a fill load of twelve pas buted materially to save men's sengers and much meil on board at lives. In other fields where Royal, an average speed of 155, m.p.h.

flares mounted in metal shields underneath the wing tips. Their scope and power, however, are limited, and pilots with experien

are now a sufciently large number of aircraft on the nigh: services to warrant the use of some inore. noticeable light on the aeroplane than the navigation lights, and

also of some more modem device Air Force squadrons are activa For the past four years the than the Holt fare for lighting the Great Britain itself, India, Egypt Prince of Wales has been an en-landing area.

A small searchlight mounted on and the Sudan-the air ambulance thusiastic private aeroplane owner, is also employed, though not to the but up to the present he has flown the aeroplane is suggested as extent of routine practice, as in

light aeroplanes. The restricted not suitable device..

The navigation lights are Palestine and Iraq.

space available in these small oraft

The latest available figures show that in 1831 no fewer than 102 sick and wounded men were shifted by air in Iraq and 21 within the bor- ders of Palestine. Altogether Royal Air Force planes engaged on this beneficent work flew Ap proximately 18,000 miles in soparato journeys, 27 of which were ordinary routine flights. Special flights were undertaken whenever time, the site of the accident or nature of the disease or injury were factors of major importance.

A

Special Ambulance Planos,

From 1920 to 1994 two special air

the

not

his meant that the Prince's attan-easily seen from another machine, dants have had to travel in escort and now that more aircraft ru "Viastra"plying by night the risks of col- machines. The new

lision, unless some better lighting craft, furnished specially to meet

is adopted, will become the Prince's wishes, will enable him system

Ferious. to fly from place to place when he' wishes with his luggage and staff}" in the same machine,

EVIDENCE FROM ADEN · AIR WARFARE SAVES MONEY

LONDON, Nov. 15.

In standard form the "Viastra" has a still-air cruising speed of 128 miles an hour, rising to a maxi-

At a time when some people with mum in level flight of around 145. earthbound minds are talking Its range with full load on board about the abolition of the flying is 320 miles. The Prince's craft, machine-means of communication powered with two moderately su able to confer incalculable benefits percharged Bristol "Pegasus moon the world-as a thing eminent- tors in the place of the older ly to be desired a reminder is op "Jupiter" engines fitted to the partune of events which have prov ambulance planes were engaged in standard machines, should be eened beyond dispute the value in Iraq, but from the middle of the siderably faster and may easily at-hard cash of military aviation to latter your till the present time notain a speed of about 160 miles an the British Empire...

In 1928 a day bombing squadron British aircraft have been design hour. Should the Prince decide on ed and adopted by the Service ex comparatively small "pay load" of the Royal Air Force took over clusively for the transport of of passengers and luggage, the control of Aden, that vital little casualties. The practice is to em- rango could also be hundreds of piece of red on the map at the ploy routine types of seroplane, miles more, enabling the Prince to southern entrance to the Red Sea. either when making routine trips undertake long non-stop journeys. from the land forces which till or when specially requisitioned by

than had policed the territory. For the medical authorities. Thus, all roop-carrying planes and these big craft are the best fitted for the

The Viastra has the two en- work-which are allocated to ser ginea set just below the wing on vice in Traq are modified so that either side of the fuselage. Each they may be converted to carry two motor is surrounded by resistance- stretcher cases and four "sitting

reducing ring cowls, and in evory cases Smaller types of aircraft, other detail much attention is auch - as **- the

general

purpose paid to streamlining and the eli- biplanes which constitute perhaps mination of all parasitic" re- the most important section of the gistance to movement through the RA.F. feet, are fitted to carry a air. The saloon is separate from stretcher in the upper part of the the pilots' eqckpit, which has ac

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Bual Control.

fuselage aft. of the observer's cock commodation for two pilots and is pit and another in the under part fitted with dual control; the Prin of the fuselage forward Most of

ce, who is good aeroplane pilot the more recent general purpose though he has never taken his craft designed and built in this country are planned to provide space and facilities for stretcher carrying in this way.

Specially designed Vickers "Ver. non" biplanes were the first air ambulance, planes used in Iraq and today the "Victoria" troop enrriers made by the same company' are still most favoured for the

ticket," may be expected to spend much of his time in one of the pilot's seats. Six wide windows on each side provide light to the saloon, which is twenty feet long and more than six feet high. Lug- gage is carried in a roomy hold, aft.

Fully laden the standard" Vias- work. These aircraft have done tra" planes weigh & tons. Their much fine work in transporting the wing-span is seventy feet from tip sick and wounded, while in op

to tip. Wing and tail coverings other sphere an outstanding achie-

are thin duralumin sheet instead vement was the evacuation of 800 of the fabric. which is normally refugees: from Kabul, capital of employed on British aircraft; this Afghanistan, during the Afghan system of all-metal construction civil war of 1928-20. The troop-car has been developed to a high point riers were flown 2,500 miles in two by the Vickers company and in two days from Baghdad to Peshawar, years of intensive operation has and removed the refugees without amply proved its worth, hurt or distross to one of them," though the enterprise meant flying over.. some of the most perilous country in the world.

PLANES AS DISEASE CARRIERS

TO BE

SUBJECT OF A CONFERENCE

Sanitary Convention op Air Navigation at Genova investigated this matter and drew up a report, The South African, authorities are afraid leat the opening up of the new air routes may cause the spread of such diseases as yellow fover into parts of the continent where they have hitherto not ex- isted. The conference will also be concorned with measures to prevent the introduction of smallpox by vessels, coming from British India to African porta jaun

In the

The League of Nation health or- ganisation has convened a confer

matter of air navigation | once at Capetown which will be it must not be assumed that m concerned with the interesting sub precautions are taken already, as ject of finding a safeguard against I believe there is a system for the the possible spread of diseases by regular disinfecting of the British deroplanes Sir George Buchanan, machines on the African route, I df the Ministry of Health, will be am informed by Imperial Airways the representative of the League that it is the regular practice for Health Committee, and there will the machines used on the African) Fattend the directors

ors of public route to be thoroughly disinfected health services from all over the at the chief stopping places, and continent, in the service it should be added that in the the nations with colonies fight, my, from London to Khar-

"The conferenës”15 ber

Held.

request of the South

Thment;

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Pontinssed at înot of next columa,

machines

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are never

Amachine that has

been sciontifically clenosed."

Sheikh of Kotsibi, both of whom the cost of a punitive ground: ex- were under British protection.... pedition against the invaders.. Warning notices were dropped amounted to minimum of from the air. They were ignored, | £6,000,000

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