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Bration from whình quan wall the Zeppelin raka over England ware launched, is the subject of an interesting article by Lieut. Lewis R Freeman, in the Saturday Evening Post (Philadelphia) for May 21 Lieutenant. Froernan accompanied the Allied Naval Commission on its visit to the German Zeppelin bases, after the signing of the armistice-Hề thus had the best possible opport unities for learning about the re sources and présent condition of the German Zeppelin industry.

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The greatest and most modern [of Germany's Zeppelin

dromes is that at Nordholz, near Cuxhaven, in the Elbe estuary. Lieutenant Freeman refers to the persistant ides in London that airship stations had bean con- structed in Belgium and that these alternated with those of Germany in dispatching raiders across the North Sea to England. Butit is clear that the labour and expense involved in building such a station as Nordholz would have precluded the idea of establishing an installation of that size in any territory that! Germany did not feel certain of controlling permanently.

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William allace who was secre- tary of the Committee appointed by the Minister of Reconstruction to consider rent-restriction legis

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The rents of some 7,000,000. small houses are at present restricted by statute. Under the sistior these restric- tion vill xpire it Lady Day, 1921.

article, invites the olders affected," who, re- -perhaps seven-eighths of the whole population, to give immediate commideration to what will happen when the restrictions are removed. Unless this is at once dane, vested interests will be formed and the opportunity for setion will be lost.

The value of a commodity is the cost of its replacement. This applies to house-room. The rent of houses are regulated, broadly, by the price at which similar new houses can probably be built and let. (This is subject to modifica- tionsrents are slower to respond to altered cost of production than are the prices of other com- "There were other German air-

modities, and particularly in ship stations within craising dis

agricatural areas, the strength of tance of England, but Nordholz

custom must be taken into ac- was so much the best equipped,

Icoant, but the general operation especially in the first years of war,

of the rule is inevitable.) Unless when Zeppelin raiding was the

the producer of houses is given a most active, that the most of the

fair return for his labour he will work, and by long odds the most

not build. If he does not build, effective. of it, was done from

the demand for houses will in- there. There were grim tales to

crease in relation to the supply, be told by that band of hard-eyed,

and rents will rise until they straight-mouthed, bulinecked ARMY DIRECTORS OF MUSIC.

reach a figure high enough to pilots-all that survived some "In a written Parliamentary tempt the builder, who will then scores of raids over England and answer Mr. Churchill states that recommence operations... some hundreds of reconnaissance bandmasters promoted to com-At the present time, the cost of flights over the North Sea who remissioned rank in the British building is between 100 per cent. ceived and conducted round the Army are appointed Directors of and 200 per cent. over pre-war Naval Commission party, though Music. The establishment of prices; and this combined with we did not meet upon a footing Director of Music, which pre- the higher rates of interest, that made it possible more thanviously was three, has recently makes the obtaining of an to listen to the account of an been increased to 10. The regi-economic rent on new houses an occasional incident."

ments to which these officers will impossibility. To obtain houses, be appointed are the Household the Government have been com- Cavalry, Royal Artillery, Royal pelled to offer subsidies, and the Engineers, and Foot Guards. He general level of rents for some has no information as to the years must be determined by the status of handmasters in the rents charged for these subsidised French and American Armies.

Lieutenant Freeman was especially impressed by the evid ences on every hand of the high morale that prevailed in the Ger man air service, even down to the last

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A new method of preparing stuff in the officers and crews of vaccines is described in the

AN ECONOMIC BASIS. the Zeppelins which engaged in Lancet by Capt. David Thomson

If the Government had decided the campaign of frightfulness and Capt. David Lees which, the sgains England, and it is idle to writers think, may result in the to haves of when rest 10 THE SIAM INDUSTRIES SYNDICATE deny it. In a better cause or complete mastery of infectious the basis of existing rents, no even in worthier work for an in- diseases. The discovery that has change, in the general level of different cause the skill and cour. been made is that a vaccine can ents would be likely. To have

TOILET AND WASHING SOAP age repeatedly displayed would be detoxicated. With the dis adopted this basis, however, have been epic. Considering covery of the detoxication (re- would have meant not only a what these airships faced on moval of poison), says Dr. much greater expenditure of State everyone of their later raids-Thomson, I have been able to money, but also a permanent de- what their commanders and crews inject without taxic symptoms parture from an economic basis; must have known were the odds doses of vaccine ten to one hun because the cost of building is against them after the night dred times greater than was ever never likely within measurable

time to reach the when the destruction of the Zep dared before, with the result that

level, and the only belin over Cuffley in September, a much greater amount of in-

WLY which housing can be 1916, proved that the British munity isdeveloped." Dr. Thomin had effectually solved the probson believes that a few doses of a restored to an economic basis is to tem of igniting the hydrogen of compound detoxicated vaccine fix the rents of the new houses at the inner ballonets one cannot given in October and again in such a figure as is likely to re-

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but conclude that the morale January will afford considerabis the normal post-war cost of build-tives I will suggest two. The penalise severaly the vacant në o

of the whole personnel must have been very high during even this trying poriod. If it had not been, high there would undoubtedly have been mutinies at the air ship stations, such as are known

gigantic size rem

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present an economic return upon there are several other alterna- owner of the built-up plot, and ing. This is apparently the basis first is the taking of the excess Bates mean an addition of at least-

taxation. adopted by the Government. If in

increment 30 per cent. to the rent. The per- the present cost of building a might be treated in the same waymanent increase in the cost of station up to eighteen-a larger £250 is £625 (and this is not an The present standard rent more than 30 per cent. Remit house which before the war cost as excess profits during the war building is almost certain to be number, I believe, than were ever outside figure), then the normal under the Rent Restriction Acte the greater part of this 30 per cent. to have occurred on so many over England at one time.. occasions among the submarine Scarvely less impressive than the a commercial return upon two line, and an allowance made for without hardship to anyone, the rent to be obtained must represant might be adopted as a datum in the case of new buildings, and, crews Even in the light of pre- immensity of the sheds and the thirds of £625, say, £420 This what is considered a reasonable rents not only of the new but of sent knowledge there is nothing broad conception of the general anticipates a permanent increase increase upon this. Any excess the grout mass of existing houses to indicate that there had ever plan of the station was the soll in cost of building of some 65 to over this would then be treated will be correspondingly reduced-- been serious trouble in getting dity of construction, Everything, 70 per cent:

as excess rent," and Zeppelin crews for the most from the quarters of the men and

a sub

I make these suggestions hazardous of raids.

tho, officers to the hangars them If, therefore, we are right instantial proportion taken in the consideration of readers. 1 The sheds that make up the selves, seemed built, for all time, stating that the rents of existing taxation. The resulting millions make no reflection on landlords Nordholz station are of truly and to play its part the fulfill houses will be determined by the might either go to repay to the of house property, whom I consi

ment of some, fer reaching plan. rents at which the new houses State its housing subsidies, or be dez: to have been badly treated Of modern buildings of utility, Costly and seiztē” as asphalt are let; this leaves very largeities of the different areas intitled to a substantial increase handed over to the local anthor during the war, and to be justly such as factories and exhibition must have been in Germany the margin for increase. If we assume reduction of rates. structures, I do not recall one many, miles of roads

that tenants are prepared to pay Con-

But though this would secure

in rent. that is so impressive as these in necting the various sheds were 20 per cent, more for a brand new this adventitions increment" sheer immensity. Yet the pro laid deep with it, and-Thad's house than for a similar existing portions of the sheds are so good chance to see where repairs were one, this still leaves a potential to the community, and be better

than leaving it to

private that constant comparison with going on on a heavy, base of increase of upwards of 50 percent.

THE ·ANTI-AIRCRAFT BULLET. some familiar object of known concrete. The sheds were steel. to existing landlords, which the profit, it would bring little com- fort to the millions called size, such as a man, alone puts framed concrete-floored, and with seven million existing tenants

The new bullet-produced by them in their proper perspective: pressed asbestos sheet figuring must be prepared to pay within on to pay a 50 per cent MG Kellaway before S The sheds are built in pairs, extensively in their aides. All the next few years. Marincrease in rent. They would interested House of Commons standing side by side, and on the daylight admitted as we saw Of course, the existing landlords as another form of indirect taxe finally stopping air raids on this Indeed be justified in regarding it recently which had the effect of plan which has brought each pair presently altered through great will claim that their outgoings on. I therefore suggest another countr thas been on the circumference of a circle panes of yellow glass in the roof, have tremendously increased, and way of dealing with the matt two kilometres in diameter. The shutting out the ultra-violet rays and where they are in fact doing Let no additional rates be levi chord of the are drawn from one of the sun, which had been found the same airs as before the on any future improvemen pair of sheds to the next in sequ to cause airship, fabric to dewar they

need another Thus, if one building plot ence is a kilometra in length, while teriorate rapidly.

110 per cen the same distance separates each The barracks of the men were cover thir | pair on "the"eironmference from of brick and concrete, and were ing full allo

the huge revolving shed in the built with; no

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