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Spaniards will not import unters Iceland takes theirwins. Similarly the reader who loves liberty may Įbe reminded that France`RI- tempted the same aggression At the Light Plaue and Gliderį
upon the new born Republic of meeting at Vauville, in France, The seventeenth International Finland--whilst “self-deteranina-1 ontries included 34 gliders, two, Congress Against Alphollam bas tion" was talked of al- Versailles 3 h.p. machines, threa of 6-7 hp, taken place in this great city but that in this case the Finland- four of 8-10 hp, five of 10 hr. with a measure of success in ers told the French to do their four of 12-15 hp, and two of 35 terms of new knowledge and new worst, and have been able to h.p. Beports of the flying seldom friendship between workers for mintain their law not withstand- state definitely whetherumachine social and physical health from ing. Love and liberty are two is a glider or is fitted with an all parts of the world that rivals, -noble words, the use of which, engine; usually they are referred according to my personal re since we are talking of prohibi- to indiscriminately as "gliders," collection, the Congresses of 1910 tions, should surely be prohibited or as "motor gliders." Further in London, of 1931 at The Hague for any but poets and philosop confusion is created by the asser-of 1913 in Milan, of 1920 in hers: but until that is accomp- tion that records bave been Washington. and of 1921 in lished we may ask those who broken, when, in many of these Lausanne. Nothing is of course, protest, in the name of liberty cases, the performance has been so remarkable as the frat that the what they think of the action of far inferior to past achievements, term which in Danish is rendered Spain and France-with whoms writes Major C. C. Turner in the Alkohol-Forbud, or prohibition, the wine înterest of other coun- Observer.
as we call it, should inevitably tries are acting against thei A world record was claimed for and naturally have recurred liberty of small nations to forbid M. Barbot, who flew his glider for throughout the week, though I the entry of intoxicants within 6 hours 4 mins. Yet it is onļam conādent that it was naver their borders. record that M. Maneyrol on named nor thought of in London January 31, at Cherbourg, kopt in 1909, and though not until up for 8 hours 4 mins. It may after the war did it seem bè remembered, too, that Lieut. reasonable or pertinent thing to ed us of the priceless work of Theret, in Algiers, on an ordinary mention at these congresses. Pasteur, the most illustrious of aeroplane, but with its engine (Notably we bave had comparative his follow country men for all stopped. flew for 7 hours 3 mins.studies of the results of Prohibi- mankind. Pasteur showed how (Probably this could not be enter-tion by the suffrage of the people infective organisms produce ed as a gliding record.
in three countries, conspicuously poisons within the otherwise good Apparently M. Maneyrol's diverse in so many other par- bodies of higher creatures, and flight of 154 miles was on his ticulars: the United States of cause disease within them. "Le Peyret 8-h.p. machine: but he is America (with which we must bon raisin de France." as Dr. also using a glider, and if the associate in this respect most of Legrain called it is subject to an fest was performed on it there the Canadian Provinces). Fin- infective disease due to the yeast. would be much encourage-land, and Iceland
fungus, which produces in it the ment for any who may be medi- International questions rightly toxin called alcohol. Those are tating an attempt to win the arise at International Congresses the actual facts, stated in an prizes for distance in this country, and though they are not all of unusual bat strictly truthful way. primarily medical importance, a It may be added that one feature visitor to Denmark may be ex- of the Congress was a valuable cused for referring to the gross demonstration of the modern affront upon liberty committed by ways in which the "good grape Spain against Iceland, a daughter of all countries that grow it may state of Denmark whereby pro be preserved from fermentative hibition in Teeland has had to be destruction and be used. like the temporarily suspended until another kindly fruits of the earth, for other market than Spain can be the health and happiness of found for the split cod which the mankind.
Dr. Maurice Legrain the dis tinguished French alienist in an address to the Congress, remind.
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GLIDER'S ALTITUDE RECORD. Another record at Yauville was the altitude of 900 feet by Simone: on the Poncelet "glider:" but in all probability this type is fitted with an engine, and in that case it is scarcely a" record."
It is to be hoped that the son of Vauville will be taker to hear before the competitions which are to be held at Lympne in October:| but all the while the British aeronautical sporting authority continues for the use term "motor glider" there will be confusion. It is easy to see how the trouble began. The big glider successes T/T were followed by the creation of Demand flock of low power machines.
50 2/1 What more natural than to call these motor gliders? It seem-IT. Shanghai teren ed perfectly logical. The term. Dingapore would be excellent if it were not/T. Japan T/T. India for the continued use of motorless Demand India gliders, and their frequent appear-T/T. Ban Francisco and New ance with the others at the same York
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on the other hand, gliding is Embow & Bangkok... receising a great deal of attention. Hobos & Haiphong ... -
The light plane is very much| Manila. Sardahan. Australis & New in ita infancy, yet we are told Zealand via Thursday Island ... that, "next year at the latest (!))
we shall have Bero camping holi-Java via Ratavia. days in Britain; many low-power Straits & Calentis eerplanes now being standardis- Thanghai Japan. Hasolniu ed"—and so on ad nauseam D., Booth Americs & There is not the slightest prospect
of standardisation in light planes. for a long time to come. At
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*Pestow & Bangkok safe or cheap. It is not merely a question of building a small glider Braite. Ceylon Mauritius. L Marques, and fitting a bicycle engine in it.) Stability at very low speed must| be secured, and strength combin- | ed with the essential lightness.
NEW AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL. It is interesting to learn from Australien cables that the Em pire's youngest capital" "Can- berra, will shortly be a seat of government in fact as well as in intention The House of Repre sentatives at Melbourne Has
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