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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER

WORLD'S YOUNGEST AIR-PILOT,

Boy Of 13 Passes Examination.

Frank Rippingill, student at Guyton school in Dotroit, Eas the distinction of being the youngest airplane pilot in the world.

He attained this honour just after he had turned 13. Ho suc- cessfully passed the oxamination And tests of the Foderated "Aero-] nautique Internationale and the coveted license was issued by the National Aeronautic Association of America.

The young Detroiter became interested in aviation three years ago. One year ago, when he was only 12, he made his first solo, flight.

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Then came a year of intensive. study. Toxt-book work was done at his home in Dotroit. W

He was examined at Wilbur Wright Field, by Lieutenant Mal- colm Stowart of that field, who was assisted by Clyde Emorick, civilian pilot, who coached the young student.

"Test, A" of the twelve can- stituting the oxamination is ro garded as the most difficult. It requires a student to fly to an altitudo of 2,000 meters, or about

FRANK RIPPINGILL.

This was done, the other tests performed and all question ans- wered to the entire satisfaction of the examiners.

7,000 feet, and remain at that altitude for an hour. Descending. he is to cut off his engine at 1,500 moters, glide to the landing field and stop his plano within a radius of 500 feet from the take off, Frank says ho wants to be an without starting his ongino again. aeronautical engineer,"

WOMEN DRIVERS ARE SAFE.

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the last 12 months the increase in It is only fair to romombor something. Because of this do- to be. There is a strain attached. the numbers of women motorists that, on the whole, men have had folonoy, the best women drivers to driving, especially in big has been remarkable, and then great deal more motoring ex- an people who doubt a woman's perience than we have, and some are not at present as good as the towns, which affects all but the ability to drive a car properly are of them have been driving for 20 bost mon; and it does not soom at strongost norves to some extent,

yours or more. This experience all likely that they avor will be, Counts for a lot, and it is the veterans-men who have had a car, perhaps, for a dozen years who, after all, are the safest drivers. Given time, the women's

By Violette Cordery, beginning to be alarniod

There appear to bo two main opinions on the subject One is (The first woman to receive the

that women ought to be regarded Devar Trophy for motoring.)

as a perpetual road danger, and, possibly, dobarred from taking In motoring women have been out a license; the other trane very much to the fore of late, and have a latent capacity for hand- at the Paris Automobile Salon, ling a motor-car infinitely bettor as well as the presont Olympia than men, alike on the road and Motor Show, they have evinced the race track far greater interest in motoringį mattore, and far more knowledgo of them, than at any former porfod.

In the next year considerably over 100,000 new cars are expect ed to come on to the roads in Great Britain alone, and no doubt a big proportion of these will be driven by women. Even during

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and it is useless to protend that the average woman is unaffected. by it. Therefore it seems unlikely that commorolal motoring will

ON THE RACING TRACK. On the racing track at Brook- lands women are not encouraged; avorago of excellence will but ovan wherb-they are allowed over attract women very much, doubtless come up to that of men to compete they are not found in as has been suggested. The plain "On the other hand, I am bound big numbers, and have so far fact is that wo are not fitted for to confess that at present one gained vory few outstanding suc- it. feels more completely safe besido

a man. Personally. I always givesSOS. I, for one, should not As regards ordinary motoring a woman motorist plenty of room like to have a tyre burst at 100 for the ordinary, women, I can' Judging from what I have she seems to like a few leat tom.h.p., and this is not a rare see no possible objection to it. soen, both of these extreme views spare, although this is probably occurrence during really high- Motor manufacturers are const- are wrong. There are plenty of because she is often a com- speed races; but most of the antly effecting improvements, shockingly bad drivers of either parative, novice. In an em- sex who could do with a fawergency, a male chauffeur has well-known racing motorists have and no special skill or physical good, lessons in driving and road that extra something" which survived many similar mishaps. courtesy, But there are also women lack. It is not merely the With the roads becoming more a safe driver in ordinary circum attributes are necessary to make plenty of women who are well up difference in physical strength, crowded each year, motoring is to the standard of men.

although that also counte for, not the unmixed pleasure it used stancos. Daily Chronicle.

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