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P|fiT) lengthy trial on the 28th ult. After flying round the camp several times, the two officers set off in the direction of Chalons, and finally landed at a farm near Valdenay, two kiloms. south of Chalons, after having been in the air for three-quarters of an hour. M. Bleriot and Aerial Law. IT is not difficult to see that the International Conference on Aerial Navigation, which is now sitting in Paris, must occasionally have difficulty with regard to practical questions, and MM. Bleriot, Latham, and Paulhan have been asked for their views on certain points. M. Bleriot attended before the Conference on Thursday of last week, and gave it as his opinion that in the air an aeroplane should give way to the airship, while the latter should give way to an ordinary balloon. Entries or Rhcims Meeting. ALREADY 42 entries have been received for the flying meeting at Rheims next month, so that it promises to eclipse the success of last year. There is a good variety about the machines, which include 9 Henry Farmans, 6 Antoinettes, 5 Voisins, 4 Bteriots, 4 Sanchez-Besa, 3 Sommers, 3 Wrights, 2 Breguets, 2 Hanriots, and 1 each Maurice Farman, Tellier, and Goupy. Flying in Belgium. ON Monday, the only flyer who decided to make a trial at Kiewit-lez-Asselt was the Chevalier de Lamine, and he completed three trips—the first of 20 mins. 27 sees., the second of 7 mins. 19 sees., and the third, with a passenger, of 8 mins. 51 sees. Fined for Trans-Berlin Trip. As we hinted last week, Herr Karl Frey was not wrong in his surmise that the German police would seek satisfaction from him for his " crime " in flying across Berlin. Although he hurried back to Paris, the police authorities proceeded with the matter and fined the young aviator £7 10s. This has stimulated the German aerial societies to prepare a petition for presentation to the Reichstag, asking that the restrictions with regard to cross-country flying should be modified. Russian Government and Flying. As a result of the flying meeting at St. Petersburg, the Russian Government have purchased the Henry Farman machines belonging to Christiaens and Edmond, and the latter has been engaged for two months, to instruct the military officers who will eventually use the machines. Osmont at Bucharest. BEFORE leaving Bucharest on the 27th ult., Osmont was commanded to explain and demonstrate his Henry Farman machine to the Royal Family, and made a flight lasting some 40 minutes, during which he attained an altitude of 412 metres. JUNE 4, 191c. Paulhan Visits Solferino Battlefield. ON Saturday last M. Paulhan flew from Verona to the site of the battlefield at Solferino, where he placed a wreath bound with tricolour ribbon upon the column erected to the memory of the French soldiers who perished in the battle of 1859. Having accom plished his mission, M. Paulhan flew back to Verona, and during the half-hour trip passed through a drenching shower of rain. Bologna Flying Meeting. A SMALL flying meeting was held last week at Bologna, with Van den Born and Olieslaegers as the star performers. On Saturday the competition was for the height prize, which was won by Olieslaegers, who, on his Bleriot, got up 225 metres, while Van den Born was second, reaching 215 metres on his Henry Farman biplane. The following day the wind rendered flying practically impossible. The crowd showing signs of becoming restive, Van den Born by an effort made four very short trips, and in the evening Olieslaegers circled round the grounds four times. On Monday the latter made a splendid trip of 42 mins., and ended by planing down from 200 metres. D. Kinet at Naples. ON the 25th ult. Daniel Kinet made four fine flights at the military camp at Naples. In the course of the first, of 25 minutes' duration, he passed over the village of Capodichino, while during, the second, which lasted 20 minutes, he flew over San Pretro- patierno. The other two flights were short, and, made with passengers. Mamet at Valencia. As a finish to a series of exhibition flights which he has been giving at Valencia, Mamet arranged to fly over a ballonet at a; height of 500 metres on Monday last. After a flight of 15 mins. he attained the height of the ballonet, but just then his motor stopped for some reason, and he fell into the sea, from which he was rescued by a motor boat. Nothing daunted, the aviator determined to make another attempt on his second machine, but this time the cord holding the ballonet broke. To compensate, the aviator gave the crowd a series of thrills by flying in the form of a figure eight, and by planing flights. "Zeppelin V" Now Ready. THE' new Zeppelin dirigible having been completed, arrange ments have been made for it to visit Austria. On the 9th inst. according to the programme, it is to sail from Friedrichshafen to Kornenburg, where a landing place will be provided. From there on the following day it will proceed to Schoenbrunn in order to be inspected by the Emperor Francis Joseph, and afterwards it will sail on to Vienna. It may stop there a couple of days, after which a grand voyage has been planned, with landings at Breslau and Dresden. British Army Airship "Beta," as it appeared during a trial trip on the 26th ult., which lasted an hour and gave satisfactory results. It will be observed that the external ballonets have been replaced by fins, and the steering- gear has undergone modification. 436
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