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attention to a passage in the address of Mr. Balfour made in the House of Commons, in which, replying to the general inquiry as to why London was not being protected against Zeppelin attacks, he said that conditions would be different if England ' had set to work three or four years before the war with a full knowledge of the development of aerial warfare, and if the Government of that day had set to work with that knowledge to organise the defence of London.' It is our duty to see that we in America do not invite attack by neglecting to provide adequate national defence, that it may never be said of those who are responsible for the government of to-day, that they, like the British Government, neglected their opportunity to provide an aerial defence." ^ 69 ® ® ® The German "Search" of North Sea. THE Daily Mail correspondent at Copenhagen on December 28th wrote :—"With regard to the statement issued by the Berlin Admiralty recently that part of the German Fleet had ' searched the North Sea for !he enemy but that the British were nowhere sighted,'captains of merchantmen who observed the German Fleet's movements state that it steamed wiih gfeat caution close to the coast. Several Zeppelins and aeroplanes flew at a great height and ahead and watched for hostile ships. The aircraft were uninter ruptedly in wireless communication with the fleet." The Defence of London. REPLYING to a question asked by Mr. King in the House ot Commons last week, Mr. Tennant stated that the Anti-Airciaft (London) Corps had not yet passed under the control of the War Office. The gunnery portion of the defences was still under the Admiralty, and presumably Admiral Sir Percy Scott was still in power. Dr. Macnamara, replying on the following day to Major Hunt, stated that it is anticipated that that transfer will take place shortly. So far as I am aware, it is intended to continue the members of the Anti-Aircraft Corps, when transferred to War Office control, in their existing duties. R.F.C. and Anti-Aircraft Artillery. IN the House of Commons on the 22nd inst. Capt. Wright asked the Under-Secretary for War if he recognised the necessity of organising anti-aircraft artillery in connection with the Flying Corps, or as a separate branch of the artillery. Mr. Tennant t The necessity referred to is fully recognis:d, but it is not desirable to make public any changes in organisation which may have taken place, or any which it may be desirable to effect. Dual Control for Airplanes. MR. TENNANT, replying to Mr. Fell, who asked whethsr every German airplane had a dual control to enable the observer to bring the machine down safely in the event of an injury to the pilot, and why so few of our machines were so fitted, said :—I understand that, though a small number of German machines are fitted in the manner described, the majority are not ; and I may add as regards the second part of the question that dual control is being fitted in those types of aircraft where it is desirable. Fire Extinguishers and Air Raids. SIR J. SIMON, in reply to a question asked by Sir H. Dalziel in the House of Commons last week concerning the prohibition against certain British-made fire extinguishers, said :—If all claim to be effective against Zeppelin bombs or the fire caused by them is abandoned I do not think the warning issued by the Press Bureau would apply. Burberry War Bargains. BURBERRY'S Annual Half-Price Sale of every sort of tailored garment, that either sex requires for out-door purposes, opens on the 1st of January, and promises to be memorable not only for the siz? and variety of the stock to be disposed of, but because it will enable many to carry out the financial admonitions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has issued a solemn warning that for some years it will be necessary for us to live on half our income, and allocate the other half to war loans and taxes. Apart from this the sale will provide an opportunity to many to acquire what has previously been a luxury denied to them. Included in the sale will be a large number of the choicest Burberry models, marked at half price, as well as an immense assortment of men's suits, in fact, the whole remaining 1915 ranges, left in the completed suit department. In addition there will be a large accumulation of distinctive cloths, woven and proofed by Burberry's special p ocesses for making up into garments at pi ices to bring them within the reach of all. Large portions of Burberry's Haymarket premises are entirely devoted to the sale, and, although considerably over one hundred of their staff are in the Army, business will be conducted with the same zeal, despatch and intelligence as have always distinguished the firm's methods, whilst every possible arrangement has been adopted for looking after the comfort and convenience of customers. Ample accommodation, systematic classification of stock, and highly trained attendance, should go far towards obviating the drawbacks usually associated with sales of this importance. An illustrated catalogue of the sale, will be forwarded free, on receipt of a post card by Burberry's, Haymarket, London, S.W. ® ® ® ® oC/Wi aio A/fL Mi -. "Life is a mirror—smile at it and it will smile back; frown at it and it will frown again." Free Translations. "R.F.C." = Redoubtable Fighting Contingent. "R.N.A.S." = Representing Nemesis at Sea. ! ! ! Z»p. Raids and Subdued Light Caution. "AIN'T you rather young to be left in charge of a chemist's?" " Perhaps. What can I do for you ? " " Do your employers know it's dangerous to leave a mere boy like you in charge of such a place ? " " I am competent to serve you, madam." " Don't you know you might poison some one ? " " There is no danger of that, madim. What can I do for you ? " " Think I had better go to the shop down the street." " I can serve you just as well as they can, and as cheaply." "Well, you may give me a couple of night-lights ; but it doesn't look right." f 1 ! Dutiful as Usual. IMPERTURBABLE JAMES: "I don't know whether you would like to see them, sir, but the Zeppelins have come."—Bystander. Some Gas! THAT young man in the train who scoffed at our gunners for not being able to hit a "gas-bag holding five million cubic metres of gas," must be the official who is on such friendly quarterly terms with our meter. ! I ! Now that French newspapers have been distributed over parts of Germany from aeroplanes, certain Sunday papers can scarcely claim the highest circulation. ! t ! IT is suggested that certain of the National Gallery treasures should be sent out of Zeppelin range—to Bath. Some of the classical subjects seem just ready for that.— Whipped Topics. ! ! t Unrecorded Sayings of Popular Pilots and Their Friends. " WE Started to design her on the 1st, she was finished on the 2nd, and we hope to have her flying to-morrow."—N.P.B. " WAAL—jes erlillbit."—W.L.B. "ARE you fond of apples ?"—T.A.R. " LET'S change the props."—R.F.M. IO38 .*
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