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OCTOBER 12, 1916. de English, den we conquer de other countries, and make them all colonic to de Grand Mon&rque," Count Zeppelin should be terribly upset to find that, after all, his methods have been anticipated, if only by suggestion. THE great lighting—or is it darkening—problem is still breaking new ground in all sorts of ways. By way of experi ment the Wandsworth Highways Committee propose extin guishing for a period of a month all street lamps in the borough at 10 o'clock at night. " GERMANY claims to have 80 Zeppelins, and that she can build two each month. " Britain has proved that on the average she can bring down one Zeppelin a week. " Working on these figures, how long will it be before the entire Zeppelin fleet is destroyed ? " THE above is a problem recently set Khool children l>v their teachers, after having read Lord French's first report on a Sunday night's raid in an area fairly familiar with Zepp. visitors. Complete answer after Peace terms are fixed up. ZEEBRUGGE Lighthouse appears to be the beacon light which helps to guide home and serve as a rallying point for the Zepp raiders after their jaunts over British soil. A little special attention to this prominent object of the " land scape " from our air services might tie worth consideration. IN the United States there appears to be much excitement over the T-lioat campaign adjacent to American waters. It certainly docs bring the European conflict a bit close home to the nation which is too proud to fight. There is plenty in the episode for our " Cousins " to ponder, as to its effect upon their own naval program—one m, please, and no 1. And in their^ pondering they must not forget to include adequate provision for naval units in more than one ocean, as il the [TOGHtl Panama Canal existed not. For has not the advent of aviation practically nullified any increased efficiency which their fleet was to have by its use - It 1* dithcutt enough now to keep the channel open from landslides. What a lew super-aeroplanes could effect in the way of helping Nature In this direction can be left to the Imagination of future genera* turns. www PERHAPS after all. though, the Wilson " proudneas " is not quite understood by the ttdwr nations, as the President now affirms—«lection stunting Is in full blast across the bet ring P»nd just now—that " America is as ready to fight as any n.it.on. but the cause must be just. After the war America must join the league of nations to preserve the peace of the world." Possibly President Wilson baa not yet heard ah oi the [oaf OMM " of Belgium. If it were not all so tragic it really would be screamingly MBJ MK 1" w I.ANCHESTKft has decided to lame anothci liook • m tlungs evintk, entitled "The Flying Machine bran an Kngtneenng Standpoint ' H 1 an haidlv Dt deemed % new w.nk. .is the main omnia of the ooataati will be the awtl "James Forrest I., tin. wlm h lie uviiveted in abstract before the QvM tagh-em bnton the War town on M.O. 1914. The volume is to be issued immediately by Moim, Constable and Co., and the paMtthan point oal tint tins pulilic.ition dfldW it- LupOrUUBOC M Ixoig • dclmit. noiuiceiucnt M 10 the tcchnnal and aciriititu posilion ot snentuic knowledge so 1.0 as concerns the in .i\iet«than«air mm bine at .1 date just prior to the outbreak of war. The volume will also include Mr. Lam he,let-. Bapei which he 1 ontnbutcd to the Engineering Congress of San Francisco in >9'5- AT BOW Street the other day like a good old British name Schulchess—eountls ol I he Cornel lions. Two remarkable war pictures by C. R. W. Nevinson (late R.A.M.C.), now on exhibition at the Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square. [Reproduced by permigtion of the proprutort of (he Leicetttt Oakeries,) 883
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