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I/L'IGHT reverie, " The Triumph of Weeds." It is the tragedy of flowers choked by " seeding, lolling, crawling, sprawling, breeding " weeds, the authoress lamenting that " everything worthless seems to do nothing but breed." WITH the arrival of a batch of Allied aeroplanes at Bu charest, the activities of the German airmen have suddenly ceased. With an aerial base at Rustchuk, only 40 miles from Bucharest, the enemy was able during the latter part of September and the early part of October to give the latter town little rest. Taubes twice a day and a Zeppelin at night was the daily menu. Evidently the German sportsman prefers to catch his bird sitting, rather than on the wing. WHY all this sudden fuss in the papers about the " new " three-seater aeroplanes ? Surely, there is nothing very wonderful or startling in a " gun-'bus " with accommodation for two gunners in addition to the pilot. We recollect seeing machines of this description months ago, and the disposition of crew and armament is the only common-sense one if a free field of firing in all directions is to be obtained. It is no doubt gratifying to the public generally to know that our Allies have such excellent fighting machines, but it must not be thought from the glowing accounts, that these are the last word, either on the other or on this side oi the Channel. IN an account published in an American contemporary, of the development of the Zeppelin airship, we suddenly dis covered the reason for the many mishaps to airships of the " Zepp." type. The material of which the framework of the first Zeppelin was made had, it is stated in our contemporary, a tensile strength of 33 kilograms per square metre ! It must linvc been made of mangel-wurzels. IT is evidently not an unmixed blessing for a neutral to be engaged in helping the Germans out with their aircraft production. Mijnheer de Waal, the Dutch pilot, who is connected with the Fokker works at Schwerin, has applied to the German Government for leave in order to go home to Holland to finish his military service. This was refused, and the German Authorities requested the Dutch Government to grant De Waal exemption, which the Dutch Government promptly refused to do. Now the German Authorities are less inclined than ever to let De Waal go back. ONCE a nouveau riche in England complained about aeroplanes flying over his grounds because they frightened his pheasants. He has probably grown to have greater respect for them these times. A Colonel—and, therefore, presumably ;i gentleman--in Bedfordshire, under what appear to be out- NOVEMBBR 9, 1916. rageous conditions, deliberately shot the dog mascot of some troops manoeuvring over his ground, because, he said, it was after his rabbits. And the punishment meted out by his brother magistrafes to .this " sportsman," was a 40s. fine ! Wonder what it would have been had it happened to this Colonel's dog. A REMINDER of how time passes is the Times In Memoriam notice of the anniversary of the death of Lieut. Edward T. Busk, who lost his life on November 5th, just two years ago. The science of aviation has had to mourn a very valuable loss against that date. AEROPLANE building is making rapid strides in the countries of the Central Empires. Factories are multiplying at ah alarming rate in both Germany and Austria-Hungary, and one of the latest to start business in a big way is at Budapest. There, with a capital of .£125,000, it is stated, machines, fully equipped, will be turned out by the hundred six months hence, and even before starting, orders were in hand to keep the factory full up for a couple of years. It is about time our own Air Board policy was definitely settled to counteract such extensions as this. THE R.F.C. contributed the chief item at the National Sporting Club on Monday night, in the form of a fifteen-round contest between Corpl. Burrows and Air-Mechanic Watts. What win there was fell to Burrows, but the corporal punish ment was hardly as much in evidence as the inclination for hugging. A better display from the R.F.C. representatives had been hoped for. " FOUND ! " Mr. W. R. Cadogan-Rothery, of 4, Hendon Park Villas, Golders' Green, writes, under date November 1 st:—" I have found a cane with the crest of the Royal Flying Corps embossed on the metal cap; and beneath same, the initials of the owner. If the gentleman to whom the above belongs will communicate with me, I shall be pleased to forward the cane in question." WHAT a revelation to the initiated would a visit to some of our munition factories be. Those who have not, so far, " sampled " this new and remarkable phase in the life of these islands, would have a great shock—although the shock would not be of the shell character, but rather one of agree able astonishment. Side by side with girls of humble origin, girls who have all their lives been accustomed to work of a kindred character, stand women of many stages in life— some of sturdy health, others used from their birth to sur roundings refined and delicate. But all the same, in the The latest Curtiss speed scout—a triplane—four of which have been ordered by the U.S. Army. Briefly, the dimensions are : Span, 25 ft. ; overall length, 18 ft, ; chord, 24 ins. ; gap, 28 ins. ; gross weight with fuel and water, 1,060 lbs.; speed, 120 m.p.h. ; climb, 10,000 ft. in 10 mins. It is fitted with a Curiiss OXX-2 motor, streamline wiring is used throughout, and the shock-absorbers are also streamlined. 986
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