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NOVEMBER 23, ioi6.*a ia \MRISMS FROM Tl FQWLWMDS CAPTAIN DE BEAUCHAMP'S 437 mile bombing expedition to Munich and back to Venice was carried out on a British machine. AFTER all there appears to be nothing in the accusation that electric trams and railway trains give the direction and locality to vagrant Zcpps. According to Field-Marshal Conamanding- in-Chief of the Home Forces, Lord French, it is confidently believed that it is only necessary to assure the public that the continuance of railway and tramway traffic does not serve as a guide to hostile aircraft, and is of vital importance for the successful prosecution of the war, for them to accept the decision and co-operate in carrying it out with loyalty and patriotism. COMING from .Lord French it should be all right, but we hardly follow the seqaiter. Perhaps if it were put too plainly the enemy might get some tip from it. At least from this pronouncement it would seem as if all the elaborate drawing of railway blinds and the dimming of train lights have been wasted efforts. GOVERNMENT sea freight insurance and aircraft raid or bombardment insurance are two separate entities. Where 1 In' one leaves off the other starts. Which those who have bits and pieces under consignment across the seas would do well to remember, in case they have not taken out the two Mr. Sydney Pickles leaving St. James's Church, Piccadilly, last week, with his bride, after the cere mony in the church. Inset is a reflection of the beautiful bride, whose face in our other photograph is unfortunately obscured by her bouquet. covering policies. Directly the goods are out of the ship, should an enterprising Zepp. crew play havoc with them, without the aircraft policy, there'll be nothing doing in the way of compensation. So the only alternative to an air-risk policy is to be ready to tumble the goods back into the ship's hold directly a Zepp. raid alarm is given. Which means some hustle. For ourselves we shall risk the investment in the dual policy scheme. THE final report of the Air Inquiry which was presided over by Mr. Justice Bailhache, has been in the hands of^the authorities for a week or more. A COUPLE of bars to the D.S.O. is a record to be proud gf, on the top of the Military Cross. Heartiest of congratulations to Capt. Albert Ball, Sherwood Foresters and R.F.C., the possessor of these distinctions, upon his investiture by the King last week. LIEUT. RODERIC HILL, whose very beautiful drawings have been such a feature in the pages of " FLIGHT " in more peaceful times, has again distinguished himself at the front. Since he returned wounded from the front many months ago, and after he joined up with the R.F.C., he has gone through many a good strafing job, and for one of his latest stunts in this direction he has been awarded the D.S.O., his name appearing in our columns this week from the London Gazette of November 14th. . CONFETTI thrown from an aeroplane last week was the manner of greeting from his fellow pilots to 2nd Lieut. Charles H. Bell, R.F.C., some time instructor at Hendon Aerodrome, after his marriage at Hendon Parish Church to Miss Dais - Sloan. THE conquest of the air is revolutionising many precon ceived ideas and things in this material world of ours. Through generations it has never been found possible to imbue into the minds of the common or garden pedestrian that by adopting the simple formula of always, within reason able limits, keeping to the right when passing other folk, the pavement traffic of our streets would get along ever so much more"smoothly than the present method of incessant banging against and dodging of one's fellow creatures. The bump of congenital perversity is no doubt prominent in most people of to-day, but the drastic necessities enforced by the present anti-Zepp. illuminating regulations to ensure a safe passage along our thoroughfares at night, may well bring about as a regular habit, what a century of mild request has failed to accomplish. We frankly welcome the notice, therefore, of the Commissioner of Police drawing attention to the fact that " keep to the right " is a recognised rule of the pave ment. Our only regret is that there is not some sort of penalty for the roaming idiot who will still insist upon meandering zig-zag across the stream of traffic. That and the casting down haphazard of banana skins should be made criminal in a single clause. SUCCESS in securing exhibits of surpassing interest has compelled Lady Drogheda to postpone the opening of the exhibition of paintings, prints and photographs of aircraft, past and present. The arrangements entail a deal of labour, and it was, moreover, found that Messrs. Knoedler's gallery in Bond Street was all too small, so that a larger gallery has had to be sought for, and the opening day will be announced presently. Being for the benefit of two such noble funds -as the Flying Services Fund and the Irish Hospital Supply Depot work for the British Red Cross, should ensure generous support to Lady Drogheda's well-conceived scheme. WOULD it have been such a dire calamity after all had the City Fire Brigade, in the event of a Zepp. raid, as suggested by Chief Inspector Hewitt would be the case, smashed up those Gog and Magog bells which bang out their monotonous " tunes "K four times an hour, year in and year out ? ^20 1032
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