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FLIGHT. fs AM in a quandary. I've never seen one, but that's what I'm in, because I don't know what the Editor expects. He has asked for a contribution towards his Christmas number, but what is the correct kind of thing for such an occasion ? I don't know what a Christmas number of an aviation paper should look like because I have never seen one, and I shan't see this one until it's too late to alter what I've done if I've done anything. Other weekly journals as respectable as " FLIGHT," if not as widely read, have indulged in this kind of thing annually for generations past. They are as a rule liberally decorated on the exterior with hot house holly and a quantity of assorted snow-flakes, contain coloured plates for the benefit of book-stall managers, and are on sale late in the summer—if we've had one. Is " FLIGHT " U> follow these traditions ? If so, the cover will probably display a seasonable picture of an aerial Santa Claus arriving at a suburban chimney on a De Heavy-land biplane, go h.p. Reindeer engine, carrying in his bomb-apparatus a large sack of toys. This is what the modern child expects, A few weeks ago, by the way, I saw a 'cottage at Ilounslow with its chimney knocked off and its roof pushed in by a machine from the local aerodrome. This Santa Claus business will require a lot of practice before it becomes really popular. Anyhow, that is the sort of front cover one would expect, and I leave tin- distinguished advertisers who usually occupy that space to argue it out with the manager. Then I presume we should have, to start with, a dozen pages or so of advertisements. It is a notable fact that as December makes its usual appearance, just in time to be included in the current year, every conceivable article becomes specially suitable for a Christmas gift. The aircraft industry will no doubt rise to the occasion, and we shall look for special announcements after this style : RUBERY OWEN'S GRAND CHRISTMAS BAZAAR. NOW OPEN. Special Display of Aeroplane Accessories. ALWAYS ACCEPTABLE GIFTS. TAKE THE TUBE TO DARLASTOH—Bl T CHANGE AT EtJSTON. TRY EMAILLITE, The Non-Poisonous Dope, WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS * DINNER. IT WILL MAKE YOU AS TIGHT AS A DRUM." 4 DRINK YOUR WINE AT CHRISTMAS OUT OF A TRIPLEX SAFETY GLASS. However often you fill it you will not break it. HANDLEY-PAGE AEROPLANES. A Seasonable Present. GIVE YOUR LITTLE BOY ONE. Think of the pleasure it will give him to take up all his school friends. SAFETY BELTS. INDISPENSABLE ON CHRISTMAS DAT. You will not enjoy your Christmas Dinner unless you west QUS. SEND CHEST MEASUREMENT. The Ideal Christmas Gift. COAN CASTS CLEAN CRANK CASES FOR CHRISTMAS. THE ENGINEERING TIMBER CO., LTD., Clear Silver Spruce. English Ash. Every kind of Christmas Tree in Stock. WE CAN MAKE YOUR HANGAR LOOK FESTIVE- Write for a specimen branch. Ten shiploads of Mistletoe due before December 23rd. COME TO US FOR A SQUARE DEAL. DON'T SEND OUT CHRISTMAS CARDS! LET US PUT YOUR NAME AND THE NAMES OF ALL YOUR FRIENDS ON OUR LIST FOR THE AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES CO. CATALOGUE. Beautifully Illustrated with Drawings of A.G.S. PARTS. A CHOICE SELECTION OF SEASONABLE GIFTS FOR YOUNG AND OLD. SPECIAL PRESENTATION PLATE with our Xmas number: • A PORTRAIT OF OUR LADY REPRESENTATIVE. ORDER EARLY, as the demand will be enormous. In place of the usual leading article one would naturally expect a nice cheerful Christmassy story. It might be something after this style. [It is to, be hoped not.—ED.] THE HAUNTED HANGAR; OR, THE TRIPE-STAINED TRIPLANE. By MAX PEMBERTON BILLING. It was Christmas Eve in the Garden of Eden. The whole of Mesopotamia lay buried deep in snow. ^ zz. "ir /V\"
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