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SEPTEMBER 20, 19171 detached, and he~crashed into a wood. The machine was smashed, but Captain Hard wick-Terry's body w"as found without even a cut. On the arrival of his comrade a few1 minutes later, however, life Was extinct. Captain Hard wick- Terry Was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hardwick-Terry, of Berkhamsted, and a grandson of the scientist, Alfred Senior Merry. He was educated at Merchant Taylors and Berkhamsted, and from childhood showed remarkable aptitude for science and engineering. He joined the Inns of Court O.T.C., and obtained his commission in the Royal Engineers in February, 1915. After seeing service with the Anzacs in Egypt, he volunteered on his return to England for the R.F.C., and at the time of his death' had been flying at the front for nearly eight months. « Second Lieutenant NORMAN VICTOR SPEAR, R.F.C., 'youngest son of Mr. William Spear, of Woodstock Road, Golders Green, and the late Mrs. C. I. Spear, Was killed while flying in Norfolk on August 29th, aged 29. He was born in "Norway, and educated at Askes School, Hampstead, where he won the silver medal. At the outbreak of the war he Was employed.in the office of the secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He joined the London Scottish in 1911. Not having fully recovered from an operation he was prevented from going to France with his battalion, but was passed for service and rejoined with a draft in November, 1914. He was a sergeant in the Scouts section When he Was severely wounded at Lo'os, on September 25th, 1915, and was awarded the Military Medal. On recovery he was recommended by his commanding officer for a commission, and in September, 1916, he Was gazetted to the R.F.C. He obtained his pilot's certificate last March, and at the time of his death was acting '• as an instructor with a Training Squadron.' He and his mechanic lost their lives while bringing back to their station a machine which had been forced to land in another part of the county. Prisoners of War. . Mr. Frank Hudson, of Camelot, Parklangley, Beckenham, Kent, has received positive information that his son, Captain F. N. HUDSON, M.C., the Buffs and R.F.C., who has been reported missing since July 13th, is an unwounded prisoner at Karlsruhe, but that he has, as yet, received no communi- cation from him. The parents and sister of Second Lieutenant • G. A. H. PARKES, R.F.C., of Upper Staplehall, Northfield, Birmingham, reported missing July 15th, have heard from him that he is wounded in left arm, and a prisoner of war in Germany. He is receiving treatment at a special hospital for arm cases, Reserve Lazarett III., Johannisthal, Stettin, Deutschland. Married and to be Married. The engagement is announced of Captain JOHN CEMLYN- JONES, Royal Welch Fusiliers and R.F.C., younger son of the late John Cemlyn-Jones and Mrs. Cemlyn-Jones, of Brynbella, Penmaenmawr, and Gwredog, Rhosgoch, Anglesey, and GWLADYS, only daughter of John Hinds, M.P., Lord Lieu- tenant of Carmarthenshire, and Mrs. Hinds, of 71, Ashley Gardens, London, and Neuadd-Deg, Carmarthen. The engagement is announced between J. DOUGLAS COWIE, Lieutenant, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and R.F.C., only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowie, Heathside, Putney, and PHYLLIS MAY, only daughter of Mr. Stanley W. Duttson, 19, Bramham Gardens, South Kensington, S.W. A marriage has been arranged, and will shortly be cele- brated, between Bngadier-Pilote ROBERT LOUIS DONZE, Escadrille N.93, French Aviation Corps, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Donz6, of Santa Babara, California, U.S.A., and GLADYS ISABEL MACKENZIE PENNY, only daughter of the late Don Mariano and of the late Mrs. Mackenzie Penny, of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A marriage has been arranged and will take place in November (leave permitting) between Captain T. R. IRONS, R.F.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Irons, of Sydney, Australia, and WINIFRED SMITH, daughter of Lord and Lady Colwyn, of Colwyn Bay. The marriage arranged between Lieutenant J. DARELL SEAL, Essex Regiment, attd. R.F.C., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur H. Seal, of Richmond, Surrey, and PHYLLIS, elder daughter of the late Mr. J. A. HILL, of Antwicks Manor, Wantage, Berks, and Mrs. A. W. Pratt, of Highbury, Wantage, will take place at St. Peter's Church, 'Vantage, at 12 o'clock on October nth (leave permitting). • The marriage of ARTHUR B. THORNE, Lieutenant, R.A.F., attached R.F.C:, eft Heacham, Norfolk, and KATHARINE GWENLLIAN THURSBY, of Castle Rising, Norfolk, will take place very shortly at Castle Rising. Item. The will of Lieutenant ADOLPHE DREY, M.C., A.S.C— attached R.F.C., who died in Egypt, has been proved a*£6 Lieutenant IVAN BEAUCLERK HART-DAVIES, R.F.C., of Rugby, Warwick, insurance broker, who was killed in an aeroplane accident on July 27th, aged 39, whose will has been proved at ^8,679, left /500, his dog, and the effects in his office and residence to his late clerk. .Sheffield's Gift to Newfoundland. THE biplane which has been subscribed for in Sheffield as a gift to Newfoundland is to b2 formally handed over to Mr. Walter Long, the Secretary for the Colonies, on Septem- ber 29th, at Coal Aston. If his duties permit. Lord Derby, Minister for War, will be present. Searchlight Practice with Balloons. '-'"' " IT is officially announced that from time to time spherical balloons will ascend for searchlight practice on suitable nights from South London and Woolwich. It is not proposed to issue public notices of particular flights. Aircraft Workers' Wages. NEGOTIATIONS for fixing' conditions of employment in the aircraft industry are, according to the Times, making appreciable progress. An agreement is stated to have been reached regarding the maximum week overtime rates and other matters, but some difficulties have arisen with reference to the minimum rate. The Air Board and the employers are said to be in favour of a district minimum.rate instead of a national minimum rate, as advocated by the National Aircraft Committee. XJarpentier Still in France. THERE appears to have been some misunderstanding with regard to Georges Carpentier's movements, for a message from Paris on September 17th states that he has contra- dicted the report that he is going to the States. A German Machine in Holland. A GERMAN biplane is reported to have landed on Septem-ber izth at Uilenpol, near Cleves, on the Dutch-German frontier. It is stated that the officer was severely woundedand the corporal killed. Zeppelin Attacks Swedish Steamer. A MESSAGE from Ymuiden on SeptemWfer nth stated that the Swedish steamer " Handsia " on arrival reported having been attacked yesterday afternoon by a Zeppelin, which dropped six bombs in its proximity. The passengers and crew took to the boats, whereupon the Zeppelin disappeared. The passengers and crew then returned to the ship, but on the reappearance of the Zeppelin later they again took to the boats. The Zeppelin, however, shortly afterwards finally disappeared, and the passengers and crew went back to the ship, which proceeded on its journey. The "Times " History of the War. IN Part 160 of the Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War, the use of aircraft is the subject which comes in for attention exclusively. In an interesting manner a sketch is given of the growth of the R.N.A.S. and the R.F.C. from their pre-war establishment, while the extraordinary way in which the output of aeroplanes has been speeded up is also touched upon. From consideration of the chief types of Allied and enemy machines, the writer goes on to deal with the various phases of aerial work at the Front and at sea. In describing the work of the R.N.A.S., reference is, of course, made to the work of the " Blimps " and other airships which have given such excellent service. One feature of the Times history is the splendid illustrations, and the current number is probably one of the best in this respect which has appeared, and it is indeed well worth the eightpence which is charged for it. A German Derelict. A GERMAN aeroplane, marked " No. 6," left Hamburg on September 4th for Warnemunde (Germany). It has since been found in a damaged condition in the Baltic, not far from the Danish port of Langeland, reports the Morning Post cor- respondent at Copenhagen. The aviators were missing. 979
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