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OCTOBER 18, 1917. Now that the Huns have got a footing on the Riga Bay Islands, it may well be time for Petrograd to organise its air-raid defences. LOOKS as if there is likely to be liveliness up East Islington way, following the Parliamentary vacancy in that borough, brought about by the death of Sir G. Radford. With three candidates in the field, in normal times party feeling would run fairly high. With the added zest of Mr. Pemberton Billing's Whirlwind campaign in support of his mysterious " bombs on Germany'' candidate, a member of the P.B. " Vigilantes," proceedings electorial should hum some. " P.B." and his candidate are in earnest without doubt, and the " Vigilantes " may with smart organisation, stand a fair chance against Mr. Smallwood, the coalition Government nominee, and the new " National" Party champion, Mr. E. B. Barnard. Indecision may well arise as between the " National " and the " Vigilante," as apparently the objects of both are, on paper at least, broadly identical. WHAT a " Vigilante's " mission in life is, may be explained briefly. Each member is one of a number of aspirants for Parliament who are to be put forward by an association founded by Mr. Pemberton Billing under the name of " Vigilantes," with the declared object of returning to Parlia- ment not more than nine independent men, each with an intimate knowledge of a particular Department of State, Which he is to watch, and each solemnly pledged not to accept any honour or office in the disposal of the Government. The principles in question have our very warmest support and appreciation as helping to purify the cesspool of party politics. We can only hope that out of one or the other, some sort of reformation of the present vicious political system may be effected. Necessarily, " funds" must be available from bomewhere for spade Work of this description, and therefore, in accordance with the constitution of the " Vigilantes," the Council of Parliamentary Lodge Number One (British) have formally applied to all members of the " Vigilantes " to send to the treasurer the first election levy of is. towards the expenses of contesting the seat. This method of sup- porting the cause is frankly open, although the thought arises, that there must already be a deuce of a lot of full-blown " Vigilantes " if the " whirlwind " campaign is to materialise to any serious extent at one shilling a head. ONE Australian way of promoting the Liberty War Loan has much to commend it. Three Federal aeroplanes have been dropping leaflets over Melbourne, setting out the attrac- tive features of the Loan and inviting subscriptions from, one and all. In the old country, perhaps, we are by now too used to the aeroplane as part of the landscape for a similar " stunt " to carry much Weight. •<•-... ": • ~ How unexpected and rapid was Gen. Maude's movement upon and capture of Ramadie last month may be judged by a short despatch recently received by the Daily Telegraph from their war correspondent, Mr. Edmund Candler. He describes how all attempts of the enemy to break through were crushed, and so leakage of the news to the Turks of the smashing victory was very restricted. So much so that even the next morning the Turks on the Tigris must have still been in ignorance of the defeat of their army, as a Turkish aeroplane flew very low over the camp and apparently was about to descend, when the pilot discovered the change in the occupation and made off, pursued by a volley of rifle and machine gun fire. CHAIRMAN of St. Pancras Tribunal: " What national work are you doing ? " Applicant (B 1) : " Rearing eight children and helping to make aeroplanes." Case adjourned. Surely a case of doing double National service duty ! SHEFFIELD has to itself, so far, the record for attendance and receipts in connection with the official Air Services Exhibition, which has been a round of the chief towns in the provinces, under the guidance of the Countess of Drogheda. 44,255 was the total number of visitors to the Cutler's Hall, and the Flying Corps Fund and other charities will benefit to the extent of over ^1,281 as a consequence. _„. LIKE most other war operations, the Hun's method of organisation is distinctly emphatic in its verbotens, and OUTSIDE A GERMAN SEAPLANE STATION.—Detachable wheels are placed under the floats for transport down to the water. •.:":,.",..-- . 1084
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