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Aviation History
1917
1917 - 1386.PDF
DECEMBER 27, 1917. A GOOD move has been commenced at the East LondonCollege, University of London, in the inauguration of a preliminary course in science and engineering for young menbetween 17 and 18 years of age, desirous of entering the Air Force. The course is not intended to take the place of thepractical training provided by the Government, but to ensure that those who desire to be admitted to the Air Force should,when admitted, be in a position to benefit properly by the instruction provided by the Government. The course in-cludes aeronautics, physics, electrical engineering, applied mechanics and engineering, drawing, and aeroplane engines. AFTER the highly successful Tank War-Bonds, why not an Aeroplane War-Bond week ? There must be quite a number of interesting machines, each of which could tell its own tale. SUCH parts of wrecked German aeroplanes, brought downin England and at the front, as are hot required for our own technical purposes, are now being converted into souvenirs,by disabled soldiers and sailors at the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops. The souvenirs take the form of many usefularticles—paper weights, cigar ash trays, clocks, dinner- gongs, walking sticks, and trinket-boxes. They will shortly beon sale in West-end shops. Each article bears on a small metal tablet the words, " Fragment from a German Aero-plane," and also a certificate of authenticity. The proceeds will be devoted to the Royal Flying Corps Hospital, and theLord Roberts Memorial Workshops. THE other day, at the Thames Police Court, one Davis Beigel, a hairdresser, of Leman Street, Whitechapel, was fined ,£25 for failing to shade his light. How is it that nine out of ten of these transgressors answer to such aggressively Scotch names ? IT'S a good job magistrates do not regard " disturbance of mind " air raids as sufficient excuse for shoplifting. Such was the ingenious plea put forward last week, by a young thing of 65, to Mr. Bankes, K.C., the stipendiary at the South Western Police Court, who was not altogether discouraging, as he was satisfied with binding over the delinquent. BROADSTAIRS Council are dissatisfied with the Governmentcompensation scheme for air raid damage recently announced. They still hold that the State should bear the entire responsi-bility to indemnify sufferers. IT would be interesting to know under what formula the three shilling bonus result was arrived at by Broadstairs' neighbour, Ramsgate, for remunerating its police for any week in which they are called for air-raid duties. ANOTHER military object achieved by the Hun raiders.Leaving his house on the morning of the last air raid, to take cover in a friend's basement, John Henry Samuel, 76, ofIslington, died from shock. FOUR fighting planes which Mr. James Carruthers, oneof the most influential grain dealers in Canada, some little time back presented to the War Office are to bear the namesToronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Mr. Car- ruthers, who is President of the Canada Steamship Lines, isparticularly well known in the cities which the war-planes will represent. - -^ A BILL has been introduced at Washington permittingwomen to enlist and receive commissions in the Aviation Section of the U.S. Signal Corps. ages of 18 and 35 will be eligible. Only those between the HENDON has aviation in a measure to thank for helping the abnormal development of recent years, whereby the popula- tion having now grown to over 50,000, it has "been recognised by the Middlesex County Council as entitled to increased representation on the District Council, as also the Board of Guardians, by two and four members respectively. TESTING THE ENGINES.—The two Rolls-Royce engines on the "H.P." having a trial run before the start on the London-Constantinople bombing expedition. 137*
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