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Rome, February 5W1. " Desultory and intermittent artillery actions and lively aerial activity along the whole front. During yesterday 13 enemy machines were shot down, five of them by our own airmen in the Val Stagna, and eight by British airmen between the Piave and the Livenza and east of the Montello. During the night our airships bombarded military transports on the Conegliano Casarsa railway line. Before dawn this morning Padua was attacked again by enemy airmen, who dropped bombs in the centre of the town, causing damage to the buildings and wounding a few persons." Rome, February 6th. " There was increased artillery- activity in the area around the Brenta Narrows and along the Piave, and lively aerial activity on the whole front. Yesterday our own and British bombing flights attacked with good effect enemy troops in the vicinity pf Primolano and the aviation ground of San Giacomo di V'eglia respectively. A large fire was caused by our airships in the ammunition stores of San Stino di Livenza. Five hostile machines were brought down, two of them by our own and three by British aviators. Venice, Mestre, and Treviso were bombarded once again yesterday after sunset. Neither casualties nor damage are reported." Rome, February Jth. " From the Stelvio to the sea slight artillery activity ; some patrol encounters between the Adige and the Brenta, and a few aerial combats, in the course of which British airmen shot down an enemy machine. Calviano (south-east of Brescia), Bassano, and again Treviso and Mestre were bombed early yesterday morning by hostile aircraft, causing little damage and a few casualties. One of our airships reached last night the aviation ground of S. Giacomo di Veglia (south-east of Vittorio), dropping 1 ton of high explosives. The number of hostile machines brought down from January 26th to the 6th inst. by our own and our Allies' airmen reached 56." Rome, February 8 th. "During the night of the 6th-7th inst. one of our airships, after difficult FEBRUARY 14, 1918. navigation, reached the hostile aviation ground of Motta di Livenza, dropped one ton of explosives with very good results, and returned safely to her base." Rome, February loth. " A strong squadron of seaplanes of our Navy bombarded, with very good results, the enemy's trenches and hutments at Revedoli (mouth of the Piave).'1 Rome, February nth. " One of our airmen shot down two enemy aeroplanes; one of them fell to the north of Piovene, and the airmen were captured ; the other was brought down in flames in the neighbourhood of Valli dei Signori. " Seaplanes of the Royal Navy crossed the Adriatic and reached the coast of Dalmatia, flying over the channel and almost to the Sabbioncello Peninsula. They were the object of intense fire from anti-aircraft artillery, but they carried out with evident success a bombardment of the military works on the island of Curzola. The machines returned undamaged after a flight of about lour hours." Belgian. ' Havre, February 3rd. " A German aeroplane was brought down in our lines by British airmen." German. Berlin, February 4th. "During the last two days 18 enemy aeroplanes and two captive balloons were brought down in aerial fights and by gun-fire." Berlin, February 6th. " Yesterday, seven enemy aeroplanes and one captive balloon were shot down. Lieut. Bongartz obtained his 29th aerial victory." Berlin, February ytlt. "Sergt. Esswein has shot down six enemy aeroplanes during the last three days." Turkish. Constantinople, February i»/. " Of the five enemy aeroplanes which dropped bombs ' unsuccessfully ' onKifri one crashed down and was burnt." THE "LAZILITE" TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT. TAKING its name from the lazy-tongs principle, which forms brings the telephone to a convenient speaking distance, andthe basis of the idea, the " Lazilite " device is an invention whatever movement is necessary to consult papers, the which has no suereestion of laziness about it. On the other " Lazilite " easilv and immerliatelv aHi-iists itself Wrip+ripr suggestiohand, whether applied to electric lighting, as illustrated in " FLIGHT " a week or so back, or used in connection witha telephone, it is both.a time-saver and a convenience. One of our illustrations of the " Lazilite " telephone attach- Lazilit y immediately adjusts itself. Whethestanding or seated, you can speak through the telephone in comfort. When finished with, the merest push sends thetelephone back to the closed position, out of the way until it is needed again. The "Lazilite " Telephone attachment, in use and "at rest." ment shows the telephone in use, while in the other view it is seen in its closed position. Its advantages are obvious from these two views, and it is not surprising to hear that a large number are being installed in Government departments as well as in the offices of leading industrial concerns. It will be noticed that a substantial pillar, attached to the desk, carries the attachment, and this permits of the arm being swung in any direction, and at the same time the telephone ife always clear of the desk, so that papers thereon are not disturbed in any way. When not in use, the telephone is still within easy reach—yet it is quite out of the way— and the only desk room which it takes tip is the small circle occupied by the base of the pillar. When the telephone bell rings, a very slight touch—owing to the way in which every part of the device is balanced— The telephone attachment is made in three styles, either for screwing on to the table, as shown in the photograph, or for attachment to the side of a desk, or for fitting to the wall. The arm extends to 3 ft. 6 ins., so that the telephone can be used anywhere within a 7-ft. circle, and •where, as is often the case, two people are sitting at opposite sides of a table it can be used by either with equal convenience and facility. It is substantially made and beautifully finished, and as there is nothing to get out of crder, it is practically ever-lasting. The actual fitting is a most simple matter, and can be undertaken by anyone. At the same time the " Lazilite " Company, of 5, Baldwin's Gardens, Gray's Inn Road, E.C., will be pleased to place their experience at the disposal of anyone who is interested and has under consideration the question of installing the device. . ^ Inspection of Sub-Contracts. His Honour Judge Rentoul was called upon to decide an important point affecting contractors and sub-contractors in the City of London Court on February 7th. The British Aluminium Co., Ltd., sued Messrs. Harding- ham Bros., Battersea, for ^3 4s. for aeroplane map frames. The frames were refused by the chief inspector at the defen- dants' works. Plaintiffs said they did not undertake to pass any other inspection than that by the man who came to their premises. The Judge found for the plaintiffs, with costs. 188
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