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MAY 9, 1918. and was employed in both theoretical and practical work,qualifying as a pilot. In June. 1917, he was transferred tb the R.N.A.S. as an observer with the Fleet. ".. Lieutenant JOHN DOBSON THOMAS, R.A.F., who waskilled in a flying accident in Hampshire, was a son of Mr. J. J. Thomas, formerly of Messrs. Losh, Wilson, and Bell'sironworks, Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and latterly connected with iron and steel works in America, and Mrs. Thomas, andgrandson of the late JohnDobson.R.A., architect, of Newcastle, on-Tyn<\ He had graduated at St. John's Military Academyand the University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. Second Lieutenant ERIC JOSEPH WHITEHEAD, R.A.F.,who was accidentally killed while flying on May 3rd, aged 18, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Whitehead,16, Belvedere Grove, Wimbledon. Prisoner of War.Flight Commander and Captain JOHN D. TROLLOPE, R.F.C.,who is now reported through the Central Prisoners of War Committee to be wounded and a prisoner, is the younger sonof the late Howard Trollope, of Banstead, Surrey, and is aged 20. He was educated at Banstead Hall, and MalvernCollege. When war broke out he was studying for the F.S.I., having passed the preliminary examination, He jointd theArmy early in 1915, before lie was 18, as a despatch rider in the R.E.'s, and was sent to France in June the same year,being invalided home in September. He joined the R.F.C. in June, 1916, and was in France flying from September thesame year to March, 1917, after which he served as an instructor in England and was on home defence. Getting hisCaptaincy in August, 1917, Captain Trollope was out again in France on January nth this year. Between then andthe 28th of March, which day he was reported missing, he destroyed 18 enemy machines, six of which he brought downon Sunday, March 24th. He was seen by another flight commander fighting hard over the lines with enemy machineson March 28th. Captain John Trollope's elder brother. Captain C. J. Trollope, is also serving in the Army, and isnow in Palestine, and he has two brothers-in-law serving, Captain F. T. Hill, M.C., R.A.M.C, in France, and Lieut.-Col. J. D. Crosthwaite, M.C. and Bar, who is also reported missing since March 21st after three years' continuous service in France. Married. ' ; • Second Lieutenant WILFRED GEO. CORNER, King's LiverpoolRegiment, attached R.A.F., sixth son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H Corner, of 4, Arundei Square, N., was married on Thursday,May 2nd., at St. Paul's Church, Winchmore Hill, N., to MURIEL WALDEN, eldest daughter of WILLIAM JNO. TAYLOR,of Benwoll, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and grand-daughter of the late Major T. P. Walden, R.G.A. Major LEONARD WRIGHT LEARMOUNT, D.S.O., M.C.,R.A.F., only son of R. K. Learmount, of Gosiorth, was marru d on May 7th, at St. James' Church, Muswell Hill, to ADA ELIZABETH BALL, ehfer. daughter of A. Ball, of 86, RoseberyRoad. Muswell Hill, N. * ' Major H. V. STAHMERS, R.A.F., second son of Mr. andMrs. S. J. R. Stammers, Beaconsfield, Gunnersbury, was married on May 1st at St. Matthias Church, Richmond,Surrey, to ALICE MARGARET, only daughter of the lateJ. E. H. SPENCER, and of Mrs. Spencer, of 18, Montagu Road,Richmond. To be Marriad.The engagement is announced of Captain IVAN WILLIAM PARNELL, R.A.F., son of the late John Parnell, of Rainsbrook,Rugby, and Mrs. Parnell, Tower House, Hillmorton, to DOROTHY, younger daughter of Mr. VERNON CHINNERY- HALDANE, of Onich, Inverness-shire, and of Mrs. VerncnChinnery-Haldane. A marriage has been arranged between Lieutenant HUMPHREY VERDEN ROE, R.A.F., formerly ManchesterRegiment, and MARIE CAKMICHAEL STOPES, D.SC, Ph.D.,Fellow and Lecturer in Paktobotany at University College, London. The marriage of Captain J. G. SELBY, M.C., R.F.A. andR.F.C., and Miss DOROTHY BARTRUM will take place veryquietly at the Chapel Royal, Savoy, on May 15th, at 12. An engagement is announced between Captain W. H. WILLIAMS, Lancashire Fusiliers, attached R.A.F., son of thelate John Williams and Mrs. Williams, of " Preswylfa," Carnarvon, and EDITH, elder daughter of the late Mr. andMrs.T. P. ORMEROD, of Fern Bank, Castleton, Lanes., formerlyof Christchurch, N.Z. Items. Miss DOUGLAS-PENNANT, who has been appointed Com-mandant of the Women's Royal Air Force, and was born in 1869, is the sixth daughter of the second Lord Penrhyn, andsister of the present peer. She has given proof of marked administrative ability as an Insurance Commissioner forWales, a post which she has held since. 191a. Swiss Bag a Hun.A GERMAN aeroplane, flying over Swiss territory, lastweek, was forced to land near Basle by the fire from the Swiss frontier posts. What French Supremacy Means. GENERAL MALATERRE, at a banquet given at the Aero Clubin Paris in honour of the French airmen who have escaped from Germany :—" French aviation, having won definitesupremacy, will henceforth play an efficacious strategic role in the war, and should even lead us to the left bank of theRhine." A Norwegian Exhibition.ON May 2nd the King of Norway opened the first Northern aircraft exhibition, in the presence of the Queen, the CrownPrince, and a great number of officials. While the Royal party were inspecting the exhibition a number of machineswere in the air. An official dinner was given in the evening, and the distinguished company included the Prime Minister,the Foreign Minister, the Swedish and Danish Ministers, the President of the Storting, and a number of authorities.After the President of the exhibition had proposed the toast of " The Northern Kings," the Prime Minister spoke on theadvantage of aircraft to the intercourse of the Northern Kingdoms. There is lively interest in aircraft everywhere,especially in regard to traffic to the West. Why Germany Wants the Baltic Provinces. IT is pointed out by the Weser Zeitung that one of the prin-cipal reasons why German industry requires the extension of German influence and control over the Baltic Provincesis the demand for flax and hemp. Of 500,000 tons of flax exported by Russia annually before the war, the greaterpart came from Courland, Livonia, and Esthonia. The German flax crop of 1917 fell far below the estimate, and althougha considerable numbsr of factories have taken to spinning paper, many have been closed altogether, and in some of those still employed only 20 per cent, of the looms are working.The linen industry is practically confined to the output of coarse sailcloth, drill, and aeroplane material. Seaplane Attack on Sailing Ship." FIVE Dutchmen, the crew of a small sailing vessel of about100 tons, have been landed at a British port after escaping from an attack by four German seaplanes," reports the Daily Chronicle.It is stated that about 40 miles off the coast of Holland, the airmen, who were without bombs, circled round the littlevessel for nearly two hours maintaining an incessant fire upon it with their machine guns.The crew when ordered to leave their boat took to the dinghy, and the. wind took them towards the English coast.They were fortunate enough to be picked up by a small British craft, after pulling in a rough sea for hours andcovering a distance of 60 to 70 miles. On Friday night the abandoned vessel was brought intothe same harbour, having been found derelict in the North Sea by a British destroyer. It was literally covered withmachine-gun bullet holes. German Air Raid Fears.A BERLIN telegram to the Rheinisch-Westjalische Zeilungstates that the Government representative, replying in the Reichstag to further questions from three Deputies regardingair raids, said :—" The question how enemy air attacks on open towns outside the war zone can be prevented has beenrepeatedly and thoroughly examined by all the departments concerned. There are no absolutely certain means for wardingoff aerial attacks. The best means is a good anti-aircraft defence ; then the threat of reprisal flights against enemycapitals. The Army authorities are making endeavours in both directions."After referring to Paris, the Government representative added that if definite proposals were received the militaryauthorities would consider them. 521
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