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OCTOBER 30, 1919 aerial operations have already had considerable effect on the Warra Wazirs. It is hoped that these up-to-date " persuasive " methods may prove an easy and rapid solu tion for all our frontier problems. Swiss authorities are busying themselves already over International aerial regulations. Under a new law it is provided that foreign aeroplanes must land in certain specified towns on the frontier for examination by Customs officials. They must also obtain permission if they require to fly inside the country. Several other points will be submitted later to an international congress— probably held at Berne in 1920—concerning commercial and tourist aerial traffic. A suggestion, however, made by a correspondent that in view of the possibility of mountaineer ing by air, shares in Swiss mountain railway companies have already fallen, is, we think, straining " contingencies" a bit far. FRANCE has decided that the cessation of War hostilities officially ceased on October 23 last. Wonder when our " Government " will make up their mind that it nas happened. ACCORDING to the Daily Express correspondent under date October 19 from Bombay, a party of Italian airmen are now at Bombay, waiting to proceed to other centres in con nection with d'Annunzio's projected flight from Rome to Tokyo, which they expect will begin in a month's time. They say that five S.V.A. machines will attempt the flight, with the possible addition of two Caproni triplanes. Presumably by this, d'Annunzio contemplates he will have settled the Fiume business, as he has declared that he will never leave there until Fiume is a free port under the suzerainty of Italy. FOLLOWING the meeting in Kingsway a while back, the airship combine is now in such shape that its completion and active operations may very shortly be announced. IT was certainly a novel, if somewhat elaborate, ruse to secure a taxicab on the part of the pilot of an aeroplane, who is reported a few days back as having planed down on Farn- borough Common on to the top of a passing taxicab, in which were two occupants. The taxi was crushed inwards, but no one was injured. It was rather rough on the " fares " whatever one may think of the taxi bandit, and somewhat careless of the pilot not to notice that the flag was down. But perhaps Mr. Bandit was earning a bit extra on his own, with the flag up ! In which case it thoroughly served him right; at the same time, we don't think there is much money in aeroplane taxi-touting. IF any should be in doubt as to the correct thing for aero plane " going away," some ray of light may be forthcoming from the following record of facts appearing in the Mail in connection with the pair-of-Rolls-Royces and set-of-sables- wedding of Miss Queenie Thomas, the British film star, and Mr. George Newman the other day. After the Carlton Hotel reception the happy couple went by car to Hounslow (did each go in one of the R.-R.'s we wonder ?), from there by aeroplane to Paris, and the bride, according to the reporter, " wore a long double-breasted leather coat, brown buckskin breeches, and service laced boots to the knee. The costume was completed by a brown duvetyn cap with a thin border of red and having two peaks which could be fastened under the chin or used to give an alternative shape to the crown of the cap." So now you know all about it. ST. MICHAEL, the patron saint of aviators, has a special stained glass window in his honour, in the Spanish Chrrch in Spanish Place. In this an aeroplane is depicted with the inscription " Defende Nos in Proelio." A COUPLE of Richthofen stories appear in Count Czernin's Memoirs, extracts from which have been appearing in The Times. Under date February 2, 1918, Count Czernin notes the following in his Brest diary :— " The two Richthofen brothers were here a short time ago. The elder has brought down in air fighting some 60 enemy airmen, the younger ' only' some 30. The elder has a face like that of a young and pretty girl. He told me ' how it is done.' It was, he said, quite simple ; all you had to do was to get quite close to your opponent from behind' and then shoot hard ; the other fellow would then drop. But you had to overcome your own ' funk,' and fly quite close up to the enemy.—Modern heroes ! "Two good stories were told about the two Richthofens. The English had set a price upon the head of the elder. When • he heard of this he informed them by means of leaflets from the air that, in order to facilitate their task, from the next day forward his machine would be painted bright red, so that they might the more easily recognise him. Next morning when the squadron came- out of its sheds all the machines were bright red.—One for all and all for one ! " The second story. Richthofen the younger and an Englishman were circling round each other and firing like mad at each other. They were getting closer and closer, and already they could distinguish each other's features. Suddenly some thing jammed in Richthofen's machine-gun, and he could not fire any more. The Englishman looked wonderingly across, and when he realised what was the matter with Richthofen he waved his hand, turned round, and flew off. Fair play ! I should like to meet this Englishman and tell him that, in my eyes, he is greater than the heroes of old." THE scramble for head and body gear after some of the aviation and other functions, which for our sins we have at times had to attend, has even upon occasion resulted in having to depart minus our hat, in spite of the most elaborate numbering " system." Apropos this, the following " Office Window " story of the other side of the picture is distinctly refreshing :— In a West-end restaurant there is a page in charge of the cloak room, and he has never yet been known to make an error in regard to the articles entrusted to his care. He gives no tickets, but relies on an exceptionally good memory. A new customer was surprised the other evening at the alacrity with which his hat and overcoat were returned to him over the counter. " Tell me," he begged curiously, " How do you know that these are mine ? " " I don't," answered the page. " Then why do you hand them to me ? " *' Because," said the page, " you handed them to me." "TICKETS" AT NORTHOLT: The Central Air craft Co. are busy out Northolt way giving passenger flights and doing school work. Our photograph shows two pupils who have just obtained their Royal Aero Club certificates. On the left is Mr. Tanner, whose actual flying time was 3 hours 15 mins., and on the right, Mr. Pool, who got his " ticket ** after 3 £ hours in the air. Mr. Herbert Sykes, O.B.E., who is chief instructor, is seen between his two latest pupils. The machine used is the C.A. Co.'s " Centaur 4," with Anzani engine. As each pupil is allowed 10 hours' flying, Messrs. Tanner and Pool are looking forward to nearly 7 hours' flying before leaving the school M35
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