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MAY 19, 1921 SEINE TO THAMES IN TWO HOURS : On the left General Sykes is seen assisting M. Laurent Eynac fromthe Vickers " Viking III," and, on the right, Capt. Guest is chatting with General Sykes, while M. Eynac shakes hands with Lord Londonderry. were being constructed with a view of the possibility of using them as machines of war. The French flying authorities must be on their guard lest some fine night these " aeroplanes of peace " be transformed for use in the further bombardment of the French capital. THE story told last week in such minute detail of how a supposed swindler was chased over the sea by and captured through the assistance of an aeroplane, is worthy of a niche in the progress of aviation. On May 4, it is related by a Times correspondent, " a German calling himself Stunner entered the office of the Copenhagen bankers, Baring and Company, saying he wanted to buy 1,000,000 Austrian crowns (about ^600) and offering to pay with a cheque drawn on the " Mitteldeutsche " Bank of Berlin. When the bankers demurred, Sturmer asked them to telegraph to the " Mittel- deutsche " Bank, the telegraphic address of which he gave. This address was telegraphed to, and a reply was received to the effect that the cheque was all right, and the Austrian crowns were paid over. LATER Sturmer went to another banker, M. Bergenholz, who, in addition to telegraphing to the address given by Sturmer, communicated with his own Berlin representative. The latter replied, intimating that Stunner's cheque should not be honoured. While at the Bergenholz bank Sturmer had mentioned that he had had business with the firm of Baring. This firm was communicated with by M. Bergenholz, with the result that M. Baring went to the police, who, on making enquiries, learned that Sturmer and another German had left his hotel and gone to Berlin by the morning train. Believing that Sturmer and his friend were engaged in 'swindling, M. Baring asked the Lundtofte Aerodrome to supply an aeroplane. In this M. Baring and his partner M. Larsen started for the Gjedser Ferry Harbour, where they arrived in time to see the ferry some distance off the shore. They consequently went on to Warnemiinde. Mean- while the German police were informed by telephone from Gjedser. They took M. Baring and M. Larsen in a motor-car from the Warnemiinde Aerodrome to the ferry harbour, where Stunner and the other German were arrested as they were leaving the Custom House. The two men were searched, and all the Austrian notes were found and given to the Danish bankers, who returned to Copenhagen in their aeroplane. HOLLAND and Poland are both about to issue special air mail stamps, the former stamps, depicting a bird in flight over the sea, being designed by Mr. C. Lebeau, and of 10, 15, and 60 cents denomination ; the latter stamp is for the Warsaw-Lodz-Danzig service, and is for 50 marks. The Free Port of Danzig, by the way, has just issued a " per- manant " set of air mail stamps—previous issues being " provisional." These consist of five values :—40 pf. (green), 60 pf. (purple), 1 mk. (carmine), 2 mk. (brown) and 5 mk. (blue), the latter being double size. In each case the design shows a monoplane (Sablatnig ?) zooming over the City of Dantzig. Crown Prince of Japan Visits Kenley ON Monday, May 16, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan, accompanied by his suite, paid a visit to the Kenley aerodrome, where an impressive display of flying was given. The Crown Prince was received by the Duke of York, who had motored down to Kenley for the occasion. On his arrival the Crown Prince inspected the Guard of Honour, and then made a tour of inspection of the establish- ment. After the inspection lunch was served in a marquee specially erected for the occasion. Capt. Guest, Secretary of State for Air, presided, and proposed the health of His Imperial Highness. In the afternoon the Crown Prince witnessed a line display of formation flying, stunts, trench bombing, etc., and expressed himself very pleased with his visit, especially admiring the skill and daring of the pilots. Four members of his suite afterwards were taken for flights, and at three o'clock His Imperial Highness took his departure amid the cheers of several thousand people who had gathered at the aerodrome. On Tuesday the Prince visited Aldershot, and then motored on to Farnborough, where he witnessed another flying demon- stration. Some seven 'planes took part, some very clever evolutions being performed by the smaller fry, a special feature being the upside-down flying, which has been of late a study at the establishment. A parachute descent from a Vickers-Vimy was neatly carried out, and at the close the machines *• paraded " into position for inspection by the Crown Prince. 347 • I;.
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