SUPREME IN THE AIR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 135, 25 February 1918, Page 5

SUPREME IN THE AIR

WORK OF BRITISH FLYING CORPS

REVIEWED

A SPLENDID RECORD

London, February 22. In tho House of Commons, Major Caird (Parliamentary Secretary to the Air Board), introducing tho Air Board's Estimates, praised the oourageous boyish aviators, who were constantly oxposed to attacks by enemy aircraft and anti-aircraft guns. He paid_ a special tribute to the overseas aviators for their loyal and bravo services on all fronts. In one day, owing to aerial observation, the British artillery silenced 127 enemy batteries, destroyed twentyeight gunpits, damaged eighty, and exploded sixty ammunition dumps. Balloon observation on the same day resulted in the silencing of Thirty-four batteries. The work of our fighting squadrons was glorious and invaluable. During ; September they destroyed 139 enemy | machines, and shot down 122 out of | control. In the same month 15,837 | photographs of enemy positions wero j taken, and 7586 bombs dropped.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. \ "obituary EARL BRASSEY. (Rec. February 25, 0.50 a.m.) London, February 24. The Earl of Brassey is dead.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. The late Earl Brassey was born in : [ 1836. He was M.P. for Devonport, . 1865; Hastings, 1868-85; President Sta- . tistical Society, 1879-80; Civil Lord of . Admiralty, 1880-84; Secretary of Ad-* miralty, 1881-85; served on Royal Com- ; \ missions on Unseaworthy Ships, De- : fence of Coaling Stations, Relief of; Aged Poor, Opium Canals and Inland Navigation; Lord-m-Wait- ; ing, 1P94; President, Institute of Naval j Architects, 1893-95; Governor of Victoria, 1895-1900. Publications: "Work: and Wages, 1872; "British Navy," 5 yols.j 1881: "Foreign Work and British Wages," 1879; "Sixty Years of Progress," 1904; founded and first edi- ; - tor of the "Naval Annual." Owned the famous yacht Sunbeam, in which ho ; has covered over 400,000 knots. i I WAR HONOURS ! INVESTITURE AT BUCKINGHAM ! PALACE. j (Rec. February 25, 0.50 a.m.) London, February 24. • The King at Buckingham Palace conferred 290 decorations, including the Distinguished Service Order nil Colonels W. Cunningham and J. Duigan, New Zealanders.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' FEDERAL SHIPBUILDING ' SCHEME 1 . ] (Rec. February 25, 0.50 a.m.) ] Melbourne, February M. j j Mr. W. M. Hughes (Prime. Minister) I states that the Commonwealth Govern- j ment will commence the building of six 1 ships in various States. Others will , J follow later.—Press Assn. *