25 YEARS AGO

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 95, 16 January 1935, Page 8

25 YEARS AGO

Air Record of 55 m.p.h. (From "The Dominion,” January 11, 1910.> Aii aviation week is being held at Lcfl Angeles, California. Mr. Glen Curtiss’? tlie American aeropianist who won the leading events at Rheiras, made a world’s epeed record in his biplane. He flew at the rate of 55 miles an hour, carrying a passenger. t , Tlie New York Opera House inaugurated wirelees telephones, employing dictographs and radiophones. The music performed in tl.c building can be Heard over a distance of seventjMive miles. « « 7 Aladumc Sarah Bernhardt, the eminent French actress, lias accepted an engagement at the Coliseum, London, during next September and October at a salary of £lOOO weekly. The Coliseum is virtually a music hall. Aladame Sarah Bernhardt is now’ 65 years of age. * * * A serious explosion occurred during big gun firing practice at Fort Nepan, Victoria. A 9.2 inch disappearing gun on hydro-pneumatic mountings, was being operated when a shell exploded before the gun had risen out of the gun-p.t. The shell caused terrific havoc. It struck and wrecked the masonry, then ricoelietted almost vertically into the air. Tlie artillerymen were hurled in all directions. stunned and bleexling. Eleven out of 14 in the gun-pit were injured. The practice was part of Lord Kitchener’s camp scheme. 'Tlie gun was an old one and had been in the fort for 20 years. / '"l!!> , l!tlllltllllllllllllllllllllllllHI!l|l||||||||||||||||||