25 YEARS AGO

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 178, 26 April 1938, Page 10

25 YEARS AGO

Aviation In Wairarapa (From "The Dominion,” April 29, 1913.) Five brief Hights iu a monoplane were made yesterday at Pigeon Bush by Mr. Reginald White, of Wellington. Ihe machine with which the ascents were made is a locally-built one, designed' by Mr. Percy Fisher, and was taken up to the Wairarapa some months ago to Mr. Barton’s property, where experiments with it have been conducted. The weather Ims been somewhat too windy to permit ot much flying, and it was not until'j esteiday that the monoplane was got into the air. The five flights were each ot about 200 yards and were made at an elevation of from 20ft. to 30ft. Mr. M kite, who made yesterday’s flights, is gaming his first experience as an aviator.

From official figures which have been compiled it appears that the battle-cruis-er New Zealand was visited on the ten days during which she was open to visitors while at anchor in Wellington Harbour bv no fewer than 98,170 persons. Ou Sunday. April 20, 19,846 went aboard. » » ♦

The Rev. F. B. Meyer (the well-known English Noncomformist minister) has received a cabled message from the Federal Council of the Churches of America stating that all are responding to the appeal from China that prayer-, be offered up for the success of the republic. The Rev. Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil, rector of Bishops Hatfield, said two honourable motives were impelling China. The first was patriotism, China fearing the risk of disruption and a humiliating form of foreign domination. She also desired recognition as a nation. The second motive was respect for Western religion. This was an appreciation of the values of Western thought regarding the anti-opium crut-'ade. It was significant that the English bitshops had invited the clergy to offer up intercessions. Great. Britain’s and America s response to China’s appeal for. intercession have created a deep impression in Paris, lhe newspapers state that the new movement forges a new link between East and West.