Recent promoroon examinations for officers in the Roy^'l Air Force yielded some quaint contributions. One candidate wrote:—"Malta -:'is the home of the Maltese, and another, "Aden is a fortified rock lying abou fc 100 miles east of the bottom of the Red. Sea." Most candidates concluded that { almost all shipping between England « nd Australia took the Suez route, _ while tvi o stated that "the Cape route is a fortij ight or more longer than the Suez." TJ ie difference is about 1000 miles, or three ■ days' steaming."
Apartments j n the Palace of Caserta, Kome, have ba en given to ex-King Amanullah, of Afj ;hanistan, by the Italian Government.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 127, 25 November 1929, Page 5
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 127, 25 November 1929, Page 5
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