NEWS BY MAIL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9169, 18 August 1908, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

NEW FLYING MACHINE. MONOPLANE'S FLIGHT AT THIRTY MILES AN HOUR. PARIS, June 29. M. Louis Bleriot made a magnificent flight tiiis evening at Issy-les-Moulineaux with his monoplane, covering 800 metres (about a third of a mile) in 47sec., and at the same time winning the third of a series of four prizes offered by the Aero Club of France for aeroplane flights of .200 metres (220 yards). M. Bleriot's aeroplane is constructed on the single plane prin cipie, hence the name of monoplane. To th 3 onlooker it has the appearance of a huge bird with outstretched wings. M. Bleriot, who is the head of the firm of motor headlight manufacturers, appeared on the parade ground at Issy, in March, 1907, with I' ine similar to the one with he gained the prise to-day. At t attempt the machine rose to ht of 60ft. turning a somerl the air, dashed to the ground, as smashed to pieces. M. , covered with bruises, had a escape. Six weeks ago he ired the proper equilibrium ot chine, and since then he has ore successful. RISING IN MEXICO. PITCHED BATTLES WITH BANDS OF INSURGENTS. NEW YORK, June 28. Revolutionists, or "bandits" as the Mexican Government prefers to style them, who attacked the town of Las Vacas were repulsed, and retreated with the loss of fifteen killed across the Rio Grande to American soil. Representations have been made to the authorities at Washington, who are determined to uphold the laws of neutrality, and have ordered the Texas Rangers to patrol the border. j| It is the belief in Mexico that the centre of the revolutionary movement is El Paso, Texas, where six Mexic ins have been arresteJ, of whom twe have been thrown in gaol and one has been released on bail, on charges of violating the neutrality laws. All Mexico, according to desnatches from Texas, is becoming alarmed by the spread of the movement, which started with pitched battles at Visesca, where two were killed and four injured, and Las Vacas, where a hundred insurgents attacked the Customs house. The Visesca insurgents cut the railway and telegraph communications, burnad the railway bridge, and looted public offices. Another attack is now impending at Matamoras, in the Stale of Coahuili, whither a special train-load of troops is hurrying. lasterday a band of insurgents wounded an American engaged in patolling the border.