The following slorv of (he Chancellor of the Kxchcciuer appears in the -Moscow "l.iazetle Kopoika":—A Hritish sailor, havs iho journal, who a-A'ed for Government aid towards a l'olar expedition, was advised by -Mr. Lloyd-George (o apply to the Slock Kxchtmicp. A low days afterwards Iho man returned lo -dr. Lloyd(ieorßC and said: "f have only collected .£SO, bill 1 have secured a substantial promi so (hat if yon will accompany wo to the North J'ole I am to receive ,E2.>,000. and this sum is to be doubled if 1 leave you there." I.ifo policies to (h? amount of J!l,Sfl0.fl00 arc* carried by Use 'JVar of lius.'in, wlu.e Ivi'ift ("iforgi* and the Kaiser aro covered for ahyut a. million each. A fust biplane, apparently Rreally improved in tvp;> ii|Wji tircvbng ni.-ujiincs, lia.s been built at I'rookiaiuls l:y .Mr. Herbert: Sncnccr; the yomis:*'. rcprcsonlalive of Spencer the v.rll-lnnv.'n aeronauts. The plains of tile n«w machines are eonsliuclcd on the same .principle as the luononiano, and nosrcvs double sill faces. Novel stabili-ers have bc"j!l used for U:e side;, enMirim; i».cr«i«e(l f.ai'ety in the air. .Mr. .Spencer lias jtiit obtained a pilot'i certificate from the lloyai Aero Club.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1259, 14 October 1911, Page 9
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