The Art of Flying.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 143, 29 March 1909, Page 4

The Art of Flying.

It would appear from the April number of "Life" magazine which bas just reached us, that the flying machine bas been so far advanced that we may consider flying as a sport. Wilbur Wright, the most successful experimenter, who bas broken all records of aeroplane flight, tells frankly of the difficulties to be encountered but speaks enthusiastically of the joys and exhiliarating sensatoini of aviation. His article, which is freely illustrated, is one of the most interesting and most informative that we have seen. Another excellent contribution to April "Life, "and a useful one, is the first of a series of articles by Miss Beatrice Grimshaw, the well known authoress, who writes on the beauties of New Guinea, and promises next month to tell how big money may be made in that Island. Charles Nuttall, the Australian artist, bas a dig at American ideas of sport, and declares that America, the boasted land of the Free, is not half so free as his own Counntry under the Southern Cross. Dr Fitchctt begins what promises to be a most graphic and picturesque series of sketches of the lives and crimes of the bushrangers of Australia. Of other articles, perhaps the most striking is the story of James Lamb, one of the few survivors of the famous Six Hundred, who gives a modest yet stirring account of the ride that lives in history. Frank H. Spearman relates one of his inimitable railway stories; there is a humorous love story entitled "On Cupid's' behalf;" and by way of contrast, a timely and pathetic tale of service in India, called "Rifles for the Swazis." Meantime, Professor Van Dusen continues to figure in the succession of stirring detective stories that bear his name.