GREAT AERIAL FLIGHT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 24 July 1916, Page 5

GREAT AERIAL FLIGHT.

MISHAP THROUGH FOG. COPENHAGEN, July 21. Cracow newspapers state that a French aviator landed at Wawesza from Nancy, 1258 miles. It descended in a fog, the pilot believed, behind the Russian lines, when he discovered the mistake the machine failed to restart. He was captured. CHARACTERISTIC OF GERMANS. LESSON TO THE BRITISH. A soldier's letter states that a Prussian officer and a number of Germans approached the British, holding up «6eir hands. A German officer then threw his helmet, containing a bomb, si a British officer's feet, killing the latter *nd wounding three others. The Prussian officer was shot. PERSON CAMPS IN GERMANY. loihßS OF WORK:EXCESSIVE. '•ANAmerican'enquiry., :•• •• July 24, 8.41 a.m.) . LONDON, July 24. Sir Edward Grey, acknowledging Edgings American reports on. the conditions of Americans in the working eamij£ for british prisoners, draws attentSsto. to Mr Page's work on several camps,#?hich resembled war work,', also; the-case of P.-ivate Eddington, who -was, strtiek with a rifle "in ord P n to compel hini'to work whikvsick. The hours .qf work.-iii 'mdst eases, were twelve, an 11 in one -camp; thirteen. Mr Grey comments on the hours as being excessive for indoors. NEW ZEALANDERS' HOME. . FOR MEN IN FRANCE. ESTABLISHED IN LONDON. (Beceiv e d July 24, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON July 23. A New Zealand Soldier's Club is to J>e opened in Russell Square, on the Ist 'August. The War Contingent Association ihad realised the urgency of establishing social headquarters for New Zealanders in France, and a sub-com-mittee has been entrusted to carry out the project with entire control The Association is providing the funds; the sub-committee themselves have contributed £SOO sterling. .By arrangements with the WarOffice they hav e obtained three mansions on a corner block with the use of the gardens comprising the square. The military' authorities approve of a scheme for providing the men with homelike surroundings, without military restrictions, within a few minutes of the Record Office. By war contingent rooms in Southampton Row the Association aims at attracting New Zealanders to a good neighbourhood, and to avoid loitering in slums. The war contingenters are to arrange a reception to provide complete acconmo<?ation for 200 and to direct others to approved boarding houses in the vicinity, to act as an information bureau, and to anrange ontirigs. The staff is composed entirely of New Zealanders. Sympathetic supervision has resulted in New Zealanders making ah. excellent impression. The association's arrangements enable them to deal with any number arriving. The Club will be jelf-supporting While it has been established on funds publicly jnbseribed. Business-like management s a complete success, and it is expected iere will be" considerable dissatisfacion regarding military assumption of jontrol of Waito.i Hanoi :fl, which He par, contingenters established and manige& f witli - conspicuous success. The Militaryifttpon' the ground that troops renP papered recently exercised presume resulting in .the Association's .pxeut'ive, under protest, handing over bs hospital; forthwith. Probably a teofcing dfee Association will be called a consider a view, to making represenfctionfl to the people of the Dominions;