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Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 36, 19 November 1920, Page 1

M. Pelterie, the inventor of the joy stick for controlling aeroplanes, claimed 8,000,000 francs from French firms, and was awarded 5,685,000 francs, equal to about £110,000 of our money. The field staff of the New Zealand Al liance is being strengthened for the coming campaigns by the addition of Messrs J. Marion, of Sydney, who for over seven years has heen general secretury of the New South Wales Alliance, who has done seirvice in every State of Australia and has visited the United States and Canada. Mr Marion and family are due to arrive by the Ulimaroa on Monday. Captain Hawkins, an old campaigner, has now joined the alliance staff and has already started his work in the King Country.