'A unique sight was witnessed Inst week by the dwellers in South Kensington and the south-western suburbs of London when Mr. Stanley Spencer sailed in his air balloon from the Crystal Palace and after 4 most successful trip finally dropped down to earth again at Easteote near Harrow. The original idea was to tour over the city and round St. Paul's, but the wind being unfavourable for that course the other one was adopted. At all events Mr. Spencer can claim to be the first man who has steered a navigable balloon over London, which is something to boast of.
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