The King has signed a Proclamation determining new designs for silver coins of the realm. The al-tentions are on the reverse of the Every crown to have for the obverse impression. the iny, with the inserip-'V. Del Gra: Brit and for the reverse the Crown, with the date of the posed of the nation the rose, thistle, [with the inscription 3 Imp." together with the word, "Crown." Every half-crown is. to have for the reverse the Armorial of the United Kingdom contained in a shield surmounted the Royal Crown. The coin will have a graining upon the edge.
The florin will have on the reverse! the initial letter of the King's name in the centre, interlaced by four crowned sceptre in the form of a in the angles the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom contained in four shields. The shilling will have for the reverse the Royal Crest. Every sixpence will have for the reverse six acorns growing from interlaced oak branches. All the coins will have} the same obverse impression and a.
ing upon the edge.
Stalling" Conquered "Stalling," in other words loss of control when air-speed falls below 'a certain point, has been the most frequent cause of deaths in the history of aviation, but should now become well-nigh "impossible. A safety-first device by which lateral control is obtained is the invention of Captain K. N. Pearson, a former pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. He has been working secretly for more than a year on his invention, which now has reached a stage where it can be fitted to any make of machine. Ailerons (flexible back edges of the upper wing), by which an aeroplane usually is controlled, fare rendered unnecessary. The machine answers to two small rotary aerofoils (another type of aileron) placed at, the extreme tips of the wings, and they turn on spindles, so that different faces are presented to the air-flow. The engines can be cut off when flying and the sensation is that of coming' down in a lift. The normal landing. speed of an aeroplane is nearly a, lo a minute. The new one lands at 15 miles an hour and pulls up in 20 yards.
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