Some idea of the bed conditions yards.
T had to fly over the tree tops for the greater part of the way to Harrogate, dodging buildings fand factory chimneys. At Harrogste the acrodrome' was reasenaty Jclear, and just as T'was leaving saw Jones coming in with one tyre hanging on the axle. He made o fine landing. 'Twenty miles north lof Harrogate T ran into " bank of fog. Finally 1 got down to a rail jway line where at times it' was Ineceseury to fly below the level of the telegraph wires to see the metals. At Neweastle the fog was yellow and for 20 minutes 1 was wandering up and down the Tyne fand receipts is recorded in the annual report of the General Federation of Trade Unions, which was issued recently. The membership now 830,316, as compared with 920,060 in 1924 and 1,583,058 in 1922 Receipts show a decrease of £3,221 as compared with last year, but expenditure also diminished, Mr. W. A. Appleton, the general secretary, makes the comment that the total federation benefit paid up. the present time is 1,198,793, which, with the reserve fund of £49,042 makes an aggregate of $1,288,735 of benefits paid or in hand, which is £2,127 more than the total contributions and entrance fees paid by affiliated societies. No other trade union organisation in this or in any other country, he says, can show such good results or offer such good cause for jealous tagonism.
Commenting on the fact that the federation has not had a successful year, Mr. Appleton writes that, like all trade union organizations, it membership, The arearest of these losses. arise from amalgamation and loss of membership in the unions themselves, and some arise from the poverty of unions, who, through unemployment, find their contributions smaller, "or, as in some cases, find themselves handicapped through just off the face of the water wai ime commitments to expenditure trying to fix my position. Eventually found a crane at Wallsend that which after-war incomes" cannot T knew, and this nabled me to sale for Town Tw and Unemployment From Neweastle to Renfrew The federation, the report state I tried to cut over the hills, but has sought to assist in the intel: soon lost myself, and had to fly agent discussion of problems and and out of valleys unt circumstances affecting trade and by good fortune T came on prices. The facts concerning thes hand saw St. Mary's are not too generally understood, which wax on my course, Thi nor are the deductions from the abled me to head for Renfrew, and facts always pleasant, In Jabout 20 miles from the aerodrome strenuous times a little ignorance the visibility improved and T got in and a little disinclination to accept comfortably.
From Renfrew to Togical deduction did not appear Shotwick conditions were ba: and threaten such serious consequent Jagain on over the Welsh hills to To-day neither men nor women who Bristol, At Bristol we ran into a think connectedly will hesitate to thunderstorm, and when I left the denounce the policy of caisse: faire storm was all around my course. gs applied to production, to trade, Then I flew into heavy rain, which and to prices. If things were lout into the propeller, and across|well, something might be urged in Salisbury Plain the clouds were unfavour of leaving them alone, but broken at 300 ft. At Sutton it they are not well when 12)' per ind not: until T was cent. of the presumably employable ayrton did I see Croydon population are unemployed and aerodrome."
4.01 per cent. of the inhabitants An Paciting Competition fare in receipt of some form of bile relief. Charity An extra rig round Britain for public or two prizes of £150 and £50. war ible nor desired. Only avery arranged on Saturday by the Royal small percentage of the people Aero Club for the competitors. who this country have reached thad to give up on Friday. Sin pitch of decadence which regards lentored for this contest, the route the idly dependent state ax the po for which was much shorter than fectly happy state, and the man-for the King's Cup, being only agement committee has not hesitate 420 miles against 804 in the hi ed to support any inquiry or effort. race. The competitors were Captaiti which appeared to offer any chance de iliand, D. H. Mech (Pilot, of eliciting the truth about trade Hope,) Mr. Alan J. Conhom, D. or of providing remunerative em-'Moth, Colonel the Master of Sempill, ployment.
51, Me. H. H. Perry, Avro Referring to the stabilization of Ai irdiseo, and Mr. B. Hinkler, Avro currencies, Mr. Appleton says that IN. 'The start for she extra race the return of the pound sterling made from Croydon about 10 should cheapen food and raw mater-lovelock, Mr. Alan J. Cobham first mis imported from countries where taking' off, other competitors follow-the pound has been at a discount; jing at short intervals. The route! but it would be unwise to imagine was by Shotwick, Blackpool, and that a return to the gold standard Harrogate, back to Croydon, The must necessarily result finish of the race proved most ex-immediate or complete solution of ig. Semphill was sighted about the problems of trade and unem-and passed over the finishing ployment. It is only one step. A Tine at 5.26.11, only three minutes eduction' in rates and taxes offer before Cobham, who arrived at another step. Economists know 5.29.38. During the latter part of that high taxes, high pri the race, it had been touch-and-go and actually high between Cobham and Sempill. The seldom go hand in band. Master of Sempill passed Cobham jin the last lap He said that when hho landed at Croydon he was most out of petrol. As soon as he fon to costs of production, passed Cobham, the engine began ultimately on to selling prices. ate miss. Air-Commodore J. G. enemies to trade, particularly over-Weir, the owner of the machine sea trade. They are consequently which Semphill piloted. travelled ay enemies. to continuous employment jo passenger. The third man home iwas Minxler, 5.49.11. Hope, who and to really good wages iwas fourth home, reached Croydon jat 5.49.11. 'The fifth and last man'
Carcurta, Aug. 7.—The death is announced "of Sir Surendranath who crossed ithe finishing line at 6.59.16. A very Banerjea, Editor of the "Bengalee," lose finish was provided in this at the age of 76.—Renter race, all five machines arriving with: in half an hour of each other.
New York, Aug. 7-—Tho American Davis Cup Committee has smnounced the names of the Wastuxctow, Aug. 8—The death is announced of Mr. Joha Temple Graver, late editor and ea-proprietor: following players who have been America: W. T. Tilden, Jo., Viscent of the "New York American" at the Richards, W. M. Johnston and "of -68—Reutor's - AmericgrtN Williams:—Reater's American Bervice:
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