The Valley of Death" is the name now being given to the land near Caterham, Surrey, at which thie week another aeroplane disaster occurred, Tt will be remembered that within a fow miles of this spot last November a German air liner was wrecked with a loss of seven lives, and a French machine crashed last August. In this district, it appears, pilots who fly low to avoid mist become trapped among the hills, amd fly into they" see them, Resi district declare that when the wea: ther is misty they are often startled by the low flying of aeroplanes, and are amazed that more accidents do not occur. The present accident occurred to a German pated earrying aeroplane bound for Berlin which crashed and burst into flames ina field at—Broomlands Farm, Limpsfield, ten minutes after Meaving Croydon aerodrome at 4 am; the pilot and mechanic were killed. They were Karl Wessel, aged 24, the pilot, and Gustav Ferdinand Konnert, aged 25, the mechanic and wireless operator. Bye witnesses declare that just before the aeroplane fell they saw Verey lights apparently being fired by the airmen to help them in landing. Wessel had turned the machine round and was facing Croydon. Then the aeroplane dag its nose four feet into the ground. There was a erie explosion, which scattered wreckage ull over the fil Almost in a scend the field became vast bonfire, and people rushed to the scene; Wessel was burned 1 death in his seat and Konnert was lying 60 yards away only sightly burned but with nearly every bone broken.
Owner of Famous Old Store Dies Mr. A. W. Gamage, the founder of the famous Holborn, which is of world-wide fame, died last Saturday at hi house ut Chesham, Bucks. 'The coffin rested for one night in the stores near where Mr. Gamage used to have his old office. It was there that he governed the destinies of the great business' which grew from Inmmble beginnings to a concern with turnover of more than He and a friend opened final shop in Holborn with a of £40 in 1878. Later the sold him his share for £125 and gradually the store grew until it is one of the best known in the
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