Air Girl Guides are the Intest veeruits to the movement, and, though as yet they have no official standing, a squadron of 60 has been formed at Cranwell Aerodrome, Lincolnshire, and they are hoping to: link themselves with the regular GIN 'Guide organization. Ami the fifty are daughters wr sisters' of airmen, and the movement "to encourage—air-mindedness among siris" was started by the wife and daughter of Air Vice-Marshal F. Crosby Halahan, who is the Com. drome. The girls wear a smart Air Force blue uniform, and twice "No, 1. Squadron, Air Lranwell," are instructed by wives of officers at the aerodrome all the qualities required of an Jairwoman. The squadron is divided into "flights," and the work in-eludes drill, shooting, signalling, fire drill, first afd, and instruction in. connection with aircraft training, the distinguishing of aircraft, Jand useful groundwork. Sewing and singing are also on the list, and meetings "are held in a smiali~hut which has been placed at the dis-Yosal of the Air Girl Guides by Phe Commandant, More Foreign Visitors An encouraging increase in the number of tourists visiting Great Britain is shown by the figures kept by the Travel Association of Great Britain and Treland of foreigners landing at ports in the United Kingdom. During the nine months ending September 30,209,909 foreign visitors came on holiday to Great Britain,, The figures are carefully analysed, and this total is exclusive of foreigners who do [not come under the head of "tourists': The corresponding figures for the first nine muths of 1928 were 197,587, so the increase thisw@bottles in year is very '™marked.
The "Come to Britain" movement }would appear to be bearing fruit, and the last three months of the period to September 20 of this year showed a big influx of foreign Visitors to our shores. There was an increase, oe, in the, mumber of visitors on business, whilst passengers in transit to other countries decreased, showing that Great Bri-jean is attracting and holding more foreign visitors.
The Road Traffic Bill One pf *he main topies of convoraation throughout the country has been the Government's Road Traffic Bill. It is an effort to bring the law of the road into harmony with modern transport.conditions those portions of the the come antiquated through the great development of motor traffic during the last quarter of a century. This Jhas been made posal siderable extent by the work ready done by the Royal Commission on Transport, and five of the six sections into which the new Bill is divided have been Based in the miain.on the reports of he Commission. In many respects the measure follows the lines of the draft Road Traffic Bill which was pubished in March, 1927, or purposes of criticism and discussion.
Tu 1928, there were over 2,000,- 000 motor vehicles in Great Britain, and on the average sixteen people were killed and 450 injured in road accidents every day of the year. the figure are appalling; yet. with each succeeding year there will be more pf these potential engines of destruction in existence, sand, unless steps are taken to prevent them, more deaths and injuries. The new Read Traffic Bill is an expression of the di this state of things, and the Government hopes to have ie on the Statute ' Book by the summer of next year.
Pablic safety has been the ime 1 motive of the new provisions. Although the speed' limit goes, it is claimed that the new road regulations will cause - the motorist to drive with afar greater Jeense of responsibility than under the chaotic regulations which are being superseded. Under the new Leensing system for nmtor-coaches and omnibuses, there will be gulation of speeds, routes, times, and fares. Road' transport. organizations will be compelled ko work unremunerative.as "well as rentunerative routes, and wasteful competition will be checked.—The pedestrian, as well as the misterist, will be affected by the new code of the road which the Ministry of Transport is to issue, and it is Janticipated that some educational work is in contemplation. Signals will be made uniform.
The clause affecting thind party insurance has roused criticism and the general opinion is that the Bill, if i becomes Jaw, will lead to an inereage in motor insurance rates, and well-known authorities have expressed che view that it ought to be made certain that there is. no vietimizatfon of individuals and that too much power is not put into the hands of the insurance companies.
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