Freldrichshaven, Jan. 2.
While British workmen "are breaking up. the airship R100 at Cardington—the last one to be built in Britain—German workmen here are starting today upon the con struction of a new Zeppelin -which the builders "declare will be. thei largest, safest and most luxuriously Jcquippéd in the world.
This new airship will have al Jeapacity of over 7,000,000 cubic feet compared with the 6,500,000 cubic!
city "of the Akron,—the American dirigible recently launched dat present the world's largest palm claim that the fire hazard has been practically eliminated for th
engines and she will be filled wit estal will uso heavy' all, burning helium gas which is non-inflammable, This will be the first time helium been used in Europe in airship history, for previously Ame has had the monopoly Soviet Russia S200 0
Another it to Hanoi 'The Federation now has opened al Lo Bourget, Jan. 4. 'Hedger for" women'
'The French airmen Paul Codos formances. in. the and Henri Robida, who made an un-American women are supreme, Thes successful attempt' last September hold six of the nine acknowledged fly from Paris to Tokyo, will Tecords,, French" women holding! hop off from Marseilles to-morrow three, "The brightest, mark is thee held. by Missy Elinor' "Smith who rack. an attempt to fly to Hanoi and chubed to a height of 8,057 metres,
world records as. announced. to-day oficial ist of the principal Their new venture recalls their fold one, with which tragedy the Federation, representing tho} associated because although—the losing of the books for 198%, fol-suffered no more serious a setback than engine trouble, two of their compatriots, who set" out almost Aeroplanes simultaneously, were killed." The Altitude: United: States: Lieut Tost "their lives were Apollo Soucek, 19,157 metres and his mechanic, Distance in straight line: United They were killed States: Messrs. Iuseell "Hoardmaa when their machine crashed in Rus-and Joha Polando; New York to sia, the only survivor being Marcel Standout, 8,608.7 kilometres.
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