London, Jan. 11, Aeroplanes to rescue ice-bound ships are described ty Reuter's Helsingfors correspondent.
The continuance of an arctic cold has thickened the ice in the Gulf of Finland with the result that 35 vessels have stuck near Hogland Island. Two German steamers are reported to have sunk.
The crews of most of the ships are suffering from shortage of food and fuel. Finnish army' aviators from Viborg and Helsingfors have done splendid work in' spite vf the frightful cold. They have dropped Irundreds of pounds of provision on the ice near the stranded steam-
Several airmen are suffering AVIATION AND THE EAST; Second British Flight to Review Sites London, Jan. 11.
For the purpose of consolidating the work of the expedition whick recently returned, a second aerial survey party is about to proceed over the route to the East which it} is proposed to operate with jareat three-engined aeroplanes. The members of the second party, who will represent the jr Ministry and Imperial Airways Cow wwestigate from the ground sites for alighting and refuelling stations, which the first expedition marked provisionally upon thole naps while flying over the route.—British Wireless through Reuter,
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