The "Flying Wing? the eight-ton commercial monoplane built by the Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft Company at Southampton, photographed during a trial flight over Southampton. The absence of fuselage gives the machine a better pay load and it is thought the principle will revolutionize flying were (1) The islands provided refuges for pedestrians crossing the roads as well as for tram passengers; (2) There are no better island sttes at this section of Nanking Road as the road width is uniform for a considerable distance in either direction and some obstruction to the free flow of traffic must occur wherever they are situated.
(3) From a safety viewpoint, it was an advantage to have trams stop before crossing the intersection, particularly so in the case of east-bound trams; at the North-east corner of the intersection, there is insufficient space for a tram, motorcar, and ricsha to pass at the same time.
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