... wrecked at Beauvais, in France, on October 5, 1930, in attempting the first airship flight to India. Sept. 5, 1931 FROM THE WORLD’S SCRAP-BOOK: NEWS ITEMS OF TOPICAL INTEREST. A FIRE-ENGINE THAT DISCHARGES POWDER INSTEAD OF WATER AND DOES LESS DAMAGE : A ...

... Gravesend. In thie room there it desk by window, and through that window there is magnificent view of the river stretching seaward from the town. telescope stands on the desk, and, on the wall behind, there hangs a chart of the house flags the ships of all nations ...