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ALDERSHOT NEWS FRIDAY JULY 18 1919 3 TRIPLE AEROPLANE TRAGEDY WHAT I LOVE BE5T mmAvi otfi tfu fjdA yum Mut xhz cmL gAjcU 5 wAyjoJc We tta amAtkjouCJ6 (Blcunc 1 SDid'd Healthy families make a happy and vigorous nation Good wholesome food is the foundation of health another each machine should turn to starboard The witness replying to the Coroner said a Court of Inquiry had been held and the Court came to the conclusion that the two machines collided accidentally From what he had heard said Major Hill neither of the pilots were and in his opinion this was one case in a million Your opinion is that it is an accident which probably would not happen more than once in a million Thai is so From the evidence gained on an examination of the machines after the smash he came to the conclusion that one of them must have banked Private A Harris 1st Devonshire Regiment stated that on Monday afternoon he was in fhe garden at Farnborough Court and heard a crash He looked up and saw a two-seater machine coining down out of control It struck a tree and came down all of a Captain Saunders RAMC 'attached to the Royal Air Force said he was called on Monday and proceeded to the SE5 He examined the body of Lieutenant Biziou and found that he was dead He died from se vere injuries to the head and trunk and from the shock the latter being the immediate cause of death He afterwards proceeded to Farnborough Court and found Lieutenant Herbert and Hiley fixed to the wreckage of the the machine both dead He examined th bodies Lieutenant Hertert had received no very severe outward injury and in his opinion died of shock Ths body of Hiley had received exceedingly severe injuries Captain Neville giving evidence in the case of Lieutenant Herbert said he held a certificate and was an experienced pilot and was used to all types of machines The witness also gave evidence in regard to Hiley who he said had been employed at the Royal Aircraft Establishment as an aero fitter The Coroner said that tests had to be made and risks taken but the layman would have thought that the two pilots could have avoided each other Ho did not pass any censure but he COLLISION IN MID AIR A distressing accident occurred in Farnborough on Monday afternoon in which three men lost their lives as the result of a collision in the air The names' of the killed are: Leonard Arthur Herbert 28 lieutenant Royal Air Force attached to the Royal Aircraft Establishment as experimental pilot Henry Arthur Richard Biziou 22 ieutenant Royal Air Force attached to the Royal Aircraft Establishment Charles Hiley 65 a litter employed at the Royal Aircraft Establishment The two machines ascended about the same time One was an Avro two-seater piloted by Lieutenant Herbert who was accompanied by Hiley and the other an SE5 single-seater piloted by Lieutenant Biziou Both were experienced pilots and were making test flights It is stated that the machines were examined before they left the ground and were believed to be in perfect order The Avro was the first up and was followed by the single-seater The latter circled round the aerodrome and then went away in the direction of Frimley A short time later spectators saw that one machine appeared to be attempting to cross in front of the other when over Farnborough Court and almost before anyone could realize what Was' happening the two ciaft collided and came down with a crash the Avro falling into the grounds of Farnborough Court and the other coming down 500 yards away on the tennis court at Fox Salisbury read Assistance was quickly at hand and Major Saunders RAMC attached to the Royal Air Force was quickly in attendance but nothing could be done for the three men who must have died instantaneously All had received extensive injuries to the head and body The machines were absolutely wrecked The Inquest In the Cambridge Hospital on Wednesday afternoon the Deputy Coroner Mr Coggins sitting without a jury held an inquiry into the accident He explained that as he was satisfied THE International This double-cream dish realises many a fond dream of I love and at the same time gives maximum nourishment in the most digestible form for youngsters and grown-ups alike Blanc-Mange is even more nutritious than milk itself for it multiplies the food value of milk at least once in every four times Thoughtful people will take special note of this and freely indulge liking for this easy-to-make dish of good honest nutriment Six delicious flavors Blanc-Mange is the de la Stores But at a said the Chairman who added that since then the Salesian School had become a state-aided school He was not going to be a party to wasting the money but if they could get a good financial and commercial deal without prejudicing the position of the ratepayers of Farnborough it was up to them to have that deal He felt sure that every member of the Council would exercise an open mind on this question Mr Harrison said that he had been and looked at the ground The Surveyor was of opinion that it would cost £881 to convert that piece of land into a Recreation Ground There was £200 for a right of way The Chairman No that is land money Mr Harrison: We should be laying out £884 for providing a cricket pitch for the Salesian School No He took it that the school would use the pitch they would have a right to He thought that the Council were getting a little the best of the deal and should therefore vote against the recommendation Captain Dungay said that he had an open mind on the subject and if they could oblige any ratepayer large or small without injuring others he thought they should do it He suggested that the Salesian authorities should be asked to give all their land in Park-road and not any money Mr Morris said he should vote against getting rid of any land the Council now owned and he should not like children to play on the land that was offered During the winter the ground wras a swamp and impossible of being used as a recreation ground The other ground the Council bought for a recreation ground and for the purposes of a central depot and he did not think they had a right to dispose of it Mr Hulbert supported the recommendation of the Committee and said that with all respect to the opinion of the Surveyor he had strong misgivings as to the possibility of the ground being effectively drained Again if the Council had no use for the land in it was for them to make the thing known publicly and give everyone the opportunity of making a bid for the property Mr Yeoman urged that as the land in was bought for public purposes it should be kept for that much as he should like as Captain Dungay had suggested to oblige the Salesian authorities Mr MacIntyre said that having looked at both grounds he was of opinion the Council should keep that which they had in on account of the health of the future generation alone If they sent the children to to play where the ground had a sewage faith at each end they would be sending them to play on a Swamp Mr Hughes replying to the debate said that in considering this matter they were not considering the interests of any ratepayer but the welfare of the general body' In this matter they should leave out the financial question and he asked them to remember that there would not be much change out of the £200 for it covered two rights of way They ought also to consider that the site was bought on a 30 loan at per cent Nowr if the exchange was made they would have to pay off the mortgage and take up a fresh one which they would not get at 3J they would have to pay 5 per cent or perhaps even more The Chairman said that as regards the health question they should remember Qiat the Park-road neighbourhood had proved to be as healthy as any other part of the district On a vote the recommendation of the Committee was adopted have built up a reputation for the high quality of the goods they sell The thoughtful housewife deals at the International and gets the finest goods in the market at the lowest possible prices She saves and the family benefits fitod'A COFFEE PROVISIONS test flights had to a be made there was plenty of room over condition he had de- Plain He returned a verdict of accidental death Mr Sidney Smith superintendent of the Royal Aircraft Establishment said he would be only too pleased to adopt the suggestion of the Cotoner He would like to express on his own behalf and on behalf of the employees and staff at the Royal Aircraft Establishment their deepest sympathy with the relatives of the three men The Royal Aircraft Establishment and the country could ill afford to lose the services of such valuable pilots as Lieutenant Herbert and Lieutenant Biziou They were both keen in their work Hiley was a man for whom he had the greatest respect and he knew he took a very keen interest in his work From his own personal knowledge of the pilots he should say there was no The experiments they were on did not demand any and he knew that both men were not capable of when started were in a condition he had de- ithout a jury as he haa conclusion that a jury him in arriving at tha first inquired into the Biziou Neville 1st attached to the Royal evidence of deceased was stationed Aircraft Establishment He held a flown 1030 hours at His home address Farnborough-road said that after the the SE5 the engine of embedded in the ground wrecked It was in Fox The Avro machine Court 50Q yards other machine It was felt that if these test flights had Laffan-8 Plain FOR DIGESTIVE ILLS ls 1SJ The letter appeared to cause a little wonder as to what it meant and in reply to a question the Chairman said that he had not the faintest idea to what the letter referred A Member: Does it mean collection of dust or money or what (Laughter) The Chairman asked Mr Hulbert if he could throw7 any light on the subject Mr Hulbert replied that the Welfare Committee was a new organization representative of the tenants of the Royal Aircraft Establishment houses but he had no knowledge of the particular matter the letter referred to In the case of street collections permission had got to be obtained He did not know i there was some idea of that The Chairman said that the Council had no locus standi as regards the estates at Cove but they had at Pinehurst and Marlborough Lines but he was not sure that the Council would be inclined to consult that committee if they decided to give anyone permission to make a collection in their district The letter had better be put amongst the archives of the Council Mr Hughes thought the Council should go further and take some action The Welfare Committee Was a self-constituted body and he should like to know how long they had had jurisdiction over Government property If people liked to go there and collect on behalf of the hospital er anything else the Welfare Committee could not stop them It was only for the Government or the managers of the Royal Aircraft Establishment to stop people going on their estates but surely the Committee could not stop people going there Mr MacIntyre proposed that the letter should be sent to the Comman dant of the Royal Aircraft Establishment stating that the Council failed to understand the meaning of it Mr Hughes seconded and the proposal was agreed to SUGGESTED LAND EXCHANGE Extraordinary Value Embroidered Voile Flouncing A Splendid Selection 311 46 411 511 611 to 811 Per Yard Thos White Co Ltd Lynchford Road FARNBOROUGH THEFT BY A FRIMLEY YOUTH FARNBOROUGH TRADER THANKED At Camberley Police Court on Thursday James Alfred Munday a youth was charged with stealing a bicycle value £5 the property of Mr John Lewis Jones at Farnham on the 8th inst It appears that Mr Jones went into his residence The Osborne-road Farnham leaving the bicycle outside When he came out it was gone The next heard of the matter was when defendant called on Mr King of North Camp and offered the machine for sale The outcome was a visit of police officer in whose company Munday and the cycle left Munday now pleaded not guilty but in the witness box admitted the facts as given The Chairman: How can you plead not guilty when you admit taking the bicycle at Farnham and trying to sell it at North Camp? Defendant I was frightened Treating the case as a first offence the Bench fined the accused 40s Superintendent Simmonds thanked Mr King and the police-constable for their action in the matter RLo I MRS SOOTHING SYRUP FOR ALL FOB CHILDREN TEETHIML If your baby is restless and cannot steep give this old-fashioned remedy a trial as it cures WIND AND TEETHING DIJUMNHEA You will all have a good night and baby will wake up bright and happy ARE YOU THROWlNq MONEY INTO TOUR DUSTBIN the machines perfectly good cided to sit ctme to the jould not help tause of death The Coroner death of Lieutenant Captain Bedfordshire Regiment Air Force gave identification and said at the Royal Farnborough certificate and had home and abroad was Farnborough The witness smash he which was The machine was the garden of Salisbury-read Farnborough was in Farnborough nirth of the also wrecked Major Hill Royal Air Force stationed at the Royal Aircraft Establishment said deceased was a fully-qualified pilot The witness produced the log book of the SE5 machine which showed that the machine had been inspected immediately previous to the flight and was passed out as OK for The flight was made to test oil in the engine Lieutenant Herbert had flown the machine on Monday morning and made no remarks whatever about it Deceased who had flown it on the 28th June started his flight on Monday at 245 pm His instructions were according to rule Do the aviation rules dated 30th April by the Secretary of State apply to you? Yes Flight-Sergeant Ledger SARD Royal Air Force said that he was cycling in Farnborough-road on Monday about 3 pqi and heard a crash in the air He looked up and saw an Avro just going into a spin Ho followed it along to the place where i't crashed When fie got there he round a soldier and two civilians Ho looked at the pilot and the observer and saw they were dead Then he ran across to the lawn of Fox where the other machine was lying with its nose buried in the ground and found that the pilot was also dead He did not the SE machine in the air his view being obscured by a tree He had seen the Avro just before the collision It was then at a height of 700 to 900 feet flying between Farnborough Court and Frimley and flying steadily towards Farnborough In reply to Police-Sergeant Hobbs the witness said he did not see the SE machine in the air Was it a good or bad day for flying? Bad the rain came on quickly Major Hill re-called said that Lieu tenant Herbert went up in the Avro machine at 245 pm The two machines left the aerodrome within about half a minute Lie rtenant Herbert was making a test flight and vd3 car rying Hiley a fitter who was up on duty The Avro was examined pre vious to flight and the pilotls instructions wore according to rule Thomas George Smith of l'arnborDugh Park stated that about 3 pm he was working the entrance to Farnborough Court He saw two aeroplanes up one flying from a north easterly direction and the otbe from tho southeast their routes following the shape of the letter They were not more than 300 or 400 feet up When the machines drew together the i oses collided The machines wavered and then one curled to the right and tell at and the ether curled to tlo left and fell in Farn- borougli Court Major Hill was again v-called and said Monday was an indifferent flying day but fit for flying He was up on Monday morning when visibility was good In the afternoon the rain made visibility poor but not dangerous and a pilot flying at 300 or 400 feet should tsve been able to see another machine uiless a rain cloud obstructed the view The rule of the air was that if two golden rale for health! Never have a meat meal without stewed fruit and Custard It stimulates digestion and adds nutrition TEA GROCERIES FARNBOROUGH COUNCIL THE FLOODING IN CAMP ROAD The meeting cf the Farnbo rough Dis-tiict Council held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening was attended by Mr Collins JP (chairman) Mr Hughes (vice-chairman) Captain A Dungay Messrs Garwood Harrison Hulbert Wilkes McIntyre and Yeoman with the feting Clerk (Mr Williams) the Assistant Clerk (Mr Roberts) the Surveyor (Mr Hargreaves) and the Sanitary Inspector (Mr Bellamy) Hr Bindloss "wrote that the Very Rev A Sutherland had been anxious to attend the meeting but he (Dr Bindloss) had felt compelled to forbid him to do so The Clerk read a letter from Sergeant-Major Corps of Camp-road stating that all the awe and respect of a mere ratepayer he wrote calling attention to the state of the drains in Camp-road and adding that after the heavy rain on Saturday evening Camp-road resembled a canal for three or four hours and he had to erect a turf barrier at his front door to stop the water entering the house The writer added that water got into oiher houses and while he was anxious not to worry your august Council (laughter) he trusted in all sincerity that something would be done to prevent a repetition of the flooding The writer added that he sent for the Sanitary Inspector but that official like Noah came out after the water had (Laughter) The Chairman Baid that although the letter might be humorous it bad a serious side to it He was told that the water was very serious and an amount of damage was done in Camp-rc8d However the Council did not bring the rain but it was up to them to remedy this sort of thing He desired to say that the Council did much regret the occurrence and that these places were flooded One could also say that every means would be taken to prevent it happening again The Works Committee would have to go very seriously into the matter to prevent a repetition of the flooding Sir Hughes said that the Works Committee would give attention to the matter At the same time he should like to point out ip view of the complaint in Mr letter that the matter did not concern Mr Bellamy but should have been reported to Mr Hargreaves The Chairman added that in any case they would desire to thank Mr Bellamy for what he did do on behalf of another official to whom the matter should have been reported and was not WHAT COLLECTIONS PROHIBITED? 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enquire into the need for improved housing for the working classes in the district On the recommendation of the Finance Committee the Council approved that the basis of payment for able bodied labourers in the employ be at the rate of 42s per week such increase to be considered as war bonuses and to date from the 17th June The draft of the proposed by-laws with respect to hackney carriages was and it was resolved read deal with meeting to farther at the next the matter THE HANDY HOME HEALER Zam-Buk Saves Time Worry Pain Few articles are so indispensable in the home as a box of Zam-Buk The Greatest as our soldiers in France christened it cures sores and cuts like magic and drives disease and poison from the tissues however long-standing and deep seated The wound or sore promptly and regularly dressed with Zam-Buk cannot take bad Zam-Buk not only cleanses and heals the surface skin but is absorbed by the pores where its wonderful healing essences make perfectly healthy all the underlying 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on behalf of the Salesian Authorities Farnborough enquiring whether the Council would be disposed to sell the back common land in belonging to the Council or exchange same for a part of their land in Park-road and further stating that the Salesian Authorities would be willing to offer the Council about 4J acres of their land in Park-road north of the red line on the plan submitted in exchange for 44 acres of the back common land in also pay £200 to the Council subject however to the fol lowing conditions: That the Salesian Authorities be allowed a right of way to the land they are retaining in Park-road over the entrance which is marked with figure 2 for foot-passengers and vehicles and a similar right of access fiom the to the land it is suggested the Council should give in exchange such access being available for vehicles as well as foot-passengers both rights of way to be perpetual The Committee recommended the Council not to entertain the proposal Mr Hughes moved the adoption of the recommendation Remarking that he had a very open mind on the question the Chairman said that they had a Recreation Ground in Osborne-road and how many people used it? He held that the present moment was not an opportune time for laying out recreation grounds because they wanted the money for other things With regard to the quality of the land for allotments perhaps nobody would challenge the statement that the Park-road land was the better for allotments At the same time he thought the Council would be well advised if they looked into the future: Farn borough must and would develop and it must develop northwards and if it was to develop northwards they ought to have a Recreation Ground which would be accessible to the whole town of Farnborough As regards the land the Council sold that at a profit Mr Hughes: A very small profit JACKSON Ltd Phone 175) ELMS ROAD ALDERSHOT Head Office ALSO AT Aylesbury Portsmouth Canterbury and Wednesbury ESTABLISHED 1837 Lz TTiMIII Tl 1 1 ilTliiiMi' in i pimm.