Round the World in Seven Days by Herbert Strang

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_Later_.

The craze for aviation has at last broken out in India. Two
airmen made a sudden appearance at Karachi on Saturday, and
departed after a brief stay for the interior. They are said
to be in the employment of the Nizam of Hyderabad, who is
spending vast sums on his latest hobby.

BRISBANE, Monday.

News has just arrived by wireless from the gunboat
_Frobisher_, off Ysabel Island, that the crew of the
survey-vessel _Albatross_, which was wrecked there a
fortnight ago, are safe. The party, it will be remembered,
includes the famous geologist, Dr. Thesiger Smith. The
message is very brief, and a reference it makes to an
aeroplane is thought to be an error.--REUTER.

SINGAPORE, Wednesday.

The Penang correspondent of the _Free Press_
telegraphs--"The barque _Elizabeth_ put in to-day in tow of
a steamtug of this port, and reported an extraordinary
incident in mid-ocean. She was dismasted a fortnight ago in
a cyclone south of the Andamans, and while drifting, fire
broke out in the forehold, and was kept under with the
greatest difficulty. Her plight was discovered and reported
here by the driver of an aeroplane who was making a flight
in the neighbourhood, and the tug was immediately sent to
her assistance. Conflicting rumours are prevalent as to the
identity of the aviator in question; Captain Bunce, of the
_Elizabeth_, insists that the airman's name was Smith, but
his account is rather confused, and the most generally
accepted opinion is that he is an officer of the German
navy, which has recently adopted the aeroplane for scouting
purposes. On no other supposition can his presence so far
from land be accounted for. Owing to the facts that he
arrived in the night of Sunday and departed immediately, no
trustworthy information is obtainable."--REUTER.

_(From Our Own Correspondent_.)

TORONTO, Wednesday.

The later editions of the _Sphere_ contain a detailed
account of the extraordinary world-flight accomplished by
Lieutenant Thesiger Smith of the British navy, which sets
at rest the rumours and speculations of the past week.
Lieutenant Smith left London last Friday at 12.30 a.m.
(Greenwich time), and arrived here this afternoon,
descending on the golf links on Scarborough Bluffs. I will
wire full particulars later.

_(From Our Own Correspondent_.)

PARIS, Monday.

The Cross of the Legion of Honour was to-day presented by
the President of the Republic to M. Laurent Rodier, who
accompanied your Lieutenant Thesiger Smith last month on
his adventurous flight around the world. It is understood
that the French Government has taken up the remarkable
invention due to M. Rodier and his English confrere, and
has offered M. Rodier the headship of a new State
aeronautical department.

THE NEGLECT OF GENIUS.

To the Editor of the _Spectator_.

SIR,--The paragraph in the _Times_ of Monday relating to
the honour awarded to M. Rodier, suggests sad reflections
to a patriotic Englishman. We have not as yet heard that
Lieutenant Smith's wonderful achievement has been in any
way recognized by our government. Abroad, genius is
fostered: here, it is slighted. How long shall such things
be?--I am, Sir, etc.,

PRO BONO PUBLICO.

[We have repeatedly declared our hatred of Protection in
every shape and form, so that we shall not be misunderstood
when we say that we cordially endorse our correspondent's
complaint. If the present Government, which in general has
our hearty support, devoted as much energy to the
cultivation of British Genius as it now devotes to the
spoon-feeding of British Industry, we should have less
reason to fear the growing menace of Socialism.--ED.
_Spectator_.]

The King has been pleased to confer the honour of I
knighthood on Lieutenant Charles Thesiger Smith, R.N.

THESIGER-SMITH--BUNCE.--On July 12th, at St. George's,
Hanover Square, by the Rev. Canon Montague, uncle of the
bridegroom, Sir Charles Thesiger Smith, Captain R.N., elder
son of Dr. Thesiger Smith, M.A., F.R.S., to Margaret, only
daughter of the late John Bunce, master mariner.

AN AIRMAN'S WEDDING.

An interesting announcement in another column recalls a
romance of the air and sea. Sir Charles Thesiger Smith,
whose famous flight round the world last year has not yet
been repeated, was yesterday married to Miss Margaret
Bunce, the lady whom he rescued in mid-ocean from a burning
vessel, and carried with him to safety. Many notable people
attended to witness the ceremony, and the presents include
a gold scarf-pin in the shape of an aeroplane, the gift of
the King.

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