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-The greatest event in Prince Edward Island’s air history will

take place at the local Upton Airport flying field next

Monday afternoon, when the cream of Canacla’s aces will

V' , pay Prince Edward Island a visit in over ‘fifteen planes.

1i§oUT THE PAGEANT E A - 4-

Even thouirh' flying goes back to over twenty years

hgo, and thou_i,»'h an enormous amolint was done during the war, and immediately :iftei'\vards, to many it seems only to

have :\ctuall_v started within

Up to the war it was so

us. During the war it developed so rapidly as to terrify us. lAnd in those years inlnlediatcly folloivingr the war we were

_tr_\'ing hard to f`or_u'et.

Then, three or l`our years ago. the government promised

that when two or three (or

gether in a\'iation's name, they should be assisted. The old 6

,war pilots trot together and i'lyinp: clubs got togethel' and

the last few years. experimental as not to affect

rather more) were joined to'

formed the flying clubs, the foriui~d the (Tanadian li`lyini.r

ABOUT

PILOTS A

T. M “Pit” Reid, Official toil

leader who is flying the Imperial

il Lids Puss Moth, has made a Romeo vachon, pllotoftheSargo Hume fOr 1111115011 flying Over the Cloud, learned to fly after the war, ncharted routes of noithern Can gmlng which he se,-ved in comm” I ndu- He has taken part in several cial aviation in eastern Canada.. cseue iiights, including those Of ehieily in connection with fores- lt M0A1l’1ine Dafll’ in U10 n0l'i»h'° try, for several years before flying rn Manitoba barrens and Ben Etc- the mail along the noi-tn shore of n, in the .Artic. He served dur- the St. Lawrence. He became su ing the war with the R»°vul Naval perinteniient. oi inainienanoe for

1' merclal aviation since.

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Clubs Association; and now the Association has got to- A gethcr with the Government, the Royal Canadian Air Force- is and the aircraft industry and formed-'l‘he 'l`i'ans-(.`anada W

.. .i _ . .rliiiiis-clliiiiu Ain Piitzinr

9. g the istlngu Canadian Airways at St Hubert

hed Flying Medal, and after- in 1930, and left that position to

nrds was engaged in commercial become lot of the Holt a htl~ -_V

Air Paireant. aviation in England and in canada. bian for the 'ri-ans-canada tour. V

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W J- » Fil0Mi~|LY AT TiillEE 0 CLUGK

The idea of an air tour or travelling pageant is not of

course, new. For the most part however, these have been

ith the 110th Squadron He was Canada at Montreal He was viii

The. "Inns-Caiiftdhn Air ing- both the industry and the pnbiie. the youngest pilot in the squadron. ner oi the canadian National sen Ceremony-Steady Pl`0g`1`eSSl0l1 Of Aerial I

cant h an entirely different propo~ It Will undvllbfvdly give a great

me only 17 at the time After the time me at Toronto iast yen H Acts Will Keep Spectators on Their Toes I

P* '"" PR06iiliM GETS UNDER WAY

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tend, including Raining lltltudo while flying upside down, a. pull ot! parachute Jump, an exhibition of 'crazy flying. an aerial display of fireworks, beautiful beyond descrip- tion. a special act by the Delisvi. land Co., kept secret, an individual display of nerobatics in a Biskin by Bill Riddell, a. demonstration by the autogiro; and a. group lorobltic act by three Blskins, piloted by tho cream_ of Canad.a's Air Force, that will live in the memories of the watchers for many A day.

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siilon. It is in no sense ri race stimulus to the aircraft industry war he quit flying but returned to held a commission in the Royal Air I _ moss cm” or a Conmmmctnny mms awmng from it Wm it and Alive With Amazement and Thrills _..._

in 1929 when he organized the Force before coming to Canafi

, . “J Sa derson, pilot of. Capt. C. R. Troup, pilot of the -._

in the nature of reliability tours, sponsored in the States the Stunting fleet plane. Joined the Bvllunca Peacemaker. is test Dllut '

and touching only a very few Canadian cities. Royal Flvine 'Come in 1917. servinz for the Belluncu Aimfafi 0°- °f Offigial Opening Will be Marked by 0fflCl3l i l S E

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movement is the one tprotynimt de- ing clubs. These clubs have carried i

sire to demoiistrate to the Calm-y!ll¢i1‘ burduil Only by herculean

tion has made mid its now coin-llhc Canadian public 'for whose bell parative safety. , icflt they operate and to whom they

“fd °f difecwls °f Fleet Alf' pilut Of Canadian MPWHYS Lid- the Can da Air Pa eant the fleet consists of ships of the Royal -

dlan public the rapid strides ytvin- efforts and deserve the support of craft of Canada, Ltd. IC. P. R. and`C. N. R. backed itvia- Cangdlllnr Air §0rce: consisting Of five SiSklIlS, fast power-I glands .uf mechamcal repairs' A" work quickly.

N011 °°mPHf\Y is °~ Splmdld ‘i'““i ful combat ships, with their mother-ship, an all metal tri- one'

G°°f'°Y 0`B'l°“ Chief l°ll°'* f°"'f1YC\'- HIS P@1'f°fm““°° in the rlotored Ford, of 1300 ‘horse power, carrying the mechanics

*S i“S°1'“°i°‘”- Lest °h“ifm°“ °f the Curt- Bernard M”-“"“» "ack mai' In addition to club and private enterprise in the 'I‘rans~ We have 8 fu||y equipped pint for dom; an

Most of the individual meiubcrime always open the De Havilland Aircraft of Can- “crazy flying” number always and spare parts 'for the Si5ki||s_ They are agcgmpanigd by _

clubs of the canadian Flying clubs The idea of the Trans Canada ada Ltd., is well known in Van- brings the crowd to its feet. a Fai!-chud 71 carrying officials of the Department of ‘ '

Association have, ln the past two.Air Pageant was enormously non- convey-_ He has made two trans- N ti0na| Defence and De artment of Civil Aviatign.

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years, held annuiii air pogoiints lu‘0Ci\'ed und hfw been enterprlsinslv canada flight in his famous Puss Capt. Godfrey neon, pilot of the `

their own cities. 'Iliese pngeant:i| have always been two-fold in thciri purpose; firstly. to dcinonstrzitcltlic' feasibility and safety of flying, and iecondly, to provide ii. source oi revenue to the club in order to

carried out on it vast and long- it sigiited plan. There can be no d

'lot.li, and last summer made two Autgglro entered by the Fairchild awn-to-dusk trips between TOY- Aircraft Co., Ltd., is ii well-know

doubt of its ultininte success. onto and W.nnipeg, a record that Montreal airman. He started sev-

has never been equalled. He ser' eral weeks behind the trans-Cam

The Trans Canada Air Pageant,

while presenting many interesting sides, such as the number of ships, (about 20). the variety ot the types,

ABOUT THE PLANES vcd with the Ruyul nil' Furce dllf' ada tour but overtook them in Re- the background of the personnel.

Peter and Prim, Flagship of the i

bontinue giving flying instruction

to the youth of Canada nt mtesllis a Saro Cloud amphibian, a Brit-

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within everyones reach.

Statistics havg shown that al- H

affair in any way. Behind theibu turiiud over to the various fly- ndon Flying Club and served as 'I'

TrausfCnnada Air Pageant fleet,

ng the war and has been ln com-A gina, - B

nd the availibility of many ships

i production, o\\ned by W. R. G. olt of Montreal, Fitted as B. lux-

for passenger carrying. nevertheless

is centered around the show that is conducted under the

most all of these pageants have,

been successful in their two ob-i

lects, and have been accorded tliciavailable for passenger cni‘i-yiiig,

lull support and appreciation oi

the general public. _ plane type _and is official mother

Unfortunately, however, the or- sl

zauizlng of these itlfalrs has been tl

1 hard strain on the personnel oiicommodation for sixteen passeng- She various clubs mid the loss and ers.

risk undertaken by them has bcfn

[ar greater than the ultimate pro- ship` to the famous Columbia. used

n thc tmiis-Atlantic flight by Clar

[its @vc warrarited. Io

uvlous air yacht, it is equally ut homo on land or water. It will be

The Ford Trl-Motor, it irgiisport.

iip for the R. C. F. Slskins on ic ’I`ra1is-Caiizidit tour. lt has nc-

Thc llcllunca. >I’ai:cni:\ker, sister

leadership of Marshall M. Foss, show manager.

fall

hour

club

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Th; formation of the Canadian ence Chainbcilziin, was iviimer of

Flyili Clubs Association two yealsllie seaplnne race at the Canadian

ago Q rather its coming into activolN life fi year ago with the ap `

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pomtgient of a permanent sccre- machine. It will carry passengers tary 'ilnd pcrinaiient. hcadquoi-tcl's'wliile in Clii\i'lot.iet0wn.

at Oiawa-gave rise to a discuss-

ion R the last Annual Convention F. plane of the type used extin-

as tjfzwhether or not it would be S

advi$Jle for the association to various part of Canada. During the shoulder the responsibility of tour it is used to transport officials

" na for the -‘take oil" of parociiute Canadian Press)-AS 11 result Of

umpcrg personal visits by members of the The ross Moth. of which there Empire Marketing B°Brd'B Staffr re two in the Trans-canada tour, 100 county or borough councils and

withg an appointed committee is a modern light cabin plane cap- mental 110SDltH1S hai,/9 amended comrdbnced action iinmfdintely able of carrying three persona at their tender 1011115 S0 85 £0 SPECUY

30 miles an hour. It is the some that goods purchased shall be"Em-

Tig first step, of course, was to type as the Prince of Wales' per- pire" whereever p0SSibie- T119

obta. d the governme‘nt’s approval sonzll plane. Board’s officers have now visited

formiig a complete pageant and n brinl';§ig it to each club in turn.j Eve@delegste was in favor of thf

:Idea,ii“'5aiid the Secretary, working n

afterxhe convention. 1

of thg scheme. Not only was their

sanctthn obtained but their entlor- open cockpit plane is owned by n satiol-li was shown by their promise Major General J. H. MacBrlen, pre a to alfl`vw.the Royal Ciinadain Air slcicnt of the Aviation League of bout 1,250 lnsltiutlons in England

Forcolfsiskliis to accompany theVCanilda, who flew last summer on and Wales alone have been sent

Pageaflt throughout the length a. and Ilifcadth of its tour.

th number and variety oiian amazing performance both in i ‘

e acts, which never economy of travel and in aerbaticsi QEENNELL & CHANDLER FE l;

thrill the sprctatcrs, and soistuiitihg like higher powered ships.

the whole of n thrcci Boeing 40~B.-4-This isavancou-`t

,vcr built airplane built by Boeingi

nt opened in Hami1touIAir-craft oi Canada, Ltd. lt is the.

lst and after visiting evcrylsamc type of ship which is used ini

Canada, will end up in a T

at London, Ontario, flying the air mall rtnd passengers

llth. on the Canadian prairies. and on' by the Domi-imont ol many oi the United states airi

Defence and endorsed by mall lines, It will be flown by Vim-_I

l League of Canada, tht' couver's own war ace Major D. R.;

warrants the support of MacLarcn, D. S. O., M. C. I

ationai Exhibition in ’l`o1'onto last. ear. It is a speedy yet comfortable

The Fairchild "'71" 'is an R. C. A.

This show takes place at two

o'clock, before which time the field is cleared and all passenger carry-

ing stops. It is opened by official ceremonies, announcements, etc.. and goes on from that with a steady progression of aerial acts, that keep the spectators on their toes and alive with amazement und thrills. '

All ships perform, from the tiny Aeronca. flivver plane of only 38’ horse power, to the powerful Biskin fighters, which perform in group formation. Opportunities to see aer- ial feats never before witnessed in -P. E. i. will be given to oil who at-I

BRUCE STEWART & 00., Ltd

STEAM aoinaas, ENGINES, “IMPERIAL” c.AsoLiNii Morons, Po'rA'ro '

IRON FOUNDERS

Manufacturers of

DIGGERS, ETC.

ivcly on photographic patrol in

The Gypsy Moth, the two place all

coast to coast tour. V to

Thc Flwif BlPl=tn0. w’hlch 11005 suggestions. All the local author-

Allfthe feiitlires that go to make stuiiting and inverted flying is n mes haveprovedrendyand anxious

B. suosfesslul pageant have been em~ two place open cockpit machine. to

bodlef in this epic '1‘i~ans-Cmiadii

tour. Firstly, the feature that im-,Junior are t\vo small low powered doubtidiily pleases th; public niostlplfuirs for private use. They glvei

Th” -’\°l'°"°a and ""3 CUFHSS chase their supplies from the Em-

ot met a single refusal of cooper- tion. Tender forms covering a-

STRESS “EMPTRE" GOODS

the local authorities and have

the Board for scruitlny and

do everything they can to pur-

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Go by water to North River Bridge

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FENNELL & CHANDLE

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A HARDWARE

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FENNELIJ £4* CHANDLER

Charlottetown

plrc at home and overseas. This new stimulus to Empire buylns

LONDON' August 25 (By The through the “collective consumer”

is already being felt by the trades. One large meat importer states that there has been a definite ln- crease in the consumption of Australian frozen beef, and he st- trlbutes this to the demand com- ing from local authorities.

GIRLS WORK AS MINE GUARDS

LEAD, S. D., Aug 28 (U. P.)-

By conducting tours- through the Homestead Mining Company ‘this summer, six girls have saved enough money to psy e7UP°n59S ai' college next winter. The girls make three trips daily, expllininl the process and answering questions.

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GEORGE BENNETT World’s Champion Parachute Jumper

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Charlottetown, Monday, August 31st l`

.The Thrill of a Lifetime `

Be One of Thousands in Attendance

Dare Devil BERNARD MARTIN Crazy Flying and Acrobatics

-RAT CHASE-

' JEFF _ O’BRIEN .Sensational Aviator

Flying Puss Moth-Prince of Wales Plane

'JACK SAUNDERSON, Flying A not

More Than 1,000 Successful Descents FLYING CLUB BOMBING STUNT.

Many Other Thrills

Three Miles West of Charlottetown

Ample Free`Parking Spac¢ for Cars 'Admission 50 cents for Adults _ Children FREE

"L Duplicate Ticket System--So Hold Your Cheque and Avoid Emberassmenf _