The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-13
BOLD B|ROMEN
NOT WANTED IN
BRITISH ISLES
USE OF THE AIR is RESTRICTED
BY LEGISLATIVE DECREE AND
NO AERIAL VISITORS ARE VEL
COINED.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London. April 12.-Nowhere in the
world is the use OF the air more re-
stricted by legislative decree than over
England. 1t Is far easier. from the
standpoint of rules and regulations.
for &C foreign society woman to be
presented at court than it is for a
foreign aviator to drive his way over
o single foot OF the British Isles.
England has made it very clear that
she wants no aerial visitors, and he
would be a determined birdman in
deed who would today undertake such
a flight.
Under the regulations a foreign aero
naut is barred from landing on Eng
lish shores, except within certain
prescribed areas; he must send a no
tice to the home Office of his pro-
posed landing place within those areas.
together with the approximate time of
his arrival; he must obtain q clear
ance from a. British consular agent
within the country from which he
starts; on his arrival within the Eng
lish jurisdiction he must get fresh
permit to proceed on his journey, dur
ing which he must carry at least one
British representative on his aircraft:
nor may he carry any photogra phie
apparatus within the realm. The eff
feet of these regulations, the violation
OF which is punishable by inlprison
ment for six months and a heavy fine
is virtually to close the air above the
British Isles to foreign aircraft.
1t is believed that when the airship
scare, which is the latest affliction OF
the English people, has abated, the
air laws will be amended SO that
foreigners who have no wariike in
tentions may fly here without sub
hitting to so many irksone restric-
tons
A Novel Defense.
Robert Cramsie, i lawyer OF Antrim,
ireland. ON trial for failing to pay his
share under the national insurance act
for his three servants, set up the de-
Tense that the servants were now his
guests and We're no longer in receipt
of wages. The act provides that en-
ployers must pay the insurance as
sessment for their servants. the meth
od being to affix stamps to the con-
tribution cards when the wages are
paid.
The kitchen maid appeared and said
that she had been discharged on July
!, since which time she had been the
guest of her former master. Cramsie
paid her no wages, but gave her pres
ents. Other servants testified that
they continued to reside at the home
of their former master as his guests,
and that they were given presents by
him. They AL testified that Cramsie
did some of the homework. The court
refused to accept the guest theory and
fined the defendant, after ordering
i'm to stamp the cards CT his servants
from july ].
A cry Of THE world againstN6sam-
bridge is being raised by the under
graduates and alumni of that univer-
sity on account of the growing strength
Of American and Colonial Rhodes
scholars on oxford athletic teams
In no year since the Rhodes foun-
iation became operative have its
Deneficiaries been so prominent in
sports The oxford varsity lacrosse
team was the most striking example,
only two English players being Sc
Iected Five Americans played on this
ts am, and the others We're Colonials.
Three Australians rOwed on the VIC
torious oxford crew this year. and
FIVE Americans and two CoIonials we're
On the track team which tied with
Cambridge.
Cambridge had a good ail-round
track team his year, and the Cantasbs
feel that they would have had n walk
over had It not been for ". A. Zetg-
Lar. The Rhodes scholar from GrinneIi|