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(32). . Gsnerally apaaking there is a remarkable sir eyervwhere
rf ard deTelfpa^t. Kfeda are beiag laid cut, water
aupply ^d imgatirr improTed, unsightly and formerly unssaitary
nallTe camps mr Te d m& olemed ap, harbor facilitie/i w®ed ^
and bazaars.cpened rut, tr mentim but a fw rf the prrgressiye
measures bsing busily Carried rat which a t mo e strike the visitors
eye. is yer., evident that with iajrr Daly's enterprise sfld
energetic guia^ice the Island is being si Ely trjeisfrmed and its
1 mg latent res rare ea being dsvel "ped tr the full.
. ,, fne Sained, e very favourable i (preasien ©f Sheik Hsnad
hicielf. He aeems tr have a persrnality very like that rf the
typical oruntry gentleman; tr prsaeaa an alert mind tad abund&t
eeflcen aenae, ^ia tr be ready tr bring hi self and his island into
line with modem knowledge. He has a Brother Sheik Abdullah who
struck me as a bit rf 8 JuCpIj, while their Father Sheik Isa now
living in well merited retirement in Muhariae is apparently s life
mombor of the iinciort Oder of fb^tructirm^ts*
( 3 ^)* , T }* j 3 coarse for Majnr My what Wad the effect
upeo the Island of eur Tiait, bit from whst one fathered it ws*r
profound - m^re thtn 12 h^ar? flying in ell jw^-dene over or around
the Island and all villages md Ownshipa were flown ever. Ho hitch
occurred.
(o5). Aa always on such occasions* all villagers and ethers
when a^Ved averted that the aircraft had been "right over their
hettae%
^ Wr ' v x.
(36) . There Wa« £ it^ry m*ng &my others of a little girl
whoie Father owned e zmsll garage containing two tyre-bestrewn
F^rds. fne of these had, even to the owner, appeared to require a
new engine, and this need had been the subject of frequent mention
at F p/a fly iOayars. The little child rm in dorrs ^ fhe aeroplanes
arrived exclaiming 'fflomtiy here f s God smt Paddy’s new engine 11 .
Liberty Met ora please note.
(37) . Cb Tuesday evening June Kth all machines were made
ready for an early start the fell owing morning (Wednesday June 11th)
bit a high wind had risen during tb night mi the start had to be
aband'vtel.
(38) . fn Thursday morning June 12th, the wind had dropped
although it Was still more powerful than it had been on the downward
j r uniey* ^It^wa^fSL^the unanimous authority ex the local weather
pun di ts Q e arn e difo wvrg > t h n t this North wind (^himal) as then bikini
wee of a^SFnomal strength for this ti a» of the year mi that we
might have perhaps ten days to wait for a marked drop to take place©
(39). It seemed to me most imports*it that the great impression
which had been created everywhere throughout the Islgjad of the
speed of the aircraft and tneir independence of the wind, etc,
should not be seriously offset by the admission that s wind
apparently not a greet deal stronger th^ the normal c*uld hold
up machines on a jourftey which they had already aoermplished in
four hours* A delay of some days would certainly have detracted
enormously from the Value of the demonstration; Moreover the
ioumej against the wind while bound to be a long one was within
the CapaCitj of the long dist*?nce tanks with which all the machines
were fitted. As the wind had abated since the early morning and
showed no signs of increasing, it was decided accordingly to start
after Breakfast.