4 JUNE 1910, Page 3

The rapidity with which improvement is taking place in the

art of flying is remarkable. On Thursday evening Mr. C. S. Rolls flew from Dover to Sangatte, near Calais, and back without touching earth. Although some delay was caused not only by circling round Calais, but also by the circular flight over Dover, Mr. Rolls flew the Channel and back in about an hour and a half, covering over fifty miles. We congratulate him most heartily on being the first Englishman to fly the Channel, and the first flyer to cross it and reeross it without stopping.