4 MARCH 1911, Page 3

We welcome the announcement made on Tuesday that the War

Office is organising an "Air Battalion" of 190 men. This battalion will undertake the use of aeroplanes, balloons, and kites, and will be constituted in two separate and self-contained companies. It will supersede the Balloon SchooL The officers will be selected from applicants from any Regular arm or branch of the Service on the active list. Officers who offer thdmselves must, among other qualifications, be under thirty, be unmarried, of light weight, and proficient in languages.