THE following message received by A. V. ROE & Co., Ltd., from Mr. George Binney, the leader of the Oxford Arctic Expedition, needs no comment. It refers to an Avro Seaplane (fitted with 180 h.p. Siddeley-Lynx engine) and was transmitted by wireless from Spitzbergen.

"MOST sincere congratulations on amazing seaworthiness of seaplane; 18 hours ' heavy seas, undamaged, floats dry. ElIis, 9 years' seaplane experience, considers performance unrivalled. Undoubtedly owe our lives to your fine workmanship. .. BINNEY. Oxford Expedition."