4, and 2 & 3 Geo.

5, c.
22; and that an agreement upon the subject was entered into between France and Germany, on July 26, 1913, by exchange of notes, "en attendant la conclusion d'une convention sur cette matiere entre un plus grand nombre d'etats" (the international Conference held at Paris in 1910 had failed to agree upon the terms of such a Convention); and that Art.

25 of The Hague Convention of 1907, No.iv., was ratified by Great Britain, and generally.
THE DEBATE ON AERONAUTICS Sir,--It is not to be wondered at that the Chairman of Committees declined to allow yesterday's debate on aviation to diverge into an enquiry whether the Powers could be induced to prohibit, or limit, the dropping of high explosives from aerial machines in war time.

The question is, however, one of great interest, and it may be desirable, with a view to future discussions, to state precisely, since little seems to be generally known upon the subject, what has already been attempted in this direction.
In the _Reglement_ annexed to The Hague Convention of 1899, as to the "Laws and Customs of War on Land," Art.

23, which specifically prohibits certain "means of injuring the enemy," makes no mention of aerial methods; but Art.