THE EIFFEL TOWER The Eiffel Tower is 300 metres or 892 feet high. If you wish to have a quick glance at Paris, the best thing to do it to take a pair of binoculars to the top. Its construction was begun on the 28th of January, 1887. To get to the top, you have to pay 300 francs, which is about 6/-. Most of the party went up the first stage together. There are four lifts, each of which takes you up part of the way. There are four platforms, including the summit platform, on which are small shops and refreshment bars, for those who feel like having a snack or buying souvenirs. My stomach turned round and round till I reached the second stage, then I felt better. The worst experience is when you get out of one of the lifts on to the platform. There is a gap between the platform and the lift and if you looked down you could see very small human beings walking about on the ground hundreds of feet below you.. Although I cannot recommend this for people who cannot bear heights, I thought it was an experience that I will never forget. M. T. GREENWOOD. THE CHANNEL CROSSING Leaning out of the carriage window of a French train, we caught our first glimpse of Dieppe harbour. The train stopped on the quay alongside the steamer, S.S. "Worthing". Soon we were aboard, and, after stowing away our luggage, we watched the preparations for sailing. We went down to the dining saloon, and, by the time we had finished our second course, we were out of harbour. The sea became very rough, and it was not long before several of our party departed to convenient places. When we climbed on deck we were greeted by many pale faces. Our spirits were soon damped, however, when a large wave swept over the side, knocking some of us onto the deck, including one of the masters, the other being absent, for reasons best known to himself. Wet, and a little depressed, we listened to the chorus of the Salvation Army. We now realised the unpleasantness of "mal de mer", and when we reached Newhaven we were very glad to be on "terra firma" once more. R. D. WHEATLEY.
C.C.F. NOTES The C.C.F. is now operating as a complete combined service unit, with the three sections, R.N., Army and R.A.F., at full strength. The last stage in building up our newest section, the R.A.F. Section, was completed on 28th February after the satisfactory result of the Certificate "A", Part I, Examniation; 67 passed out of 89 entered.
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