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5. 



Notes and 



(1) Left the eartli a few seconds earlier. (2) Over suburbs of Newcastle. 



(3) Heard people shouting. (4) Over Manors railway station. 



(5) Entering cloud. (6) Above clouds. 



(7) Over the Tjne , cumulus below in detached masses. 



(8) Tynemouth very clear ; cumulus and scud far below ; sun shining beautifully on the 

 balloon ; over Newcastle ; lower clouds moving apparently faster than we are ; railway' whistle 

 heard ; can see an island in the Tyne higher up than Newcastle ; hear loud buzzing noise. 



(9) Passing over the High Level Bridge. Can see masls of .ships in Tyne ; cumulus in 

 white heaps on our level ; sun shining on some clouds and not on others ; can see fields and 

 houses through distant break in clouds ; gas cloudy. 



