With a view to ascertaining the effect of bonib-dropping on. tho stability of an aeroplftup, -Mr. de Havilland. of the Royal Air-craft Factory at Aldershot, curried aloft with him in an Army biplane, an iron weight of lent. ni>d pressed the trigeer, which released tho weight, at a height of about 200 ft. The sudden loss of balhst had not the slighter, effect upon the biplane, which continued sleadily on its course. The tender of an English'firm for the construction of the harbour works at Valparaiso has been accepted by tlio Government. The work will be begun next OctoW. Tlis total cost will niiiount to 12.6Q0.00i.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1502, 26 July 1912, Page 6
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106Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1502, 26 July 1912, Page 6
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