THE AIRSHIP SCARE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1685, 27 February 1913, Page 5

THE AIRSHIP SCARE.

MYSTERIOUS PROWLER OF THE : . , . NIGHT. 'SEEN ABOVE PORTSMOUTH. St Telecrarli—Pro«s Aaioolatlon—Conrrlght London, February 25. Police and others at Portsmouth state thpt an airship with a, powerful light hovered high above the Slarine Barracks, and then returned north. The body of the craft was not distinguishable in the darkness. , WHAT A COASTGUARD SAW. . London, February 25. A coastguard has notified the Admiralty that a mysterious airship passed over Hornsea, on the Yorkshire coast, at iu'glit, JOHN BULL RIDICULED. GERMAN PAPERS MAKE FUN. (Rec. February 26, 9.5 p.m.) ' Berlin, February 20. German papers continue to make fun of John Bull's long-suspected powers of seeing visions. They point out that nil the Zeppelins that are conceivably able to accomplish Ihe'long.. voyage are !'ew, find are Accounted for'at the various stations. Further, they express the opinion that if <the Zeppelins contemplated an illicit visit they would hardly display bright lights. 'AIRSHIP OR PLANET? V ' (Rec. .February .26,'.9,5. p.m.) ;' ' Londonj February 26. .. Crowds at Hull watched, at Ho'rnsea, an airship for an hour. 'It disappeared in a : westerly '.direction. Other observers doctors it to be a planet. : SUPREMACY OF THE AIR. BRITAIN BEHIND GERMANY. - London, February 25. A member of the Royal Flying Corps points out that Britain has neither an aeroplane, nor'a, dirigible, to cope.: with the Zeppelins, whilst her anti-aircraft ar'mariients'consist of a few .experimental quickiirers; in the handling of which' no one; has yet been .trained. Suitable shells, ho' adds,"have not been provided. - . . AEROPLANES FOR THE NAVY.' 1 . .- : .. London, Fcbrv.2s..' (The Admiralty has ordered twenty-one aeroplanes. .