GERMAN & BRITISH AIRSHIPS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1707, 26 March 1913, Page 9

GERMAN & BRITISH AIRSHIPS.

Colonel Seel?, asked in the British Parliament concerning the building of largo airships, said: "It is not considered desirable to mak? public the steps that have been and are being taken." Colonel Secly alsp stated that the number of' airships (with their cubic capacity) owned by the German Government at the ond of 1912 was as follow:— Cubic feot Cubic feet One of ... 63,569 One of ... 51G,49,5 '. One of .„ 141,267 Two of ... 635,688 One of ... 183,6H> One of !.. 688,662 One of ... 282,528 One of ... 776,600 Ona of ... '1153,160 One of dimensions One of ... 423,792 unknown. The number of more important privately owned airships was ten, it was reported, but tlift,dimensions of tlicni were not available. Tlio British airships are as follow:— Bel\a 33,000 cubic feetGamma 75,000 cubic feet Delta '. 180,000 cubic feet "1 am not aware of any privately ow'iied airships in Great Britain," added Colonel Secly.

Messrs. A. T,. Wilson and Co. will dispose of a contractor's manufacturing plant and machinery, electric motors, timber, etc., on tlio premises, Douglas Wallace Street, to-day, commencing at 10.30 o'clock. As tho sale is under distraint for rent, there will be no reserve. They will also dispose of the whole of the extensive plant of the Kops Brewery Company (in liquidation) 10-morrow, commencing at. II o'clock. There is some costly machinery in the catalogue, and the stock will also be disposed of. I'or Uroncliiat Coughs and Cold?, Wocd#' Great Peppermint, Cure, U. fid.