Signals from Mars.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 14 August 1914, Page 8

Signals from Mars.

Is Mars trying to signal to the earth ?

The question is raised by some unusually interesting observations of the planet which have recently been made public by M. le Coultre, the distinguished astronomer of Ceneva.

During- observations, which lasted seventeen days, the astronomer remarked a series of luminous apparitions of a bluish-white colour, like the light of powerful electric arc lamps. # The illuminations, which usually lasted seven seconds, were observed on several different nights.

This is not the first occasion on which they have been seen. Several

astronomers have, ar different periods within the last six or seven years, drawn attention to them, and have tried to explain them as being due to atmospheric or - vol-

canic origin

Most, of the previous theories have, however, been exploded, and the conclusions come to by -M. le Coultre, are strongly in favour of the phenomena being due to regular attempts made during recent years by the Martians to get into communication with our planet.