CONQUEST OF THE AIR.
United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Juno 1, 9.10 a.m. Paris, May 31.
M. Da la Grange, in the presence of the Aeronautical Societies of France and Italy, ten times circled the Place d’Armes, Paris, at a height from 4 to 1% of metres, in 15 minutes 36 seconds, covering 12,750 metres—nearly 8 miles—and securing a prize of £I6OO. London, May 31. Thirty balloons ascended in the International race from Hurhngbam. The British Yalkyrie won with a crew including two ladies. Hundreds of enthusiasts offered large sums for places in the balloons.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9160, 1 June 1908, Page 5
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97CONQUEST OF THE AIR. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9160, 1 June 1908, Page 5
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