AVIATION.
GERMANY’S AIR FLEET. [By Electric Telegraph — Copyright! [.Uniieij Press Association.] Berlin, May 6. A new Zeppelin passenger ship, with 14 passengers, flew 155 kilometres in 115 minutes. BRITAIN’S AIR DEFENCE. London, May 6. I The Lord Mayor presided at the I Aerial Defence Committee’s meeting ; at the Mansion House;, which was crowded with city men. Lord Beres-1 ford, Lords Middleton and Laming- j tort, and Mr Lionel Rothschild, and ■ mayors w'ere present. Admiral | Edward Seymour, Sir John Hopkins, ' the Duke of Argyll, Lord Kinnaird 1 and others also spoke. The Lord Mayor declared that one ! of the objects of the meeting was to strengthen the Government’s hand in making known that those engaged in commence were willing to make pecuniary sacrifices to promote the aviation movement. Lord DesborOugh eaid that he was sure that the Britishers could privately raise an enormous sum to assist i.:e Government to provide an efficient aerial fleet .
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2, 7 May 1913, Page 5
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153AVIATION. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2, 7 May 1913, Page 5
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