MYSTERIES OF THE AIR

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 165, 6 August 1909, Page 3

MYSTERIES OF THE AIR

A KAIKOURA VISION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Waipawa, Thursday. A resident gives a circumstantial but an uncorroborated account of seeing an air ship flying over Kaikoura last week. Jle »ays it was grey, and torpedo shaded, and contained three men, one o! whom shouted at him in a foreign tongue. He watched the machine for some tunc and it appeared to be under perfect control. It carried two bright lights. 0 SEEN NEAR DARGAVILLE. Dargaville, Last Night. Tom Hazelhurst, manager oi Bailey's j Run, ICafliu, Northern Wairoa, informed a North Auckland Times reporter this afternoon that he had seen an airship pass the Ivaihu coast alwut live miles from the land. He watched it for fifteen minutes. On going down to the beach he lost sight of it, apparently through the height of the dills.

THAT MYSTERIOUS -AIRSHIP." Dnnedin, Last Night. Tlk» Kelao correspondent of tin- wtagn Daily limes has been informed several people that they have &t*en Uie airship which was recently reported to have ibeoii in that district, amongst the number being several Dunedin tradesmen working about six miles from Kelso. They state that on July 24th they saw | the airship distinctly. It circled roun I several times, and then went in the direction of Hokonui mountains, returning some hours later and sailing towards the Blue mountain's. Lights were also seen on. Saturday evening, and it is stated the noise of some machine was also heard.