AERIAL NAVIGATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 278, 16 April 1913, Page 5

AERIAL NAVIGATION

DIRIGIBLES FOR BRITAIN. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 15, 10.25 p.m. London, April' 15. The Admiralty is negotiating for the construction of dirigibles by Vickers, Armstrongs and Scott, of Greenock, who > are establishing an industry for the pur- | pose. GERMAN AIRSHIP ; SENSATION, OCCUPANTS GUARDED AT NIGHT. THEIR WORD OF HONOR. (Sydney Sun's Special Service.) London, April 5. The German dirigible that came to earth at Luneville, in France, has caused a great sensation. The German officers who were on hoard in uniform were interrogated, and then driven in the mayor's motor car to the town hall. - They were greeted in the streets with 1 hostile cries from the townspeople, and a. French soldier did sentry duty in front of the. door of their room all night. An inspection did not disclose whether observations h;ul been taken by the occupants of the airship. A number of photographic plates had lieeji destroyed when the craft hit the ground. Later enquiry established the fact that the dirigible was a private Zeppelin. The Germans had lost their bearings when they landed near the garrison town. Fearing an unfriendly demonstration, the captain gave his word of honor that no observations of French defences had been taken. The airship which caused all the sensation is the last word in German ingenuity. It has a maximum speed of sixty miles an hour, and is capable of doing a 11011-stop run of 24 hours. BERLIN PRESS GRATEFUL. Berlin. April 111 connection with the involuntary landing of the German Zeppelin airship at Luneville, over the French border, on Thursday, the German press gratefully acknowledges the efforts of the military authorities of' the town in preventing an anti-German demonstration. •'GOOD DAY. WILLTAM." FRENCH MESSAGE TO KATSER. The German air-hip which descended at Luneville, in French territory, lias been ailowed to go back. Before a start was made the franiwork of the siiip had to be washed clean. Tt was covered with hundreds of inscriptions chalked on it bv die crowd, such as "A has rAllemagne" (Down with Germany), and "Bon jour, 1 Guillatime" (Good day, William.).