GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1922, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

ITALIAN AIRSHIP COLLAPSES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rome, July 2. An airship with Admiral Salazar and a crew of 20 collapsed in the Gulf of Taranto. The wires by which the car was attached to the balloon broke suddenly during heavy weather, and the envelope soared skywards. The car fell 600 feet into the Gulf. Boats put out and rescued the crew, iall of whom were injured, but none were dead, though the admiral is in a serious condition. 4 ENGINES FOR AIRSHIPS. London, July 2. Vickers announce that experiments under the direction of Commander Burney have overcome the danger of fire to air ships by means of an engine burning a mixture of paraffin oil and hydrogen taken from the envelope of the airship. At the flashpoint the fuel is raised from 40 degrees to 220 degrees. The new engine also reduces the cost of fuel two-thirds.

It will be used in the Imperial service if the Government approves. GRAIN ELEVATOR DESTROYED .... By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. New York, July 3. At Baltimore, lightning struck a huge grain elevator, destroying the building ! and half a million bushels of grain. The • loss is estimated at four million dollars. THE QUEST’S VOYAGE. Capetown, July 3. The Quest resumes her voyage on Thursday. En route to England she will ' visit the island of South Trinidad for scientific exploration, and expects to arrive in England in three snonihii