AEROPLANE SCARES.
WELLINGTON. April 6. Since the disclosure of the boast by an officer of a Gorman raider that he had passed over Sydney in a seaplane, the authorities in New Zealand have had to cope with quite an epidemic oi I reports about mysterious aeroplanes circling around the more remote parts of New Zealand. In every case careful investigation has to be made, and in every case the report has been found to be without foundation. Some of these reports have fourftl their way into the newspapers, causing somewhat oi' a scare, and it is intended to prosecute under the AVar Regulations any person who in future circulates .without good cause any such report likely to cause public alarm, if iVew Zealanders see any -more, mysterious visitants in the sky their best plan will be to carefully verify the sight, and quietly inform the nearest police or JL)ef-eiiee officer, avoiding any public mention, for fear that it comes under .the. scope of the numerous possible olfences against these comprehensive War Regulations.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 9263, 8 April 1918, Page 3
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172AEROPLANE SCARES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 9263, 8 April 1918, Page 3
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