AN INVENTOR'S CLAIM.
LAUNCHES FOR THE NAVY. | DESIGN FOR RAIDERS. ilieecived II a.m.) LONDON. February 3. Alexander Gore. an octogenarian engim-er. is claiming before the Inventors' torn miss ion an award for a design for launches. He declared that the Government built 1830 of his craft, which were used to attack the Kiel Canal and other submarine bases. He added that he Spent £50,000 in experimenting. He did not submit the design to the Admiralty; consequently he was of opinion that the Admiralty acquired tbe plan through tbe Secret Service, which ransacked his ofl'icc when he was accused of being a German spy. The bearing was adjourned.-—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1925, Page 5
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110AN INVENTOR'S CLAIM. Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1925, Page 5
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