DEBT TO SCIENCE.
MINISTER'S TRIBUTE
Invaluable Research Work in
Air Development. BRITAIN'S BIGGEST TEST. British Official Wireless. (Received 11 a.m.) RUGBY, December 1. The debt which the Air Ministry owes to science, was commented on bv Sir Kingslev AVood at the 267 th anniversary dinner of "the Royal Society. He said the Ministry was proud to know that no fewer than 44 Fellows of the society were members of committees appointed by the Ministry, or in which the Ministry was closely interested.
The scientific staff at the Air Ministry had been trebled in the last two or three years and there were still vacancies to be tilled. It was almost impossible to estimate what scientists and research workers might achieve.
In relation to the menace of the air to-day one of the greatest contributions to the peace and happiness of mankind would be the compiest of the bombing aeroplane, and he did not despair of that being achieved.
The biggest test of air raid warning signals in Britain will be made on December H when 100 sirens, installed at selected police stations in Greater London, will be sounded simultaneously. The object of the test is to determine whether or not the sirens will give adequate warning for cover within the area.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 285, 2 December 1938, Page 9
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211DEBT TO SCIENCE. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 285, 2 December 1938, Page 9
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