AIR ATTACKS ON LONDON.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19735, 27 September 1929, Page 11

AIR ATTACKS ON LONDON.

BX-KAISER'S ACTION. LONDON, September 23. Major-General Ashmore, who was in eharge of London's air defence from 3017, gives an elaborate description of London's air defence weakness in his book, "Air Defence," published today. The General, in conclusion, does not Believe any defence force could prevent rallera reaching London, but says that suitable arrangements could be made •gainxt the attacker, resulting in such tasualtieg that the attempts would die •ut. The book reveal# that the ox-Kaiser refusal to sanction air raids on Loudon, and only consented when the Allies raided Karlsruhe. He insisted on St. Paul's, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace not being touched. He wanted the attacks confined to the weekends, when it was thought that the City would be empty. On another occasion when the King was injured in JVanor by his horse falling, and was takf u to a chateau near Aire, Iho ex Kaiser insisted on elaborate precautions to prevent sir attack. He also forbade a prompted bomb attack on St. Omer be«aose he heard that King George was Hltlw to be there. —Australian Press Jp-'jfUtlon, I' * LOST PROSPECTORS. AIRMEN JOIN IN SEARCH. (Beeeived September 20th, 8.45 p.m.) OTTAWA, September 26. The best of Canada's airmen have Joined ia the search for two missing atropines lost in the Hudson Bay 'with ■dentists and mining prospectors ■board. —Australian Press Association, United Service. WILKINS'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. NEW YORK, September 25. ill Hubert Wilkins will sail aboard th« Northern Prince for Montevideo, aid thence proceed to Deception Island •a the Norwegian whaler Melville.— Australian Press Association. LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT. ATTEMPT ON WORLD'S RECORD. PAH IS, September 2.5. Two aviators, MM. da Marmwr and >(Wreau, left I* Bourget airport in st attempt on the world's record long distance Bight, which is at present VaM by Italians for the non-atop K«<m*-to-Braail flight. The French monoplane is of 600 Wwfr-pewer, and is fitted with an HiaGno engino. Their destination will be taambique.—Australian Press Association.