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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 303, 16 September 1908, Page 8

Sir Hiram Maxim, who has devoted .'many years to the study of the navigation of the air in aii interview with a-preSs iepreseritative.expressed the opinion that the future of aerial navigation lay riot with dirigible balloons, but with the aeroplane^.He was' very emphatic as to the ultimate 1 fate of all balloon airships, and considers;that no danger is to 'be■ apprehended to; England, notwithstanding all tho talk of the progress mado in Germany with dirigible balloons. As a result of twenty years' study,, of itho subject, Sir Hiram is writing a . little book embodying in tho simplest language the result of his experiments. "Kegardng;Count Zeppelin's machine," said Sir Hiram'; "I do not think the days of its apparent success willbo very great. If relatively calm , weather could be assured' I have no doubt that with careful handling Count Zeppelin might conduct experiments for a year-,so-witlr the samo balloon. But it is an .extremely risky business to go out of his shed St,any time, because a wind is likely to spring ,up., 'I do not believo it is possible so to'.consttuct balloons as to make them of miich ; uso- in .warfare.- .They will always be. subject to' tho wind or weather, and as far (is bringing a great army to England 011 balloon's is concerned, the wholo idea, according to my way of thinking, is foolish iij tho extreme. But tho flying machine has come', and future success lies in tho direction of machines' heavier than air rather than of balloons/ I am of opinion that the Government ought to furnish tho sinews of war. I have 110 doubt in my mind but that they will have to do so somo time or other, but it will probably take a very- long time to convince them of tho necessity, which will give other nations a decided start."

Messrs. Thomson and Brown, auctioneers, 12 Customhouse Quay, have received in^'nj' ,,, *on c from the Registrar of the Supreme Court ,to sell by puohc auction on behalf of tho mortgagees at their rooms, 12 Customhouse Quav. on Wednesday, September 23, 190S,- at 2.30 p.m., a valuable piece of land at Seatonn. 'containing 2 acres 5 perches, and being lots ii and 7, block 2, Overton district, together with the 7 : roomcd residence erected I hereon. Full particulars may be obtained from Messrs. Bolton and Org:in,'solicitors, or tho auctioneers. Mr. William Gruar, member of the Auckland Stock Exchange, inserts an advertisement in this issue.