MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 25 February 1913, Page 7

MYSTERIOUS AIRSHIP

SSfitf AT SBVBHiki POINTS ON ENGLISH COAST. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. LONDON, 24th February. A mysterious airship, equipped with a strong searchlight, has been seen at night-time at several points on the East Coast of England, _t_ was reported from Dover on 6th January that a flying machine, which, it was believed, was an airship, passed over that town before daybreak on the 4th. The craft, it is stated, was carrying a. light and proceeded from over the sea in a north-easterly direction. According to a Dover correspondent of The Times, it was impossible to distinguish the shape of the machine, but owing to the fact that it carried a, light and the noise of the engines it is believed to have been an airship and not an aeroplane. It came in from over the sea and appeared to be going in a north-easterly direction. The wind at the time was very strong from the westward. John* Hobbs, a corporar.'on employee, states that lie saw the machine about 5 o'clock. His attention was first attracted by the noise of the motors, which is well known at Dover, and on looking in the direction from which the sound came he saw a light moving at a great speed from the direction of the sea. The throb of the engines as the machine passed over the' town was very distinct. The noise of motors was also heard by Mr.' Langley, a local tradesman, and Police-constable Pierce.] GERMAN DIRIGIBLES MAKE NIGHT TRIPS. (Received February 26, 10 a.m.) LONDON, 24th February. There is little doubt that the airship seen off Selby and East Warwickshire came from Germany. BERLIN, 24th February. Several Zeppelins are making prolonged night trips, Home carry machine* guns, bulletproof shields, a ton of explosive 3, and wireless apparatus.