A CENTURY HENCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 6 November 1926, Page 10

A CENTURY HENCE.

RADIO TRANSPORT

WONDERFUL WORKING MODELS

LONDON, Oct. 22

I had a glimpse at the transport ol 2026 through the wrong end of a telescope (writes an Evening. Standard representative) when I paid ji visit to the Exhibition of Model Engineering at the Royal Horticultural Halt., The ship is naturally extinct, and its place is taken by a Huge aero-Jiner. It looks just like a nightmare, for it has 14 Happing wings, each of which is covered with smaller wings like the scales of a fish. These Hap as die machine makes its way through tue air, and it is calculated that the motion would be as steady as an omnibus. The locomotive is also eliminated, and the driver, signalman, and motive power are l provided entirely by .wireless. Majbr Phillips, who is experimenting on the wireless train, had a small •model oil exhibition. . “I have tried my invention on big trains; in fact, I built a stretch oi railway for the purpose. I fould 1 could run a train without any engine or; driver without any trouble at all. ! “The only trouble is that of jamming. It" is going to take a long time to get over this difficulty, but- I «m sure that in a hundred years’ time the ‘wireless’ line will be running. “At the moment I am concentrating on wireless signalling. 1 have found a practicable scheme for the signalling for up and down lines, which aftei further experiments should be successful ” \ Even the belfry will be out of date a hundred years hence, for the same inventor hns devised ft nietliod of ringing wedding bells bv wireless! The fastest boat in the world was proudly exhibited by a model moto> boat racing club. Although it weighs- - pounds 'and has an engine of 4-1 h.p. it is capable of 70 miles an hour, aiui has alieAfly done 42 m.p.h. m speed trials. f .