AVIATION.
« THE DAILY MAIL ” RACE, i London, Aug. 1. ( Mr. James Ellison has presented, Vedrinrs with £lOOO. making the; total solatium £2OOO. AUSTRALIAN PRIZE FOR FLYING MACHINES. , Melbourne. Aug. 1. Although forty-five entries have been received for the prize for dying machines, no machines have been submitted. The acting-Minister of Defence proposes that a large sum be spent to encourage persons whose, ideas are approved. AVIATOR’S CERTIFICATE. (Received 2, 10.40 a.m.) : Captain Oswald Watt has secur- • ed an aviator’s certificate. WIRELESS ON BIPLANES. (Received 2, 10.40 a.m.) ’ Paris, August 1. Military officers aboard the Gar-, an biplane transmitted wireless messages to the Eiffel Tower thirty miles distant, electricity being generated by the aeroplane’s motor and an apparatus weighing 301bs.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 193, 2 August 1911, Page 1
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