AVIATION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LX, Issue LX, 1 November 1910, Page 8

AVIATION.

PURCHASE OF THE CLEMENTBAYARD. BY CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT. (Received Nov. 1, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 31. Clement-Bayard originally asked £25,000 for his airship. The War Office considered it was not justified in giving more than £12,500 on the ground that M. Clement declined to give tests in accordance with Lord Rayleigh's Aeronautical Committee's requirements, and that the balloon envelope was partly worn out. _ ... Mr Harvey dv Cros, an English merchant, subscribed £5500 to prevent M. Clement taking the balloon back to France.