A ZEPPELIN FEAT.
WITH QUICK FIRER. IS BRITAIN LAGGING? Preee Aesn—By Telegraph—Copyright Berlin, Yesterday. At a trial of a Zeppelin at Friedrichshaffen in a strong wind a machine gun on the ucper deck was handled with ease and precision and tired five hundred ronnds of ball cartridges. The results were regarded as of the greatest importance. London, Yesterday. A memorial signed by the Duke of Argyll, Lords Methuen, Beresford and other influential persons was presented to the Prime Minis ter, Mr Asquith, urging that provision be made in the military estimates to place the air services on a satisfactory basis. Army estimates for effective and non-eft'ective services total £28,220,000, including: Territorials, £2,815.000; aviation, £234,000, an increase of £7,900.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1873, 18 March 1913, Page 2
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118A ZEPPELIN FEAT. Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1873, 18 March 1913, Page 2
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