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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13350, 7 April 1914, Page 7

Mr Balsillie, the young Australian wireless engineer, . has produced rain on six occasions. It seems to be on a payable basis, but Mr Balsillie will answer no questions ahout it, and his assistants are as silent' as the dead. When the experiments have been conducted on a grander scale tongues will be loosed, and the public will be given the whole story. The necessary apparatus for big experiments is now being made, and it is hoped that the inventor will then, he able to make commercial use of his patents. It is understood that one difficulty has been that the condensation of aerial vapors by wireless waves has th« effect also of producing lightning. The trouble is to protect the apparatus and the operators from serious hurt, as they are the centre of- the 'electrical disturbance. This result lias been achieved, but only after the severe injury of two plants. When the vapor descends it comes heavily. It is visible rain, aiid it can be directed on to a given area. AU Mr BalaUlie's. experiments have been conducted at night time, not to secure secrecy, but because condensation of vapors and the breaking-tip of clouds is ea-iier io the oold "nijjht atmosphere.