THE CRYSTAL PALACE
AID TO ENEMY AIRCRAFT “OFFICIAL ARSON” SUGGESTED LONDON, Jan. 21. Whoever is England’s enemy in the next war —if there is a next war will have the disadvantage of not being able to use the Crystal Palace as a target-finder. This Victorian relic, which ivas recently burned to no more than an iron skeleton, now appears to have been the perfect mark for raiding German Zeppelins by which to take their hearings.
The statement is made hv Lord Ponsonby in an article on peace in the Evening'News. German headquarters had paid that, on no account must the Crystal Palace ever he touched, as its glittering roof and great length made a splendid mark for bombing aeroplanes and Zeppelins to steer by.
“The theory of official arson had certainly not occurred to me,” Lord Ponsonby continued. “If the fire was official, it was certainly very well done. That, is air precaution with a vengeance. ’ ’
Sir Henry Rnekland, general manager of the'Palace, described the. suggestion as ridiculous.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19237, 1 February 1937, Page 2
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