AERIAL NAVIGATION.
GERMANY'S FAILURES. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. London, May 5. A crowded non-party meeting of city "men at the Mansion. House resolved that it was essential to take steps to secure an ample margin of air supremacy over the next strongest naval power. The newspapers state that of Germany's fifteen Zeppelins seven have been wrecked or dismantled. GERMANY'S AIR FLEET. Received 7, 12.30 a.m. Berlin, May 0. A new Zeppelin passenger ship, with 14 passengers, flew 155 kilometres in 115 minutes. BRITAIN'S AIR DEFENCE. Received 6, 11.50 p.m. London, May 6. The Lord Mayor presided at the Aerial Defence Committee's meeting at the Mansion House, which was crowded with city men. Lord Beresford, Lords Middleton and Lamington, and Mr. Lionel Rothschild, and many mayors were present. Admiral Edward Seymour, Sir John Hopkins, the Duke of Argyll, Lord Kinnaird and others spoke. The Lord Mayor declared that one of the objects of the meeting was to strengthen the Government's hand in making known that those engaged in commerce were willing to make pecuniary sacrifices to promote the aviation movement.
Lord Desborough said that he was sure that the Britishers could privately raise an enormous sum to assist the Government to provide an efficient aerial fleet,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 296, 7 May 1913, Page 5
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