AERONAUTICS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14344, 24 October 1910, Page 3

AERONAUTICS.

NEW YORK MEETING. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, NEW YORK, Oct. 22. The International Aviation Meet opens at Now York on Saturday. Grahame-White and James Hedloy, of Groat Britain, are competing. Tho chief prize is the International Cup of Gordon-Bonnett’s for a hundred kilometres race. Tho sum of £20,000 is offered for a flight from the aviation field round the statue of Liberty, in the harbour, and return. ATTACKS ON AIR SHIPS. PARIS, Oct. 22. Official and successful experiments have been made witli torpedo arrows against air ships. THE TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Joseph' Broodier, of Chicago, is planning a trans-Aatlantic air ship voyage, starting at Teneriffe, in February. THE BALLOON RACE. NEW’ YORK, Oct. 22. Tho Germania lias landed in tho The Germania balloon has landed in the Quebec province. It has probably made a record, having covered 1195 miles. DIRIGIBLE FOR THE ARMY. LONDON, Oct. 22. Mr. Haldane, Secretary for W 7 ar, has arranged tho purchase of tho Clement Bayard dirigible, subject to final tests. GRAHAME-WHITE’S SUCCESS, NEW YORK, Oct. 23. Grahame-Whito aviated a hundred kilometres iu two hours, taking tho first distance prize in tile contest. Moissant flew , alone twenty miles across country in a thick fog, steering by compass in raiirand sharp east wind. Records were not made. TWO BALLOONS MISSING. (Received Oct. 24, 8.5 a.m.) VANCOUVER, Oct. 23. The balloons Azurca, Dusscldorf 111. and America H. are missing. It is believed that they are lost in tho forests of Northern Canada. Relief expeditions will start to-day. Later reports state that the missing Dusscldorf 11. landed at Kiskisink, Quebec Province. A world’s record distance was covered. FLIGHT BY AIRSHIP. '(Received Oct. 24, 8.35 a.m.) PARIS, Oct. 24. The Lcbaud.V dirigible air ship made a 2) hours’ flight with eight passengers, circling round Nantes Cathedral. Tlie Minister of War lias appointed a permanent inspector of military aeronautics. ANOTHER BALLOON SAFE. (Received Oct. 24, 8.35 a.m.) VANCOUVER, Oct. 23. The Azurea landed at Besco, Ontario. The. aeronauts aboard America 11. are believed to have landed on an island in Lake Huron.