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1 AIRSHiP SCARE I

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1 AIRSHiP SCARE More Midnight Flights CARDIFF BOUND essePs Circular Trip. I AERIAL LIGHTS AT PONTYPOOL }¡L -,Tpotu °? the nocturnal visits from the ?t?.. ??  to ^ter^' &Us <aga.r-shaped airship are again to ?' this ??? from the ncighbour- ? of ??yrch. which lies between Caer- thill 'Id tla?ritrisant, and also from Dab- ?'Ily ?? Wantrisant, and also from Dub- li4. Y"t"rdly the aerial wanderer was l at ?Uthend, Norwich, and Ponty- ?' a ? ?° eac-h instance it was stated that  b In  8eq,rehloon illuminatoo the heavens "with, ? '^htg. ^v rly th- morning the following oB&cial *???p ? ?? handed in at the office of the ? Express":— I :lia. "?I?SHIP." ?20 ??-"?'e sighted an airship at tllio f^rning. It disappeared at 3.5 ?oc): at the break of day. T"Q £ j. it wcre extin,uished at ''? l,lghts of it were extinguished at tibe ("lClock. The lights appeared to rise fail. ,ph eairshi,came to earth between Lian- trlSnt rshlp came to earth between. !Jlan- ^ilnt d (?aerphilly on a level plain. ?a ?''? large—like a boat—and f '?'?t ?S-hte, one at each end. ?   ) CoscW.?^kLlVAN, foreman blast furnaces J  "*?o'ent. Dowlais Works; B ES COLLINS; na. ?OH?SON, charger No. 3 Fur- Ra 6; ??.?V?LLIVAX. fitter; 'lLLD ??LLIXS. gas man; ?LL?f -? FLYNN, weigbmaster. ? abov 1 tv, a-bov6 ?en. as will be seen, are all f> ?oy ?? the DowLais Works, Cardiff, and '? cf t.?*? ?? the furnaces have a clear vi"lk Ofthe country around. J^Vij ?tement is confirmed by Mr. ? %t? '? 182, Albany-road, who is camping ? p ^ltyrc"'1' He states that whilst re-  ?y?oh. He sta.tæ that wh?st re- OOSe to ? city this morning about 6.33 4, b?erve(i a ???s airship sailing over the ?"t?i ? ?w?e i Taff's Well and Pentyroh. 4' h? ? &cod sight of it, and it appeared ? ? ,Va^ about 25ft. in len?h, and on it k about 25.,t. in leng,,h, and Gu  the advertigement of a well- > ? S ? in large red letters. ?eNing Towards Cardie kl. iffl- D?v?s. of 20, Cyril-street, Nw- ?&' ?t that Wil9t he was going to Car- rilo, between 5.30 and 5.45, he «i»i in 11*?hID nea'- Ebbw Bridge, but lost  ? ? "leai- Tredegar It was then of ??'' Trede?ar Park. It was then ?Ht t'? .??ct.ion of Cardiff and making ?qzz1, 4? oa b llo thought it was a motor- ??it? oise Ho thonght it wae a motor-  P101lS, night watchman at the New- f4¡1J.ib :tl, ??? states that he saw an ?t. 5 30 this morning overhead at ??.)??St ——??? goin? iu the direction of I QhlE OF AIRSHIPS. I its Way to Cardiff )¡¡ ''tt, it;"Ival Spencer, the well-known a/ero- ?' ?tJ. ''???? c? Thursday, Eaid the ai.rsh'P3 colld only be accounted ? ?'o????hips couid only be account-ed  ?o. ?'?- 1'? ?rst. and the most prob- ) ?i?fia "a'tK?n wM that they were model  Of wnic^ a large number were 4t 3o;? ???iona.ity petrol was used to ? ':fti ? ?°?'?' ? these balloons, and \'?&bt p.iT6 a luminous Qa-me. The other W that the aerial vese! might be '?t ??n v?'??S airships supplied by hM I ?th"' ? ? supplied five during the past tK11' ariH ?"? ? these had found its way ?t ?rii c<-untiea and one to Oardiff.i I tquld Wipe Out London I  ?urse of the internew Mr. Spencer W^ld ?"y ?Ji me half a ton of dyna- ? Lon ^°me other high explosive, and Y, i,lid0n, °? ?ould. without any diSl- ?h"' Ia? -?"?n in Ha,mes and in ruins. ? ?e <Jem oralls:U lon following <m such I"th '?t'-u ?"? ? iuca?<-ulf..bl? and if ? ? :Plan Wero Mlow&d by a 1 ostilo St?ot?° ? would remain to this country ^lit "raraon thc, enemy to a meeting T ? ltt"'S the terms of an indemnity for IA 44" Seen Near Dublin -1111,r of residents of Donaybrook, a I ?? ofr"??. last night before eight 2 Sau.,at they believe to be an air- il1.lhng RAPIDS in a FO ath-westerly th if it ?? ?'? from Dublin Bay v% Iric,h Channel. Some yocHM who saw 1140 object state that it appeared r° J^all ? if at a, great altitude. It was vNJ '? Bh  ?' ?'? ?'?? SP? ? ??'? i'- th«i but the speed at which it ? ?? ?? s Y ]e-rt them to believe it wa? h °t\!ir, balloon, upecialIy as there 14.5t zL "?th of wind at the time. h4 aL -i  good light at that hour. VH,.). ber of people "PP??? to have r !lr tbe o!:ljeet. A ]adv resident in tn ""ok stated that she watched it for a r4iya tee from a bedroom window, bnt it h??%'?- ?'? from view in an inland ??i ? of T? Police in the district know of ttl ?''?- A <'yc"? riding to ? ?o? ???stown the previous -night ?t ?? ?'??" some ?°? after midnight ?'? ?O?ca? to be a cigar-5haped body, .f?o C]  light ?" front, travelling at t.. in ab'e Pw?e across the sky, appa- a?ynilar trMk to that taken bv l¡ I;%J. from Donnybrook, which is ??a.'?decfThih?n t ?i"? EXPLANATtONS I txoePirh.- I ..t1 Model Flight at Pontypool I N N .1. -? 112'6 Pontypool incident is con- \r a. ?"??? cxpli?na.t.io.n is forth- b?t'4'0!t ?? Victor Swanton states that what ? ??a.) 4,,t 14411Y %en in that district on ?<?- %l ^a.8 Cathine more than a modcl air- ohY  ??? °'°?? ??? ? ??? ??' 4t W4?"3h in conjauction with his the,. ?? constructed for the purpose lat'ng with. The model, he gays, q? tt4o4t 6ft. or 7ft. ??. and elliptical, tkth I'? tb "I, cilar-shapk-(l Nil em a3' being a favourable night for ik%i4k.f;tllexderitnent, he accordingly let ?tk ? ??o" ?s house. An electrical ?-re .'?s ,?, kht Nva ? t] ??Ml. in order to show «.?ch «/%»{ ^s- t¡,? model took, and this was, e?-, raI'taken for the searchlight. r, 'Odel. ? continued Mr. Swan?OD, kt?tq,l, lqeq blight of ?-?? ?-SOO?- to 2,000ft 44ii ed f,, as ? ? he had antid- 4ZLI ?4 it, diff",elrlt dirc-etion,. When reaching n ^iffer!^ fnt d'^tions. When reaching t-. a)^t lde Labout went over ^'<Ity>1  ????- ? went over in 'h ?irectlo.i attested by the I • t> of lhufS. S&T Nv eduesday night- '? P; ? ? Tuesday night- S»e*"h l?nP' Balloons Sent Up at Newport I "41Y h '>- th-ii- 80me association wit,h the 5). t l l at ? Wednesday night Mr. W. ti Oi ? Newport, sent up two 6ft. t'kih 8, JUn °of « Newport, sent up two 6ft. 14 CWHJ! ,lch were c?rne<l in the direc- li13ttv qt 1, !"eOn and Pon-,ypool. ,KbNu" and Pontypoo!. "e the "Western Mail," Mr. 1?4,?? 1 6i(i 11 Wednesday night about ck T sent ?? from the grounds of w ??? ??nd?e, two fire balloons. V.-qo 16ft high and 6ft. in diameter, ??? ? ,-as "? ?' a methylated spirit lamp k?,l, ,t.ease of the balloon by a ? ??f? °'?- The b<UIoous aro toy ?'fs'?dm6 ?L ??Pcr with wicker stays, but ,L papcr v?itli wicker stays, but ?? xnctlayiated spirit lasted it would .tQtq, \,e.:uethYlated spirit lasted it would )? ?t ?r? °??ht light. As soon as the Uw8 M ? it creates hot air, which V >)„. the it <Teates hot air, which <liv t?' ?nd "?? ? balloon then begins arll I aseei,.ds to a great height. ?ti??aHo? ? which I sent up went in the ?t ? of C der|eon and the north, and these 4 ?V aceoziiit ior the lighte ^lbiy account for the l1gh E?ta It over ?"typool in the direction ba^'u^eti>1/' A ?r?e number of theie ba6lloo zlj ? ?"?? at this time 61 tHe ???. ?? it j ?osMbIe that other people in ¡t\¡ \V 1I.llt IS Posible that other people in h, i,h tth V) -ztl t6  thm "? during the last  1113'' "'? might be an explanation rt th t vt 0. "'his nlight be an explanation ? ??ctio seen by the Jaon- \J,? OVER EAST COAST 1 pow e"fh. 4 "sarchtightsand a Whizzing N ??b? Noise I a. ?if. ??Pondent tclegraphs that flalf -D4st eleven and twelve on Wed- NaL?' 1) 1 zrllt a '?oxh?n, g-emleman. cycling ¡¡ tOne t 'OlI?"d "?'' a bridge, his lamp ? f:. ? O'?t- r Immediately afterward. t% fr" a DO'lll,,rful searchlight was turned t 1111t ethlng a great height in the air, to""I'dO Norwich. Two ?n?I?pn Wbt311 c,iff lrQ to ba 8'(?l' the lightR <  tf ?ards  ? ?'? s?en the lights S %tte lar4.d ??' sailing extremely l,el?,, 11ii-eh?.D 5ELiled ov. ,r ?o??. being r4i ? tw trit y "lutes later at Tasb-urgh, eight  the  ater at Ta6b?r?h. eight to ^aTr^- '?c "whizzm?" noise is ^Ah. haped distinctly audible. PC..RH Ded Body over the Humber 1 ?.? a ?y puMi&hed in the Hull on ay, the alleged air- ship is said to have been over the Humber. In an interview, Mr. A. Walker, Coltman- street, Fays that at eleven on Wednesday night he obsorved a patch of light in the sky, working westward. There was a luminous body. aro-sihaped. He also heard a peculiar whirring noise. It was cloudy, but he kept the object under observation about two minutes. Two other persons give similar stories, one stating1 there was a piercing I searchlight from the sky. A Southend Visitation I A Southend correspondent says that Wednesday niz-ht at dusk an airship was observed at a considerable height between Southend and Shoeburyness. It manoeuvred about for some time, until darkness set in, and then disappeared. Observations from Mumbles Head A Swansea correspondent, who sends as his name and address privately, writes :—"The following observations mHY be of interest: I.ast night (Wcdne- '1.,), being on Mumblas Head at dusk, I observed over the tlhannel in a S.S.E. direction, two elongated dark objects, apparently about 80 to 100 foe,t long, moving from N.W. to S.E. at a rapid rate. After watching them intently for a few minutes I saw four white flashes in quick succession 1 from the most easterly object, which was immediately answered by three slower flashes from the other. I also distinctly heard three sharp signals, apparently from a bell, answered by two more. The objects appeared to approach each other, and then disap- peared, travelling away from my observation at a considerable speed." j i I

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