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London Balloon

T

Barrage Derided

FRENCH PLAN FOUR

TIMES BETTER

-Says Sir Hugh Seely HE question whether the Government are adopting the best type of balloon barrage for the defence of London against air raids was raised in the. House of Commons recently.

It was suggested that the "apron" for Paris will possibly be 61⁄2 miles high and that London's would be only 1 miles high.

the

Sir Hugh Seely (Lib., Berwick-on-Tweed) introduced matter by asking whether delivery of the balloons for the barrage defence of London began before the end of 1936, as promised by the Air Ministry, and how many had been delivered up to date.

Sir Philip Sassoon (Under-Secretary, for Air): The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As to the second part, I hardly think it would be in the public interest to give the figures, but satisfactory deliveries have been made. Sir Hugh Seely: What is the cause of the delay? Sir Philip Sassoon: There has been no delay.

Sir Hugh Seely asked whether the Air Ministry intended to adopt for the balloon barrage defence of London the improved "Ariel"

12800 type of balloon

by the French Government and

whether any negotiations for the ac- Short-Wave

quisition of the necessary

patents

were taking place or had been con-

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A YEAR'S NEGOTIATIONS?

Sir Philip Sassoon: The type to which Sir Hugh Seely refers is not that for which orders have been placed.

Radio Freaks Increasing

Sir Hugh Serly: is it not a tact EMPIRE CONTEST MAY that the negotiations have been go- ing on for over a year?

Sir Philip Sassoon: The type of bulloon decided un by the Air Staff for the defence of London is the one we think most suitable for the pur- pose.

Sir Hugh Seely: Is it not a fact that It has been stated publicly that the "Arici" can go up to 35,000ft., where as the one the Government has select- ed 'can go up only to 8,000?

Sir Philip Sassoon: It depends upon the height one wants to have them for.

Sir Hugh Seely: is it not a fact that it has been decided that this barrage of balloons for the defence of London is to be limited to 8,00011. and not to 35,000ft.7

No answer was returned.

THE GOLD

OF SPAIN

BE SPOILED

Sun Suspect

London, Feb. 21.

Four hundred amateur wireless enthusiasts, in all parts of the Em- plry,

are wondering I lie large number of spots now spread over the

stin will seriously interfere with the annual Empire-wide com- petition, organised by the Radio Society of Great Britain.

Lite the Broadcasting Corpora- tion's Empire services, these amat curs will be using short waves. Elut they have found on important qua, lification to the Corporation's assu-

Capt.. Ramsay (Cón., Peebles) ask-ranee, that sunspots are improving ed whether the attention of the Empire communication rather than Foreign Secretary bad been drawn to making it more dimcult, the action last Tuesday of the Soviet

to the Spain Non- Amateur transmitting stations, 400 representative Intervention Committee in refusing to 500 miles away, in the north of to represent to his Government the Ireland and in Scotland are coming view of other countries that the ques-through with alarming strength. tion of the gold belonging to the Bank of Spain must be considered in Normally, they would not be heard regard to

withhold at all. Now, it is feared that these plan to any financial assistance from beth sides nearer stations will interfere with in the civil war.

signals from Australia, New Zea- Lord Cranborne (Under-Secretary lurid, Africa, and other parts of the for Foreign Affairs) replied that the Empire. It is presumed that com- elsewhere in the Empire proceedings of the Committee were peliters confidential, and as no mention of any may similary such matter was made in the com-nearer neighbours. munique reporting the meeting he was not aware of the evidence on which Captain Ramsay based his sug- gestion.

suffer from their

"SKIP DISTANCE” ·

The abnormality, Mr. John_Clarri- coats, Secretary of the Radio Society,

Sir Naira Sandeman (Con., Middle-explained is one of "skip distance." lon): Is it not a fact that the whole

Usually, Mr. Clarricoats said,

of our trade with Spain will be waves of about 20 metres are heard Jeopardised by the Reds having loot only within few miles of the ed all the gold?

translation and then not There was no reply.

again

perhaps, 2,000 or 3,000 miles. This because The "ground wave" penetrates only for a short distance, while those which travel up into the atmosphere and are there reflected hive not yet come down again.

ARCHDUKE OTTO AND THE CORONATION MONARCHIST INQUIRIES IN LONDON

The explanation given by the ex- perts is that the wireless-reflecting (From Our Own Correspondent)

layers of the atmosphere, have to be Vientia, Feb. 10. unusually highly charged with elec- trielty to reflect a wave which hits According to Legitimist quarters

them st all directly. Therefore, the Monarchist leader, Dr. Friedrich von Wiesner. who will lecture be-only those waves which slope gently fore the Royal Institute for Interdown at a long distance from the nter-up into the atmosphere and come has a commission to inquire whether transmitter are usually reiteeted." the presence of Archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita at the Coronation nearer the transmitter, are not re- The rest, which would come down celebrations would be welcome. Occted, but passes outwards

national Affairs in London to-morrow

the

05

sun.

into

to on un-

A leading article to-day's off-space. This they are not doing now. ell Wiener Zeitung deals with These nearer waves are being re-

restoration in Hapsburg

a flected back to the earth instead. manner which indicates that the responsible leaders of Austria look One explanation, Mr. Ciorricoats upon the return of Archduke Otto stated, is that the layer chiefly con- the best ültimate assurance of cerned-one about 150 miles above the earth during daylight-la being permanent security.

The paper says that threats from charged up electrically outside have given

a decisive im-usual degree, due to an abnormal petus to the revival of Monarchism bombardment of electricity from the In this country. If a new Mon- archy is to be established, however, Alternatively, Mr. Clarricoats sug- it cannot be brought about by a gested that lower layer of the The time must be earth's atmosphere, not normally im- spontaneous act. ripe for it. The nation must gain portant in radio communication, the conviction that the Monarchy is were now reflecting these waves. the only possible solution, and it would have to be a "social Monarchy "Our competition lasts over four of the people." Austria needs a week-ends," he added, "in two scc- strengthening of the authoritariantions, so that from the varying con- idea, but this final stage is not yetditions experienced we may be able reached,

to collect somo valuable information."

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Los Angeles, Jan. 30, ;- A proposed ordinance requiring dogs, chickens, cats, turkeys, canaries and donkeys to be sllent In the elty between 10 p.m. and 6 am. precipitated a two hour argument in the City Council over the question: "Can dogs read? How will they know when they should not bark?”—United Press,

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