NEW NAVAL MONSTERS
♦ PROTECTION AGAINST AIRCRAFT, By Telegraph-Press Assooiation-Copyrisht ■ (Rec. August 27, 1.10 a.m.) London, August 20. Tho battleships to bo constructed under the current year's Estimates will bo armed with fourteen-inch guns, will bo longer than the Iron Duke, and will have a curved armoured upper deck and funnel protection to resist attacks by aircraft. A FUSED WIRE. ♦ LONDON ALMOST ISOLATED. ! By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright London, August 25. The fusing of a wiro in a fast-box at tho General Post Offico paralysed thousands of others. Tho loss of power interrupted communications inland and on tho Continent. Temporary emergency measures prevented the complete isolation of London. It is feared it will bo a week before tho normal service is restored. Later. The wires are being rapidly Tepaij-ed, and there will bo a full and efficient service by to-morrow. (Rec. August 20, 9.15 p.m.) London, August 26. The fire in the post office is attributed to a defective electric circuit. ( : =
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1529, 27 August 1912, Page 5
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158NEW NAVAL MONSTERS Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1529, 27 August 1912, Page 5
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