HUMANE BULLET

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2497, 25 June 1915, Page 5

HUMANE BULLET

In a letter dated May 8 from Mena House, Egypt, Lieut.-Col Nash, of the Australian Force, says:—"Several thousands of our Australians are here wounded, some severely,' more not so bad, yet all knocked out temporarily by Turkish or German bullets or pieces of shells. The rifle bullet used by the enemy is the most humane projectile I have seen. It is pointed like a pencil point, well-coated with nickel, .and below 0.303 in diameter at any level. The grooves are numerous and deep. All these characters make it pierce soft tissues, bones, and clothing cleanly, and with high velocity; the consequence being that a small clean puncture represents the inlet, outlet, and the track from one to the other. In many cases a lung or two lungs has or have been completely passed through, yet uninterrupted recovery has ensued in the course of two weeks.- Such could hardly follow after being struck with a round shot, a Martini, or any large nonpointed missile. "When will the war end? To me it appears as if we are at but the opening stages. It may not be as easy to reach Constantinople as your letter suggested that 'you thought. From what we hear it may be that our crowd on the Gallipoli Peninsula are completely held up if the Turks gain victories. It may be that we hero shall be in a somewhat perilous position. However, think well of us in case anything unfavourable may come about."