A Colonial Invention.
i ■ ■* - I ■ C'n.as. Ivnticotr, of Auckland, states i !';at lie has invented a new method of ; discharging big guns by concentrate i j electricity. He proposes to use a. cannon 25ft long by 4ft in circnmlorenccHe says that 'firing will be noiseless i and smokelo.f?, that the gun will carry ! five miles, and that anything the vnisi sile touches will be pulverised. He [ estimates the cost of working such a i yiin at /'' T .o pw '-hot. He intend?* to ! lay h\:s invention bef.-.v", the Premier.
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Manawatu Herald, 20 July 1899, Page 3
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89A Colonial Invention. Manawatu Herald, 20 July 1899, Page 3
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