The purchase of Mr Whitehead's secret by the British Government appears to have proved well worth the money, as the insight thus gained into the construction of this wonderful torpedo has resulted in something more wonderful still. The laboratory torpedo is as far ahead of the Whitehoadasthe latter was in advance of its rivals. The new tor pedo can travel at a speed of 30 miles an hour, and can be adjusted with more certainty than its rival. It is worthy of notice that the authorities of Woolwich now decline to show distinguished foreigners all that they are doing.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 133, 5 June 1878, Page 2
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99Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 133, 5 June 1878, Page 2
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