KRUPP'S FANCY GUN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 228, 5 March 1915, Page 5

KRUPP'S FANCY GUN.

A Canadian paper contains the follow-, ing particulars about the much-talked* of new Krupp gun:—• It appears that Herr von Krupp has a new gun up his sleeve that will sirike another terror into the hearts of the Allies, and will end the war at the first' shot. The gun weighs 27,00,000 tons,' and the muzzle so large that the Kaiser drove his limousine down the barrel. A troop of artillery went through, and a Zeppelin also flew down the gun" from' one end to th« other. It fires a projectile that weiflAs 23,000,000 tons. On the; projectile is a clock, and it carries a time-table. It will be fired from Berlin" at 9 a.m., and will dpstroy the following cities at the time mentioned:— Leave Berlin, Germany, 9.0 a.m.; arrive Lon-: don, England, 9.01 a.m.; Paris, Franefy 9.02 a.m.; Sydney, Australia, 9.03 a.m.;; British South Africa, ,9.04 a.m.; tetr<M grad, Russia, 9.05 ,a,m,j Antwerp, Bel'' gium, 9.06 a.m.; Ottawa, Canada. 9.87. a.m. The projectile is so highly trained that as it passes Ottawa and destrojk the town it picks up the Bank of England -100,000,000 dollars gold, reserve,- 1 ' resting there, and flees back to Germany, ■■■■ landing it in the vaults of the Bankogos* selschaft at 9.13 a.m.—A. D. LiaTsburg.

. "TE.V LITTLE SAUSAGES." With Sincere Apologies to tie Ten Little Nigger Boys. " (Sergeant Duncan Tovey, a popularf sergeant of the London Scottish, wko lately returned wounde'd from the front, wrote the following verses on Christmas Eve during a sleepless night in a clearing hospital on the way down to the base) :; Ten little Sausages marching all in fine; One stopped to .burn Louvain and they there were nine. Nine little Sausages, sorry to relate, One was found spying and then there were eight. Eight- little Sausages dropping bombs from Heaven; One dropped himself instead and then there were seven. Seven little Sausages up to lots of tricks, One was caught in khaki, and then there were six. - ( ~ i Six little Sausages, jm officer to drive;; By mistake he got and then there were live. Five little Sausages waging cultured war, One stopped to kill a child aud then there were four. Four little Sausages marching to Pares, One got there a prisoner and then therq were three. Three little Sausages looking rather, blue; One met a Russian Bear and then there were two. Two little Sausages, Father and Son; The hoy was ''lagged" for burglary, and then there was one. One Little Kaiser, left all alone; Won't he have a bill to pay for that, i he Tins done.