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Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1916, Page 8

SECRETS OUT.

EXCOURGING VIEW& IMPROVED "TANKS" TO BE USED. Writing from somewhere in France, Private Cf. -1. Fama, of Patea, who was wounded at the Somme, but has now quite recovered, says:— % Hero are a few points of interest tJiat you will not find in the ppcrs':*The tanks were an experiment—?. kind of forlorn hope that, even their own engineers hadn't much , hope in. The ones, used were the original 1014 model, with some improvements. The 1010 incriol, which will be in use shortly, will thoroughly outclass the old type, which may be regarded now as practically obsolete, although they were, successful. I cannot tell you how many are being turned out per week, because censor forb:ds. The British authorities arc now supplying some to their Allies. 11 —The British have an instrument which can locate an enemy submarine ip. any part of the ocean. This, has been used very effectively. 111.—The' Zeppelins are dealt with by a lucky device used by aviators. It v.as discovered by accident, and will eventually settle any Zeppelin the Germans like to send over. You would smile if yon know how simple it. is. IV.—The French reckon that there is a women in the case who accounts for President Woodrow Wilson's attitude ia this war.—lt is a fact, I believe, that Mrs. Wilson is a pro-German, and that she lias a lot of time for Count Bernstoiff; in fact, her present friendship for him was at one time rather more than an ordinary friendship. V—The Britsh have further surprises in store for the square heads. Another point, our seci'ct service has more than eclipsed the wonderful German system, despite the big fuss that was ir,ade of the latter system. Vl.—The Bremen, the ocean-going submersible for which the Germans .ire making anxious inquiries is in Dover harbor, captured by the British. Bather a hnrd knock for the Hun. All those things were accompanied by •im;ch interesting detail, pointed out to us by Mr. Love!!, a man whe is in close contact with those who know, and who lectures on the progress of the war to the troops, There were many other th'igs which be told us of, but the censor forbids,