ILLUSTRATED MISCELLANY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 116, 16 May 1906, Page 3

ILLUSTRATED MISCELLANY.

LORD ROBERTS AT A RANGE OPENING, ' .... ■Lord Roberts, opening the new miniature range of the Hendon and Cricklewood Rifle Club. Lord Roberts, who, it will- be noted, is a left-handed marksman, was les3 fortunate than hie daughter, Lady Eileen, who actually fired the first shot, for while the Field-Marshal only hit the top of the target his daughter scored a bull's-eye.

CURIOUS FORM OF LOCOMOTION. The frolicsome attitude of this sheep is iiot assumed in'play, but is its natural position in; walking. The animal ■was born with its bind legs so badly de-

forcned that it.could not walk straight. Its only means of locomotion is to stand literally on its head and hobble along, using its nose as a- third foot. ' • ■

A PRE-mSTORIC ASIIIAE JfOTBT. While the vast prehistoric period characterised by the domination, of great and small animals like, and jet exceedingly unlike, those with which we are acquainted is tremendously interesting, Bays "Science Siftings," that prior I age, older and greater, wherein the reptilian order flourished is still more' fascinating to investigate. The existent representatives of the reptiles have' so hopelessly degenerated, or are so totally different from their colossal ancestors, that the contemplation of many of these giant creatures arouses in the mature mind that same wonder with which a child receives its first fairy tale. Our illustration depicts two great reptiles struggling for supremacy. These are the Fighting Dryptosaurs. They are smaller than the colossal animal just named by Professor 03born the Tyranj nosaurus Rex, or King of the Tyrant Saurians. The latter was a gigantic

JApAK-rf N<EW BATLESHIPS.

The two new Japanese battleships, the Katori and the Kashima, as they will appear when fit for sea. These are sister ships, and the two biggest vessels yet built., for the Japanese . Navy. They have a displacement, of 16.500 tons each, and ..are. magnificent'specimens of British, shipbuilding. The Kashima was

carnivorous land reptile, and the Dryptosaurs were of the same habits and general appearance.' The Tyrannoeaurue, when in the erect position, which in all probability he habjtuaUy. assumed, measured about 39ft in length, and carried his head some 19ft above the ground. . H«' was- practically- a biped, with an agile-bird-like method of locomotion. The huge feet, about 4ft long and 3ft wide,' also show bird-like characteristics, with ; " three- J ehbrmqus toes -projecting forwards and one extending backwards, the toes of all four limbs being provided with great-tearing-claws.- ■ ■ - ■ ■ , REMARKABLE FREAK CARROT. Mrs- Sofer \iliitburnVßotherby Manor, Leicester, sends to "The Tatleir" a photo of an extraordinary vegetable freak. It

represents a carrot dug up in a farmer's garden at Trotterscliffe, West Mailing, Kent. The 4 carrot is represented ex- , aptly as taken from the ground, and lias been in no way altered to obtain the extraordinary shape it now has.

built at the Elswick yard, on the Tyne, and the Katori at Messrs. Vickers, Sons, and Maxim's yard, Barrow-in-Furnege. The crews to man the vessels'arrived in London irt March. Their commanders (Captain Ijichi, of the Kashima, and Captain Sakamoto, of. the Katori) [ have been in England some time. They both did magnificent service in the riscent war.