In our report of the Coronial inquiry into the recent Pitt-street tramway fatality, Mr. Brennard, one of the witnesses was made to say that the car was not sufficiently supplied with brake power, independent of the air brake. The wnrd "not" was incorrectly used, conveying the reverse impression to what Mr. Brennard actually said. The vogue of the military airship, even as a sooutang machine, seems to The United States Navy has got hold of a gun w'.iich can fire shells three miles up into the air at a ra-te of 12 a minute, and a similar gun with a seven-mile range is expected shortly.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 300, 18 December 1911, Page 2
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