The Man-Killing Bullet.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 4028, 2 September 1898, Page 4

The Man -Killing Bullet.

The Woolwich correspondent of The Times writes : — " A new service bullet just -^adopted by the War Office, will be used for the first time in the Khartoum expedition. Several- million rounds are being sent out to Egypt. The reason assigned for the change in the service bullet is that the Lee-Metford, though it is more deadly at ten times the range of the old musket ball, does not disable an army as effectively as is considered desirable. The case is elongated, and so hard that soldiers haye been known to go on fighting after half a dozen. Lee-Metford bullets have gone through them, whilst the bullet itself has passed through two or three men consecutively, shock being sacrificed for penetration. The Dam JDum bullet, now also superseded, came into use for the purpose of stopping the rush of hordes of fanaticß, as it had the advantage of 'spreading out and breaking' up whenever it encountered resistance. But there has recently been some discussion in France as to the propriety of remonstrating with the British War Office on the ground that it is contrary to the convention made with other European Powers in 1868. The new service bullet is the same diameter ('303), the same length (an inch and one-fifth), and the same weight (215 grains) as the LeeMetford bullet, and fits all the service rifles' and machine guns in use by the British Army. The case iB of nickel, the base only being filled with lead. The conical end is left empty, and when it^strikes the enemy burrs, opens backwards, and lodges in the body, being lessened and shock increased. The new bullet is spoken of as ' the man-killing bullet,' in contradistinction to the man-pene-trating bullet. It is propelled with cordite, and has as much energy as the old Martini-Henry bullets of 410 grains had with the best gunpowder ; whilst, as it is half the weight, the soldier is able to carry double the number of rounds of ball cartridge. The new bullet is being manufactured in the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal, by men and boys working overtime, at the rate of two million rounds of ball cartridges per week ; and, if the test in the Khartoum expedition proves satisfactory, a permanent stock will be kept in hand at the powder magazines at Woolwioh. A contract for 10 million rounds of the new hall cartridge has been entered into with Messrs Kynooh and Co., and one with the , Small Arms Ammunition! Company, Birmingham, for a similar number." CONSTIPATION Or oostiveness, is one of the most freqnen results of ' liver complaint, and requires prompt and careful attention, for if the faaoal matter' becomes impacted in the bowels dangerous effects are to be appre handed. The' justly celebrated Dr Abernethy said that inattention to the- action of the Btomaoh and bowels was the cause of ninety per cent, of pur physical ailments, and modern science proves this assertion correct. Care, however, requires to be observed in the choice of remedies, for there are numerous drastic and violent cathartics sold under various fancy names but Dr Fletcher's Pills are used with the best advantage in such cases. Mr A. M. Beauchamp, Rata, Rangitikei, N. Z., says : — ''I wish to inform yon of the good Fletcher's Pills are doing here. Everybody uses them, and speaks well of themand so do I, for they are the best I ever üßed in my life." They can be obtained from all medicine vendors, or direot from P. M. Clements, Newtown, Sydney, for thirteen penny stamp? When the little boy was saying his cat c ohism, they asked him what was the chief and of a man. He said, " the end what's got the hat' on," You do get the bald truth rom- youngsters at times. Ask a child, for inatanoe, what's good for coughs and oolds:,'fWhy, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure of course." They know; all New Zealand youngsters of four {years old and upwards know thai.