SKIT ON THE DREADNOUGHT.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2644, 4 September 1906, Page 7

SKIT ON THE DREADNOUGHT.

The Munich correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" quotes the following skit on the dimensions of the great British battleship Dreadnought from the "Neueste N'achrickriehten" : " The German naval authorities have been confounded by the launch of the British .")"<>ft. warship Dreadnought. Itut now comes the news of the launch of the Creatmouth, which Is to he-built in six weeks. The Greatmouth's length is immeasurable by the English system. Whole commandoes of Dreadnoughts can be hung about her anchor chains. She is so long that the time varies at the bow and stem. A butt of champagne was used to christen her—there is 110 bottle large enough. Cavalry are trained on board. The whole Geiman fleet could be hidden away in her caboose. The King, when he went on board, wore out four tophats and frock coats, which had to be discarded owing to change of fashion during his tremendous journey over her. A "middy" who goes from the deck to the bridge is a pensioned admiral by the time he has claimed there. Put her size is nothing to her power. No gun 01 toipedo can hurt her, and she can blow awav fortresses. Her turbines are worked by the Gulf Stream. But (iermany is going to build a battleship which will take six Greatmouths as lifeboats.