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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 33, 30 May 1876, Page 3

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M'\ Ifoylvel. of Pa.ss.iic t'ity, New .fev«.-y, I, iui- ten v •:«*.< past. iri ootuiectiou vvic.i J _\e'.v York Ix-.-tt i'.t Oil .111 invriii.i'i'i v. i,;cu promises to revolution' se ordii.vnre. Turn; was an exhibition recent! 1 ., i' f j' li'lif, of ..!i• iota. The little OIK' lisi d o:i trial looked tike a twelve foot »;w p'pc, v. it!i it. Utilt ilie|» boftf, can'\ in :' a needle-shaped bull' fc. f*n t.ie ~1.11«-r .side of the gun are utufaUie Ji'-ektcs. tilled with sv9 n:uvh ikr^ t:..; r.ite |.,;iii 11.6 khe lii-t iwh. A.s kite sun is tired tluw ;i.ddition;U rhttriie* "t explode l.he l>ro jfi'tl! : ■ J >;i •..•«<.» M-loil-X tin- h.ll'Vfl. ti;,, diUiifi- of explosion is averted, uad (-.he fon.-e iiii:i-easi d n> n. wondernil d--give. The lirst shot tii'ed wa.s tiivoirrk a solid ina.ss of niotiii.oi- iron foiu- iiie'iu-s th-iek, wliirh pierced, if a.s it h.'id In eu [line lio.-U'd, and Imriid it.-elt .s.-ve;-al (ill-lies 111 all oa.Keti si e,nip. .vEtU-il the iron Ir.-vd- lieen placed. 'l'liefi a. shot was liri il at :v target t'oinp.wed ot" tv. elve |i|;i_|-..-s of riiree-eiu-io'Si inch iron ptc.te. M-itiirel** strapped together.. Ti;e luillcts uent l-iii-oiiu'li. this, t'no of tiiese eaiu'.ous of s \ inch hiire has In-eu lotupletod, ;utd ~-ill he test.id he fore the luittd. States ollieers in a few weeks, urn I ir. is estimated it wiil send a I .a!I from twelve to utccen 111 I Ics.