SKIT ON THE DREADNOUGHT.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 13, 12 February 1907, Page 2

SKIT ON THE DREADNOUGHT.

The Munich correspondent of the London “Daily Mail” quotes the following skit on the dimensions of the groat British battleship Dreadnought from tile “Neueste Nachriokrichten” : “Tho Gorman naval authorities have been confounded by the launch of the British 500 ft. warship Dreadnought. But now comes the news of the launch of the Greatmouth, which is to be 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 tho time varies at the bow and stern. A butt of champagne was used to.christen her —there is no bottle large enough. Cavalry are trained on board. The whole German fleet could be hidden away in her caboose. The King, when ho 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 lime he has claimed there. But her size is nothing to her power. No gun or torpedo can hurt her, and she can blow away fortresses. Her turbines are worked by the Gulf Stream. But Germany is going to build a battleship which will take six Greatmouths as lifeboats.”