New Engine of War.

Temuka Leader, Issue 3744, 25 May 1901, Page 3

New Engine of War.

A demonstration is to be made in London towards the dose of tho month of tho extraordinary powers o f dingihility of She now electrical aerial torpedo cod the sky cycle’' - airship, of wine" l tho inventor ia Mr i'arl Myers, of Frankfort, New A ork '.Rate. Tho no rial torpedo, which ia a vessel of entirely now design, is loft long from tap to lip, .and is also loft ia circu’»hii ones at the widest part. It is propel'cd l.y a U h.p. c-lrctric motor wishing 4ii) only, bevel ‘P'.ng a currotif. of JlO volts, and controlled from swi'chhoard. To lha keel is attached a car containing the motor,-in aluminium > crew shaft, and a two bladud pruprllor, and there are two aeropbtis to support and guide the torpedo in mid air. At tho recent trials iu ihe St. L uis Colia-niai the vei»el Marled from an elevated platform aero s au oval arena 220 ft long, rising as it flew, then turning gradually about and retracing its course, the ' curving and gradually rising until it hud reached ihu ceiling of a spiral pa th way. Tho vessel then full vertically until it reached tho ground, rose and and circled again in a part limited by th« nroita until part around the oval, when it ' escribed a figure eight, and flew oil on another tr ick and rn encircled tho oval with <a.i oupasitc succession of cyciodial curves. It would snddon'y fly around tho a run.a, daring straight at some selected victim, but when just within reach would circ'o to tho right or loft, or cl so :wing broadside, for all tho world as th ugh it were endowed with life and intelligence. It would ofion rest itsc'f for a moment on the railings of the boxes, thin fly to the electric fountain ami circle it, and then aiovo forward in a straight or curved coarse.

With th's marvellous engine it is d-.iujed that high explo ivt-a can bo distribi'o! over any pdnt, selected for destructive purposes.

A wedding which created considerable interest in Jewish circles, took pla** on Wednesday at the Wellington Synagogue, whnu Leah, second daughter of Rabbi Van Svaveren, was married to Mr Jacob Harris. The ceremony was performed by'the bride’s father, and there was a very large attendance of co-religionists and others At the adjourned meetiug of the Stewards of the South Canterbury Jockey Club on Wednesday evening to consider the Benzoin —Tsaritza case, a letter was read from Mr M. Hobbs, withdrawing ids application to have the case re opened. It was decided to pay out the stakes won in the South Canterbury Jockey Club Handi cap, and totalizator dividend on Tsaritza, and to return the investors on Benzoin their money, less the usual commission, such payments to be made at the secretary's ollice on Saturday, the 15th June. L H. Hewitt’s application for a remission of the term of his disqualification was duly «ousidered, and it was decided on account of his previous irreproachably good character, to reduce las term to three mouths.

The Stipendiary Magistrate at Dunedin unexpectedly got a severe rap over the knuckles from Mr Justice Williams the other day. The matter arose thuswise. A hotelkeeper named Bigger had been proceeded against on two informations, charging him respectively with Sunday trading and with exposing liquor for sale. The first charge was dismissed by the Magistrate, and on the second the defendant was convicted. Ho then moved for a writ of prohibition. This application was dismissed, and Mr Justice Williams, in delivering judgment, said “ All tho four men found in the bar when tho police entered said that the landlord had shouted for them, and the landlord said tho same. All tho men gave false names. It is a matter of common knowledge that in a pubiichouso the bar is the place where liquors are kept, and tho Magistrate, like a jury, was at liberty to apply to the subject before him that general knowledge which any man may be supposed to have. If the slide of the bar is up so that anyone looking iato the bar could see what was in the bar the contents of tho bar are exposed, though no witness may come forward and say he has actually seen what was in the bar. If liquor is thus exposed and the surrounding circumstances lead to that conclusion that liquor could be had by discreet persons on paying for it then the liquor is exposed for sale. The evidence to my mind abundantly supports this conclusion. The point made, however, in the present case is that there was another information on tho same occasion, that both informations were by consent heard together on same evidence, and that the Magistrate dismissed tho information for selling, but convicted on tho information of exposing for sale. It is contended that as the Magistrate dismissed the information for selling he must have believed the witnesses who sworo that the liquor was given them, and that if there was no sale to these persons there was no exposure for sale. What reasons tho Magistrate had for dismissing the information for selling I am unable to say. It is impossible to suppose that tho Magistrate, as a sensible man, really believed tho evidence of the witnesses that the liquor was a gift. I should rather conclude that ho did not quite appreciate tho effect of section 170 of the Act of ISSI, though that question of proof of sale to any particular person might be in dubio, and decided on what lie thought the surer ground of exposure) for sale.” How to Treat a Troublesome Corn'.

To remove a troublesome corn or bunion First soak the corn or bunion in warm water to softeri it, then pare it down aa closely as possible without drawing blood and apply Chamberlain’s Pain Balm twice daily ; rubbing vigorously for five minutes at each application. A com plaster should bo worn for a few clays, to protect it from the shoe. As a general liniment for sprains, bruises, lameness and rheumatism, Pain Balm is unequaled. For sale by J. C. Oddie, Temuka, and Morrison Bros., Geraldine.|

A man named Syven Syveraton hanged j himself in a boarding house in Masterton. The fund for the erection of a statue to the Queen at Wellington amounts to £ISOO, half the sum required. An old man named Dersley has been missing from Invercargill since Monday. llis hat has been found in the town gardens, through which Puni creek runs. A man named G, Laurie was accidentally killed on the railway near the Auckland freezing works on Wednesday. He was repairing an engine, and requested the fireman to move the engine on while ho examined it. By some means ho got crushed between the rods and the framing. He died in the ambulance whilst on the way to the hospital. ■You can depend on ridding your children o£ Worms with W auk’s Worm Figs, the Wonderful Worm Worriers Price, Is. The Contingent from Melbourne paraded in front of the Wellington Post Office on Thursday when the Premier delivered a short address welcoming them back. He complimented them on their appearance, and the way they had represented tho colony. No finer body of men bad ever left any shore to uphold tho honour of their country. Theirs, however, had been a peaceful mission, and if there was any conquest it must have been over the hearts of the Australian ladies—a remark which raised a hearty laugh. The Premier called for three cheers for the men, which were given with good will, and then one for Mr Sodden himself was given, after which the troops marched through the town. Their physique and fine bearing excited general admiration among those who had not before seen them paraded en masse. A deputation from the Wellington Ministers’ Association, representing all sects except the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches, waited on the Minister of Justice and asked that tho position of clergymen other than those of the two bodies mentioned, might bo defined m so far as visits to gaols were concerned Also that they might have permission to hold a monthly service at the Terrace Prison. It was pointed out that prisoners were grouped under three heads —Protestants, Catholics, and Jews, and that a minister of any of these throe divisions might see a prisoner privately; but should a Wesleyan, Congregationalist or Presbyteiian minister desire to do so ho had to converse in the presence of a warder. Tho Minister of Justice, in reply, promised to have inquiries made, as tho Government were only anxious that prisoners should bo ministered to by tho ministers belonging to their own churches.

Wage’s Woum Figs are m ,--.t fffeelivo and not unpleasant ; children thrive after taking them. Pri. - -*, Is.

As showing the ravages of the drought in the south-western district of Queensland, a gentleman who has arrived in Brisbane from the vicinity of Cooper’s Creek says that some stations aro almost depleted. He mentions one station where out of 95,000 sheep there aro only 300 loft, whilst out of 30,000 cattle there are only 500 left, and out of 1000 horses only 70 remain. All the stations will have to be re-stocked, and meanwhile the country is overrun with dingoes, which are swarming like bees. One pastoralist near Cunnamulla has lost on an average 900 sheep a month, mostly through dingoes. Several stations had to he temporarily abandoned owing to tho drought. With the rain that lias recently fallen a slightamelioration of the conditions has taken place.

The development of Mr Hudson Maxim’s new explosive, “ Maximite,” mentioned in these columns the other day, has created a great sensation in New York. According to fuller particulars to hand the peculiarity of this explosive lies in the fact that it is far safer to handle than are those of the lyddite class. Although more powerful in its action, it is less easy to detonate, and can only bo fused when strongly confined ‘•Recently',” writes Mr Maxim to >a London paper, “a 12ia armour-piercing steel shell, charged with 701 b of Maximite, was successfully fired through a Tin Harveyised nick'd steel plate without exploding the shell. Maximite will stand the shock of penetrating armour-plate of any thickness which the shell itself will stand.” Tho enormous strength of the new explosive is shown by the f ict that 7000 fragments were recovered after the explosion of a 12in forged steel shell.

A simple, effective, and economical method ot ascertaining the butter contents of milk was exhibited be Alrß. M’Gregor of the Selwyn district, at the Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s rooms, on Wednesday. Air M’Gregor took an oua.;e of milk and placed it in a bottle containing one-third of an ounce of Coutts’-acetie acid and fer ten minutes or so shook the bottle* At the end of that period the butter in the milk had become separated, uud was weighed, and was found to be 16 grains. This process was gone through with a similar amount of the same milk, and the same result was arrived at. By a simple arithmetical calculation, Air ATGregor was able to state that the milk tested went over 3ilb of butter to every hundred pounds of milk. Air Alurphy, F.L.S., who was present during the tests, remarked that the process is a most valuable one for dairy farmers, and it is so simple that a child could work it. The utensils and tho acid are not expensive, tho most costly portion of the outfit being the scales, which represent a value of ten shillings. Air M’Gregor has no doubt as to the reliability of this method of testing the value of the milk of any cow. Wade’s Teething Powders for babies are soothing, reduce lb vor, pn - vent blotches. Price, Is.