Carrying Mails by Shell.—The Postmaster-General of England has from time to time received suggestions of several methods of conveying the royal mails besides locomotives. Among others was one by a royal engineer, who advised that the mails should be inclosed in shells and fired from one stage to another. A good bombarder would be able to drop a shell within a few feet of the mortar or cannon which would be required to send it on to the next stage.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXI, 23 November 1895, Page 650
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80Untitled New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXI, 23 November 1895, Page 650
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