Show australian inventor flo honored nored Los DOiT oct oat 25 tha war department has cabled an invitation to lo via visit it this connary to W S ashton of melbourne victoria the inventor of the ashton magazine rifle and which according to the claims for it is a wonderful improvement uvon upon the martini henry and aad the lee lae medford weapons according to a report re from the minister of defense of victoria rr er hou hon william mccal loael and which full data of a number of testa made under the au auspices ol of the government by a board of army officers the tha achten is a long advance on all existing esis tinz similar weapons of defense especially making a higher percentage of 0 bulls eyes and a larger number of hits and extraordinary rapidity in firing it is presumed that the object of the government in inviting the inventor to eng land is to arrange for exclusive control of the weapon |