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Show Coaling seems to be destined to become be-come a matter of vital importance tc warships, not only because of the absolute ab-solute necessity of the fuel, but because be-cause of the dangers which have been revealed by the fact that high explosives explo-sives have been found in a number of instances, of late, in the coal for the bunkers of British war vessels. Unless Un-less coal supplies are closely guarded night and day, and every bushel put aboard is closely inspected, it would be comparatively easy to destroy the mightiest of ships with sticks of ex-S ex-S plosive properly adjusted in lumps of the: fuel. This danger has received mat more or less consideration during times of war, but never in days of peaceful service have ships been men-acred men-acred as British cruisers and battleships battle-ships seem to be at the present time. |