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Show "TORPEDO DOATS DY POST." Effective Little War Vessels Propelled Without the Aid of Steam. t A toriiedo Imat thai can be sent on by roll to Ihe nirt where It Is moat required re-quired oHn up posolbllltlea which na vnl opens luiNe never contemplated, any the laindon Mall The other morning the king wltmased a trial of Ihe new motor arrow torpedo boat, one of the most ovtraonlir easels that have ever men placeit on tho nav) Hat The Iden of a liiat drawing Ilttli) water and capable of lielng navlgatcil In shallow water originated with the ndmlrali) who appmted of the scheme to make vessels profiled by Internal combustion In preference to steam The result of the experiment was seen leeently from the deck of the Ictorla and Albert The new v easel tarries two torpe-doea, torpe-doea, weighs eight tons and measure GO feet In lengtli and nine feet In breadth Her horse power la inn and the advantage the petroleum (raft ha over ales in mav be gauged from the fact thnl her range of effectiveness I e, the distance she can go wlilnuit recharging- la GOO miles as against n steam vessel a 100 j AHirt front her enormous ralue as t method of rlvir defense theip I a novo! Interest In the possibility of orHdo boats b ut |