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THE LIMIT.

There has been some interesting and

mysterious stories in circulation about the short lives of the big naval guns that are used on our battleships and coast fortifications. One of the yarns most frequently told is that the 13- inch gun, which carries a ton of metal

for twelve or fifteen miles, can enly be

fired 100 times with safety, because the tremendous pressure destroys the

cohesive power of the metal and thus weakens itand renders it hable to ex-

plode. These Stories have got into books and the “1oo-firing fallacy” 1s

acceyted by some of the ablest author- ities on ordnance. The big Krupp gunat the World’s Fair in Chicago was an object of even greater interest, when visitors were told that it had been fired sixteen times and couldn't be fired again without danger of ¢x- plosion because of the metal of w hich it is made had become “‘nerveless.’

Admiral O'Neill, chief of ordnance, of the navy department. says this is ali ‘The only damage suffereed the big guns from frequent firing is the wearing out of the rifle grooves, he says, ‘and that is easily repaired- The gun can either be rifled over again orit can be ‘tubed’—that is, a rifled tube can be fited into the bore, as it frequently done in England, and the gun is good as new.’

“There is no such thing as a gun getting ‘nerveless,’ continued the ad- miral, ‘The metal of which it is made is not injured by firing. Some of our cuns have been fired 100 times with- out showing any injary or wear. We do not know how long they will last,

by

as

ex¢ ov t that the rifling has to be renew- oe xhga itis worn out, but we have never had a gun to wear out in our ex- rience, and many of our guns have been fired several hundred times.’

The ordnance experts of the army estimate that the 12-inch guns on the coast fortifications can be fired 200 times without being relined, but this 1s only speculation. They have never had any experienee in that line. None

f the big guns belonging to the United

worn “out.—Chicago

States has. ever Review. CHINA’S MILITARY POWER.

In anticipation of a campaign by the powers against China itis of in- terest to note the size and character of the army that the Chinese would be able to place in the field. Althougi an official statement has never been procured, reliable estimates have been

Souch

rade, one of the best of which is that ' recently contained in a mpnoery:, | prepared by Majer A. 2. J. Marshal, | British officer. The fig shting scrdlianh | of the Chinese 1s given as follows: Manchurian field force, 50,000; Man- churian irregulars, 2@,000; fighving braves, 125,000; and Coen or | di sciplined troops, 10,00 The: re lcerves under arms are given thus | Pekin field force, 13,000; banne in Pekin, 75,000 banner troops nces, 95,000; and the Luh- g green standard regiments, 0,000. This force comprises 00 o cavalry, which is the least effective | portion of the army. On the subject of the capabilities of e Chinese as fighters divergent opin- ‘cons aie entertained. The domestic ons ry of China contains many eX amples of great fortitude and deter- | mination in war, the dynastic changes yeing carried out only after prolonged | convulsions and at a cost of mnilliaine of that the Chinese are

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of lives, showing ‘y no means a timid or submissive sople. More than a generation ot

interrupted fighting was necesSary tO } Manchu dynasty to capture | Pekin, and many more years passed acquired ascendency in

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THE DAIL‘

the middle and southern provinces. But the conditions are very different when the ill-organized and badly train- ed Chinese regiments are in conflict with the disciplined troops of Europe and Japan. Unfortunately the coun- try between Tien-Tsin and Pekin in the Province of Pe-Chi-Li does not favor tactics. Itis practically a vast plain through which the railway runs, at first on an embankment and _after- wards on the level, crossing a few small bridges. It is essentially a region where numbers will tell, and in view of this fact and of the serious losses sus- tained by Admiral Seymour and by the allies in the capture of Tien-Tsin, the prudence of the European command- ers in not attempting an advance until a great force has been assembled seems unquestionable, The mest en- couraging feature of the situation is the disunited condition of the Chinese. Japan in the late war had to fight merely the army and navy of China, the mass of the people taking no in- terest in the struggle, at least, so long as the operations did not disturb the sacred soil of the Middle Kingdom.

In the one that may now be precipitat- ; eda united be possible, and unless a Chinese gen- eral appears who inspires general con- fidence, and who proves t) bea great

campaign should not be protracted or difficult one.

The disadvantages under which the allies will operate are, however, very obvious and very considerable. The troops at present available do not number more than 40,000, and if the resisting power of the Chinese at Tien- an index of their strength, at least three times that number will be needed in the advance on Pekin. The distance to be cover- ed is nearly a hundred miles, and the transport and supply problems will not be easy to solve. We will doubtless soon learn that a commander-in-chief of the allied forces has been appointed

who, taking his icstructions from the eight nations clothing him wita authority, would dominate the individ-

ual commanders of those na’‘ions, but would have under him officers of ad- joining and supporting troops unable to converse in a tongue known to both. Differences in met hods, nati ionality, and temperament amOOE his subordi-

nates wi!l reduce the effectiveness of the army, and a considerable time will probably be required tor the work of

organization. But befor e any definite plan of advance can be decided upon a binding alliance must be formed, and we may be certain that the powers are getting nearer agreeament on this point as each day passes. The weak- er powers, Spain and Italy, since they would be incapable of guarding their interests in China without outside assistance, would no doubt be easily drawn in, and Britain and the United States, since they have no desire to secure territory, but intend merely to

keep open the channels of trade, would no doubt accept any reasonable proposition. Moreover, Britain still

requires her army in South Africa, and our neighbors need an even greater force in the Philippines than is ac present engaged there. France and Germany may be expected to readily join the bond, because they dare not disturb the nice balance that is main- tained on each side of their common border, but the attitude of the two remaining powers, Russia and Japan, would probably depend upon the size of the compensations and rewards that each might receive or prevent the other trom receiving, or perhaps from seizing. While the other powers are Lining primarily for trade, these two want territory. They are too clos¢ to China to be put in the same cates gory with the others. There is every reason to believe that the diplomats will soon succeed in rea ching

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EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN AUGUST 1, 1900

necessary agreement and unity ot action notwithstanding the disadvan- tages under which the composite force will labour will undoubtedly produce the desired results. China’s military power looks very formidable on paper, but since the country is disunited, and thearmy has neither the arms, the leaders, nor the discipline required in twentieth century warfare, the oc cupation of Pekin, if it is undertaken, will not be long deferred.—Mail & Em pire.

THE BOER GUNS.

An English service journal comment- ing on the mysterious disappearance of the Boer guns, remarks :

Where are the Boer guns? It is the | great and only mystery of the war, and now that peace is in sight it grows deeper than ever. There were big guns before Kimberley, in the Magers- fontein defences, in front ef Mafeking, in the Colesberg region and in Natal.

In short, the enemy gaily transported

their artillery to half a dozen widely |

outbreak and mas- temporary com- it has now to meet

inv ted disa3ter, sacre for the sake of mercial gain, and unco inted hordes, armed with the lat- ¢.t mi itary inte tions and crilled by the most skillful tacticians.

SMITH-DORRIEN’S BRIGADE.

General Smith-Dorrien, in an order is- sued to his brigade, the nineteenth, which consists of the Shropshire Light Infintry, Gordon Highlanders, Duke of Corawall’s L'gat Infantry and the Roya! Canadians, says:

‘It has achieved a record of which any infantry might be proud. Since it was formed (Feb, 12) it has marched 620 miles, often on half rations and seldom on full.

‘It has ta ken part in the capture of ten towns, fought in ten general ac- tions, and or twenty seven other days. In one period of thirty days it fought on twenty-one of them, and marched 327 miles.

separaied points in a territory as large |

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SOWING AND REAPING.

If we take a delight in sowing guns 'and ammunition, mounted guns, ma- |chine guns, Mauser rifles, and all classes of firearms and explosives, then we must expect to reap wars, rebellions, deaths and disasters. We stated twu weeks ago that no light had been th-own on the way in which the Chin- ese had secured suck stores of ammu- nition and such modern, approved weapons of wirfare. Some light is dawning now. Let us think of its meaning. Mr. Wyndham, the parli4- mentry secretary of the British War Office, stated in the House of Com- mons last week that since April, 1895, British firms had supplied to China 71 mounted guns with 11,740 rounds of ammunition, 123 field guns with 49,- 400 rounds, and 297 machine guns with 4,228,4c0 rounds, and that a single Germaa firm had in the mean-

ers and 3,000,000 rounds or aminuni- tion. Itisan accomplished Geriuai artillery officer who has organized and drilled the Chinese ar- tillery, doubtless with the full permis- sion of the German Emperor who is now so hot to be avenged for the mur- der of his representative. Russia and Great Britain have been able to spare accomplished officers from their mili- taay organization to instruct the Chinese in modern tactics. The se- vere contests now being waged on the Pei-Ho prove that the “Celestials have beer apt pupils. It is notthe first, nor the fiftieth, time civilization has

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUS i 22nd, 1900.

Trains leave Charlotietown at 7.50 local Georgetown 6.50 local, siopp.ng at a! in- termediate stations.

Return tickets from Charlottetown 85c, Georgetown &85:, intermediate etations-all proportionate rates.

Retur= tickets will be istued from al! stations wees of Royalty Junction at one Yest-class fare on Augnst 21st, good te return on August 23rd.

For train arrangements, prize liste end ull particulars see programme and adver- isemente in vewerapere later

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