The Archive · 1916

Trial Firing of New Guns

In January last year, the Arsenal here was instructed by the Mu of War to make thirty-six mountain guns of the 7.5 c.m. calibre to be sent to that Mini as soon as possible. Tt was reported at the time that the Arsenal could only manufacture eighteen of such guns every year. The latter number of mountain guns is now ready, but before shipment, a trial of firing will have to be made. An official notice was issued yesterday to the effect that from the 10th to the 14th instant, five days in all, trial of the new guns will take place at the Arsenal, and that the people should not take alarm,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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