... —invisible—torpedoboats are constructed as small as possible, and painted a colour that will blend with the of sea and sky at night. Great speed is given them to enable them to catch up with or avoid an enemy. In order to secure this speed the hulls are ...

... LAST NIGHT'S ECLIPSE. The sky last night and the early hours of this morning being comparatively clear a beautiful opportunity was afforded of watching the eclipse of the moon in all its phases. The first darkening of the moon's disc occurred at thirty-five ...