Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-25

hippopotani on the spree, one of them
 waiting for the other when he Jagged
 little behind. Thes hesitated for
 moment before the breastworks, as if
 disliking the effort of climbing them,
 then heaved themselves up, thrust out
 their snouts got their hindquarters on
 the move, and waddled to the top.
 Under their vast weight the sand
 bags fattened out, the timber beneath
 slipped and cracked, and the whole
 structure began to collapse as the
 twins plunged down on the other side and advanced to attack the barbed
 wire. That barbed wire, so formida ble to infantry, go damnable in a rush
 upon enemy trenches was simply idi- otic agaInst these monsters. It's posts fell, it's tangled barbs were torn like
 ragged threads. and it was all laid low.
 Another tank now came into action from the far end of the field bearing the legend on it's breast of "Faugh a ''Get out of the way" It was the Derby winner of tanks, fleet as a sea elephant of Kergueien Island on a
 rampagious hunt. From its steel Hanks gon of old renown looked half so menacing as this. St. George would have had no chance against it. But King George, whose servant 1t was and to whom it was tame as any tor toise, was not afraid, and with the Prince of Wales he went through a steel trap door, into the body of the beast. For some time we lost sight
 of the king and the prince, but after
 while they came out laughing, hay ing travelled around the field for ten minutes in the queerest car on earth. A Great Thrill.
 The great thrill of the day came later. It was a thrill that made us all gasp, and for one terrific second feel our hearts jump into our mouths. Through the woods of the high bank OT hal laff tho worse for year. as though battered in battle. It came forward through the undergrowth and made for the edge Of the bank where there was a machine gun empla cement or bomb proof shelter above a steep bank al- most perpendicular. It seemed impos- sibie that any old tank should enter tain the notion of taking that. jump.
 snout was well over the bank, and steadily on again with that extraordt- nary method of progression in which the whole body of the beast moves from the nose and upwards until it seems to have a giraffe neck and very 1 little else. That very little else was sitting on the top of the emplacement while the forward part of the tank was ! poised in space regarding the setting sun. However, without any hesita- :
 tion, the whole mass moved on, Iurched out and nose -dived.
 Good Lord! It was then that the thr.u came. The tank plunged down like a chunk of cliff and as it fell went sideways and lost it's balance
 and, as near as anything could be, al | most turned turtle. It righted itself with great jerk at the nick of time | just before it took the earth below and | shaved by a hairs breadth an ammu . l milton dump at the bottom of the drop | It was the finest tank trick I have ever
 seen, and was greeted by laughter and | cheers.
 The king, however. and other spec 1 tators were rather worried about the i lads inside. They must have taken 8 | mighty toss. No sound came from | the inside of the tank and for a mo- | ment some of had a vision of a number of plucky fellows laid out un- ! conscious within those steeeI walls l The door opened. and we could sec
 feet standing straight, which was a l relief.
 Let 'em all come out. said the
 king, laughing heartily, and out they | al tumbled. a row of young fellows
 as merry and bright as air pilots after
 a good landing. Didn't you get a l nasty knock?" asked the king and the
 answer was 'Not at' all sir"-which, 1 fancy, has to be taken with a grain ot | salt.-London Chronicle