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1935.
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THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN'
with
LIONEL ATWILL - CESAR ROMERO EDWARD EVERETT HORTON |ALISON SKIPWORTH - DON ALVARADO Directed by Josef von Sternberg
A Paramount Picture
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One of Germany's new 250-ton submarines The "U 9" named after famous war-time aub- marine which sank the "Cressy." "Aboukir," and "Hogue" in the early days of the Great War.
NEW GERMAN SUBMARINES
DEADLIEST
UNDERSEA
CRAFT IN EXISTENCE
sabmarines, and the little that is нo for known of their
perform- unees, it would appear that the Germun designers have achieved the difficult fent of cruming the Intest developments into a small space with remarkable success.
NAVAL DESIGNERS HAVE NOT these craft have been produced in
LOST WAR-TIME CUNNING
THE new German submarines, a photograph of one of which appears on this page, are acknowledged by Bri- tish submarine officers to have a remarkably efficient and workmanlike appearance.
It is well-nigh unbelievable that
under five montha. for their de- sign shows that they embody the fruits of years of research.
I was officially learned in Lon- don that the. German Government have given orders for the construc tion of 12 submarines, although it was disclosed some days earlier that German submarine plans were
ar advanced, and that Germany had been manufacturing
marines for many months.
and
There is no doubt that U-Boat 8 is of considerably more than 250 tons displacement-collecting individual parts of sub- the displacement credited to the first submarines to be built by Germany. This submarine would, many was to give orders for the indeed, appear to be slightly larger than our "Hunderstood that the first 12 vessels, Class", boats, or of about 500 tons displacement. at least, would be done only of 250
The photograph reveals that the The dome-shaped object just new submarines are built on very abaft the conning tower is merely) modern lines, and incorporate many the cover of the engine-room hatch. features which have only beenWhen taking passage on the sur- perfected by other natious In re-face under normal conditions, and cent times after years of exhaus-long wireless range is desired, a tive experiments,
telescopic mast is thrust up at the after end of the conning tower.
The submarines are fitted with both bow and stern torpedo tubes,
It is for this reason that the but they do not mount a gun. On "jumping wires" are double abaft the bows they carry a specially the conning tower, while there is strengthened serrated steel struc- only a single "jumping wire" be- ture like an immense saw. This is fore the bridge.. These "jumping designed to cut through the steel wires" are designed to net as nels with which harbours and nar-skid to take sweep wires clear of row channels are often defended. every protrusion on the submarine
when the vessel, is being hunted.
Small Periscope
Torpedo Loading
the conning tower casing when the completely housed down in photograph was taken.
The curious arrangement_of_bent |--From-the-photograph-it-would- stanchions just before the conning appear that the submarine is Atted tower scems to Indicate that the with only one periscope. A second Germans have designed some new may be fitted, however, and have method of loading torpedoes into been their submarines, while the step- like casing immediately before the conning tower is interpreted by British submarine. officers as
The one periscope, the top of a which shows in the photograph, is housing for directional hydro- of great interest because it seems phones-instruments in the design to be of such small diameter and construction of which the Ger- Obviously, the smaller mans are known to be remarkably proficient.
On the foreside of the conning tower, slightly to starboard of the centre line of the submarine, will be seen a sort of hoop mounted on post. This hoop is a combined underwater wireless receiving nerial and direction finder, and it is mounted on a telescopic mast so that the aerial can be pushed up to the surface of the sea when the submarina is submerged.
Experiments in this type of wireless for submarines have been carried out by the Royal Navy over many years, and it
When it was learnod that Ger-
of submarines it was
tons displacement.
.
SIR JAMES JEANS.
MARRIED
| WOODLAND CHURCH
NEAR VIENNA
Vienna, Oct. 22.
IN a tiny Protestant church in a picturesque woodland suburb of Vienna, the famous British astronomer. Sir James Jeana and his bride, Fraulein
Susi Hock, a brilliant young concert organist, were married this morning at 10 o'clock in the presence of the bride's parents and four friends of the family.
and it was a glorious autumn morn
The sun was shining brightly,
ing.
Both bride and bridegroom wore travelling dress; the bride a dark brown Scotch tweed costume and
the bridegroom a light brown- the dialounge suit, with a straw hat.
meter of the periscope which a submarine shows above water when attacking the less chance there is of it being sighted.
Motored To Mountains
After the wedding breakfast, at For this reason smallness In which only eight people were pre- diameter of the tops of periscopes sent, they motored to the Semmer- is a most sought-after factor in ing Mountains, 00 miles from submarine design. British sub- Vienna, where they will remain a marine officers who have examined day or two, and then probably pro- this photograph are of opinion that [ ceed to Italy. the diameter of the periscope shown is considerably less than the Hayek, performed the ceremony, The Lutheran pastor, Egon Jiameter of the tops of the peris- ones used in British submarines, which lasted about half an Hour, and terminated with an organ re- cital by a girl friend of the bride.
If this is true. It shows that Germany has lost none of her skill and cunning in the manufacture-of is only comparatively lately optical instruments, for until com- that a satisfactory solution of paratively late in the War the Ger- the difficulties
been man submarine periscopes were has achieved. It appears from this acknowledged
to be considerably photograph of the German better than those of our own ves- submarine that the Germans "els. have profited by
Much In Littla · perience.
From the appearance of the new much puzzled.
SALESMAN SAM
YezzUR! I'M GONNA' JOIN. TH' RATS BASEBALL TEAM! THASS WHY I CAME TO
SANDY BEACH!
our
ex-
TH' RATS? WHY, THEY PLAY AT ROCKY BEACH! THASS 12 MILES SOUTH OF HERE!
SANDY BEACH
A great number of telegrama laive arrived for Sir James Jeans in Vienna, and a great many more for his bride. Most of those ad- dressed to the bridegroom were simply addressed Professor Sir James Jeans, Vienna, and the tele- graphic authorities were at first
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a crowd.
10 "Rude forefathers of the-." 11 Deep, twice as long.
12 Cure tips as on the screen. 14 You're taken in and done for in
these.
15 Novel character who moved in
her own sets. 18 Gourd,
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preas.
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میلاد
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defined.
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20 Posted as a tyrant.
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way,
Yesterday's Solution
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HOBBIES EXHIBITION ing; C. Large (14) Canadian river
CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL GIVE FINE SHOW
paddle steamer; M. Grant (18) acroplano models; G. Ruddon (16) aeroplane models: E Annesley (9) shells; P. Crookdake (18) doll clothes; D. Freeman (9) doll clothes; J. Gray (18) collection The annual hubby exhibition of model of P. & O. liner Corfu; M. of fabrics; F. ́ Houghton (16)
the Central British School was Engelbrecht (11) model farm- held on Friday morning last week, house; M. Hill (11) plant collec- and was an unqualified success, tion; J. Priday (13) butterfly the number and quality of the collection. exhibits being far superior to those of the previous exhibition. The following were awarded prizes for their models and collections:
Special mention was made of tho model of the "Sir Charles Orr built by the Engelbrecht brothers (ages 18 and 17), who formerly attended the school.
E. Stone (age 14) award for a
A special prize of a for stamp stampa was kyak; J. Odell (14)
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