Dictators Use spanish
47 NEW NAVAL SHIPS IN YEAR
IF the present rapid build.
ing schedule is maintain- ed, more than 47 fighting ships should be added to the British Navy this year. The following vessels are expected to commission be- fore the end of 1988:
"Type...
Ono aircraft-carrier
Three craisers
22. destroyern
11 mbmarines
Total 47
*TONE
22,600
27.300
56,000
10,700
Total 116,800
The aircraft carrier Ark Royal is due for completion in July. With a speed of nearly 31 knots, hangar space for 10 air- craft, and an armament of 16 4.5in anti-aircraft guns, she is] the world's most modern float- ing aerodrome.
During the year the cruisers Liverpool, Manchester and Gloucester will come into service. They are sister ships of 9,300 | tons, with a speed of 38 knots, and mount 12 Gin guns and eight 4in anti-aircraft weapons, be- side multiple pompoms many lighter pieces,
32 DESTROYERS
and
Of the 32 destroyers which will probably be ready this year, 16 be- long to the large and powerful Tribal class, the heaviest torpedo craft o far built for the British Navy, In pre-war days they would have been rated as third-class cruisers.
They are ships of 1,850 tons, with n speed of 38 knots. The armament consists of eight 4.7in. guns in twin turrets, cight smaller guns, and four torpedo tubes. This type was built as a reply to the super-destroyers of certain foreign navies.
The remaining 18 destroyers com- prise the Javelin and Kelly classes, of 1,630. tons and 30 knots, armed with six.4.7in guns in turrets and 10 torpedo tubes.
MORE STILL TO BE BUILT Among the submarines due for completion this year are two large
NEW UNIFORM FOR SOLDIERS
For Next World
TWO OF THE NEW, STYLES of uniforms designed for the British soldier. They were on view at the Central London Recruiting Office, recently. Both will be tried out and compared by the Army Authorl- ties this year.
Slandered, Attacked
In Pullman Car
BEAUTY' EXPERT AWARDED 1830. DAMAGES SLAND
LANDER and assault in a Pullman car by a woman described as a peer's daughter was alleged in the London Sheriff's Court.
LAST MAYOR OF GIJON BELIEVES LONG FIGHT AHEAD
NEW YORK
MAIN INTERESTS OF EUROPE'S DICTATORS TOTALA- ELARIAN AND COMMUNIST IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR IS TO TRY THEIR NEW✨WAR MATERIAL AND TO EX- PERIMENT WITH NEW “MILITARY TACTICS IN PREPARA LAST MAYOR OF GIJON; TOLD THE UNITED PRESS-UPON:HIS:| ARRIVAL HERE TO LECTURE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE LO YALIST CAUSE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ""SOLIDARIDAD INTERNATIONAL ANTI-PASCISTA" (INTERNATIONAL ANTI- FASCIST SOLIDARITY) ME.
New offensive tactics," he said, consist in the systematic destruction of every means of communi- cations and transportation behind the lines. As in the case of Spain roads and railways lie in front of towns, this system in itself results in the utter destruction of the cen- tres of population, as was evidenced at Guernica and Durango."
Simultaneously, the ex-mayor added, the tactics alio consist in attempting "to instill terror among the civilian population. "However,” he said, “the result in Spain has been only to increase resistance due to, the indignation of the victims, as happened in France during the World War."
In order to carry out this pro-at each others throats. Over and the natural gramme of armaments testing, above that, there is Senor Mallada sald, dictator attitude of foreign officers towards resentment caused by the impudent states seems perfectly willing Spanish officers."
to extend credit to Franco "There are mariy more anti- indefinitely disregarding the Fascists in France's territory than Is fact that thus for payments generally believed. Queipo de Llano- have reached only about 30 per himself recently blurted out that 70, cent, of the costs accrued. These per cent of those in Insurgent tor- part payments, he observed, are loudspeaker at Seville for once was
ritory were trailors. The now being made mainly by the right, and that's why Franco han shipment of foodstuffs from the forbidden him to continue to amuse north of Spain. ..."
the world."
"We have definite Information," he said, "that almost every day ships leave Bilbao and other northern ports fully loaded with beef, wheat, potatoes and garbanzos."
But a curious phenomenon has
human
If Franco did not have the ald of totalitarian states.” Senor Mal- lada concluded, "the war, 'would' not last two months."Untied Press,
arisen from this system, he pointe NAVY MAY HAVE
out.
"When the held
northern territory, the farmers as whole were inclined to be conserva- tive. We paid them good prices for everything obtained and thereby kept them contented. Now however, these some farmers, we are Informed, are showing very definite nigris of re- belliousness against the Fascists as a result of Franco's system of con- focating their products."
Recalling the Insurgent offensive in northem Spain, against which he
took an active part boll as mayor of
"SUPER-HOODS"
35,000 TON TREATY LIMIT DISCARDED BUT OTHER CLAUSES STILL IN FORCE
By Ilector C. Bywater
Mrs. Molly Wheeler, a Wigmore Street beauty
Gijon and as a soldier, Senor Mallada The new British battleships to be complayers, live ocean patrol boats specialist, was awarded £832 0s. 6d. damages against the said that the Loyalist defeat was laid down this year, may surpass in In addition to the 47 new vessels Hon. Mrs. Baxter, whose address was given as Kensing-everything possible to aid the isolated size the 42,100-ton battle cruiser
and four coastal boats.
..
enumerated, nino minesweepers,
⚫escort vessels, and patrol units should' be completed during 1938. When all these ships are in commission, the following will still remain under construction:
Five battleships of 35,000 tons,
ton Court, South Kensington.
Judgment against her had been
the
Puilman car of a Lon-
After many'absences from home given in default in the High Court Mr. Wheeler finally left his wife, and Under-Sheriff Burchell, and a and the latest information she had
was that he was back in America jury nssessed the damages.
The Incidents complained of took This is a lady," added Mr. Fen-
in place Four alteroft-carrier of 29,000 tona den-Eastbourne train in which the 'nell, "who had to build up a bu~ : two women, a princess and another siness and keep her children, two of whom are ul a boarding-school man were travelling.
and two at home. She faced the Fennell
Mrs. John
(for
burden of what she conceived her Wheeler) said the writ was served last July. Mrs. Baxter entered on duty, unaided and alone.
Two cruisers of 10,000 tons,
Five cruisers of 8,000 tone,
Seven cruisers of 5,430 tons,
Eight destroyers of 1,050 tons,
Seven submarines of 1,100 tons.
Mr.
All these vessels are scheduled for appearance in August. A statement
but
"THIS TERRIBLE SLANDER* "I ask you to award damages to
completion before the end of 1940. § of claim was sent in Novagnshow your indignation at this ter
The building programme for 1038, ¡ defence
delivered. had
not because Madrid falled to do
northern forces but because the surgente, concentrating every bit of man power in their drive on Asturias and the Basque provinces, had vastly superior war equipment.
HEROIC LOYALIST DEFENCE
Hood, at present the largest warship in-the-world.
It is understood that plans for battleships exceeding 35,000 tons have already been prepared in this -country and that no serious delay in construction will result from the substantial increase in size.
future American and French battle- There is reason to believe that in ships, as well as British, will all be placement, which will be over 40,000 tons.
designed to a new standard dis
"I can say with all modesty," he said, "that the Loyalist defence In the north was nothing short of heroic. As compared with the Insurgents, we lacked everything except valour. We even lacked large number of planes which due to the non-Intervention agreement France embargoed
its
·within'
It will be recalled that in view of Frontier."
the "persistent and cumulativo" re- Recounting the Insurgent offen- ports of Japan building capital ships ft was an assault unprovoked and rible slander on a very decent and give against Gijon and other northere above the lifts of bize and arma- he declared. paints, Senor Mallada said the rebel ment defined in the London Naval 250,000 tons of battleships, cruisers absoluetly inexcusable and a slander respectulence, Mr Wheeler sald of the foulest nature affecting the
January between the naval. chastity of a lady of unimpeachable that she had now let Eastbourne.echnique consisted first of a twelve-Treaty of 1930, contacts on Vives
"I thought after what the defendant hour barrage with 10, 15 and 20 in
millimeter shells. Then their authorities of Britain, the United character," said Mr. Fennell.
had said I was not able to defend mete it-that there was talk going on, and planes mothadically bombed the back States and France, 63
arca, including of course centres of civilian population. The attack it leave the ploce," she said.
to the Under-Sheriff, self was made by Morrocan shock
to be announced in the near future, was given by default on Dec. 3.
Is expected to provide for a further
and smaller craft.
Rajah Wants To
F
FOREIGN PRINCESS
that it would be better for me
to
Buy An Island line: It was natural to assume that Mrs. Wheeler seld she opened her troops directed by German
Calcutta,
Only
that hèr
Jowo at Lewes and she fo}-lada. Franco's1 foreign advisers he new battleships do not conform to in 1988 after an operation for ap Wheeler and the fore Mrs. | things on the pay train must have the vast miner@talitarian states) of 85,000 tons must be discarded. Ther
Wheeler and the Princoss took very ford people in the "All the San northern offensive in order to obta decided in Washinton that the
·TENTATIVE DECISION Mrs. Wheeler Lived at Seaford and was, a season-ticket holder on that
It was tentatively decided to sus- techni-pend the limits on battleship tonnage. nearly everybody on the train that business in London about a month clans. The Italian troops stood aside in the event of these reports being evening knew her or knew of her. before the train incident and she meanwhile and then, if the attack confirmed. Notes: presented jointly Raj Kumar Prafulla Kunar han! Wheeler travelled on the 745 pm about two weeks ago incident, Mra. was photographed In
July of last year. Mrs. closed her premises at Eastbourne was successful, they went through a to Tokyo on February 5 were in- pantomime of the same attack which tended to elucidate, Japanese inter-
to be lona. In Aims to be de,: thirty-two-year-old. Maharajah
Describing the train of Bastar, in the Central Provinces train from Victoria to Eastbourne.
She entered a Pulman and sat in Wheeler said: "The people in the later exhibited In Rome. vand, which is for sale for front of Princess. Irene Wiszniewska. Pullman put their hands down-they time among the Insurgent high com- to furnish the Information requested There were two theories at the As Japon, however, has declined A man sat in the corner and just as did not £1,000.
about, to move Mrs. the woman-I suppose to make. It mand as to how the war, should be the Powers: concerned are being Since his beautiful twenty-eight the train was
Baxter entered the compartment.
Jess em
embarrassing for me.
conducted, according to Senor Mal- forced to the conclusion year-old wife died in England early Mrs. Baxter looked.. at Mre Indy and
same said, wanted to concentrate on the Treaty restrictions
This being soil has already been: pendicitis Raj Kumar has been-in-
me screaming the made some
remark of which
'platform." consolable.
limit resources of that district, which A year ago ho resolved to retire little notice. She then went away heard it from the world, and sought for an and sald something to an attendant. Mr. Fonnell, in his address to the need badly for their rearmamdats new American battleships are con- -island-retreat in which to hide his She came back, was generally Jury cruel and uncalled for ato hasten -
said: "It was a cruel assault; programme." The Italians wanted sequently to be redesigned to much the southern offensive, in larger dimensions, exceeding 40,000 abusive and Mrs. Wheeler lett the it was a
aplits Valencia's from tons. Great Britain and France aro, Many offers from all over the first-class buffet and sat there.
compartment and went down to a dere order to to.
Barcelona, isolate Madrid, and there I learn, likely to endorse this deci world have been forthcoming.
was made by a woman who by they hoped, end, the warias soon sloncement on Bri THROWN AGAINST DOOR says she is a peer's daughter, but as possible,
An early sŸännöûnceinent. SEASONS TOO LARCE
who has evidently forgotten the my
tain's intentions is expected. Mr. Fennell said that Mrs. Baxter followed Mrs Wheeler and kept up obligations of nobility SUCCESS NO BENEFIT
The jury, after a relirement of over over running fire of abuse and assaulted an hour returned a verdict for Mrs.bestful But what did they: HEAT Pyi The northern offensive (WAS KUCH
The islands have all been too "Jarge or, too expensive, a Di a
When showed the maharajah the story of Swons, he said. "Just what want.
N
D CRUISER "HOLIDAYTAL
Contrary lo report published:
her and threw her against the door. Wheeler for 822 0s. 6d. (as stated). When they came to the iron mines yesterday there is at present no
She used these words: You are The Under-Sherift entored judgmant althy, dirty adventuress.
for that amount with cost
must get in touch with the I know you are street woman and owner "V!
uma poer's daughter."
Raj Kumar is a former Cambridgerang Baxter then grasped Mrs
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waving aloft, where imitation clauses of the realy
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