1941-01-30 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1941. ·

HUGE

NOT ASKED TO LEAVE

ARMOURED NEGRIN CITADELS FOR THE NAVY

(By A Shipping Correspondent)

BRITAIN'S FIVE NEW BATTLESHIPS, WHEN IN SERVICE, WILL FORM THE FIRST COMPLETE SQUADRON OF NEW CAPITAL SHIPS TO JOIN THE ROYAL NAVY SINCE THE GREAT WAR.

Already the Navy has been reinforced by the first of the King George V. class, laid down in 1937. The King George V., Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Beatty and Jellicoe are the most formidable battle- ships ever built.

These 35.000-ton warships, cost- ing £8.000,000 rach, have bomb. proof plating and all the Anti-aircraft devices.

latest

drivu

Geared fubme developing 130,000-horse power, will them through the water, at 20aximum designed spred of 30 knots. This is five knots faste: than the speed of any existing British battleship.

Brudes the main aimainent ef 24111

guns the

battleships

will carry a serunday battery ef 16 325m

GIRL IN

DARK SAW

MURDER

Sitting in the shadows

The 525m 450 PN new wea-behind the counter of a

pon to the Royal Navy

first mounted an the ertisers of

the Bonaventure class in 1939. It is the result of long experiment; and tests and has proved itself capable of attamming a high rate

of fire consbined with tremendous hitting power andi accuracy al Jong range

I am formed that this fun, on past pentru mânces, considered far superior tee raval medium-calibre piece veloped by any other naten

Like A Puzzle

DENIAL THAT DR. NEGRIN, SPANISH PREMIER IN THE LATE REPUBLICAN GOVERN- MENT, HAD BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY, WAS ; MADE IN THE HOUSE OF COM- MONS BY MR. BUTLER, FOREIGN UNDER-SECRETARY.

Mr. Butler said the Government had no intention of departing from the established practice in the general treatment of those who sought refuge here, and no steps had been taken to oblige Dr. Ne- grin to leave.

It was of course, understond that Dr. Negrin should couinue to refram from all political activi- ties

"Was Dr. Negrin approached by members of the Government with a view to inducing him to leave this country?" asked Mr. Shinwell,

Mr. Butler: "No, I do not think Mr. Shinwell has listened to the answer I gave.

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When the Minister agreed there had been contact between The Government and Dr. Negrin, Mr. Dobbie gave notice to raise the

matter again.

GAD, SIR...

One man in a pink coat made a stand for tradition.

Bassett.

Belvur Hunt met at Colston Belvoir (pronounced "Beaver") is DATE* of the most

famous packs in the counties. North London hotel, a girl, There were present the MFH was a mute witness of the murder of a friend and colleague.

As the strains. of dance music hotel Jounge a from the rwded few yards away mingled with the dull boom A A. guns, Gwendo- une Cox, forty two, the hotel of- nyhepuce manageress, fell dying be- hind the counter with a bullet from the revolven of a masked bandit in her chest.

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Over a therd of the de-place ment of these rapital ships devoted to armour protection. This will enable them to receive teni Le punishment without the fghl Ang efficiency being mpared.

And is the smoking revive,

seen witness of

bamit stood, it in band, the un- the tragedy rap

into the lounge screaming. Cox has been shot!"

"Miss

The band topped playing, cus Poppies imiped to their feet, and the landlord vaulted the counter, into the GIT-licence, and

Naval experts have compar. |Tan

ed to me the general design of found Mix Cox lying bleeding

their interiors with a Chinese the fle

IS.

puzzle-box. That

separat inner hulls are fitted into the outer shell.

Maga, ines, engine Gend hunder rooms and all other interior vil. metable spaces are contained The innermut "bos“ cond rounded by thick armRORIT 1/is. In this way vital parts are wom pletely isolated from the effects of explosions which might break the outer hull or en shatter the fist of the inner bulls.

In the event of a hit by a Dr. pede, mine or shell, damage will be localised and the inrush water confined to a mall area of the hull.

In her lab was a bottle whieta she had picket up to defend her. self when the gunman wth tw other mien crashed into the Little room during the air raid.

Died In Man's Arms

Kneeling down. the landlord

pl see thus turb in the wound in the dying woman's chest in a vain attempt to stop the bleeding. His wile ran to the door and heard in the darkness the sound of a high- powered car being driven away. Gwendoline Cox never recovered consciousness. She died in the landlord's arms.

It was at nine o'clock at night that the door of the off-licence of Two thick belts of deck ar.

the Alexandra Park Tavern, High mour extending from side to side Road, Wood Green, swung open. A of the ships and covering all

man walked in and asked vulnerable compartments provide Cox, for a brand of cigaretttes she | the maximum possible protection did not stock. against plunzing shell fire and Zerial bombardment.

Miss

Miss Cox's friend, Alice Higgins, was sitting in the shadows. A few seconds later three

men entered

Even the bridges and gunnery control towers are enclosed in One of them had # black silk heavily armoured citadel. And handkerchief over the lower part between the two funnels on each of his face and his overcoat collar ship is a hangar to acconimodats turned up. 'planes.

4-Gun Turret

In their armament King George V. and her sisters strike an en- tirely new note in British prac- tice as the main battery of 10 14in. guns is mounted in two quadruple and one double turret.

The four-gun turret was first used in the French battleship

This man pointed a revolver at Miss Cox.

The story of what happened then has been told to the landlord by Miss Higgins.

"The man said, I want the money. Put your hande 'up,' the landlord told a reporter. ""I should say so,' Miss Cox said. Then she picked up a bottle to defend herself,

"At close rance the man, who Dunkerque. But whereas the suddenly saw Miss Higgins jump Dunkerque mounts 13in. guns, to her feet, tired a bullet at Miss the 14in guns of these new Bri-Cox. Miss Higgins was able to tish battleships-will-be the give the police-good-descriptions heaviest weapons yet mounted in of the men, quadruple turrets.

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"Miss Cox's home was at Scar. borough. She was not afraid of

No torpedo tubes will bo | anything, even air raids.” mounted, as naval opinion, am told, inclines to the that torpedo work is no longer within the province of the caple tal ship, which can attack more effectively with her guns.

DIVORCE AFTER 45 YEARS

Married forty-five" years ago, Mr. Orton Watson, of Beaumont Each of our new battleship Road, Bradford. was granted a will carry a crew of 1,500 officers decrce nisl in the Divorce Court and men. They were launched because of desertion by his wife, considerably more advanced in Surah Ann. equipment than is customary, And Mr. Watson's case was that his when this happens. the time of wife went to her two daughters in completion. for sen is, of course, correspondingly, shorter.

Australia in 1922, and had never returned..

Lord Daresbury, and the two paid huntsmen.

Lady Daresbury at- ended in a car. There were no mounted followers.

But the Belvoir met. Tradition was maintained.

FIVE BEHEADED IN BERLIN

TO EVERY MAN THE STRENGTH OF TEN!