1950-02-16 — Page 5

King's YINGS

OPENS TODAY

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JOAN OF ARC

INGRID

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1950.

RUSSIANS SPEEDING MILITARY SCHEMES

IN EAST GERMANY

Borlin, February 15. Reports reaching Berlin moke it almost certain that the Russian authorities are pressing for ward plans for the remilitarisation of the Soviet zone of Germany by land, sea and air. Mecklenburg, the province along the Baltic coast, is the main centre for these Soviet activitios.

It was learnt also that the Island of Ruegen, off the Nort Prussian coast and due Sout! of the Southern tip of Sweder is becoming a forinidable Rus sion naval base.

At Rechlin, says a further re- port, the Luftwaffe experimental station is being reconstructed as quickly as possible, with the help of former German Air Force

technicians.

It became known last Novem- ber that the Soviet Navy Was preparing the harbours of Ros tock, Warnemuende, Wismar, and Stralsund as bases for various types of craft.

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SAMUEL GOLDWYN

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The Mecklenburg peninsula of Wustrow was being converted into into a base for destroyers and motor torpedo-boats.

Reconstructing dockyards.

The German authorities of the Eastern zone were ordered to pro- vide 80,000,000 East marks (about £1.100,000) for constructing naval dockyards at Wismar. The Nep- tune shipyard at Rostock has been engaged for some time in repair- ing old Soviet warships,

Theas include the cruiser Comintern. 6,338 tons. The yards of Wismar and Warne- muende are reported to ne son. structing light destroyers`armed with eight torpedo tubus. It was stated here today that Rutgen is being supplied with heavy concrete shelters for sub marines, and anchorages for light naval craft, approached by a

system of ennals. The harbour of Sassnitz, on the North East of the island, is being converted from a fshing centre into a base for light naval craft.

The German News Agency re- ports that the Neptune yard in Rostock is now employing 6.300 men on the repair of former Ger- man naval units. The Warnow yard in Warnemuende is employ- ing 4,200 workers, compared with 1,300 last January.

The Soviet authorities are carry- ing out experimental work at Peenemuende, South East of Rue- zen, formerly the testing station for German V weapons.

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NAZI'S MEMOIRS SEIZED

Versailles, February 14, Police have seized memoirs written by Otto Skorzeny, the German Colonel who made the spectacular air rescue of Mussolini from an Italian pri- Bon

Skorzeny disappeared yesterday after a pro-Communist afternoon paper published a photograph pur- porting to show him strolling with

Champs a girl on the

Elysena The Interior Ministry, which con- trols foreigners in France, had nothing to say about him except that he is not on any war criminal list.

Versailles police said he had been living in a boarding house at St. Germain en Laye, a resort town just outside Paris. He used the name Reef Steiner and told people he was working for news- Skorzeny had been living in the papers in America, they added, Argentine.

ac-

Last night he left for Rome, cording to the story police were fold by the keepers of the board- ing house, and said he would be back in a few days.

in his room the police found two overcoats, two heavy valises and part of his memoirs written

German.

Crooner's wife announces separation

Hallywood, February 14.

Nancy Binatra, wife of the orooner, Frank Sinatra, and nounced today that she has separated from her husband of 11 years who had bean keeping company lately with the film star, Ava Gardner,

Mra. Sinatra baid, “Unfåe kunately, my married with Frank had become mosl unhappy. We have therefore soparated. I have requested my attorney, Arnold Grant,

attempt to work out property settlement. But do not contemplate divorca dings in the foreseeable

To

Mrs. Sinatra's decision came 10 days after her 11th wed. ding anniversary, which she celebrated at homa and Frankie celebrated In Hous ton-United Press.

MODERN RAFFLES IN PARIS

Paris, February 14, Thirty-nine-year-old Paul Del- lapina, onu of France's big-time gangstera, told the polled here to- day he was the head of ́a ganu of gentleman bandits which has West End of Paris recently. made spectacular robberies in the

He was arrested in the Bols do Boulogne as he was taking his two small children for a walk lodny. He was sentenced to death in his absence last June for the murder af Frederick Marsrander, the Norwegian Consul in Mar- seilles, in November, 1940.

The gentleman bandits were so called because they chatted ami- victims while ably with their

The authorities said they had turned their attention to Skor- zeny at the request of the "Direc- tion de la Surveillance Torri- they robbed them and pointed a toire", the agency which usually pistol at their heads.--Reuter. handles espionage cases. This was done after the Communist afternoon newspaper "Ce Soir"" published a photograph of him in Testing station

yesterday's editions and accused According to the Berlin news- French oficiais of being lax in paper "Abend" the Luftwaffe test-permitting him to enter the coun ina station at Rechlin," on the try.

Investigation showed, the Müeritz Inke. 170 miles North police reported, that Skorzeny en- West of Berlin, la being recon- tered Franco legally-Associated structed to the fullest extent, for Press, the joint use of the Soviet air force and the pit section of the people's police.

Landing strips, hangers,

→ and quarters for ground staff are being rebuilt, It is stated. The ex- perimental laboratories, bombing ranges and fetro-poncrete shellers are also. being reconstructed.

Bergman

marriage delayed

The experimental station wa dismantled by the Russians in 1945. The work or recreating T-Rome. February 14. it being pursued with great urgency.

Thousands of Germans have been recruited, many compulsorily, for, work on Soviet naval and air projects, largely in Mecklenburg, Its geographical position ren- ders it particularly important to Soviet strategy in Northern Europe. Aircraft and naval units operating from ils coast gould seat off the Western approaches to the Baltic.

The arming and training of special units of the "people's police" is continuing in barracks dispersed throughout the Eastern zone. Recent reports that these units were being provided with Soviet tanks were cozfirmed yes...). terday by the London correspon dent

of the British-controlled newspaper "Die Welt." The in- formation was apparently deriv ed from official British sources.

QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

Roberto Rossellini said today that. It will be at least two weeks before arrangements can be made for his marriage to Ingrid Bergnian.

He denied that the marriage might take place concurrently with the US, premiere of the alm, Str

"Stromboli," arranged for tomorrow.

Rossellini added that Miss

Bergman's 12-day old baby had not yet been baptised. Miss Berg- said that the christening might man's nurse, Giulla Favoretta. take place tomorrow or on Thurs- day in the hospital chapel..

said that Miss Bergman's Mexican Gino Sotis, Rossellini's lawyer, divorce papers were due heru today but had not arrived in the regular mall,

He confirmed that the divorta must be approved by the Swedish authorities before the film couple may wed hare.-Associated Press.

HAILSTORM INZ

PARIS

-Paris-February 13. The busiest streets in Paris were suddenly deserted when a brief but violent hailstorm broke : out today. People were scurrying for

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