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"WAR" IN THE

-NORTH SEA

!

Navy Exercises

FASTER STEAMING

London, Oct... 6-After more than a fortnight of peace, "war" is to rage again in the North Sea, Hostilities begin early next Tues- day, the opponents this time be- ing & "Red fleet and a "Blue" ona."

Scotland is Red and England "Blue" for this occasion, but no

political significance attaches these colours!

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The exercise on Tuesday is in tended to explore, on lines as practical as possible, s" problem that would probably confront us in a future war, as it did in the last.

BRITISH ARMY'S VAST

STORE CUPBOARD

Ordinance

Depot At Didcot

BY CAPT. LIDDELL HART

London

The suggestion, recently reported, that some of the activities of Wool- ich Arsenal should be gradually, transferred to Didcot, a spot less exposed to hostile air attack, lends interest to the great Ordinance De pot there. And slao to some notable developments that are taking place. there, to the benefit of the nation and the taxpayer's pocket,

I have just taken an opportunity, by courtesy of the authorities, of "Red" which has an ally overseeing some of the work in progress seas, has despatched its expedi- at Didcot. tionary force to" co-operate with

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This depot lies near the strategic the allied armies, and these forces centre of England. Railways rad have to be munitioned. Red, there-iate north, south, east, and west fore, is ruzing convoys every providing good communication with few days from the Moray Firth, London, the Atlantic ports, and the while her main naval base is at Channel ports. If this central Cromarty.

position is convenient for the dia Blue operates from a base in the tributida of, stores, it is also a Humber, and her commander-in-precaution against the growing air chief. acting, perhaps, under pres- menace to which all arsenals and sure from an impatient Cabinet, depots near our coasts are especially decides to raid the enemy's con- vulnerable. Didcot, was an voys. He has no certain, know-spring of the last war. ledge of where these enemy's main feet may beek- countered. In short, he is in pre- cisely the same position as a C- in-C. in war fime, who has to re- ly on intelligence reports which may or may not be accurate.

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Orders and "paper-work" are to be reduced to the absolute mint

houses in dealing with the stores- clerically or physically. The num ber could be considerably greater but for certain progressive measures and reforms that have recently been instituted by the Chief Ordnance Officer, Col. J. H. Stone, with the approval of the higher authorities.

THE GIBBERISH TOTAL "

One of numerous ingenious fea- tares is the "gibberish total." On receipt of an indent it is given a control number, and is passed to a comptomater operator, who totals. up the catalogue numbers and the quantities to be issued. After the voucher has gone on to the stock operator and all the items have been dealt with, the accounting machine throws out the gibberish totals, which can be checked with those arrived at by the comptome- ter operator, before the voucher is sent to the storehouse.

In the warehouses, too, one finds off-many labour-saving devices, and an active search for more. Formerly the contents of each package sent out were shown on the outside and also on the packing note enclosed.. Now some £300 a year has been that points out that the contents: saved by use of a brief packing note are marked out on the outside.

On the outskirts of the little town one crosses an arrow bridge over the Great Western line, and then extent. Within it is the Ordnance comes upon an iron fence of vast Depot, with many acres of ware houses and twenty-six miles of "internal" railway line that link up with the adjacent main line.

"CLOTHING THE ARMY

The depot covers an area one and three-quarters of a mile long by

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INNER MONGOLIAN “ AUTONOMY

Government

Dut the most remarkable promise Princes Meet and Form Own of economy and efficiency is offered by the use of "stillage" (movable floor space) for goods. Two little petrol runabouts have been provid→

The main idea of the exercise was, I understand proposed by Admiral Sir Wm. Boyle, who as- sumed command of the Home Fleet last month. It will differ three-quarters of a mile wide. Ited, fitted with trailers. These have from previous operations in two is a "super-Whiteley's" One sees rising platforms, and can carry important respects:

warehouse after warehouse filled large box containers called "still with "general stores" that range ages." The runabout can bring the down to such humble utilities as loaded "stillages" from the railway pots and pans, brooms, and chairs, train straight into the warehouses One sees large workshops and much and to any point on the floor. more beside To Didcot, since the

Although only just installed, the closing of Pimlico, has been trans-

two runabouts have each moved 840 tons in twenty-five working days A 30cwt larry moves only 120 tons in a mouth

and a two-horsed wagon, which requires extra men,

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All ships are allowed to steam at fairly high speeds.

In the words of an Admiralty ferred the task of clothing the spokesman, the operation will whole British Army, except for the provide an opportunity for fag and comparatively minor item of full commanding officers to exercise dress. their own judgment and, initiative

to a degree not usual in the tac- ing 180 soldiers, are employed in

At present some 1,400 men, includ-only 100 tons. tical exercises possible with so the offices, workshops, and ware-further developed the load on the small a feet."

A certain degree of make-believe

is, of course, inevitable. For exam

pol, the Nelson is to represent five LADY PARSONS'

Queen Elizabeths destroyers are to simulate cruisers, and so ou. The "convoy" which offers so tempting a prey to the Blue raiders will con- sist of the depot ship Lucia and four fleet drifters.

THE OPPOSING FLEETS The following are the opposing Deets as they are in fact:

Red (under C-in-C., Home Fleet).

Battleship Nelson Battle-cruisers Hood and Re-

-nown

Cruiser Leander Six destroyers Five submarines

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Blue (under Rear-Admiral ́‚R. M. Colvin).

Batticships Warapite, Malays, Valiant

Cruiser Cairo

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Aircraft-carrier Furious 18 destroyers

As will be observed, Red has no aircraft while Blue is devoid of submarines. The fact that this on realistic arrangement had had to be made: indicates very forcibly the Navy's shortage of these two potent weapons. Both fleets are considered about equal ia gua-power.

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SENSATIONAL' CASE OF

KIDNAPPING,

Candidate For Judge Carried

Off By Masked Men

Pikesville, Kentucky, Oct. 28. A sensational case of kidnapping occurred here to-day the victim being Mr. Willis Station, a man of 35 years of age, who is just now standing aa candidate for the post of circuit judge."

FAREWELL

Touching Letter To Staff

READ AFTER DEATH

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, Oct. 13. Lady Parsons, widow of Sir Charles Parsons, the inventor of the steam tar- bine, died at Kirkwhelpington yester day. A few hours after her death the vicar of Kirkwhelpington called the. staff together and read the following letter which Lady Parsons had ad dressed to them six weeks previously; "Dear Friends I leave this letter to be

one opened after my death, because us would like the strain of an individual farewell."

"I have valued your friendship and service very highly. No one could have had more willing service or un- grudging help than I, and I thank you. all for contributing to make my life here so easy and happy, especially during the last two years.

"Some of you may have thought that I leave everything here--my beautiful place and my many friends-with too light a heart," but I remembered that all these good things are lent us for

the short time of our lives to make the

best use of, and that we must be ready and willing to answer the call when, ever it comes, and start on our last journey.

Sir Charles Farsons, the inventor of the marine steam turbine engine, died while on a pleasure cruise to the West Indies in 1931.

INTEREST:IN ENGINEERING

The news of the abduction was in her husband's engineering activities Lady Parsons was greatly interested brought to Pikesville by Joe Stato, and, in particular, in engineering for the candidate's, nephew, who stated women. She was one of the founders that, four armed and masked men of the Women's Engineering Society, stopped him and his uncle, blocking and when, in 1920, eight girls started the way of their motorcar in the an engineering company with a factory highway as they were returning in London, she aerated the new enter from a political rally,

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Her daughter, Miss Rachel Parsons, passed through the engineering school at Cambridge, and during the war sorved in the training department the Ministry of Munitions.

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The four men handed Mr. Staton and said: "Sign that or

autor The elder man replied: "I'll die then-1"

The met then bound him and Charles, who was a son of the third Before her marriage in 1883 to Sir drove him away in their own car Earl of Rosse, Lady Parsons was Miss leaving Joe Station bound in the Katherine Bethell daughter of the other car

late Mr. William Bethell, of Hull.. There were two children of the mar

age, but her son was killed in the

Mr. Willis Staton's wife believes that he has been kidnapped by his political enemies,

The authorities have organised a Lady Parson's funeral will take place seatch party to seek the missing at Kirkwhelpington Church, where man.Reuter.

l'her hiband is buried.

When the use of "stillages" is

public purse should be immensely lightened

Peking, Oct. 20. r According to Chinese reports from Pailingmiao, the famous Lama tem- ple north of Kueihun, 170 Mongol princes assembled there have al- ready formed autonomous government for Inner Mongolia.

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SMALL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Cyprus, November 3. The Governor. has appointed a small advisory committee compos- ed of Moslems and non-moslema as a consultative body relative to community interests, but the body is not connected with the Constitution's restoration-Reu-

ter...

Prince Yun Twan Wangchsk heads the new government, with Prince Teb or Tebwang as head of the administrative council.

clothes, the "picturesque gathering salary. Instead he and his family adopted the organic law of the new will be provided with sheep. government buildings, consisting of `government and decided to establish 100 courts at Tenchih (the Pool of Heaven), a spot 160 miles north of Kueihoa, where the scenery is wonderful and charming with The resolution passed provides abundant grass and water")

for a budget of 9320,000 and no government official will receive

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The assembled princes delegated General Huang Shaohsiung, Minis cre member to proceed to welcome:

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