1937-01-23 — Page 3

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Bee"

By a Speclat Correspondent

THE Air Ministry have placed orders for a number of airplanes of the "Queen Bee" type, and an in- tensive system of anti-aircraft train ing is to be carried out when these robot aircraft are constructed.

Radio Airplanes

The "Queen Bee" airplanes can be "Queen Bee" aircraft have been flown without a pliol, being con-used trolled by wirelens from few months land types of anil-aircraft guns and in gunnery experiments by. Results during the past few months have shown that they are far better also by various types of guns used than the towed target or any similar by the Navy, device for testing the accuracy of modern gunnery.

ZAHAROFF HAD SECRET

ENGLISH BRIDE

Ceremony In False Name

POSED AS RUSSIAN PRINCE AT AGE OF 22

Loridon, Dec. 26.

A DOCUMENT which shows that Sir Basil Zaharoff, Europe's mystery man and millionaire arms king, made B secret marriage to an Englishwoman 64 years ago has come into the possession of the English Preas. The document is a copy of an entry of marriage in the register of a London church.

Sir Busil Zaharoff led just over, Wontner, solicitor for the prosecution, a week ago and curried his secret said that for some time after the with him to the grave.

offences the prisoner left no trace Not even his closest friends or even behind him. At lost he was ascer- biographers who have spent years tained to have gone to Smyrna and collating information about him had tried to induer in English woman to any idea of a marriage to an English- go out there to be married to him,

woman.

Up to the age of 74, when he mar- ried the Duchess de Villafranca de los Caballeros, the world knew him as a confirmed bachelor.

Sir Dasil was married first of all, however, to an Englishwoman named Emily Ann Burrows at the tiny church of All Saints, which is tucked away in a cul-de-sac off Enalsmore Gardens, Knightsbridge, London.

BACK TO ENGLAND

She declined. Mr. Wontner said. but was afterwards married to him in Paris, the prisoner assuming the name and title of Prince Basilius Cortzaeoff and so passing himself off as a Russian priner.

The lady and he afterwards came to England, where they were married again, the former marriage having been only contracted at one of the Mairies in Paris.

The date was Oct. 14. 1872. The The charge of robbery in Constan- bridegroom, fail, blonde, and good-tinople was outside the Lord Mayor's looking, was approximately 22 years jurisdiction, and only the pledging old,

charge was proceeded with. OFFICER'S SON

Zaharo was remanded on the Zahnrof! was living at the time pledging charge and refused bail. under an assumed name of Prince Zaharoff appeared at tic Old Basilius Gortzacoff and the marriage Balley on Jan. 10, when he changed register was signed in that name. his plea, on the advice of his coun- His bride, Emily Ann Burrows, sel, from not guilty to guilty. Sen- was the daughter of a builder. The tence was postponed.. witnesses to the marriage were her father and mother,

Zaharoff described himself as п "General de Kieft," and gave the name of his father as Basillus Zacharoff Gorizaçeff, an officer.

At that time Zaharoff spelt his real name Zacharoff, with Christian nomes Zacharius Basilius, after the Christian names of his father and grandfather.

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On Feb. 3, 1873, he appeared again, was bound over, and set free.

Years later Zaharof gave an ac- count of his, CA Bailey trial to one of his most intimate friends, Etienne Skuludis, who afterwards became Prime Minister of Greece.

of the

At present there are two Alghts of "Queen Bee" aircraft, one of which is stationed in England and the other In Malta.

The Air Ministry are not divulging the actual number of new aircraft now on order, but there will be sum- cient la provide target practice at many parts and coastal areas.

A substantial part of the order has been completed.

Target practice is the sole reason why the airefoft have been built. They are not designed as robot bomb carriers.

Modern guns have reached such a stage of efficiency that numerous

casualties among the "Queen Bee" aircraft must be expected. They have been built and equipped with wireless control so that they can be fired at by guns using live shells, and the Air Ministry in recent orders have recognised that a growing per- centage of airplanes will be brought down.

The Air Ministry have stipulated that the target practice must take place when the aircraft is flying over the sea. A pilot is in charge of each airplane when it is flying over land.

All trace has been lost Englishwoman who became his first wife. Searches at Somerset House You'll

It is certain that any children of results

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Two months after his marriage the were any children of the first marri-You'll

hve failed to show whether there atmosphere of this modern shop. young bridegroom had to appear at age, or whether Emily Ann Burrows emelency, the courtesy, the pleasing elenn-cut the Mansion House Police Court on Gortz coftis dead."

charge of having "defrauded" (by! illegally pledging) a Greek merchant the marriage living or descendants of named M. Manuel Hiphestidez of those children would have

For utmost satisfaction-for the merchandise to the value of about Bable claim for the huge fortune of sake of greater personal charm and

justi £1,000, and of having stolen valuable £30,000,000 which Sir Basil Zaharoff) beauty how important it is that you securities worth nearly £7,000 in is reputed to have left Constantinople.

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The Times reported the Dec. 16, 1872, and Zaharoff's assumed

name of "Prince Barillus Gorizaco H. G. Wells Has

was mentioned.

The report reveals that Zaharoff,

or Zacharoff as he was then' numed,

I was arrested in Brussels as the result

of an extradition treaty which had

Just been completed between England and Belgium.

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