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NAVY REPLY

TO AIR MENACE

By A Naval Correspondent

THE number of guns in British battleships is being more than doubled as a reply to the menace of air attack.

The arrangement and control of these guns is claimed to make ships virtually immunė from attack from the air.. But the Navy is not costent to rely merely on an increased num- ber of guns. Battleships, as they become due for modernisa- tion, are being fitted with deck armour designed to prevent the penetration of even the heaviest and most powerful air] bombs to the vital portions of the ship.

As an additional defence against uir attack all battleships are being supplied with aircraft.

Malaya, the sister ship of Queen Elizabeth, and the ship which was paid for by the Malay States, has This Just completed a long refit.

amounted almost to reconstruction, -although it was not ns complete as that being carried out with other ships, for the Malaya was not re- engined.

tho But

she has emerged from dockyard a very different ship from that which was taken in hand more 10 than a year ago. She was then

of years old and almost incapable defending herself against modern

She is now no acroplanes. Sh

ncarly immune to ale attack as a ship may be; she has a protective deck which will ensure the localisation of bomb explosions, and the latest methods defence, and her of anti-aircraft

armament has been increased more than 100 per cent.

When she entered the dockyard she carried eight 15-inch

guns, twelve 6-Inch guns, and four 4-inch anti-aircraft guns-a total of 24'gun four barrels. True, she also had 3-pounder saluting guns and 15 machine and Lewis guns. Now slic mounts

effective nearly 70

gur barrels.

Among the anti-aircraft weapons In Malaya is a new type of gun gomewhat on the lines of those fitted

in the latest German ships but very much more effective.

Car SOS Reveals Gretna Wedding

Darlington, Feb. 10,

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Catholics

Ready To

Fight Bolshevism

OFFER TO CHANCELLOR HITLER

A pastoral letter was read in Ro-thelp the Third Reich in its historic man Catholic churches in Germany battle against Bolshevism with more recently, in which it was stated that power if its freedom were increased,

"BATTLE IN THE SCHOOLS" · the Roman Catholics considered it to be their duty to support the head of the Reich with all the means in their "We see, however, with anxiety, power in the "fight against Bolshe-the permanent suspicion which looks vism."

upon every Catholle as an enemy of After stating how and why Ger-the State; we see with anxiety the man Catholics made common cause publicity work of the German Faith with National Socialism against Bol- Movement, which la trying to uproot shevism, the signatories state that Christianity. This movement enjoys they observe with griet and anxiety for its publicity work and for its how obstrusively the so-called Ger-attacks upon Christianity more free- man Faith Movement strives to era- dom and more protection by the au- the thorities than the Catholic Church in dicate the Christian faith from public life of the people, and to re-its own defence. place Christianity with a national "We view with anxiety the battle religion growing out of Nesh and in the schools, which Je trying to convert the denominational schools blood.

They deplore also the new school guaranteed by the Concordat into laws and the school dictatorships secular schools. We regret a school that take the children entirely away law and a school dictatorship which from the parental influence, and de-in some federal States prohibits the elare that they will never recognise will of the parents from Influencing religious Instruction that tears out the education of their children.

"We bishops. cari never tolerate rather than implants faith in Christ

that kind of religious Instruction in the youthful souls.

The pastoral letter opens with which uproots more than it plants-

which uproots faith in Christ from the hearts of the youth. We observe with anxiety that the growing youths are being estranged from priest and Church, and in many labour camps cannot full their Sunday duties.

"STATE ENEMY NO. 2" "We observe with anxiety how re

"We must demand that the youth

POLICE inquiries into the dis-strong declaration against Bolshevism, appearance of a car from which is described as "a negation of Darlington have revealed a religion" and "o State-organised

godlessness" (says Reuter.} Gretna Green romance.

*PECULIAR COINCIDENCE" A message was circulated last night that a car belonging to The letter then turns to the treat- Mr. J. Haxby, of Brunswick-ment accorded the Catholle Church peculiar coin- in Germany. It was street, Darlington, was missing.cidence, it says, that in the forenson verence for the Christian religion is This morning his sister, Miss of September 14 the Pope attacked being destroyed. We see with an- Allee Haxby, aged 21, and Mr. Bolshevism when addressing Spanish xiety how people are systematically Alfred Vares, aged 19, of Union-refugees, while in the evening of the being incited to leave the Church, street, Darlington, were stopped in same day Chancellor Hitler attacked and how efforts are made to influence Ital Carlisle. They had, it is Belshevism at the Nuremberg Party officials and employees of the move. stated, Just been married over the Convention in a speech which was ment to leave the Church. anvil at Gretan..

widely broadcast. The couple returned to Darlington "What a pity," the letter states, and the nation be no longer told that to-night and went to Miss Haxby's "that the Pope's statement was not after overcoming Bolshevism, State home.

also made available to the German enemy number one, It will be the turn people through the German papers of the Catholic Church, State enemy and the German broadcasting sta- number two.

The pastoral letter, which was read flons,

"Some fime ago

Germania Munich churches several times. signed by the Cardinal bishops Issued a warning against is Bolshevism....When the Gorman Archbishop of Brealnu; by Cardinal Press casts suspicion on the Catholics Faulhaber, Bishop of Munich by the charge that they are in league Freising: by the Archbishops

the German Cologne, Bamberg, Paderborn, and with, the Bolshevisu, bishops reject, such reperis as false. Freiburg; by 17 German Bishops, and Alus, no papers or broadcasting sta by a number of other Catholic Church Alons are at the disposal of the dignitarles bishops in order to reject such de- famations.

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The bishops point out thai, al- though the Pope had described Bol- shevism, as the deadly enemy of Christianity, "the Press in our coun- try prend the lie that the Pope was. thinking of concluding a Concordat with Moscow. Only hatred against the Catholic Church could harbour and spread the suspicion that there; existed Catholics who desired victory of Bolshevism in order to destroy the Third Reich."

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SPACING OUT THE AIR

THREE THOUSAND

miles of American air routes are now governed as strictly as railroads by "safety first" regulations just drawn up

under Government supervision.

The new code alms nt remov-

ing all collision risks.

'Planes flying cast must cruise ་ "odd" beleht levels-1.000, 3,000, 5,000 feet. West-bound machines must fly al "even" heights-2,000, 4,000 feet, and so

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Aircraft that have to change height must get radio permission. Pilots must fly on the right-hand side of the radio beams linking mir- ports.

If their route cuts across another airway they must climb 600 feet to a height between that used by normal traße in either directlon, and keep that height four minutes before and after crossing.

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Who has announced another trip to the North Pole by submarine,

Incoming 'planes must radio air- NOW. A BRITISH

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their own decisions,

Doyle's "I'm

Through; Judith Can

Divorce Me”

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From A Correspondent

Windsor, Feb. 1. was a very dejected Jack Doyle who revealed to me to-night that his film-star wife, Judith Allen, has instituted divorced proceedings against him in the United States.

Dressed in tweed overcoat, grey woollen scarf to match, and green Tyrolean hat, the Irish heavy-weight boxer said, as he left his training

quarters at the Star and Garter Hotel here, for his evening walk:

"I am very surprised. I am still very much in love with my wife.

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I had a cable from her last night saying that she is taking steps-to divorce me-on-grounds of cruelty, Incompatibility, and drunkenness.

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"I could hardly believe it when I read the message, but after a £5 conversation with her on the Tran- satlantic telephone I have decided to go through with the case.

"T am very temperamental, and my wife's decision upset me terribly. But having slept on It I feel better, and I expect to be in fine fettle for my fight with All Robinson, of Manchester, at Wembley next Tues-

The first suspicion I got that my wife had lost her affection for me.

a cable from her last week saying that she was detained for relakes in Hollywood and would not be coming over with our little adopted daughter to make a home for us in England as expected.

ES FOR ROSES

"She also asked for £200 for *Immediate

expenses. I sent it, and I also cabled 25 to a. Korist for roses, for her,

"Before I left Hollywood Inst month.she told me that she was interested in my career above all things, and was going to leave Bims. What will happen' to our adopted child now, I don't know, but you can take it from me I'm through.

"I have resolved to make boxing my first love from now on."

Ex-Officer's I Gave Up

Career For Love'

desperately in love and nothing elle seemed to matter. Now I co - what a fool I have been and 1

-regret it."

London, Feb. 1. LAUDE Collier, aged 25, of Escrick Park, near York, son of colonel, was an Army officer with excellent prospects. Then he fell in

**I BROKE MY WORD" " love and married in defiance of his

Collier stated in court that he had commanding officer, and his carcer came to an end.

met his wife while at Catterick and Yesterday, with an uncertain stayed with her in Lodon for three future, Collier

at Stockton days. Police Court,

by his wife, "I was broke and I pawned ivory Rachel Collier of Crosby-terrace, and silver hairbrushes to pay the Stockton, for neglecting to maintain fare and the hotel charges. Later I

and for desertion. Ho.

He was was granted leave on the promise that I would not visit: Stockton, I to pay her 108. a week, It was stated that the couple had broke my word and on February 2 married in February 1939, and that we were married. On the fourth 7 Collier had left for India two days salled for, India later. On his return to England he "The commanding officer spoke to

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Collier told A

colonel had heard of his marriage, London --, re-and how he finally sent in his porter last night. "But I was papers.

SUBJECT

German Who Was

Interned

Sydney, Jan. 30,

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Mr. Martin Kramer, patriotie German, left Australia at the end of the Great War, bitter after having. been interned there for 6-1/2 years. A changed Mr. Martin Kramer arrived in Sydney recently by the Atsula Maru "just for sentimental reasons" to see the old camps where he had been interned.

*

This Mr. Kramer is u British sub- ject, on a South African passport, with a son destined for the British Navy, and a tremendous respect for

the British Empire:

On the deck of the Atsuta Maru, he told one of the strangest sentl- mental changes that can come over n man.

"It was before the war that I came out to Australia", he said. "I Was

& traveller with a big British firm, but I was German too, very Ger- man. War clouds toomed. I had n chance of clearing out of Australia to the United States, but I, like many

others,

that ers, thought

war

would last only three months.

That is just where I erred. The Australian authorities interned me. I was at Trial Bay and later in Holdsworthy. Five thousand of us were there.

"Time word on. We had a bad run at Arst. Our treatment was better when guards who had been on Gallipoli. took charge of us.

They

were kinder. They knew what war was like, and were not so bitter. At last

the end of the struggle came. However, we still remained behind the barbed wire, for no ships were available to take us away". A year of this and I left bitter, bitter man for, was I not not being deported? And was told that I could not return for an- other five years?"

He went to South Africa. There he met

They German girl. married.

Now he has four children, and lives in the Transvaal.

"And I am a British subject, and my regard for Britain is tremendous. My son, aged 10 is enrolled to join

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to enter the British Navy. What you think of that? "I always planned to come back to Australia. At last I got my cha

chance... 1. told my wife that I must.once more see the place where I was interned.

"So I came alone, via Japan." Mr. Kramer, a short, active man of 50 years, wearing a sun helmet, and with a face

In wreathed smiles, could not get ashore

enough. quickly "It was a funny, feeling to come in through the Heads again, he said. Hasn't Watson's Bay changed! How is Bondi Beach? Good old Bondi; Many a happy Sunday morning I had there.

But one thing I'll not do while In Sydney. refuse to eat, bully beef and lemon and melon jam After a visit to Holdsworthy and Trin Bay and a holiday lasting about a month, I will return to South Africa o happy man.”

Back to Childhood

Dorchester, Feb. 1.

A young motor-cyclist, Cecil "Brooks, gave evidence at an in- quest here to-day in halting Eng- lish with a foreign accent. Six. weeks ago, before a tramp was knocked down and killed by his motorcycle, he was speaking perfect Englich

Hla, father was Swedish and his mother Irish. Brooks has lived -In England, India, and Chine, and had forgotten about his childish accent. When I woke up in hospital after the crash the accent came back," he told me.:

A verdict of Accidental Death was returned on the tramp.

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