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THE 'HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1937.

Krupps' Secret Pay-Roll Has 200,000 Names Latest Arrivals

Bid for Power with Plant Five Times Bigger than in 1914

New War Work Secrecy

Berlin, Feb. 10.

In a few months' time, Krupps of Essen, the greatest armaments firm the world has ever known, will be em- ploying nearly a quarter of a million men.

Before the war Germany's biggest manufacturers of the machines of war did not employ more than 60,000 workers.

GRAZIANI TO FIGHT. 10,000 WARRIORS

MA

Even during the war the numbers

of workers in the Krupps factory was under 120,000.

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Now Krupps have declared dividend of 12 per cent.—the 'first for 10 years. But this does not re- present the true position-the cease- expansion in production and less political_Influence.

To-day, although the pay-roll | is kept with as much secrecy an the plans for the new big EUTA which the factory in turning out, the ramifications of the Krupps concern is steadily growing with a world-wide Industrial signif- cance.

During the past four years experts have been concentrating on making

Rome, Feb. 10. ARSHAL GRAZIANI, Hallan

Viceroy of Ethioplo, has moved, his headquarters from Addis Ababa to Irrgalen to take command of new military operations which are under way In the Abyssinian "Lake Dis which now enables the factory to trict" in the south-west, according to reports from Addis Ababa.

The operations are directed against

Krupps five times bigger than it was in 1914 and modernising the plants.

turn out 12 times the amount of war production.

considerable Abyssinian forces led by NETWORK OF COMPANIES

Ras Desta, Commander-in-Chief of

In the farthest parts of the world

the Abyssinian forces on the Southern the company steadily added to their Ogaden front during the war.

sources of supply copper, tin and

Ras Desta is estimated to have tron mines. The foreign production

enst

of Lake companies went under the names of about 10,000 men Margherita. His second in command high

Spanish, South *Rounding

is Gabri Morlam. The Italians are American, American, and Asiatic attempting an enveloping movement. cond -Reuter.

BULLETS OR

·SHELLS FOR R.A.F. 'PLANES

concerns,

In actual fact they belong solely to Krupps, whose large fleet of ships hus ensured for then Independence In sea transport..

In a well-guarded corner of the 50-acre works at Essen is the most mysterious department of Krupps, the "Lesting house." where rarely-seen engineers and technicians work in secret on new Inventions of

of War.. Many of the actual devices of wor produced are made up from differ- ent plants so that no one Individual can possibly be aware of what the The Royal Air Force fighter aero-completed device is like. planes which are to come into Fervice SECRET IS OUT under, the expansion scheme, may mount "cannon," or machine-guns.

FOREIGN PREFERENCE FOR CANNON

large calibre Secret rearmament is now open re- armament. Four years of incessant

Whether to go over to these gunu or to rely on batteries of machine-guns, is one of the most vital tactical ques- tions of the day. It is being debated vigorously at the Air Ministry.

making everything from revolvers to submarines.

Prince Edward The Charming

A charming study of the Duchess of Kent and her son, Prince Edward, who now has a little sister.

BARRYMORE HELD

"PRISONER ”

Elaine Home With Mother

Hollywood, Feb. 10.

activity have made Essen the greatest JOHN BARRYMORE, facing his fourth divorce, armaments centre in the world, charged by his young bride of two months with men-

tal cruelty and "inhuman conduct," is to-day virtually Provision is heing made by the Foreign countries, almost without night and day erection of workshops prisoner at his modest home near the great Metro

exception, have adopted the can- non, and those wh bellove in this armament in ille country hold that, unless it is mounted in some of the new machines, these machines will bo out of date before they reach the squadrons.

to employ nearly 250,000 men.

activities' abroad.

During the past week there have Goldwyn-Mayer studios. been two examples ot Krupps His trainer, Ken Kelly, is his sole companion, and the house is care- First came the news of German fully guarded, the studio authorities technicians in the mines of Spanish having given instructions that he is Morocco. Later It was revealed to, be allowed no visitors. that important German interests, The other party to this shortlived The problem is not a simple one, backed by Krupps, are setting up romance, Elaine Barrie, has said she an armament factory and smelting, would not proceed with her divorce bou use it entails the consideration of

suit umil her husband finishes work two different kinds of cannon, one of

establishing these contacts on his present film. them mounted in the engine and al-

die is being given stimulants, as he most forming an integral part of it, abroad, Germany, through Krupps, and, the other mounted in the wings. Is buying the allegiance of other is recovering from nervous illness.

The Air Ministry 1s conducting nations.

"Barrymore is naturally upset, trials with both, the former French aeroplane bought for that purpose.

In a

The essential value of the cannon consists in increased effective range: in air

ordinary fighting. The machine-guh is considered to be of 200 yards range, whereas it has been claimed for the motor-cannon that It has double this range. And :)- though it fires more slowly than the machine-gun, it is necessary to obtain only one hit to put the enemy machine out of netlon.

A COMPARISON

So far ranges equal to those ob-

tained with the motor-cannon

have

works near Belgrade.

By

'I Can't Let Judith

JACK

Allen

Go'

DOYLE'S HEART-CRY

WINDSOR, FEB. 10.

not been claimed with the wing- ALTHOUGH Judith_alLEN HAS FILED A

mounted cannon, because this type

has a lower muzzle velocity.

PETITION FOR DIVORCE, JACK DOYLE IS

An objection to the motor-cantion DETERMINED NOT TO LOSE HER.

is that engine tremor communicates

itself to the guri and speils its) Daily he is besieged with women who are attracted by his

accuracy.

When the orders for new RAF. looks, his youth, and his charm. His trainer has to use forcible fighters were considered the mount-means to protect Jack Doyle from his women admirers. Ing of the motor-cannon was not

visualised. The new machines have But despite all the adulation|

multiple machine-gun armament. Doyle, ex-Guardsman, film star, They are mostly designed to mount has thoughts for only one wo two guns in the fuselage, firing for. ward in the line of flight through the man-the woman who wishes dise swept by the airscrew, and two, to divorce him.

or four, other guns in the wings, also

ought to have known a long time ago that boxing is the greatest thing in my life, 'after Judith."

And in order to prove his word he

is throwing. himself with almost

firing forward but just outside the "Judith is the only woman in my savage enthusiasm into his training, Birscrew disc.

Bfe, and I can't let her go I won't The molor-cannon is mounted in let her go," he said. the V between the two banks of

"THESE PESTS"

"If Judith really does divorce me cylinders, and it fires through the "I have made up my mind to then boxing will be the only thing) airscrow shaft, which, being geared, make a come-back in the ring left in my life" said Jack sadly, is higher than the crankshaft. A have put the gay world of night present most variable pitch airscrews clubs and Mayfair behind-me för- cannot be used with a motor-cannon, jever, but new dealghs have been got out to I know I have been foolish overcome this difficulty,

in the past. Now I know what I

Basil Rathbone Sees

Friend

Killed

Hollywood, Feb, 10.

How he escaped death beneath a car which killed a friend has been described to the Hollywood police by Ball Rathbone, the English

actor.

Mr. Rathbone and John Miltern (67), another actor, were crossing n street when the headlights of a car loomed up...

Mr. Bathbone shouted, but the ear knocked down Mr. Miltern, who died... The car went on..

Now the police announce that, pending inquiry, they have detained Mr. Logan F. Metcalf, a former husband of Madge Bellamy, Mr. Metcalf denied that his car was concerned United Prox.

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400 SHIPS SOON IN JAPAN'S

SEA ARM

9 Battleships, 35 Cruisers Head Fleet Roster in Latest Survey

Tokyo, Feb. 13. AS world powers enter the first year of un- restricted

navy building

since 1921, the Japanese Imperial Navy has 384 vessels of all types, accord- ing to latest compilations.

The roster of fighting ships is headed by nine battleships, 12 first class cruisers and 23 second class cruisers. There are 63 submarines in the fleet, with the remainder of the total force being made up of destroyers, special services ships, torpedo boats, gunboats, tenders and minesweepers,

Expiration of the Washington naval treaty found the battleship. Mutsu, focal point of international attention at the Washington confer- ence 15 years ago, still the pride of the Japanese navy and the flagship of its first line of naval defense.

The actual expiration of the treaty, which during, its life made navel building races impossible, was not considered an event in Japan.

NO LAST MINUTE CHANGES

Efforts of the treaty expiration were discounted months ago. The new naval budgets, the formation of the feet for the next fiscal year and other naval affairs have been pre- pared with the non-treaty period in view.

The total tonnage of the ships in service was last announced as 1,129,- 014.

Certain replacement vessels, all the treaty stipulations are within

The Mutsu was launched in 1020 under construction.

and when the scrapping programme

was proposed at the Washington conterence. number of uncompleted battleships were included in the list

for the scrap heap.

Japan nccepted the general scrap- ping programme but refused to in- and is in danger of lapsing again clude the Mutsu. The Japanese people into the liness that sent him to had watched the progress of its bulld hospital recently and from which ing and It contained the latest he has hardly had time to re-equipment of that day. cover," Kelly said.

The other powers anally agreed Elaine, who is now living with her that Japan "should keep the Mutsu mother, declared that reconciliation

| MUTSU HEADS FIRST SQUADRON was impossible,

"I've done all I can and I don't

To-day, re-equipped with the latest propose to make any retractions,"

"I know it is a miserable devices the Mutsu is the flagship in she said.

the first squadron of the combined business, but I couldn't bear any longer. Divorce is the only way Beet. With it, and of the same ton- out."

nage but a year older, are the Nogato All the legal formalities have been and the Huyuga, launched in 1917.

The Mutsu and Nagato are of effected, according to Elaine's 'law- yer. Among the complaints that the 32,700 tons displacement and the one-time "Ariel" makes against her Huyuga 29,990 tons.

"Caliban" is that he

the 51-year-old

As announced by the navy,

will represent struck her at New Year's Eve new feel formation

"kill party and threatened to

or some combinations of squadrons and seriously moim her," called her the principal vessels will be re- "terrible names." and was jealous assigned.

of her intention to make a name for Some of the important vessels are herself on the stage.

not mentioned In the formation an- The 21-year-old bride declaresnouncement but later announcements that she does not want "permanent are expected. alimony," but would like a share in Assignments of vessels to the com- her husband's estate, and "reason-bined fleet as announced {able alimony."

FOR INSECT BITES AND STINGS.

follows:

COMBINED FLEET

First Flect

are as

A. First Squadron-Nagato, Mutsu and Huyuga.

B. Third Squadron-Haruna and Kirishima.

C. Eighth Squadron-Kinu, Natori and Yura.

D. First Torpedo Squadron-Koh- chi, Ninth Destroyer Floilla, and 21at Destroyer Flotilla.

E. First Submarine Squadron- Isuzu, and Seventh and Eighth Sub- marine Flotillas.

F. First Air Squadron →→ Hosho, Ryujo, and 30th Destroyer Flotilla. Second Flect

G. Fourth Squadron-Takao and Moya

H. Fitth Squadron-Nacht, Haguro and Ashigara

I. Second Torpodo Squadron — "The way these other women in Bites and stings are irritating in Jintsu, Seventh, Eighth and 19th

Destroyer Flotillas. their furs and big cars pester me the extreme and the temptation to J. Second Submarine Squadron- makes one savage. I hate them all. scratch often outweighs better judg-Jingel, Twelfth, 20th and 30th Sub-

*I wish that they were men and I ment.

marine Flotilla. could use my fists on them. For But it is courting trouble to do K. Second Air Squadron-Kaga, me there is only one woman in the this, for dirt may easily get into the and 22nd Destroyer Flotilla. world-Judith."-

place and blood-poisoning result.

L. Twelfth Squadron-Okijima, Better by far to treat the trouble Xamul, and 28th Destroyer. Flotilla. wisely by applying She-ko. This antiseptic, tragrant olatment, com-

Lord Ashley Toposed of a blend of curative ingre-

Wed

dients, soothes, cools and quickly heals.

Third Fleet

Izumo,

Alaka,

M. Terh Squadron Tenryu and Tatsuin.

N. Eleventh Squadron Keep a tin of She-ico handy in the home She-ko is equally good for Toba, Seta, Kalada, Hira, Hozu, Engagement of Lord Ashley,, son cuts,

Atami, Futami, Kuri, Togo, Hasu, scratches, abrasions, burns,

O. FitthTorpedo Squadron- and heir of the Earl of Shaftesbury, scalds, and for skin complaints such to Mile. Francolse Soulier is officially as eczema, ringworm, wet and dry Yubari, 13th nd 10th Destroyer

Flotillas. announced to-day.

sores, balls, pimples, and for external piles. Chemists everywhere supply

Lord Ashley is aged thirty-six, His former wife is now Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks,

Mile, Soulier, twenty-abx years old, is the daughter of one of the wealthleat industrialisis in France.

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