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VESSEL TO

FROM SKY

Being Studied By

U.S. Naval

Experts

NAVAL strategists

of the

Russell World Com-

In the States Naval Institute Proceedings United States have worked by Lieutenant-Commander

M. Ihrig, a veteran recently on something entirely War and of the Astalle Fleet. new in warsidps for the United under Thrig pointed out that the Státes a fast cruiser-like veksel best defence against airplanes is a bristling with at least 60 anti-great spread of fire, because the aircraft guns which could throw targets are too small and move too fast to be brought down by accurate a veritable sheet of shrapnel at gunnery. Ihrig said in part: enemy air raiders.

The deck of such a ship would be almost as bare of regular equipment as that on an aircraft carrier, but it guns to would be clustered with train on aircraft (says n United Press report from Washington).

CENTRAL CONTROL

"We can suppose that side arinour has been sacrificed for deck armour and speed, and that she mounts un anti-aircraft battery that will give than an evon chance her better agalast attacking destroyers. Exist= battle ne by anti- teeting that One such vessel, 600 feet longing for the express purpose of pro-1 could mount at least 25 anti-aircraft aircraft fire, she will always be guns along each side, spaced at 20 tactically close to that line and will feet apart, and thereby have more require no heavy guns and hence

then all

with control masts, defence against airplanes

also no high the fleet

modern radio dispensing with the the battleships of

Her bined.

accessity for high serials. apper deck, then, will be practically fighter bstructed throughout her length The purpose of such

altacks as in the case of carriers, with boat would be to break up air but it would also be used against rigging handled the same way.

"Glying her the length of destroyer attacks, it is said. s guns would swing at angles of 300 modern cruiser, say one feet, we can almost any mount on her deck on each side not degrees and are in direction since there would be prae-ss than 25 guns liberally spaced 26 tically no superstruction of tvers feet apart. Practically all of these and turrets to obstruct them. Three uus, except a few in the wake of such vessels would give adequate stacks and bridge, can bear through control enn r protection against air raids, which 360 degrees. The many experts believe are the greatest feentralised in the foreinast for the

"ANTI-AIR SHIP"

if necessary.

iL

21, TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER

BLAST

CHAPEI AGAIN HEAVILY BOMBED

1937.

PLANES

Chapel are in the vicinity of the North.Station has again been subjected to aerial and artillery bombardment, heavy pro- perty damage being done. Above two pictures were taken at the ime that bombs dropped over the densely built-in district around Paoshan Road, Upper picture shows a bomb exploding in the vicinity of Paoshan Road, while lower photo shows a restaur- ant building being demolished.

TWO WOMEN IN SHOT

OFFICIAL'S LIFE

One Saved Him, The Other Married Him

terraped agamust battleshisalire battery, with divided controlWO women played dramatic parts in the life of Lewis In recent times.

Here then, as one unit, could be Yelland Andrews, District Commissioner assassinated

controlled would beurately The new type vessel called an "Anti-Air Ship" it has ordinated the are equalling: that of in Nazareth recently,

and co-

with the

been studied but so far no concrete te battleships, favourably disposed. One, a seventeen-year-old Bedouin girl, threw herself plans to bulk one have developed. And with a tactical position toward

Naval experis say it could meet an the enemy, but not in line enemy attack before the approach-emmy main battle line, such a shy across his body at the moment her tribesmen's swords ing planes reached the fleet battle could have the enemy plane form were raised to strike him dead.

minute fine. Such a vessel would have to under fire at least one

The other, a girl in charge advantage betree the anti-aircraft batteries of tine as well as tactical

carried on the battle ne would be able to open

of a shop in a tourist liner, he Ore.

proposed to very soon after they met and married within a fortnight.

over the air defences

standard ships.

GREAT SPRead of fire

"Control without interference from mein and secondary batteries gives Batueships of the major navies of auch a ship an adyautage comparable: anti-air-to that of a shore anti-aircraft bat- present. mount only four

craft guns on each side, or a total tery. Changes of course to keep the

"ARMY" ANGER AT WHISPERS

ALLEGED EFFORT TO DESTROY

·HARMONY

- (By ‚F. W. Memory)

INDIGNATION has been

aroused · throughout the ́Salvation Army by a "whis- pering campaign" which, high officials stute, has re- cently been set afoot with the apparent object of des- troying the harmony of the organisation.

General Evangeline Booth, the Army leader, is said to have been made the subject of many false reports. It has been sug- gested that the Army is dis- contented with her leadershi», and fears she is determined to retain the generalship even al- though advancing years should make her resignation desirablį.

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but the matter is serious, from every other it is laughable and be ignored. There has never been greater unity in the Army than

cali

to kill the Inglizi you must strike there is to-day. through my body,'

"She was involtinst the old custom She hnd covered of the tribe. Andrews with her body.

"Zualfica stayed by him, helped! in find a patrol of his own men| searching for him.

"He had Lawrence of Arabki's

The story of Andrews, strong of 46 gung which 12 battleships in target on the most favourable bear-man of Palestine, was told the the average fleet could bear on an will not interfere with man' Daily Express by his closest approaching air fleet. Experts say battery fire of the battle line, as in friend, Douglas V. Duff, twenty-knack of getting Inside the Arab's that in the span of time when the the ease with their own anti-aircraft stone former divisional super-mentality, cut-thinking him. Taiders come within range, and he-battery, the modern solution, of fore they could strike, the battleships armies, with its many advantages. would have only one or two minutes

:

"As to the suggestion that there is discontent with regard to the general, that is absolutely untrue. Neither officially nor unofficially has her tenure of office been dis- cussed."

It is generally admitted that the strain on the Army leader at pre- sent is immense, but no one has suggested that anyone could be more efficient than General Evangeline Booth, who is in her 72nd year.

intendent of Palestine police, "Once... a...woman threatened DIVING AT 10 "Three slips of this size and type who worked with him from start a village war by cominilling in which to shoot at them. They would exceed the anti-aircraft bat- 1921 to 1932, could scarcely co-ordinate the fire of ery power of the entire battle the Kuns on 12 different

ships in the and increase many times the effec "Andrews, even in my time, was! short time well enough to destroy veness of the anti-aircraft control No. 1 on the Arab terrorists list of

under battle conditions. Their doomed men," Mr. Duff began, entirely the raiders.

usefulness when strategic

not in The proposed new type of vessel enemy waters would equal that of however, could co-ordinate its guns well, and would have more time in light cruisers of similar speed and

| tonnage," which to shoot.

An explanation of the ship was given in the last issue of the United

Grey Owl

Windfall Of Pays Visit

To London

£66,000

Nursed Cousin In Long Illness

A WOMAN of 68, mother of

WA-SHA-QUON-ASIN,

en-

gle-faced "ambassador" for a quarter of a million Red- skins, is in London.

He is over six feet of sinewy mus-

eight children, learned that ele, garbed in a pleturesque decrskin after legal battles in London, suit, * she is to receive the greater

A courteous, kindly man of about part of £66,000 left, by her 45, Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin hus (done cousin.

more than anyone else to raise the The woman lives in a little house prestige of the Redskins.

at Westhoughton, Lancs, in which

"I think that, in their own way,

died her relative and friend who they are just a cultured as white left her the fortune,..

men," he teid' a presentative of the People in his perfect, self-taught |

She is Mrs. Aun" Griffin' It was English. announced in London that she is 40 receive the greater part of the

"They nquer want to go round

money left by Miss Mary Brindle dominating their neighbours, but who, in the twilight of her ilfe, re- just wish to gain a living-no more."

Mrs. Grimn.

And then Gry Owl, no he is

habits.

so it always means something.

unother that

was

suleide..

she

..

Her physical fitness is exceptional. "She is a splendid swimmer," said "Andrews could not be sure

"and only: 18 one of her friends, was bluffing. He took the months or so ago, when she was nalson' hottie from her hand and verging on 70, I saw her dive from drank It.

the high board at the Army Summer "She was laughed out of the Camp at Lake George in the Adiron

ducks, New York Stule. Even to- village.

day she is a keen borsewoman, and rides almost every morning,"

"He was loved by the good Aralis, incorruptible and absolutely fearless,

"The

"In the 1929 rioty Andrews,heard story of his marriage Is pretty romantic. The liner in which that 10,000 Bedouins from Tenne- Mrs. Andrews worked put into Haifa Jordania had massed on the plains Bay. She chanced to go on a trip below Jericho. to the Sea of Galilee and met Andrews,

"Once he was captured by a war party of the Er Ramshe, a Bedouina. tribe who feared him.

"They beat him, then prepared to kill him slowly as a warning to other British officials.

"Their words were raised when the seventeen-year-old girl Zuni-

eil

"They had been tricked by a faked photograph of the mosque of Oinar with the Jewish flag above it.

"Andrews at their chiefs' to- gather, showed how the irick Jind been played, calmed them with a brilliant speech, persuaded them to go home.

"On that day Andrews saved Palcaline.

fica. whom I afterwards met, ush- "We had only 125 British police

forward and Trew herself and a company of R.A.F. armoured; across him, crying: If you wish cars in the country."

WARRANT FOR ARREST OF

..

**

KIDNAPPED" GENERAL

New Developments Expected

In Paris Mystery

that occupied by her doors from called in English, referred to Indian SENSATIONAL developments 1035, on suspicion of being a Suviet are expected in the Paris secret agent, told a Paris Solr repor

ter that he was acquitted owing to of the supposed "kid- lack of conclusive proof, and re- Miss Bilndle left £60,077, with "Take our custom of painting the CASC nel personalty of £65,000. Death face," he said. "Don't white girls do napped" White Russian general.mained a member of the Basciation, The nititude of General Skoblin duty amounted to £11,314. Probate the same? has been granted after judgment had

de Miller has A warrant has been issued for the

General concerning "But when people of my ruce do arrest of General Skoblin, one of the been highly suspicious," he suld. been given in an action-GriMn and another v. Miller and others.

Inissing incu.

TOOK A POTION "For instance, one clash of colour His wife has been charged with] In her will Miss Brindle left the

Police officials questioned General residue of her properly to Mrsignifies that a man is thinking wis complietly. In the Icidnapping of and

She took Grimn, "who to the date of this my thinking and has got something to the other missing general.

dom,

he has been violence against General de Miller, Skoblin's, wife all day.

potion every three hours during the will has nursed me with great ca say about his thoughts.

night to quieten her nerves, lying on i a bed in a room during my long illness.".

The Sunday Express Paris corros-

at police bond-1 Whenever I hear talk of Red In-pondent, telephoning jast

week, quarters. diana scalping people I ree red," said:

The pollee are not satisfied with Grey Owl continued.

White Russians of every shade of her statements concerning her move- nine years ago Grey Owl political bellet have for some time ments and those of her husband on the two generals spent his life among the Redskins suspected General Skoblin of being the night when

of the Soviet vanished. hunting and trapping: then he hind in reality an agent "AB I desire la to stay in my little an experience that altered his whole Secret Police.

The police believe that General house hero and to take another outlook.

They are now convinced that he Skoblit is in hiding with friends. holiday in Ireland, There is Irish

A large number of secret docu- was not kidnapped, but fled after

"Mrs. Grimin was not at all exelted by the news that she has come into n fortune. "I do not intend to spend the money in rushing about," she said,

Until

tion

There is no age limit for a Salva- Army leader. When General Booth wishes to retire she must give six months' notice to the Chief of Staff, Commissioner John McMillan.

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Mme. de Miller, the wife of the ....he said... -------

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