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The Island Trader

... The Isla nd Trader Bv J Charles Hubbard i With murder in his Heart he went to Kill the man who had Stolen his Wife THE island was called Ao, from the cloud which hung about its central hill. During the forenoon a schooner worked in from the horizon. She was a typical trader, her white paint streaked with rust and her mast bleached grey by long exposure to the tropic sun. Near the land she got ...

Where Do We Go From Here?

... Where vi 1 i i f-1 Do We Go From Here? A I and ^P-;.aS the ^rtage t° des, 11 .i.jir set van taprdty J the g^.ing eftect UP--, at the 1 S&S^7-35 the Sitnphaty n otnanaentatv iSjSo- vvSVf ;vit?a nevv con^y. pervade' aWYOst say^ feut that _{ortab\e changes.^ iieedom^ fi sggSKtfSSa? sNvingnig There en a| strip u eXtrenutN architec cWoiWu \(.cC tnS: &s&s£fi it rcoresen' i 6lJ ,nl° r ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 307 | Page: Page 36, 37 | Tags: Illustrations 

Passion and the Pilot: Romance and Tragedy interwoven in a plot to sink a ship on the Barrier Reef

... Passion and the Pilot Romance and Tragedy interwoven in a plot to sink a ship on the Barrier Reef By Beatrice Grimshaw IT had been wonderful, once. To step up from the already high places where the liner commanders stood; to become one of the sacred sixteen, the grand lamas of the sea. To be a pilot of the Great Barrier Reef, than which there is nothing more important in the merchant services ...

Your Good Looks

... There are innumerable types of beauty, says Elizabeth Arden, and only one key to looking superlative in any of them-- a clean skin. This does not mean a skin that has been superficially washed, but one that has been cleared of impurities through and through, until it presents a perfect breathing conduit to the lower tissues. When this has been achieved, every cell of the seven and more layers ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1108 | Page: Page 47, 73 | Tags: Illustrations 

worms

... --a danger to every dog, easily and safely overcome by Bob Martin worm medicines. Precautionary worming should be part of a dog's regular health routine (at least once in three months). The symptoms of infestation are staring coat, thinness, bad breath, variable appetite, pot belly in puppies, husky cough, and depraved appetite (eating coal, garbage, etc). Bob Martin worm medicines are ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 111 | Page: Page 85 | Tags: Illustrations 

DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES

... DON'T LET THE WAR HARM THE CHILDREN! Please do not overlook the needs of 8,250 boys and girls in Dr. BARNARDO'S HOMES. The War is greatly adding to our anxieties! NEWYEARGIFTS of to7- or of any amount would be very acceptable. Already 2,010 Barnardo Boys are known to be serving in the Forces. Cheques, etc. (crossed) payable to Dr. Barnardo' s Homes, should be sent to 319, Barnardo House, ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 79 | Page: Page 65 | Tags: Illustrations 

NUGGET

... different clothes but the same POLISH Tins 3d. 6d.&9d. BOOT POLISH i^rrniiTiiuTp^iii.i.i4yi-Pi>nMiLS*^w SUPERFLUOUS HAIR Kill the roots by a natural method not a depilatory, not electrolysis. Send for my HOME TREATMENT, 13/-. Postage abroad 2/6 extra. Treatment at my rooms from 10/6 HELEN LAWRENCE Phone: Western 4518 I 81 Earl's Court Road, Kensington, W.8 Please mention 1 Britannia Eve- our ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 68 | Page: Page 65 | Tags: Illustrations 

Osram

... Qsrarrt Qsrarq Light up-- and smile! Dim lights and low spirits never won anything certainly not that war against boredom on the Home Front that we are counselled to wage. Light up your home and you will light up the hearts of all about you. You do not have to cut down your electricity and your black-out precautions should be a little more permanent anyway. Also good light will ease your eyes ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 119 | Page: Page 71 | Tags: Illustrations 

Old Tales Re-told

... Wow the Secret Weapons'''' of hrchimedes YLept the Vlighty Roman Krmy and Navy at Bay for Vhree Years Written and Illustrated by F. Matania, R.I. UNTIL the discovery of gunpowder revolutionised every system of military offensive, the develop ment of weapons had been very slow, for since pre-Roman time the con struction of weapons had made little or no progress. In fact, the only notable event ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2988 | Page: Page 23, 24, 25, 26, 90 | Tags: Illustrations 

THE PERFUMED GHOST: A case from a Parisian private detective's notebook

... The Perfumed Ghost A case from a Parisian private detective's notebook By Peter Cheyney _ I WAS leaving the office when the telephone rang. Lefty took off the receiver. After a minute he put his hand over the transmitter and turned to me. It's a woman, he said, with a pretty voice. She wants to see you. Says it's urgent She's introduced by Van Dine. I don't usually see clients at nine ...

Eating Humble Pie AND LIKING IT

... AND LIKING IT By Harriet Muir It's nice to think that we have progressed far in the matter of cooking. Yes, I know all about our industrious grandmothers and their stillrooms bursting with home-cured hams and homemade elderberry wine. But in our own lifetime I notice an immense and refreshing difference between the economi cal dishes of twenty-five years ago and the economical dishes of to-day ...

Published: Monday 01 January 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1889 | Page: Page 56, 57 | Tags: Illustrations