... SUPPLEMENTING THE SUPPLIES OF FOREIGN SUGAR BY THE NATIVE SUPPLY: There is practically nothing in farm work which the Land Girls will not tackle. Sugar beet harvesting is considered to be one of the hardest jobs that these girls can do but they are already hard at work gathering in this very valuable harvest of the fields. In East Anglia, and Fenland generally, the work is now in full swing ...

... The Bombardment by the British Fleet of the Libyan Strongholds of Capuzzo and Bardia A BRITISH BATTLESHIP, IN ITS WAR-TIME CAMOUFLAGE, STEAMS OUT FOR THE BOMBARDMENT Behind are two other warships, bound on the same errand SHADING THEIR EYES FROM THE STRONG MEDITERRANEAN SUN, THE GUN CREW ON BOARD A BRITISH DESTROYER SPOT FOR HOSTILE AIRCRAFT IN THE SKY BRITISH ANTI-AIRCRAFT POM-POM GUNS READY ...

... It is believed that in the attacks on Crete, the Nazis are staging a full-dress rehearsal for a probable in\ vasion of Britain if this is so, it makes their present technique of even greater interest. This is how Hitler's invasion tactics have developed up to the present first came the swarms of dive-bombers, which sought out our anti-aircraft positions and hammered them unceasingly then, in ...

... THE ARABS AND THE WAR IN IRAQ An Account of the Present Situation in Arabia With Some Notes on the Arab Tribes By MAJOR C. S. JARVIS THE army rebellion in Iraq against its own Govern ment and against the British forces (which, according to the treaty made with that country have the fullest rights to be there), recalls the fact that this state, then Mesopotamia, contributed during the last war ...

... The MODERN KNIGHT in ARMOUR To Survive in Warfare To-day, Armour-Plating is Essential and All Combatants must Fight from Behind Strong Steel Shields By DONALD COWIE AN outstanding feature of this war has been the increased use of armoured protection, not only for warships-- which monopolised this form of de fence over a long period-- but also for fighting vehicles, guns, aircraft, men. It ...

... Nearly 3,000,000 Tons out of a Total of 4,500,000 German Tonnage and 3,425,000 Italian has been Lost to These Two Enemies Since the War Began By FRANK BOWEN ONE of Germany's pet plans, which appears to have been formulated well before the outbreak of war, is to make herself the world's one great shipping and ship building power. At the present time the people, especially in the big seaport ...

... NOWHERE in Africa, and perhaps in the whole field of the present war, has there been such a spectacular setting for warfare as was provided at Amba Alagi, the scene of the Duke of Aosta's last stand. The cliffs lining the Amba Alagi Pass are fantastically abrupt and the canyons deep and often filled with wreaths of cloud. The Peak itself rises steeply from the roadway through the Pass. The ...

... A War News letter-No. xxxvii 32-34, St. Bride Street, E.C.4 THE WHITSUN WEEK-END. --Instead of holidays in the sun, total warfare for everyone in ten European countries. During those two vital days, while Democracy was exercising its inalienable right to wag its tongue in criticism and to upset its Govern ment. the Dictator State struck again --as was to be expected. At the moment of writing, ...

... THE WORK of Ihe JJ0MBER-OBSERVER /L.Vital \%enmer of the Crew of a Bombing Air- Described by NOEL THOMPSON A Special Sphere Section I DARESAY in the past few weeks you have noticed a particularly bright star on clear nights. That is Venus, almost untwinkling in its clarity, so that members of the public have even been led into thinking it might be an illuminated barrage balloon! 1 studied it ...

... Brifain Barricades Her Roads T he Pobe A b/ieals for Peace CHECKING THE FIFTH COLUMN Troops erecting a barbed wire barrier across a main road. All traffic was brought to a standstill and drivers were asked for their identity cards before they were allowed to proceed. It is to be hoped that all would-be Quislings will be thus enmeshed in barbed wire DERATIONS UNDER ARMED GUARD The movable ...

... MUDDLING ALONG in the DARK The Chaotic bystem of White Lines Makes Night Driving a Nightmare By A. PERCY BRADLEY, M.I.A.E., A.M.I.Mech.E. (Clerk o the Course, Brooklands) 1 THE much longer hours of day light which we are now enjoying makes it unnecessary for a large num ber of motorists to drive in the dark but there are a certain proportion who cannot avoid being on the road during the black ...

... Mi's Definitely Different The view, locality, the cooking, the bedrooms, and the personal supervision of Miss W. M. Elioft and her Partner --so writes Ashley Courtenay. jrhe Wide Sea Guest mouse Station four ^mlles, if necessary. POWNDERRY, TORPOINT. CORNWALL An 18th-century coaching house, the pride of 20th-century days. Sample the cocktail lounge, grill and ballroom. Enjoy a good cellar, ...