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Sporting Weddings

... V. J. LTTTLE the Irish left wing three-quarter was married at St. Peter's H arbor ns, to Sylvia daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt of Harborne Birmingham. The best man {right) was a fellow Bedfordian C. O'Z?. Power zifry wear /o getting his Irish cat) as a centre. CAPTAIN A. R. V. LUKE Imperial Services boxing champion was married to Peggy daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Heaton, of Worcester at St ...

THE DEPTH-CHARGE: Nightmare of the Submarine

... THE Depth-Charge Nightmare of the Submarine Described by LIEUT.-COMMANDiER EDGAR P. YOUNG (R.N., Retired) THE now familiar depth-charge was one of the new weapons introduced into the naval service during the last war, and is, like the mine, handled by the Torpedo Department. It is, in effect, a submarine bomb, and is used for attacking submarines when they are submerged and are invulnerable to ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1576 | Page: Page 14, 15, 16 | Tags: Photographs 

ON THE WESTERN LINE WITH BRITISH AND INDIAN TROOPS: Scenes Recorded in a Variety of Weathers

... ON THE WESTERN LINE WITH BRITISH AND INDIAN TROOPS: Variefy of Weathers 306-- SPECIAL SECTION-- THE EMPIRE'S EFFORT THE INDIAN AUXILIARY TRANSPORT ON THE WESTERN LINE IS INSPECTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR Accompanying the fine body of Punjabi Moslems now in the French lines and an inseparable part of the picture are the mules which both carry loads on the back and draw light army ...

GUARDING THE FRENCH COAST

... t Guarding the French JH Coast 7hE FRENCH LISTENING EARS are different to ours. They look more like a pair of wings or bellows. Two men operate the instrument, which is placed on a movable turn-table mechanism of some complexity THE FRENCH COASTAL DEFENCE SYSTEM is a branch of the French Navy. The officers are regular officers, but the personnel differs completely from that of the crew of a ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 161 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

OPERA and REVUE: The Barber of Seville at Sadler's Wells and a New Edition of Black Velvet at the Hippodrome

... OPERA and REVUE The Barber of Seville at Sadler's Wells and a New Edition of Black Velvet at the Hippodrome ROSSINI'S masterpiece, The Barber of Seville, has. I think, been given at Sadler's Wells already, but last week saw an entirely new decor, and a good one, by Mr. Powell Lloyd, who also plays the small part of Fiorello. The performance was very jolly. Professor Dent makes the best of a ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 608 | Page: Page 32 | Tags: Photographs 

Cambridge Win the 'Soccer Too

... AT Oxford last December Oxford and Cambridge drew the Association match. In the return game at Cam bridge last week the Light Blues followed up their Rugby win of the previous week by a victory by 3 goals to 2. N. C. Hunt, in the Cambridge goal, had some thrilling final minutes, but by some brilliant saves, kept Oxford from getting the equalising goal they tried for so desperately. Other ...

How Cambridge Beat Oxford

... THE COMBINED TEAMS Cambridge N. C. Hunt; N. G. Sprake, H. Cooper; D. F. Rowe, J, Gibson, C. L. Ashton W. Hindley, K. Goodyear, G. P. Baylis, R. A. M. McNichotl D. A. Foxall. Oxford: J. B. Johnson; J. A. H. Sharp, G. T. Rowe; R. E. Bowyer, G. A. Wagner, J. W. MacFarlane L. Fox, C. A. Vdnbergen, J. H. Binch, R. Band, D. S. Naylor THE SECOND CAMBRIDGE GOAL Corner kicks played a big part in this ...

After Nine Years

... ALL Paris gave a great welcome to the first English Rugby- team to visit France since 1931. This was the British Army team made up from the pick of the players in the home forces. Cap tain H. J. M. Sayers, the British captain, said that it was one of the strongest teams that had ever visited France. The British side won by 36 points to 3, but France was undismayed by the heavy defeat. A good ...

U. A. U. Overwhelm Weasels

... U.A.U. Overwhelm Weasels WEASELS, a war time combination of Beckenham and Bromley teams, whose sides have been weakened by the calls to the services, were no match for the Universities side which bristled with County players. The Weasels' defence found it difficult to deal with F. J. Wilson (outside-lefc), D. L. Evans (centre-forward), and K. Cranston, who were the stars of the match. From the ...

TOPS AND TWEEDS: SPRING IN THE COUNTRY

... Tops and Tweeds SPRING IN THE COUNTRY TOPS for the suits that will be worn this spring are as important as the suits themselves. Colour is the story of the Braemar collection of jumpers and cardigans, clear, glowing gentian blues, cherry reds and emeralds, as well as the paler pastel shades. The short-sleeved jumper at the top of the page, worn with a long-sleeved cardigan to make the twin set ...

Stars of Films to Come

... ANN SOTHERN is thought pretty highly of by M.-G.-M., for they gave her the much-sought-after role of Ethel Turp, in Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President, an adap tation of the famous Damon Runyon story. Ann, who comes from the Middle West, got a Hollywood contract after leaving college, but didn t do so well. So she took the second lead in a PJegfeld show on Broad way, and made her name ...

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