... THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF NORWAY'S GEOGRAPHY: To the south lies an area over which no modern army could advance but whoever holds the port and town of Narvik holds the west to east communications towards Kiruna and the iron ore supplies of Sweden THE IRON ORE REGION OF KIRUNA, THE RICHEST AREA OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD; and the principal region from which the enemy can secure her vital ores ...

... 116 SPECIAL SPHERE SECTION The SEARCHLIGHT by SEA and LAND (Continued from previous pa&e) too rapid feeding, the arc length tends to become too great, an electrical control speeds up or retards the speed at which the negative carbon is fed inwards. Such a process, if otherwise uncontrolled, would sooner or later result in the trans ference of the positive crater from the focus in which it has ...

... THE CONVOYS ARE STILL COMING SAFELY TO PORT Some Striking 7\[ew Pictures THE NAVAL ESCORT VESSEL KEEPS WATCH OVER HER FLOCK OF ASSORTED MERCHANTMEN AT SEA mWSSSkM. v i sini A ON BOARD AN ESCORTING VESSEL-- HIGH-ANGLE GUNS AND GUN CREW READY FOR INSTANT ACTIOh The North Sea has not been a cheerful place during the past winter months of intense cold and drivinr snowstorms but the work of ...

... moured Corps to be One of the Smartest and cjent Bodies of Men in the Army By NOEL THOMPSON (With Special Illustrations) training to be wireless operators, studying instruments and sending messages. On an average, Phase I men have twenty lectures a week, and I should add to these lec tures a really admirable idea, that is, voluntary lectures in spare time at night. These are popular, and men ...

... THIS WEEK in fhe THEATRE Two Plays and Two Revues Discussed by PHILIP PAGE THE programmes at the Old Vic just now contain the information that this theatre has been con tinuously in use as a place of enter tainment since 1818. That is not strictly true. There had been no entertainment of any kind there from the outbreak of war until last week, which is far too long a gap to justify the use ...

... j WHERE BRITISH FORCES ARE SAID TO HAVE LANDED All the Points at which StockhnL has declared British Landings in Norway AMONG all the conflicting reports from Norway during the past week at least one thing stands out: Germany has not found Norway the willing victim she expected. In spite of all her preparations, in spite of treachery at nearly all key points, which enabled her to make easy ...

... THE FIFTY-THREE SURVIVORS OF THE FLOTILLA LEADER HARDY, WITH THEIR OFFICER, LIEUT.-COMMANDER MANSELL (IN SKI ING SUIT), BEING ADDRESSED BY MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL ON HORSE GUARDS' PARADE ON THEIR RETURN TO LONDON AFTER THEIR EPIC ADVEN TURES DURING THE FIRST NAVAL BATTLE IN NARVIK FIORD, WHERE THEY LANDED TO CARRY THE WAR INTO ENEMY TERRITORY. (On right A close-up of Lieut. -Commander Mansell) ...

... LONDON WELCOMES THE MEN OF H.M.S. HARDY The First Lord Addressing the Men on the Horse Guards' Parade Un rriday evening or last weeK London gave the ntty-tnree men of H.M.S. Hardy, who had had an astonishing experience on the shores of Narvik Fiord, a rousing welcome. The approaches to Euston Station were thronged and the men received cheer after cheer as they moved off towards the Admiralty ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER- No. xxxiv 32-34, St. Bride Street, E.C.4 WAITING FOR NEWS. Which is the greater strain in a war for national existence, to follow its incidents and key episodes from the trenches in France or from one's still peace ful home in England? I have tried both and am in no doubt. In the late war there was no wireless in every dugout and home and billet, and for one reason and ...

... Recorded in a 9 by F. MAT A Admiralty SECOND NAVAL j ACTION -THE APPROACH TO NARVIK: The British destroyers Cossack, Bedouin, Punjabi and others ==g steaming up the A Fiord forthe attack j k. Above SECOND NAVAL ACTION-A German transport aground in Narvik Harbour P after the Warspile and the destroyers had finished with her On right ANOTHER GERMAN TRANSPORT SUNK, BOW FIRST-With stranded and ...

... water- and sank a 3,000-ton German transport; Sun fish, a smaller vessel sank German ships totalling 17,000 tons: and 5;/a^r sank four .'t may well be five) German ships and brought back four prise- rs with her ■1 r.ys has been the successful torpedoing of the August ft dt, an enemy supply ship of 2.600 tons ■submarines the most arduous and the most dangerous of ■naval services therefore wo ...

... WAITING TO EMBARK AT A SCOTTISH PORT: Members of the British Expeditionary Force to Norway waiting to embark for their journey to Norway. Since this picture was taken, the British Forces, including Canadian troops, have landed at Romsdals Fiord, south-west of Trondheim. Another British force which landed at Namsos, 80 miles north of Trondheim, heavily defeated a German detachment sent from ...