... THE STAFF COLLEGE of THE HOME GUARD The Intensive Course in Defence and Offence which is Now Being Given to Home Guard Volunteers at Osterley Park Described by NOEL THOMPSON THE most amazing feature of the collapse of France was the wonderful stimulus it gave to the idea of Defence. Instead of this country falling a prey to the Terror tactics of Hitler, as it would seem the Germans fully ...

... OLD PANS INTO NEW AEROPLANES How the Transformation from Scrap to Ingots Is Made OLD POTS FOR NEW PLANES In answer to Lord Beaverbrook's appeal for the collection of all aluminium pots and pans, an encouraging response has been made by Chelsea. In a very short while a considerable dump was formed, made up of a most miscellaneous collection of articles SAUCEPANS INTO SPITFIRES-- INTO THE ...

... WATCHING ABYSSINIA FROM THE SUDAN Scenes on the African Rivers Which Are Now Swollen with Seasonal Rains HERDS OF CAMELS ON THE ATBARA RIVER, NOW SWOLLEN AND PREVENTINO ENEMY OPERATIONS: Enemy planes fly over the upper waters of the Atbara see mad on following double page) and try to cut the railway connections of Khartoum. The animal life is singularly undisturbed by these war activities. ...

... FEEDING THE BRITISH NAVY AT SEA A Complex Problem Satisfactorily Solved by the Paymaster Officers Described by FRANK BOWEN THE British Navy to-day, generally speaking, is as well fed as any service in the world, at a cost to the taxpayer of between 1s. 3d. and 1s. 6d. per day according to the price of food, and practically no extra cost at all from the bluejacket's own pocket. Although the ...

... A Brief Escape from THIS War Napoleon and Hitler The Last Phase Putting the Fire Out and Keeping the Home Fires Burning THE LAST INVASION OF ENGLAND.-- Out of curiosity I unearthed some of my researches into the last invasion of England-- that organised by Lazare Hoche in 1797 and carried out by an Irish- American, Colonel Tate, with some 1,200 desperadoes drawn from Paris gaols. This host ...

... KENSINGTON BARRACKS ON A ROMAN SITE: KScrliS It is not generally known that underneath Kensington Barracks there lies a mass of ancient masonry believed to be Roman, of which only a limited explora tion has been possible. Two intractable masses of the Roman work were unearthed and have been preserved so that access to them is possible. A recent visit by a Sphere photographer shows their ...

... SHAVIAN MAJOR-- BY WENDY HILLER. A PHOTOGRAPH BY BARON. WENDY HILLER, who made such a big success in the screen version of G. B. Shatc's well-known play 44 Pygmalion, takes the name-part in another Shavian picture, the film presentation of 44 MAJOR BARBARA, which is being shot at Denham. It is being produced and directed by Gabriel Pascal. Our fine study shows Major Barbara after her ...

... SOLDIER AND SAILOR BRIDEGROOMS AND THE! SRIDES; and some notable engagements. MISS SONIA SYERS, daughter of the Countess of Enniskillen married MR. DAVID COLE, son of the Hon. Galbraith Cole, at Killesher Parish Church, Florencecourt. Co. Fermanagh. m ,-mm lwi su f t u fTT The marriage of SECOND-LIEUT. R. S. WILSON-SMITH, R.E., son of the late Major P. P. 0. Smith, to MISS JANE BRODRICK, ...

... . A T the luunching of the destroyer H.M.S. GIPSY in November 1935, Miss Dorothy Rutherford, an artist friend of Commander Mark Thornton, painted a picture of a gipsy girl as a mascot for the ship. The work was hung in the ward-room and was the toast of the mess. When H.M.S. Gipsy was sunk by a mine in November 1939 the picture went down too, but was recovered when the ship was salvaged. The ...

... BURBERRYS o BURBERRYS D BURBERRY UNIFORMS tor the A.T.S. Women at war do not lose their inherent taste for dignity of cut and quality of materials in the clothes they choose for duty. Burberrys' tailoring skill and unexcelled Barathea or Whipcord cloths for A.T.S. Officers are at their command. Service Jacket £6.10.0 Skirt £2.15.0 Cap Badge £1.5.0 'Grams: Burberry, Lesquare, London 'Phone: WHI ...

... In the Air Brakes for Our Fighters? By Our Flying Correspondent WHEN the Germans dive-bomb a --target whether on sea or land-- with their Junkers 87 aeroplanes, they use air brakes, and, from what I have seen of Royal Air Force interceptor tactics during the past few weeks, I think it likely that there will eventually be a demand for air brakes on fighters as well as bombers. ror the real ...

... The Art of Sailing Part I I THE first part of this special Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News series on sailing, by Mr. E. D. Gannon and the Harrow Argonauts, appeared in last week's issue. The third and final part will be published next week. I Anyone can sail on a reach, almost anyone can run before the wind, but it takes a sailor to work a boat to windward. The first thing to do is to ...