... AFTER just one month's fighting the Union Jack floated from Italian flagstaffs all over the region of Italian Somaliland, from the Kenya frontier to Mogadishu, the capital city. The story of the various actions which have taken place during this stirring month may be traced back to the crossing of the frontier at Liboy on January 24, followed by advances to Haweina on January 27 and the ...

... The CHURCHILL THEORIES of WARFARE The Premier's Oum Ideas on the Art of Waging War, as Expounded in His Oivn Writings, are here Smnmarised By FERDINAND TUOHY THEN surely it is time to consider whether the downfall of your strongest foe cannot be accomplished through the ruin of his weakest ally; and in this connection, a host of political, economic and geographical advantages may arise and ...

... AN ATTACK ON AN ITALIAN FORT BY IMPERIAL FORCES This forr was one of the key points of the town of Derna the infantry taking part can be seen crossing the vital area in front o! the position. Neither the fire of the defenders nor the barbed-wire entanglements erected by the Italians were able to stop the attackers in the final assault MEN OF A MACHINE-GUN BATTALION IN ACTION BEFORE DERNA The ...

... THE WHOLE PROVINCE OF CYRENAICA PASSES INTO BRITISH HANDS: THE COMMANDER OF THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS AT BENGHAZI TAKES OVER THE TOWN FROM THE ITALIAN MAYOR (IN CENTRE), THE BISHOP (ON LEFT), AND OTHER CIVIC AUTHORITIES ywithout a struggle, Benghazi, capital of Cyrenaica, sur- rendered to the victorious forces of General Wavell on February 7. It is stated that Graziani offered no opposition to the ...

... THE AUSTRALIANS IN BENGHAZI The Taking Over of the Capital of Cyrenaica, February 7 With the fall of Benghazi on February 7 the whole of the Province of Italian Cyrenaica passed under British control the Military Governor is, as previously announced, Lieut.-General Sir Maitland Wilson, formerly C.-in-C. in Egypt. We have just received the official pictures published here and on pp. 262-63 of ...

... The OCCUPATION of BENGHAZI, February 7 j The Entry of the Australians to Take Over the Town COLLAPSED LIKE A PACK OF CARDS UNDER THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE R.A.F. THE REMAINS OF THE WATCH TOWER AT BENINA, NEAR BENGHAZI LIB, INHABITANTS READING THE PROCLAMATION POSTED UP BY THE BRITISH AFTER THE OCCUPATION WITNESSED THE ENTRY OF THE FORCE OF OCCUPATION. The passage of the Australians, and take little ...

... A lthough there are various types of small ships in the Navy known officially as Escort Vessels, Patrol Vessels and Convoy Escorts and although the three types vary in design, tonnage and gun-power, all are generically known as Sloopers. They are mostly of about 1,100 tons, rather lighter in fact than destroyers, and of quite a different appearance. Destroyers are of great length for their ...

... The ITALIAN COLONY of LIBYA J\[oiu in Process of Disintegration Through the Rapid Advances of General W avell's Army of the Nile TRIPOLI, CAPITAL OF LIBYA THE HARBOUR FROM THE BRITISH CONSULATE To the right of the Minaret is the Roman Triumphal Arch erected in honour of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Along the waterfront to the right of the minaret are the Customs Quay and adjoining warehouses ...

... JT.eiu Facts Concerning Britain's Latest Arm, tuhich Operates from the Air The Training of the Men and the Tactics of Parachute Attach. With Other Subjects of Air Interest By C. G. GREY (Founder of The Aeroplane) THE WELKIN-PIERCER.-- Some people in this country seem disposed to scoff at Germany's latest weapon, evidently not secret, the Wolkenröntger. I believe that Dr. Röntgen was the ...

... ON EMIRAU ISLAND LOOKING ALONG THE FORESHORE. SHOWING THE IMPROMPTU HUTS MADE BY THE SEAMEN ASSISTED BY THE NATIVES. (This picture was taken by a member of the Rangitane's crew) THIS IS HOW THE VICTIMS OF THE GERMAN RAIDER LIVED IN ROUGHLY-CONSTRUCTED HUTS ON THE BEACH AT EMIRAU, AFTER THEIR MAROONING ON THE ONE-TIME CANNIBAL ISLAND MR. AND MRS. COOK (ON RIGHT), IN CHARGE OF THE ISLAND, LEAVE ...

... j THE BABY THAT WAS BURIED FOR THREE DAYS Sleeping peacefully in her hospital cot is this little victim of the bombers. She is ten-months-old Irene Marriott, who was buried for three days under the wreckage of her home in Merseyside last week. Both her parents were killed by the bomb and it was the dead body of her father which protected her from the crushing debris. Local doctors consider ...

... Each Big Advance in Aircraft Design has Meant a Corresponding Advance in the Design of Propellers, or more Properly Airscrews. This most Fascinating Aspect of Modern Engineering Accomplishment is here Fully Discussed and Illustrated A Special 11 Sphere1' Section IN the whole sphere of aeronautical science the most abstruse and complicated theory of all is to be found in the realm of airscrew ...