... These Vessels are Doing a Great Amount of Work All Round the Shores of Britain. Two Phases of this are Shown in the Drawings Given on this Page From time to time mention is made in the Press of the work done by the small and fast motor vessels of the Royal Navy. But what is not appreciated by the general public is the amount and the variety of this work. Mr. Dawson here indicates two phases of ...

... ring of Spanish airfields (e.g. at Los Barrios) within a few minutes' bombing distance of Gibraltar Town and Harbour. It is conceivable that Gibraltar might be rendered untenable by ships, its town and dockyards destroyed by land and air bombardment, and its defenders driven to shelter in the snarirms subterranean caverns and nassaaes while maintaining stubborn resistance if overwhelming air ...

... THE R.A.F. OUT ON A DAYLIGHT HUNT FOR ENEMY SHIPPING IN THE CHANNEL- Drawine bv W. G. Whitakcr Now that the R.A.F. have established a superiority over the enemy in the Channel area, they are going out daily in quest of targets and in daylight, too Whenever the weather is propitious, Blenheim bombers range along the length of the French coast and the Low Countries. The success they have already ...

... ^he King has just completed a three-day visit to the Home Fleet in Northern waters, during which he slept aboard Britain's newest and mightiest battleship, the King George V. From the bridge this 35,000-ton vessel Admiral Tovey directed the Fleet in the action against the Bismarck J a°d the Admiral's cabin of the same vessel the Commander-in-Chief was invested with the K.C.B. >y the King. ...

... THE NEW ZEALAND PREMIER WITH DOMINION AIRMEN Mr. Peter Frazer, now in Great Britain, has just paid a visit to a New Zealand Fighter Command in the Home Counties. Here he is seen chatting to a Squadron Leader who has been awarded the D.F.C. and Bar, and who, in addition to shooting down a big bag of German machines, has himself been shot down eight times iiUSSIAN FILMS TO BE SHOWN IN ENGLAND In ...

... THE MEETING AT SEA Pictures During the Historic Three-Day Conference LORD BEAVERBROOK AND MR. CHURCHILL about to visit the President on the U.S. cruiser Augusta. Lord Beaverbrook later went on to Washington for conferences in connection with supply UNITED STATES PRESIDENT AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SIDE BY SIDE Conferences and discussions lasted for three days, and were conducted mainly on ...

... The NEW CANNON-GUN AIRCRAFT; and STRATEGICAL BOMBING? HEAVY ARMAMENT IN THE AIR The deadly Beaufiehter goes into action with its four cannon guns which are, literally, capable of blowing the enemy out I the sky. In addition to the four cannon, the Beaufighter also has six machine-guns. Drawing by Roland Davics THE NEW SPITFIRE destroys an antagonist with its two cannon guns mounted in the ...

... Just as the Grouse Season has been advanced this year to August I so the Invasion Season is due to open on September I. By that date, said Mr. Winston Churchill in his recent all-embracing war review, all the armed forces of this country have been warned to be at concert pitch. We have to reckon with a gambler's desperation, said Mr. Churchill: and it is because of this despera tion that the ...

... PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL AT DIVINE SERVICE ABOARD H.M.S. PRINCE OF WALES ON august IO, 1941, WHEN THE ANGLO-AMERICAN EIGHT-POINT CHARTER WAS CONCLUDED There is no need to add to the comment caused throughout 1 the world by the dramatic announcement of the meeting between the President 6f the United States and the Prime Minister of Great Britain. On this and the following ...

... A WAR NEWSLETTER-No. 103 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. The Open Secret.-- The British Press deserves a tribute for its integrity, generally, in the matter of Mr. Churchill's voyage. The tempta tion to be first with the news must have been tremendous, and that temptation was too much for many men in responsible positions in the Civil Service. I heard on August 6 that Mr. Churchill had left this ...

... PRESIDENT AND PREMIER MEET Pictures Taken During the Historic Meeting Between the Two Democratic Leaders THE PRESIDENT COMES ABOARD H.M.S. PRINCE OF WALES: Accompanied by his son, Captain Elliott Roosevelt, both salute the quarter-deck. The meetings between Mr. Churchill and the President were held on the Prince of Wales and on the American 9,050-ton cruiser, Augusta MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL ...

... THE HOODED MEN COME OUT INTO THE OPEN The Aims of the Cagoulards, Who Intend to Police France with Men of Their Own Breed: The Full Story of this Amazing Organisation is Here Fully Described By FERDINAND TUOHY IN France the Ministry of the Interior has long been the post most coveted by men who want to run the country in their own way. In the days of the Third Republic, when there would be ...