... A WAR NEWSLETTER -No. 109 i, New Oxford Street, W.C.i. The Bounds of Possi bility.-- The Germans arc send ing to the Russian Front their seasoned troops from the occupied countries, and filling their places with raw recruits and middle-aged reservists. Is it beyond the bounds of possibility to check this movement of reinforcements [i.e., against Russia]?' So J lie Mines leader ot weanesaay, ...

... FOUR IMPORTANT CONFERENCES in ENGLAND and the NEAR EASH GENERAL DE GAULLE, LEADER OF THE FREE FRENCH, OUTLINES IMPORTANT PROPOSALS TO THE PRESS Surrounded by British, Empire, American and representatives, the General makes his plans known in his London Headquarters Recently returned from a long tour of the French Colonies which have declared their loyalty to his cause, General de Gaulle has ...

... The Latest Pictures from the Russian Fro THE NEW ZEALANDER WHO IS COMMANDING THE R.A.F. SQUADRONS OPERATING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT-- Wing-Commander H. N. G. Ramsbotham-lsherwood Born at Petone, in New Zealand, in 1905 and educated at St. Mary's School, Galong, in New South Wales, Australia, Wing-Commander Ramsbotham-lsherwood joined the firm of Clouston and Co. in 1927 he had already been ...

... THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT. The Men Who Bring Down the Big Lorries from the Ports and Industrial Centres of the North to the Capital Through the Long Black-out Hours Described by CHARLES GRAVES EVERY evening in the failing light convoys of great £3,000 lorries and still greater and more expensive tankers rumble off with their precious cargoes from London and the ports. Every morning they arrive, over ...

... ATLANTIC PATROL by the U.S. To Maintain a Constant Watch over Her Shores and to Check Up on Shipping the U.S. is Using Her Blimps THE BLIMP CHECKS UP The patrol airship L-l of the U.S. Navy hovers over the freighter Musa, of the Panama Lines, to check the vessel's identity. Tiny figures of men are just discernible on the freighter's forward deck fHE UP-AND-DOWN MAN Responsible for the vertical ...

... A STRIKING PICTURE FROM TOBRUK An armoured car manned with a captured Italian Breda gun I There are many points of interest about this picture. To begin with, the armoured car has become part of the static defences of Tobruk, or, in other words, it has sacrificed its mobility for greater precision. During the battles around Smolensk, in Russia, it was reported that the Russians had used many ...

... 4 But THREE of the PILOTS are SAFE The Work of the R.A.F.'s Own Lifeboat Service Described by PATRICK HAMILTON TWO seaside toys of a few years back now help in modified form to save the lives of bomber and fighter pilots shot down in the narrow seas round our coasts. One is a development of the American speed-boat which took holiday-makers for a thrilling 30-m.p.h. dash round the pier and ...

... THE WONDERFUL HOME AT SEVENOAKS OF LONDON'S NEXT LORD MAYOR Lieut. -Colonel Sir John Dawson Laurie, who will be assuming the Lord Mayoralty in November, is a bachelor, sixty-nine years of age. In the last war he commanded the 2-4th Royal West Kents and was awarded the Croi> de Guerre with Palm. Sir John became an alderman in 1931 and was Sheriff of the City of Londor in 1935-36. He is the ...

... hiil*) i! hi -0/ DY APPOINTMENT TO H.M.KING GEORGE VI. 1 H ACHIEVED BY K ,.,wW ^\6^> 1 loPR bottuM B PEP 8|9 1 B V bott\e 4|fe i. bot^e -y >' ...

... DR. BARNARDO'S HOME! Mother' and Father to 8,250 once destitute boys and girls now being trained for the duties of citizenship. 3,500 children admitted since War began, including 814 cases due to War conditions. f| feeds one child Ivr/ for 10 days. PLEASE HELP Cheques, etc. (crossed), payable Dr. Barnardo's Homes, should be sent to 20 BARNARDO HOUSE. STEPNEY CAUSEWAY, LONDON E.I. 8,250 ...

... Jt is now known that some of our British bombers notably the Flying Fortresses fly at fantastically high altitudes, often reaching the sub -stratosphere at 35,000 ft. The drop in te.mperature at such levels is so great that a special kit has been evolved for the airmen participating; Ordinary clothing, no matter how much of it is worn, is of little use and, in consequence, resort has been made ...

... Other Things Than War Archaeological Finds at All Hallows Old Cartridges and Old Clothes ALL HALLOWS-- A NOT- ABLE DISCOVERY.-- On December 8 last, a H.E. bomb blasted the east wall of the Church of All-Hallows-by- the- Tower, and three weeks later the Church was gutted by enemy-sent fire. The ruined arches and pillars-- all that remained of a famous City Church in which, under various ...