... prontjine (inderella A R ecord of the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service By Ferdinand Tuohy LAST May the Queen's daily wartime routine conducted on one occasion to County Hall, Westminster, where were drawn up men and women from London's Auxiliary Ambulance Service (L.A.A.S.). The women, in par- ticular, had sought to look smart, but it had been hard going in their blue cotton gaberdines and ...

... The ft right Jigbts A Sailor, on his first visit to New York meets with a Strange Adventure By Dale Collins BLACK-- as you said at sea-- as the inside of a black dog, up there on the flying bridge. Clouds shut out the stars; no single gleam of light. So deep the dark that staring into it made the eyes ache, and rubbed grit under the lids. Mr. James Trevor did not mind that. Yes, Mister James ...

... A Nurse Must Know the Answer V. Any woman who suffers terrible periodic pains could never stand the trying work of the nurse. Duty comes first and she must carry on. She must look fit and be bright no matter what her physical condition may be. Yet nurses are human and subiect to the same pains as other women. But they know how to avoid those depressing pains and racking headaches. By ...

... RUBBER-HELMETED, OVERALLED N.C.O.s PREPARING FOR A MASS DROP Parachutes are in position and gas-masks are worn at the read/. Note the parachute badge on the shoulder A TROOPER WITH THE CONTAINER IN WHICH A PIGEON IS CARRIED, for conveying messages back to the base THE PIGEON CARRIED BY THE PARACHUTIST On landing, this bird will be released to convey back to Headquarters details of the progress ...

... GORT AND IRON IDE: A New Page to be Noted in the Record of British Military History By FERDINAND TUOHY PUBLICATION of the Gort Despatch, with its tale of record débâcle, sent me to some pages given me by General Ironside at Gibraltar before the war. They were a friendly bestowal intended to help a harassed scrivener, and were made by one who, like every Governor of the Rock in peacetime, recog ...

... Other Things Than War The New Culture Notes on Sidesplitters and Dinner-bells and Old School Ties PRIESTLEY'S NEW CUL TURE.-- I have a deep sympathy with nearly all which Mr. Priestley has said and written during the present war. I find myself always in warm agreement with his democratic principles. It is only when I have time to reflect that I begin to question his practical conclusions. ...

... How T hey Spend the Winter By B. Melville Nicholas NATURE lovers who confine their observations of wild fife to the months of spring and summer, miss some of the greatest joys and mysteries which Dame Nature has to offer. Take for example, that little roly-poly creature, the dormouse, distinguishable from our other field mice by its more stout build and by its tail which is clothed with hairs ...

... eueSNe euGfeNe CVS- 339 THERE IS SURE TO BE A RUSH for permanent waves just before Christmas. Hairdressers are very short staffed and will almost certainly have to disappoint some of their later customers. Make their work less harassing and your Eugene wave a certainty by booking your Christmas appointment now. Or, better still, have your wave now and enjoy the extra personal attention the ...

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... , HE SHREDDED WHEAT CO., LTD., WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE The Food for General Fitness DEMAND EXCEEDS S U P P LY More Shredded i Wheat Is now asked for than can be made underwar- time conditions but we are doing our best to supply where the need is greatest. MADE BY ...

... BOURNVILIE COCOA j BOURNVILIE COCOA Extra food va,ue I Iron the blood enricher I Phosphates for healthy growth Aid to digestion I Vitamin D vital to health THE 5-STAR COCOA l that makes milk more nourishing How the children love it for breakfast fust the time whenareal food-in-the-cup is needed! And how much more good it does them to take their milk the BOURNVILLE way. Father off to work ...

... PRISONERS ABOARD A BRITISH BATTLESHIP: GERMANS AND ITALIANS, FORMER SUBMARINE AND MERCHANT CREWS, BEING PUT TO WORK ON THE UPPER DECK DURING THEIR PASSAGE TO AN INTERNMENT CAMP AFTER CAPTURE AT SEA This is one of a series of pictures (others appear on page 135 of this issue) taken on a British warship recently. In this series are seen a number of German and Italian prisoners of war, formerly ...