... -/4 By Sabretache JFit/i the Gloves Off THROUGHOUT her fine war service, H.M.'S. Trident has completely belied the little suggestion concealed in her name. She prefers it with what are called the raw-'uns, and obviously has no intention of trying any glove-maker, no matter how eminent he may be. She packs a punch in both fists. She may not have sent her latest victim down for the count, but ...

... Twin Men and Thin Men Douglas Fairbanks Jr., has a Dual Role William Powell has another Thin Man Role In The Corsican Brothers (Gaumont), which is based on Dumas' s class ic. Douglas Fairbanks, Junior, plays the dual role ol' Mario and Lucien, twin sons of the Count and Countess Franchi, joined in birth by a bond of flesh and separated, one from the other, by opera tion. The twin boys are ...

... A Royal Ceremony The Christening of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's Son Nearly all the members of the Royal Family were present at the christening of Prince William, the two months old son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, who was baptised by Dr. Lang, the Archbishop of Canterbury, at a private chapel in the country. Godparents were the King, Queen Mary, Princess Helena Victoria, ...

... REFUGEES FROM SINGAPORE HIDE IN A JUNGLE BAY Leaving the harbour by night, the small liner ran to a secluded island and lay there inconspicuously throughout -the day. She then pushed on in darkness until the next day, when the same process was repeated AT AN INTERMEDIATE PORT AFTER LEAVING SINGAPORE the outgoing tide left one of the refugee ships stranded high and dry for some hours. Because ...

... CAPITAL OF THE DUTCH INDIES Batavia, the Amsterdam of the Orient Described by J. B. GOODSON FROM Batavia comes the news of the enterprise and skill of our Dutch Allies operating in the Far East; yet the man in the street is often in doubt whether the name refers to a town, or an island, or an archipelago. Batavia is a city of over a quarter of a million inhabitants; it is the entrepôt and ...

... WHEELS VERSUS TRACKS for the TANK The New Ideas Evolved for the Big Fighting Vehicles to Render Them Less Liable to Breakdown IT is somewhat paradoxical that, at a time when the output of tanks from British and United States factories is growing into a broad and steady stream, the feeling should have arisen that all is not quite well with this powerful war weapon, as it has been evolved to ...

... MEMORIES OF FIFTY YEARS- An Experiment in Autobiography-- V By J. G. CHOOSING A HOUSE.-- My father's income, never large, gradually increased, and he grew tired of inspecting and renting holiday houses, and craved for something of his own for such uses. Per haps he brought disillusionment upon himself. I have referred to his engaging characteristic of con servatism, which in truth was the ...

... The Implications behind the Bombing of Axis-Controlled Workshops in Occupied Territory. Here are Facts and Figures which Tell Plainly of the Methods Pursued by the Nazis in Recruiting for their War Effort in France By FERDINAND TUOHY NOW that the R.A.F. has been given a mandate to bomb factories, mines and plant in Western Europe whose employees, inhabitants of occupied territory, are turning ...

... WARFARE BY MORTAR IN THE JUNGLE How it has been Waged by the Japanese in the Malayan Campaign Touring the campaign in Malaya, and now again in the Burmese fighting, observers have been greatly impressed by the manner in which the Japanese have made use of the mortar. This weapon, which achieved great fame during the trench-fighting of the last war, has now been skilfully adapted by the enemy ...

... NOW IN THE PACIFIC WAR ZONE- AUSTRALIA: And Her Ten Greatest Years By WILLIAM HANNA (A Western Australian now in Englanc) ALL along the waterfront, behind the Customs sheds, you see-- no matter which is your port of arrival in Australia-- names like Elder Smith, Dalgetys, and Goldsborough Mort. They are not just advertisements for somebody's plonk (strong wine), or a new brand of soap. They ...

... THE U.S. ARMY ADOPTS GLIDERS Training Pilots in the New Art in California Qince the outbreak of war, gliding has been greatly developed by the Germans, who have employed this arm with great success in many of their campaigns. The United States has now decided to train Army personnel in this method at picturesquely-named Twenty-Nine Palms, in California, they have inaugurated an Army Aviation ...

... THE RIDDLE OF THE VICHY NAVY Recent Movements by Darlan which appear to Foreshadow Action By PATRICK HAMILTON WHILE Hitler was able to make short work of the French Army and Air Force, Vichy's Navy still survives virtually intact in the sense that most of the pre-war fleet is still afloat and in French ports. This accounts for its present position as the most prominent pawn in the dubious game ...