... Fifty-four of whose Survivors were Plucked out of the Java Sea by a U.S. Submarine Special Sphere Drawings and Diagrams On left The British destroyer Electra was a vessel of 1,375 tons. In the Battle of the Java Seas she waj ordered to counter-attack about fifteen minutes after th cruiser Exeter had been hit. As the Electra cleared th smoke three heavy enemy destroyers were sighted on opposite ...

... Why the Swiss have Sent a Trade Mission to Britain; How They Maintain Their Industries in the Midst of Warring Nations; and How the Conflict Has Affected Trade and Social Life in the Small Neutral Republic By CHARLES GRAVES THE arrival of the Swiss Trade Mission headed by Dr. Hans Sulzer, formerly Swiss Minister to Washington, Professor Rappard, the Economic Expert of Geneva, and Professor ...

... , , All ivithin our lifetime Many of us can remember the candles waiting in the hall, and the eerie, flickering shadows as we climbed the stairs. For those were days when candle power was well, just candle power, and nothing more. To-day it is a symbol of brilliant, unlimited light, ip. a world transformed by elec tricity. PHILIPS were pioneers in the development of the electric lamp, and ...

... AIRCRAFT SERVICES LTD AIRCRAFT SERVICES LTD v -gggD IS ov)^- The symbol illustrated here is the Mark of F.C.A.S., which is equipped and staffed for the repair, servicing and main tenance of complete aircraft and engines, and fhe manufacture of component parts. The subsidiary company, Field Aircraft Instruments and Equip ment Ltd., undertakes fhe design and construction of aircraft instrument ...

... 1 I says OLD HETHERS though I say it myself! Nobody would think that rhubarb would make a really delicious flavouring for barley water, would they I was not so sure myself till I tried it Upon my word, it's good! But I'm not asking you or anyone else to take my word as gospel I'm simply asking you to try my rhubarb barley water for yourselves. As soon as you can get hold of a bottle put it to ...

... The M.L. (of which we published a complete series of photographs I in our issue of March 21), has now been allowed by the Admiralty to take a bow as an E-boat destroyer one of the principal functions for which it was, in fact, designed. They are very fast little craft, capable of 40 knots and over in the distance, or in misty weather, they might be mistaken for destroyers, so closely do they ...

... A car running at 50 m.p.h. uses 41% more rubber than it does at 30 m.p.h. and at the higher speeds there is much greater risk of tyre damage from small obstacles, harsh braking and fast cornering. In addition to wear, high speeds increase tyre temperatures and render the casing more liable to damage. In a pre-war test, two identical cars were driven over the same road one fiercely and the ...

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... INFILTRATION The New Idea in Warfare The Basic Principle of the Methods so Successfully Employed by the Japs in Malaya and in Burma Described by DONALD COWIE WE hear from Burma that our troops have again been forced to withdraw in order to avoid being cut off after the Japanese had again passed through their positions. The news from Russia is that Soviet army groups have now insinuated ...

... THE SUPPLY POSITION The Crookes Laboratories regret that C.rookes' Halibut Liver Oil will no longer be readily obtainable in cap sules, but only in liquid form. This is due to priority demands of national importance. In the interests of national health the Crookes Laboratories have taken every precaution in their power to ensure adequate supplies of Crookes' Halibut Oil in all parts of the ...