... W.A.A.F. STAND BY FOR THE RETURN OF THE BOMBERS. This is the crew of a Halifax bomber which had just returned from a big raid on Germany. The airmen taking part in such raids can now go straight from their aircraft to the new Drying Room which has been opened to them on various stations, and which are each under the care of a W.A.A.F. Safety Equipment Assistant. This is the latest method in ...

... Mussolini's Development of the Big Island of Sardinia Before, and Since, the Opening of War. Described by FERDINAND TUOHY CONSIDERING the continuous role Sardinia has played in Europe's war-making since 1936, it is odd that we haven't heard more about this second largest island of the Mediterranean. Sardinia was used as one of the Italian bases for the incursion into the affairs of Spain, ...

... To commemorate the sterling service rendered by the men of one of the regiments stationed in Malta, a tablet in the form of their regimental badge was recently unveiled in the rocky walls of a much blitzed dockside building. Prior to the unveiling, detachments of the regiment were inspected by Vice- Admiral Sir Ralph Leatham, former Vice- Admiral of the British Mediterranean island outpost. ...

... DIEPPE (painted for the nation's war records.) by Richard Eurich, A.R.A. (Admiralty Artist) LONDON TRIUMPHANT IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF WAR. FROM THE DORCHESTER ROOF, LOOKING SOUTH-EAST by C. R. W. Nevinson A.R.A. NUDE Pencil by A. K. Lawrence R.A. DESTROYER PICKING UP SURVIVORS (painted for the nation's war records). by Richard Eurich, A.R.A. Admiralty ArtistM MUSIC by Steven Spurrier, A.R.A. ...

... . IRIS COOPER. TRISS HENDERSON. TINA ROBINSON. JEAN TELFER and EVETTE HUNTLEY. bo- LENI LYNN. IRMAN VERNAY. MERCIA YOUNG. MARIANNE LINCOLN. MARGARET McGRATH. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROVE. GEORGE BLACK has introduced West End audiences to a delightful selection of mem bers of the rising generation of stage favourites in his show STRIKE A NEW NOTE, at the Prince of Wales. Here are ten of them, all as ...

... . A CAMRRA PORTRAIT BY MARCUS ADAMS, THE CHILDREN'S STUDIO, 43. DOVER STREET. The HON. MRS. SHERMAN STONOR is the wife of Major the Hon. Sherman Stonor, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire L.I., only son and heir of Lord Camoys, of Stonor Park, Oxon. Before her marriage in 1938 she was Miss Jeanne Stourton. The children are JULIA, THOMAS, GEORGINA, and baby HARRIET. Mrs. Stonor leads a busy life, ...

... The Standard Motor Co Ltd This fortitude The little Scotsman grunts as he hands over to the mate and, aching with fatigue, goes stiffly below. Cruising at' ten knots in convoy unceasing watch, merciless tension We can't all be incomparable Captains in the Mer chant Navy. But we can all be incomparable citizens doing our watch on the bridge, wherever it may be, with the same un faltering ...

... , , This composure It is, perhaps, one of the most exciting moments of her life but the signals from the command post must be accepted and transmitted calmly, swiftly, efficiently We can't all work on Anti-Aircraft instruments. But we can all cultivate sang-froid in times of danger and difficulty. So that in the years to come the world will ask itself in wonder But for their calmness in those ...

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... Pinafore Jersey MATERIALS 3 oz. crimson 2-ply wool 2.1 oz. natural 2-ply wool Nos. 10 and 12 needles a fine crochet hook 2 press studs. MEASUREMENTS Round bust, 34 ins. sleeve seam, 3 ins. length, 20 ins. TENSION In the rib, 8 sts. and 10 rows to 1 in. THE BACK With No. 10 needles and crimson wool, cast on 104 sts. Work k. 2, p. 2 rib for 4 ins. M. 1 st. at beg. and end of next and every 4th ...

... Are You Knitting Tiny Garments MATERIALS 2 oz. 2-ply Viyella Standard Knittings No. 10 needles 1 button. MEASUREMENTS Vest round chest, 16 ins. length, 8 ins. Pants width, 18 ins. length, 8 ins. TENSION 74 sts. and 1 1 rows to 1 in. The Vest Cast on 60 sts. Work k. 1, p. 1 rib for 1 in. Change to st.st. and work 5 ins. (6 from casting on). Now work 25 sts. Cast off 10, work 25. Continue on ...