... H KH&i B'CelaneselW^ jU M KVIuB. b I'CelaneselBLlsS^HM' I iT S PRETTY PLAIN u^coooRoy^ -1 To me and please don't think me vain- 'Utility' sounded pretty Plain But there's no reason for self-pity This is just plain Pretty LF163 ...

... The Drama Marches On The Old Theatre Royal, Bristol, Saved from Oblivion by the State, Reopens with a Flourish and an Old Vic Performance of She Stoops to Conquer, Mightily Pleasing to the Citizens of the Town and the Ghosts of Siddons, Kemble, Kean and Irving May 11th was a big day for Bristol. Down by the docks, heavily pounded by Hun bombs, past debris and desolation, something stirred ...

... -^4 By Sabretache e,iuare Pegs, Square Holes! ONE of the most difficult problems which face those who are intimately connected with winning this war is the placing of the right man in the right place at the right noment. Von Clausewitz, Napoleon, Mr. Bevin and some others have remarked upon this diffi culty many a time. It demands genius. I produce a classic instance of sheer inspiration. Six ...

... AFTER THE GREAT VICTORY I Some Interesting New Pictures from the Battle Areas in Northern Tunisia ^\/Jany aircraft which were reported missing in air combat in North Africa were soon back in the battle They had been brought to the base by R.A.F. Repair and Salvage Units. These latter go .everywhere with their powerful cranes and big 44 Queen Marys (as the R.A.F. call their 60-ft.-long, six ...

... iews of our 3-7 anti-aircraft guns in the Tunisian assault mes from a staff officer of Anti-Aircraft Command who has t returned from North Africa. The observations he made 1 unisia bring out fresh details on the use of A. -A. guns in her roles, such as in anti-tank or field gunnery, and shed nv light on the comparison of the 3-7 with the Germans' $-mm. flak gun. Much has recently been made of ...

... THE U-BOAT CAMPAIGN At the Close of Winter The German people have been encouraged through out the bleak disasters of the winter with the assurance from their High Command that the U-boats were steadily crushing the Allied effort, by the increasing sinking of the shipping crossing the Atlantic. Consequently, there has been much disappointment at the latest figures announced for April, which ...

... THREE PHASES of the TUNISIAN FIGHTING Smoke Screens over the Land Mortar Fire in Axis Counter-Attacks; Tank versus Tank in the Plains Special Diagrams and Drawings IT will have been noticed from accounts of the Tunisian fighting how our tank forces, no less than those of the enemy, have made conspicuous use of smoke-screens, both for offensive and defensive purposes. The methods employed are ...

... THE COMING OF THE THUNDERBOLT The Crack American Fighter Plane New in Quantity Production for the U.S. Army Air Force and in Operation Over Europe THE NEW AMERICAN P47, KNOWN AS THE THUNDERBOLT, a high-altitude and very fast fighter now being operated by U.S. pilots. This picture well emphasises the fat body lines of the new aircraft, the huge radial engine and the four-bladed propeller ...

... , after the four major attacks by the R.A.F. in April 1942 (on left) LAUNCH 2586, of the Air-Sea Rescue Service, is hauled ashore on a special cradle for a final and thorough inspection at its base High-speed Launch 2586 was built for the Air-Sea Rescue Service. Her purpose like all of her class is to save the lives of airmen brought down oyer the sea. She was built at a Thames-side ship yard. ...

... ;k1 Post-war days will bring new and even better models of the famous all-British BINOCULARS SOHO LTD., COLHAM MILL ROAD, WEST DRAYTON, MIDX. (Branch of A. Kershaw Sons, Ltd.) ...

... We are handing on an extraordinarily difficult world to the next generation, and we owe it to the children to think of their welfare, and certainly the homeless children. It is for such children we plead Gifts however small gratefully received. CHURCH OF ENGLAND WAIFS STRAYS cnriPTv JOEL STREET, PINNER, MIDDX. Bankers: Barclays, Ltd. il IF YOU MUST HAVE A NEW SUIT HAVE IT CUT IN SCOTLAND'S ...

... By A. Croxton Smith MOST of us like a dog that can be depended upon not to be uncertain with other people, that will welcome visitors without growling at them or resenting their presence, but there is a great difference between this behaviour and the conduct that leads them to attach themselves to anyone without showing particular devotion to their owners. A little incident in one of the ...