... THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK, 1943 In the year in which the publishers, Macmill.in and Co., Ltd., celebrate their centenary, The States man's Y ear-Book appears in its eightieth issue. Ohce again it is the purpose of the Year-Book to record the prevailing conditions in all lands, and though the war has checked the normal flow ot statistics, it is nevertheless surprising how many statistical ...

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... BRITISH IS RAILWAYS The,! Mew SECRET SERVICE There are many facts and figures about the British Railways the enemy would like I to know. The demands the Services make 1: on British Railways increase in I size and urgency as the war I progresses the conveyance of materials and equipment, the transportation of troops coming and going, supplies for factories, tanks, guns, food an ever- ...

... EEEBESE BBSBB A queue with a difference The thing to keep in mind about a circulating library is that it is Just that a circulating library. The books in it must circulate in turn another aspect of the queue system, but with the difference that without taking any unfair advantage over your fellows you can buy a place near the head of the queue. In W. H. Smith Son's Library there are three main ...

... Production is restricted so don't blame your dealer if you have difficulty in obtaining blades. Keep 'em fit! You'll have to make your Standard Glades last longer, just as you did the Thin and Blue and the 7 o'clock blades they have replaced. They can take it and give you the finest shave you can buy. in battledress Standard and Standard Thin Blades (plain steel) 2d each, including ...

... ^^O^THE l HAS THE. HOIVOHE. TO PRESE^tU^ This NOVEL vehicle ia propelled by an. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENOINI or 2CYLINr>ERS tjm 8 horse power relytny on prLroLnLirt, £trr di ntoiwe fltwee THE MECHANICAL carriage will attain the eomfbetable speed of TWELVE MILES PER HOUR i on the level. while hills can be ascended and descended in safety The Daimler Wagonette i is acUni/mhUj^ Mutrdj to the needs ...

... MOTLEY NOTES. By ALAN KEMP. 9 V Sleight of Hand. There is a boyish playfulness about the Prime Minister which must be very deplorable to serious-minded people like the Germans. You have only to look at the contrast between the superb gesture of Hitler giving the semaphore salute and Mr. Churchill waggishly giving the V-sign to realise the difference between a Herrenvolk and an effete democracy ...

... w I r I ^The Tatler and Bystander. July 28, 1943 SSSSSBSMfiS TripleX the safety glass ...

... J I I I 111 v Ill I \\W\m that gave you HUMBER SNIPE SUNBEAM -TALBOT HILLMAN MINX Whatever kind of car you wanted, there was one to meet your needs. With Victory achieved, their principal objective will be the creation of still finer cars. ROOTES SECURITIES LTD., DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W.1 ...

... r/r- V lnne French regrets that she has been unable to supply many of her clients with her Cleansing Milk. After the war however she hopes once again to supply all the demands of the home market. In the mean time, she is helping the war effort by developing her business abroad where her Cleansing Milk is becoming increasingly popular. CLEANSING MILK BY GMMSL OXOMch OLD BOND STREET, LONDON ...

... Table Waters wince 1JC)0 After holding office as the first President of the United States tor seven years, Washington retired to his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia in 1796 there to spend the remaining years of his life. products were famous in Washington's day but are temporarily retired in favour of a standard product decreed by the Ministry of Food to conserve essential materials and ...

... ROUGH OUT the ages woman has refused to be content with her natural endowments. She has insisted on powder and paint in other vords on make-up. So widespread had her nsistence become in pre-war years that it had built up a substantial British industry with an estimated turnover of over £8,000,000. In this lield of research British chemists were yearly achieving new successes. Every time a ...