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The NAVAL and AIR WAR in the PACIFIC

... mw ■■■AiAHHM This is a typically Japanese device even the Nazis in their most desperate moments never evolved such an air weapon as the Baka Bomb. In reality it is a glider and it is carried beneath a parent aircraft for conveyance to the scene of action. As indicated in this drawing, it is fitted with wings, tail and cockpit the nose contains the charge. After launching, it is guided to the ...

WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES OF OCCUPATION ON THE CONTINENT

... HB A massive concrete wall, topped with glass spikes, stands along the promenade at Scheveningen, the former fashionable Dutch seaside resort. This town was selected by the Nazis as a probable point to be attacked by the invading Allies, and every yard of the front was protected by barbed wire entangle nents, 44 dragon-teeth anti-tank obstacles, mines and guns. German troops quartered in the ...

Published: Saturday 07 July 1945
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 765 | Page: Page 22, 23 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

PICTURES of SCENES in ENGLAND

... The work of carrying out first-aid I repairs to historic edifices in the City of London is now being performed by ex- perl stonemasons. Within the shadow of St. Paul's a huge pile of masonry dumped on a bombed site is being used in the work of preserving the fabric of churches damaged in the blitz. Ornamental stone which decorated the roofs is also being replaced. Engaged on this task is James ...

The Ideal Breed for every need

... . . The beginning of all good things Lincoln Reds are spreading throughout the British Isles. Why? Because they have achieved a reputation as THE dual-purpose Cattle. Breed Lincoln Reds and thereby Particulars of the breed from the conform with the Ministry's Policy. Secretary of the Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn Association, 184, High Street, Lincoln, England ...

Up and down the Land

... THE hay harvest, in many parts of the country is nearly finished, and it promises to provide a record crop. Early in the season it seemed that there would be little hay to cut, but the rains and warm weather of the past two months have brought the crops on amazingly and very heavy yields are recorded from most districts. So much land has been brought under cereal production and cropped for ...

Jerseys in North Wales

... PBWc :V TWELVE years ago Mr. T. C. J. Manners made a bold experiment in dairy farming by starting an entirely new venture. He established a pedigree and attested herd of Jersey cattle at Tandderwen, a farm near Abergele, North Wales. This was the more competitive, as the local black cattle, although not heavy yielders, produce a very rich milk. In Drakeley and White's tables their average ...

THE SAGA OF SAGAN-- GOLFERS OF STALAG LUFT 3

... THE SAGA OF SAGAN golfers of stalag loft 3 SAGA, n. an old heroic Scandinavian tale-- so says my dictionary. I am sure when you hear the story of the Sagan Golf Club you will excuse the liberty I have taken in using this word-- though it nearly fits exactly if, perhaps, another word was substituted for Scandinavia. Ex-P.O.W. Fl./Lt. P. A. W. Thomas called on me a few days ago with the ...

SUSSEX HERD BOOK SOCIETY

... 5USSEX HERD BOOK SOCIETY No Cattle are HARDIER sussex cow or more THRIFTY than the Farmer Stockbreeder Photograph SUSSEX Sussex Cattle by E. Walford Lloyd (10/6) tells you all about them BROADWAY EAST, DENHAM, near UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX ...

WHITE ALSATIANS

... By A. CROXTON-SMITH STALIN, whose picture appears on this page to-day, is claimed to be the only white Alsatian in Australia, and so in a way has a distinction that does not belong to the common run. He is owned by Mr. J. McCarthy, of Glebe in New South Wales, and is one of a Utter sired by a black-and-tan guard dog at an aerodrome. This colour, or rather absence of colour, would excite no ...

THE WAY OF THE WORLD: Rex Whistler

... THE WAY OF THE WORLD By Simon Harcourt-Smith Rex Whistler I AM glad to see the War Office are taking measures to preserve the frescoes with which Rex Whistler would enliven the Army huts to which his soldiering took him, while he was training for his brief and tragic moment of action in Normandy last year. Within its charming limits, his talent was prodigiously fertile. Letters, even to ...

Dining Out in London

... At a round table were the Hon. Mrs. Duncan Campbell who is the sister of Lord Barnby, Brig. F. Spedding, Lady Barnby F/Lt. I. R. Campbell and Mrs. G. Loder In a party of six were Mrs. John Sheffield, Mr. Peter Hanbury, the Countess of Cottenham, Mr. John Sheffield who is the youngest son of Sir Berkeley Sheffield, Miss A. Netoman and the Earl of Cottenham Miss Catherine Rolfe, H.E. the ...

Published: Wednesday 04 July 1945
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 162 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Pictures in the Fire: What Wins It?

... -/4 By Sabretache What W ins It It is probable that form has rarely been so faithfully reproduced as it was in the I ½-mile Coronation Cup at Newmarket on June 21st. In the Wood Ditton Stakes, May 24th, at the same place, same course, at very much the same weights, the same animals were placed in the same order: Borealis, Ocean Swell, Hycilla. This does not happen very often. In the Wood ...

Published: Wednesday 04 July 1945
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1743 | Page: Page 21, 22 | Tags: Photographs