... IPPRHM (■■■PNpRll AFTER TWENTY YEARS, THE UNION JACK AGAIN FLOATS OVER COLOGNE, the most devastated city in Germany the Cathedral appears to be the only undamaged building left- Drawing by W. G. Whitakcr When the last troops oi the Army ot occupation iet the Knineiana in uecemDer tne union jacx was hauled down as the British left the city. A few days ago it was again hoisted over the Kaiser ...

... HThe air-liner of the future will probably fly at a great altitude, some 20,000 ft. or more. To do this the cabins will be sealed, with air pumped into them by blowers or superchargers. Oxygen, such as is used by fighter pilots at altitude, is not practicable for passengers in air-liners hence the pressurised cabin in which they can breathe comfortably even when flying through the sub ...

... On left This gaol on Commission Road was used by the Japs to house Allied prisoners of war when they first occupied Rangoon. The new camp commandant appointed by the British since the Japs left has given the following information The Japs left the gaol on April 29 1945 British troops entered on the 30th and found 1,000 prisoners under the leadership of Wing Commander Hudson, an Australian. ...

... THE BELGIAN FISHERMEN LEAVE FOR THE CONTINENT One of the boats leaving Dover, with bicycles and mattresses lashed to the rigging. When the Belgian fishermen who, since 1940, have been sailing out of Brixham, set their course for their homeland, the ten little ships carried all the family goods collected in the past five years. Beds and bicycles, chairs and carpets, took up every inch of deck ...

... . npHE VALLEY OF DECISION, new M.-G.-M. picture, which will shortly be seen over here, is the film version of the best-seller novel by Marcia Davenport. The story opens in Pittsburgh in 1873 and traces the history of the Scott family, steel manufacturers, through several generations. Mary Rafferty, beautiful Irish girl, comes to work for them, and Paul, the eldest son, falls in love with her, ...

... THE SEVEN AGES OF FRANCESCA-- BY ANN TODD. MISS ANN TODD, in private life Mrs. Nigel Tangye, and the mother of two children, puts the clock back in THE SEVENTH VEIL, new Sydney Box Ortus production, for she plays the part of Francesca, a world-famous pianist, from the age of twelve until that of twenty-eight. Our stills illustrate the remarkable effect of immaturity which this young actress ...

... THE FIRST GENTLEMAN: ROBERT MORLEY AS PRINNY. An English garden in the autumn twilight. Could anything be lovelier Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg (PHILIP FRIEND) and Princess Charlotte (WENDY HILLER) at Claremont House. m Massage my leg, will you, please. It 's very painful to-day. The w Prince Regent (ROBERT MORLEY) and his favourite, Lady Conyngham (MADGE COMPTON) at Carlton House. If I ...

... .'SANDY' in ovaiHnZ JLw*. srofi^slgHtB (Pollkoll^ I St. Hargartfi House I 19/13 Wei he Street I London, W.I W (Museum 4433) 5LH^- ...

... PERFECTION in dress and economy are best served by selecting suitings that after long use show little signs of wear. A suit of such cloth made by an expert tailor is astonishing in distinction of excellence throughout a long life. A long life is very desirable to-day. The more reason then that the suit is one that will please and neither tire nor annoy its owner in any way. Texture, pattern ...

... BY XLtwZ AFTER the Ascot Meeting, due to take place to-morrow, we need not expect any immediate excitements until September. The Fixture List at present takes us as far as the end of July. A new one is due at any moment and it is generally hoped that it will include the eagerly anticipated Autumn meeting at York with, perhaps, a real Yorkshire St. Leger on Knavesmire. Meanwhile, we are to have ...

... OFFICIALS of the various British Hunts have had a hard time during the war. Foodstuffs for the kennels have been difficult to obtain, and hounds require a great deal of highly skilled attention. But Masters, Hunt committees and Secretaries have done their best and carried on in spite of restrictions. Now, we may hope for a return of all forms of sport, including hunting and one of the great ...

... A Versatile American Sprayer To cut losses in food production A NEW power sprayer developed by Food Machinery Corporation is now helping to win a war against cattle parasites in the U.S.A., which have been so destructive to livestock that consumers have suffered a loss in meat, milk and leather which, it is estimated by the Department of Agriculture, has reached the 100,000,000-dollar mark ...