... A I R E II II I E By Oliver Stewart Buy American IT was rather strange, the other day, to see two London daily papers so much at variance in their general policy as the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Worker, coming out on the same day with long articles about civil air trans port, and both advising that Britain should buy American aircraft. In both cases the argument was that we have no British ...

... Prima Ballerina Of Merrie England Yvonne Wenda Horsburgh is the principal dancer and ballet mistress of Merrie England at the Princes Theatre. This is an entirely new production of Edward German's well-known operetta with a libretto by Edward Knoblock, decor by Edward Delaney and masque and ballets by Pauline Grant. Miss Horsburgh, who was until recently a prominent member of the Sadler's ...

... The 44 Wavy Navy Club Celebrates The Royal Naval Volun teer Reserve Club, 52, Pall Mall (formerly the premises of the Marlborough Club), was opened for officers of the famous 44 Wavy Navy in October 1944, and now has a membership of 4000. It celebrated its first birthday anniversary by holding a particularly successful dance attended by many officers of the Straight and the Wavy Navy, and of ...

... Flying Experts and Aces at a Diplomatic Party The French Air Attach6 and Mme. de Ran court de Minerant with Their Guests The French Air Attache, Col. de Rancourt de Minerant, and Mme. de Rancourt de Minerant recently held a reception for members of the R.A.F., the Ministry of Aircraft Production and Allied Air Attaches, which was attended by a number of notable air personalities. The little ...

... The Earl of Finga.ll, who, as Ijord Killeen, will be remembered as a well-known amateur rider accompanied Miss Nicholls Studying the catalogue were Lady Mary Rose Williams, her husband, Mr. Francis Williams, to whom she was married last month, and Mrs. Parker Bowles Mr. John Dewar was at the Sales. He won the Derby with Cameronian in 1931, and has several good horses in training with Fred ...

... If you still find Horlicks difficult to get, it is because so many continue to have special need of it For six years Horlicks has gone to the fighting forces, the hospitals, and war factories. Many of these needs must still be met. Meanwhile, nearly as much Horlicks is reaching the shops as in 1939 but many more people are asking for it today. If you still find Horlicks difficult to get, ...

... Vitabuoy ^VrSoa ALTHOUGH, alas, we cannot for the present make any more of the wonderful VITABUOY Life-Saving Overcoats, we have a small number still in stock in large, medium and small size. Their price (including Purchase Tax) is 114/- and they require 16 clothing coupons. If you need one you should order at once before it is too late. In doing so, please quote Chest measurement and Height ...

... BELGIAN STUDENTS DESIGN A FIRESCREEN FOR MARSHAL STALIN M. Sergueev, Soviet Ambassador, accepts the gift on behalf of the Russian Generalissimo. In the left foreground is M. Van de Meulebroeck, the Burgomaster, who made the presentation IN HONOUR OF STALINGRAD, BRUSSELS HAS NOW RENAMED ONE OF IT PRINCIPAL STREETS L'AVENUE STALINGRAD The Soviet Ambassado salutes as the Russian National Anthem ...

... ON NOVEMBER 14, SEVERE RIOTING BROKE OUT IN THE BIG JEWISH SETTLEMENT OF TEL-AVIV, following Mr. Ernest Bevin's statement on Palestine A curfew was imposed, but it was lifted for a few hours to allow the populace to do their shopping. The office of the Controller of Light Industries was destroyed by fire damage to the building, equipment and stores of cloth was estimated at 60,000 Palestinian ...

... The_ three Powers Britain, United States and the U.S.S.R. have just recognised the provisional Government of Albania, on the condition that free elections are held. This Government was formed directly the Germans left Albania a year ago. It is headed by Colonel-General Envu Hodja, who commanded the Partisan troops who had kept up a guerilla warfare against the Germans. They are all Communists, ...

... Almost due south of Semarang, the Javanese port and city midway between Batavia and Surabaya, there lies a district known as Ambarawa. It has been causing the British authorities at Batavia great anxiety, for at this spot there were some 10,000 interned persons, a large proportion of them women and children. They had been concentrated in nine camps during the Japanese regime transport ...

... The situation in Palestine has not remained stable for more than a few days at a time. A period of outward calm has been broken by sporadic shootings or riotous out bursts- Tel-Aviv has been the storm-centre, for there feeling runs high, and emotions have been stimulated by the surreptitious arrivals of refugees from Central and Eastern European ports. Tel- Aviv, with its modern office and ...