... I RE-BRIDGING THE RIVER PO Pile-driving craft at work in midstream as a temporary structure is erected to carry Lombardy's north and south traffic. On the right is a broken span of the old bridge SHARPENING THE GREAT PILES FOR THE PO BRIDGE German and, Italian labour, supervised by men of the Royal Engineers, is' being used for reconstructing this vital link between Lombardy and Central Italy. ...

... ■kAapUAAHj ,4 3 i jy *i .4 bi 1 1 1 ■HHHH The city of Meshed, the old capital of Khorasan Province, is i a place of considerable importance from a poli tical and commercial point of view. Both Russia and Britain view it with interest Russia because of its proximity to her Turkmenian frontier and Britain be- cause of its long-stai d- ing trading relatk ns with India by the over- I land route. ...

... Of all the great war time innovations, radar was one of the most remarkable, and in the following diagrams and pictures, which in earlier days would never have passed the censor, an out line is given of the methods by which radar detected the approach of enemy aircraft and then trans mitted vital data to a ship's guns, enabling them to engage with accuracy. Now radar is being put to a ...

... Lieut. B. C. G. Place, V.C., Lieut. I. E. Fraser, V.C., and Leading Seaman J. T. Magennis, V.C., all three of whom won their decorations in midget submarines built by Vickers at Barrow, were guests of the firm fQr the launching of the new sub marine Anchorite, and subse- quently attended a luncheon and reception at which they were presented with gold cigarette-cases on behalf of the workmen in ...

... WINTER RULES IN NEW YORK-- A SCHOONER ARRIVES AT FULTON MARKET FROM THE FISHING BANKS IN THE ATLANTIC WITH ICE-BOUND DECK AND RIGGINGS, while a member of the crew protects his ears from the icy Arctic winds While Britain has enjoyed a spell of freak weather, sub-tropical air spreading from the Azores to give us the warmest January night on record, America has been truly in winter's grip. At ...

... PRESENTLY a mammoth new method of nation speaking unto nation is to be launched by the United States State Department, which has been likened to a mixture of Downing Street, the Foreign Office and Chief Executive rolled into one. The chosen instrument produces the infelicitous initials O.I.I.C.A.-- Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs-- and there are to be 400 O.I.I.C.A.s ...

... THE END OF A BOLD ADVENTURE-- SIXTEEN ESTONIANS BRAVE THE PERILS OF THE ATLANTIC The 33-ft. yacht Erma seen with fourteen of her passengers and crew on arrival at Little Creek, Virginia, after making the passage from Sweden to the United States at the height of the winter gales. Hounded from their native country by the Nazis, these hardy Estonians lived for a time in Sweden, where they bought ...

... THE present crime-wave is partly caused by the 500 American deserters and the thousands of British and Polish ditto who have to live on their wits because they have no ration-books or proper means of livelihood. Its extent is shown by the numbers of people who daily dial 999 or White hall 1212. These aggregate anything from 300 to 600 in the twenty-four hours. Incidentally, the dialling ol 999 ...

... i. New Oxford Street, W.C.i. U.N.A. Progresses.-- Soon enough, a rival debating society will open up again in Westminster. Parlia ment reassembles with an important and full agenda; not comparable perhaps in importance with U.N.A.'s, but hardly less overloaded. The Government's agenda has a far better chance of being carried through than U.N.A.'s, for the reason that the Government can any day ...

... Lieut.-General Christison's demand for the institution of law and order throughout West Java led to an immediate drive against insurgents in the Buitenzorg area south of Batavia, the task being entrusted to Brigadier Mellsop's 36th Indian Infantry Brigade. After the terrorists had been driven from the Governor s residence, as shown on the next page, Brigadier Mellsop made his headquarters in ...

... So formidable are the strides that have been made by the Navy's air arm that it is difficult to recall the days when the Swordfish and the Walrus held pride of place. The Hawker Sea Fury, which is seen making a spectacu lar turn in the above picture, has clear-cut lines and is well known for manoeuvrability. She carries four 20 mm. cannons, concealed in her wing casing, but has few features to ...

... While Japanese politicians shape themselves to Allied needs, the Japanese theatre also attempts to Ingratiate Itself with the conquerors, as witness the realistic version of the Zieg- feld Follies staged recently at a Tokyo theatre. The idea of the production was undoubtedly to attract American soldier-audiences, and the producers, banning the kimono and everything Asiatic, certainly did their ...