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This assuredly cannot be for lack of trying. The present price of tobacco should in itself | serve as sufficient spur to the in- genious. But now the Nazis step in where others feared to tread, or trod very gingerly. A whole herbal museum is to be let loose on the smoking section of the German public.
Adulteration is to be compul- | sory, but so wide is the range of choice that unlimited combina- tions of ingredients should be) possible. Who knows, necessity may drive Germans to make great discoveries in the realm of smoke? Other substitutes intro- duced under the four-years scheme have, we are told, proved better than the real thing, and It may now be the turn of Frau) Nikotin to undergo a long- delayed loss of prestige.
Among the substitutes speci- fied in the official list are lavon- der, thyme, cherry leaves, clover, dried nettles, mint, coltsfoot, woodruff, buckthorn, lemon peel, and rose leaves, vanilla root, Iviolet root. Altogether there should be something to suit all tastes, and in any case there are few tastes that cannot be cul- {tivated.
Smokers throughout the world have hitherto been strangely conservative. Perhaps it is the might of the tobacco trusts that has prevented tobacco substitutes from coming to the front. But even the most deep-seated of vested interests must quake when the Fuehrer speaks-and the Fuehrer himself, be it noted, smokes littlo if at all.
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EMPIRE DEFENDERS
BRITAIN'S defences are the strongest in the world. On the sea and in the air, her power is such that she cannot be invaded. This page is dedicated to-day” to two of the Services upon which the task devolves of defending an Empire.
The remarkable photograph below was taken in Weymouth Bay a month before the outbreak of War, when the whole of the Reserve Fleet of 133 ships, including battleships, aircraft-carriers, cruisers, submarines and destroyers, were reviewed by H.M, the King. Only part of the fleet is shown here.
Below, we publish in outline the aircraft of the Royal Air Force — the types of machines Britain is turning out in such mass production that already she had attained an overwhelming supremacy in the air. VICKERS SPITFIRE
HAWKER HURRICANE
GLOSTER GLADIATOR
(Fighter)
Claimed to be the fastest standard single-seat fighter in the world, the Spitfire has achieved a top speed in level flight of 367 m.p.li. It is distinguishable from the Hawker Hurricane fighter by its elliptical shaped wings. Tapered Into the nose is a Rolls-Royce Merlin 1,000 hp engine. From a button on the contro! column the pilot operates eight guns, mounted four in each wing. Test Aving theac imachines, Flying Oficer Geoffrey Quilt con- sistently dives them at over 500 m.p.h.
ARMSTRONG
WHITWORTH WHITLEY
(Bomber)
(Fighter)
The Hurricane is a brother of the Spitfire, being the only other eight-gun single-seat Aghter at present in use by the R.A.F. The general layout is similar, but the wings are not so sharply tapered as those of the Spitfire and the body rather fatter. Top speed is claimed to be over 334 m.p.h. The engine is a Rolls-Royce Merlin, and eight guns are mounted
in the wings. Despite its high speed, the Hurricane can perform the most startling aerobatics
BRISTOL BLENHEIM
(Bomber)
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The Whitley is a heavy bomber for carrying large loads. It can be distinguished by the long straight fuselage and the wings with slight taper at the leading edges and sharp taper at the trailing edges. The latest ver- sion has two Rolls-Royce Merlin 1,000 hp. engines which give a top speed of 245 m.ph. Total range is not known. There are multi- punner turrets in the more and tail, and one swhich lets down underneath the fuselage
HANDLEY PAGE HAMPDEN (Bomber)
The Hampden is easily recognised because of the peculiar shape of the fuselage. The fore part is deep and narrow for which reason it was called the "fying suitcase"-and the fail assembly tu carried on a narrow, · taper- Ing boom. It can carry a total load of about three tons of bombs, and the maximum range varies according to the load carried up to 1,990 milca. Maximum speed at 15,000ft, le 205 m.p.h., and the economical cruising speed at the same height, 220 m.ph. The engines. are two Bristol Pegasus 880 h.p. radial en oines.
These outlines show the first Blenheim type which is now being superseded by an im- proved model whose main visible difference is a longer nose. Both models have two Bristol Mercury engines. The first type has a maximum speed at 15,000ft. of 205 m.p.. with a range of 1,200 miles. The later or long-nosed version has a top speed of 285 m.p.h. and a range of just under 2,000 miles. Armament consists of a Vickers gun mounted In the port wing and fired by the pilot, and a Lewis gun in the turret amidships, fired by the radio, operator-gunner
WESTLAND LYSANDER. (Army Co-operation}
Most easily identifiable of aircraft, because of its distinctive aliape, të the Lysander, de- signed for high-speed liaison work and Army co-operation. The wings are set high on the fuselage, with two sets of bracing, struts on 'the fuselage, with two sets of bracing struta to the undercarriage · legs.. The landing wheels are covered with rather bulbous spati, which also house landing, lights. Top speed is 229 m.p.h., but because of the use of slots and slotted fapa it can fly át 50 m.p.h.
(Fighter)
The only surviving biplane type among the latest range of machines for the R.A.F, the Gloster Gauntlet single-seat fighter to re- markable for its manoeuvrability in the air. A top speed of 228 m.p.h. 15,000ft. is don rived from a Bristol Mercury radial engine of 840 h.p. Its armament consists of four Browning guna. Developed from the earlier Gauntlet, the Gladiator li earity distinguished, having no axle between the landing wheels, a cockpit covering, and only one set of inter- plane struts on either alde of the fuselage
VICKERS WELLINGTON
(Bomber)
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The Wellington is one of the most remarkable heavy bombers in the world. With a military load it has a maximum range of 3,200 miles. Its great weight-carrying capacity is achieved by means of a patented form of structure.
which of curved metal members each of
forms &
a geodetic, taking the shortest path between
1100
on a curved surface. points The result is great strength and lightness of structure weight. With two Bristol Pegasus 980 hp. engines, the Wellington has a top speed of 205 m.p.h. at 17,000ft. Normal cruising speed is 215 m.ph. Crew varies from four to seven.
FAIREY BATTLE
(Bomber)
A medium, bomber monoplane, the Battle la our only single-engined machine of this type. The englie e a Rolls-Royce Merlin. Top speed at 10,000ƒ£,” is *257° m.ph," Maximum range to approximately 1,000 miles. For re- connaissance purporés a notable feature is the Song "glass-houshot cockpit, to the pur
covering - aziending »fromś, the front of the
mounting in the rear aret;