THE WEEKLY NEWS
BOMBING OF BBITAIN MANY STRIKING PICTURES VARIED TOPICAL ARTICLES Several pages of pictures of bomb damage in London published in this week's issue of The "Weekly News, on sale to-day, are eloquent testimony to the stout hearts of the people of the Empire's Metropolis. In spite of the ruin spread around them, the people look cheerful, resolute and energetic. Another page illustrates camp life with the Second Echelon in England, and there, apparently, The Weekly News and the mail from New Zealand are most welcome. The men seem alert and happy, and busy with new drill. Among other overseas features there are pictures of crashes of German raiders over Britain and a British convoy being attacked in the English Channel. New Zealand pictures of particular importance show the American drilling experts boring for oil at Midhirst, Taranaki. New buildings at Rotorua illustrate modern architecture. A page of pictures is also devoted to the liorse for work and diversion around Auckland. Literary contributions maintain their high standard. A military correspondent surveys the developments in Hitler's threat to Britain and Mussolini's drive against Egypt. Mr. L. K. Munro writes on Spain aiuf the Axis, and General Sir Alexander Godley affirms his belief that Britain can hold Gibraltar against all enemies.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23770, 25 September 1940, Page 6
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