THE WEEKLY NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23970, 21 May 1941, Page 11

THE WEEKLY NEWS

ANZACS IN GREECE MANY TOPICAL ARTICLES There is a wide selection of illustrations in this week's issue of 'Pm \\ eekly News, on sale to-day, and special interest will he aroused by the pictures oi New Zealand troops arriving in Greece, marching through a Greek town, taking Bren gun carriers by train to the front and watching a passing column of Italian prisoners The war in the Middle East is illustrated by pictures from the Abyssinian theatre, showing South African troops, led by Highland pipers, making a triumphal entry into Addis Ababa, the hoisting oi the British over 11u■ captured city, patriot soldiers assembling at the lort of Debra M arcos to meet their Emperor, Haile Selassie' and the Emperor signifying homage by kissing a cross held by an Abyssinian bishop. Libyan operations are represented by pictures of Free French airmen and their Hurricane fighters and of German prisoners taken by a British patrol. A fine double page affords an idea of the tremendous production effort being put forward by the United States to aid Britain. The sensational escape of Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy, from Germany to Scotland is recalled by two portrait studies. A page is devoted to scenes of destruction caused by enemv bombing of St, Paul's Cathedral, the City Temple and St. George's Catholic Cathedral, while contrast is afforded by pictures of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Hall, Big Ben and the debating chamber of the House of Commons, taken before the air blitz. Portraits of many New Zealanders who have been killed or wounded while on active service are included. Thorp are also portraits of the five victims of the sinking of the minesweeper Puriri. by explosion, in the Hauraki Gulf. The vessel is also seen in a picture taken on an outward bound trip. Letterpress features include L. R. Monro's opinions of the Hess sensation, a study of strategy in the Near East by the military correspondent, an arresting article on Britain's grim battle on the Atlantic trade routes, and E. M. lilaiklock's review of mythology and history in Crete. All the usual features are included.