11 AUGUST 1939, page 11

British Prestige In The Balkans

By GODFREY LIAS T HE claim made from time to time in exalted quarters to the effect that British prestige in the Balkans has never stood higher than today springs from the lips......

The Russian Navy

By W. V. EMANUEL T HE Soviet Union occupies such a vast portion of the earth's surface that her fleets, like her aircraft, can operate against all three Axis Powers......