13 JANUARY 1939, page 12

The Escapist

By GRAHAM GREENE Ir CAME on board the German liner at Vera Cruz between 110 detectives. He was a big, pasty man, and his clothes were loose as though he'd shrunk. He had been in......

Battleship Qualities

By W. E. WOOSNAM-JONES T HERE will be sighs of relief in naval circles this spring when the first two units of our new ' King George V ' class battleships slip down the......