20 MAY 1943, page 1

Battle In The Aleutian Islands

The war in the Pacific has mainly been a question of the posses- sion or conquest of island bases, and for some time it has been concentrated on the islands north and north-east......

Estruction In The Ruhr

The breaching of the two great dams in the Ruhr and Eder 1 1 ;vs by bombers under Wing Commander G. P. Gibson was ahably far the most destructive blow ever delivered by aircraft......

News Of The Week

F the Prime Minister's address to Congress at Washington on Wednesday was listened to in high quarters in Berlin, as no oubt it was, its confidence and vigour must have aroused......