... THIS was the Empire XI's first match. To-morrow they begin a three-day game against Cambridge, and among other sides they will meet are Combined Hospitals, Oxford University, Dulwich, Middlesex Hospitalj'and Highgate. ■minium n n urn 11 niiiiin miiiim in mil i i THE MATCH IN PROGRESS at Wimbledon between the newly formed British Empire XI so named because it includes several Dominions ...

... SOMETHING like fifty children spent a happy time at Brent Pelham Hall, Buntingford, Herts, when the Puckeridge Hunt branch of the Pony Club organised a gymkhana. The day was a great success. Pelham Hall is the home of Mr. E. E. Barclay, Master of the Puckeridge since 1896, and now Joint-Master with his son, Major M. E. Barclay, for the Committee. wivmp ^11 1 4 THE UNDER. ELEVENS thoroughly ...

... EXCEPT where evacuation has caused the cancellation of fixtures, Public Schools cricket will be played as usual this season, and, judging from the number of very promising young players seen last summer, the standard should be good. Further prospects will appear next week. Eton will be captained by D. J. W. Colman, a sound opening batsman, who will have with him three other old Colours, J. A. ...

... The Redd ington Phillips Fight By B. Bennison NOTHING ventured, nothing won; and so on May 27, Tom Reddington, the young Salford heavyweight, will fight Eddie Phillips, one time our cruiser champion. The fight will be over ten rounds at the Empress Stadium, Earl's Court, in the next Marquess of Queensberry's tournament. I commend Reddington for his temerity. But the taller than 6 ft. ...

... PETROL SAVING The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce of motor-racing and flying fame has been driving round the West End in this smart turn-out. Here her buggy drawn by a four-year-old chestnut is negotiating an oddly deserted Piccadilly Circus. KENNEL. GIRLS Up to the present few tracks except Wands worth have employed girls as kennelmen and trainers but with so many men on active service the idea is ...

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... An Exact Science JV omen make clever spies but often trap them selves by falling in love By Arthur Mills THE unclaimed letter bearing an Amsterdam postmark, marked poste restante, addressed to Miss Mabel Smith at a North London post office, was forwarded to the dead letter office to be opened and returned to the sender. On opening the letter a sealed envelope was found inside containing ten ...

... By Margaret Chute I LIKE Hollywood because, in that crazy town, it is possible to have lunch with Gary Cooper and dinner with Clark Gable all in one day. To say nothing of iced tea and chocolate layer cake with Myrna Loy, in the middle of the afternoon of the same day. And I don't know any other place where that could happen to me, as it has happened in dizzy Hollywood. In these days of ...

... ,C KOUft v*# v V BRtl^ By Chrysis Let us consider your skin scientifically for a moment, and realise that all flaws in your complexion can be broadly classed under one heading: Imperfect skin breathing The cells which strike down through the layers ot your epithelial tissues like dwindling tunnels should open, contract and close successively like the cells of a living sponge. It is only when ...

... By A. Percy Bradley HAVING had considerable experi ence of the Austin Seven over many years, even in its enlarged form, I could scarcely believe my eyes that the new Austin Eight which was handed over to me for test only had an engine of 900 c.c. capacity. It looked large enough to be a 12-h.p. car. Having got over my surprise in this direction, 1 soon found that another one was in store ...

... Lacto Calamine YOUR BEAUTY TREATMENTS TO-DAY SHOULD HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPROVAL There once was a theory that your skin got dry and clogged up during the day and so you had to put on something to nourish it at night. For a long time women accepted this not very logical idea. In fact, many still count the daytime as a total loss from the point of view of doing their skin good. Beauty takes a step ...

... Hi KV1! 9 J mvm HI KV1! 9 J mvm Rml (tttm oW Alf-Round PLEATED SKIRT Here if is at last what skirt makers have tried to produce for years a skirt with GRADUATED KNIFE-EDGE PLEATS ALL ROUND which TAPER OFF INTO A SNUG-FITTING HIP LINE. How delight fully slimming And how smart! Another big advan tage is that the pleats stay in when the skirt is worn simply because there is no pull on them. AH ...