... A CHEQUE for £500,000, the largest single contribution yet reeived, was handed the other day o Lord Iliffe, Chairman of the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Appeal, by Mr. R. W. Haddon, Chairman of the Agricul- ture Fund. This brings the total raised by those who live on or by the land, to £3 million or, three times the amount raised during the last war. The third million took ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent A FORTNIGHT ago reference was made to the advantages gained by pruning fruit trees in the late autumn rather than in the depth of winter. With certain classes of fruit the work may be carried out still earlier with great benefit to the quality and quantity of the following season's crops. This applies to some of the soft fruits-- particularly black currants ...

... By John Radnor THE match between England and Wales at Swansea made a thrilling spectacle and a fine story. Certainly it was better to watch than many a drab championship affair in the years before the war. On what is known as form a well-estab lished Welsh team playing at home were said to be almost certain winners. Actually, in spite of a brief but brilliant recovery early in the second half, ...

... THE recently formed Shropshire and Border Counties Bull Breeders' Association held their first Bull Show and Sale on Saturday. November 13. The preliminary schedule of the show defined the objects of the new venture as being To encourage the breeding of high-class cattle and the interests of bull breeders generally in Shropshire and the Border counties. It is proposed to hold several shows and ...

... EARLY VISITORS AT THE SALE: Pro spective buyers and others interested arrive early in the morning to inspect the animals for sale. TH E MORNING TOILET The animals are tidied up tails combed, hair brushed and flanks curry-combed. Ou-ner and auctioneer inspect Stokelycross Thorndale 5th, who realised 460 guineas. -r rW THE FARM SALE-RING The stands are made up with straw bales, which form the ...

... A Scratch Lot of Two-Year-Olds-- -The December Sales MR. FAWCETT ought to have added a note to his Two-year-old Free Handi- cap. He should in self-defence have asked us not to shoot the handicapper, who was only doing his best. It should be explained that, having published the usual Free Handicaps in the ordinary way-- one for two-year-olds and the other for three-year- olds, and both to be ...

... r'' l S 7 WV HY shouldn't women have a pocket have featured the ZWOW, a Pocket Placket in its most convenient position Why Fastening which DISPENSES WITH HIP shouldn't she carry around a handkerchief, BUTTONS AND OTHER FASTENERS a little spare change, and maybe her THAT SPOIL THE SYMMETRY OF cigarettes and lighter without having to THE HIP LINE. resort to the inevitable handbag A very definite ...

... The Black Piccaninnies ol the Gold Coast t. IT is ante-natal day at the Red Cross clinic, and by eight o'clock in the morning a crowd of chattering African women have arrived at the centre to get help and advice on their approaching motherhood. Some of the women have brought children who are too young to be left behind at home with them. These small pickins run about and play, while mother ...

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... 0 6^ /)*y A Wartime Chronicle of Town and Country Dinner at the Palace DURING his stay in London, H.R.H. the Emir Abdul Illah, the slim, good- looking Regent of Iraq, spent two days as the guest of the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace. The high-lights of his visit were the two dinner-parties, to which a small, but representative, circle of guests were invited. In spite of the wartime ...

... 46 This is the Army' Irving Berlin's Show in London L At the Stage A Door Canteen i Mr. Irving Berlin, Gen. Det ers and Lady- Louis Mountbatten Pfr. Goss, Ptes. D'Elia and Allen and Sgt. Oshins L i u J Enjoying the show were the Hon. Sydney and Mrs. Marshall. Col. and Mrs. Buxton and Col. and Mrs. Abel-Smith Admiral Stark and Lady Dudley Hard discussed the programme with Mrs. A. E. Nye, wife ...

... Hunting People in Wartime No. 9. Lady Daresbury, of Waltham House, Melton Mowbray, is Farmer, Cattle Breeder, Shepherd and A.R.P. Ambulance Driver One of Leicestershire's best-known hunting personalities and famous point-to-point rider, Lady Daresbury is doing a round-the-clock job for the war. She has taken over the entire manage ment of 675 acres of land, all under the plough, and raises all ...