... MERCURY 1936 23 SCRAPBOOK of II ”1 Born August New Soiith his fanii Bowral father’s Cootamundra on l90S this splendid son of Wales was taken by y when very there to work on his ayec in Walter Hammond one of most brilliant batsmen in the world He plajyed cricket ...

... Venetian was knocked around the ring by Max Baer who like Corbett and Jeffries of old had come from California Baer won as he liked and once more the world title was in American hands The new champion was spoken of as second Jack Dempsey but disappointed ...

... America!' scrapbook, compiled by Mr. Laurence Greene and written by a thousand nameless, devoted hireling scribblers, reveals the newspaper as a page of living history, the magic mirror reflecting the richlyconfused, ever - changing human scene, from its ...

... head was jerked imo the shrieking air-stream Campbell’s goggles were whipped away and had to removd one hand from wheel to wipe stinging sand from his eyes And all the time the car was its unslackening speed Malcolm Campbell broke Parry Thomas’s record average ...

... Just now we’re making sheep hurdles from the finest hazel sticks which the woodmen cut for us The sticks have to be of the right length and they must twist for each one has to be tied into the ‘wreath’ You start from the middle take it round end twist ...

... monsoon brings India her . ,ecies, , A plate cut from quartz which is free rains: from 60 to en per cent, of the water , abbage THOMAS CRAMMER. from flaws has remarkabli qualities. she receives comes from tills source. It A as the A see the --- When ...

... in Palestine to-day Mr Henry W Nevinson contributes an introduction and excellent illustrations are reproduced from photographs taken from the film Avoda” OLD BRIDGES The Ancient Bridges of Wales and Western England By E Jervoise (The Architectural Press ...