... By SCARLYN WILSON THE scrawny fowls scattered hastily as Li Sing made his way towards the entrance of the little shop. To old Wang, a man of reflective mind, their affrighted scamper was reminiscent of the actions of many people in the town at the saloon-keeper's approach. But nothing of his thoughts showed in his expression as he greeted his unwelcome visitor. Would that I had the means to ...

... By OLIVER STEWART Auto- Simplicity. A CLOCK WORK brain is needed in aviation. Every day people com plain about the complexity of the modern aeroplane; about the hundreds of instruments; the thousands of things the pilot must re member to do; and they sug gest that de signers ought to get back to simplicity. Back to Blériot! is the burden of their song. The other day I went to one of those ...

... By JOHN OLIVER It 's the Top. FUSS is to-day the villain of the piece in all kinds of motoring. A fussy motor-car is as undesirable as a nagging woman, though it may be more useful. Top-gear per formance is so highly prized because it is the remedy for fuss it eliminates the blowzy buzz of the busybody gear-box it soothes and satisfies. And because of this high regard in which top-gear ...

... . Let us explain ORDINARY GEAR CHANGE This shows the light track of the movement required when changing gear with the conventional type of control. Note the large area of travel, the distance from the Steering I Vheel, and the different arcs through which the hand has to travel. CHRYSLER STEERING COLUMN CONTROL This illustration shows the opera tion of the new type Steering Column Gear Control ...

... By Alan C. Hess EVEN at this early stage, entries are beginning to reach the Royal Auto mobile Club for their 1000-miles Rally which takes place from April 25th to 29th, finishing at Brighton. A finishing point so close to London means, of course, that a vast throng of spectators will watch the eliminating tests on the Friday and will stay over to appraise the coachwork on the Saturday. ...

... if *1 The Bystander's Review of (jrCttmg Married I Weddings and Engagements Pamela Gaskell Is the elder daughter of the late Wing- Comdr. A. B. Gaskell D.S.C., and Lady Bowhill and step-daughter of Air Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill Coastal Command Lee-on-Solent her fiance is Flt.-Lieut. R. G. Seys, D.F.C., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Seys, of Arbon Grove, Chertsey Vandyk Ann Courtenay ...

... Bystander £500 Golf Trophy Week End Amateur Tournament for Men The Seventh Annual Open Amateur Tournament under handicap, for the Bystander £500 Trophy and other prizes, will be played at WESTON-SUPER-MARE on March 18th and 19th, 1939 (Headquarters The Grand Atlantic Hotel) Conditions Play will be for the Bystander ^500 Trophy and other prizes. Every competitor will play a medal round on ...

... What's On The Bystander's Guide to London Amusements February 22 February 28 THEATRES Straight Plays The Corn is Green. Emlyn Williams's biographical play is full of life Athene Seyler as a go-ahead Welsh schoolmistress, Williams as her genius prot£g6 Duchess, 8.30. Wed., Sat., 2.30. Dear Octopus. Cast headed by Marie Tempest, Valerie Taylor, Leon Quartermaine, John Gielgud does justice to ...

... The Lady Anne Bridgeman a New Portrait Lady Anne Bridgeman and her dog had their photograph taken together just before her fiance, Viscount Cowdray, sailed for America. He is the non-playing captain of the British Westchester Cup team, and also chairman of the international polo selection committee, and he left last Saturday week for California where the British ponies have been wintering, ...

... The cable railway (teleferique, Beilbahn, funivia) is one of the three regular methods of personally overcoming the law of gravity in the up and down of ski-ing the others are the ski-lift and the funicular. Twenty years ago most ski-ers had to toil up for hours on foot to earn a run down of any length, but since ski-ing became fashionable the ambitious resorts know that they have got to make ...

... This Castilian soldier has since the beginning of the revolt against the popular front in Spain fought for the rebels (patriots, Blacks, nationalists, fascists) against the government (loyalists, Reds). But he has fought on a more peaceful front than many of his comrades, for since he stormed and took Seville with a small force in July, 1936, he has been military governor of the fair city and ...

... Hunting in England, bki-mg in Switzerland and Honey mooning on the Riviera The family party at Nawarth Castle had the Earl and Countess of Carlisle for host and hostess. In the group are Mr. and Lady Ankaret Jackson, Lady Carolyn Howard, William Jackson, Lady Carlisle and her husband. Lady Ankaret Jackson is Lord Carlisle's sister, and she and her husband live at High Dyke, Cockermouth. Their ...