... : Even those who went on as usual knew they went on as usual under the shadow of the unusual Parachutes are the concern of Miss Ena Spencer who now controls the Spencer Balloon and Parachute Works in North London. Great-granddaughter of Edward Spencer the pioneer aeronaut she made her first balloon ascent at twelve months, her first parachute descent at fifteen years, now works overtime in her ...

... This film, at the Leicester Square Theatre, follows on Hollywood's discovery of the mine of material in American history, and on the success on the New York stage of Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Built on an obscure incident in Lincoln's young days as a frontier lawyer, it is notable, says our critic in his review opposite, for its integrity as well as its entertainment value Lincoln makes his name ...

... C ZJasluon as li flies by (l? lima l>e ill Scott Bushs nnHE backbone of a town wardrobe is a black coat. So has chanted many a sage and women have marked and profited. Well here 's your backbone. Black wool, with an interesting ribbed surface. There 's a neat-fitting back with just a little swing as you walk, and un- pressed pleats at the front to give quite a lot of swing as you walk. A half ...

... J. S. F. Morrison on Golf Rules and Local Rules MANY people take their holidays in August, and consequently many people must play during this month on golf courses on which they have never played before. If you play any competitive golf on a strange course it is essential, as a rule, to know the local rules. It is really surprising how some clubs manage to produce a ridiculously large number ...

... KEEPING ON KEEPING ON-GOOD LUCK TO THEM A few more signs of the complete failure of the War of Nerves! It never had a thousand to one chance of success in this country. At the all-naval shoot pictured at the top of this page, the host was Captain Fisher, of Vickers Armstrong, and the scene of action Simpson Ground, Cartinel Fell, Lancashire. Captain Oram, cne of the few survivors of the Thetis ...

... THE MARQUIS DE BLANCHENVAL AND THE COMTESSE JEANNE DE SALVERT Although the crisis robbed Deauville of many of its most regular supporters before Grand Prix day, there was still a good attendance for a very exciting day's racing. The Aga Khan was one of the enforced absentees, but the Begum remained, looking very chic in black and white. Another superlatively well-dressed lady was the Comtesse ...

... By GODFREY WINN IT will be funny if when this appears it will be to find Europe engaged upon yet one more war to end all war. No, of course, funny wasn't the right adjective to use: I should have borrowed one from our French allies. Incroyable. It certainly seems incredible to myself at this moment, because I am writing this in a setting that might have been designed for some stupendous ...

... I BUBBLE and SQUEAK A SMALL girl was taken to the Zoo by her father. As they stood before a lion's cage, the father explained how fierce and strong lions were and how they would attack and devour human beings. lhe child drank it all in. men sne said Daddy, if it got out of its cage and ate you up, what number 'bus i would I have to take to get home T ady, pleaded the small boy, JLv holding ...

... I I PETROL VAPOUR i i Over Six Miles a Minute By W. G. McMINNIES j I I I I STUCK out in the extreme snout of his twin 1250-h.p. Napier aero-engined, turtle-shaped car, designed by Reid Railton, John Cobb has flashed over the Utah salt beds at the fantastic speed of nearly 369 m.p.h. In most world speed land record attempts, a gain of a mile or two per hour is considered good enough, so that a ...

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... WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS Some Weddines This Month. On September 9, the marriage will take place between Mr. A. L. B. Hay, Education Department, Nigeria, youngest son of the Rev. G. H. and Mrs. Baron Hay and Mary Reece Wood, Grove End Road, N.W., younger daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Wood, of Sheffield. On the 19th, the Hon. William Phillips is marrying Lady Jean McDonnel at Godalming ...

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