... THE WAY OF THE WORLD By Simon Harcourt-Smith Rex Whistler I AM glad to see the War Office are taking measures to preserve the frescoes with which Rex Whistler would enliven the Army huts to which his soldiering took him, while he was training for his brief and tragic moment of action in Normandy last year. Within its charming limits, his talent was prodigiously fertile. Letters, even to ...

... makes the best of Utility ficfi] fCelanese V I utility fabric There s still a lot ol W |USE COOL IRON W pleasure in possessing Lingerie in 'Celanese'. Shorn of lace, denuded of embroidery, yet it is still very lovely, for the beautiful Quality of the S 'Celanese' Fabrics has been maintained. LF214/A ...

... WAY OF THE WAR By Foresight Year of Destiny WITH the New Year new hopes are born. It is a long time since Mr. Churchill forecast 1943 as the year of our maxi mum effort. When he made the prophecy, 1943 seemed far away in the future. Now it is here. This is the year of destiny. Already we have seen the beginnings of the vast movements which will be needed to overthrow the Axis Forces. Already ...

... 0 A Wartime Chronicle of Town and Country First-class Shot UNEXPECTEDLY, the King has found it pos sible to take a short respite from official duties and spend a few days in the country shooting. It is a good many months now since his Majesty last had the opportunity to handle a gun, but he has lost none of his old skill, and in each day's bag the number credited to the King has been the ...

... Wartime House Party At Mrs. Theodore WesseTs Home in the Country The Hon. Mrs. Ian Lyle and Her Children, Gavin and Lorna Sa/.n, W -I Tfc 'I V o lr CouP/lne Sln, The Duke of Leinster With His Hostess, Mrs. Theodore Wessel The Duke of Leinster in His Caravan ►untcss Cadogan and the Hon. Mrs. Ian Lyle, >rd hurst on's two youngest sisters, with their ildren, are guests of their mother, Mrs. ...

... WITHOUT doubt the governing factor during the third Test Match was the weather. The first day saw Eng land facing the bowling on a very difficult wicket caused by torrential rain the previous night; however, this initial advantage for the Australians didn't hold for a storm of un precedented ferocity on Saturday night-- followed by another downpour on Sunday evening--gave them a similarly ...

... , an. The Alfa-Laval 4-Way DUPLEX CONTROL VALVE is an ingenious device which contributes much to the simplicity and efficiency of our Combine Recorder. The valve is, in reality, two independent valves in one, one controlling the passage of milk, the other controlling the air and vacuum. It is designed with a protecting lip, which elim inates damage when washing, thereby having a great ...

... GALLOWAY cattle are well known for their hardiness and they will fatten well on poor exposed grazing land in the cold and wet climate of their native country. They are in great demand for crossing with other breeds for beef production, and the Galloway- Shorthorn cross is perhaps the best-known type. If white or light-roan Shorthorn bulls are used most of the progeny are polled and blue-grey. ...

... . By D. H. Watson-Wood COURSING par excellence. Such aptly describes the standard of the trials held at Druids Lodge on November 24, 25, and 26. Quite apart, however, from the meritorious tests provided by a succession of strong running hares, there were other features associated with the meeting which will render it memorable in the history of South of England coursing. Outstanding was the ...

... IN the autumn of 1942 the Lancashire W.A.E.C. undertook the reclamation of about 200 acres in the valley of Kirkby Pool a narrow stream situated between Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness. The whole area was covered with a thick mat of rushes with bent grass and all of it was liable to flood. The Upper Lonsdale Catchment Board has carried out a scheme for widening and cleaning the bed of the ...

... LONDON RUGBY UNION helped Guy's Hospital to bring their centenary cele brations to a proper conclusion at Honor Oak Park at the end of last month. London came into being some years before the last war with the laudable intention of enabling the four Rugby counties of Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and Eastern Counties to combine in one strong team against the might of touring sides from the Dominions ...

... By A. Croxton Smith SPORT is a great social equaliser. Indeed, one might say that it has played an important part in bringing all sections of the com munity together. Those of us who have been reared on the land know what fox-hunting means to the countryside. While reading a book on the chase, I came across a news paper cutting pasted on a page in the chapter on the Duke of Beaufort's pack. ...