... And the I World Said The English habit of seeing only what is obvious and then only when it happens. From Dusty Measure, by Colonel Sir Thomas Montgomerie Cuninghame. IT was years (roughly 1866-1939) before the Germanic purpose became obvious to this country, and now the population awaits in government blinkers, the much advertised issue between Nazi (pronounced Narzee by Mr. Churchill, ...

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... ■HUM* THE SKETCH-- 29? November 29, 1939 Qitriita QUff THE LATE KING GEORGE V. The choosing and giving of beautiful gifts-- will bring us more pleasure this Christmas than ever before. At The Goldsmiths Silversmiths Company you will find a profuse array of timely suggestions at prices suitable to everybody. You will be able to choose the exact, personal present for each of your friends. If you ...

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... MAiTRESSE D'ESCRIME. Th beautiful study oj un accomplished i cor an fencer select ing her foils shows MIS LYN TEESDALE. the 1 1 -known expert. She captained the woc n's Salle Gravf lean which recently met a side represent ing the Salle Bertrand in an assaut d' amies h id in London. ...

... . MR. GODFREY AGNEW, only son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Agnew, married MISS RUTH M. MOORE, eldest daughter A of Captain Charles M Moore, M.C., and of J I the late Lady Dorothie Moore, at the Oratory I Brompton. Captain I Moore has been 1 Manager of His Majesty's thorough V bred stud since 1937, 1 Right MISS DIANA SILVA HOWARD THOMPSON, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thompson, of Bishton ...

... STEEL GIANTS: OUR SEVENTY- NINTH FIRST- PRIZE WINNER-- A.P.C. This striking study hus been awarded the seventy-ninth fir P*-° AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS; COMPETITION. It was taken by Mr. A. L. Carter with a Keflex Korelle camera. Film: Kodak. Exposure: 1-7 5th second at f.8. Filter used. ...

... GARDEN OF YOUTH. A.P.C. I *HESE varied and amusing studies of boys and girls have been awarded runner-up prizes in our AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS' COMPETITION. They record dramatic, merry, and serious moments in the daily lives of nursery and schoolroom people who will enjoy the peace which their elders are now fighting to establish. 44 AND I SAID TO HIM by Miss Agnes Savage. Taken with a Brownie ...

... RIDING TALENT CAPTAIN AND MRS. JACK FAWCDS MORE RIDING TALENT MR. AND MRS. FULKE WALWYN THE HON. MRS. CHARLES WOOD AND MR. JACK CLAYTON LADY NEWTOWN BUTLER WITH THE HO.N. PATRICK BUTLER MR. LUKE LILLINGSTON AND LADY DARESBURY MORE WELL-KNOWNS MRS. MURE AND LORD BICESTER Leicestershire in uniform, heavily supported by Newmarket details and reinforced from many other units, about fills the bill ...

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... By OLIVER STEWART Da Capo. IT seemed, in the Royal Air Force squadron messes I have been visiting in France, as if we had gone back to 1914 to start again at the beginning. t nere were tne same kind of men in the same kind of surroundings, saying the same kind of words, doing the same kind of things. It was a case of all over again on the Western Front. Almost the only difference compared with ...

... By W. G. McMINNIES Gas Attack on Rats. NATIONAL RAT WEEK was cele brated recently. This may have accounted for the peculiar sight of a motor-car with its exhaust piped up to a tube, the other end of which disappeared under an outhouse. The engine was running and pumping carbon monoxide into the rats' home, while the car-owner's terrier stood by waiting for results. These soon materialised, and ...