... THIS was the Empire XI's first match. To-morrow they begin a three-day game against Cambridge, and among other sides they will meet are Combined Hospitals, Oxford University, Dulwich, Middlesex Hospitalj'and Highgate. ■minium n n urn 11 niiiiin miiiim in mil i i THE MATCH IN PROGRESS at Wimbledon between the newly formed British Empire XI so named because it includes several Dominions ...

... SOMETHING like fifty children spent a happy time at Brent Pelham Hall, Buntingford, Herts, when the Puckeridge Hunt branch of the Pony Club organised a gymkhana. The day was a great success. Pelham Hall is the home of Mr. E. E. Barclay, Master of the Puckeridge since 1896, and now Joint-Master with his son, Major M. E. Barclay, for the Committee. wivmp ^11 1 4 THE UNDER. ELEVENS thoroughly ...

... EXCEPT where evacuation has caused the cancellation of fixtures, Public Schools cricket will be played as usual this season, and, judging from the number of very promising young players seen last summer, the standard should be good. Further prospects will appear next week. Eton will be captained by D. J. W. Colman, a sound opening batsman, who will have with him three other old Colours, J. A. ...

... The Redd ington Phillips Fight By B. Bennison NOTHING ventured, nothing won; and so on May 27, Tom Reddington, the young Salford heavyweight, will fight Eddie Phillips, one time our cruiser champion. The fight will be over ten rounds at the Empress Stadium, Earl's Court, in the next Marquess of Queensberry's tournament. I commend Reddington for his temerity. But the taller than 6 ft. ...

... PETROL SAVING The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce of motor-racing and flying fame has been driving round the West End in this smart turn-out. Here her buggy drawn by a four-year-old chestnut is negotiating an oddly deserted Piccadilly Circus. KENNEL. GIRLS Up to the present few tracks except Wands worth have employed girls as kennelmen and trainers but with so many men on active service the idea is ...

... Dogs of To-day No Case for Further Tax says A. Croxton Smith WHAT a lot of loose talk one hears about dogs nowadays, most of which does not get us anywhere, but may be mischievous if it is not corrected. Before Sir Jsangsiey Wood announced the methods by which he proposed to extract more money from the pockets of willing taxpayers he was begged to consider the revenue that woifld be derived ...

... S. A. (London).-- The hotel I men tioned at Frensham is the Pond. It it would be too expensive (from 5 gns.). There is a small inn at Churt called Pride of the Valley, which is one of the Surrey Trust inns. Another place that would suit you admirably because it has good walking country and on the level, is the Old Manor Hotel at Witley, which is near Godalming. M. M. (Harrogate). I am afraid ...

... By A. Croxton Smith SO far as I am aware chefs have never exercised their ingenuity in the way of making the dinner- table more aesthetic in appearance by giving us coloured roasts or entrées. Their artistic efforts have been reserved for the sweets. In the future, however, my readers may find the food sent to them for their dogs is green, and unless they have heard what has happened they will ...

... AT Reading last week an average price of £47 13s. 9d. was recorded for the fully pedigreed animals included in the sale of Ayrshire cattle conducted by Messrs. John Thornton, Hobson Co. In addition to entries from leading herds in England, entries were forwarded from the herds of Mr. Mungo G. Bryson and Mr. W. Wallace from Scotland. Buyers were present from many counties and the leading bidder ...

... These pictures showing the stages in felling a tree were taken in a Gloucester shire forest where men of the New Zealand Forestry Corps, chosen for their skill as lumberjacks, are felling timber to meet Britain's war needs. I SOAFING is the technical name for the first move in felling a tree, which is to cut a wedge into the base of the truuk on the side which the tree is to fall. 2 SAWING is ...

... j IN these days of strain, watercress is recognised by medical men as being a valuable food on account of its high nutritive value. An official analysis of the ash residue in an edible portion of watercress reveals that it contains .187 calcium, .034 magnesium, .287 potassium, .099 sodium, .005 phosphates, .061 chlorine, .167 sulphur, and .0019 iron. The photographs on these pages show how ...

... By Our Flying Correspondent ONE of the most interesting events of the past few days was the issue of a number of photographs taken by the Royal Air Force of Kiel harbour at about the time of the big raid on enemy shipping there in July. These photographs were widely reproduced but their quality only became fully apparent when they were studied direct by means of a stereoscope. I had the ...