... r i ii ZUllZz. Im I Branksome Tower Hotel stands on its own cliffs which include six hundred feet of sea frontage, ten acres of thickly wooded grounds, and a private sea promenade reached through beautiful winding walks, without crossing any road. No other hotel in England is quite like Branksome Towers, which excels in every direction expected of a first-class hotel. There are 4 Hard Tennis ...

... By A. Croxton Smith EVERYONE sympathises deeply with Mr. Basil and the Hon. Mrs. Ionides on the damage done by fire to their beautiful Sussex home. It is a calamity that will hit them badly, I am afraid, although, of course, they still have Orleans House, Twickenham, which is a mansion with a history. It was there that Mrs. Ionides first got together her well-known kennel of Griffons ...

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... Prices on the Spring Double Flat Racing Fixtures for 1940 Attractive Cheltenham Entry The Lancashire 'Chase Death of Mrs. Hollins MY Black Out Blues were considerably relieved at the week-end by the receipt of a list of prices on the Grand National and Lincolnshire Handicaps, compiled by a well-known firm of London bookmakers. There is so much money to be won that the only problem is whether ...

... KING'S entertained the Royal Marines at Canterbury, and had an enjoyable game, though the School were no match for the Royal Marines, who won by 10 goals to 2. Marines were the more experienced side, and Lieut.-Col. C. W. Adair, the captain, was a tower of strength to their defence. Marines were soon on the attack, Sec.-Lt. Blake, the inside-right, J. D.Wakeling, the centre-forward, and Sec.- ...

... Sparring under the watchful gaze of fourteen pairs of critical eyes. Corporal Cotton, runner-up in the R.A.F. Middleweight Championship, and L. A/C. Butler, the R.A.F. I.S.B.A. Lightweight champion, 1939. Cotton is due to oppose Seaman R. J. Hoblyn, R.N., in the tournament in aid of the Red Cross at Wembley next Thursday. Aircraftman Meadows and Aircraftman Murdoch were both members of the R.A ...

... BOON'S LONSDALE BELT: Eric Boon with the Lonsdale Belt that he won at Harringay last December when he beat Dave Crowley for the Lightweight Championship of Great Britain. WOODERSON RUNS CROSS-COUNTRY Sydney Wooderson, of Blackheath Harriers, holder of the world's mile record, ran in the South of the Thames five miles cross-country race over Wimbledon Common and finished seventeenth. Frank ...

... NINOTCHKA Garbo's screen appearances are rare enough, but still rarer is it to see her in a film with a comfortable, lived-happily-ever-after ending. Ernst Lubitsch, directing Garbo for the first time, introduces an entirely new side to the Swedish star's personality and her fans will be almost bewildered to see their usually gloomy favourite roaring with laughter, getting drunk, and falling ...

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... LEAVING FOR THE CHURCH with her father, Mr. Hubert Stammers. Kay Stammers wore a tea-rose satin gown and a peacKtinted tulle veil. JOAN INGRAM, who has frequently partnered the bride in doubles Susan Noel, ex-English squash champion; and Nigel Sharpe, who is always at his best on covered courts. MIS. ROY McKELVIE (left), the Middlesex cham pion, with a friend. MARY WHITMARSH had leave from her ...

... JHE Pier Pavilion, Heme Bay, was again the scene of the Kent County Badminton Tourna ment, which, except for the Littlehampton meeting in October, has been the only big event in the badminton world since war began. There were no singles events, and to make up for this loss, a consolation Mixed Doubles on the lines of the All-England Plate at Wimbledon was included. DESPITE TRANSPORT ...

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