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ETON BEATS HARROW ON HARROW'S PLAYING-FIELDS

... All good Harrovians, of course, believe that if this match had been played at Eton, Harrow would have capped last year's eight wickets victory. Eton says Sez they Squadron Leader and Mrs. Orr-Ewing and J. F. Godsell (Harrow) Hopeful Harrow in what the Duke of Wellington might have called a damned near-run thing. J. F. Godsell got two Eton wickets and caught one More Harrow: L. tor., Giles ...

Published: Wednesday 24 July 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 252 | Page: Page 27 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

PETROL VAPOUR: Friends in France

... PETROL VAPOUR By W. G. McMINNIES Friends in France I WONDER what has happened to certain Englishmen who were prominently identified with the motor trade in France. One is Harry Ainsworth, of the Hotchkiss Company; another Graeme Fenton, of the same concern; and a third W. F. Brad ley, one of the best-known motoring journalists on the Continent. Ainsworth was well known in England, for during ...

Published: Wednesday 24 July 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 623 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Photographs 

KEEN, ROBINSON & CO. LTD

... KEEN, ROBINSON CO. LTD.. Robinson's Barley Water in a choice of three flavours, lemon, lime or orange. In barley water you have a natural thirst-quencher which refreshes and purifies your whole system. Of how few beverages can it be said the more you drink the better! But this is literally true of Robinson's Barley Water. CARROW WORKS, NORWICH cvs-- 420 KEEN, ROBINSON CO. LTD. ...

Published: Wednesday 24 July 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 64 | Page: Page 44 | Tags: Photographs 

SELINCOURT & SONS, LTD

... SELINCOURT SONS, LTE SELINCOURT SONS, LTD. The Coimty-X Siren Suit The C O U N T y X Siren Suit is one of the most practical garments created. It is made in beautiful superfine all' wool velour of pre=war quality and has light' ning fasteners down the centre front and side seams. The sizes range from 34 in. to 42 in. hips and prices from 79s. 6d. The suit is also supplied with a small collar ...

Published: Wednesday 31 July 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 146 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Photographs 

THE WAY OF THE WAR: The New High Command

... THE WAY OF THE WAR By FORE-SIGHT The New High Command WHILE Hitler has been hesitating to launch his much advertised attack on Britain, great improvements have been possible in our own defensive arrange ments. The changes in our Home High Command recently announced are sympto matic of the new and more vigorous outlook. As Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Director-General of Training, ...

THE CINEMA: SOUR GRAPES AND SWEET CARGOES

... THE CINEMA By JAMES AGATE SOUR GRAPES AND SWEET CARGOES IT all depends, I suppose, upon whether you regard the pictures as a highbrow art to be solemnly analysed, or just an unthinking entertainment for simple people. I hold that it must be either one or the other. I do not see how there can ever be that middle thing-- high art for manicurists, hair-wavers and their beaux, to whom the cinema ...

Published: Wednesday 31 July 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1170 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Photographs 

Seaside Sanctuaries

... By Ashley Courtenay THE whole of our sea coast is not as yet a closed book, and though to-day's advice may be yesterday's news, there is, at the time of writing, a plentiful supply of seaside for bucket and spade, swim suit, and one's ease in a deck chair. If such opening remarks savour of lighthearted holiday enjoyment in days when holidays are taboo, let us, for heaven's sake, keep a sense ...

Boys of the Air Defence Corps

... MORE than 23,000 boys, members of the Air Defence Corps, will play their part in the protection of the country against parachute raiders. All of these boys are already doing war work of some kind, duties at balloon barrage sites and jobs at airfields. London squadrons have been fortunate in securing the aid of the L.C.C., who, besides lending out schools and institutes as headquarters, have ...

First Meeting of Radley and St. Edward's, Oxford

... WHEN Radley and St. Edward's. Oxford, met at cricket for the first time, victory went to Radley by 149 runs, after a game of vary ing fortunes. Radley declared at 263 for eight wickets, and R. J. A. Darwin and H. A. Cornish, each taking five wickets, bowled out St. Edward's for 114.. The match was played at Radley, whose cricket master, I. A. W. Gilliat, who kept wicket for Oxford in 1925, and ...

Eton and Harrow To-morrow

... THE 111th match between Eton and Harrow takes place to-morrow (Saturday), not at Lord's, but on the Sixth Form ground at Harrow, the venue having been decided by the toss of the coin. Harrow are fortunate in again having A. O. L. Lithgow, who led them to last year's memorable victory, as their captain. He has with him six of last year's side, including E. Crutchley, who scored so fine a ...

London's Working Boys

... FITNESS has always been the motto of the London Federation of Boys Clubs, and at their 47th annual sports at the Poly technic Stadium, Chiswick, last Saturday, there were some very useful performances. Entries, however, were fewer than in previous years for many of the boys have given up their Saturday half holidays and their Sundays for war work. That fitness and stamina which they acquired ...

Player's Please

... Cheerfulness When cheerfulness is in danger of disturbance, light a Player,' and with a few puffs put trouble in its proper place. The friendly Sailor, as always, stands for cheery contentment and a guarantee that quality and purity remain unchanged. KEEP THAT HAPPY EXPRESSION EDIUM OR MILD v 10 for 81° 20 for 1/4^ N.C.C.528X I ...