... The Wellington T radition WELLINGTON COLLEGE was founded by public subscription in memory of the Iron Duke for the education of the sons of deceased officers who held commissions in the British Army or the Army of the Honourable East India Com pany. There are 90 of these boys on the Foundation and 100 who are sons of living officers of his Majesty's Army. The rest are Non Founda tioners, but ...

... IT seems almost impolite to write in appreciation of my three most recent Red Cross matches all in one article, for their efforts deserve at least a whole story each. This is not possible and I hope that the organisers and supporters will understand that it is not in proportion to the number of words I write on their particular effort that I value what has been done. The first of these three ...

... COUNTRY HOMES IN WARTIME No. 7 HANFORD HOUSE, BLANDFORD, NOW A SCHOOL BILLET Some of toe Little Pupils at Net-Ball on the Hanford House Lawn Monkey Cottage, Which Was Built for Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Lister s Daughter, Rosamond (On Left) The Dining-Room, Now A Senior Class Room. Miss Taylor, Mistress, in Charge Waiting for a Cls- op-Form Girls L. to r. Shirley Cole, Lucy Grogan, Giiry: and Anne ...

... By SABRETACHE HISTORY has a quaint way of repeating itself. This has been remarked upon many previous occa sions all down the ages. I make so bold, however, as to suggest that in the due course of things we may see this proved in an even more pronounced manner than ever before. A quite recent instance of repetition is Dunkirk but we are now deal ing with something much more important than an ...

... PETROL VAPOUR By W. G. McMINNIES Locked Cars Are Now Compulsory IT is now an offence to leave a car unattended without first removing the ignition key and locking the doors. After lighting-up time, not only must these precautions be adopted, but, in the event of the car being left outside, a vital part of the mechanism, such as the distributor arm, must be removed, a locking device applied to ...

... BY PEGGY SAGE Long wear that is the important thing about your nail polish in war-time', says Peggy Sage. And that is why thousands of busy women are using Peggy Sage's polishes simply because they wear like diamonds, chip, peel and flake-proof for days. Every Peggy Sage polish is composed of two fine films, closely welded together. One grips and nourishes the nail fibres, and enables the ...

... . SURGEON LIEUTENANT J. C. B. BESFORD, R.N., the Olympic sivimmer, married MISS PATRICIA LEVEAUX at St. Barnabas's Church, Addison Road. The bride is also a keen swimmer, and is a member of the Mermaids' Club. SECOND-LIEUT. A. T. VANNECK BORRETT, elder son of Captain P. R. Borrett and of the Countess of Leitrim, married MISS EILEEN MARY GRAHAM WATSON, daughter of Mrs. Stewart Johnson. ...

... \SCHWITZ REVUE AT THE COMEDY. First Night, in which CHARLES HAWTREY, JUDY CAMPBELL, FRITH BANBURY, HAZEL JENNINGS, ERIC MICKLEWOOD and ALICE COTY appear. Left Evolution oj the Detective with SIDNEY BROMLEY and JEREMY HAWK as Watson and Sher lock Holmes, in the 44 Literature phase. THE FRANCO-BRITISH SWING number. CHARLES HAWTREY and JOHN BENTLEY as Natasha and IJelmuth in 44 Under Which Flag? ...

... SCRAP-IRON INTO JN: FORGING STEEL FRO JUNK. This horrible collection of old junk or scrap-iron collected from all over the countryside looks pretty useless, but it 's of immense value. The grab-crane is handling part of a consignment of waste metal at a British steel-works, where it will go into the furnaces to forge new guns, for which it provides the best material. The long, long barrel of a ...

... NO one has any time now for difficult fabrics, so this charming off-duty frock, in Tested-Quality Duco fabric made with Courtauld's rayon, is especially welcome. In this year's favourite pin-spot, with scalloped collar, cuffs and patch pockets, it is tailored enough to be worn without a coat in town. ANOTHER practical model, also of Tested-Quality fabric made with Courtauld's rayon, is shown ...

... Like experts they start discussing whether they are British or German. Bombs are spoken of as impartially as though they were a new type of fertiliser. A man looks at his watch and goes off home to make up the sleep he lost on duty the previous night. At the hotel, pathetically closed except for the bar, attended by a white-coated barman, a few officers are sitting talking. Thev are from ...

... ffi w y wimm Captain Anthony Head, M.C., and Lady Dorothea Head Captain Head was invested with the M.C. for gallantry- at Boulogne when Brigade Major of the 20th Guards Brigade and the Guards and other gallant units were heavily engaged by vastly superior enemy forces. Lady Dorothea Head is the second daughter of Lord and Lady Shaftesbury Brigadier Denis Furlong, D.S.O., and Mrs. Furlong and ...