... , Issued by the THE CLOTH THAT BEARS THE MARK OF IDENTITY Harris Tweed teas first woven by the crofters of the Outer Hebrides for their on Ti protection. Because of its sturdy strength and hard-wearing qualities Harris Tweed is particularly suitable fi r present-day conditions. HARRIS TWEED As a safeguard against imitations the Harris Tweed Trade Mark has been registered by order of the Board ...

... Intensive Vegetable Production Inter-Cropping as a War Time Necessity By Our Horticultural Correspondent ANYONE of average strength and intel ligence can dig a piece of ground, manure it, sow it with seeds and produce a reasonably good crop of vegetables. I suggest, however, that for our war effort we should not be content until the maximum yield of which our garden, large or small, is capable ...

... THE Tonbridge bowlers were in devastating form against T. C. Cobb's XI., and the School rounded off the season with a nine-wicket victory. T. R. R. Wood, the captain, H. R. O. Hubble and R. A. A. Smith shared the bowling honours, putting the visitors out for 104, a total which might have been poorer, for six wickets had been down for 49. Wood and G. R. Leahy, the School's opening pair, scored ...

... The Percheron Some of this Famous French Breed at Chivers' Farm LlMON, the pride of Histon. His season has ended and he is now having a well-earned rest for a few weeks. He is seven years old. K>V>V s-.'jste: .i IT S NOT A BAD LIFE The foals are enjoying themselves while they may. Their war effort will not be long delayed. PROUD OF HIS TEAM The driver of the cutter has a friendly word with his ...

... THERE was a very jolly regatta at Shrewsbury last Saturday in which all branches of the Services stationed in the Western Command took part from the King's Shropshire Light Infantry to the L.D.V.'s (Home Guard). Races were for Senior and Junior Fours, and Scullers and crews were raised from the Royal Army Pay Corps, the K.S.L.I., Royal Air Force, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Royal Artillery, L.D.V. ...

... THE Home Guard now has its own fleet of motor boats to help in maintaining a day and night patrol of the Upper Thames. Hundreds of river craft have been lent for the purpose by mem bers of the various sailing and motor boat clubs above the upper reaches of the Thames, and last Saturday some of the boats and crews in the Henley districts were re viewed by Rear-Admiral Sir Basil Brooke. On ...

... Worksop on the I Alert J IN the thickly wooded country which sur- I rounds the College the Worksop O.T.C. I has been receiving special training in the I tactics likely to be adopted by Home Guards H on patrol in similar country, and for these H exercises they have been making use of night- H glasses, which restrict the vision to the range I of a night of average darkness. The Cadets are I also ...

... HERE we are, Marianne- and Jane, at Le Meurice again. With lots of new material, including a timely sequel to She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor called She Really Meant to Keep It Till She Married; a rather hearty skit on Miriam Verne (I Had Hitler Doing the Splits Until His Krieg Was Absolutely Blitz)' and a very camp saga indeed, entitled They Won't Have Robert in the Guards. ...

... At the Cinema BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (now ot the Regal) is the first co-starring film of the nimble partnership of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell. Eleanor may lack the ethereal appeal of Ginger Rogers, but her twinkling feet follow Fred's with perfect grace and rhythm over enormous and elaborate sets to the tunes of Cole Porter. The set used for the Begin the Beguine sequence this song-hit ...

... INSIDE KNOWLEDGE THERE'S A WEALTH OF ENTERTAINMENT IN A large number of the informative diagrammatic drawings, chiefly by that well-known artist G. H. Davis, which have been published from time to time in THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, are now avail able in collected form in a special 32-page publication entitled INSIDE KNOWLEDGE. This will appeal to all who want to know the inner workings of ...

... Cadets of The Worksop O.T.C. in Sherwood Forest. ...

... NINETEEN-EIGHTEEN and Nineteen-fortv eventful years in British history. In 1918 the internal combustion engine was still in its infancy. The horse was being ousted front his proud position. The mechanisation period had set in. Soldiers and economists had begun to think in terms of machines. Tanks and armoured cars had taken the place of cavalry. The tractor took pride of place on the farms. ...