... We Visit an Onion Expert Points that will Help You in Your Garden By Our Horticultural Expert IT has been officially stated that onions to the value of £1,896,173 (representing 4,572,643 cwts.) were imported into the United Kingdom in 1938. The bulk of them, I believe, came from the continent. I know nothing of the present position regarding such imports, but it is common knowledge that, even ...

... Rapier on Racing Promise of Recreation for the Forces AS I have anticipated and assumed for some time past, racing under Rules is to be resumed early next month. The official announcement is that the Stewards are hopeful that a limited programme will be allowed from about the middle of September. Trainers will thus have reasonable time in which to get their horses in racing trim again and ...

... This small house, six feet long, accommodates six birds in a London garden. A movable type for those with a small paddock a laying ark with nest boxes outside. Galvanised wire let into the ground and turned outwards, topped with five strands of barbed wire, keeps out cats, dogs, and other intruders. W J: i 'hV ri> .'iwrjetS'/S MW9-C. A home-made poultry house and run in an orchard. It holds ...

... , 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 ...

... 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 ...

... AIR EDDIES By OLIVER STEWART Fracas NO contrast could be more piquant and, to those who believe they understand something of the British character, more amusing than that between the tre mendous aerial clashes between immense fleets of powerful military aircraft that have been taking place round our coasts, and the quiet, flat, unemotional accounts of them which are given by the pilots who ...

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... THE WAY OF THE WAR By FORE-SIGHT Hitler Comes West WHEN the R.A.F. began intensive bombard ment of northern French ports ten days ago it sprang to mind that observation and intelligence reports had indicated the existence of new targets in that area. A circumstantial report gained circulation announcing that five divisions of troops were assembled ready to embark for the attempted invasion ...