... By Ashley Ccurtenay IN the present-day search for peace ful places, it is necessary to jettison some of our pet ideas on the subject of perfection of living. In days of peace we were prepared to dwell in the country, subject to a car being at our beck and call, to take us to the shops in general and the library in particular. We expected the pro ducts of the country, such as butter, eggs, ...

... THE men of the Observer Corps keep constant watch on our coasts and report the approach of enemy aircraft to Fighter Command. Our B picture shows Mr. Watkyn Watkyns, the well-known Welsh tenor, at his post. ...

... ANY system of gardening which helps to overcome the difficulties caused by the English climate is worthy of serious atten tion. Such a system is being successfully practised in thousands of commercial and private gardens at the present time; it is known as cloche gardening. it does not matter whether your garden covers an acre, a rod, or even a few square yards, you can take up cloche ...

... HERE THEY COME: Dijfem I ranks and different types follow up in many kinds of dress. ...

... THE LEADING FILES from left to right are: Col. A. Clark, M.P., well known with the Old Surrey and Burstow Mr. E. R. Eton, a member of the Montreal and Toronto Hunt and Capt. J. A. Garte, Master of the West Kent Foxhounds. HOUNDS WORKING IN UNDERGROWTH. LEFT TO RIGHT Major M. Robertson, Brigadier M. A. Pope, Colonel Hamilton Gault, and Major A. K. Jackson, the Master. F.A.N.T. Some members of ...

... MR. ROBERT BOOTHBY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, has become human. He has announced that licences will be issued for the slaughter of one pig in every three months for pigs bred and fattened in back gardens. The meat may be con sumed by the pig-keepers' households. He has even gone further in allowing small pig-keepers to sell part of the quarterly pig to retail butchers. ...

... W CURING A BRIDGEHEAD To assist this operation a scout a ft dispatched to find out the enemy's strength, and returning, h had to wade across the canal to reach his own lines. He i id his rifle well above his head and kept his powder dry. lelow) THE BRIDGEHEAD SECURED Acting on the scout's iirmation, the section is consolidated, sentries being posted and fire fi si/ions allotted to each man. ...

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... 'T'HIS horse, the only one of butterfly marking in Great Britain, was originally -L imported by Mr. H. Whitley, the well-known horse-breeder, for his private Zoo at Primley, Goodrington. In wartime, however, exhibitions are over, and B it 's now a question of learning how to tackle serious work on the land. ...

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... IN KENSINGTON GARDENS: In> parks and gardens of London the leaves are falling fast much faster than in the country, so it sir -and to save the labour involved in carting them away they are being burnt, lhe pleasant smelt whicti cor rom inese jires brings something of the country to the Metropolis. CUBBING WITH THE SOUTH BERKS Cub-hunting has been going on in a quiet way with quite a few packs ...

... HOSPITAL sides figured prominently in some first-class rugby in London on Saturday, St. Mary's gave a check to Rosslyn Park and, incidentally, had their revenge on the Park for spoiling their unbeaten record last March, and Guy's had the better of Bart's in a good match at Honor Oak. An interesting event in amateur soccer was the first match of the reformed Diables Rouges, the well-known ...