... By A. Croxton Smith WHEN Longfellow wrote that Things are not what they seem he was not thinking of dogs and horses and other animals that sometimes undergo singular metamorphoses at such times as they may be for sale or exhibition. His little moral commonplace may well be taken to heart by unknowledgeable folk who are undertaking transactions with people whose character is un known to them. ...

... UP IN THE REMOTE ALA-TAU MOUNTAINS at altitudes of 3000-3500 metres the Kirghiz hunter finds his quarry. The party, generally three or four people, first study the rocky crevices of the mountain through their binoculars, searching for an eagle's nest. Having located one, the most agile of the party is lowered to it by a strong rope there he sets a trap with a weak spring so as not to injure ...

... J. H. D. DOWN, the Middlesex and English trial hockey /slayer, and Anita J. Nicholson were married at St. John's, Caterham Valley. The bride, who has represented S.rrey County at Lacrosse, is the sister of F/O E. S. Nicholson, the Oxford rugger blue and English international. DR. MART JACQUES, of the Mermaid S.C., and A. W. Toung, who came from Melbourne as a mem ber of the Otter S.C., and has ...

... By A. Croxton Smith PEOPLE are always asking me what kind of dog would be most suitable for their needs. That is throwing a tremendous re sponsibility upon me, for how can one help others to make up their minds? As for me, I could be con tent with one of many breeds. Surely, my correspondents who write to me for advice must have some sort of predilections. One or two breeds ought to appeal to ...

... SUCH news as leaks through from the Scandinavian countries tells of broken-hearted farmers and breeders who are seeing their valuable herds consigned to the slaughter-house to make food for the Nazis. There is reason to believe that this applies in considerable measure to Holland's priceless pedigree Friesians, whose stock have been sought all over the world. British wartime agricultural ...

... FOLLOWING on the sales of British Friesian cattle at Chelmsford and Reading, it was not surprising that John Thornton and Hobson's had a most successful sale at the Annual Show held by the British Friesian Cattle Society at York. Mr. Albert Weightman's splendid bull, Harrington Advance, pictured on our frontispiece, was sold to Mr. G. B. A Radcliffe for 510 guineas, and others, some of which ...

... ting period, the length season in which it eriod will be as short ty extend through the ■r season. At the covering splits along has been completed. Approximately ten days after hatching, the black spiny skin is shed for the last time and the caterpillar emerges in its new smooth form. The colour is now green and black, with orange spots. The appetite in this stage is prodigious. Having lost ...

... IN the beech woods of England an important war industry is being carried on with all the drive of an arms factory. From these tall beeches are being made the tent pegs which the Army needs in terms of hundreds of thousands. These pegs must be made by hand; there is no efficient machine that will mass produce them. They are still fashioned by tools that might have been in use a hundred years ...

... ALTHOUGH there are only about half the usual number of undergraduates up at Cambridge this term, there are quite a few athletes, including several well-tried seniors, to provide useful competition for the Freshmen. The new president is J. W. Earp, a specialist in field events, who is now in his third vear. ST. CATHARINES RELAY TEAM: The four men who represented their College in the inter ...

... Rapier on Racing Farmers and Bloodstock Manchester November N.H. Season Begins Well The Yorkshire St. Leger CONSIDERABLE comment, apparently, has followed on the action of a West Country farmer, Mr. F. A. Gwillim, who bought a lot of yearlings at the Second October Sales at Newmarket. Mr. Gwillim has been acclaimed as a patriot, a pioneer and, as far as I remember, as a benefactor of the ...

... FOXES must be kept down and packs, if possible, must be kept up. Hence the experiment made by the Household Brigade Drag Hounds in Windsor Forest. H.M. the King has given his permission and officers of the Brigade have quickly taken advantage of the opportunity given them for exercise and sport. The pack was being hunted by the Duke of Beaufort until he broke some ribs in an accident. Sir John ...

... By Our Flying Correspondent STATEMENTS were made during the past week by the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Air, and by General Field-Marshal G��ring on the relative strengths of the British and German air forces. It is worth looking at these statements and noting what may safely be inferred from them. First of all both Mr. Winston Churchill and Sir Archibald Sinclair said that ...