... By A. Croxton Smith HOW long is it possible for a dog to live without having access to food or water? A para graph published recently in the daily papers intimated that a mongrel had been rescued alive in Birmingham after imprisonment for six weeks in the debris of a house that had been bombed. The thing seems to be impossible unless the unfortunate animal had means of getting a certain amount ...

... fj&k THE MINISTER OF FOOD is nibbling an oatmeal and beef sausage surprisingly delicious), while Lady Woolton boldly essays a carrot and ginger tartlet. Idea of the parly, which was attended by caterers and dieticians, was to publicise the three foods most plentiful in Britain to-day potatoes, carrots, and oatmeal. Major Gwilym Lloyd George goes nap on the Three C. Sandwiches. Tasty, ...

... By Our Flying Correspondent THE opinion that standardisation is an im- mense advantage in building up a fleet of military aircraft is repeated so often that few people ever think of questioning it. Yet it is a statement that requires a good deal of qualification. That is fortunate for us because we are rapidly moving towards greater variety in our military machines and less standardisation. ...

... Trixie Scales Warden and Croonette In addition to appeariug nightly at the Cabaret Club, Trixie Scales, ex-munition worker, is an A.R.P. warden in Chiswick. ...

... PLOUGHING AT CROSTHWAITE, ON THE WESTMORLAND SLOPES. ...

... Rapier on Racing: Lord d'Aberuon's Defence of Bloodstock Industry Diadem's Classic Victory Jockey Club's 1942 Programme I TRIED last week to summarise the cir- cumstances which, in the spring of 1917, led to the cancellation of racing. The position on the evening of May 4, 1917, was that all further fixtures had been cancelled and that the Stewards as yet had reached no real understanding with ...

... By L. F. Newman I THE practice of artificial insemination is a very old one it has been employed for centuries by doctors in cases of sterility or impotency. The process consists, essentially, of collecting the male sperm and injecting it into the female. It is suc cessfully used with thoroughbred mares as racing bloodstock animals are rather delicate and, in some cases, natural impregnation ...

... Farr After Harvey Again Henry Armstrong Fought Too Hard BOXING is about to come back to London with a bang following the success of last week's show at the Cambridge Theatre, the first in town for many months. The Marquis of Queensberry with John E. Harding as chief of staff, has planned to hold a tournament in the West End within the next month, the like of which has not been possible since ...

... Cantab v Oxon A Oraiid (panic at lSiclimoiid THE Oxford and Cambridge Past and Present match at Richmond was such an unqualified success from every point of view that Lieut. R. J. Northcote-Green, the organiser, hopes to arrange a return at the end of the present season. Next year, he hopes the match will be played at Twickenham. The result on Saturday was a draw, each side scoring three ...

... By A. Croxton Smith MR. BLANK presents his com pliments and asks if you will collect a present for Brutus when you go on duty to morrow. To-morrow was Christmas Day and duty meant a four-hour attendance at the local A.R.P. Post for the lady who had been adopted by Brutus as his own particular goddess. Neatly tied up in brown paper was the gift that was duly opened on Christmas Day a ...

... DON b RAD MAN has joined the Australian Army School of Physical Training J] [as a student instructor. t S. R. PAYNE Oxford University boxing captain in ig37> an Ordinary Signaller in the Navy. ...

... REPAIRS Sometimes the ancient system has a temporary relapse. THE WELL In the arid wastes of the Libyan desert, where there are no natural water ways and little rains, the Arabs, using the same methods of irrigation as the Romans, contrive to grow many fruits and vegetables. They water their gardens from wells of the kind shown in this picture. The goat-skin receptacle, which is lowered and ...