... I The Aristocrat of cigarettes DE RESZKE I --of course! \W JUST YOU TRY It John JAMESON I |fl ★★★WHISKEY I I At. ot 0 ^roP 15 s ,t s seven Years °ld THE SALT OF HOSPITALITY v Hp GhsCrfid mutA* 8 ff J MACDONALD ft MUER, LTD., 'V 1 I Scotch Vhiftky Dfatfllera, LEITH, GLASGOW. LONDON- rj he (foUtb ...

... BURBERRYS LTD HAYMARKET, LONDON, S.W.I. RNVR UNIFORMS GREATCOATS WEATHERPROOFS The arduous and dangerous calling of patrolling Britain's coasts and the high seas in rain, gale and storm demands com plete and healthful protection against the elements. t Burberry prooi and weave has stood the test of many years' usage both in peace and war. Their splendid protective qualities and long life under ...

... ONE of the hardest and least congenial tasks given to the agricultural labourer is that of pulling sugar-beet. Irish labourers here are lifting beet that has been loosened, and are knocking off the heavy clods that adhere to the roots. It is a heart-breaking and a back-aching job, but the country needs sugar and the fields must be cleared. Scientists, however, have long been trying out new ...

... Spar.-maki ng u'eiy'wld-work.r TO most people the word spar has a nautical association, and conjures up visions of sailing-ships in all the stirring beauty of wood and canvas. To the countryman a spar is a small split stick, pointed at both ends, and used for the thatching of riclcs and cottages. When a piece of woodland is cleared of its undergrowth, the spar-maker finds plenty of material ...

... CONSIDERING the existence of what people will, I suppose, for all time continue to call the Blitz, the amount of entertainment available in the West End of London is not so bad, and far more than anyone would have dared to hope for a few weeks ago. Apart from the cinemas, we have a Farjeon revue at Wyndham's, a play at the Vaudeville, non-stop revelry at the little Windmill Theatre, a show ...

... ^.'Illllllllllllll!lllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|i;_ \In Dr i I °f I I Winter's I I Cold! H Enduring grief, illness and |E privation without complaint. Such is the fortitude of 360 old and invalid gentle people whose very slender means have been still further depleted by the War. Please give further courage to E this pathetic section of the Home E Front by sending a donation that ...

... By Gordon Saunders A MARVELLOUS sunny December morn ing-- a tang of frost in the air. The war just did not occur to us as we cruised over the rolling Hertfordshire uplands on our way to speed up the ploughing up of 400 acres of derelict Fen, uncultivated for twenty years. 1 tie lights at Baldock stopped our progress, and brought the war close at hand in the shape of a khaki-clad figure with ...

... D How Good are the Classic Horses Merits Kapier on Racing of the Rosetta filly New N.H. Fixtures THE carry-forward of two-year-olds to next season is not at all impressive, if the Free Handicap is taken as a guide. Two-thirds of the youngsters whom Mr. Fawcett has selected certainly appear to be very poor stuff, and the remainder seem hardly up to standard. On paper, the outlook for this ...

... Look to Your Grassland Three Year Planning that Pays. It Is an apparent reversal of policy on the part of the authorities to have ordered the ploughing up of two million acres of grassland in 1940 and then to have pressed for the development of grassland in 1941. The answer to it all is that, because pasture land is diminishing, it is all the more important to develop it to its fullest ...

... THERE seems to have been some mis- apprehension, not only among consumers but among suppliers, about the machinery for distributing feeding stuffs. Some firms, for example, are circularising their customers, advising them to register with them. The Food Ministry says this is out of order. The procedure will be on similar lines to that used for domestic rationing, but there will be some system ...

... Japan Has Its Women's id Army IN Japan, girls of school- leaving age are now obliged to join units of the newly-formed Land Army, which, to farming duties, adds instruction in do mestic work, including cooking and sewing. Considerable cloth ing supplies are sent regularly to the hospitals. One task entrusted to the girls is the cleaning of the shrines and the care of the cemeteries an ...

... Strenuous Relaxation Scaling the Derbyshire Peaks Although the Christmas holiday was curtailed, it was still not too brief for those climbing enthusiasts determined to make the most of their day off. In the Midlands many scaled the peaks of Derbyshire, and in this article L. Vernon Bates describes one of the best of these climbs the Cratdiff. WE discovered all about Cratcliff in the tattered ...