... Shooting on a Modest Scale By A. Croxton Smith A FRIEND has written to me telling of the beauties of a part of Inverness-shire, and of a moor near by that carries a large head of grouse as well as some deer, that is almost going begging. What a picture to excite one's envy, and now it makes one think longingly of chose good old days that seem so far away, when men shot birds instead of their ...

... By Sir Pelham Warner THE gods who preside over the weather decreed in their wisdom that June 17, 1941, should be the perfect summer day, and the long line of school buildings looked down on a close wrapped in sunshine and warmth, with here and there a reminder that we are living in grim and anxious times. hollowing tradition Colonel R. S. Rait Kerr captained the Marylebone team, and losing the ...

... Today Time is Money Motor Transport Must Play a Bigger Part in Agriculture MOTOR cars have hitherto been looked upon primarily as pleasure vehicles, and their value to the country has usually been computed solely on the basis of the return they can yield in payments for exports. There was, before the war, a tense struggle between the leading industrial countries of the world for the export ...

... A Hobby Grows Into A Business A Visit To An Arab Stud Farm THESE pictures were recently taken at High Ashes Farm, the picturesque Surrey residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Vaughan Williams. Over thirty years ago they kept as a pet a single Arab mare for which their affection grew, and as their nearby neigh bours possessed an Arab stallion, they decided to keep the breed going. The first ...

... C^ocldcii /i tc Port I'VE used up my fat ration this week, so I can't make any more cakes. That's all right. After all, you can't make bricks without straw First Actress Yes, when I came out the audience simply sat there open-mouthed. Another Nonsense They never yawn all at once The Tommy was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Any excuse asked the C.O. I got into bad company, Sir. What ...

... GIVE UP your binocular every pair is needed for National Service Kershaw's all-British prismatic Binoculars will again be available when the emergency has passed SO H O LTD., 37/41 MORTIMER STREET, LONDON, W.I ...

... The ESCAPE of the KING of GREECE from CRETE How He was Succoured in the Hill Country by Devoted Mountaineers THE escape of King George of Greece from his residence near Canea makes a stirring narrative. In some of its aspects it recalls passages in Shakespeare, where monarchs have had to flee their palaces and accept the kindly hospitality of peasants or goatherds. The King was in a house ...

... HOW THE BATTLE-CRUISER HOOD MET HER END The Danger of the Plunging Shell to the Vulnerable Turrets of the Washington Treaty Type of Warship THE tragic end of H.M.S. Hood has drawn attention, once again to a very serious weakness in the construction of certain vessels which were built under political considerations which it is not necessary to discuss here. The Hood was very frequently ...

... BRITISH MERCHANTMEN ARE REACHING THE ISLAND A view of one of the docks in Cyprus, showing a whole fleet of steamers discharging their cargoes to the shore warehouses under the eyes of British guards- -This is an Official War Office Photograph THIS IS A PLEASING SIGHT TO THE CYPRIOTES British light tanks (of which there are now a number) passing through one of the villages on the island A Light ...

... The BRITISH ADVANCE INTO SYRIA Damascus The Mother City of the World WHEN France took over Syria from the League of Nations it was expected that she would make Damascus the capital of her newly acquired mandated territory. That distinction, however, was conferred upon Beyrout, on the coast. Yet Damascus was, and always had been, the principal trading centre of Southern Syria. There is no city ...

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... Facing Up To F ame Hollywood's New Stars and how Luck came their way in Films By Margaret C h ute J A LINE of new faces is weaving its way across the screens of the world; Facing up to Fame. Each year brings its new crop of names and personalities;, this year, more than ever, the big studios are offering for our entertainment a list of new names that should leave a permanent imprint in our ...