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... Vitabuoy Reed. Trade Mark And thi man is still alive I Most Naval inen choose the itabuoy because its buoyancy might be invaluable in emergency. Paymaster Lieutenant R.N., found its fire-resisting properties almost as valuable. After a long spell on the bridge, he lay down on the chart-house floor. Sud denly he woke. There was the dickens of a bang and a shower of sparks. The pistol ...

... Oeiier 0 I H T F An -fc- The Caterpillar ^farmer's is the ideal ^horsepower 25-8 Tractor. Drawbar horseP^ An lt. I, my Caterpillar and I am going to way5 we'U take in our A.nv task that c quicker and :ts ^-mhodofdomg Ur than an, other. fuss or bother. We'll We'U go about ou ield) improve quality speed up production) step P Ught In an, are masters of the s.tuauom heavy CaterP''fin our work ...

... jVyf ANY farmers have been called upon by their War Agricultural Commit tees to grow some acres of potatoes. They are faced with the problem of getting the seed in with very little labour; thus the dif ferent potato-planting machines shown at Witley Park were a great attraction. HOME-MADE This is very much a wartime weapon. The idea was sent by Mr. Bomford to the Institute of Agricultural ...

... tyfr. cmdf Lsoum tfck./a*tc( THE conscription of German children of 10 years and upwards for work on the land was announced by the B.B.C. with that little air of smugness which that organisation seems incapable of keeping out of its broadcasts. The announcement, as a news item, would have been better justified had it been explained what a serious sacrifice was being made by the German people ...

... 2^3 I- i By Our orticultural fe;., .__ Corre ondent TO obtain a greater quantity of food from a given area is the whole country's aim. For the gardener, intercropping --or catch cropping-- is the principal means to this end, and as soon as the main spring sowings of vegetables are made, every grower should consider it his vital duty to, study the possibilities of his own garden. Briefly stated ...

... Six-a-Side Hockey at Bournemouth b4 Matches in One Afternoon Thirty-six teams took part in the Bournemouth Sports Club's second an nual Six-a-Side Hockey Tournament held for the benefit of the Red Cross on Saturday, April 18. After five and a half hours of non-stop play on four pitches, the honours of the day went to an Infantry Regiment, who defeated last year's winners, a Training Regi ment, ...

... THE BRITISH SAILORS SOCIETY earnestly appeals for help lo enable them to keep pace with the urgent and increasing cost of maintaining Homes and Hostels in ports all over the Empire for our Seafarers' needs. Donations welcomed by Hon. Treasurer, The Rt. Hen. Sir Frederick Sykes, P.C., 6 80, Commercial Road, London, E.14. Mr. Herbert E. Barker, General Secretary. VANTELLA SHIRTS made to match ...

... By Our Motoring Correspondent UNDOUBTEDLY war stimulates de- velopment of transport vehicles at both ends of the scale, the very large and heavy and the very small and light. Tanks and tank carriers seem to grow in size; but at the same time there has been remarkable progress with motor-cycle com- binations and ultra-light-weight vehicles and gun-carriers. In these photographs some of the ...

... Happy Family At Home with Florence Desmond A LTHOUGH the pantomime at the Palace Theatre in which she scored such a success has at last come to an end it had one of the longest pantomime runs on record Miss Florence Desmond will not be able to see as much of her seventeenth-century farmhouse near Saffron Walden as she would wish. For she is generosity itself in the matter of giving her ...

... Facing the Rubber Shortage Valuable Wheel Experiments in Essex IN 1933, not one percent. of farm-carts and trailers were fitted with pneumatic tyres, but immediately prior to the present rubber shortage, 95 per cent, of new vehicles were being pneumatically equipped. The- rubber tyre had arrived on the farm. Such a state of affairs called for immediate adjust- ment. Economy in the use of ...

... I DON'T know what made me think of writing an article on this subject this week; perhaps it was because I was asked to-day, by a non-golfer, What is your longest drive? I usually explain that professionals gener ally remember their long drives because they are always made under the most favourable long-driving conditions down hill, fast ground or wind behind, possibly a combina tion of all ...