... august 7, 1942 TripleX the safety glass fortnightly (j^) The Illustrated >iind DRAMATIC News SPORT COUNTRY r MiHMiiMliHMMiMnHniiiiMHaMMBBiHaHHHlH ...

... Fine flying i weather The Standard Motor Co. Ltd., Coventry A Above, in the summer sky, the scarlet kite, abandoning its downward plunges, soars steadily upwards, borne by a wind of a strength unguessed-at here below. But this is in a London Park what about the balloon barrage What about the ban on kites And these children should they not be in some safer area now Ah, but they are citizens of ...

... By H. Hunter, D.Sc., M.A. ONE of the inevitable, and in most cases wholly desirable, results of the scientific testing of crop plants is the gradual elimination of what are adjudged to be inferior varieties. As a rule, improved varieties replace the older sorts because of superior yielding capacity-- which is a summa- tion of many plant attributes-- at times by reason of nearer adaptation to ...

... One Man Went to Mow A WARTIME version of the old ditty might well read thousands went to mow, for the oldest grass- cutting implement, the scythe, has come back into its own. The petrol- driven lawn-mower must remain idle for the duration, and the scythe is proving its worth wherever lawns are serving the more useful purpose of producing hay. Even though the larger areas may be dealt with by ...

... Island Farmer Factory Methods Applied to 2,000 Acres at Brooke, I.O.W. THE Isle of Wight is 11 miles long and 13 miles broad at its widest point; the total area is 94,146 acres. Incidentally, it is about as far from Cherbourg as London is from Ramsgate, which is a bit near the enemy. One of England's pleasure-grounds, it has in the past slept through the cen- turies, its modest agricultural ...

... Brushed Wool Austerity Coats IT is a simple matter to practise true economy in the salons of Peter Robinson, Oxford Street. Here unprecedented value is given for coupons and money nevertheless the regulations laid down by the Board of Trade are scrupulously adhered to. Illustrated is a brushed wool utility coat of the Austerity character. It is light, warm, and perfectly ventilated, hence it ...

... -- rpUK Royal Farm at Windsor, with its pedigree dairy herds and I other stock, is playing a considerable part in wartime food production. The famous Deer Park, the herds reduced to a breeding nucleus of 100 head, now boasts what is probably the biggest single field of wheat in Britain. Illustrations of some of the features of the work will be found in the next two pages. B ...

... lobs for the Holidays WE are asked by the Government to spend our holidays at home this year. The garden owner will surely not find it difficult to satisfy his need for carefree, healthy recreation therein, and it is a happy thought that, by pottering about at leisure, he can make some contribution to the campaign for more home-produced food. The beauty of gardening is that there is nearly ...

... MRS. FERDINAND'S SAPPER HUSBAND, ichen last home on leave, dug over the rough ground of her neic allotment. This time a dish of fresh peas and potatoes for his dinner will be waiting for him when he comes home. Airs. Ferdinand lives in a flat where there is no garden. When she heard about the new scheme, she jumped at the opportunity, and although she has two young children at home, she is ...

... Othello E3 THERE is quite a boom in Shakespeare in London just now, and to the Gielgud Macbeth and Mr. Robert Atkins's excellent season at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park has now been added the Old Vic production of Othello at the New Theatre. As a production (by Mr. Julius Gellner) I liked this quite a lot; it is beautifully lighted and the stage picture is always a pleasant one ...

... AUGUST sees the end of most honey flows except that from the heather, and except in heather country the beekeeper will be busy collecting his crop and extracting the honey, or cleaning his sections. I only hope readers have more such work to do than I have, for it has been my worst season in thirty years of beekeeping in Scotland and England, and I was told by one who had kept bees for forty ...

... THE QUEENSBERRY ALL-SERVICES CLUB is a new sport ing club for the Forces and for any civilians engaged in tear i cork. Lord Queensberry (left) is the governing director and Mr. John Harding (right), of the National Sporting Club, is the manager. A RIGHT TO THE JAW floors Eddie Petrin Canadian bantam cham pion. His opponent is Jackie Petersen, British fly-weight champion, who easily won this ...