... MANY centuries ago, the various trades formed themselves into brotherhoods for their better protection and benefit, and there is a reference to the in the City of London as early as 1416. Subsequently, these brotherhoods became incorporated into Companies, ob taining grants of Charters from the Crown. Originally, the Fruiterers Company ap pears to have been governed by Wardens and ...

... MANY things have had to be eliminated from our wardrobes, but it is realised that the little woolly frocks and tailored ensembles are absolutely necessary. Hence it is not surprising that Jays, Regent Street, are making a feature of these. The two-piece illustrated on this page may be seen in their salons. It consists of a dress and short coat, the upper portion of the dress being of an ...

... IN the Corn Exchange at Dorchester the other day, a special Milk Brains Trust, composed of experts in the industry, faced a critical audience coming from all parts of a milk-producing county. The Trust was replying to a series of difficult questions which had been sent in by local milk farmers on the all-important problem of maintaining winter-milk production. In the top picture, Question- ...

... THE Arundel Rabbit Club was started in February, with eighteen members. Between them they had thirty-two breeding-does. Founded by the Duchess of Norfolk, the Club comes under the local, as well as the general, direction of Mrs. Kilian Konig, who, in addition to many activities in the county, now assumes the responsibility of being honorary assistant organiser of the D.P.K.C. for the whole of ...

... WITH the restriction of imports of all kinds, the obvious remedy was to look for substitutes obtainable in this country, but few people would have believed that there were any possibilities in the home production of bamboo canes. Stocks were already low in this country owing to the Chinese war itself, and the repeated requests to save shipping space gave the clue to this new industry which has ...

... ij By A. Croxton Smith Baroness burton has been a power in the kennel world for many years. After being identified with several breeds in the early part of this century she settled down with Cairn terriers, breeding them with such success that the Dochfour family became known wherever these smart little terriers from Scotland were to be found. Her tastes being essentially sporting, with a love ...

... Harry Hall) Harry Hall) The Tailors for UNIFORMS Officially appointed R.A.F. Military Tailors The experience of the House of Harry Hall in supplying the needs of Officers in H.M. Services dates back to the last war and Officers in the Navy, Army and Royal Air Force may therefore have every confidence in entrusting this House with their orders. Estimatesforal I requirements will be sent post ...

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... jfjOVEMBER 27, 1942 TripleX the safety glass fortnightly (f^) I; The Illustrated and DRAMATIC News SPORT COUNTRY ...

... By Our Flying Correspondent THE operations in North Africa and the tendency of large numbers of French men to come over openly to the Allied cause have been a reminder of the part France has played in the past in aircraft design development. A bold generalisation, with the limits of all such generalisations, would be that France has played a great inventive part in aviation development, ...

... T^RAN^OIS LATRY, for thirty years the chef at the Savoy, -T honoured by kings and princes, retired on account of ill-health, bought a house and two acres at Maidenhead and settled down as a small-holder. His country, Savoy, is now occupied territory, but, with his wife at The Little Farm, he is now happy in his simple, homely pleasures and in the care of his livestock. His goats provide his ...

... o tv The Free Handicaps The Free Handicaps will not be 'run for in 1943, but at the invitation of the Stewards of the Jockey Club, Mr. Fawcett has made the following handicaps THE notice in the Racing Calendar con cerns the two-year-olds and also the three-year-olds of the current season. The T.Y.O. Handicap covers the unusual number of 150 youngsters with a beneficent 39-lb. blanket. It is Mr ...