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Meat for the Mic Middle East Armies

... Meat for the Mic lie East Armies THE Supply Services of the Persia and Iraq Force have an immense job in providing not only fresh meat for British and Allied troops of the Persia and Iraq Force but live stock for Indian personnel. There are few facilities, either of cold storage or of transport, for frozen meat. The problem has, therefore, been tackled by the establishment THE INSPEC TION PEN: ...

Up and Down the Land

... (Zmcf 2^cmsn THE recent announcement that those dependent on paraffin would have priority brought a sigh of relief from country housewives. But now that the forms to fill up have come, they wonder if their lot will not be worse than before. Were is Bar. 7 01 Borm KB. 1. to be returned to the local Fuel Overseer Priority Authorisations will only be issued where there are no alternative means of ...

Efficiency Parade in Bucks

... BUCKS COUNTY, which is very proud of its efficient W.L.A. organisation under the direction of Mrs. P. Fellowes, arranged a capital Rally and Demonstration at Walton Court Farm, Aylesbury, on May 29. Lord Addison, Chairman of the Bucks W.A.E.C., was present, and the visitors in cluded Lord and Lady Woolton. Apart from the various competitions and demonstrations, the organisers took advantage of ...

Champion Farmer?

... GORDON RICHARDS, as champion jockey, is in an unassailable position. As farmer, nothing would suit his dour and ambitious temperament but to be a grade A man he must always do thoroughly everything he attempts. His 250-acre farm, close to the famous Farringdon Road gallops, at Lambourn (shown in the background), is being severely and methodically cultivated Gordon has from November to April to ...

British Friesians: Some Personalities at York

... British Friesians Some Personalities at York THE SECRETARY of the Society, Mr. George Hobson with his inevitable pencil. Mr. James Farshaw was also kept busy. Two cigarettes but only one thought Friesians. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Evans I MR. H. A. JEN- I KINSON who had a very successful 9 meeting, with Sgt. H. G. Field, in peace- time a farmer in New Zealand. MRS. S. D. PLAYER with her husband, ...

The Leading Two-Year-Olds

... THE CHAMPION COLT Miss Paget' s bay colt Orestes, which she bred from Donatello II. and the Friar Marcus mare Orison. Unbeaten, his four races included the Coventry and Middle Park Stakes. Top of the Free Handicap with 9 st. 7 lb. THE LEADING FILLY: Mrs. Lavington's bay filly Fair Fame, bred by Lord Glanely from Fairway and Empire Glory, by Singapore. Winner of four races, including the Queen ...

Barking Back

... By A. Croxton Smith WORLD affairs have now reached such a stage that we are be- ginning to look forward more hopefully to the day our men will lay down their arms, and we shall once more be able to resume more peaceful pursuits. Thoughts of what happened after the last war give rise to speculation about the standing that will be accorded to German dogs. A little more than twenty years ago one ...

Pam Barton

... HOW hard it is to believe that we shall not see play again, for a tragic aeroplane crash caused her death just a few days ago. Pam, as goiters everywhere called ner, with affection, was an infant prodigy, one of those prodigies who made good and stayed good. At 17 she reached the final of the Ladies' Open, and by the time she was 22 had won both the British and American Ladies' Open titles in ...

A West Sussex Occasion

... FOLLOWING on the rally at Arundel Castle of the W.L.A. on May 9th, there was a rally, organised by Mrs. Kilian Konig, of members of the National Federation of the Young Farmers' Clubs. Its President, the Duke of Norfolk, took a very active part in the function, which grew from its modest programme to a most important West Sussex occasion. A novel feature was the judging by teams of young ...

Ploughing for Victory

... Ploughing for Victor/ PLOUGHING competitions, the countryside over have long been a feature of English outdoo life. They have been brought up to date it recent years by the introduction of machinery an other displays, with lectures by skilled demonstrator: Although these pleasant functions are partly recreative they serve an important purpose. The young me learn from their elders and, where ...