... WOMEN'S splendid war work in factories has been marred by distressing acci dents through their hair becoming entangled in machinery. The vast majority of these injuries could be avoided by the wearing of a suitable head-covering, and to discover this, Rootes Securities, Ltd., who have more than ten busy factories in their group, staged amongst their 40,000 workers, an interesting contest in ...

... An Important Herd in the Making Mr. Philip Hill as a Dairy Farmer ONE of the best guarantees of the future of farming in this country-- if indeed any more be needed-- is the way in which so many big men of business have bought land since the war, and have applied business methods to its cul- tivation. Capital has been applied generously towards the purchase of the latest machinery, fertilisers ...

... on. Mieuxce and the Younger French Sires THE notable successes in the past season of the stock of Nearco and, more especially, of Mieuxce', have called attention to the importance attached by British breeders to imported blood from the Continent. We have reason for being very grateful to Mr. Martin Benson and Sir Victor Sassoon for their enterprise in having secured these two stallions for the ...

... AS golfers know, it is a bit of a gamble fixing a friendly golf match in Decem- ber in our climate, and when the cheery captain of the City of Newcastle Golf Club suggested a Red Cross match to me, I think he knew it would be in the lap of the gods, for the all-important weather angle could not be ignored. It was worth a try, anyway, and, in any case, it meant that golfers of the club and ...

... . ., This vigilance His eyes, his ears keep watch on the skies of Britain. These eyes must not falter, these ears must not grow dull they are the vital faculties of our defence. We can't all be in the anti-aircraft services. But we can all bring this vigilance to our own wartime tasks. This is the spirit that is always ready to defend and attack. The spirit that wins through to victory. This ...

... A PLOUGH team on the Berkshire Downs near Aldworth anxious to get home Li- out of the wind. This is true downland country, rolling away for miles and still sparsely inhabited. Most of it to-day is under the plough, except for odd patches of rough grass and bushes where there is hardly an inch of soil on top of the chalk. The Berkshire War Agricultural Executive Committee's tractors have ...

... RUSSIA'S great ally, grim winter, is playing its part in the Red Array's Middle Don offensive. Clothing equipment is as important as tanks, guns or 'planes. The intense cold, however, cuts both ways. Russian wounded need protection against the cold even more urgently than the fighting men. A movement sponsored by the Russian Medi cal Aid Society in Sydney, backed by the leading fur mer chants ...

... cwicf lucrum A FEW weeks after the Japanese successes in Malaya, we drew attention to the serious situation as regards the supply of rubber. That was a year ago. The machinery for creating new supplies and for conserving the old was slow in being set up, and we cannot congratulate anybody on the present situation. The position in the country regarding rubber boots (which are only partly made ...

... Some Advice on Seed Catalogues The Best of the Brassicas By Our Horticultural Correspondent IN selecting vegetables for war time cultiva- tion there are surely two considerations which outweigh all others-- maximum food value and easy to grow; labour shortage does not permit of fussing or coddling. Most exhibitors and a good many judges go all out for size, but size and keeping quality do not ...

... By A. Croxton Smith MENTION has already been made in The Sporting and Dramatic News of the fine collection of celebrated American dogs on view at the galleries of the Royal Photographic Society, 16, Prince's Gate, Kensington. The original intention of showing them during Decem- ber only has been changed, and they will be there for anyone to see throughout January. Photographing dogs is an art ...

... CddaiL to Port THEY were famed as hard drinkers and this time lived up gloriously to their reputa- tion. After that the only thing one of them remembered was when the other shook him and shouted: bay., wake up You passed out at eleven o'clock. Go on. It's just five minutes of eleven now. Look at your watch. I did. Now you look at my calendar The hen is the only creature that can sit still ...

... By Our Flying Correspondent A GREAT deal of thought is being devoted to planning the future, and especially the future of aviation. But on one subject thought seems to be confused, and that is the fate of the rapidly multiplying aerodromes which are now scattered all over this country. It is a common cause or compramt tnai these aerodromes are often established on first-class agricultural ...