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... Welcome to London the New High Commissioner for South Africa Howard Coster, F.R.S.A. a 1' Colonel Dcneys Reitz, M.P., son of a former President of the Orange Free State; and an old friend and supporter of General Smuts, is a worthy successor to Mr. Sydney Waterson, the former very popular High Commissioner for South Africa in London. Colonel Reitz, as a young man, fought against the British in ...

... The Tatler and Bystander's Review of Weddings and Engagements Johnston Sykes Lieut. Francis Nigel Featherston Johnston, R.N., youngest son of Mr. Justice Johnston and Mrs. Johnston, of Wellington, New Zealand, married Marion Cranford (Morag) Sykes, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Sykes, of Skye, at Brompton Oratory Miss H. B. Tull Helen Bridget Tull daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. ...

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... MYSELF AT THE PICTURES Soldiers Nine By James Agate NINE MEN (New Gallery and Marble Arch Pavilion) is an all-male film; no soprano, mezzo-soprano, or even con tralto disturbs the tenebrous timbre of this comparatively small male ensemble; there are no more than eleven speaking parts in the entire film. The primo uomo, if one may coin such a phrase, is the redoubtable Sergeant Watson (Jack ...

... u Watch on the Rhine An All-Star Touring Company Sets Out on the Road Hatch on the Rhine, produced by Emlvn Williams at the Aldwych Theatre in April last year, has proved so successful that another company to tour in the same play has been formed by Mr. Williams. 7.eua Dare. noger Livescy and Ursula Jeans will portray the characters of Mrs. Fnrrelly, Kurt Muller and Sara respectively, the ...

... Champion Plugs save your petrol Petrol is precious, so Champion Plugs are truer money- savers than ever if you keep them clean and regularly tested. ^National needs wf are our first con- /fri exclusive and unique feature of Champion Plugs is the Silltnent Seal. Sillment is a dry pow- sideration, so be considerate if you have any immedi ate difficulty in getting supplies. der which when com- ...

... cmcf. 7^e./aftc( IT is probably the fact that two-thirds of the farmers in the occupied countries are not only working under extreme stress but are receiving little more than a bare subsistence for themselves and their families. Here in England farmers are working under stress-- shortage of labour, shortage of machinery and parts, shortage of fertilisers, and so on. The only glut is of forms ...

... DURING the present century, and par ticularly under recent war conditions, the uses of tractors on farms have been very much extended and in some cases, carried to extremes. Mechanised agriculture has made rapid strides, and enthusiastic farmers have endeavoured to run farms, especially where the fields are of considerable size, entirely by tractor work. But thev have found manv diffi culties ...

... By Our Flying Correspondent TECHNICALLY the future for the private flyer in peace time has never looked brighter; organisationally (if I may use that clumsy word) it looks much less bright. And a real effort will be required if we are to give private flying enough freedom after the war to make it attractive. Designers have now amassed so much experience of all types of aircraft that there is ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent AT this time it is easier, and probably more profitable, to turn the garden over in the mind than with the spade. We have had over-much heavy rain and those who heeded the oft-repeated advice to get on with the digging last autumn will have all the advantage. Those who were unable to do so, will do well to postpone digging until the soil no longer sticks to ...

... IN the planning that is now going on for the future, sport has not been forgotten, and a new fellowship has been inaugurated. It is the , with the aim and object to encourage and strengthen inter national friendship and goodwill among friendly pations through the medium of sport, irrespective of class and creed. We cannot pretend that international sporting contests in the past have always ...