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... Star Spangled Rhythm George Marshall Directs the Greatest Star Cast in History Star Spangled Khythin can boast of 16 stars, 24 featured layers and 30 other supporting actors and actresses. Among he stars are Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray, Franchot one. Hay Milland, Dorothy I .amour. Paulette Goddard, Veronica ake, Vera Zorina, Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Alan Ladd and Rochester. Most of ...
... Cliveden Re-visited More Pictures of Lord Astor's Gift to the Nation On December 23rd we published photo graphs of Cliveden, shortly after Viscount and Viscountess Astor had announced their intention of presenting the house and estate to th ...
... By Elizabeth Bowen Changes and Chances DESTINATION CHUNGKING, by Han Suyin (Cape; 12s. 6d.), is the story of the adventures of a young, modern Chinese couple during the still unfinished Chino-Japanese war. The scenes contrast, safety and peril alternate, private lives take the background of a national destiny in a manner that could remind one of War and Peace. Indeed, the stuff for a ...
... The Tatler and Bystander's Review of Weddings Porter Courtenay Dr. Charles Porter of 69, Clifton Hill S*. John's Wood au ...
... By D. H. Watson-Wood FROM many points of view, this year's coursing classic will go down as one of the most memorable. First came Swinging Light's essay to equal Fullerton's record of three successive outright wins. The draw held on the eve of the event con tributed to render the atmosphere as tense as I remember, the three best backed grey hounds-- Swinging Light, Jealous Retort and Dew ...
... On Seeds and I Seedlings By Our Horticultural Correspondent ALTHOUGH Nature is capricious and appears at times to deal harshly with outdoor food crops, she usually contrives to balance things up so that the gardener who is reasonably efficient has more successes than failures. But in greenhouse gardening, where growing conditions are artificially created and controlled, success depends on the ...
... By Brigadier R. S. Scott, C.I.E. THE advance of mechanisation has resulted in a very great decrease in the number of horses and mules em ployed in Army formations, but in the Mountain Artillery, the mule, immortalised by Rudyard Kipling, still carries the screw- guns, as well as the equipment and ammunition necessary for the front line. No internal-combustion engine as yet devised can replace ...
... THE Perth Spring Shows and Sales of Shorthorns and Aberdeen-Angus respectively produced some splendid cattle, for which exceptionally high prices and averages were realised. There was keen com petition from abroad, in spite of shipping difficulties but in the main English and Scottish breeders managed to keep the best stuff at home. Successful exhibitors in either case replaced the supreme ...
... By A. Croxton Smith THAT wise old sportsman, General W. N. Hutchinson, lived a hundred years ago in a day when men depended more upon their own exertions for breaking their gundogs, as the art was then called. Most of the moderns prefer to use the word training, which is really more expressive. Our grandfathers wanted to break them of their faults we desire to teach them. Those were the ...
... WAIFS STRAYS WAIFS STRAYS SOCIETY JOEL STREET, PINNER, MIDDX. Bankers: Barclays, Ltd. We are handing on an extraordinarily difficult world to the next generation, and we owe it to the children to think of their welfare, and certainly the homeless children. It is for such children we plead Gifts however small gratefully received. CHURCH OF ENGLAND ...
... Natural Hazards IJnusuul Dangers Encountered t>f, Acitttors During M'lging II v Frank W. Lane BY far the biggest danger was from birds. We ran into flocks of lapwings, swallows, geese and even herons. This remark was made by the pilot of one of our machines after a recent hedge-hopping raid over the Continent. Several other members of the aircrews of aeroplanes engaged on these raids ...
... Iland Knitted s Conserve Coupons MATERIALS 7 ozs. Lister's Lavenda -3-piy, beige 1 oz. contrast 3-ply No. 10 needles. MEASUREMENTS Round bust, 34 ins. length, 20 ins. sleeve seam, 18 ins. TENSION 8 sts. and 9 rows to 1 in. THE FRONT Cast on 104 sts. in beige. Work k. 1, p. 1 rib for 5 ins. Continue rib and m. 1 st. at beg. and end of every 4th row until there are 136 sts. Work straight until ...