... WAY OF THE WAR By Foresight tV eakness THE German occupation by military force of Hungary is at first sight a sign of strength. To accomplish it the Germans must have had to call on their reserves at a time when they are sorely pressed by the Russians, and when the blows in Italy grow heavier and at any moment they may be faced by a fresh assault in Western Europe. On closer examination ...

... MYSELF AT THE PICTURES Three Films By James Agate A FRIEND of mine who has been with a mechanized brigade for four years in every theatre of war except Iceland, tells me of experiences unequalled in comic opera. When we invaded Persia, he said, how many Persians do you think we met? hazarded fifty thousand. He said, No, not fifty thousand; not five thousand: not five hundred. We met ...

... A Modern Hedda Gabler F rustration-- Treachery-- Murder in This Was a Woman 0 This Was a Woman, which was first tried out at the Q Theatre under the title The Dark Potential, gives borna Dresdel one of her first important parts on the West Lnd stage. The play has an Ibsenish flavour. The search for power which leads Olivia Russell (Sonia Dresdel) to destroy all with whom she comes into contact ...

... 0 C^J A Wartime Chronicle of Town and Country Royal Wedding THE wedding of King Peter of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece was one of real wartime simplicity. The ceremony was held in the ballroom of the Yugoslav Embassy, without any of the pomp and ceremony of a peacetime royal wedding, although the room was full of Royalty, headed by our own beloved King and Queen, with King Haakon ...

... Wedding Reception Capt. I. R. Farquhar Marries Miss M. E. Borthwick in London Capt. Ian Rupert Farquhar, Grenadier Guards elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Farquhar, ant Miss Margaret Eugene Borthwick, youngei daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Borthwick were married at the King's Chapel of the Savoy The reception was held at the Savoy Hotel Above are Mr. Adrian Farquhar, Major and Mrs. Franris ...

... By Elizabeth Bowen Who Am I THE opening chapters of Without Orders, by Martha Albrand (Chatto and Windus; 7s. 6 d.), reminded me of a Pirandello play: it seemed appropriate that the story should be set in Italy. The theme on which the Italian dramatist strung his succession of actionless melodramas might have been called Thinking makes it so. A lunatic compels the people round him to enter ...

... THRU SMART GIRLS WENT TO FORTIUS The first smart girl had eighteen coupons to spare the second smart girl had fourteen and the third smart girl had-- well, she 'd learnt a thing or two since nursery-rhyme davs, so she still had twelve And being smart girls, they knew what they wanted and they got what they wanted. All three went flat out for navy and white-- hardy perennials of fashion, if ...

... a i it i i it i i: s By Oliver Stewart Aeropress WHEN peace-- and paper-- come again there must inevitably be a burgeoning of bulletins. The bulletin is the ancillary of the periodical. It helps the individual manufacturer or trader to pass to those specially interested information about his own field. I have always felt that the scope for the bulletin is large and that it performs an ...

... A FEATURE of the English Guernsey Cattle Society's 17th Show and Sale at Reading was the demand for young heifers, ten of which averaged nearly ^175 apiece. Bulls also sold well. One of them, Rubicon of Hare Hatch (November 11, 1942), bred by Mrs. J. Wynmalen, of Twyford, was sold to Sir John Buchanan- J ardine for 1400 guineas Mr. G. R. Cobb's thirteen-months bull, Tertius of Toadsmoor, bred ...

... ROUND THE SALE RING Selling started immediately after the show, with 48 heifers and cows on the Tuesday and 253 young bulls on the Wednesday. Miss Jean MacGillivray'' s 2400 guineas smile. Next to her is the Canadian Agricultural Commissioner, Captain J. G. Robertson. Sir Charles McCann, the Agent- General for South Australia, was another distinguished visitor and buyer for abroad at the sale ...

... Flame Thrower HERE is a new garden implement the Flame Thrower. We have been experimenting with it during the past year, for it seems to have great possibilities for the large garden and nursery. Some of our ideas of uses to which this novel implement might be put are still under test and will be recorded later. The three illustrated here show uses for the Flame Thrower which have proved ...

... By D. H. Watson-Wood IT was a memorable Waterloo in many ways. Dutton Swordfish's adventure hardly enhanced a chance which was estimated by the bookmakers even before this incident at 66 to I. As a result of the news of the loss of some of his tail he was on offer at too to 1 at the draw on the eye of coursing. As a matter of fact, three 100 to I long odds chances ran into the last four, and ...