... ILLUSTRATED SPORTING AND DRAMATIC NEWS Potato Planting in Scotland TS ...

... Hedgerows are now all abloom with damson blossom in the Lyth Valley of Westmorland, while on the fells above Windermere the shepherd cares for his lambs among a host of golden daffodils. ...

... TWO LAKELAND FARMS FOR THE NATION A picture of Millbeck Farm, Great Langdale, with the Langdale Pikes providing an impressive background. The Master of Trinity, Dr. G. M. Trevelyan, O.M., has given to the National Trust his two farms. Millbeck and Harry Place' in Great Langdale, Westmorland, with a total area of 289 acres. The Trust already owns the Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and three farms at the ...

... Lady Elizabeth Clyde, only daughter of the Duke of Wellington, is the wife of Captain Thomas Clyde, Royal Horse Guards, whom she married in 1939. Her husband is the son of Mr. W. P. Clyde of New York. They have two sons, Jeremy, aged three, and Robin, nearly one year old. Lady Elizabeth's father succeeded his nephew, the sixth Duke of Wellington, who was killed in action last October. The ...

... Sir William and Lady Lewthwaite The Hon. Oswald and Lady Mary Berry Sir Rhys Llewellyn and Lord Camrose The marriage of Major Henry Morton Llewellyn, The Warwickshire Yeomanry, second son of the late Sir David Llewellyn and of Lady Llewellyn, of The Court, St. Fagans, Glamorgan, and the Hon. Christine Saumarez took place on April 15th. The bride, who is the younger daughter of Lord and Lady de ...

... The Maharaja Arrives One of India s most generous contributors to the war effort, the Maharaja of Kashmir, was met by Marie Lady Willingdon, widow of a former Viceroy, on his arrival in London. He is one of India's two representatives in the War Cabinet A Memorial Service at St, Margaret's Westminster Three members of his family who attended the memorial service for the late Major Gen. Wingate ...

... Woodbridge Horse Show A Well-Attended Display of Suffolk Punches Then was almost a record enti for this year's show of S i (folk Punches at Wood- brid:. Suffolk, The pre sides was Major Norman Everett, one of the breed's mos: able supporters. Am.- ugst the successful own*;s and breeders ex- hibi rig were Lord Strad- brok' Sir Charles Bunbury and Sir Hanson Row- botham, who owns the Ches- seli ...

... In the four years since the night of April 13, 1940, more than 300 enemy ships have been sunk or damaged by Bomber Command of the R.A.F, They have carried out in that period over 13,000 sea-mining sorties, laying their deadly loads in channels, harbours and waterways all along the seaboard from the Bay of Biscay to the Gulf of Danzig, in the Baltic (830 miles from base), and to distant ...

... m Human torpedoes, manned by personnel of the Submarine Branch of the Royal Navy, have been used with conspicuous success during operations in enemy waters. Duiing a night attack carried out n January 1943 against the strongly- efended nemy base at Palermo, several f these human torpedoes negotiated a et defence and proceeded undetected cross the whole length of the harbour. )ne crall ...

... WHAT are we going to drink after the war? In an escapist mood I have been looking through The Price of Pleasure, a book I wrote in 1934, and came across the following additions to his wine cellar made that year by a connection of mine:-- 10 dozen Port, Croft 1922, at 74s., £37; 10 dozen Port, Dow 1924, at 72s., £36; 10 dozen Port, Cockburn 1927, at 72s., £36; 10 dozen Port, Graham 1927, at 60s ...

... MAY-DAY celebrations have been sadly reduced since the early part of the last century. Some country districts still carry on old customs which have been handed down for centuries, and children, especially in parts of the Eastern counties, continue to display the garlands which were once universal. But May Day was not only a rural holiday it was widely observed in London. The new maypole ...

... THR South Devon Herd Book Society, which was incorporated in 1891. held its very successful Spring Sale at Totnes. Eighty- two entries were received for the five classes, all of which were for T.T., pedigree cattle. There were thirteen entries for the Cup pre sented by Mr. R. Shinner to the owner and breeder of the best dual- purpose bull in the Show. This proved to be Miss D. A. Jervoise ...