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... ., AFTER more than four years of strenuous effort we realise the true value of many things we took as a matter of course in the days before the war. The restful ease of a Minty Chair, for instance, and the pleasure to be obtained from a well filled Minty Bookcase are treasures that we appreciate to-day more than ever. Prospects are brighter, and we may look forward with confidence to the time ...

... Wh o Owns England? By C. Patrick Thompson NINETY-FOUR, two-seventy-nine square miles pre cisely. Yes, we flatter ourselves it's a nice little estate. Worth a lot of money. Profitable, too, with all the buildings on it and minerals under it, and the farms, fields, woods, rivers, shootings and fishings. Why, we even collect rent from the Port of London Authority for the 722 of its 4.203 acres ...

... UHH MATERIALS 3i ozs. Emu 3-ply unshrinkable vest wool 3 buttons No. 11 needles. MEASUREMENTS Round chest, 20 ins. sleeve seam, 7 ins. length, 13 ins. TENSION 8 st. and 11 rows to 1 in. THE BACK Cast on 96 st. Work all k. for 8 rows. Now change to following pattern 1st row. K. 2nd row. K. 1, p. 4 repeat from ending k. 1. Repear. these 2 rows twice more, then first row once again. 8th row. K. ...

... THE amateur stage, in almost any connection, is not a flattering one. At the best it is trying to self-confidence and a bit shattering to poise, but to be an amateur at a job which also happens to be connected with a weekly pay packet is the worst of all. In fact, it can be quite frightening. Just now there are a great many amateurs of this kind. Girls to whom a job in a factory would have ...

... 1 3 1 The Fateful Number Which Dogged a Mail's Life By S. P. B. Mais IT wasn't until the reception clerk handed me the key of our room and said nonchalantly 131 that the idea came into my mind. Like most great ideas, it was simple, neat, and as sudden and obvious as a flash of lightning. Up to that moment I had been saying to myself over and over, She 's come back. I can't believe it. She ...

... f'i A HOUSEWIFE'S FIltST THOUGHT I IS HER KITCHEN A good housewife deserves a good kitchen-- bright, cheerful and efficient. Modern design and equipment by FROY supply this essential to a happy home. New and improved ideas for post-war homes are planned for production as soon as conditions permit-- may we add your name to our register for descriptive literature to be sent immediately ...