... Ci. /)ty A Wartime Chronicle of Town and Country Christening THERE was one of the largest gatherings of the Royal Family for some considerable time at the christening of young Prince Richard of Gloucester, who received his baptism, and the four names of Richard Alexander Walter George from Archbishop Lord Lang of Lambeth, an old and close friend of the Royal Family, who has officiated at so ...

... No Medals, produced at the Vaudeville Theatre by Richard Bird, is Esther McCracken's tribute to the women who wear no uniform, the mothers who achieve no glory, whose lot is the daily task, the all-too-common round, and to whom the threat of impending call-up offers a welcome chance to get into the Forces for a rest. As Martha Dacre, Fay Compton, breaking away from a long string of sinister ...

... MYSELF AT TDE PICTURES Ghosts and All That By James Agate WHAT is wrong with the British film is that it lacks the wit and fantasy of French pictures, while falling far behind Hollywood in ingenuity, splendour and old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness efficiency. I went to see a film the other evening principally because of the cast which contained almost every player of note in London mere tney ...

... No Medals is Esther McCracken's Saga of To-day's Unsung Heroines of the Home Martha Look, here are the stamps, and here is a list of the houses and what they generally want Martha Dacre Fay Campion) takes part in all £e Jacal actio, ties. One of her young guests, Paul Flolltott (Michael McNeile), an A.B. spending his leave in her home, offers his help unth the savings stamps ar,ha Martha is ...

... A New Judge The appointment of the Hon. Charles Romer K.C. to be a Justice of the High Court of Justice was announced recently. He receives a knighthood on his appointment. The new Judge is seen above with his wife The British Council and the Oxford Union Invite Americans to Dine The picture above shows some of those who attended the dinner at the Union Major Glas cock, Sir Richard Liv ...

... BUBBLE SQUEAK Stories from Everywhere PAT had bought a watch guaranteed for twelve months. At the end oi nine months, however, he reappeared at the shop and complained that the watch had stooped six months earlier when it had fallen into the Dies' trought But why on earth didn't you bring it back at once? inquired the jeweller. How could I replied Pat. We only killed the pig yesterday. I 'he ...

... AIR EDDIES By Oliver Stewart Railway Airs UNLESS it is forcibly prevented, private, enterprise will always beat State enterprise. The railways have moved farther and faster than the chosen instrument in the establishment of peace-time airways. Under a convenient cloak of secrecy British Overseas Airways runs many lines. But we have no idea if they are well run; if they are economic; if they ...

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... i/l/i Anglo-American Wedding Lt. H. H. Proctor and the Hon. Mrs. Maxwell Married at St. George's, Hanover Square On October 20th Lt. Henry Harrison Proctor, U.S.N.R., and the Hon. Mrs. Max well, widow of Lt.-Col. the Hon. Somerset Maxwell and daughter of the late Capt. Marshall O. Roberts and of Mrs. Irene Roberts, were married in London. A recep tion was held at the Dorchester Hotel Cdre. H. ...

... In and Out of Uniform Lady Diana Stuart-Wortley Recovers from an Accident Lady Diana Stuart-Wortley, a despatch-rider in the M.T.C., recently J met with an accident when her machine skidded while she was bringing important documents from the Midlands to the Admiralty. After completing her mission in an American jeep, she was taken to hospital with a broken leg and a disrated ankle, and is now ...

... WAV OF THE WAR By Foresight Success FROM all accounts it seems that Mr. Churchill's latest visit to Moscow was an unqualified success. Although little real, information has been given to us about the actual decisions reached, the opinion prevails that a large measure of agreements exists between London and Moscow on the many and varied issues under discussion On the military side ...

... Famous Aces of the R.A.F. G/Capt. Gordon Learmonth Raphael D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar, has the unusual distinction of having started his career as a bomber later becoming a fighter, pilot. Born in Quebec in 1915, he was commissioned in the R.A.F. in 1938, taking part in the first bombing attacks on Trondheim and Oslo, and is reputed to have made one of the longest flights over enemy-occupied ...