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... MOTLEY NOTES. By ALAN KEMP. Made in Germany. 'Tis Allies' delight to bark and bite, for 'tis their nature to. They are seldom soul-mates; most alliances are marriages of convenience-- if not, indeed, shot-gun weddings. If the spouses happen to live in a democratic country, which believes in free speech, their bickerings are apt to be heard by all the neighbours, which is not very profitable or ...

... WE rAKE OFF OUR HAT TO- FRESH eggs are scarce in Moscow to-day, so foreign diplomats all keep hens in their backyards. They recently held a Diplomatic Corps egg-laying competition, which was won by SIR ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR, British Ambassador to Moscow. The hens which struck this blow for British prestige are crossed White Leghorns/Rhode-Island Reds they laid more eggs in six months than any ...

... . TVyTEET THE NAVY, the Royal Canadian Navy's first-rate 1V1 show which has been touring the provinces and Service locations, is due to arrive at the London Hippodrome on February 1. One hundred and fifteen serving men and women of the Royal Canadian Navy take part, receiving ordinary naval pay and being under full discipline. C.O. of this breezy and witty show is Anna Neagle's brother, Lieut ...

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... .- LAUREN BACALL, greatest screen find of the war, is a national sensation in the U.S.A. She's twenty years of age, and teas an usherette and cover girl until director Hoteard Haivks discovered her. She is like slow electricity, and has the smoky and disillusioned voice of Garbo, her mystery and careless grace, but her personality and torrid magnetism are all her own. London will have to wait ...

... . MAJOR HUGH CLIFFORD, the Devonshire Regiment, son of Air. II. J. Clifford, of JJhudleigh, Devon, and Alelbourne, Australia, married the HON. KATHARINE VAVASSEUR FISHER, daughter of Lord and Lady Fisher, of Kilverstone Ilall, Thetford. at St. James's, Spanish Place. MISS ANGELA MARGOT WINDI.E, only- daughter of the late Air. Norman W indie r is engaged to Major Richard Wingate Charlton, 8th ...

... . AIR CHIEF-MARSHAL SIR SHOLTO DOUGLAS and LADY DOUGLAS attended the gala premiere of Winged Victory'''' at the Tivoli, a third birthday -in- England celebration by the U.S.A. A. F. MRS. ROBERT MORLEY and SHERIDAN ROBERT are wife and son of Robert Morley the actor. Mrs. Morley, who was Joan Buckmaster, is the daughter of Gladys Cooper Mrs. Philip Merivale). MISS JEANNE* HOSE, V.A.D. only ...

... The reflection of Perfection --the Okaderm complexion Obtainable from high-class Chemists. Stores, etc. 6/8 per jar, including pur.-tax. Supplies strictly limited. LEWIS MELCHIOR LTD., LONDON, W.C.2. Engines of War Five years and more the Railways have been working 24 hours a day at full pressure transporting millions of tons of fuel and raw materials, masses of guns and tanks and shells, ...

... By JOYCE DENNYS. MY DEAR ROBERT-- It was the Conductor's birthday last week, and he and Faith gave a lovely Party. When we all got invitations on pre-war At-Home cards with Games in the right-hand corner, there was a good deal of talk and excitement. Games What games said Colonel Simpkins, joining a little group outside the grocer's. I suppose they don't mean Bridge,* said Mrs. Savernack ...

... . SIR NOEL HUGHES H A V E L O C K CHARLES, K.C.M.G., M.C., third baronet, is British Ambassador in Rome and he and Lady Charles arc now installed in the Embassy. He was for merly British Ambas sador to Brazil. In April 1944 he was appointed as the British Member of the Advisory Council for Italy, with the rank of High Commissioner. He did admirable work and has won universal esteem and ...

... BRIGHTON'S MUCH- CONTESTED REX WHISTLER PAINTINGS. Brighton corpora tion, the War Depart ment, the painter's executor, and the owner of a house in Brighton have all been involved in the legal problem of the ownership of the last paintings made by Rex Whistler before he was killed in action in France last year. When billeted in this Brighton house he made three very fine oil paintings 011 the ...