... NOW that the votes have been cast, it is worth while reflecting on what happened before, during and after the last khaki election. Within three days of Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, it was announced that a General Election would take place exactly a month later. Polling day was fixed for December 14, but votes would not be counted until December 28, to enable the troops overseas to ...

... The giant luxury liner of pre-war days, the Europa once the pride of the German mercantile fleet has just been moved for the first time in five years. Guarded by U.S. Naval personnel, she has been shifted to a dry dock in Bremerhaven, to be repaired and refitted for troop- carrying activity in the war against Japan. The Europ a is the third largest passenger ves sel in the world and the chief ...

... LEST WE FORGET.-- Everybody should display on their shaving- glasses or hand-mirrors an aid to memory, for the greatest danger to civilisation has always been the notorious shortness of human memory. A daily reminder is hence forth essential. Schoolmasters of the old school-tie type used (it was said) to favour Kipling's If. They would have done better-- we all should-- to choose his ...

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... POST-WAR HORSE FROM THE PAST Of Interest To Home- Builders Who Want A 1. A part of this exquisite example of timber-and-plaster work was built in 135°. The original structure has been added to and altered from time to time, and not all of this work was good, but the bad part was eventually obliterated 1 and the fine original beauty of the house was revealed and restored. 2. Universally ...

... Magyar Sleeved Tunic j MATERIALS i 6 oz. of 3-ply Sirdar Super Shetland Wool; 1 pair each of No. 10 and No. 12 knitting needles; 5 buttons. MEASUREMENTS J To fit a 34-in. bust. j TENSION 15 sts. to 2 ins. FRONT With No. 10 needles cast on 101 sts. Work in moss st. as follows 1st row. K. 1, p. 1 rep. from ending k. 1. Continue in moss st. patt. for 1 in. Change to the following patt. 1st row. K ...

... Battle Dress Blouse MATERIALS 8 oz. of 3-ply Emu Unshrinkable Pure Botany Fingering; 1 pair of No. 9 and 1 pair of No. 12 knitting needles; 6 buttons; 2 hooks and eyes; No. 10 crochet hook. MEASUREMENTS I From top of shoulder to lower edge, 19 ins. across the back 5 underarms, 17 ins. across half front underarms, 10 ins. (with edge) sleeve length underarm, 18 ins. |j TENSION S 7 sts. to 1 in. ...

... 2. Uhe Wvenina Mat All of these dishes can he prepared in advance and heated up or served cold when required 9 MOUSSE OF SALMON Open a tin of salmon and take out all the bones and skin. Mash 1 lb. of boiled potatoes, put into a saucepan and add the salmon, salt and pepper and a little blob of margarine. Make thoroughly hot, stirring and beating over a slow fire. Pass the mixture through a ...

... THE Government plans for the expansion of egg production should be facilitated by the work which has been done at the National Laying Test, at Milford, Surrey, during the war years, where a nucleus of pedigree breeding stock has been conserved by the expedient of encouraging breeders, by means of prize awards, to strive for a high commercial and economic ideal. It has been demonstrated that ...

... WEST SUSSE) YOUNG FARMEI A Flourishing Organisation Ha its At-Home Da] IT is not easy to praise the work and intense en thusiasm of the Young Farmers' Clubs move ment, by reason of its very excellence. The Rally illustrated was arranged by Mrs. Kilian-Konig, who is the Honorary County Organiser (West Sussex County Federation) for the National Federation. It tookplace at Arundel, on the ...

... X Although the scythe no longer plays the all-important part in hay making and harvest, there are many jobs for which it still is the ideal tool. A good scythe can be bought quite easily it is finding the man who can use it ex pertly that is the difficulty. A scythe is an indi vidual tool. It is set differently, used differently, and its various parts are known by different names in almost ...