... OVER /io.ooo was realised for the entire attested Shorthorn herd of Mr. T. O. Mills, of Ascreavie, Kirriemuir, at Perth, the top price being 2,000 guineas for the heifer Princess Colleen, sold for half that sum at Aberdeen a year ago. The average for the herd was £228 6s. 2d., and of the forty-eight animals sold, twenty-eight made over three figures. Four were bought by purchasers from ...

... By Our Horticultural Correspondent THE period referred to by gardeners as the planting season, when nearly every type of tree and plant of per manent or semi-permanent character may be most successfully transplanted, started just over a month ago. Early in the period only a limited range of plants may be dealt with, consisting principally of conifers and certain evergreen trees and shrubs ...

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... m a THE Dunlop Masters Tournament, at the Stoneham Golf Club, near Southampton, writes Henry Cotton, closed what has been a memorable season for British Professional golf, when it ended this week. Some 20 players, winners or runners up-- in this season's principal events, plus recent open championship winners, plus past winners of this tournament, played 72 holes in two days over this ...

... WETlIEItDAlIt 'TERENNIAL WEATHER COAT If the cut could be copied and the tailoring matched the cloth would still remain exclusive for it is a special WETHERDAIR weave S/Ls- dAcy'id WETHERDAIR LIMITED BRADFORD LONDON WET WETHER WETHERDAIR lOflTS, SUITS EnSEmBLES in MITHEIITII TUUEEDS r i COUNTRY LIFE IS A REGISTERED NAME r&m _ Stfl RELAX in COMFORT at the BURLINGTON Ideal for Winter Holidays ...

... The Eton Beagles recently had a meet at Homer's Farm. Dedworth, near Windsor, and enjoyed a good day's sport. Lord Holmpatrick is present Master of the pack, which has flourished since the end of last century, after a dull period which followed the amalgamation of the two College packs in 1867 Hounds and followers moving off from Homer's Farm to draw, led by the Master, Lord Holmpatrick ...

... Flora Robson has made yet another of her out standing personal successes in James Parish's play Message For Margaret, which was trans ferred from the Westminster Theatre to the Duchess on October 21. The author wrote the play for Miss Robson and sent it to her while he was serving with the Intelligence Corps in Italy and North Africa. On his return home he found that the actress for whom he ...

... GETTING HARRIED The Tatler and Bystander's Review of Weddings JiPPV *r T ownend Howie Capt Peter Vincent Townend, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Townend of Newton Abbot Devon married Miss Jessie Lindsay Howie on/y daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Howie of Oakholme, Dun lop, at Laigh Kirk, Dunlop, Ayrshire Macmurchy Stevens Major A P. Macmurchy, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Macmurchy, of Hadlcy ...

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... HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been spending the inside of a fortnight at Sandringham shooting, with a small number of his men friends, including Sir Piers Legh, who had a great deal to tell the King of his recent air survey of the Royal route for the South African tour next year; a subject in which the King takes, to say the least, a very direct and personal interest. Pheasants are fairly ...

... Ascot: and the Eyes of Sou vera in ANEW race, the King George VI. Stakes, caused tremendous excitement at the recent Ascot meeting, and a big crowd came to see the race run. The winner was Mr. Schmitt's Souverain, winner of the French Grand Prix and French St. Leger, with Mr. Macdonald's Bright News, winner of the Irish Derby, five lengths away second and Mr. Ferguson's Airborne, winner of the ...