... The M Mandarin Gang A Short Story By C. V. Tench Ko| HORN blaring raucously, head- lamps flaring, the rakish, low-slung black-and-silver automobile came hurtling out of the St. Denis Wood, some forty miles from Paris, missed the police car by bare inches and, with a final mocking blast of its horn, thundered on into the night. Mon Dieu Chief Inspector Henri Rousseau, at the wheel of the police ...

... The Ocean Leaper Stories About Tarpon: Prince of Game Fishes By Frank W. Lane NO such photo graphs have even been made since and probably neven will be again. It was a happy combination of a great sportsman and a great photographer. In these words the famous American angler, Van Campen Heilner, describes the tarpon photographs taken by the brothers Dimock. The sportsman was A. W., and the ...

... 9 PLANNED FROM A DECK-CHAIR The Sun Shines and Precious Hours of Leisure Give You Time To Make Prob able and Improbable Plans for the Future. BY WINIFRED LEWIS IT'S August, it 's holiday month, it may even be sunny. You are probably relaxed, serenely taking your ease with a metaphorical blind drawn between you and All Those Things: the house; the queues; the rush to get to the office. Quiet ...

... Knitted Polka Dot P ull Over THE BACK. With main colour wool, cast on with No. 12 needles 100 sts. Rib in k. 1, p. 1 for 3 ins. Change to No. 10 needles and the following 6 rows of pattern 1st row. Purl main colour wool. 2nd row. Knit main colour wool. 3rd row. P. 2 main, 1 contrast, 3 main repeat from to the last 3 sts. I contrast, 3 light. 4th row. Knit in main. 1 5th row. Purl in main. 6th ...

... Lace W ool Cami Knickers THE FRONT. With No. 9 needles cast on 28 sts. Rib in k. 1, p. 1 1 for 2 1 ins. Continue in the following pattern (cast I on 1 st., 29 sts.) 1st row. K. 2, p. 3, k. 1, k. 2 tog., m. 1, k. 2 R tog., k. 1 repeat from ending p. 3, k. 2. H 2nd row. Purl. Repeat these 2 rows once. H 5th row. K. 1, k. 2 tog., m. 1, k. 1, m. 1, k. 2 tog., k. x, p. 3, k. 1 repeat from ending k ...

... CHILDREN home for the holidays may present a problem when it comes to drinking their milk ration; so many dislike the daily glass of milk, but would probably take it readily in some simple but exciting disguise. For instance, junket made in one of a variety of pretty colours and flavours is a popular disguise. Its smooth shining surface is fascinating and it has the added advantage that it ...

... 5 ^3ce- C^ool s. m S THOSE who have a refrigerator will like these two 2 recipes. A point to bear in mind in these days of S fuel economy is that if you allow extra time for the s ice cream in the frig, you needn't waste current setting 5 it specially to freezing. A medium temperature will s set it. The exact time for freezing varies with different refrigerators. s VANILLA ICE CREAM S ...

... CEA-BATHING is a transitory pleasure in our 3 afflicted climate, but while the sun shines, make yf_ i the most of ii. Because opportunity for sustained practice in swim- ming is limited, many of us fail to reach proficiency I r and, thereby, miss a lot, both in the sense of health and I i pleasure. Good professional instruction in swimming produces spectacular results in a few days, whereas ...

... Q/oqMZM I o/ke Siutfi The cliche can he mildly amusing/ just 1 boring and even a menace when used as it often is as a cover story for personal weaknesses. 1 If you make a habit of using cliches turn the light of truth upon them before a mere habit of speech becomes an excuse j for bad behaviour. ■■9H IT 'S ALL VERY WELL FOR HER the favourite 1 refuge of the older woman who believes she has ...

... x OSLO -AMiELSINKI if STOCKHOLM HUiN JJKJiJJb ol people will be taking their iirst flying hohaay this summer. An air trip is an exciting prelude to any holiday, and knowing in advance what to expect on the journey will save time, not to say discomfort, for the inexperienced air traveller. If you are bound for anywhere in Europe your 'plane will leave from I 1 Northolt, on the north-west ...

... ^4t tyjour ^Service Useful gadgets for the home are once more becoming available. Further details of those illustrated here can be obtained from The Editor, Women's Section, Britannia and Eve, Common wealth House, I New Oxford St., W.C.I. 1. Pixie Rolling Pin in rustless metal. Grooves roll air into the pastry. 18s. 4d. 2. Lemon Squeezer and Strainer. Price 6s. 3. Can Opener, designed to open ...

... fjhe ofQ/'s the limit The Age Of Flight, In Which For The Past Twenty-five Years We Thought We Had Been Living, Has Really Only Begun To Dawn By G. Edward Pendray MAYBE you're one of those people who like to take it easy on your travels, moving from place to place slowly, admiring the scenery along the way. If so, there are lots of modes of travel for you, rang ing in velocity from three miles ...