... THE ARABS BUILD UP AN ORGANISATION AGAINST THE HOUR OF PARTITION Abd el Kader Husseini (towards left), leader of the Arab Irregular Forces in the Jerusalem area, inspecting recruits in the Judean Hills, where large bodies of supporters are now being drilled. Walking on the right (near the machine-guns) is Kamel Effendi Arekat, the second-in-command of the organisation. Both sides are ...

... ^phe island of Ceylon, successively beneath the suzerainty of Portugal, Holland and Britain, a British Crown Colony since 1802, has now achieved full self-govern ment, emerging as a partner in the Commonwealth of Nations. To mark the occasion the Duke of Gloucester visited Colombo for the opening of Parliament, a glittering ceremony held in the Cinnamon Gardens but of no less significance was ...

... JUEEN AND THE PRINCESSES ATTEND A WESTMINSTER WEDDING Her Majesty, followed by Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, arriving it St. Margaret's for the marriage of Flight-Lieutenant the Hon. Went- tforth Beaumont, son of Viscount and Viscountess Allendale, and the Ion. Sarah Ismay, daughter of General Lord Ismay and Lady Ismay. The King and Queen, as Duke and Duchess of York, were ...

... Homes 01 Famous People 9HBI MBWI-- 1111---- r'TIII-- --B-- IM1BIII 1-- IIHfWWim-- mil 111 IUIMWMI I IIII-- iiiiii-- IIWI-- HIM WHILST we choose to remember famous people by erecting a statue to their memory, how much more satisfying is it to visit the place where they lived and worked. In recent years, the homes of men and women famous in the literary world have been preserved as near as ...

... Since candlelight made its appearance again during last winter's fuel cuts, the beauty of this ancient form of illumination has come home with a fresh emphasis. The magic of candlelight when it is not forced upon us by grave necessity is something the modern decorative scheme has overlooked. Whether or not the situation demands its continued use, it is worth studying for its charm and for ...

... Spotlighting The Yoke THE FRONT With grey wool and No. 12 needles cast on 100 sts. Rib in k. 1, p. 1 for 3 ins. Change to No. 10 needles and the following: Knit one row grey. 1st row. Purl grey. 2nd row. Knit grey. 3rd row. P. 2 grev, *1 coral, 3 grey. Repeat from to last 3 sts. 1 coral, 2 grey. 4th row. Knit grey. Sth row. Purl errev. 6th row. 1 coral, 3 grey, 1 coral. Repeat from to end. ...

... OF Government planning there is no end. Eventually, it is the theory of the present Socialist Government that uture generations shall benefit from the legislation which they have imposed. Even tually, if the spate of planning goes on, there will be nothing left which the individual can plan for himself. This state of affairs is already largely in being,' and its effect on our world has earned ...

... THE UNION JACK, carried by Graham Sharpe the British Skat ing Champion, at the head of the British team. _ GREAT BRITAIN Marching towards the saluting base, the British team enters the arena, where the President of the Swiss Confederation formally greets the competitors. THE ICE STADIUM The British skaters women competitors in the place of honour, face a battery of photographers as they march ...

... THE estate comprises some 10,000 acres between Shif nal and Bridgnorth. Of this area about 8500 is farming land and the remainder woodland and various. The majority of the farming land is let to tenants, but the Home Farm, Astol and Ewdness Farm are kept in hand by Major Foster. The Home Farm is a mixed farm of 870 acres, which includes Apley Park of 450 acres. Before the war the arable ...

... The Takers Register of ENGAGEMENTS Miss Patricia Marie Avis only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Avis of Johannesburg, who is to be married in June to Mr. Colin Strang, only son of Sir William and Lady Strang, of London Jane Plots Mrs J A. Persse widow of Major Jocelyn Arthur Persse, and younger daughter of Rear-Admiral and Mrs. C. M. Blackman, who is to marry Lt.-Col. Francis Edgar Anthony ...

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... , cm yAl |\/CD |_| A D\/FV If C KK f the new British Ambassador in Paris, Dll\ WLIVCIX n/AIXVLl, IVV^./VLCJ., andLadyHarvey.inthewintergarden of the Embassy. Sir Oliver joined the diplomatic service in 1919, and before his latest appoint ment was Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Political) in the Foreign Office. He was Minister at Paris in 1940, where he had previously spent several years as ...