... ma m imw i mo* THE PRINCESS NEVER MISSED A DANCE Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh dancing with Major David Butters during the ball held at the Dorchester to aid the funds of the National Playing Fields Association. Nearly 1,000 guests were present at the ball IAS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH RECEIVED THE GUESTS AT THE DORCHESTER BALL ...

... The Tirpitz which never fought a naval battle and fooled the British Navy in only one respect the matter of her size was pursued relentlessly from the day when she was commissioned in 1940 to the day in 1944, when, half a wreck already, she sank ignominiously in Tromso Fjord, under a vast weight of British bombs. She was attacked by midget submarines manned by British naval crews she was ...

... \Tewfoundland was discovered by John Cabot in 1497, and before long, Portu guese, Spanish and French fished around its grim coasts. In the seventeenth century English colonists established themselves there, and exclusive British sovereignty was ceded in 1713. There has always been a party in Newfoundland eager for union with Canada, but, on the other hand, the sturdy independents have remained ...

... Australia's interest in racing is proverbial, so much so, indeed, that in the early 30's, when the sport was banned in New South Wales on Mondays, the local wits declared that it was to ensure that Sydney business men attended the office on at least one day a week. The quality of Australia's racehorses is world- known, and it has, of course, much to do with the excellence of her grazing land, ...

... The Chinese Communist insurgents in Malaya, numbering in all about 10,000 out of a total population of 5,000,000, are fighting a losing battle against the British Army, local troops and local police, but it is a slow process this starving out and wearing down of the bandits, and only now, after months of battle, are the bandits beginning to show signs of ammunition shortage. If ...

... r\uring the Victorian Era the fine old house known as The Porch, at Sfiefford, Bed fordshire, henceforward to receive its old name of 44 Le Cokke, was extensively modernised. The timbered front was covered with stucco the old fireplaces were bricked or boarded up and replaced with grates of florid pattern and old beams and brickwork were over painted. Now, under the eyes of Pro fessor A. E. ...

... In March the Pope celebrated the tenth anniversary of his coronation, and there were scenes of elaborate ceremonial at the Sistine Chapel, where His Holiness received from the assembled Cardinals a renewal of their obedience. On April 2 the Pope celebrated another anniversary, this time the golden jubilee of his priesthood. For the second occasion Vatican City was be- flagged, all its offices ...

... THIS week the Church Missionary Society celebrates its 150th birthday, and has almost more problems on its hands than it had in 1799-- what with Palestine, China, Africa, India and Pakistan, not to mention the work which goes on ceaselessly at home. In these days, when golf and motoring thin the ranks of church-goers, and there fore the influence of the Church, the practical Christianity of ...

... REPAIRING A RUBENS Mr. Richard D. Buck, an American expert in the conservation of wooden panels, is to work at the National Gallery for a year, during which time he will train two assistants to carry on the work when he leaves. In the above picture Mr. Buck, who is Conservator at the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University, is wearing special magnifying lenses to examine Rubens's Chateau de ...

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... THE CLIMAX OF ALL GREAT EVENTS IS THE ARRIVAL OF THE DAIMLERS THE DAIMLER COMPANY LTD., COVENTRY LONDON J/' f \A/ V A I RWjO R K Ckottieh dm scat.. LI M I T E D The Contract Charter Division is yet another important section of the world-wide organisation of Airwork Limited. With its home base at Blackbushe Airport, Surrey, Airwork employs 48 aircraft 66 seasoned pilots 30 other crew as well as ...

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