... By Forceps IS it true that 30 per cent, of our cattle are affected with bovine tuberculosis? The answer, fortunately, is No. It is true, however, that the incidence of the disease in dairy cows is somewhere between 30 and 35 per cent. This is according to an estimate made in 1946 by Mr. J. N. Ritchie. Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture. He calculated that 20 per cent, ...

... MRS. A. WORMALD'S Labrador dog, Ch. Knaith Banjo, achieved high honours in the Retriever world when winning I the Open Stake at the Kennel Club's 30th Retriever Trials at Sutton Scotney, Hants. Knaith Banjo, bred, trained and handled by his renowned exhibitor, may now be described as a Dual Champion, i having won three Challenge Certificates at Championship Dog Shows and the necessary wins for ...

... frpays fosay Ssso t TRACTOR VAPORISING OIL ANGLO-AMERICAN OIL COMPANY LIMITED I 1 llv pRV°/S/ C Cognac t CcHf^ THE BRANDY OF NAPOLEON V.S.O.P V.V.O NAPOLEON FINE CHAMPAGNE ^Crff^s-^^STANDS FOR OUALIT Y gmj^ Wtm THE WHITLOCK RANGE of precisiou- builc vehicles includes more than 50 types and 100 siies of both timber and steel construction. Latest additions to the range are 1-way and 3-wav ...

... By T. A. Layton TO understand why mead, or fermented honey, is an even older drink than wine, picture the world in prehistoric times. Imagine an earth with no dwellings, no land tilled, and flowers and blossoming trees everywhere. Man has only been standing upright for 10,000 years (a mere morning in his evolution) and is as rare a creature as the bees around him are abundant. They would be ...

... in taking the title role of Peter Pan at the Scala this Christmas, is repeating at star level an experience of twenty years ago. For it was at the same theatre that she Dlaved a part in The Babes in the Wood a year after starting her stage career. Born in India and educated for the most part in London, she had training under Italia Conti, followed, some time later, by study at the R.A.D.A. But ...

... Some Guesfs Who Enjoyed the Ball Organised n Aid of the Empire Games Appeal Miss M. Constantine and Mr. M. Christo- phersort were two of the company assembled at the Dorchester Airs. Robin Lowe and Ll.-Cdr. L. D. Wilkinson R.N. were also at this successful ball Enjoying a slow fox-trot during the evening Mr. Harry Reynolds and Miss Diana Connell Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett Chairman of the National ...

... PrisciMcv^ in. Pelvis Bourvil's Gamble Perhaps Broadway will be flattered into keeping him for ever IT is quite evident that I have no flair for politics and that I judge too much from appearances. A fortnight ago I was hopeful about the Little Man, but already two members of his own team are refusing to play ball. Such a pity. He is so neat and tidy in his person that one feels that he must ...

... A Team from Sweden Met the Pick of the Imperial Services Boxing Association, and, After Some Very Keen Fighting, Won by Four Bouts to Three High-ranking officers of all three Services ivere present. Above are Air Chief Marshal Sir E. R. Ludlow -Hewitt (retd.) and Air Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders Inspector-General of the R.A.F. with G/Capt. J. D. F. Bruce the Station Commander Gnr. D. Bell of the ...

... By S. A. Patman FROM very modest beginnings Leicester has emerged into one of the most powerful clubs in the country. It was founded in 1880 by the amalgamation of three small clubs, and after the first few years, when a small subscription was paid, players who have worn the Leicester jersey have done so at the invitation of the Selection Committee. The opening match was against Moseley ...

... A BRITISH ARMY (U.S.) OCCASION Officers of the British Army staff (North America) have their 4th Annual Dinner Lt.-Gcn. Sir Ronald Weeks, Deputy Chief of Imperial General Staff during the war at table with Major-Gen. Sir Reginald Kerr and Mr. Julius C. Holmes the U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary General Sir Colvillc Wemyss, Director of Mobiliza tion on the outbreak of war talking to Earl Halifa x ...

... CAROLS FOR THE KING-- THE choristers of the royal parish CHURCH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, sandringham, who will sing before the royal family at the CHRISTMAS-DAY SERVICES The Rev. H. E. Anderson, Domestic Chaplain to the King, is leaving the vestry behind his choir. In the background gleams the Silver Altar The choristers of the Royal Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene, on the King's Sandringham ...

... BRINGING IN THE BOAR'S HEAD WITH ANCIENT CEREMONY AT THE CUTLERS' HALL The Master of the Cutlers' Company, Mr. Leslie Gordon Welch, receives the Mustard Pot, which heads the procession, from the Page. The ceremony was the first of its kind to be held since 1938 at the Cutlers' Hall in Warwick Lane, E.C.4, and was attended by the Lord Mayor of London. The colourful ceremony culminated in the ...