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... broached the matter again because I thought a week's quiet in these surround ings would be very good for you after London, and you are certainly now look ing rested and extremely fit. To-morrow morning we '11 really get down to the business, and if ten o'clock is not too early for you, I '11 be waiting for you in my study. It was during our talk that morning that he startled me by that most ...

... By H. J. Kirby DURING 1950 many important cen tenaries will be observed, but it is safe to say that one of the most popular persons to be remembered will be Madame Tussaud of waxworks fame. As Marie Grosholtz, the daughter of a Swiss army officer, she was left an orphan, and was early taught to model by her uncle, J. A. Curtius, of Paris. During the Revo lution, she modelled many people con ...

... By Guy Livingston SITTING in a room in Somerset House, London, seven men have been engaged since 1946 in a little-publicized, highly important and infinitely complex task. They are the members of the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors which, under the chairmanship of Lord Justice Cohen, has been examining the claims of war-time inventors and assessing their war-winning value in terms of ...

... The L ong Arm The Plot Of The Crime Story Seemed Improbable And Even More Improbable Was The Way In Which The Detective Unmasked The Crime By Ralph Arnold GOOD, said old Mr. Hither, excellent. And the next report, Marcus? the next report, Marcus Green began, is also from Mr. Catch- pole. Flowers in a White Vase, bv Arthur Abbotswood. I spent two whole days,' Mr. Catchpole writes, 'on a ...

... jv Written by WARREN ARMSTRONG Almost everybody has read, or heard, at least one version of the strange story of a certain ship, found abandoned in mid- ocean, with a hot meal untouched, taste fully laid in her main cabin. Hundreds of possible explanations have been hazarded concerning the fate of her crew. Here are the facts. TO Fundy Bay sailormen who looked her over critically as she ...

... A Symphony Of j Wild Life By C. T. Stoneham IT was still dark when I left my Nairobi hotel and found the taxi waiting in the street, the native driver asleep inside. He had probably been there most of the night. I roused him, and within a minute of opening his eyes we were under weigh. The night was clear, full of stars, and warm as an English summer evening. In exactly ten minutes I was ...

... Wonders Of The Underworld T be A we- Inspiring Beauty Of Subterranean Caverns By Harold J. Shepstone SINCE the war hundreds of young people now spend their spare time digging up Roman remains not only on the bombed sites in London, but in other parts of the country as well. Others go in for bird-watching and declare it to be most thrilling. But strangest of all post-war activities, perhaps, is ...

... i\ \t\W Tm rr\ UH-n v\ \JH u/^figlA M huhm-* GAS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES A greater variety of electrical appliances will be in the shops this year. Prices may tend to rise, but not immediately. Improved cookers with visible radiant sheathed elements and Simmerstat heat control will be plentiful and available on hire purchase. Washing-machine supplies are increasing, including a smaller size ...