... SONS of British-bred Shorthorns and Herefords carried off the supreme and many other honours at Palermo, the Argentine's great annual cattle show. The son, too, of a Scottish-bred Aberdeen- k Angus was judged junior champion and supreme reserve. At the sale 5 after the show the bulls changed hands at very high prices, the Short horn at only just below last year's record. It was, however, a ...

... SB A group of four cottages. These stone-built cottages were >9 ravaged by fire in 1951 and have been extensively improved and added to since. The height has been raised and the additional construction in brick has been added to the backs of the cottages. The old thatched roof has been replaced with tiles and the interiors have been re-designed, agsj Owing to the long time it took for ...

... Where Fly fishers Forgather J c> Some Notes On The Fly fishers' Club By C. F. Walker THE idea of establishing a social club for fly fishermen was first mooted about a hundred years ago, but it was not until 1884 that the project assumed concrete shape. Largely on the initiative of Mr. R. B. Marston, editor of The Fishing Gazette (and father of the present editor), a meeting was called in ...

... OF the sixth account that they have issued of progress on their estate in Hampshire where game research is undertaken, I.C.I. Game Services say we hope we shall never again have to compile such a gloomy one-- gloomy from the shooting man's point of view. The summer of 1954 was indeed a killing one. England has had only six wetter summers since 1870, and only two colder ones since 1900. ...

... says EAMONN ANDREWS i/Cru carifgcr h/pong M/fT When you consider television sets do you find your self lost in the maze of conflicting claims Puzzled and confused as to which set to invest in Can you find a thread to follow in the mass of information thrust at you to help in your selection of the tele vision you want We sympathise. Appreciate the difficulty. But just consider the advantages of ...

... NO one who takes an interest in motor sport can fail to have noticed the successes of the Triumph T.R.2, both at home and abroad. Therefore it seemed appro- priate to try out the latest model, particularly in view of the recent announcement in our last issue that the overdrive can now be used on the three top speeds. Some may question the necessity for seven speeds, which is what it amounts to ...

... lili 2' I THE EDINBURGH TATTOO is the subject of The TATLER cover this week. This splendid, impressive spectacle, which opens on August 22, takes place each evening on the Esplanadein front of Edinburgh Castle. An important feature of this programme are the military massed bands, consisting of the Coldstream Guards, The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), the King's Own ...

... IT is heart-warming, I remarked, “to see how people rush to get the news of the Conference. Their eagerness gives the lie to those critics who aver that the French are not interested in politics. I was driving, with friends, through the prim little Vendean village of Challans; we were on our way to the Sables d'Olonne. The Paris newspapers had just arrived and a crowd milled round the ...

... NORTH AFRICAN JOURNEY, by Bernard Newman (Robert Hale 18s.), Is the latest of this most ex perienced traveller's books on strange lands and their peoples. In this journey he covers three countries French North Africa Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco and writes fascinating accounts of historical background and contemporary problems. The illus tration, In the Atlas Mountains, is taken from the ...

... Contemporary china that would match the culin 11 mt rusiasm of a gourmet Never before have designs in china shown more imagina- O O tion than at the present time. The shops are showing many delightful examples for those who like originality JEAN CLELAND A tomato slicer that makes salads easy. Price 4s. lid. from Harrods Novel black ashtray in the form of a hand gilt edged. The price is 12s. 6d ...

... TO those interested in motor sport the nominations for the Jubilee Tourist Trophy race on the Dundrod circuit in September are a delight. Racing has taken so many knocks this year and there have been so many outbursts in the news- papers from those who-- because they do not themselves enjoy motor racing-- are desperately anxious that nobody else should be allowed to enjoy it, that it is ...

... THE Red Poll Cattle Society held a Show and Sale at York, when the entries were strong in both numbers and quality. Leeds University founded a herd less than five years ago, and their repre sentatives did well. Highest price of the day, 150 gns., was paid for a bull, Mistley Spring Lifeblood, from Brooks (Mistley), Ltd., second to Heron Ace in the class for those born before April 1, 1954. ...