... li exhibition arranged in celebra tion of the bi-centenary of the birth of the ill-fated Queen of France by SABINE FIELD THIS year is the bi-centenary of the birth of Marie-Antoinette-- that romantic Queen of France who has exercised such a fascination over the minds and imaginations of historians and novelists since her tragic death in 1793. November 2nd was Marie-Antoinette's birthday, and ...

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... Trawling in the Distant Deep How the Greater Part of Britain's Fish Supply is Ensured by 270 Deep-Sea Distant Water Trawlers By WILLIAM PATTINSON MANY of us are apt to imagine that most of the fish Britain consumes comes from the North Sea and the waters surrounding our own coasts. Certainly, wherever one visits at the seaside, one is familiar with the fishermen who operate in their thousands ...

... WINGS AND ROTORS RECENT NEWS PICTURES OF AVIATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE B-52 STRATOFORTRESS IS PUT THROUGH ITS PACES America's latest and largest intercontinental jet bomber is seen on a test flight in the region of Mount Rainier, near the Boeing factory at Seattle. Powered by eight Pratt and Whitney J-57 turbo-jets, the B-52 is now in quantity production for the U.S ...

... Noble Names of Wimbledon Common Two Centuries of the Social History of Wimbledon Common and Roehampton, Once the Fashionable Dormitories for Londoners By JOHN GORE ROUND WIMBLEDON COMMON.-- The long, low, red-brick eighteenth-century house, behind its brown wall, which stands on the south-west side of Wimbledon Common opposite the Round Pond, still preserves its façade exactly as it appeared ...

... A Day at Gordonstoun The Duke of Edinburgh Visits His Old School, and Opens Two New Playing Fields During His Visit to Morayshire WITH SEA CADETS AND BOY SCOUTS IN SCOTLAND The Duke of Edinburgh, from the platform of a new coastguard tower at Gordonstoun, watches sea cadets of his old school erecting a breeches buoy. On left The Duke hands a Boy Scout his spade after he had planted a tree at ...

... Follow the Sun Some Suggestions for Those who Wish to Continue to Enjoy the Warmth of our Recent English Summer in the Mediterranean and Elsewhere By GORDON COOPER DESPITE the wonderful summer we have enjoyed in Britain-- as fine a summer as that experienced by any other European country-- there will be some people who wish to escape from the possible rigours of our climate during the last two ...

... R 1 SUPER CONVAIR 340's Pressurised cabin with large panoramic windows. Every comfort and Italy's friendly courtesy with you on board. NOW new direct tourist service LONDON MILAN ROME CATANIA immediate coach connection to Taormina (Monday Thursday Saturday) Information and reservations can be obtained from your Travel Agent or , 199 Regent Street, London, W.I. Phone: REGent 8333 ...

... A London Newslette 195-198. Strand, W.C.2. Princess Margaret.-- It is odd that the first comment I have ever made in print on the private affairs of Princess Margaret should be made immediately after a touching request by her for Press silence concerning her personal affairs. My hatred and loathing for the circulation stunts, the gossip and the guesses, the staring and queueing, of which for ...

... By VICTOR BONHAM-CARTER A Wiltshire Poet.-- Five years ago the name of Alfred Williams meant practically nothing to me. I had a vague idea he was a working man living in Wiltshire, a self-made scholar and a friend of Robert Bridges. That was all, but I was intrigued and keen to find out more. An inquiry to Swindon Public Library put me in touch with two old men, Henry Byatt and J. B. Jones, ...

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