... W/^ if THE SPHERE of TRAVEL 5t '/SS/S/W/W/SW- /Si April Amongst the Italian Lakes. April amongst the Italian lakes! --what visions of shimmering loveliness such a prospect evokes. To which lake shall we turn? In the following brief survey we take the three principal lakes, which are mapped above. Arriving by the Mont Gems route ana pro- j ceeding to Milan for a night or so, a wonderfully j ...

... A RECLUSE'S BEQUEST TO THE NATION. And Two Reynolds Portraits, which will Probably Go to America Rubens's ArchduKe Albert Bequeathed to the National Gallery Attached to the two portraits reproduced here hangs a fascinating story. They have just been bequeathed to the National Gallery by the late R. C. Jackson, an Id recluse who died in Camberwell a short while ago with less than one pound in ...

... E ROCKY DEVONSHIRE COASTS. liiltsstcated Iia a. Series of Holiday PicftTOres ver the Group of Shipping at Anchor in the River's Mouth falling in the distance, making the sky dark and threatening, whilst to the right it is still light b aRers Surging Over the Out-thrust RocKs Irv spiciJ l')ou'? wkicli l,ne the coast, breaking into cream-capped masses of foam, deliciously cool-looking to the I y ...

... THE STANDING STONES OF STENNESS. Asa Os'Msae^' Sttosaelaesji^e of Supposed! casadisa&= viasa Orffgira The Ring of Broga at Stenness This encloses an area of about 2h acres; originally the number of upright stones was pro bably sixty, though now only thirteen stand. Upright Stones in the Ring of Broga The Ring of Broga js r Dolmen in Centre of Ring of Stones of Stenness A correspondent who ...

... THE SEASON IN SCOTLAND. WitH tilh Dr Inn IHUgpfoflsmdl Oleirns BRINGING HOME A COUPLE OF YOUNG DEER ON PONIES IN A HIGHLAND DEER FOREST Boisterous weather is reported from the Scottish moors and forests, but in spite of tempestuous winds some good sport has been obtained. A very interesting article by a gillie in The Field of August 29 deals with the characteristics of deer. In his experience ...

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... A WIRELESS WONDER of the WEEK. A Schoolboy Communicates with Americati and Canadian Stations A Mill Hill Schoolboy TalKs to America and Canada The above picture shows C. W. Goyder of Mill Hill School, who at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning held long-distance conversations in Morse with American and Canadian wireless stations, transmitting from the school wireless outfit. He maintained conversations ...

... Sir John Simon's Daughter Married Miss Joan Simon was married on Monday at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, to Lieutenant J. A. Pickford-Smith, R.N., the second son of Mrs, Bick- ford-Smith of Roland Gardens, S,W, Lafayette The Earl of Athlone's First Public Function in South Africa The new Governor-General of South Africa, the Earl of Athlone, who has just succeeded Prince Arthur of ...

... THE SARCOPHAGUS OPENED Tutankhamen's Golden- faced Coffin Revealed. One of the culminating moments in the history of Tutankhamen's tomb was reached on Tuesday of this week, when the great lid of the sarcophagus was raised and the golden-faced coffin of the king was revealed. The special correspondent of The Morning Post at Luxor transmitted to that journal on Wednesday morning a graphic ...

... The Opening of the Croquet Season The croquet season invariably commences with the Peel memorials, the most important handicap of the year. It derives its name from the late W. H. Peel, whose zeal and energy resuscitated the dying flame of a game but barely alight, except on rectory lawns. Peeling is well understood on a croquet lawn, though the word in that sense will not be found in a ...

... . Mr. Harold Bauer, the well-known pianist, has made a welcome re appearance in London, having just completed a suc cessful tour in Norway, Holland, and Denmark. He began his career as a violinist in early youth. He was born at New Maiden near London in 1873 and is vert proud of his British origin. His pianoforte recital on Saturday afternoon of last week in the Bechstein Hall met with an ...

... . What Has Been Achieved In the picture on the left, Mr. E. P. Raynham is seen in his Handasyde glider making one of his flights. The Dutch airman, Fokker, is seen filming the glide in the foreground. Below we give a diagrammatic exposition of some of the important glider flights made since 1920, when gliding first began to attract the attention of aviators. It will be observed that on January ...