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t -K iiDVERTISEB AND TIMES. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1929.


P FOR THE CHILDREN. s


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I PEEPING INTO TOYLAND i ADVENTURES OF WEENTY.


sVT TJIK JIliliMAlDS’ BALT.. 'rin‘ Pulio of York liopos to hunt fairly


•!n-(im'ntly lliis winlor, ami T liear tliafc lio ■xviil a^ain niako Naseby ITall Iiis hcatl- • liiartors. Mis l^oyal Higliiicss has lakeii lliis Xorthamptonsliiro rcsidonco for the -.•ason, as tlu' owner, Major Losli(5 Menton, ititfiuls lo winter ahrcjad. 'I'ho Duico’s liuntris will he sent to Nasehy next month.


Kim* spoi't, I am told, has been enjoyed


]».v the Dnlio and his brother, the Miiko of (JliMjeesti'r, dnrin^i the (rinsing weeks of Jlifir stay at llirkhall. 'I’wo splendid stag's wen* bnnjKijt down by the Jluko of (Ilonees- ter whih^ sl.'dkins oti the slopes of Tjoeh- na^ar, and on another day a big ton {Miiiif(*r,” weighing JS stone, fell to his gun.


jlie t'mesb shot in the Moyal Family, ami among tin* best in the a'orld, but Mis .Majest.v's sons are all marksmen of jnore tiiaii averag»* ability.


icing Clenrg«‘ is, o f t'oursc. far and .away FOIIKSTS Foil, SAU*:.


'I'alking of the Highlands, a vast .Seotti.sh «’*-iate lias just (M)nie on the marked,


(■aptain Ivan C’obbold, the Duke of Devon­ shire's s<m-in-law, is selling the llannoeb proiieriy in Perthshire, eomprising msirly '■.f.unn aer4*s. in* nn)re than a hundnal sqnnre miles, of nnM>rs, loc*hs, forests and i*ivi*rs. Kntirely un«‘ultivated. tin* leiTitory is tmly


. iiiiable for grouse* and tlec'r. It is iK)t long sineo tin* lati* Captain


Dmlh'.v Coats <lisposed of a similar pn»perty. 1 I>eli4*v«“. tin* ]'»ui*ehase price worke<l out at a[ipi()Nimalely a pound an acre.


lo Captain C-obboId's having ti» meet, very heavy <h*ath «lulies (Ui the estati* of his late lather. Mr. .hihn Cobliold, of tin* famous hr«*wing famil.v. Captain C«)bbohl is, of eenrse. a weaRh man, for when in* marrii-d Dadv lUau(;ho Cavendish his fatln*r made Iiatidsome settlements on the couple.


MlKMlFll JIKDAXK; .\tnong ^listinguishod visitt>rs from the


Dominions mm* in ra)mIon is Sir Iliehard S<|uir«'s, the dignifn'tl, gn\v-hair4Hl Pritm* .Minister of Nowf**iimlland. !!»• is sp<*tidlng a (piiet holiday looking rotiinl


liomlmt


reereat ions, so Sir Iliehard was telling me when I saw him this week* at, tin* Savoy Hoti'l.


\\liieli In; has not visited lor .st'vi'fal yt*ars. b'ishiiig and motoring jmh' Ids ehit*l


I galln'HMl tliat ho was ftill of


■ nlinirathm for tin* line new Iniihlings whieh .ire .springitig np h(*r«* on ail sides hni In* is nil against


l.ombm beenming over-


Aiin*rieanise(l. .\ltlnmgli X'ewronmllaml tioes not o»'eitj).V


vorv mueh sp.iei* oti the map. tin* Prc'inier- shi|» is !t«> sineeuri*. ami as Sir Riebartl is also :Minister *)f .htstiei*. lie lias plenty of work lo «!*>. A prominent Cbnrebman, lie JS w«‘!l-km)wn in (Iverseas ^R'tlnnlist eiri*!«*s.


Fo i l D.Ut IvDICVII.S ONLY.


-(» ex«*liisive that, altliongb it, lias been in • •xistc'iiee f«»r .several years, its membership ha-- net vet reaeln'il ilmtble ligur(*s. It is


.ailed tin* Cat4*riiillar Club, atnl its members near a small green i-al4*rpillat* badge on


;iilmit tanei*; t«» have sav4*tl om* s lite in. a- ilytng aeeident, by making a. paraebnte


;lc'.«-eilt. Most of the ntemhers helotig i*> the ll.A.K.^


(»ne is Fligltt-Tiieiiti*mmt. D’Aivy Creig. ot 7h«‘ Selim*i<h*r Trophy t<*am, wlio has n*«*i*ntly been posted to ;i s«ptadn>n in Irak.


DtKlS OK IIIOM DKCRKi*:.


-nln. described Kngland as tin* eoiiniry wlioro n‘V4*rvene brightens np wlieti a dog enters . i ,y _ o in * hoars very little about the


Alilietigh wi* are famed as :t nation ol lov4*rs—was tlt«*re not a t*ynieal foreigner


tit


ROUND ABOUT THE HOME By JUDITH ANN SILBURN, (D ip lom co o f D om e s t ic Science)


I Uo .MOll.NTINT! I’ llOTOdllAI’ IIS. .Miinv,people soein In tliini' Unit it is neei's-


Miry In sinejir inisto nil oyer tlie_ plinleernph ulien inoniitine i t ; tilis is ;i inistiiUe. ms iL lemls to niiilie it enri wlien llie piisle is .liy- ■lie. Tlie proper tviiy is In phiee :i ilMli el MMsle Ml. eMcIl rnrlier Mini one in llie eenlre, .iini then sinenlli tvitli tin' tinm*'i'-


liUYlNCJ T.A.MI’ "WICKS. I tl*s


'.vielis he sure In elinnse those Unit. Mie .stilt .eel Inselv tvnven. M


N'e\t lime .von iire pnrelnisiiif; .vniir Innip S tlu'se luirn fur hettei


II,Mil tlin^e tviiieii are tlsliHy wnren. CHHAitK AlAIIKS OX I.ICATIIKI!. These inav lie easily reinoveil liy .spmmin;;


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u-itl, hen/.in'e eellas, but. remomber In tin tins a rnnin where there is no lealnie slote oi


lieht, as this eliemieal is highly .lanKexnn. ;i hroiieht near a lipilit.


-eapv water to whieh animonnv has mill alli ed. Frinii tiiiio to tinm


.-imple matter, and one whicli aiiN house­ wife can do for herself.


OX M^‘VS111XG D.VY. . If. is *i ''fe a t saving of lime if a^i


-mall arlieKs arc placed tniieilior >>' •' -lin or linen lias .so that, lliey ean bo li.lt nn'lir'tlie fast, .ami 11,on Innig np ... .odd


.ornors wliore there is any mom. ^;tves cbnnging about.


WOOT.LEX Cl A n M l',XT.S. •


1,anils so that, tbreads are twisted, olb wiso the woollen f.abno will woollen earnients do not


if so, merely iron of this kind.


WHAT TO DO AVITH OLD AVOOLLENS.


Tlio.ro are so many tliniRs doiio willi woollen )>oods


Old combinations may bo eiil down W.asto lo throw any woollen ‘ 1 '


Tl.oso ,sl.01.1,1 never bo 1'.“ !; MUnule, nor wrims t»it tisbl-1.'


. S];“ il so. imirelv iron the ncekbai.ds .mil parts ,rts ' O


TO CT.KAX VKXKTM.VX BI.IXD.S. ■ITieso iiiav lie eleaiieil Ii.v spmmiiiR wiili


re-slnnn-. To do tins, "ispoe I. I be 1.1 . K .ind follow the method used. It. i-


„ ehildreii, liinise llaiiiiels, pateliiiie mlier


earineiils, mill nlsn they eomii in liamlv lor doubling wli«*n nuiking iron-holders, smbeis,


etc. A ehilil’s small stitched eorseti may he


with a «iuiUer. A SIiMlMiD WAV WITH MICK.


'I'rv stopping up their holes with i»iei*es


of common liouseliold soap, lltey do no • like llu* smell «*f soap. Above all, see that all food refuse is burnt, and that, nothing is left, about the kitchen wliieh they could eat.


A HOUSK RAIXTIXC: HIXT.


.spring, beeaiise it is then that housewives do their annul s]n*ing cleaning, ami also at Hus time of year one HUa's, il possible, to have a fresli m*w house. Uiit it is worth while knowing that those who can sliotild iiave their lionso painting dom* in Hie aiilnmn, as then the paint takes a longer time to dry and is less likely to ernek alterwards.


AX IVORY HIXT.


not have it hoiled in alum water? /I 'h j? will bring hack tho original colour and will not


I f you have any di.scoloured


hnrE the. ivory. m a c a r a m f r a c k .


X"over allow this laco to be wasliod in the.


ordinarv way, liowovor soiled, as it will nun it instead, spread out on a clean cloth amt spVinklc over with lino brcaderiimbs and oat­ meal. Rub this in carefully with the Hiisei-.s, repcaliiill iiiild tbo laec looks elomi


HU.AlK-jrADK BOOT BOLl.SIl. Tlic follnwiilg boot polish may ho made al


home. Take four imiiros ol . O'cmde I'pd four ounces of ivory blnelt. AIix these iii-


.-rodieiits in a stoiio jar with mi ounce of .Milphurie acid, obtmiiahle troiii the eheliiist. A.ld two toaspooilfuls ol '’ I'vo o h


stirring well nil the time. I'limlly, add I j pints o f wliilo wino vinegar.


BROAVX HOI.LAXD, This should not. ho washed with soap and


water. A far better plan is to wash holhiml with bran water, using tbick bran water for wasliing and diluting it for rinsing.


Four 21,000 ton lincr.s—tho Albert Rallin.


■ Doutschhihd, Hamburg and Xcw York—\yiU 1)0 rocon.structod by tho HoTiiburg-Aniorika Line to enable them to make the .lotirney from Hamburg to Xew York in seven in­


stead of nine days. " m'i House painting is usually done in tlie


imidi* out- of -fverul p:iirs *;f •*ld combina­ tions. using tin* Iu*st parts and slitcinng


their lapels. Then* is onlv om* (ptalitieat ion^ needeil for


1 beard tin* oilier day *>f a elub wbieli is The .*.ah' of llannoeh is stated to be due


.known men and wommi. 'riio King’s Cairn terrier ami constant


is the Dtiko of Gloucester’s terrier, Kim. 'rins Duke jilso possesses ati^ Alsatian, and Prineo George lias a .splenilid specimen of this breed, e.allod l^uska. A lino golden Ljihrador retritner is iticludcd in tho Duke of York’s “ kennel.”


companion. Snip, is, of cour.so, famous, as are the Prince of Wales’s puppies of the .same breed, Corn stud John. .Royal owm*rship has mado Cairns fasldomible.


.Dess known canino jtets owned by some of oiir bcsl- “ The I\I»;rtmiids’ Hall is about to begini”


that tho lishe.s had hung on him. . I say,” bo said, turning t»> Woenty,


very (juickly. 'J’hoso swimming to the loft Inrnod round at once, and began lo swim to the right. Tho.so swimming to the right swam on liariler than ever. I\Ir. Rabbit scttletl tho seaweed draperies


'J’ho stariish spoke excitedly. All Mio other tishes began lo swim about


(ELEVEN5 FAREWELL TO SUMMER El


A N T IC I P A T IN G T H E S E A S O N O F H IB E R N A T IO N . BY JOHN WALLIS.


At long last tho warm sunny .spell is over. The poriotl of daylight grows rapidly shorter:


tho nights arc cold: tho first frost is cutting down the dahlias with remorseless hands. August is >a memory, and its .scarcely less gonial .snecc.ssor lies stretched on its death­ bed.


Soptemb(?r sees the eiul of many nicasaut


“ You do look nice !” Woenty picked np the hem of Iter coral


.Ijino is llto naim* of Ijttrd Birkonltead’s


Cairn terrier, wlio .‘ict.’ompanles her master everywhorc—even to dino at Iiis club! ^fr. l>Ioy<l Chuti’ge usetl to own a p«*t Chow, am! In; was mueli distresse<l when it was mu over am! Idllml, not long ago.


“ PAllKIXG ” IlY 'I'MK ClIlJItCM. Is it, 1. wonder, a sign 4>f tin* tim(*s that


part of a. Chty oburebyard has ln*en turned into a pai*king-|)lace for «*ars and motor eycl(*s'’ Such is tlio ease in the west court of St. Dmistan-in-t lie-Mast, wliere ofiiee work4*rs liavi* the Rector’s permission lo h;av4* tln*ir uunrbines (luring the day.


.•irr;mg4*ment- is niutnallv sati.sfa«*tory, for lln; (diurcb ftimls b«*m*lit li.v tin* small weekly f(*('s clnirged.


formed by St. Duiistan’s, for a room behmg- ing tt) lite ^•llnrell has been set aside for lish-marliet port4*rs fi*om near-by Rillings- gat«*.


work here. An alcov<‘ in tin; ehurcli wall lias beeti rentcjl by a eo(i'e«*-stall keeper.


St. Diinstan’s is one of .tin; famous


eburelies tlesigm*d by Sir Cliristopln'r Wri.'ii. OKKItJKJt, ARTIS'l'.S.


\\'In*n 1 w<*nt along to a ” pr»*-vie\y ” ()f


the .\riiiy Ollii-er.s’ Art, Society’s oxltibiiioii at. a Dondoii gtdleries*, I sooti tjiscovere<l (hat very few of the exliihitjirs had chosoii


lo t!e[)iet themes eniiueeled with tlieir call­ ing.


Instead, there w»;ro laudsirapes ami


seaseapt*s, jiortr;iits of woim*n and children, and some eharmiug animal studit's. Real talent- was visihb* in most <if the


liaintiiigs, atid st*v(*ral hlacli and uiiite sketch(*s w»*fi* so good that lln*re was i;h- vioiisly an alternativo career ojien to the aimil4*urs who proditci*d them. 1 mil iced oin* brilliant military pi»*tnre —


“ .Ml Dniet on the Western Knmi,*’ by l,i«*iili*iiant-(.N)h>m*l 11 ntchinson.


'.riiis i»or-


Iravs .'I woumh'd («t*rman s«;ldier. ^yith blond streaming from bis slu»nhb*r, tin; right, baml grasping a haycun*! lik»* a sword.


1. have 4>V(*r S4'en. AX ICK-CRK.A.'M llOtni.


had, 1 was not stirpris«*d l4) liear rcc<'ntly that all records for the sale of ice-c*;oam in this eounlry haV(* been brokt'U dnriag the past few moiitlis. Kitty thousand gallons a day were Hie average consumption diiring


tin* intUest .spells. Wholesalers have bad tin* greatest dilti- , , ,, ,


rultv in coping with the demand, nnd I am told that, one larg** retail firm, wliieh has •’ .ion i*inplovoes, ami I .lU)0 tricycles in the Tiomhm area, had to donhle its lloct. ot snjiplv vans. A catering eonipany loiiiid t in t icc-crcain sales w»*re ‘booming ihrongli-


mil, tlio oiirl.v liiirl. <'f Si'pU’ inbcr, a timo when tin* apple dumpling season is normally


in full swing! Rrilaiii’s iee-(;ream trade has only been


ubmit, ami they must have reaped a golden Imi imst, lliis .vanr.


'riiore are still some ol the lattei ,,0N|10.NKH.


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properlv organized for four or live years. Refon*’ tln*n it was a!un*st «*iuirely in the


liiinils i.r 11111111 .ilmiilmi'iHM-i iiiu s iv,-1, v.‘udors.


Tliat was beeausi*. as you remember, she had tak4*u a pinch of Hu; wliite ))owder out of Hio Pearl, ami so could stay niuler the so;i for a wot'lc. Suddenly tin* starlisli scuttled hack again,


accomj)anied by ;v stranger. “ -\llow mo to present .Mr. Lobster.” it


said, pointing lo the (jneer, transparent black-lo(*kiug tiling Hiat- stmid by its side. W«*enty >pread out lier bcauHfnl pearl and


coral tlrc's, and ourtseyeil. Tlie Lobster bowed maj«*sHeally. “ Thai Hiat!” ejaculated the siartisli, ami


immediately began L) hnriy away. \V«'i*niv wanU'il t») stop it—but- it disap-


pearetl before she eoiiid say anything. Tlio Lobster cmiglied nervously. “ Ah, iher4* is the music,” it said, siul-


denly. M'eeiity Hst«*ned—but all she (ronld hear , , , , ,


was ;i nmsi* like M'iml lashing the waves. •‘ Will you dance?” .said tin* Lobsti*r. :^o MTnnitv stood up to dance, feeling


very sby,i in her beautiful dress of (.*oral and P»‘arl.


Rut gradually she began to toel better, . , , ,.


,uul took a long look at lier partner. She tliongbt he did not look very imieh like a i.nbstor.


li^iiiul ill a. tlaiice.


Do von kmiw.” she sank as they Iwirletl I always ibonght


, . , ,


tliat Lobsters were red.’ ’ ‘ A-liemI” eonghed Hie Lobster. *‘ 011. no, I a'.'.nre .von. Rkiek is tlio colour


alwavs worn by my familvl” • AVliy. of course.” said Woenty. siuldenly


sipieal. • Ow I" it. said.


person!”


it began to scurry mvay as fast as it could go.


“ O. dear.*’ said Moouty to horselt. “ ‘Wliyever did ,l say that! Of {‘oiirse, i t s


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a. .sillv thing to say L* a lobster.” Slie Avas standing Avitbout a soul to .speat


against her.


rm*ky Avails that loolu'd as tbongli it would mak'e a eomf4;rtable eliair.


•‘ Perhaps if I sit there, :Rr.'c Rabbit Avill find me.” she said, and started to make her


Weontv spied a little nielie m one ot the ,


. . . ..


Avav in that direction. ^ And then a strange Hung happened. Her


hands siiddenlv began to fool Avot. \Vot ami enhl! She stretched ono hand out m front of her. ami from Hie fingers htilo drops


of Avator fell. frightened.


“ Oh!” .said Mcenty, suddenly very “ I t ’ s the sea! And uoav


, , ,


can fool it. Rorhaps 1 didn't take onongh of the Avhito poAvder out of the Pearl. Oh, dear!


XoAv sho could fool tho sea on her hands .Hoav \ Avish Mr. Rabbit Avonld come!


ami arms and face. “ What sliall r d o !” sayd poor \\ocnt>,


feeling A*erv nuieh like erA’ ing. 'Then a ira t oiico she felt someone tugging


at her frock at tho back. “ This Avay!”


“ Como on! Come on! said a voice. ,


_ ( I f von AVonld liko lo hoar Iioaa* \a couIn , ^i- a .


escaped from Under the Sea, you can read ahouL it in the next story.)


to on the eroAvded floor. The i>ther fishes, dancing energetically, began 'to knock


.\iuL :ifU*r giving her a Ingluened ^ .


remembering. ** You are black in ilio sea, but rod wln'11 voii are boihMl!” ’I'be Lobster 'suddenly let forth a tornlic


” thv


You terrible - * 1 1


tkinsidcriiig tin* gliiriiins .snmnn*r ao ha\e


Wemuy sloiul np In .Ijliu'n, I’onlins v.'ry liy. in inn* iM'nntitnl I'rook ol' ooi-nl Mini poiirl.


fata*, however, which rivt*ts att(*ntion. ( om- hining stark Imrror with an inam* grin, it is one «>f the most grimly saliri«*al jiictnres


It is tho 'Hiis is not tin; only “ la.v *’ fum.-tioii per­ ’rii(*y call ehangi; their clotlies iOr


ami p4-*arl frock, ami held it out on bulb •sides. , “ Isn’ t it a lovely fancy ilross?” site said,


admiringly. “ C’ome on! Conn* on !” said the starfish,


And it- began to walk very ([niekly towards “ ’riiis way!”


beginning t«i walk »m all its live legs at onc4*.


manv«? lislu's—sent lied bit her and tbit her. K.very m>w and again tin* grc4*n seaw<*ed 4'nrtain lifted, and let- dozens ol liiein


'.riie


fornn'd \\h*enty. •Cl would like t«> see a ^Mermaid!” said


M'<*i*my. “ They’ ll be late.” saitl the starfish. “ ’ fbev are iisuall.v laR;.


siieh a long time tti comb ilieir hair, yon I t takes them


Rabbit, bur. a large school of blue tisln*s .smhh*nl.v swam bel\ve(*n tliem,^ ami all Weetiiy could see of him were glimpses of white Viir and browny-grocn seaweed. .Inst then they roaolied the enrtain,


it swung upwards^ to let litem juiss. 'I'ln* starlisli guided \Veonty in. “ I'll find yon a partner,” it said,


time.


and .sbelUish that Woenty <*onhl not see ver.v mneli of the ballroom at all. ’I'ho sea tlowed all arjuiml—hut Woenty did not feel it.


’riicre was sneli a. dense crowd of lislios .


and and


nisbed away. Mr. Rabbit bad ([nite disappeared by this


know.” Wei'iily tnrnecl to iiiaKn* a remarks t»> T^Ir.


a large gn;en «;iirlain of seaweed tluit Itiing across the path abea<l. We4*nty and ^!r. Rabbit followed. Tin* li-sln*s—blue and green and red and


tbroiigb. “ 'riial’s the ballroom,*’ llie starlisli in-


things. More than any other month o f the .vear it rouses an anticipation of change, even heforo tho evitleiices of changu are visible. Elen’s daily Avork goes on, to lie sure, as regularly :i.s «;vor. Onr task.s in tho autumn will bo tho s:inio as our tasks in tho summer. Wo :ire not liko onr ancestors, whoso work varied with the seasons— ploughing, sowing,. watching, harvesting, and thresbing, as tho timo of tlio year <le- numded. So far ns tho work of tho majority is concerned, wo havi; abolished tho seasons. Rut Hio old jiroverb is still true—tbongli wo mnv driA'o nature out with a pitchfork, sbo will somehow return lo ns.


is done which is almost as powerful to im­ press its elninges upon us as the vcj*y work itself. M’ho <loes not feel ohoorfiil in Juno? Who does not feel listless when the rain <lriv(*s ami h(*als against tin; window, and tin* fog drifhs along Hio streets? In Slimmer wo appro:ieh our daily tasks with a spirit of ntlaek whit;h avo aro far from fool­ ing in Xovemher.


Tlier»* is an atmosphere iii wliieli our work


advocates of violet-rays AAonId have ns be­ lieve, t») the inert'ased poAver of Hie .snn- l ig b l : or again, it may bo due, .as dress- reformers argm*, to tho Avarmth of the atmosphero Avhieh allows us to disburden ourselves of h(?avy eloHiiiig. AVliatovor tlio can,so, tho difTerence is patent lo everyone Avho cares to ebmparo the spirit of his Avork in summer and in Avinter.


her. haA'c ’ their anticipation, hut Hioy are anticipation of joy. Guide-hooks, maps, and timetahlt's begin to litter onr tables.^ We oxpcrieiu*c Ave(*ks ol (h?lightfnl hesitation heforo avi; finally <h‘eidt; lu*t\vecn tho rival ittraetions of seaside restn'ts :iml ])athloss


moorlands. And avIiou the long-expected ay of ilepartnro really* dawns, avc aro up


long hoLiro tho lark, snatching a liasiy breakfast, and packing up those numerous :im! important items of personal belongings Avliic’b someboAV or otlH*r are aUvays torgoiten Aintil it is timo to start.


Tho early months of snnmn*r, like .Soptem- it may bo <lne, as llie


substitute for the game on grass, and must bo accounted merely a convenient form of exercise. Cricket has gone to sloop for the Avinter. Liko all true outdoor games, it has ita close season, a long period of hibernation, Avithont Avliicli it Avoiild soon lose it« strength and charm. Wo cannot say that its place is taken by football, which seems every year to encroach more and nioro upon suimnor games. Football, as it is played by the great clubs, has dogenoratod into a spectacle, for Avlncli players are traiisferrc(l for enormous .sums from ono t(?am to another. To spend an afternoon watching these gladiators at their AVork may ho amusing, but it is not real recreation. Hockey and lacrosse aro in a different category. They aro both goniiino games. Bub the demands Avhich tlioy make upon pliysical condition and stamina are so groat that tlioso Avbo arc engaged in so<lontary Avork find it difTiciiIb to excel at Hhmii. l*h;asmo is an essentia! olomont in recrea­ tion. Pconlo cannot enjoy thomselA’cs in games Avliich make heavy demands niion their strengtli and lime Ainlcss they have a reasonable ehaneo of holding their OAvn Avitli


their friends. Tboro is, in fact, a very real and pressing need for a gooil outdoor team- game Avhicli can bo played tbrongboub the autumn and Avintor wifh roasonablo fncilit.v


by persons of ordinary activity. Septembor Musings.


'I’o the gardener September is the montb 'I'bc lioliibiy itself


is one long draAvn-oiit sp4*ll of bappiness. The* bright days, tin; ebang«* of scene, the scapi* from Hie rigid fettor.s oi :i Avorkaday time-table. Hie feeling of superiority a


Mists and Damps of Evening.


onr bolida\‘s, am! the next, aro still too far off to kindle a sjiark of eiiHinsiasm. I t is a betAveon-timo of year, a kind of gloaming, Avln*n our ev(*s, still dazzled by tho bright lights of Slimmer, aro not yet accustomed to lln* delights Avhieli Avintor ean offer ns. Not vet- can avc think Avith any liigh appre­ ciation of the crackling fire, the drawn enr- lain.s. tin* mellow lamp-light, and {piiet con­ verse Avith other minds in talk or hook. ■\Vo prefer tii go out, despite the rising mist and the damps of the evening, ami, as likely as not, catch a chill.


The character of onr m*reaUons changes


in Soptemher. Golf, it is true, like tho hahhling brook in Tennyson's poem, goes on for **ver. Rut- those misguided persons Avho play golf all the vear round must forgive ns if we refuse to 'look nimn their golf as :i recreation. For them it is a grim ami d{*:nl!v work, jlevjiid, avc {‘ainiot Imt suppose, of Hi'e true spirit of play. LaAVti tennis can also ho played far into the anlnmn on hard {•onrts. Rut this at lu\st is ]»oor


Rn(> noAV avc are all on Hio Avroim sitlo of a'IucIi


is engomierod bv Iiaving imthing to do, ami viioAvTng just boAv best, to do it. all eombino ) put ns in a happy fr:imo of mind.


of final trinmpli. Day after day ho looks out of tbo AvindoAv in the early morning as Kooii as he is out of bed to see Avhctlicr his precious floAvers liavo been granted another tAvonty-four hours’ respite. Day after da.v tho longed-for ropri{;v<; arrives: the dreaded frost holds off. His borders, a trifle heavy and uiiAvioldy, still gIj>Av Avith tbo last of the antirrhinums, tho hloAwsy asters, the Aliehaohnas daisies, and tho dahlias. The loaves begin to fall from the trees ami litter bis gardon-patlis. Tbo doAVs lie heavy on bis hiAvns until the Aveakoning rays ol tlio sun dry them off at noon. XTc begins to study catalogues of bulbs, and rove about Ids domain Avitli a tyrant’s glance. Next year these exuberant clumps of phlox shall blos.som in anoHier place. Hero lie Avill make a change; and iborc, too, nolbing .shall 1)0 the same. This bod must bo le\-cl|e<l and grassed over: tliat-plot of laAvn, Avhicli lias been a refresliment lo tbo eye all through tho summer, is just tho jilaco to make a noble show of DarAvin tulips. And so ho muses, besom in hand, standing in the pale sunlight beside bis wlieclbarroAv. Happy gar<h*ner, Avbo can so easily marshal and control Hio Lirces of Ids^ kingdom! The floAVors liaA'o no Avill of their OAvn to oppose ills imperial decrees. As kings of old Avent lo Avar in tbo .snmmer-limc, sej the gardener sets ids campaigns on foot in September. X ot oven Uncle' Toby directing Corporal Trim in laying out the fortifications on his boAviing-green, Ava.s moro absolnli* than ho.


Rut Hie gardener, if ho i.s Aviso. Avill toll


Y4ni Avith a smile that his boasted autocracy is limited, liko the edicts of the .lapaposo cinporor.s, by .sidci<h;. His Avilling subjects must p(*rforcc go Avhere ho pnts_ them. Rut they still retain the poAVor to die. I t they are to livo and do him credit, he must place them Avhero Hiev avIII thriA'c; some in the Liii glare of tho midsummer snn, others Avhoro they can catch the fresh morning light, otiiers yet again in the deep coolness of a. sheltering shade. To each he must yield tlic* conditions of its strength ami heanly. Perhaps, if avc come lo look into it AV(* slmll S{'0 that tlu're is ;l .strength and beauty in the passing of .September Avhich vies Avith the blazing heats ot .liil.v and the imlnnr pleasnr{*s of I)e{;emhcr.


.lOnX WAIddS.


Hie plavAA'right Sheritlaii, avIio Avas educatotl there.


HarroAV School \> \o erect a memorial to Rye llarlAour life-boat station, closed


since last. Xovomher's disaster, Avill not bo ro-opcuetl.


improvements are lieing carried out at


(iibraltar Avith tlio intention of making the Rock a lourlst resort.


L:idv (Lvendoleu .lellicoe, Avon tho mixed foui'vomes at a Sluuikliii open golf meeting.


:Uaiket, Raseii (Lines.) Angling Society’s


\)i*incipal cup av:i.s avou by a. (*-oz. catch at the recent contest. There wore more prizes than li->h.


1,0S!M<19 was tho t*dal nuinher of Rritish


Kmpire forces killed in the Cireat War, according to the latest records »)f the Imperial War Graves Coinmi.ssiou.


ai’i* parked outsiih* Hu* SaA’oy Hotel in the e*nirse of a year. Tho number lias more


Hian trebh’il 'itself sinco l!)21. Tbroe quintals (about 700-lbs.) of grapes,


arranged lo form a model of St. Peter's eiipola. were ine<emed to the Pope by in­ habitants of the <lioce>e of Tivoli.


pnblishod Mass has been discoAjoretl at Radon. Austria.


Signet! by !Mozart. tlic ^IS. of :ni un- I f ; proved gonuino. the


^lass Avill be ])crformed by the choir of Ration’ s chief Catholic church.


Flocks of sliooj) Avero SAvepl to tleaih by a


cvclono south of RIoemfontoin. Amlihle live miles aAvny, tho AA*hirlAvind destroyed dozens of farms, killed Ia


\ *o natives and in­


inrod many others. ^loro orgnuiseil shoots, to reiluee the


number of ilcer. Avill take plaeo in Seotlaml this Avinter. Highland farmers and land- oAvners complain of extonsivo .damage done TO tho crops by doer.


Stung by a Avasp while in the niilpit,


Pastor D. W. Cornelius, of Little AValthain, Essex, braA'elv. continued preaching for a time. hut. finally had to bring his sermon to a bnrriod conclusion ..


. Mr. T. C. Foley, founder o f a neAv Pedes­ trians’ Association, iiitoiulcd ” to reduce tbo number of street accidents and lo pro tcct tlio rights of Avalkcrs.”


servo as a iunefion aeroplane landing ground connecting* with an Imperial airship ter­ minus.


Bedford’ s proposed new aerodrome may “ Life must come before speedy”


ZAM’BUK BURNS & SCALDS


Soothes & Quickly Heals m S S E E ReiAA-oeii I9.000 am! 20.000 private ears ]*'arl .K'Hicoe, partnered by his daughter,


ITEMS OF INTEREST. .Siirf-riiling lias lioeu


Thames, near Kingston. Seven «lnels Avilb sAvonl or pistol took


j>laci* in Paris during .Inly. This is re- gariled as a mirmal figure.


air liner, demonstrated at Croydon. _ 'Pbo maebine taxios lik«* a four-Avhoel taxicab.


and supply of Avheat, tlo*^ French GoA'ern- niont recoinmond the creation of :i Xatiimal


Wlicat Onico. P(»,.*)t)0.000, the sum which the raih\*ay


companies aro retaining from tho rcmi.'ision


of tlio passenger duty, Avil! he spent on rail doA’olopmcnt siJiomes in this country. ^ood supplies Avoro drojipcd from a(*ri)-


))hAncs for people rendered liomcloss hv the Indus Hoods, Avhich ext4»nded over miles of country on oitlier side of tho river’s course.


iTomiuet <h* Raradis has been bought by .a Jersey capitalist, Avho intends to develop llie place.


tho Sea,” Hu* fonr-aere


Meiitioneil in \'iclor Hugo's “ Toilers of i.slot knoAvn. as


.SproAvston Windmill, XorAvich, has been olos»'d after having ground corn for i \*o


a


centuries. I t is the subject of .Fobn Crnme's Xational Gallery ]>ictain*, *


“ Windmill on


Mmisehohl Heatii.'’ For six years llag-.ship of ilu* Australian


.station, and later a .training'sliij)^for hoys. II.M.S. Boworful i.s being broken np. Xayal guns A


A ’cre landed from the I’mierful during


the Boer War. AVorkmen avIio found a 1,0n0-year-old skele­


ton in tho ruins of a St. Loonard’s-on-Sea church Avont to notify a iniisoiim. They re- tnnuHl to find that 'hoys had bc*cn playing Avjth tbo hones, and that the skull Avas miss­ ing.


bad ‘ Avill visit Knrope next year. The present Xizam is the first rider of Tydora- nn<l to leave Ids State on other than the most important occasions, .such as a Durbar or a Coronation.


Willi his Iavo sons, tho Xizam of Hydera regulate problems toneliing tbo growth Rrakes are a fi'atnro of a m*AV all-metal


MY LAWN TENNIS METHODS


AVo hear a good deal to-daj' about iiiodorn tactics and hustle at luAvn tennis, but has


tbo game really aUerotl so much since tho Avar? Klaborato stories are sometimes Avrltton


round a Jimtch. Authors hold up their hands in horror at Avhnt they call tho ohl- fashioned baseline game Avhen in truth this typo of gamo is as modern—if not more so— than any otlior. 'J'lm mun in tho street, tlioroforo, possibly


lias got tlio mistaken idea that laAvn tomds is much faster than it is—a super gamo of f ish in g drivc.s, dazzling volley’s and light­ ning smashes! A first visit lo Wimbledon, tlioroforo,


Weekly articles In which ieading players and writers tell ot| ways that Win.u


If*


L A A VN T E N N IS O F T O -D A Y A N D Y E S T E R D A Y By F. GORDON LOWE.


variation, keeping your opjjoiient guessing^ and nuaking him play tho shot lio least en­ joys. Another, though moro subtle, method is to feed a man on Iiis favourite sbroko; ill other Avords, to give him cnougli ropo to ovoutually hang himself. SIcom onco said to mo Unit providing his


lob Avero perfectly placcLl, bo did not mind in tbo least if his opponent did run back


and score off it. Ho A s’as so sure tliat


eventually lio •AA'ould reap tbo bouofit of this lob later 011 in tbo mutcb Avhon bis op­ ponent, through it. and nmny others, av:as becoming tired.


Avoiihl not thortmgldy enjoy himself after lio had got over tho first shock o f finding huvn tennis a slightly difTerout thing on court to Avhat it is on paper, Admittedli', hiAvn tenni.s has gone ahead sinco tho Avar.


especially when an in and out doublo is in progress, might bo tinged AVilh di.sappoint- inont.


’rhis i.s not to say that a ncAvcomcr


ders and pave tho Avay for A-ietory, making your adversary think you have moro np your sleeve than voai really have.


^ I t could not bo othorAviso


Avlicii ono thinks of tho vastly improved con­ ditions Avhich aro noAV provailing, and the rapid groAvlh of Avinter play due to many mnv liard courts. Thou again, grass courts on the Avhole


arc finor and most scioiitificalb’ prepared than they Avcrc, although thcro has never


hcon anything to equal Ihoso at tho old Wimbledon for perfect Irncncss. Tho modern racquet, too, is an ontiroly


dUforeiit iii.striimout to its old pre-Avar oliinisy cousin, and Hio 1929 ball, AvItli no seams or stitches, is verv much faster than of yore. All tin's has had a hie effect in improving


Hio gamo :is :l .spoctnelo, and from a play­ ing point of A'lOAv.


Players Still Err.


so Iremcndously. Tlioy aro still human and inclined to err. ^ Some still got upset at a Avrong lim; decision, and sliow theiv dis- ploa.siiro by sonu) Htt-lo gcslnro, though this 'is not so common as it used lo ho. Of-hors, liko Tjacosto or Coohot, aro moro


l)hiInsophieal, and these aro tho typos of pljiy(*r, as ov{;r, Avho score all along the lino ill more sen.ses than om*! Tho eham])ions of to-diiv aro perhaps


finer athletes. They hit liardor, though possibly' they mi.ss more than tlio old ones. All Hha samo l!ier»* is probably little that Cochei, Lacosto. 'I'ildon and Rorotra cjin do that tho Dohorty.s. t-ho Radd(;loys, Pin and Lawforcl could not hnvo dono had they boon playing in 1929. ’riiero Avas just ns mucb atfaek and volley­


this ill Ids book “ h^orly Ye:irs of I'^irst Class Tennis.” Antlioiiy Wilding Avas a supn‘nuM.v solid


player Avbo in tbo opinion of Suzanne liOnglon AVoiihl have; mort; Hum bold his oavu A


vitli any memher.s of the ])r(*sont French


D:ivis Cup foam. During that hectic match in 1.927 he-


iAveen Tildcn and Cocliot, Avbon tho French­ man AA'as turning .seeming defeat into a brilliant viclorv, the conqueror’s methods Avero A'ory sindlnr lo Hin.so If . Tj. Doherty


Avould Iiavo used. There is certainly an inelinnlion to em­


ploy moro force during a game* to-day, hut g{‘noralIy spt'aking .sound driving eonplod Avith inilicious volleying and a .stout Iioart Avill carry tho day.


The Avlioh* secret of successful tactics is . . A startcil ‘*11 tlie


D O G - T H E B E S T O E A L L P E T S .


KEEPING HIM FIT. RY H. IIUTCHIX.SOX.


The ciioico of a pot depends on the Avlumi of the individual eoiicerned. Some prefer a


parrot, others a cat. Tiicn there are tho>e Avbo fa,vom* such animals as rabbits, pigeons, mice and so on.


I f a A*oio Avoro taken,


there is little doubt tliat dogs Avould eomo an ea.sy first among tlie groat A'arioty ot living Things descriljcd as •* pet.s." Dogs aro popular fm* many rea.sons. Ap.-irt Irom their friemlly tli.sposition ami exlraor«liuary faithfulness,' they are far more rcciproca- Uvo lo care ami attention Hinii any oilier domesHt; pet. Dogs, moreover, nn* re­ markably <b*i)endent on mankind tor their AA*ell-heiiig ami it is perhaps tho element of depoiidoncy that makes .such a strong ajipcal


to human nature. Dogs :iro very long sidfering animals hut


hei’anse they art* sIoav to takt; olFene*; Hiat is no oxenso for ill-treatmont on tin; grounds of ignoraiieo or lack of interest, on


ihe jiart of their oAvners. Every dog oAvner should _ nu*mori.se a foAV


tilings to.bo avoitlod if tboir pets are to be kept in gooil henitli. Xevor oA*er-fecd. X«*ver *'ivo a lot of sA\*eet, nnwliolesome things. Withhold soft, jiappy foods, ex­ cept for puppies and invaluls. Do iiot iiamper in any Avay. There is no 4'xcuse Itu* lavishing a lot. of expensive foodstuffs on dogs. iMain living is host. Biscuit fooils are u<)AV so excellent ami varied that it is nnneeossary to go outside Hu* range afforded l)v them, bevond giving a. little moat Iavo Ol* three t imes a Aveok. For a siimle animal the housobold leavings Avill usually suflico


in this respect. Lot the bigger dogs baA*o a portion ol


their biscuits'wliole and nnsoakod, and dp not add too much liipiid Avhon fed in mash form. For the smaller breeds of dogs ( ’I’ovs) pnppv biscuits either Avholo or broken may be given.


tion.


TO BRKVFXT DEXTAL TROUBLE. A considerable percentage of pet dogs


suffer from pvorrbooa and ns a corollary bad breath as Avell, because they aro fed unsuitably. Dental troubles are not nearly as prevalent among dogs that arc compelled to use their jaAvs. ' Yroroover, gnaAving food instead of bolting it keep.s a dog occupied. Tho quantity to bo given at a time must


examined ono by ono in tho o-x.iminorH private room. Tho examiner put in a microscopo a slide Avith a Jittlo blood t»ikcu from a frog and the first student \v.i& asked to •


"‘av Avhnt it Avns. “ Tlio blocHl of .V number of medical 9Uidont*i avcio being iSl .l


frog.” he answered correctly. As ho left tho room to make Avay for the next student, a frioml avIio Avas rather stupid, he aged to say in passing ” Frog .s blood. ‘ Right,” said tho hoav student, but, un-


liickilv tho o.xaminor had taken put tno frog's blood slide, and put m a .shdo con-


tainiiis ii little of Iiis own. Can 5p>i toII mo what it is? ” Iio asked. ■ Blood, said tho student, caiitioiisly.


,


too' stronglv that the process of gnawing the hard “ 't a c k ” is beneficial—strongtheiv iiig teeth and jaw.s, and assisting diges.


I t cannot bo emphasized M


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Sc.alcs, Counter Balances, etc., for nil purposes.


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BLACKBURN.


bo governed by, tbo condition of the anim.al. amr it is optional whether he should be fe<l onco or Iavico a day. Toys may have two or tbreo feeds daily, say, in tho early morn­ ing ami again at night. B in g the changes on biscuits suitable for tlieir size, sometimes Avith broth on them, fish from which the bones havo been carefully removed, a n d ! scraps of meat. A big bone amuses them | and is good for tho teeth.


Mb-. F. MOORES MEETING HOUSE, SAWLEY.-x


MASSAGE AND CHIROPODY :i Prompt attention to messages by Post .• 't i , ''- : Imt what


kind of b lo o d .” persisted tlio examiner. “ 1 think, sir, it ’s the blood of a lep td o .


( i * 1 '. . l i ' i


ing before the war ns Hiero is to-day. Cominandor Hillyard clearly <lcmonstrales


Tho players themselves have not altoro<l Studying tho Opponent.


his opponent’s .strokes and general methods before a match, and Avnrks out hi.s gamo accordingly. Against


Lacost«> alAvays makes a careful stndv of 'rihlon, Lacosto


ahvays attempts to sIoav things doAvn. Ho serve.s his break service out to tho American’s forehand in the right court. This, OAving to its break into the left, pre­ vents Tilden from playing tlio sliot ho most pri'for.s—i.t*., a cross court drive. Lacosto, liko most drivers, hates to have


Lacosto last year at Wimhlodon. Ho plavotl almost too brilliantly I When Big Rill IimI by 2 sets lo 1, and Avas Avilhin a point, of :i 4— 1 lead in tho fourth, it AvOuld baA*«* paid him to send OA'er a foAV of tho.so looped drives—Ret»*rs is very good at those —to oinharrns.s tho Frenchman. He Avould probaiily havo carried Iho day if he had. Borotra is prohtihlj* tho greatest tactician of all. If a match can he Avon, trust Borotra


lo do it. ,\t a (TAicial ]>oint In; Avill invariably take


a chance and eomo right in (m bivS scivice, h.'Aving lAorliaps stayed hack previously. As often as not, Jean’s boldness i.s repaid I Bossiblj* most players do _ not make sufiiciont. Also of spin.


Ohta’s Tactics.


ing ball to bring off his curious Imt oifcctivo drive. A heavily cut ball that kent Ioav on bnunciug AvoAihU tberofore corlninly be Hu* 0110 to nso against, him. Fca


a* players, Iioaa-


4*ver, ar<; able lo do this. ’I’bo days of long rallies aro practically


over. All tho .same, ono does occasionally bear of one. From all accounts ^^^s. Sat tertliAvait(;’ .s recent^ rally Aviib Milo. Valerio during a maleli In tbo nortli of Xt.il\ was ono of tlio longest on record. Tlio ImU is supposed to Iuia’o crossed t.be ni.t 91/ times, and five games belAA'cen Von Kebrling ami Do Slcfaui Avere actually played on an adjacent court AA'hilo this rally Avas going on. •


Tut short to tlio side lines, and tho rotmn from this should then ho driA*cn deep into tbo opposite corner. By this metbod, an (»pi)onent can bo mado to run Hio longc'st possible distanoo on Hio court. .=?nzanno avos an adopt at this manoeuvre.


FREK. V KTER 1X AR V A DV1C K. I'verv tlo"' oAvm*e sooner or later m.i> n-


uerieiin* dllficidties with Hieir pels. ^ With tlu* ohioct of giving atlvice and aesaist.mLO to those in need of it, tho ,Editor ot - this


paper has retained the services of a lully qualified Veterinary Surgeon. Xq ibargo or obligation is entailed. Lmiuines to be sent to tho Veterinary l-.ditor, giving niU


<!eiails in Avriiing. Where is your


Money going ? Put a little intoaB.B.S. Saving Account every Avcck ana watch the pounds accumulate- Thc B.B.S.ofFcrs amplcsccuricy and liberal interest—tax free.


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V A-ariation of longtb should be used moro M-nerallv in a single. Tho first shot can ho


i Olita, for instance, prefers a high bounc­ I si-


to make the jiace. Tho faster tho stroke is played to him, the hotter tho Frenchman likes it! This is Avhero 'L’ ilden failed against


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Tavo or Ihrco sneeessful “ drop shots ” at the bogintiiiig of a set Avill often A


A’ork avou- ‘1 n . 'i\’ fR.


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f a i l 'd f';


TiIJR ji :


only man Avho can really imparl ddforont spins to iho ball. The nthors merely bit m one particular Avay.


’I'ildon is about tho


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