'vj: CSLIHH E R O n A n V E R T K E B A .N B T IM E S . F R ID A Y . 14 ♦••ft*»,«*^ »****'*'^i^*T*tf’* * ^ * * * * * * * * * * * ? .**'^* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .* * *1 C O O D ldO JS i& iiO O C i I ’ I ; ^ I MIXED MEMOS,


;• !d Support—An aijltllstlc way of hbldlng. plants with stems jahd' many jshqots I s ' with,a circle of wire hetwork. plx|wlde- mesli netting around, five sticks ^ound


,^!plant. The shoptis of the stems will pome through the holes.


| :I Ai>thrhinnm Rust.-pAn America^ fun- I'ila.-'


i be bought. Oiir seedsmen stpckj these J! seedb—Imported 'froml CaUfornia. Three-


i l hid In these Islands. ; Both In the States i‘ land here, .scientists are trying to find a 11 prevehtilve spray. Un,tll such a fuiiglclde i Js' found, rust-resistant varletlis should


,igold trouble may attack your wi|Jrrhl- nums. The disease Is only a few years


1 quarters of the number of seedUngs will I .make healthy plants.;


i! j 'Suckering Standards.—Shoots on the il Ibrler stem and Shpote on the root-stock, ' ptight to be removed.' ' They are robbing ■the roselon the topbrler of ,nourlshJment.


iUncover tha t p'ortlon of the !'oot, and Ithoroughly perform the, operatlm. i If a 'piece of the brier bark,Is remjvei?, the |lucker ,will not .grow again.


I .


I i For the Flowers.—-Rot the refuse. The leafy waste should be put Into an opening In thel ground. I When I t , has decayed, ; iilant foods will he ready to' be jlberated.


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long-kbeplng. Over-manuring Is likely lead td sappy—soft-^bulbs. I Leeks


ard hot harvested and stored as onions are, j Leeks are perfectly hardy. They are ;dug as they are | required for use during the'wlnter. The seeds shouldibe sown In an I out-door seed bed, and the


se'edllngs Should be planted Into trenches. After the plants are half-grown, they


lEdibUld be kedt earthed! up to where the broad, waving leaves start to spread In cider to]! blanch their necks, while blanchln^ds necessary to the necks being properly fla,voured.


^ j ; THE ONION.,


; ; ;


Layla plsmk along the rows several days before the sowing or planting, and stamp up and dovra the plank. The roller cMld be pushed over fairly dry ground, of the rbiler could be pushed along the plank; I ■


Tight soil 'helps to make the bulbs solid. ■


lAinew'plpt may be able to grow ;falr- slzed bulbs without either present or summer feeding. Whether the soil of a field Is well nourished or not can easily be told. |Were a strong growth of weeds or grass^llp being produced. In that soli


:1s held'Isufliclent nourishment for a moderately [Weighty crop. ' Double-dug beds produce heavier returns than where


::into the beds. 'The waste apsimore spade.; but sappy, bottle-necked results qulcklyl|wlth a good covering ofjsoll, Ume are Causfd|by overfeeding with nitrogen further; I assists its decomposition^ ^ before tM [shape of the bulbs Is estab-


It"iy/lll be condition for dlggmg ,the;jrooti;feed only to the depth of a


; £oot makes.ltmnpleasant for Insects and jished, and much nitrogen Is held by •.enrlches.lt. ! 1.


' t


lover alnly est, •


. the 'pn


lend,, br 12


aded'


layei ^hen! bles^


I I ; natural indnure.


per plnt of. water.! Flowers drink easily Tf the Stems do not touch the bottqm of vase, ji piece of the s ta lb shou|d be


icut away every day so that the ends do ; riot become sealed.


I | i


;:the leaves has run back—that is, bjefore the bulbs ha!ve matured—there must be


i The spring BuIbs.-^When the'^ultis are 'taken but of the bed before the sap In


j a serious loss In the quality of the blooms the -next season. ';


■ ’ P 1 i ferastium


;[ Snow 'in Summer.—If one requires a white mpund In an odd comer, sow that ibbust i I perennial—the woolly-leaved tn It fiourlshes without much Masses of; white fiowers coyer


the grey! foliage for many weeks.; j ! Naihed Perennials.—Buy one! clhmp


•only of these kinds, ! such as phlpxes, which i can be propagated by root division ! Penstembns; and plants; of


.nlmllaf habit—plants vrith but one main .stem-^may be bought In half-dozens. Named varieties froni a nurseryman; are more interesting because: they produce better ] blooms'than most of the plants ]


I their I’cbn- ■ Fitulie 1 'thie,


tia^h ' has


L te i -


^ I d Inthe streets. |! ; ■ ■' 7 ' ■ Ammonia Fumes.—When insects [are


•


i feared, a little aired soot and old. Ume i ishpuld bp dropped Into the planting holes I'in order] to scare them. Soot and Ume, ' fn mixture, becolnlng wet produce ammonia. Let a hbndful of mould come betweenpe roots and the fumigant.


• Sprdul and Beets.-Leaf vegetables,


.such as Brussels sprouts, enjoy manure; but crops, such as beets, make top m p h


jlleaf' anS too little tuber In manured I .ground. |f Arrange for the beets to foUow


ffere B^h


;has j : has


l i t Ih lie in


llley's (le to ; the


llpn®h^ble aany


lleve- lalhsti Ibilon' llDtrls


I both |erers, lirday,


.jW-a; pVlces t t o e Iwlers


SHavei! later;


litis hi' ' Me Is an.1


[runs,; pu!rch,l


shire: ! hasi


ickets.; : ball I


kalnst,;


( Well' ' :the;.:: best,


■|,;Hei I I VJlthl : ; Ias6ii3,,i


l i r /o t ; : lley hi ; hat'he ■ still ai :


, jprfaducefi shapely bulbs, Giant leeks ari Snfre liberally ^toured, .pound lit


klthfull aiots. TOWS


.fist be round add firm to ordp to: ileffi:'-


iaslc;-r. ole?"J


the;


' -the: sprouts. They! will be pleased p th p e llttlle ifitrogen,! and with the phos­ phate; aid potash, which'have npt been


jused by '! The ; rooted ti'


; Avoid;


•order t the s( ■ stimuli


■ Pota floury, biacke:


'^buflisl [they


EJlety, non-bleeding, Is a lorig- 3bt. It Is not In the, front rank


;;-with regi-V?


.'for com]) ' variety as , cole are'jcut!


the pprouts;. J i.


i , 1 ■ alnt with regard to q ail, .Properly cultivated, i i lengthening Their Lives.—Cut fibwers the jsma|lef varieties become as hard as


i-that have faded on! ,a. journey’i.may be cricket balls, and bulbs firm In flesh keep given a I restorative—^plrln, tWp tablets I through the winter.


sets, and seedlings. The. surface soil should ^e raked clean of stones where seeds arp to be sown; because other than p e 's o i l 'would spoil the shape of the newly bomlseedllngs, and the bulbs would [beunshapely. An onion “ set" is the portlculiurpl word for the mlnatured bulb; it produces one stem of leaves and one big bulb,


The phlpns may be rised'frpm seeds,


jfooUsh to expect a healthy, outdoor ger-l, alhatlok early In the spring, and bpen-


trade know as“ sprlng sown ” seedlings— peeds started In the warm frame In s’ebruaijy. i ',


.ilr sowings have to make up a deal of leeway.;] Sets'should be planted at once, Und theinurseryman’s seedlings should'be jplanted during May., Outdoor autUmn- grown seedUngs do not make onions for jl; therefore,' ask for what the


THE shallot. ;■ ! .


have thje health virtues of onions, In the full measure.: The shallot set is.a full- sized bullj.; A shallot set produces


Shallots are early Maturing onloiis and


I several stems, and every stem grows a I bulb., Tilere .are two! kinds of shallots. •The retjurn from the yellow one Is heavier than the return from the bigger, reddish- brown Variety. • The average yield frpm


n the con|mon yellow shallot Is more than a II dozen times the weight planted. Shallots can be] grown from seeds, but then the


I edible harvest Is not until the following summer. | This! summer’s harvest Is the 1 sets fot storing and replanting. :


THE FLOWER GARDEN. HARDY ANNUALS.


in be boiled In small .sau,cepans, r is not lost when the tubers


expectejd fork ur


the [soil of half of the [bed ;ln make the cabbages heart up


. .• 1. '


iis 'and Potash.—Caterers desire I ctatoes which! warm up without g . : Thelreason for' murphies |


j ggjgjtjijj j


loovocTft r^m^l who have to fill their gardens from lean This I


a Glut.—If a bed of cabbages; Is ] to “ turn in" during ,the|spring,


They are sure of a welcome from people Cultivation, and the work of


cross-fertilisation,! have


loher.. Aerating the soil will 1 ,(i progress. ■,!;


brought'the fiowers Pf the meadows to be worthy of a place iri the garden. The Insignificant sweet pea of the countryside has l^en developed Into the Spencer varletjes-^lnto the Plants that carry large blooms with waved wings. The Shirley popplds were produced, by a,country


, clergyman who used! to get u p , early, before the: bees were'mixing the pollen from the field poppies. He used to get his pollen from his best blooms. Year after!year he got 1 better and better


turntoilldack after^ t^^^ cooking is th a t l bloottik,' and hetold not allow his stock ^ 'a ye hot had enough; potash to! to deteriorate by letting the bees put ;heih ikeavy. landils ;rlch in polleii out of Inferior blooms into his lut.withoutlime, this! food Is not popples. ! ; ! ji


, .


• nvMl^ fe tor plants. J Line.the planting trenchis a few inches below where me


■ se6d tubdrs will go,'with cooled lime. ' Or The t i e trenches with that quick-acting fertUls dr-splphate of potash.


, |-i Shai(e for;Spinach.T-Spinach does not


.' like the sun, and continually moist soli is alro necessary Tor! much! production. Unless s finach! would be watered In d ^


;


'weather, small patches should frequently he! sbivn iSowlrig once , a fortnight Is


[better! Ihaii 'chancing wasting; 1 touch igrourd ty one big failure.


THE allotment.: THE ! ONION, FAMILY.


Onions, should be grown iorjihe winter,


becaiise they are a thusfthey make a meal comforting.. The|


• onip uurl


■Women


•eat hav sou^s,


also' one of the bCst! blood- In ' the! vegetable I kingdom.]


Mllons. !


who lvalue their looks pught to The [water: In which onions


bee a boiled ought to be added to tne Again, the toslnfectant p rp ^ r j


:Ty bcle at civilisations.,: In^' the _ 1 l Egsfct, tlie natives eat quantities of l-onions during:; an epidemic, ia|to ; t iplabe dishes of sliced onions m theb ‘ .es toorder to kill germs.. ] [


THE LEEK. '[ I , The l£|ek, !to a milder degree, has thp


properties '; pt onions _an; The leek is a bulbous stem; tola greater site to looser,


''v : , , *1,0 tlesTof the onion have,been.tecogn^d Seeds! may be sown In the frame for


floweifingl sooner j than if they are sown on outdoor seed-peds. AimUals are better ;


transplanted. The exceptions are poppies] and mignonette i because they have! tap-': roptsj Breaking a.tap-^root permanently rdduces the strength of .plants; ' [ The slhlftlwlth tha',bther annuals lead;to a more' stocky and to- more flowery plants. The perfect cotopbst for the boxes would be sifted garden mould, some leaf mould, a little grit, and a trifle of a hop manure. Sow ah elghth-lqch deep under glass, arid then thlri to an Inch apart as soon m the Infants abe big enough to handle. Directly [the seedlings are becoming crowded, move some to deeper boxes.


The se^d patches In the open should


be out of the sunshine. - The sowing depth shciuld! vary betWeCn half-an-toch


with popples and 1 tw° Inches with nasturtiutos. . Seedllhigs should toot,'be


allpwpcl to flag because of the sun; there­ fore wait tor a showery speU or shade the seedlings with inverted flower ppts. Rain-water Is I an effpetiye restorative. Some people, may have the opportunity of collecting the water from the skies—a convenient roof iand a barrel;


Dutch horticulturist and, apart from its decorative! qualities, It Is clalined that It pro­ vides mor: sustaining fodder fpr cattle than ordinai'y green gralK. 7 i,


Bright blue grass has been cultlya^ by a I ,


'notispoled'to shape or In qutoitYi P J . put 01 ski i ze o f ! onion ;ls profitable, thejjl


stated.'


Skim milk is being iiseb by American scien- tists to m^ke dresses. The United States ^ t-


put of skim milk could make enough material the output of woollen clothes, it Is


m OST of you


Many will join jthe caravan doubt, while the res; prefer not; to own bedslor bum ;he-bacon!etoh tnornlng. However, I wouldi like to dlsejiiss just:iiow


out plans for the summer holidays. n»ill inirt l-Ka /lovovton' #»v»rtnrH


: days ’


crowds, no make their


0; working e nr\


the position pi the family man^who likes fo carry quite an appreciable amount of luggage—this is.- us lally [due itej the;, wife nr daughter [who ‘wishes to , change' her frocks thrice a'lday. ,...Tliere has beyh a'growing tendency in irecEnt, years for [hpfiday drivers: to : use the. Increasingly popular'luggage; trailer instead of overloading a small or, medium-powered cat.


thfit it puts far less strain on! the car chassis, if it is profierly attached and there is' no; cramping, of passjngers becaiise of limited room.. At ithe siime time',d jtraller is not suitable for jong-dl stance touring holidays.If you wish tojeover i fair amouht of ground.! The 30 m.p.n. ;limi', ,is in forcel all 'the Itlmel and if you w|arit to bowl along, toy;, Salisbury 'Plain, at an exhilarating 45. mj.p.h. or so— well, you’re |ust unlucky.


The luggEffie, tfafier has its fidvantages In! WHAT TO AVOID.


in some cased, such as for the nito vdth a'cai of 12 h.p, ot so, tarrying thtee passengers, and not belijg in a hurry to reach anyplacS In particular. His passengers, have !all avail-, able room'; jhe car. cruise along at speeds up, to -30 m.p.h. and there is pleiity ol time to' see the setoery. I mentlon| these points; because'luggage trolble caii demitely spoil a ■holiday wheh you lire cov'eriiigifalr'distances each day. Some saj,,“ What’sjthe m'alter with the luggage krid ? ’ The answq is “:nbthliigj if It Is used discreetly.” [On^ of :,the;mos^ common holiday s ghts is aismall car, com­ plete with four passengers, and la tremendous amount of luggage on the grli •'The result la a tremendous' srain on the!rear springs; while there [is lesAthan-noninal pressure oil the front aidle and consequently, the steering becomes:Un(jomfor[able.- . | { • , ' . |


01 coursfe.i a sms 11 luggage trailer is ideal


■If you ardnot u;;mg 'a trailed, do aistribub the luggage: as i evfinly as poksit le. ! The' best


ibute


method. Is to use 0 le of the ney type luggage racks:'whlch fit ajove the ^Iton :robf, and thus the wdight if equally balanced between the front afad real s prilngs. “ ''-"-’B'then


bated as bep you :an. But combined weight of two or and heavy luggage from mal afiect all the cable


idsslble jacked to ieveral


rear'brikes that liethod.


6g the steering Call at tb


Advertiser & Times Office for Rubbiir Stamps, Files; and Accoimt


yopr requirements .should be small suit lafies ’and dlstrl


ipthlS'lsnot


on the reiif];springs. Apart' to'avoid that


•ry itfee passengers


:etous It will operated by


bn braking, dees notj affect the. Lockheed type; I have praised the advantages of the hydrau­ lic system'before, mid'here again it leads.. ■\jvith' some mechanical systems' any such ex­ treme [overloading ' of the car at the rear affects ieven • brakijig because fb®' weight (jaus^ -a: certain; amount of .temporary..dis­ tortion.! This cannot, happen with the 'hy-, draulic! brake, because It is In itself seU- dompensating In [all conditions. | The fact that It Is fluid-operated obviates any necessity for mtaor adjustment .with even the heavtest


HYDRAtUC ADVANTAGES. ' . . Incidentally, this [remark about the eflect


posslblb load. .: ' ' ,■ : I ■ .-'ni ■ ■ ■ I I '


[less fatigue with those cars;-flttdd With'hy- draulibj- brakes than -[with ' the mechanical, type, particularly ;those that' are cable* bperatod. With hydraulics the touch Is light find instantaneous and yet there'Is no ttece of “grab.” ‘ The operating pedal feels springy Instead' of solid,' and consequently there is less strain'on the ankle; this, of course, Is


I My ^ork recently: has involved driving ,a' number,of,cars over long distanfes, pfisslng through many towns and having to use Ithe brakes frequently, Actually, I hato found far


: t ' .


:fi point] which will appealto'the fiver-inoreas- :liig number, pf women drivers. ; . [ ,


I Another point which will appeal, to women owners'is the ease of. maintenance. Women fire notorious for their lack of attention ,to: Mcbanlcal detail, but an occasional peep to tee that the fluid is up to the proper level In'l thp, supply rdservbir is [all -that is necuecesst.ry.


TYRE GROOVING.!


that ctieap: gadgets are being sold so that, tlie amateur can do his own work and save quite fin appreciable 'amount of money.. However, though'.'tyre-grpoVing-'is! an'excellent Idea, care must be exercised. !


Tyre] grooiilng has become 'so popular how I , ' ]'.


viously almost worn out because there is al­ ways jhe possibility of the groover cutting clean through the [canvas; GrpoVing is not a procedure intended'for badly : worn tyres, but a method of' lmproving a partly worn tread find giving It a“ bite.” A hpme lyre- groovfir ls[a good investment, but use It [with dlscrlipinfitlon and not as a means of putting off the' purchase of a new . tyre till a later date. I'A thin tyre is never safe, no matter how much you try to,"doctor” it. , :


Never'.try to groove a tyre which ifi ob­ ' Editor.


a [stamped addressed envelope; should be addressed to James L. Markhfim c/o the !


Letters from readers,- accompanied by ', , ■ I


! Lions and tigers are shai-lilg a cage at the London Zoo in perfect frienddilp and further


iets and with “spring’sown” seedlings iiclude jearller harvesting, and sun-dried ulbs are.pe better! keepers. One ik


The adv'ptages of starting with onion : Spring is Hard on I Hands Oue of tlii triolsjof tlie dull dark winter day6,'a'nd an aftermath of fln or. a


. the skin as; much a's p'llssible. ; Aipfdy liberal ampunts of hand lotion every ; f time^ou wasli, and bothiuigUt and morning. Creme Sa Tene la a particularly


, Dold i re dry, discoloured; hands and hrittle nails. 'Spring is a' trying time for th^ sjin, which is parched jby the lack oi sunshine and chapped by. cold winds]. Hands get into! a “|8aadpapery” state, which not [only looks and ; | feels jinlovely, but is quite painiul [if'neglected. The first remedy is to nourish [


,ito giyo the nails a good; manio'nre. The ,Way yotf trim jjour hails has. ^ of course, a considerable effeot on the'Uppearanoe of your'hands : Very|lon^ pointed nails are moat unsoitawe on thd majority of hande. r You need very long, tap^ri^ fingers to '(» ^ themjoff well Rounded,


I fairlyj: abort nails are prettier!for most pebple. I,'! , Beauty Must be! Fit


, getting into training, nqw.,, Possibly, if [yon are feding rather slack! and pasily tired, lydu''need; a,tohic. Many people .find


! The hothdnse look niiy bdiajl tight]in wintertime, hnt'it ; is not nearly so .effectiyo, an; the, beach, and beauty •must be . really fit in summer., BfightIsahshine IS liard on inaie-up, and a godd figure counts'.foejmorh than^a lptdtty 'taoejin a pfaysnit or tennis shorts., Besides khowihg that yon look good, yoii • muatj feel fit to enjoy the, summer propiriy, and that meani


Spring a trying time and ,a tonic jnst puie them right. When you are feeling energetic again, arrange' ito take jsome regnlat exercise at Ipast twice a week.: (3o to'thd local swiiiiiming baths]


haveja game of sqnash, or go for'a_reaUy brisk walk. Ilef«™'. those, lazy ■tetertime .hhbili of sitting in' a chair! with .'q book all file eyening. I Now [the eveninigB .ahel lighter! yon can be more; actiye. tobking s perhapslbn yoni oonsciene'e, hnt yon find it hard to <jnt doWn ybnr cigareUh^. ■ Cooltipt oigaretteb- Bolyo; that‘j)robl6m.. ffhey have ootton-wool tips whim Mter o'ut fifty pp cent, of the nicotine and 'bil, so that ypir con smoke as many as you please without Ispqiling tour wind or affe4>og ypnr throat; Qnnplexions mnetjlook their best with b,right summer frocks,, p I taka a glass of lemon jnice every morpjng first thing, l!'| will dear upjthose litjle epota,and blemishes which are a legacy; M'winter; iEublyour aims and back with k loofah whbn yop wash, ,so! that ■ they are smooth ' and •; clear-skinned when I you [put on lyoui bathing suit.. beauty p! ypur hdir is eMily affected by ypnr h .ealth, and .spema .ifa worst m spring very often'. Yon- can .get! back i(s jffs an :d plossy bolour, again by nourishing [the scalp with warm oili


""."J ... “•;“ .. u y ..... , ---- ----- - ------------r'r----- -7-r—^ ^ '


good preamjt .lotion whith sinks pto the ! skin, leaving no uncomfortably. sticky or greasy surface. I t , jnakes| your handd beautifully smooth land has a faint ; delicipus peffume. ' Youican.get it at n chemist'and it only costs one, and ! sixpence for a really, kood-sized bottle,! j Keep ' a [ bottle by ..the wash basin, and. if you are: out all day, slip one[ in'your bagi or keep'it'in a drawer af, ' worki It Will protect [the skin as well [las soothe it. If possible, -syash your hands in softened ■water];; It your water id naturally, hard, just'.put a Imndful ol borax or oa|,meal in before you wash. It makes ,all the difference. , Yoq .will, find pat,sleeping, in a pair of cotton or]chamois leather gloycs at night'‘will speed; up the cure if you don’t find glovps too irritating in bed. Cubicles also | need inourishing, i Givej.yonr nnila a re^t from' varnish for a week, or so; and every niglit inassage a little almond oil;or a special!cuticlo oil iiito th^ base oi tHe nails.. Go | on | rubbing I till aU the' oil is absorbed, and very soon! you will notice; how mubh softer and tidier the skin round, the naile [appeirs. In this st-ate; i t . is.much' easier


, th filftli; r('; rlw


. t!E3i' I'iliTiV


■jwEXT to [ raaitoeqtfins,-non-stop rpvue -‘■f artistes and pbotogtopherB; nqddels, recordl breakiers In the niatteri of cnanglije .clothes nltist be the Elng and


the Royal Dukes. On an average T should say they change mofd often In a dajf than the Queen'pr the Rpyai Duchesses, i 'The King, who dijesses quickly,! making


paratlvely I smail wardrobe o f ! p dVfite clbtheq, but in* the matter of uniforms he has something like] jtortyi ranging from academic' goTOs. tp,[Boy Scout uniform. At least twenty of yhem went to'Canada with the King! last yfeek. ! :


liftle use f)f jhjs ■yalet, except Jfor | the preparation of Ifis] clothes, has]a ,ebm-


' I


lovehj wiOi 'a , lotion, and:


'starl training, no o fdr summer ; fitikss. : Tirose su pMTcists llooim take inCAcsi o//


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Part the hair all over the head and maisMge: in almond oil^eaving |it for a i hour or 50 befor> you have a : shamjjoo. Waists are slimmed than ever this]ye:r, so do some ! swinging and [bending exercises every morning to takqmff those inohes. DC your housework vigorously and take a brisk walk, they will help yon, ^0. '' , j ,, iK


some olive or i Bath


limbs and r^ged nerves Iba^ai 'reall cheap enough luxury, too, • an. and 0 withbal’ 'any Cktiavaganco., To


'Ehere is nothing qnito.so aoblhiiw and refresljling, to ml a'really ' luk ' uripus jbath.


identy'.of fane. A hurried bph may get yot on!clean, .but will! 'mthj 'mthj ''allow yourself: salts can bjyefreshi^, stimulating or 'The.


hardly ,pnt I you‘in a good temper'again* 'Make spre that there Is' plenty 'bl hot water and .then' add smnethmi to lit.; Bath i ling, and they


are afl delicious. ; Tncre .is inothing mbro are feeling'hot and dusty ancj ■ needles in your bath, or herbs.


you np an^ makes your' skin like satin; You 'p n . get bath ' enbes; too, .that giye ■yqn„.the brisk salty atmosphere'of the ] sca-^rand first thing in the morning! If you want to sleep'


well there'i.f nothing better, than-a ni\!5|ar;l'rithJ ... . I'i" ■! . [! . ' ,! [ ]■ ■ ■'! |[ '.JA ' ' ^ "■ ' !


THE TML J ■ :.:]■■ ■.,:. ' • . ii'" CHANGE 0 CLUB


P ADORES^. t,bKUbN]' ' 1:


[serving the North an'd, Midltods, and 'cldse to "King’s Cross 1 lUiiderground apd Tpbe stations.: It Is also well [supplied ,with 'bus routes.


•cafd-;lndex rec'onjs. [This work has bpri plfifihed so successfully, that It Is possible to; turn up any one of the 750,000 members in a feW Seconds, i The toel cabinets in* which these-and othfir documents aife stored wfilgh. many" tons, arid for this,; reason-romp .build­ ings,: otherwise suitable; had to be'turned,


nlodest manner in [Tenple Chambers off'the' Strand, but so! acceptable was the new idea and so= muohj, dip, It'appeal to ^og lovers generally that'it: had ao move to Mark Lane,' where there' ikas’ihore storage place forilts voluminous redordsiand better offlcelfacilltles, it then being pp^lble o.get the'staff-[together Instead of- having ' them^ divided amPng rooms to diffeieht'parts of the building. The; rO'utine work ijf the Club'can dnly be accom­ plished efflcieiitly by the keeping of elaborate


'Eleven years ago the: Club started in a ' tj ' • ' ■ !' -;"rhe.'pr6cessi|0f'dlsinantling these cabinets down. .. ■j|-,:, [',i ■ ■ : ■ ■ ■:' i. i '!■ ’.’[j jj:":


-response that has' rewarded bur efforts. 'When ,we started, although we were sanguine, I do riot 'think that any of us envisaged a meniberi ship that would,belwfthout.'Pfirallel,' and that


find transferringiwlll pkeiabouf;'a,''Week:, and Correspondents Are'asfied not to be impatient if there Is a slight delay In answering their letters. Those'bf us vmo have been associated with the organisation:: from the beginning cannot help, ' feeling feratlficatlon, a t ' the


the' ramifications would extend,throughout the;worid.., ,jl


est 1 my readers.- The Theatrical Garden Party, one of: the mofit popuifir-eveiitsof the Loridon seasotii will be held at Ranelagh Club, Barnes, on Tiiesday; June 6th. As>the funcr tlohi Is in aid'lof the] Actors’ Orphpnagfe thp TalhWaggefsilClub .ls helping to.prganlse a comic'dog show In the hope of contributing 'to the gaiety of the [proceedings. A number bf classes rtvlli be 'arranged for -the saddest dog! the dbg with the .lohgest"-t,ail; the 'curliest taiili the'.-'earilest; .- ’enrolled'[;,Tall-


Now'for anfither matter that should Interj- ■,■ ,1 ' '


address will bqiWilliiig House, 358-360, Grays Inh'Road; Loildon,; Wi.0.1. This should be[a' .convenient plafie for (jailers as it Is] within, a few. minutes of thfi three importaiit-tprminl


more extensive acijommodation ' for Its reebrds, the 'rail-Waggers' Club has been compelled to stok new quarters. As Its cor­ respondence runs intq hundreds of I'letters !a wefek, I ■ readers


OWING to ' the expansion of, its many activities and the necessity of finding


make! no apology for asking my to nbte thfit from May 8th, the


have to gb out'again than ;pine ■ The fresh aromatic tang wakes I


refreshing if you tired.[ I t is a


one in ■whicih 'yqb [can indnlge ; start


ingland bend muscles and', the waist, i,


task of getting details of uniform, eqiilp- ment and accessorlfes correct. Each ser­ vice: 01; organisation has its own paifecu- lar methods and itradltlons to the weahng of unlformi it Js [essential that these details' should': lalE, be correct when] the King appears be|gre that service to Its ,uniform.-’,:| ■!.I,


.. iTrlcky wprk'fbr tlie King’s valet s .the ' I'i' ■ ], NEW' [POST, [1 LORD ELTON. ,


■jj".,HEAR that'ifiirii.Bten]-who o^e of our mbst ]),rilllaht young peersJ];wUl succeed Lord Lofchlafi' as Secretary of-the


*I^odes Tyiist. I : Lofji Elten js very-keen bnjsoclal-’


brjng him Into .touch with students room all-over the Ernplrp,! - . ]::


sfirvlce and] his pew -position! will - 1',


Wellington! and at Rugby Lord Elton.;:was head boy,,foUowingif;hls tip,with a sfirles acfidemlc succelsses! ;ln BalllOli ■!Du|j:lng the War ne foiightj In Mesopotamia land was one of: the many] British soldlers clap- tuired.at K\it. ;Durlpg the terrlble m&rch through .Asia hilnorj he ijad little to eat .but fayeggs.,]! ']';


Lord Elton Is a briUllant scholar, - i His father! was a;, fa'ijipus! ■


tiealdmasteij. at •Now Lord ■ jEitoiii Is imarrled te |- ■ ■ I


beautiful Swedish gbl whofo- he' nie' Paris just laftei! the .Wat. Apart 1


being a polltliilM* t a l e r , and bus! man he finds time t|l takp a feen Ihtfi in the National Theatre. [ [ [ , '


;; . AlNOIsjl


TN Town] this] we'gk is, Robert Kahn, . partner In, a Cjhlcago Ann of 'mept


packers, but nibre fiamous for hls-hb'iby of.collectlbg bells. . I


business visit to Texas, where on pertiain ranches bfeUs are used to trace stra]ylng| cattle. He was so fascinated with tiiesej cow bells'that : he ilecWed, to start a' collection; .I


Many yfiars ago Mr, Kahn went op a !' .; • ; ] : " ' -L


In the course- 0:!, hlS travels hbihas collected; manyr hundreds, of different types. ’ [From Rusila he got the,i^all hand-bell;which the late Tsar Is said to have used to iSumlnon his guards iaust before he was; taken I away, .by |jthe .Bolshevists.


shepherd’p^ bell, whjchi has been'hung hpng roupd thp leadpr of ,a flock of sheep for two generations.!]. ; . .


But chief prize of all]Is a solid'[gold ' ; | .


bell, which history] says was used by Cleopatra |to summon heir slaves.' : [And as If In'prbphecy of her dpath the clapper Is designed In! the, fpnnjof an asp ■ the venomous jreptiLle, by; -wljjch the Eg^tlan 'queeh,hiet'iertdeta^


o:>!-.-v.|,i ■J/'llV uw il-’iO


SEWAGE LAND £40,000.;


e W WHO SUfe NEEDIiS^Vi OMEN


, .There is ,hol. a'.iwomau anyvfheire^mrricc siDgle, rich dr poor, overj the agejof forty, wni


not perturbed at the thou; before, her. . -Every vyo


« > ' . ..1 J


develop^ at this agt. for their unc*’*"'''*" rccogfnised al


spirited ■ able warning] ^


attribute to its‘ true cause untlfl bodily suffciing '- in the. shape of hot flushed,.nerveiattacks, aciiis, back pains and paljutittonj give an unmip^-:


deplssifa _.«hichjtfa ; patient doesj^M |ot


sav throughllhc ordeal of’lhe/ ' forlie8”^wittout- cuffering .or.ldangch Tbisiis .Mause thc^ mlb ■reate rich‘:red tblood, land iti-this way j^cy.


f Thousands tof sulEfiringi middle-aged women ave lound Dr.' WiUianlO Pink] Pills thd means to a ^ew bease of life J.cl.'lhis Itritd 4nd trusted b qod- , . . uilder give you a helping handitM.] All xtowta


impart nefr] strength, neW vitality and fitypng' steady nerves.--j. I .


i’ ’J'*-'’ 'j" l L ''


sell.Dr. Williams bhnd'jPlnk•'Pills‘Is. 3d,-'^|!jox (triple sizeiSWv il If '


CALI^DpliilAN B / DEBDTi


i[Wagger; 'the liglieSt, the Cheekiest, the great-i est mongrel,-and so -on. 'Leaflets containing full I particulars may be had from ,tha[^ecre^ tarV, Theatrical Garden Party, Room 526, iCecil Chambersr76-86, Strand, London, iW.C. 2. Mr. Lupi^ Lang wlll act as ,rlngmfister,i and the judges ,wffl Ibe Viscourit qhelmsford' and Mr A CrbXton Smith. Mr. Noel Coward,: theiPresldent,lhas'»greed'tb:present a cup for the:saddest d(i!g)i8hd; the R.S.P.C,A. are giving, a silver cup'Mr,;&e .fiiie-in the. best'comiltion, aU present-bemV e^^fciiled 16 compe|«. j


' ! NOTE.—Irhis’ ctlfit is issued by] The Tail-I WaggCrs’ Club, 58, Mark Lane, London,


I experiments are to be made in reconoiimg apparently hostile creatures, .• ,


found in the ruins of a palace at Pylos; In Greece. Found in earthenware; caskets .they


Wages list of 3.000 years ago have' been


bear the names of people employed and lists of provisions and payments. Two chfeetahs will race with greyhounds at


•' any enquifiles [submitted by Tfiil-Wagger : owners in fconiiectibn with caniiie hygiene


‘ EC3 i Thfi Club will be pleased [to answer - find-welfafe, .'i'- 1


tog la nuisance to Texas, farmers,; three ant eaters have been I imported and have proved more-effective than poisons'or spra,ys.'! •


a London greyhound track. It is claimed they will dutpace the dogs.


j ' ; | : To combat ia plague of ants which is icaiis-;


to ! a Tokici i Japan, departmental! store jamnfed andfthrew the passengers: to a heap at the botlolfi.!


Five persoiis were killed when ah escalator


t 6 BE BROADCAST LjEABN'iTO' DAN'


isCOTCH REELS,


aie “Duke of:perthj’ and'“Dashing JVbfi® Sergeant ” — the- i Scottish' reels and lioimtry dances which to be'danced at the [Royal Caledonian iBali! on May] 26th. ‘


tvebut'.antes wUl i X r ^ e Intricate [s te p. „


London branch of | the Stxittlsb Cfiuntry Dance Society, are tq be 1 held [every Tuesday


Practice [reel classes; organised- by the ' i f


and 'Thursday from'May; 9th until May 18th, at 58a, Brwptbn Road; s;w.| On May 24th and 25th Ifiiss Jean Milligan, Of Glasgciw wUl conduct two final clfisse? at' the' Beipbrandt Hotel, South Kensington


the processionjwhich introduces, the'set reels at the RoyaljcjaledoiilanlBali:is,to bf


■[' listeners "Tb ITOAE ’pipers. For the first ittaie jhe brilltont specUicle of


cast this year.';.- ■ .


The dancers—the | mfin respletident to : Contlimek foot of jaext coiunrn,).


scene during the .cfirempnlal procra; by the Duke fif Atholl Und Lady D and the Dlichess ofi AtholT and the DunmorO, to the music bf the pipes Atholl Highlaiiders. i ,


■Listeners! will hear i ; descriptlor , j


Ion led touiore, Earl of i of the


broad- pf the


steps', of Pettofiella,!' S()on be praiitlstoB


PThese suitenngs: can be avoided. Dr, .WiUyms wink Pills carry a *womdn in the most .wpndwtul:.


, , mnrs*-,..


X.O ^..w .cars all the ifapre *ruinty. . Often the* 6rst sign ts oAet all—


fears th Shd f


ij^g.next'fcw yi miseries that*


4n irritability] of temper,”, a' 16w.' WORTH


of the country are betog made the sfihject of ': an investigation.


High prices'betag paid for land to all parts : : .1


Parllaihentary Land 1/81068 Group ifi shorting ! ; that land is frequently .bougjifand ''held for :. a rise ” In value.;,'A Case Is (juoto'd-dfj land to the Midlands: whfeh It Is Btaled,:\^ .valued -' at £350 fifteen years ago and was'recently' sold to the-nation for defence purposes at [ the rate of £l[000'an afire. Farm land to a South Eastern CQim'ty; which Tvas 'rtgrth,£15 . - two; years'ago, fetched over, ten Mfifi'.that ‘ amouiit when sold for coiiverslon IhtOv an i '. aerodrome. In many other cases.the.Iand Ifi rfimilred!for :


Research by' the statistical branch [of .the ’


schools,-hospitals and .sports centres. : In jl Eastleigh; Hampshire, application :was made recently to the Ministry of Health tor permls- ' j : Sion to borrow £16,000 to buy lanfi! to extend i: ' the town’s sports centre, Lfind jvnlch was :l required fpr a schooRat Derby cost|£4,250!: ii


£10,000 FO® tlaying Fjm,D,


side land at Ham, Surrey as a King George '! playing-field has, it Is stated, had to be :j abandoned: because! an offer towards the i' estimated cost of the scheme (£10i000) was! [ considered Inadequate. ; Among other [• examples'are thp following: j ‘£3,000 If or a site for Totiies (DeVon)' Grammar School and ! plajitag field: £2,000 for two]afires pf land,'for : a school at Coten Eiid, Warwtokdfire.' ' I ' Sertage farm' land of an !area 'of :36 acres i i


t proposal to lay out eight acres ioiThames ']


valued at £40,000, or over-£1,000 ah acre, lsi[ to be , sold to Edmonton Co,uncll and; a pleCer j of laiid requlrfid for widening' the entranca';!


to a Home at Loughrea (Ehe) tfiag priced at £20, equivalent to £8,000 an acne'. ''I - ' 30,000 couples who went tlirough!clvil forma !


.Rrom the North liif Scptland. bohies a ;lj ■ j. I-■ [ ' . SWEET MUSIC. .


'J'HOUGH some people like thelfi music - . swung and others, [who call] them­ selves variously hot nfiislc fails and


jitterbugs, seems to prefer It fiuijg at hem, there are stljl a f$w mor^.or. less normal people who appreciate just; ordln^


nothing music.


ary, honest-torgoodness music . when they want to d.ance thi More thaii to be given


V ask dance


And Maybe,the people who prefer! their - ■


music straight are: in] the „ mWiirlty.. ' aIthough;you dare not' suggest this point '


of view In the hbarlng of a hbt-niuslc or* ' s^n g fan, Certainly the trend] In the' West End now Is to"retufh to sweet music: ‘ :


^ opposed to swing,' sblne brave'people harbour the view that svHiig'is dykg .out; . . . . . . but I am not that brave, The Dorchester, rendezvous of London’s ■


'broadcastb from the'hotel has assured!


hand, which Is'rarely ;he case when a hand la op. the air,"


That’s the way things are. ’ ' ' ' . LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD.


. i -, ]|yjAURICE. 'WINNICKi- -Is the unusual' 1


T,,..*. ^iPbenompnon of a, 100 peFcent ’ : British dance:bahd leader. He'-was' ! bom.; jn.: Manchester, and stmiled- in I ^ndon, but contraiUylhe had,to go to ' ^ er lca to achieve any, sort of hiitlce on ' this side of the Atlantic,! '


:':'l 12. 1 9 3 9 .


y A i*:;'


M X


smartest dancers, has sfit a new lead by’ ' appointing Maurice TYihnlck, Britain’s ' maestro of sweet muslej as'-leadefi of Ite '


by abandoning " '


that gueste who wlsh';to dance will have- ! the maximum attentlor. from trie' dance' !


j : I * '


policy; iOf,! ._, the sweetest,, music tills: side / of heaven,” he has tieeii In chirge of! niuslc at many of London’s bflghfiest’ 'I mght spots. .In his appolntmentTta the ' Dorchester, the “plum” of danefe band : engageihenta; he has reached the top of ] ms Profession, and causedia i i t a slump'| in the swing business,


RelentleKly,- and rlghtlyg -pursuingiTiIs ! ,7 ; - ] !:


Wlimlck pti the alf!of Course, but when I ; fie is broadcasting it will be [from a ' studio, giving hls'undlvlded attefitloh ' listeners.: 'Which seems fair, whichever ! way you look at It, .


M l p illn u s to - hear Maurice' ] | HEApi ROBINSON DEFENCE. ;


■\ FRIEND of mliie at the''Wat Office . was ' telling toe! of a * fCw of the ' 'amazing suggestibns :for defenCe that '


[•reach this depfirtnient, each-ofj which * has, to be carefully Investigated. 1 PerhaM the most staggering wfis given ’ ■ by a young man who calleri thfi other i’ [day -to suggest, that' giant, felectrlc'!;


, magnets should be put to the Thames to : 7 ; attract, ajl bombs, ' Unfortunately, If [ they were strong enijugh to attract bombs ! [they would also be strong,enou'gh[ to '! attract'aeroplanes-^urs .lnclude^7‘ !


, Then there: was the suggestliin jihat a [huge steel-meshed net. should bfi'spread iover London to catch falling proiectfies. [But out of all these weird,and womerM i-; suggestions something; bright turns up!';


[and the work of shUtlng.Put!thfi wheat v, :from the chfiff has to be done.


!. [ JACK LONPO^B. : >


of marriage during the Spfinlsh .war are to be re-m^ed now : that [ hostilllles have; ceased. Priests to Madrid [are preparing to! • marry them at the rate of 650 a day. i :


| [ (Continued from; preceding column,), :


Royal Caledonia Schools, which precedes the , procession iorrtthe set reels, will also to Ibroadcast.


regimental uiilforms and tfie isidlfis xyeartog! their clan tartan sashes—then take lip their ! positions,for the set,reels. 1 ' .Thlfi year the' majority of debutantes of: Scottish descent'; are tocluded to the set feels.'- Pipe music played by the children ,of the'


! There will be 14 set reels pt this year’s Ball.; Representatives qf 11 Scottish Regiments will take part. . Apart from the 11 regimental eightsome reels there will be three sixteen* some reels. Two of these will be civilian reels and the other an Atholl Highlander reel.


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