4 OCTOBER 1940, Page 5

A peer in the Home Counties had a ten-acre field

where his cows grazed, but which was less useful than it might have been • because it was waterless. A few days ago the Germans dropped a bomb there, which most conveniently brought to light a hidden spring. When the bailiff reported the gratifying incident, he added hopefully, " Do you think I might show a lightANinthe seven-acre field tonight, my lord ? JANUS.