11 APRIL 1931, page 15

The Cinema

The War Film r TELL ENGLAND." THE PALACE, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE.] THERE seem to be two main conventions to which the makers of War films must conform. In the first place, the......

Poetry

The Mares BROAD-BACKED they gallop, the mares who have not foaled, Out of the blue-gray distance heavy with sleep ; They trample the grasses tousled and frosted deep, Their eyes......

A Hundred Years Ago

The following is a summary of the offences with which the prisoners are charged. Burglary .. 3 Housebreaking .. 4 Highway robbery . . Horse stealing . . • • 1 Stealing in......

[owing To The Fact That Sir Horace Plunkett Has Been

ill during the past few days, his second article on Agricultural policy has unavoidably to be postponed until next week.— E D, Spectator.]......