Country Life
By IAN NIALL Them arc a number of lovely wild blooms that are rarely if ever brought into the house, among them, blackthorn, crab apple, gorse, and hawthorn, which is said to be......
Cucumbers Ridge Cucumbers Are Worth Growing When One Has No
glass-house, and one of the best varieties is King of the Ridge. Regular water- ing, the application of lawn-clippings and, when the fruits fill out, the frequent use of the......
The Thumper
The man who had been busy thumping back the stones and soil in the hole where they have been laying our new water main paused and said, 'You'll be a bit fed up with us lot, eh?'......
Mountain Ponies
A pair of young mountain ponies, as alert as deer, stood in the gorse at the foot of the hill, watching as I approached along the rough track. Their mothers were missing, and......
Chess
By PHILIDOR No. 50. A. COTTACCIII WHITE (7 men) BLACK 16 'tient.. WHITE to play and mate in two moves: Far advanced pawns are sometimes a source of weakness, sometimes of......
Company Notes
By CUSTOS THE present reaction in industrial equity shares should remind the investor that, technically, this is still a bear market. The recent recovery in the index from 170......
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