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Chess

BY PHILIDOR No. 20. N. A. Bonavia Hun. III-ACK, 9 men. WHITE, 12 men. White to play an d mate in 2 moves: solution next week . Solution to las t week's probl eat by Erlin: B-R6......

The Grand Contour We Haven't Lost Our Canals Yet. The

cam- paign to see that we don't goes on, and I, for one, am pleased that this is so. But recently I opened my paper to read that there is a plan to give the country another......

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THE HISTORY OF THE SALVATION ARMY, VOL. III. SOCIAL REFORM AND WELFARE WORK. By Colonel Robert Sandal'. (Nelson, 15s.) ALTHOUGH William Booth was always at pains to reject the......

The Mobbers Mobbing Of Cats And Owls Is A Pastime

with some birds, particularly blackbirds and sparrows, although stragglers of other kinds join in. The language that announces the presence of a victim is well understood, for 1......

Country Life

BY IAN NIALL 'MY dog always knows when I am preparing to go out without her,' remarks a friend. 'and she knows when she is to accompany me. When my daughter comes home from......

Potato Harvest

Lifting potatoes for storing is one of the autumn tasks before many gardeners. When the crop has been forked up it should be let t to dry for a couple of days, and if it is......