23 AUGUST 1957, page 26

Irritating

'Infested it was. Cockroaches in the kitchen. I, fish things in the cupboards, an' the beds! TheY everythin' in all sizes there. Bold as brass, who man come to fumigate after we......

Bird Lodgers

How many sorts of bird nest in houses? 1 was asked this not long ago and pondered it myself. The commoner ones include starlings, sparrows, tits, swifts, swallows, martins,......

Weather For Ducks A Remark Heard So Often In A

typical English summer, 'Fine weather for ducks,' is perhaps a com- ment on the habit of keeping ducks in places where they only get into their natural element when it rains.......

Company Notes

By CUSTOS THE week opened dismally in Throg- morton Street. Nervousness about the £ caused a fresh fall in the gilt- edged market, with War Loan dip- ping at one time to a new......

Chess

By PHILIDOR No.116. Specially contributed by H. AHUES BLACK (6 men) WHITS to play and mate in two moves: solutioniiriet week. Solution to last week's problem by Hal l R x K Kt......

Country Life

By IAN NIALL TOURIST guides and like publications list, in addi- tion to the historical attractions of a place, the brief information that market day is on a Thursday. This......