24 FEBRUARY 1939, page 18

And By Contrast Such Experiences Were Not Calculated To...

my friend's view of humanity. But others did. It was good to have a messenger specially sent from a couple of almost eighty to say, " We will take three children. Who knows how......

In The Garden Almost A Hundred And Fifty Years Ago

Gilbert White com- plained that the " bull-finches make sad havoc among the buds of my cherry and apricot trees; they also destroy the buds of the gooseberries and......

Evacuation And Country People The Government's Scheme For...

of children is not being well received in country districts. A friend took on the job of a house-to-house census in a village—outside of and three times as large as her......

The Bill

The Bill has already sailed smoothly through the House of Lords, but has been wrecked in the Commons. It has now been withdrawn in order that a necessary amendment may be made,......

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The First Orchard The first of the orchards is in bloom : the orchard of hazel- nuts. The trees are like bush-apples; the straight avenues between them are misty yellow with......

Country Life

Problem of Decreasing Wildfowl For some years the question of the numerical status of migratory geese and duck has been causing concern to orni- thologists and sportsmen. A......