4 NOVEMBER 1955, page 36

Gooseberry Cuttings

Gooseberries can be propagated quite easily if one has enough room for cuttings. All but the top three buds should be removed from shoots of the year about ten or twelve inches......

Chess

BY PHILIDOR Nu. 22. I. NEUMANN (ISRAEL) WHITE, 7 men. FASHION IN CHESS Chess is as subject to changes in fashion as women's clothes. Just as the waist line goes up and down and......

Country Life

BY IAN NIALL THE greediness of birds often threatens to be their undoing, and gulls in particular are prone to gorging themselves whenever they get the chance. At the weekend I......

Catching A Rat

Most wild creatures move along set lines, frequenting the same track, and rats have their runs as those who are troubled with them know. When I discovered a large rat crossing......

Lawn Enthusiasts

Until a short time ago I admired a fine lawn. The owner of this particular bit of turf, when he was no longer able to tend it because of ill-health, had it taken up and concrete......