Raspberry Canes

A reader who missed renewing his raspberry canes at the end of the season asks about planting them now. New canes can be planted in February in a previously well-dug and manured......

End Of A Snake

All sorts of items make up local news, from a golden wedding to the killing of a snake. The latter may be a little unusual, particularly in winter, but the other day I read in......

Country Life

BY IAN NIALL BERRIES on the tree, or even the movement of birds, may be reliable weather signs, but they are rather long-term things for the man who wonders about the day ahead......

Innocent Like

'I was drivin' me van on me round, see, when I spots this chap comin' up the hedgeside from the river. Now, I'm always a one for mindin' me own business, but when I starts up......

Chess

K. A. K. LARSEN (1st Prize, 'Good Companions.' 1920) BLACK (6 men, WHITE (10 men) • WHITE to play and mate in two moves; solution next week. Solution to last week's problem by......

Spectator Crossword No. 924

ACROSS 1 Kifidly suggestion to the Muses of their con- stituent number (6). 4 How to address an antique dealer? (3, 5) 9 For Lime its music was thematic (6). 10 'I'm gonna......