New Strawberries
Late-planted strawberries never do very well the following season because they have difficulty in establishing themselves in un- favourable weather. The latter half of Sep-......
Country Life
BY IAN NIALL IT is possible to claim to have heard the first cuckoo and get credit for it in the columns of a newspaper, if nowhere else, but few people ever remark that they......
Chess
BY PHI LIDOR No. 66. A. J. FINK & Ua TANE. WHITE (11 men) mate in two moves: solution next week. Solution to last week's problem by Stocchi: P-B 5, no threat. Note that one......
A Pensioner Mention In My Paper Of A Dog That
jumped out of a train some time ago and eventually found its way home, a distance of thirty miles, reminds me of a much-petted old pony I know that was pensioned off. The pony,......
The Old Vicar 'the Ole Vicar Was A Fine Chap.
Been in the Army an' knew 'ow to 'andle 'imself. When'e come first I was up at the Vicarage doin' a job an' saw some cups 'e'd won. "Been a bit of a runner, Vicar?" I asked. "I......
Spectator Crossword No. 904
ACROSS 1 Labour reverse to American commerce needs coping (10). 6 'and the - by the wall Would be half-full of water and stars' (Stevenson) (4). 10 A bumper that should waken......
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