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{gubCnt6AUTHORITATIVT . INSTRUCTIVE . EI{TERTAII{INGVOL. I No. 6 JUNE t949A MILESTONE-l- Htr attainment of the sixth issue in the first year of a new monthlyI periodical is hardly a golden anniversary. Nevertheless, it is amilestone of some significance. In our' case it marks our arrival,safe and sound, at an important stage of the journey. Six issues outaccording to plan and-if we are to beiieve our severest critics-each oneas good as the last. That represents the sum total of achievement todate.'Looking back along the road we have travelled, I remember withgreat pleasure and satisfaction the meetings with so many good friendsand helpers. To all these good people I send grateful thanks from myvantage point on Milestone No. 1. Meeting them has made the effortseem well worth while.It has been particularly gratifying to frnd so many friends amongcat lovers overseas. In America particularly the interest shown hasbeen wide and sincere and it would give me special pleasure if an equalnumber of home readers could be persuaded to widen their interest asour American cousins have done.Any exchartge of news and ideas between countries cannot fail towork for the general good and advancement of our respective Fancies.Who knows, it might lead eventually to some lifting of the depressingregulations and orders which hedge us in Jo-day and make travel anythingbut a pleasure for humans and felines alike.EDITOR-?F_S.V.9 (Meceulcy l4o2)..oif.?,:A:"Tl"ottf i?* ,IT.'i*ttoi,t *'lsgr&iijtiiF;ihholi".jla*$an,Publicrtion datc ir thc 20th of thc month end cloring datc ir thc lert deypnccding.of tbc monthrhc- hmth of publicetion. .MSS. .and photographr rubmittcd .iti oitv ' u.' rciumcdrccomprnicd by fullv rtompcd rnd ?rddrcsred cnvclopcr. photogrephr .trouta picfcnilv-G of 1f,cjlo$y typc with rharp detailr,No responsibility ir takcn for.MSS. a-nd photographr during_-trrnrlgisrim or in our kccping, Irthe rbsencc of egrccmcnt,_copydght o{ all rrticlcs belongr to o-uR cATs u.3azini, ilio-f,"ti, tt"rigbt to rcproducc in rny form.Vicrr rnd opinionr exprcrcd in thc cditoriel prgd .r. not ncccrrily thorc hcld by thc Ed.itc.

Letes go to a ShowBrief details of the various Cat Shows fixed to take place duri4g theaplroaching L949 I 50 Season are given below for the information and guidance odour readers. We shall present more detailed information ftom time to time as itbecomes available. Make a point this time ol attending as many Shows as youcall. There is n.o better place at which to make friends and to. pick up usefulpoints about cats, their breeding and management.194926 luly Kensington Kittel and Neuter Cat Clubs (incorp.) ... London(See advert.)30 July Beeston Show ... Beeston. Notts25 August ... ... xSandy Show .,. Sandy, Beds27 August The Lancs and North Vestem Counties Cat Club ... Eccles. Lancs(See advert.)2 September ... ... Durham County Press ... ... Durham, Lancs21 September ... ... *Flets and Middlesex Cat Club ... ... Venue to be fixed2E September ... ... South Westen Counties Cat Club .,. ... Torquay12 October ,.. ... *Blue Persian Cat Club ... London1l October .., *Siamese Cat Club ... ... London27 Octobe ... ... *The Midland Counties Cat Club ... ... ... ... Birmingham5 November ... .., Scottish Cat Club .,. ,.. Glasgow10 November ... .., *Croydon Cat Club ... ... London6 December ... ... *National Cat Club ... ... London19509 January ... ... *Notts and Derby Cat Club .,. ... ... Venuetobefixed23 Jawary ... .". +Southem Counties Cat Club .,, ... ... London26 January The Lancs and North Vesten Counties Cat Club ... Manchester* Denotes Shows with Championship status,KENSINGTON KITTEN & NEUTERCAT CLUB (incorp.) SHOW' tokes place otPORCH ESTER HALLBAYSWATER, LONDON, W.2onTuesday, 26lh luly, 1949Popular ludges-G6nerous cla$illcation-Exc6llent catering-- Houcchold Pet SectionCat3 will b6 competlng tor-Neuter Certificates for the first time at this ShowAll informotion fromMRS. I. M. NEWTON, CRAB TREEHAMM COURT, WEYBRIDGE, SURREYAre you o Cat Lover?lF so, JotNTHE MIDTAND GOUNTIESGAT CLUBAnnual Subscription 5l-Entrance Fee 216Hon.Seqetorr: l4RS. O. M. LAMB..TWYLANOS,'' GRANGE HILL,HALESOWEN, Nr. BIRMINGHAMChampionship Show in BirminghamOctober 27ah, 1949Atl fancie's should reod55 THE CAT FANCY ''A monthlv t"'"1'"j"1"*;"0 Pedigree cats;lj'!lt".tO JUDGES' FULL REPORTS ON THE SHO\^/S BREEDERS' NEWSO THE FANCY OVERSEAS CLUB MEETINGS-AND ')REPORTS. STUD AND SALES ADVERTISEMENTS, 'ETC,, ETC.Single coples 7d. Post free. Yeorly Subscription 7s.Obtoinoble only fram . THE EDITOR (KlT WILSON).,THE LOFT" 18 SOUTH FND KENSINGTON W:8Cover photogroph js Mrs. E. L- Henn's Biack L.onghait Kitten by Ch. Deebonk Michael.L

Perhaps he had been on a mousehunt? Pushing his way on andup through 25 cwt. of coal, hecaused some of it to fall and blockhis only possible path of escape.The heavy folding doors at thetop through which the coaimanfilled the bunker were too muchfor any cat to move. Thebunker itself was solidly constructedof brick and any criesfor help from inside would mostcertainly have been muffled.Tinker, completely trapped, hadthe additional disadvantage ofbeing a cat with a soft voice.IIis owners thought they heardhim on one occasion but theymistook the direction of thesound.Crisis and the ManFive weeks went by and thenthe heavy doors of the bunkerwere opened, quite by chance.On the top of the coal lay Tinker,now a sickening apparition of acat and nothing more than askeleton held together by loosefolds of skin. But Tinker lived,though he had not the strengtheither to lift his head or tai].Tenderly he was laid on thefloor. He seemed so completelybeyond help that the two ladieswere too distressed and nonplussedto know what to do. Aveterinary surgeon gave directionsfor first aid treatment andpromised to call in the morning.Tinker could not possibly havelasted many hours. He neededimmediate help. Gathering hislast remaining strength he clawedhis way under a settee, and withhis metabolism so seriously disturbedwas overcome by convulsivemuscular spasms whichfrightened his owners still more.Then, once again, the crisisproduced the man. He arrivedin the person of Mr. FredCarman, of Purley, breeder ofthe Romany Blue Persians. Mr"and Mrs. Carman are genuine catlovers who keep their pets underideal conditions, and anyone wholoves cats may expect to receive awelcome at their home.A Miracle PerformedMr. Carman violently opposedthe idea of putting poor Tinkerto sleep. So he gently gatheredthe iittle skeleton, packed himup warm in a basket and borehim home.Being a stout-hearted manwith a commendable singleness ofmind when faced with a problemIike this, he decided that Tinkershould live if it was humanlypossible to save him. The difflcultiesmust have seemed insuperable.The little b"g ofbones gave no sign of life, theheart was undetectable, and thetbreathing apparently hadstopped. Only the dreadful convulsivespasms showed that lifewas not extinct.As important as the problem offood were warmth and the preventionof sores. Tinker wascarefully packed and covered to

conserve warmth. Droos ofsweetened milk were administeredbut the stomach could notretain them. Powdered milk wassubstituted and ,was retained.The torn pads were treated aslr-ell as an ugly abscess on thefront foot. Hourly the feedingcontinued in between the convulsionsfor a whole day.Little by little Mr. Carman'sdogged efforts began to show results.The intervals between theconvulsions grew longer andgraduaily the spasms ceased. Atiny morsel of fish was swallowedand retained. Only one relapseoccurred when Tinker's ownersvisited him and the excitementproved too much for him. Sovisitors were rigidly excluded fora while.Under this inspired course oftreatment, Tinker slowly regainedhis strength. His wounds healed,his coat regained the bloom ofhealth, and except for a slightunsteadiness apparent in his walkthere was no trace of his dreadfulordeai to be seen.And, as you read these lines"Tinker is back'home again, fitand well and proba"bly giving theflap of the coal bunker a verywide berth !Frogr,ass of a NoaieeBy GRACE PONDf T all started when I was aI small child. One Christmas^ morning ___ _ _____d-a small baskelappeared on the end of my bedwith all my presents. I cautiouslyopened the lid and then in a1l itsglory a tiny ball of blue fluff withdeep orange eyes emerged. Thehousehold had a new ruler fromthat moment ISmall as I was then, I did soyearn for Miss Fluff to have somebabies. But we lived in Londonand there were so many difficul-ties in the rvay. The years wentby, I grew up, married, and hadbabies of my orvn to look after,and so had no time to think aboutBlue kittens.The war came and brouehtabout the disappearance of outhouse in London. So rve foundan old house with woodlands inSussex, where we kept one quiteordinary but verv^ handsbmetabby tat, which iomeone hadgiven to the children. Unfortunately,he became ill and had to

e destroyed. We all missed himso much that I decided we reallyinust get another cat. There wasno welcoming mew in the morning.I even missed the smallmouse or large rat that he usedto deposit at my feet (usually atbreakfast time). I had to dosomething about it. Nqw wasmy chanCe. I would get-anotherMiss FIuff and breed some BluePersian kittens.Early DisappointmentsIt wasn't as easy as all that.It was war time and for variousreasons Blue Persian kittensseemed to be very rare creatures.After a number of enouiries andtelephone calls, a well-knownbreeder wrote to say she had akitten she had been keeping toshow, hoping that the war wouldsoon be over and that cat showswould begin again. Would Ilike hcr?So again one Christmas time abasket arrived and was openedby *y children. Dolly of Allingtonbegan her reign. She is oneof the sweetest natured cats Ihave ever known. At last, Ithought, there will be somekittens. But, due to the war dietor most probably my inexperience,Dolly's kittens never livedfor more than a day.I bought another cat, IdmistonTerina (known as Misty) andher kitten, Miss Fluff II. Dollyobjected most vigorously to thisinvasion and for some days therewere spittings and swearingseverv time thev met. After awhile, peace wis declared, and itwas most amusing to s'atch thethree cats go off rabbit huntingtogether.Came the time for mating, andI felt sure that Misty would producekittens. But her litter onlvlived two days and then MissFluff copied her mother. I beganto despair. I had read all theinstructions, kept strictly to diet,but still no kittens.I called on another breederand told her of my disappointments.Whilst there, I saw alittle male Blue Persian, andNeuburie Victor duly joined myhousehold.Victor showed sreat'interest inall his queens and'I just kept onhoping. Mrs. Brunton, the wellknownbreeder, called to see thecats, and prescribed a course ofVitamin E for them. All seemedto be going well. Came the day,or rather the night, and Doily ofAllington produced three beautifulkittens. The next night Mistyproduced five and the followingnight Fluff had three. I began tofeel that I should put up a boardoutside the house, " Cats MaternityHome " !Conceited FluflFluff's three didn't look tooh"ppy. I tried giving one toDolly, but after two or three daysFluff had only one left, whichbecame the apple of her eye. Ihave never seen such a conceitedcat as Fluff with her first kitten.To her, it was the kitten ofkittens. If I dared to look at theother kittens first, she would carryit out of the box for me to see.Too soon, they all grew up,developing characters of theirown, keeping us amused by theirantics, chasing each other's tails,catching sunbeams, pattingpaper, etc. But they had to go ;nine kittens were really too much.So thev deoarted to varioushomes, -and -are all still goingstrons. I had bred. some kittenst

The next year they had littersagain, this time all most successfully.It is Victor's habit to inspecteach litter. He sits- outsidethe door in'hile the kittens arebeing born, and then walks inand gazes into the boxes, makinglittle noises all the time. Th;queens sit and preen themselvesand talk back to him in softcrooning tones. He approves soobviously of their kittens. Oncea lveek he sits outside the maternityward, and when I go in heinsists on coming in and makinghis inspection, and then doesn'trvorry for another week.Last year, after much trepidation,I decided to show one ofthe kittens. Came the morningof the show. I popped my litt)escrap into the car and off we went,he protesting al1 the way. I expectedthat I-a beginner daringto put such a kitten in with somany champions-r,vould , be farfrom welcome, but it was exactlythe opposite All the breeders,many of whom I kneu' only asnames 'uniler cat articles, werernnst helnfrrl nrrliinp themselves'--"-''"'^t'--out to give me innumerable hintse nd qrr qoeqfinncWhen judging time cameround, I hastily departed, feelrngmuch too nervous to rvatch.After lunch, I returned to thehall, slinking past the rows ofpens of feiine bearrties, hasteningto comfort mV poor little scrap.But he didn't heed comfortine,for there he sat with variouscoloured cards tucked into thebars of his pen. He was a prizewinnerand well he knew it !There he sat, thoroughly enjoyinghis newly won adulation.We departed for home, all wellpleased with ourselves. Theprizewinner wasn't quite sopleased when we reached home.I washed out his mouth. combedhim, gave him a wee drop ofrvhisky, some warm milk, tuckedhim up, and left him in splendidisolation for a few days. Sincethen I have shown several otherkittens successfully, but therestili seems so much more to belearned about breeding and exhibiting.When visitors come and lookat the kittens, the remark is sometimesmade that breedins is amoney-making business. -I givethem a freeztns look and utter amosl emphaticY' No." They arenot of mv kind. I tell them ofthe initial cost of the cats, thevet.'s bills, the pounds of fishand horsemeat bought each week,the disappointments when thekiltcns die, the hours I spend ingrooming and brushing. -Thev reply, " Then why onearth do you keep so manvcats? " I try to explain, aspatiently as possible, tfrat I likebreeding kittens, that to me themost amusing sight in the worldis that of five or six kittens in acrazy mood, that I enjoy theircompany, that I am not out tomake money, that I JUST LIKECATS !lf you want good portraits of your Catsfor Press illustrations, etc., go toFALL, Photog rapher22 Bakcr Strcet, London, W.l Welbcck lflA

WEO'S WEO rtmong the BreedersMISS KATHLEEN YORKElITH interest expandingso widely in the felineworld it is a naturalsequence that the thirsters afterknowledge become more numerousand active in their search forhelp and guidance in mattersaffecting cat care and management.The majority, thankgoodness, are content to plan forprogress step by step and theirdemands are within the boundsof sweet reasonableness andcommon sense. A few seem intenton getting there before theyarrive, completely oblivious tothe fact that in cat breeding andshowing, as in most other under-.takings, it is wise to make hasteslowly.Miss Kathleen Yorke with DiamondLil, Blue Persian belonging to Mr.Cecil Hallam, the photographer.Now and again we are confrontedwith posers that are bewilderingin their comprehensiveness.Only a panel of expertsand recourse to a well-stockedlibrary could possibly dispose ofthe enquirers to their satisfaction !Occasionally the problem is suchthat it can be dissected and thepieces passed on to our expertfriends for-as they say downWhitehali way-" your kindattention, please. "To all beginners and noviceswe can offer no better advicethan that they should read andre-read the contributions madeunder this heading by our leadingFanciers. Here those bestqualified to speak present thefascinating stories of their careersand with commendable willingnessand frankness pass on muchthat is useful to those who areanxious to follow in their stePs.This month's contributor, forexample, is a lady with an outstandingrecord as breeder, exhibitorand judge, and during theperiod between the tlvo wars sheowned with Capt. St. Barbe thefamous Culloden CatterY, whichfor many years ranked high inthe estimation of Fanciers allover the world. Stock with theCulloden prefix carried with it aguarantee of type, condition and

coiour, particularly colour, andrvith its ascendancy the name ofl,liss Kathleen Yorke becameincreasingly prominent in theaffairs of the Fancy. To-day,she remains one of its most experiencedand enthusiastic membersand her services as judgeand authority are frequently indemand from show promotershere and overseas, where she hasmany friends.But I could never seem to findanything about them-at leastnot until the d.ay after, whenpictures appeared in the newspapersI As a matter oI fact,even to-day it is difficult formany interested people to findout about shows unless they knowsomeone connected with or inter-Miss Yorke begins her storyfor Oun Cars with a direct butsignificant observation: " I can'tremember the time," she says," when I didn't have one or morecats around me."She continues: During the firstWorld War I had two Blue Persianneuters who were the best offriends with an Airedale and aCollie. Wherever I went theyfollowed and the four good companionsnever fa-iled to create interestand amusement. One ofthe neuters I had bought fromSelfridge's and the other camefrom Miss Frances Simpson,although at the time I had noidea of her great fame in the catworld and did not discover ituntil many years later.Although these neuters wereperfect in my eyes, they lackedthe type we now know. Theyhad glorious copper eyes, coatsof softest texture, pale, even andabsolutely sound. This soundnessis lacking to-day. Thecolour of my cats delighted me,and many years later I thoughtI would like to see a cat show.L-LANTARNAM JUMBO BOY, MissYorke's prize-winning Black, who wassired _by _Ch. Hillingdon Jackdaw.lrreeder was Mrs. Putman.ested in exhibiting. I am oftentold after a show is over, " Ifonly I had seen something aboutit, I should have liked to havebeen there."Our present-day show managersare excellent and go to alot of trouble to get all the publicitythey can. But a lot moreis needed in this direction. Ifonly we could interest the pressmore. Tlvo shows given a goodspace in the newspapers beforethe events were full to overflowing.Reverting to the question ofcolour in our Blues to-day, it is

one that requires very carefulattention. We have so manylovely cats that excel in all otherrespects but are either shaded onflanks, stomach, .under tail, earflaps or frill. This shading spoilsthe look of a good cat and involvesthe loss of points at ashow.Enter BarbaraAt t'li,g first Championship showI attended, I was greatlyattracted'to a very sound, pale,even BIue kitten which I discoveredbelonged to and was bredby Miss Evelyn Langston. Herllame was I isbia of Allington andshe was really lovely. I spoke toMiss Langston and asked if Imight be allowed to buy Lisbia,but she wouldn't sell. She waskind enough, however, to promisethat she wouid again mate thedam Ch. Marise of Allington toMilord of Mendip. From thismating I was able to buy Barbaraof Culloden, and when she wasshown at Madresfield SummerShow she won first in her class.also Best Kitten in Show. Thisshe did on her wonderful coatand general all-round quality.Mr. Ambrose rvas the judge.Thus I established for the CullodenCattery a colour standardthat was never lost. When CaptainSt. Barbe showed a litter ofBarbara's at Newbury, it arousedexceptional interest. There weresix kittens, each one as level andpale as the next. One of the litterwas Anthea of Culloden and shenever varied her shade of palestblue. As an adult when shetook her first Championship andfive firsts, she was Best LonghairFemale in Show and she alsocarried off the special forsoundest Blue female. Anthea'swin gave the greatest pleasureand showed me I was continuingwith the lovely sound colouringof her anceitors and breedine onthe right lines.Barbara was the dam andgranddam of many winners besidesAnthea-Mervyn, Desire,Memory, Cynthia, Souriya, andothers. The last named, by Sono'Flick, that grand stud, was theloveliest and best loved of all theCulloden cats. Cynthia was herdam and she and Son o' Flicklvere the perfect match for colour.Vinning BlacksBlacks became my secondfancy and from Mr. McClure Ibought those well-known catsCh. Hillingdon Jackdaw, Ch.Hillingdon Hebe and Ch. HillingdonBlack Star. Jackdawwas surely one of the finest Blackstuds of his time and his childrenused to be lined up at the showswith persistent success. He wonmany championships and hadthe endearing quaiities of gentlenessand patience with his queens.Black Star lvas quite different intemperament, jealous of othercats and sometimes a handful atshows. Star had the deepestlarge round copper eyes. Herdaughter Nani, by Blessing of10

Culioden, u'as a lovely edition ofher mother and she had a sweeternature. On one occasion shetook Frnt and Championshipor-er Siar and the next time Starhrai \ani, whose promisingca:::: \\as stopped by the nar.S:- ;s ;till as lovelv as cver andilles ivith Mrs. X{oore, heriresent owner.There have been many well-knou'ncets at the Culloden Cattery, amongrhem Ch. Laughton l2u1sl-s1qsl-Iing in flov'ing even coat-Ch. AnneGoodcat, Ch. Hestia, two lovelyTorties, I.aughton Playboy and hisson, S*'eetaboy (Creams). Sweetaboyis still going strong at ten years oldsiring winning kittens, one of which,Woburn Pansy, bred by X{iss Page,and owned .by Mrs. Speirs, was BestKitten in Shorv at the National in1 948.Mrs. Yeend once entrusted theq'onderful Blue, Ch. X{ischie{ ofBredon, to my care. I was veryproud to have him. What a marvellousstud he was ! He handed onhis grand type and his name is to beseen in the pedigrees of most Bluesto-day. He hated a queen to hit out.Another guest I enjoyed having u'asflrs. Stevenson's famous Cream .trr,lCh. Bufi of Handley.One of the best purchases I evermade was the White male Ch. CasinoLuck, rvhom I bought in 1938 fromthat great enthusiast the late Mrs.Grace Cox-Ife. Luck rvas like a fairyprinc.e to everyone at the CullodenCattery and all the queens-Blues.Blacks, Blue-Creams, Creams andTorties-thought him a marvel.When I shorved him at Croydon heappeared so vouthful that Mr.Western came up to me with thenews that he had seen a very beauti{u1son of Luck's, IIe u'as amazed,to discover that he had been lookingat Luck himself, then 7 years o1dbut looking 6ve years youngerl1lCHAMPION CASINO LUCKThat day Luck rvas unanimouslyarr:rrded Best trxhibit in Shou, andI{r. and NIrs. Cox-Ife, Captain St.Barbe, Nhne. Gibbon (rvho rvas stayingwith me and helped with his preparationfor the show) and myselfs.ere highly delighted rvith . his su.ccess.It was indeed a red-letter davfor Luck, n'ho had the ideal temperament{or public appearance andthoroughly enjoved all his shou, outrngs.Although I find it easier to generaliseabout cats than to talk aboutone particular breed, I must confesskeeping many difierent breeds-after Chinchillas are my favourites.-that Thel' are so human and understand-

CT o/) oJ@ JA regular news! Jeaturewith a selection of the bestitems from ho.e ond overseas./'--\ OIIIIENDED bv the Old Street\- magistrate, nlr] Leslie NIarks,ror a smart plece of work when:.e \1'as off duty in Westminster-P.C. Wisker.-{ny reader who wants to spend aninteresting day out amid loriely surroundingsshould make a note of25th August, the date fixed for thisr-ear'_s.Sandy Show. Sandy is in Bed-Jordshire and the Shou' is'held in thePark of Sandye Ptace, some 10*acres. In addition to a Championlship Cat Show, there are about i,000ciasses devoted to other thingsdeadstock,floral exhibits, d"ogs,rabbits, cage birds, bantaris,plgeons, agricultural implements,trade stands, etc. The judges forthe cat section will be Mis. -L. K.Sayers-Siamese ; Mrs. J. Thompsonand \Vhites, R1ds, Creims,-Blacks Torties and Tabbies ; Mrs. D. Brice-\\'ebb-Blue adults; Mr. CvrilYeates-Shorthairs ; Mr. J. H. 'A.]Iartin---Chinchillas and Blue kittens.Sandy }as -re-established its pre-warreputarion- Ior being one oI thi .finestone-day shou.s in the cotrntry.According to a ..Daily Herald ,report, Dr. Lester R.' Aronson,chairman and associate curator of theDepartment of Animal Behaviour atthe American Nluseum of NaturalHistory, is conducting a series of experlmentsto determine the socialbehaviour o{ male cats. These ex_penments involve the recording ofnoises and reactions made by the"catsas they.are brought face 1o'face witheacn other.. A. P,urlry (Surrey) c.rr"sponJ"ntrn. I ne* Sunday Express ,, write5 ;nlany D_e\.on people believe tha tcats born rn May won,t catch rals ormlce- and..this superstition survivesln hampshire and in villages of the50utn Uowns. In Staflordshire'is..atherrsaying.that boys born in )lavwrll be cruel to animals, and I havemet an offshoot of this belief in someparts of the west o{ Ireland.',I have. had the item o{ nervs fromAmer:ica that NIr. Brian Stirline-Webb, hon. treasurer of our SiameieCat Club, is scheduled to judge theSiamese_Specialty Show to be itagedby the Empire Cat Club of New y6rkon 8th and 9th December.A.-.al living at Tydd^St. Giles, in( amDndgeshlre, is reported to haveclimbed to inspect a hawks, nest atthe top ol a [0 ft. tree. Jnsjde thenest he found three tortoiseshellkittens.Mrs. Ann Y. Satterthwaite isdoing. good work for the Fancy inHonolulu, u'here she conducts i catcolumn in a local nervspaper underthe title of " popoki patter.,,fo.poki is the Hau.aiian rvord. for cat,being.the nearest the natives get top.rono-uncing ' ' poor pussy,,, -*trictrtney heard the missionaries say totheir cats. There are several'com_mercial catteries out there and a,second successful shou, has recentlybeen staged.The 1949/50 Shorv Season will beopened rvith the Kensington Kittenand,Neuter .Cat Clubs tincorp.) Showrn, the Porch-ester lJall, Bayiwater,\v.2. on 20rh Julv. An inierestinsleature rvill be a Household pet secltl,'ll o,r.ssnised hy IIiss D. Culverwell,l:,: \\ cstmtnSter Palace GardenS,S.\\- l. lliss C._ Manley has leen lnlvlreo lo Judge thc entri.s in this sec_tion uhich,, it is hoped, will be wellsupporled hv ordinarv pct owners.tt ls somettmes rlell to rememberthat the differences betrveen breedand breed are suoerficial u"a--umatter for individual prelerence.X,Iany, potential Champion'ship r"i;-ners nave ascended the ladder offame via the Household pets classes,.. J\[r. Jones (displaying the cat.s firstIrtler 1o his neighboui; : Thcre they,tD

are, three line fellor'vs. We've decidedto call them Winston, Anthonyand Woolton. Neighbour Smith:T rhnrroht rrnrliolrl mc e fcrv rlerrsa8o that they rvere Labour kittens?fr- r^-6- . v^- +L^+'- riqht hrr+they've got their eyes open no* !Cat marooned for three days on agasometer at Hastings u'as rescuedafter a chase round a, " cat-walk."l\irs. Neville Langion, a Sussexlady and her late husband tvereamateur Egyptologists of repute andthey have been responsible for aunique collection of some 400 catfigures ranging in periods over nearlyfiIty centuries. Ilost of the figuresare Egyptian cats sacred to thegoddess Bqst and some are fashionedin materials varying from lapiz andcrystal to bronze, agate, facienceand glass. The mosr impressive arereported to be images o{ Bast herself.Other countries are representedin the coilection, which isrcknorvledoed hrr +he BritishMuseum s Egyptian Department asthe oniy one of its kind knor,vn tothem." Tibs " Cat Book, that excellentsixpennyrvorth of useful and interestinginformation, has passed throughthree editions and is now availablein a new 48-page edition. It is thesort of book you should get and keepin a handy place. The-Ieatures ariwell presented and arranged andthere ls much commonsensd adviceon sickness and ailments. The bookis ofieied to cat lovers as " A reliableguide to the proper care and {eedingof cats and their treatment duringillness, including notes on the historyand evolution of cats through theages." See the Tibs advertisementelservhere in this issue for detaiis ofthe address of Bob Martin Ltd.,should you decide to order this littlebook for yourself or your friends. Itwill also be obtainable from chemistsfrorn 1st July onwards.V r Cvril Yeates nr:esided o\-era,bout 40 members at the annualgeneral meeiing oI the KensingtonKitten and Neuter Cat Club (incorp.).The rcport presenied by thehon. Secretaries, nliss Kit Wilsonand Mrs. J. I'I. Ner,vton, showed thatthe 1948 Shorv lr'as a success and theClub has funds in hand. Judges appoint"dto ofFciate at the lorlhcomingJoly show are IIrs. Sampson-a11Lunghair kittens e-\cept Blues,Blacks and Whites, which will bejudged by lliss CarnpLell Fraser :Miss Beckett-Shorthair kittens ;NIrs. Blo{eld-Siamese ; }Ir. CyrilYeates*Neuters. ]Irs. Axon retiredfrom the Committee . and the twovacancies were fi1led by Mrs. Priceand Mrs. Speirs.When a colour.splashcd pictureentitled " Figure of Eight. Skegness,"rvas hung in the public libraryat I oughborough, Leicestershire, it -rvas hailed by some critics as a finespecimen of modernism in colour"One critic even wrote of it as being" rvell uorth examination in thc Iishtof the JIunning, .ot,rou"i.t';; '"ttsubsequently transpired that the"find " was the uork o[ a 6-yearoldboy. Iittte Tommy Warbis,wlose pet cat aided him in his " picture.'Tommy's father, a commercialartist who submitted the daub asa joke, explained that Tommy justsplashed colour all over a piece ofrvhite paper and then even let the cathave a, share in the picture by walkingall oter it and finally sittingdorvn in the mrddle of it before thenainf hed dried So much formodern art !Exhibits at the Chester Show earlvthis month uere small in nunrber huiquality rvas good. l4rs. Bridgford'sRed Tabby Shorthair Rivoli Robinu'as Best Exhibit in Show and Mrs.Wridgrvay's Saleu'heel Blue rvas BestSiamese. The Cream ma,le, MerebrookMa.jor, belonging to Mrs.Kirkus, was Best Longhair. llissKathleen Yorke, who judged, reportsthat the neuter class l'as full ofquality and entries far better shownand groomed than the other Longhaircats. The lvinner rvas N{rs.Kirkus's lovely Blue Cream CarolinePsyche, a true Blue Cream and not aBlue-Tortie as so many are to-day.Show Manager and hon. Secretarylvas Miss M. Le Gallais. Mrcrrv.IMPERTALSEAT.POINTED SIAMESERenowned for.'Svelte Type; Sweet Temperament ;Close, Short Coat; EnchantingSapphire Eyes.MRS. FRED l. WILSON,376 WILLIAM STREET, EAST ORANGE,NEW IERSEY, U.S.A.

^hEels"e sp,Wwwt Bffiqpd;&e,@trsThe review in our Marcla issue of Miss Frances pitt's enthralling work," Friends in Fur and Featherr" was so enthusiastically received thatrt'e have had to bow to demands for an enco,re. Further extracts andpictures appear by kind permission of the pullishers, country Life Ltd.A LL cats, asserts Miss pitt, areAmotherll' creatures. Thev^ 'rend their kitrens u.irh fonde,tc!--ncern and are easily persuaded toadopt strange foundlings. But theyneler give their full allegiance tomankind, reserving the right to r.valkbv themselves when they feel soinclined.Her Granny Cat, a Shorthairedtabby and white personage, had un_usual instincts in this direction. Sheadopted and brought up a smallfarmvard rat na.med SamuelWhiskers and the story of this quaintassociation is something to read andmarvel at. After Samuel had met anuntimely end through, it wasthought, a fight rvith an intruderrat, Granny took on the job ofmothering some tiny rabbits, whichrvas all the more remarkable becauseshe rvas a great hunter and lovednothing better than a. nice plumpvoung rabbit. Indeed, she o{tenbrought one home after a night o{hunting in the near-by u,oods as anoffering to Samuel Whiskers ! Akitten rvould have accepted the foodgift gladly, so I'hy not her belovedrat ?Truant RabbitsYet, despite Granny.s poachingprociivities, NIiss Pitt had no troublein getting her to adopt some babyrabhits, trro of rrhich uere insinu_ated amongst Granny,s ou.n litter.A picture of the family groqpappears on page 17. The rabbitsacc"pr ed the cals ancl Granny,though often u'orried by their anticstoand activity, bestorved on themevery care. The rabbits uould tanaboul and venture too Ia.r aivay.Granny would race a.f ter the runalvay,capture it and carry it backto the basket. A kitten, when carriedb5r its mother, knows betterthan to struggie and just hangslimply. But the litt1e rabbits rvouldprotest vigorously.Horrible TngedyHere is \,Iiss Pitt's prologue to thestory: " The kittens and the rabbitsplayed prettily together, but it u,asrather the kittens that played thanthe young rabbits. Hou.ever, I didnot anticipate trouble for the bunnieswere quick and 1ive1y and seemedwell abie to take care of themselves.Yet trouble did come, horribletragedy, Jor which the o1d cat was inno \yay responsible. I ought to haverealised that there u'as danger in therough ganubols of the mischievouskittens; I ought also to have rememberedthat it takes very 1iftle topull the trigger of instinct in theyoung predatory mammal. \\rhen Icame dorvn one morning there u,asoniv a bit of fur left ! ,Anotherquaint stcry of a cat,smothering instilct concerns peggy,u.ho brought up Felix Squirrel rvithher kitten Toby. peggy was akindiy, black-and-u.hite cdt and hernatural olTspring r,vas a Jat roly polyblue kitten. Felix was quicksilver!The three of them are also picturedon page 17. They rvere sent to l,IissPitt by an agitated ol,ner r,,ho wasalarmed that the young squirrel

would come to a sad end under theclaws of neighbours' cats.Peggy was the perfect mother toFelix-it was eventually discoveredthat the squirrel was a she-and notonly fed and cleaned her but wasready to defend her to her lastbreath. On one occasion she 'll'asnursing Felix and To;by in a box inthe corner of a shed when an enquiringpuppy snified under the closeddoor. Peggy heard the snifi andwith eyes glaring and {ur on end, sherushed to the door.The door was not a close fit andthere u'as suffrcient space at thebottom for the puppy to push itsnose through. There was also roomfor Peggy's paw ! The anguishedhowl of pain and injured innocencethat follog'ed had to be heard to bebelieved.The outcry scared the squirrelinto vioient action. She raced andhopped round the shed to such adegree that Peggy was completelvalarmed at the queer behaviour ofher athletic ofispring. The more sheran after Felix the faster the squirrelrace,C and hopped, until finally peacewas restored by Miss Pitt.The 200 pages of the book arepacked with absorbing incidents andanecdotes o{ a similar kind. It isgrand value at 12s. 6d. to any animallover.-@.V/FIEN A CAT IS HEALTHY-It is lively and alert, takingnotice of everything that is goingon around it.It enjoys its food and itsbreath is sweet smelling. Itsteeth are white and its tongueunfurred.Its tongue and gums arepinkish and the nose is cool andmoist.Its eyes are wideawake, freefrom any discharge or redness.Its coat is glossy and smoothand the skin is clean and elasticto the touch.Its temperature is 101 / 102 degreesand the rate of resPiration20 to 30 per minute.It will purr when petted andrub the side of its face againstany hard object that is handy.It will spend a lot of time in,cleaning up and washing itself.I AM THE CATI am the Cat,Elfin sprite of the playway,lmpish angel of the hearth,Sleeping shadorv in inglenook glow,Dancing dervish with winds in thegarden.I am the Cat,trree-hnrn and aclrino onlrr fo hcmyself ,Independent, yet wistfully desiringr u ur(uu llyscu -rith humanvearnlng.By Guy Bogarl, well-hnounCal'ifornian poel and cat loaer.CATS IN PROVERBSA bleet (timid) cat makes a proudmnrrce /Scnilich\The cat would eat fish but ir lothto wet her feet (Chaucer).Wanton kittens make douce(sedate) cats (Old English).A eaf in glove< rvill never catchmnrrco i/T+a'lian\A halfpenny cat may look to theL'in o t/Snnr+ich\16

Miss Pitt's -Grarury cat was the perfect foster mother ro thcse babv rabbitsdespite the fact that she was a greai poacher and loved uothing better for dinnerthan a nice plump rabbit !Peggy with Toby her kiten and Felix Squirrel, whom she mothered with greatdevotion and care,Photogtaphs b| petmission of CoiDtrv Life Lrd

Kemtlel,\errspapersHAZELDENE AMBER, handsome Tortoiseshell female belonging to Mrs.Brittlebank, of Manchester.Perky Manx kittensManx) *'ere bred by by Sedgemere Cecil (White Manx) ex Onvx (BlackMrs. Ft. M. Bentley, of West London. who'has raisedman; fine litters of this variety.

. -1.. ,A lovely study o{ two Blue Longhair Kittens bred by Mr. and Mrs. D. HHarrington-Harvard.TRELYSTAN GARNETSON,Miss Cathcart, hon. SecretaryPdigrton Nr4rsprize-winning Brown Tabby male owned byof the South Western Counties Cat Club"

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Care & Managernent by P. M. SODERIIEIIGVice - Chairman of the Governingff ":l :i,"\,fii,"'"ul ?i"o.n."tDiffi,ealt QaeerosF breeding pedigree cats wereffas easy as falling off a log,- kittens would be nine a penny.Fortunately breeding is not aseasy as all that ; in fact, most ofus find it more than a little difficult.Speaking quite personally, Ihave found it most difficult toobtain kittens during the pasttwo seasons, and I cannot blamethe unnatural conditions underwhich pedigree cats are supposedto be kept, because mine havealmost unlimited freedom in opencountry.I have certainly reached oneconclusion. It is that far moreoften than not it is the queen whois at fault. Whether or not I ammyself responsible for thesefailures I cannot say, but I havestarted off this year with a minorrevolution.One queen I purchased as akitten because I was anxious toobtain a female whose motherhad been a good breeder. Thisparticular mother had producedforty-two kittens in eight littersand had reared thirty-nine ofthem to eight lveeks. The studwas well known as a successfulsire. Here, so it seemed, washopeful material. It was, however,a false hope, for it was onlyafter four visits to the stud that21the queen,' now eighteen monthsold, was found to be in kitten.Eventually she produced a litterof four, but all were dead.It was then that I decided tokeep my own stud. With otherpeople's cats he was eminentlysuccessful, but there was no resultwhen he was mated to this par_ticular queen. As a last resortthey were left to live together,but even this arrangement failed.This year I decided that assoon as the queen called sheshould be allowed to run wild.As a result she is obviously inkitten. Why things shouid workout this way your ,guess is asgood as mine.Novice Fanciers often write toask if I will take their queen tomy stud, and in the course of theletter some of them say that shehas already been to two or threeother studs. I always refuse andthat for two reasons. In the firstplace, I only keep a stud for myown queens and those of a fewfriends, but also because I amconvinced that they are wastingtheir money and my time. NowI am advising all who put thisproblem to me that I should letthe queen have a mongrel litter.In fact, I am almost prepared tosay that it would be a good planto allow queens of the notoriously

dfficult breeds always to havetheir first litters bearing the barsinister on their shields.The trouble is that some of usbreeders are far too self-opiirionatedand much too slow to.learnfrom experience. I must pleadguilty myself, for I had in myown experience a case whichshould have pointed the way.First LittersSome years ago the late Mrs.Edgar presented me with a verybeautiful Chinchilla queen. Foryears attempts had been made toget this queen in kitten, but theefiort had been in vain. Whenshe was four the lady decided totake a hand in her own affairsand escaped when she was inseason. In due course she producedfive sturdy kittens and shecame to me with the last of herfamily to keep her company.This queen was never a goodbreeder although she had threeIitters while she was here. Oneof her sons became Ch. FoxburrowTilliwilli, who was the firstpost-war Chinchilla champion.The old lady herself-she mtrstbe twelve this year-is Ch.Langherne Winsome and is nowowned by Miss Steer. I oftenwonder what the story wouldhave been if Winnie had escapedlr'hen she was a yodng queen.Another long-held belief I havealso discarded, but I must confessthat I do not feel too h"ppyabout it at the moment. Longheldbeliefs have a habit of dyinghard.Most breeders, I think, areconvinced that a longhaired catshould not have her first litteruntil she is at least a.year, and,if possible, she should not bemated until she has reachedtwelve months. On the whole, Ithink the theory is sound, becausea queen is far from, being fuliygrown even at a year. Yet, onthe other hand, we must be preparedto modify our practice tosuit the individual cat.Early CallersA queen I had a number ofyears ago started to call when shewas very young. I held her backmore times than I care to rememberand finally had her mated atten months. She was a goodbreeder in the sense that she waseasy to get in kitten, but shewas most difficult when the timecame to produce her family, andmore than once the vet. had to becalled in to deliver the kittens.Quite early on, too, this queendeveioped a form of sexhysteria which became worse asshe grew older. I am quite preparedto admit that the fault mayhave been mine in holding herback so long.Just to put me to the test, as itwere, a young Blue queen of minehas started on a similar story.She calied for the third time whenshe was seven-and-a-half months'old. This may be the same storywith a difference, however.Helga is a charming littlecreature, but she had me worried,so I discussed the matter with a22

number of breeders in whom Ihar-e the utmost confidence. Unfortuately,that did not help verymuch, as opinions as to whethershe should be mated or held backrvere equally divided.Thus I had to make my owndecision. Yes, she is in kittenand she is only eight months old !Whether I have acted u,isely Ishall know later.One hears so often of queensthat rvill not breed or who, if theydo, produce a litter which theyare quite unable to rear. Thusnew methods must be tried.Failures there will be, of course,but we can only make progressin this fascinating hobby of catbreeding by realising the difficultiesand by being prepared toadventure even against the teachingof the text-books.The arvard of Best Cat and BestSiamese in Shori' rvent to MomchaoPhaun, bred by the King of Siam andou'ned by ,X{rs. Beldyshe Walton, o{Grahamstou'n. Best Opposite Sexrvas Yasmin of Brakkekloo{, a nicequeen bred and owned by NIrs. Vogts,of Fish Hoek. Grey Knight, a Mlnxorvned by the Rev. J. Forvler, M.A.,carried off the prize for Best Shorthair(not Siamese). Best Kitten wasthe Siamese John Sebastian periwinkleo{ Brakkekloof, bred by Mrs.Vogts and owned by Miss F. pocock.PROGRESS IN SOUTH AFRICAThe Fancy in South Africa ismaking steady progress a.nd newsjust received of the second MatchShow of the Western Province CatClub would seem to be yet anotherindication of the growing interest andincreasing liveliness in that part ofthe country. The Show was held inApril at one of the old historic Capehouses, Newlands House, by courteryof the owners, Judge ind Mrs.Newton-Thompson. The occasionwas graced by the presence of Mrs.MoCarthy, wife of the C.-in-C. SouthAtlantic Fleet, who is one of thepatrons of the Club.Siamese dominated the entries tothe extent of 31 out of a total of 54exhibits. The rest of the cats onshorv were mainly household pets.There were a few neutered periiansbut hardly any Shorthairs.28A South Aftican winner-Miss F.Pocock's Siamese kitten, JohnSebastian Periwinkle of Braikekioof.fn the neuter class, the winner wasArcher Blue Chang, owned by Mrs.F. H. Wood, Newlands, and bred inEngland by NIrs. Hunt. AnotherEnglish-ibred cat-Mrs. Mclennan,sAbbots Rayso Ching-was shown byMrs. \\'ood in this class and wairunner-up to her winning entry.The South African Cat Union. ofwhich N{iss F. Pocock is the energeticand enthusiastic Chairman, is bring_ing out a quarterly bulletin. AnothJritem of inleresting news is that atrophy for the best Siamese in showhas_been donated Lry trady Ermyntrudeof Kiatvre.

Presented by JOAN THOMPSON6 EGULARLY every mo'nth,F( M"t. Joan Thompson-- Lpoptrlar and active figure intlre Cat Fancy for many years,breeder and Intetnational judgewilltutn the pa,gss of her diary torcveal the most interesting entriesconcesling pef,sonaliti-es, bothluunan and feline.lst M"y. Miss Cathcart, hon.Senrcf a ru n{ f hc Qnr rth WesternCounties Cat Club, informs me thatthe first post-war show will be heldat Torquay on 28th September, andif it is well supported it is hoped torevert to a Championship Show nextyear.Trelystan Garnetson, her BrownTabby male, is a son of her famousmale Champion Trelystan Garnet,who died in 1944 after winning 23Challenge Certificates, and had thedistinction of heing best LonghairCat in Show at Gloucester, 1936.Garnetson (s'hose photograph appearselseu'here in this issue) hasbeen exhibited once at the NationalCat Club Ch. Show, 1947, rvhere hewas first in his open class. He isalready siring winners, notably Trelysta.nAmethyst, winner of theChallenge Certificate at the S.C.C.C.Ch. Shorv in January.5th May. J4rs. Briltlehank's Tortoiseshell,Hazeldene Amber, by Mrs.Culley's Bennaven Chieftain, a winningkitten at last season's shows,has visited Mrs. Budd's Cream maleTornado of Takeley. Her ambitionis to breed a champion Tortoiseshelland she expresses regret that there24are so few Red-and-Black Longhairstuds in the X,lidlands. Amber (alsopictured elseuhere) is her only queenand a great pet, so she much appreciatedNIrs. Budd's kindness andattention to her.13th May. To-day saw the startof-for me-a great adventure. Imet Miss Royd-Smith and flew withher from Lleath Row to Paris. Wetook with us a Cream male kitten(Rollo of Sunfield), bred by MissGabb, of Godalming. Delighted tohave Mme. Bridgett, President of theCat Club de Paris, meet us at LeBourget, where rve were lvhisked ofito the home of X{me. Sarrazin, whowas my hostess during the rveek-end.A merry supper party followed andwe were later joined by Mr. Sarrazin.The kitten travelled splendidly andI am convinced that the best way toend a cat abroad is by air. The low,steady hum of a plane is much betterthan the bumps and noise likely tobe encountered on trains and ships,and, of course, air transit has the bigadvantage of being direct and fast.Mme- Sarrazin owns only twoqueens, Netheredge Snou. Storm, avery nice White Longhair bred inEngland by Mrs. Saunders, and aRlue. Both are good brood queensand devoted mothers, as cats usuallyare when they have happy homes.Snow Storm's litter was interestingas she has a pedigree Blue sire and apedigree White mother, and all herimmediate ancestors are these twocolours plus a Cream grandsire, Ch.Sherry ol Hanley. The litter of fourwere t$'o White Longhairs, one Blue

Longhair and a Brown Tabby withglorious eyes for size and colour.The last named is now owned byMme. Sigwalt and one of the Whitekittens by Mme. Gibbon.14th May. Up with the lark andofi to judge ali the Shorthair catsand kittens and some of the Longhairsat the Cat Club de paris Show,held in the Salons Jean Goujon. Thelast time I x'as in Paris I u,as actingas steward for Miss Evelyn Langstonin January, 1938. On that occasionI so greatly admired the rows ofgleaming pens-they may have beenmade in aluminium-and I was sorryto learn that the Club had lost themto the Germans during the occupationof Paris. Mme. Bridgett judged theBlue adults arid kittens, White adults,Chinchilla and Cream {emaies andseveral side classes.Altogether there were 160 exhibits,an excellent entry for the time of theyear. I had some really lovely catsin my classes and a worthy Best Ex_hibit in Show r.vas a giorious Blue-Cream excelling in head and type,Mlle. Bonnardot's Vivette de Mont_azah. I particularly admired theintermingling of the two colours onher paws, hind legs and head, face,chin and ears. These are usually thespots 'where one finds a few patchesof blue or cream. I subsequentlyfound that the challenge certificateI au.ardefl her was her third andfinal, the others being awarded byNliss Yorke last winter and Mme.Bridgett.Best Male in Show was . Mme.Remande's tovely Chinchilla, Fleuryof Allington (bred in England by MissLangston), u'ho at eleven months hasachieved the exceptional honour ofu,inning trvo challenge certificates.In M]le. Scrive's female Vioiaine Ihandled the best Russian Blue I haveseen sinc.e the lvar. lfer coat conformedto our standard for thisvariety, rvhich states: ,'Coat, short,close and lustrous and of a sealskinliketexture. " She was lithe andgraceful and her paws slender andneat. lovely green eyes and typicalhead completed the picture. Asprinkling of white hairs on chest andtummy rvere her only blemish.Another love1y Shorthair I handledwas a beautifully marked SilverTabby, Ch. Chichat Dacheux, belong-Mr. Andt6 Formont's TALISMAN OF KNOTT HALL, bredby Mr. Felix Tomlinson. (See Diary entry on page 27.)

INT. CHAMPION IDMISTON CHAMPAGNEing to llme. Desbrieref de Laveieye.His broad hearl, lovely large greeileyes made him an attractive exhibit.Best Blue British type Shorthair rvasN[r, Marolle's {ema]e Velvet Douce deTrevise, a lady with a lovely shadein coat and an excellent head.Mme, Lasnier's Chocolate PointedSiamese, bred by hersel{, ri'cre an interestingexhibit-Viedam de laSabliere, the male, and Vimy de laSabliere, the femaie. I made thefemale Best Siamese. She rvas svelteand had a long whip tail, a gooclhead, short fine coat, and her colouringwas loveiy. Both these cats hadthe warm shade oI crearn body colourwhich harmonises so well rvithchocolate points. No need to speculatewhether or not these cats werepale Seals or Chocolate PointedSiamese-their points u'ere definitel)'" milk chocolate." ! 'The u'inning Seal Pointed malervas Mme. Bussy's Weep,. r'ho wasconsiderably larger than the averagesize of u'inning Siamese males inEngland. His tail had a slight kink,a fault I found in nearly everySiamese exhibit.Mme. Bridgett and Mme. Gibbonexhibited Int. Champion Idmiston2BChampagne (not for competition)"He is an even better male than whenhe le{t England a {u11. Champion. IIervas naturally short oI coat, but itrvas 6, Iovely pale shade and his head,type and eyes are exceptional.The Show was splendidly organisedby Mme. Destrem, the SecretaireGeneral, and Mme. Ravel v'as obviduslytaking a keen interest ineverything and her help and advicelere Irequently sought. l'he floraldecorations were lovely and some oIthe exhibitors had outlined theirshow pens with white lilac, carnationsand other flowers, as Is customaryat Continental exhibitions.15th May. Sunday, and the secondday of the Shorv. Photographersand Path6 Gazette men were busytaking pictures. Everyone iookingtheir best. Mme. Bridgett and myselfgave NIme. Sandoz, of Zurich, anexamination whjch she passed successfully.She is now eligible tojudge. Mme. Sandoz was given aclass of Blues to judge under exactlythe same conditions as w'e had had,viz., all the cats were brought tothe plat{orm and penned by stervards-We remained in lhe background

lrhilst -NIme. Sandoz rvrote a very de_tailed report on each cat. Then sheretired rvhrlst rve had. our consuita_tlon. IIme. Sandoz has stewardeclseveral times on the Continent andalso lor ]Iiss yorke and myself inSrvitzerland last November. She hasknox'ledge, confidence and person_ality, and I shall await her debutuith interest.The remainder of the day u,as alsovery iriteresting. Mr. Formont,owner o{ Talisman of Knott Hall,bred by Mr. Felix Tomlinson, is verypleased with his purchase. Talismanhas grown into a fne cat and u,illprobably be exhibited at next season'sshow in France.The proceeds from the Show weregiven to the radio village of Epron.The prizewinners received the usuallovely gifts instead of prize money,which is c,ustomary with Continentalevents. Altogether a memorablegathering and it was a joy to seesome very lovely cats. Kittens u,erevery ferv in number except in thelitter ciasses, but this is quite normalJor a mid-May show.16th May. A short visit to Mme.Ravel in the morning prevlous tolunching with Mme. Sigwalt at herlovely flat in the Rue Montaigne.Her two Blue queens u.ere nur5ingsix fine kittens by Thornhill BlueBoy. Her Chinchilla queen, BentveldJune, bred by Miss posthuma, ofHolland, had been awarded the chal_certfficate,lenge the preVious day bylIme. Bridgett. Mme. Sigwalt,slatest acquisition is an Abyssinian.. In the evening our littie pariy leftby train for Nice. Mme. Ravel andMme. Sarrazin - to see us ofi, bothvery kind and thoughtful for ourcomfort. NIme. Bridgett and X{issRoyd-Smith shared a sleeping carand rvhen I said good-night to themthe former had her Cream cat happilykneading his paws on theblankets. It is a popular fallacy thatcats are only happy in their ownhomes. They are much more devotedto their orvners than they aregrven credit for.lTth May. lrlet at Nice by NIrs.Strang-Stee1, Secretary General ofthe Riviera Cat Club. This Club ll.aslounded about 1986 and held its lastpre-war show at an hotel. facing thesea on the promenade des Anglais.It was in a flourishing state lvhenwar put a stop to its activities, andsince then pedigree cats, with theexception of Siamese, have almostvanished from the Riviera, Mrs.Strang-Steel, hou,ever, is determinedto revive the Club and it is remark_able that it already has over 50 members,although they have not yetbeen able to acquire stock. TheSecretary formerly owned some lovelycats, including Ch. Woodchurch Desmond(bred in England by the latetr{rs. Forrestt) and some of Mrs.Askew's Blacks. In the evening,Mlle. Perrin, President of the SwissCat Club de Vaudois, arrived and wehad an enjoyable and informai dinnerparty. I was pleased to hear aII hercat family were well and the two Bluekittens by Champion Oxleys peter'John, bred by Mrs. Harrington-Harvard, and the Blue female byGem of iensford, bred by MissCattell, are very satisfactorv.18th May. By motor coach toGrasse with Mrs. Strang-Steel andl{11e. Perrin. }lere we spent a veryinteresting afternoon vlsiting thefactory of NI. Nlolinard, the scent anci'powder manufacturers.19th May. Luncheon party forten, rvhich inciuded most of the officialsof the Riviera Cat Club, whohave done such splendid lvork in restartingit. Mme. Bridgett veryanimated, and undoubtedly her visitgave a tremendous fillip to the Cluband much pleasure to the offrcials.20th M^y. To Cannes t,ith Mme.Bridgett to see a villa which she con-27

templated buying, a delectabJe spotand next to Mme. Ravel's futurecountry retreat, although I understandshe will still retain her Parishome. Mme. Bridgett enchantedwith the glorious view but a littledubious about negotiating theheights !21st May. A very enjoyable teaparty for about 50 members of theRiviera Cat Club. The Young membersdanced in an annexe, those rvhowished to played bridge, and the restof us indulged in that universaloccupation of cat Iovers -gossiP.Mme. Bridgett's Cream male, withthe silk girdle of her dressing-gor.vntied round his neck as a Precaution,behaved with perfect sang-froid andwas very much admired. The Vdade Barcia, Countess de Bourbon,Mme. Serranto, Mrs. Strang-Steel andother officiais were tireless in introducingmembers and visitors to eachother and everyone aPPeared to beenjoying themselves tremendously'22nd, May. Our little PartY brokeup to-day after a very enjoyable tendays. Mme. Bridgett and M1Ie.Perrin back to Switzerland, myself toParis en route to Brussels, and MissRoyd-Smith back to England.24th May. On to Brussels {or ashort stay s ith ]1me. Egeter. Shepurchased the winning Blue kittenBaralan Merry Fella, bY Ch. DeebankMichael (bred by Mls. Henn), on mYrecommendation. Since then wehave corresponded and this visit rvasthe outcome. As I triPPed dow'nthe raihvay stairs rn Brussels I sawMme. Egeter with a coPY of OunC.q.rs held in front of her. That rvasour introduction.Merry Fel1a has grown into a finecat rvith a good head and verylove1y deep copper eyes. A Bluequeen was nursing a robust litter o{four by him, antl a Black queenwhose pedigree is rather a mysteryhad a very lively, attractive litter of23three Blue Shorthairs and one BlackShorthair. The only other cat is aBlue female and she arrived in anunusual way. She ras brought to bemated, the Iee paid, and then ngq'ord came from the owners untilthey wrote to say they rvere on theirway to Canada and asking Mme.l'oa+pr +^ lrapn _'"r hpr _'""I was very concerned to hear fromMme. Egeter that Siamese lemalekittens were being sold in the marketat Brussels for less than the Belgianequivalent of J1 each. One cannotassociate pedigree kittens with market-places,and'it is heartbreaking tosee domestic pets exposed for sale inthe open at any time or place. Whatis the remedy ? Tn my opinion,Siamese breeders cannot act morehumanely than to follow the advicegiven by Mrs. Wade, a great andexperienced cat lover, u'ho suggestedthat some o{ the female kittensshould be put to sleep at birth.25t}:' M"y. Tea with llme.Michaux. She has a lovelY WhiteLonghair with copper eyes and a remarkablecoat for NIay. She wasnursing a White female, later to becomethe property of Mme. Egeter,and a Blue male by MerrY Fella.ller son by him in a previous litteris huge. Although only ten months,he is already larger than the majorityof stud cats and he tries to sliP inunobserved feeds from his mother,rvhich is risky as the neq. babies u'ereonly trvelve days old.26th May. NIme. Egeter was concernedas Merry Fe11a's tail had abrown greasy deposit which the vet.diagnosed as eczema. This conditionis frequently seen on the skinof Longhair males and is not a skineruption. In the evening I washedhis tail and the skin n'as clean andhealthy and his owner very relieved.When this condition is "'observedone s.ash in the following solutionrviil usually remo\re all grease. If it

s not immediately effective, giveanother rvashing ten days later:Three pints wafm water, one leveltablespoon . Lux, two teaspoonsliquid ammonia. Sit the (ar on thesink draining board uith the solutionin a shallorv bowl in sink, one personto amuse the cat whilst the secondone rvashes the tail. llave a kettle ofrtarm rvater ready to pour o\er thetail to rinse. Dry, and in a fewminutes the cat will forget all aboutit. Merry Fella r,vas angelic and satlike a statue. Very important tohave the water pleasantly rvarm.28th May. Pleasant day shopping.Oh ! horv I'rvished I could. feed mysmall cat family on some of the juicvbeefstea\s I sarv displayed at theshops. I can buy excellent horseflesh,but I have yet to meet the catrvho does not prefer beef.29th May. Left Mr. and Mme.Egeter's home at 10 a.m. and withthem to See me off at {he AirnnriDANEI{URSTOwner: Gordon B. F.Z.S.Sbort dnd GenerclA Donehurst.Creom Persion Kittenflerv from Brussels to England in 1]hours, ar-riving in'..11y own home at3 p.m. A wonderful and memorableholiday with recollections of muchkindness and hospitality. Foundover fifty letters waiting for me ; willendeavour to answer atl in time.31st May. Mrs. Towe has been intouch for some time u,ith NIrs.Somerville (formerly Miss Deeble,hon. Secretary o{ the South AfricaCat Union). She rvished to importsome BIue Pointed Siamese, and thefirst ever to land in the Union r.ventby plane, taking two days and arrivingat Johannesburg in perfect condition.They will provide a goodoutcross as the Blue Pointed malek_itten rvas by Lela Teen, the B.p.female kitten by Raard Blue Sacchi,and a Seal Pointed kitten hy Mrs.Wedgwood's winning B.P. maleWansfell Ariel. The fourth Siamesewas an adult male sired by Mrs.Towe's lale stud Hillcross chenp.CATTE RYBtUE PERSTANSCHINGHITTAP ERS I ANSGREAI{PERSIANSPrize Stud Catsavailable. Kittensusualty for sale byprize - winning stock.Seen by appointmentonly.PITTS LANE BINSTEAD Nr. RYDE 8"0.\ff.Ryde 27942$ hrs.from London

To the Children.&, From Uncle Peter &Ao/7 .a,6"*r o'* f,r-/-dDid you find the animal qtiz a bit too hard? I believe you did,but I will let you,into a secret.I set the same cuiz for American children and 67 of them sent meanswers, but only 10 of them got all the answers right.Thank you, Angela Cross, of Wantage, for your interesting letter. I havebertainly heard of kittens being born in some queer places, but never on a roo{before. I did have a, cat once, a Siamese cat, n'ho seemed to realise that babiesneed sunlight. She used to camy her kittens about thirty yards up to a flat roofand let them lie in the sun. She never took them out on a dull day.I am glad, Wendy Stuart, that Tiger is improving. Eczema is not easy tocure completely, but i{ you have patience it goes. It is alx'ays a good plan rvhenanimals have this c.omplaint to ma.ke a complete change in their food. Forinstance, if they have had hardly ahy meat give them a lot for a ferx. weeks andcut out the other thinss.So you have hal chicken-pox, Jill Bridgford. My sympathies are withDaddy, hou'ever, because I had chicken-pox lvhen I rvas grorvn up and I hated it.My first family of kittens for this year should arrive in a fortnight'stime, so you can in'ell imagine that we are excited. The " we " meansme and the boys. I have 150 boys. Rather a lot, don't you think?You know that one of the days of the rveek is called Friday, don'tyou? That day was named after a Norse goddess, Frig. Now whateverhas that to do r.vith cats?I'lt te1l you. If you ever see a picture of Frig you will notice thatshe always rides in a chariot. This chariot is not drawn by horses oreven by polar bears, but by tu'o cats. This goddess was always calledthe cats'goddcss and girls who iiked cats used to get married on Frig'sday (Friday). If the sun shone when they were being married that wasa sure sign that they had been kind to cats.The other day I u'as rather surprised rvhen I suddenly realised howoften rve used the word " cat " when we are talking. It is not reallysurprising, however, for the cat has been a household pet in this countryfor nearly two thousand years. At Uticonium, the Roman town rvhichused to be outside Shrewsburv, thev must have had cats as a tile wasfound there on r,vhich was the perfect imprint of a cat's par'v. Puss musthave got into the pottery before the tiles were baked.H-^re are some common expressions in r'vhich.rve use the rvord c.at. Can youadd to them?It is raining cats and dogs.A cat may look at a king.It's enough to make a cat laugh.He had a grin like a Cheshire cat.There is not enough room to swing a cat./t*o.c" ,e--"Your replies to Uncle Peter should be addrccred to OUR CATS Magazine,,l Carlton Mansions, Glapham Road, London, S.W.9. Please renember tJ writct'lJncle Petet " at the top left-hand comet of your envelope.

T"OO PAGD No. 4By Alexandcr Ross BryantSCOTTISH WILD CAT

Correspondenee ('ornerReaders are invited to send contriburtiqls to this feature and so to joinin the u,seful cxchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge, Lettereehould be concise and deal pcefecably witfr items of general interest.1 HAVE never taken a prominentI part in the work of research andr enquiry into cat flu or distemper.Neithei'have L sat on anv commiiteeof enquirii into ther arboire diseases.Therefore.'it may seem a little presuinDtiousof me to comment onMrs.-" Williams's article entitled" That Dreaded F.I.E.," g'hich appearedin your April issue. Neverthbless,I have been enquiring andprobing "-quietly, but not, thankgoodness, entirely on my own.Since 1930, folloy-ing heavy. mortalityin my own cattery, I have lostso many kittens at various times thatI came to the c,onclusion that neitherbreeders nor vets. had a very ciearidea o{ what they were fighting. HadI to experience the same troublesagain, I think the mortality amongmy cats would be a very small percentageof the original losses. Indeed,in some outbreaks, I should notexpect to lose any provided I gavevery full time and attention to mypatients. I do agree with Mrs.Williams that f.i.e. i.s over-rated. Itmay be a bogey to frighten naughtyl

. As one rvho has been in Sweden(Stockholm) {or five months and hassome more tlme- to spend here belorer can _return home, I am as catstarved as any cat lover can be intnls country where cats cannot beseen, much less petted, for love ormoney. I only sa.w one cat bere in4b months. Then I read the newsa cat ofshow to ,be held at the localstadium where mosfly "nly.poilsevents take place.. \orv, Swedes as a rule do not ,, soT ] f9. pers_ nearly as much as fieoo -rnE_ngland, and even dogs are fewqnd far between. The- averaseSrrede when asked ,'Do you t""p""cat? " shakes his headnaturedly eo'od_and answers, ,,No, ?filruare no mice_ in rzy house.,' U,hilea malonty tohe-re a cat js an animatedand rather smelly mousetrap, to thevery_ tew rt is a first-c.lass object ofsnobbery.. Shorvs are tretd andprlresawarded in the shape of .i1.,,".'gotd. cups and cabinet_size photographs-"nttaken of the beaulifullygroomed thorou gh breds.. The shcw was open for tbree davsrn successlon, and when I got there-unforrun_a.telyon the lait day_onry tne Sramese had retained theircustomary vita)ity. Some of theLonghalrs looked rather the rvorse forwear alter fhcir long confinement(Di nours a day lor three days), but.o, the shorv rvas most'impres-;'.rl"lThere were some 120 cats lined uorn.tne spacious caqes olaced on )on!lrestie tables. On eicn cage wasplnned a card with the cat s name,ge1de5, class and numlrcrJuoge s._comments underneath. "rJ--il;were all Thevin _.four main classes, ih'eAngoras,. .Sjamese, Russianlvery BluesorrgrnaJ and coming most)ylro-m Norrvay.for the occasion)rn^e*-Houscholdand!-ats, looking ex_llem.eLy we.lI nourished hut rathierrne onlarge Srze. Very few appeared tooe,,neutered. _. The Angoras were:l:11". sub-divided acc"ordingrnel"r, i;colouring_ginger, pure'u.hite-or a toveltness that has to be seento be believcd-black and blue_grev.r nere were no persians or Manx" norIu? uoy -distinction made between,11tes. gnd . queens. Neuters *eieJudged jn the same class. A speciaigro]rp was formed by vithmother^ their ,,kulls,,, catsite Srvedish-ioilrtters.oo- Tlere u.as a delightful cagefui witha Sramese mother and her fourhybrid-Siamese kittens. The kittenswere definit_e1y too rvhite ana the carJourslde sard ., Litter tainted_dis_qualified." Although f o"." o*rr"ii:!-,:?T,::!, x'il" Ti'ff:::" i"ffi?for th-e under-cat because I foundf,li,:"'l"t:'l,i"i::?,';3 bv th; .t;;;;:::."s:T oi;.",11::'L t3I s as impressed.#* '";"i#tl,o.o,g1in..,'5i,i!"j"al?i;. oIu lf:cats on.show were actua'l11igr"a"ut"llrom^othersmallershowd ield tv11t" i "',""r"#'' rfif,L;;'J jlll:p1vlte persons, of whom the mosll:!ibt.,, perhaps, is Baroness lilli v.fi-'1,11;.il"ilt.an. exhibitor and en-. The p_ublic could record their oreterenceior one cat andpoprlarthe mostanimal receivea tne iltf"-"oi^,,1:':;:'l?:i!:13;,;, TJ'l",io B:Tneuter or a tom !, Ad.mission was hv iicket costinsaDout. zs., and various irre.levaniEnrck_knacks rvere sold to coverpromottontheexpenses. \'ery few catssate:j:: :" but the {ew" rhat wereu,,rreu were consrderablY,"."X:.nTifi11"'TlJ#'1,?"'.tl",u at lz 2s.n',|, ?:.u if "rf :',',"J':::i:e siames"eX4iss I. F. Hazel,c/o Countess Bunde, Stockholm.,-The .first 'issue of Oun Clrs hasj:ro ;:" "il;::.,"!,-equite safeivrrienas Jia ;;;ii;:3 *#,"?"ju.jIIt rs a grand publication,,r.,,4and worthvSr"at lurure, a.ndI T,*tr^I#i"'i'" J,L.'" "TH b :" i fl :T t,a,t thel^^1.'"1d- Royarrasr39.i"i'Br.',?monlh, and the moment Iopened, it several cat Fanciers .crowded round and expressed. A;i;;l'!:'1'J'";;*,#t";::,..f: *i-iiii::,:iff-hriiFll*ffi *?trMrs. F. B. Donmall,Lansvale, N.S.W., Australia.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSThe rate for prepaid advertisements under this heading is 3d. per rvord perinsertion (minimum r2 s'ords) and instructions must be received by not later thanthe losr day ofrhe monrh preceding ihe month of issue. Plea:e rvrite ':.opy " cl.arlyand post x.itl'r appropriate remittance to OuR Cers MecazrNr, 4 Carlton Mansions,Claphan-r Road, London, S.W.g.At StudTIMOTHY OF KNOTT HALL (Btue Persian),sire Dickon of Allington, dam Pickles of KnottHal[. Fee 2] gns. and retum catriage. Registeredqueens only received.SCQ-RUSTON RAVISANT (Blue Persian), aireInt. Ch. Southway Nicholas, dam Sco-RustonKelis.MOLESEY ALI BABA (Cream Persian), siteTweedledum of Dunesk, dam Molesey Mischief.Fee for each stud tZ 2s. and carriage to registeredqueens oniy.-Gordon B. Allt, F,Z.S.,Danehurt Cattery, Pitts Lane, Binstead, nearRvde, I.O.W. Ryde 2794 (2'! hours fromLondon).BOURNESIDE CATTERY' Aitken, 2 CommonfieldRoad. Banstead. Surrev' Tet,, Burghtje^th 2754. PELHAM PUFFBALL, CreamL.H., sire Ch. Widdington Varden, damPelham Hazel. Siring winning Creams andBlue Creams. Fee t2 2s. and cariage.TANCOR TORCH (Red Tabby)' SireHendon Sir Roderic, dam Jill All Alone.l0s. and carriage.ch.FeeTANCOR ED\X/ARD (Siamese S'P.), littetbrother to late Sam Slick. Fee l0s. and cardirge.-Sheppatd,Gothic Cottage, Sandhutst,Cambaley, Surrey. Yateley 3183.RAYLEIGH BLUE PERSIAN dt Stud,VALLEYEND COMMANDO, site ValleyendBlue Prince, dam Faith by Bluemantle of Rayleigh.-Mrs.Voss, Fairlight Glen, EastiroodRoad, Rayleigh, Essex.SEDAN CYDER (Cream Perdan), sire Dickonof Allington, dam Sedan Bat[ey Sugar. Fee2 gns. and return carriage.-Miss W. Titcombe,14 Long Lane, North Stifford, Grays, Essex,Til. 4174.SIAMESE Cats ZY-TINGASHA (Seal). SILKYBOY (Seal), ZY-AZUREDAH (Blue).-J. HallLongmore, Frankton, Rugby.IDMISTON CANDYTUFT, Blue Persian. Fee2! gns. and carriage. Sire Timothy of KnottHall, dam Oxleys Yam!.-Braisier, " BurcwsLea," Shere, Suney. Tel. : Shere 254. Neareststadon. Gohshall.Club NoticeTHE LANCASHIRE 6c Norrh Western CountiesCat Club. SUMMER SHOW, 27th August,1949. at Eccles (in conjjunction with Ecclesllorticultural & Agricultural Show). Judge,Mr. Geo. Bolton. Usual cups and specials {ormembers. A1l schedules and enouiries fromhon. Sec,, \4rs. Culley,65 Vestbourne Park,Urmston. Lancs.For SaleTHE DUNLOE RUSSIAN BLUES. Shorrhaired lovelv kittens.-Miss Rochford, 25 Rrrdallx1- 64e8!:...*f31p:l:.{ i.w.a _I.l::BLUE PERSIAN Kittens by Champion SouthwayCrusader ex Hendon Lady Griselda, males10 gns. CREAM PERSIAN Kittens by MoleseyAti Baba ex Sunfield Queens, males 12 gns.and 15 gns.-Gordon B. Allt, F.Z.S., Danehuret,Pitts Lane, Binstead, near Ryde, f,0.W.Rvde 2794.PEDIGREE PERSIAN Kittens, REDS,CREAMS, BROWN TABBY Female, 5 gns.-Sheppard, Gothic Cottage. Sandhurst, Betks.Phone Yateley 3183,SIAMESE Male and Female Kittens by Hardv4ickPanda, sire Prestwick Prithee Pal, housetrained,show standard, used to dogs.-MissWest,65 Valteyfield Road, S.W.16. Stteatham6664.GIPPESWYK BLUE PERSIAN Kittens nowavailable for show, breeding or pets.-Alexander, Stone Lodge Lane, Ipswich. Phone4216.SIAMESE Kittens, males, farm teared, from4 gns,-Longmore, Frankton, near Rugby.BLUE POINTED SIAMESE Kittens, dam Ch.Velvet Mask Dinah, site Raard Blue Sacchi.Seal Pointed SIAMESE Kittens. dam LindseyLoo, sire Seal Sleeve Qui San Fou.-Maclaren,Feries, Pulborough, V. Sussex.BEAUTIFUL hybrid SIAMESE Kittens, malesf,1 15s,-Seawynds. Watren Road, Godeston'Links, Norfolk.WantedWANTED by Lady engaged in Animal WelfareWork, COMPANION HELP interested in same,small salary, simple cooking, small house ruralsurroundings, help for rough.-Miss Harvey,Woodside, Flert{ord Heath, Flefts.WILL animal lovers offer GOOD HOMES(safe area, away traffic) to two doctoredFeoale Cats (one Black, one \ffhite), 6 monthsold, to save. Sweet but ordinary. Referencesreqqired.-Box No. 11, r' Our Catg " l:llagazine,4 Carlton Mansions. Clapham Road, S.V.9.34

o . well-fed,, well-petted,-!;A-*itSSI -, prolrerlq&-tltig" rerered,".Mark TwainRODIN, belonging to Mrs. G. M.Anderson, of Abiigdon, Berks, is theSramese queen referred to in last monthrsissue (page 3l) who had an accident anda successful operation.IDMISTON CANDYTUFT, Blue persianprize-winning stud owned by Miss BarbaraEdwards, of Shere, Surrey.SCHEN, Siatnese female kitten at fourmonths, belongs to Mr. D. G. Raby.Surbiton, Surrey.

DIRECTORY OFLONGHAIRS A HANDY GUIDE TOGORDON B. ALLT, F.Z.S.rnnounces CHANGE OF ADDRESSDANEHURST CATTERY is now atDANEHURST. PITTS LANEBINSTEAD, NR. RYDE, I.O.W.2$ hrs. from London .Ryo\ 2794Enquiries invited for the popular DanehurstLonghairs Blue Persians, Creams & Chinchillas-PEEBAhIK CATTERYIArStud: DEEBANK STURDY| (BLUE)I Lcively young son o{ The Playmate of the Couit|€x ldmiston Merle. Deepcoppereyes. Proved sireI ntro WALVERDENE MAJoR| (CREAM)I Massive son of Mighty of Sunfield ex WalverdeneI Sandra Mia. Excellent eye colour. Sire of CarregCarol-lst in C.C. Notts and Derby, 1949, and ofI Best Kitten in Show, Wombwell, 1948.Best M. & F. Cream Kitten, Durham, 1948.lst & 2nd Cream M.'Kitten, N.C.C., 1948.lst Cream F., lst & 2nd Cream M. Kittens,I N"tts & Derby, | 949.II Queenr met at Liverpool by arrangementIMISS BULLrr-m corrrce rHoRNroN HouGH wTRRALI Plrone Thornton Hough 214PRTORY BLUE & GREAITIPERSIANSNoted for type,lovelypale coatsSArteous €ye-corour c stamtnaBrccdcr of the International ChampionPRIORY BLUE WISHlcrutiful Kittcnr for sole. Sotisfoction gudrontecdAt Stud: DANDY OF PENSFORDIIRS. L. DAVIES, THE OLD CURIOSITY CAFECHALFONT ST. PETER, BUCKS.Gcrrords Cross 3563REDWAIIS CHINGHILTASIExquisitc Kittens sometimcs for salclAtStud; REDWALLS SILVER KINGI Siro of trt ?rirc Littcr rt Croydon Ch. ShowIrrd of EEST LITTER lN SHOW Netionel Ch.ShowIPoiliculors from:I'IRS. E. I,I. HACKING, REDWALLS, LIPHOOKI f"l. LiPhook 3201BREEDERSESTABLISHED FANCIERSBARALAhI PERSIANSI At SIud-BARALAN BOY BLUEI Sire of Best Kitten in Show Herts and Middles€x| 1948, Young Son of Ch. DEEBANK MICHAELII MRS. E. L. HENN. SEVERN HOUSEI EARD|NGToN, BRTDGNoRTH, sAlopI f"l. Bridgnorth 2285THE ALLINGTON BI.UEPERSIANS & CS{IN€!{EL!.ASRenowned throughout the world for type,colour, coat and wide-awake eyccEnouiries for CATS AT STIJf orYOUNG SIOCK FOR SALE toMISS EVELYN LANGSTON8 CRAUFURD RISE, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSTel. Moidenheod 8l 3EIREANNE LAVENDERBIUE PERSIANSEIREANNE BLUE BOY' By Playboy of theCourt and Eireanne Pride. Siring lovely KittensNEUBURIE BAMBI* Lovely pale son of BlesrcdMischief of Henley. *Fee 2 gns. and carrirge.House-trained Kittens usually lor salc.MRS. EIREANNE MARLOW38 VEREKER ROAD, BARON'S COURTFulhom 6201 LONDON, W. l,lSOUTHWAYBtUE PERSIANSPOThc only Cattery that har bredthrce post - war Championr,NT. CH. SOUTHWAY N'CHOIASINT. CH. SOUTHWAY WIZARDCH. SOUTHWAY CRUSADERJ. H. A. MARTIN, SOUTHWAYSHELPRINGHAM. SLEAFORD. LINCS,tDENHItLSCHINGHILTASPR'ZE W'NNERsMRS. CHAS. POLDENMARKET HOTEL REIGATEKlttonr mry t.-l.of.f in rdvrnc. tcepprovrd homl onlyt'ii,r:1,TRENTON BIUE PERSIANSAt Stud: CH. OXLEYS PETER JOHNSupcrb type and pale cven coat-see show r€portsA sure and skilful sireFce f2-2-0 end return crrriagePelc Kittens of excellent type usurlly for saleHRS. D. H, HARRINGTON.HARVARDMILFORD LODGE. NR. STAFFORDAll Quens met ot Stdffotd Stotion, Euston-StofordHERRIES BIUE PERSIANSI Kittcns usually for selc fromGLENSHEE FELICITY _ JULIETTE OFDUNESX AND HERRIES BRIDGETI At StUd: BEAU BRUTUS| (Ace ol Pensford x Bunchi)I also SWEETBRIAR BARNABY| (Ch. Dccbrnk Michecl x Ranchi Victoria)BRENDA STEPHENSON2 MEADOW BANK ROAD. SHEFFIELD I II lel. 51638Pleasc menlion Oun Clrs teht t le?Iying lo aduertisements

DIRECTORY OF BREEDERSFOR RELIABLE STUDS AND STOCK (Arransed alphabetically)/f4RS. /OAN THOIV|PSON'SPEF{SFORD BLUESNoted for type, eye colour, coat & physiqqeGEM OF PENSFORDFirst Prize Winner and Sire of First prize Winnersat Championship ShowsI3O WICKHAM WAY, BECKENHAM. KENTBeckenham 6904PEKEHOLM CATTERYAt Stud: CH. BLACK BERETB-est in Show and Best in N.C.C, Show, January,| 947. Besr Long-haired Car in Show. S.C.e. Sho;:January, 1948. Besr Long-hair Adult in S.C.C.C.Show, January, 1949Queens met at EastbourneFee {2- l0-0 and expenses, payable in advanceMRS. CYRIL TOMLINSONBRYDES, WILLINGDON. SUSSEXKNOTT HAttlB L U E P E R S I A N SHave been in the front rankfor yearsHealthy stock usually for saleFELIX TOMLINSON, KNOTT HALLHELPRINGHAM, SLEAFORD, LINCS.SHORTHAIRSPRESTWICKSIA}IESE CATfERIESNoted for type and brilliant eye colour_. B_reeder of Ch. Prestwick Mrta-Biru,Ch. Prestwick Pertana, Ch. prestwick peiak,Prestwick Penglima-Pertama & many otheriMRS. DUNCAN HINDLEYH]G,H PRESTWICK, CHIDDINGFOLD, SURREYunroornglord ouStction _ HoslemereRAARD BIUE SACCHIlst Prizewinninq B.P, Stud at theSiamese C,C. Ch. Show 1948. alsoBest B.P. Male Adult in the NaiionalCat Club Class.MRS. MACDONALD,WOODGATE. LONDON RD., EWELL, SURREYEwett 4 I 8lDEVORAN SIAMESE CATSAt StUd PRESTWICK PRITHIE PALFee f2-2-0DEVORAN DONALDFee f2- 17-6Kittens usually for salePorticulqrs from - MRS. PRICE. THE GABLESHEATHFIELD ROAD, BUSHEY. HERTSPhone - Watford 5624MRS. L. K. SAYERSSOUTHWOOD CATTERIESWell-known B.P. and S.P.SIAMESE at Stud"AIl big winners --siring big winners,,UPPER OLD PARK, FARNHAM, SURREYIANNASIAMESEAt StUd : BLUE - POINTED SIAMESESIANNA STORMFee t2-2-JBy Prestwick Blue Thunoer(ex Ch. Larchwood Lilac)MISS TINDALE - DAVISBARFORD MILL, CHURT, SURREYHeodley Down 2287PINCOP SIAMESE FIILLCROSS STAMESEAt Stud (to approved queensjCH. PINCOP AZURE KYMWinner 5 Challenge Certificates and BestExhibit Siamese C.C. Ch. Show l94g Sire ofCH. PINCOP AZURE ZELDASeal Pointed Studs includeCH. MORRIS TUDORBcst S.H. National C.C. Ch, Show 1948and many other awarosPdrticulors from MRS. O. M. LAMB..TWYLANDS," GRANGE HILL, HALESOWEN,NR. BIRMINGHAMTel. Holesowen 1226HILLCROSS Cats and Kittens have obtained130 awards, including 60 Firsts and SDecials.I945-48. Best Shorthair, 1945. Besr *euter:Croydon,1947.All bred from noted pre-war stock.Enquiries for Siomese Studs ond Kittens to. MRS. E, TOWE239 HILLCROSS AVENUF, MORDEN, SURREYTel. Liberty 6014DONERAILE SIAIIESEAt StUdI DONERATLE DEKHOand AFKA KHANNoted for eye _colour, type and gentleremperament. €lueens met at LondonTermini.lnquiries for Studs cnd Kitrens ro :MRS. KATHLEEN R, WILLIAMS92 CHILTERN ROAD, SUTTON, SURREYPhone: Yigilont 1389Please wention Oun Cars when replging to ad,uert,isements

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