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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.