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