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Another louelj cat who louesKET-E'KAT sltow winnerenjoysr the completecat food tNo short-haired tabby atOlympia was as beautiful as'Hillcross Silver Lady', sothis pretty puss carried offthe'Lady Aberconway Cup'./Mrs. Towe of Morden,Surrey, who owns this champion.says, 'I use I(t-E-Katall the time to vary the dietof m.v rz cats. It is a bodybuildingfood which they love.And of course, Kit-E-Kat isso convenient as it cuts outcooking'.Kit-E-Kat has all theelements your cat needs forglossl'coat, bright eyes andvitamin vitality ! Cookedreadv tn qerve- t l- a tin.KIT.E-KAT LTD., SLOUGH, BUCKS.

IEoterested in l)reums ?Bv K.\THLEEN YORKEr1'r HOSE u ho breed rheseI Lonehaired cats know hoirL t"vcry attractive and beautii-.rltirey are, rvith their pure pale:ound colouring and iarge coppereoloured eyes. They have agreal aiLraction lor many andaic such piacid creatures anil--^^+Srcdr LUlrlPdrrlu11>, ^^--^-i^-.rf ..^.. ^-- rLi-1-i-.I L yuu dr c tttlr r(l|t: of hrrr;innJ _ Cr Crcem kitlnn ,lo ser qnmeonrioadr"isc you as to ils poinis t,Inr aury or maybe its Iaults, 5rlthat ',vhen you start to breed fromL^- ,.^.. ...:il t.-^... ...i rci j uu \r r r \r ru !r * hat to lool

shall never see this distortion inour Creams and Riue Creamswith their charming open blandfaces. Some of them seen atshows and in their own homes arewondrous to look at, their iacesand body contour being so wellbalanced.lected kitten wiil have

Stephenson, Miss Sylvia Langhorne.Mrs. Sampson, Capt.Powell and Capt. St. Barbc producedsomc of the best Creamsbefore the nar. Nor must I forgei.he late IIrs. Soames and herCh. Soame Crusader. Nliss ]Iattvo' the Combe and Ch. Pickles ofHanlet- \\iere renowned for passingon .'r-ir ourslanding qua lities.markings retum. Should any oflirese {aults be seen in vour ownqueen eve.i: so sliglitiy, do mateback to a good sturdy Blue of thet1'pe indicated. This step willsave you much disappointmentand at the same time further thebreeding of good Creams.Here I must mention some oflhe ioveliest Creams bred fromA pair .of C1'am kittens bred by Mts. M. L. Sheppard and sired. by Ch. Widdington Warden ex Pelham Tfrelma.Should you decide to use aBlue male select the very best,one of a pale uqiform colour. Istrongly advocate this cross as ifCream to Cream is continued overseverai generations, type beginsto disappear. By type, in thisinstance, I mean the head andface which tends to narrow andget more pointed. Ears becomelarger and tlie fine well balancedhead is lost. Colour also tendsto darken and get a hotter shadeof cream, the soft pale colourgoes and worst of all the tabbvRlue maies-Champions Buff ofHandley, Sherry and Shot ofHandley, Biscuit of Handley,Widdington Warden, Autumn,International Ch. Idmiston Champagne,Champions Colneside Sunshineand Colneside CreamBunne, two outstanding cats,Golden Arrow and Bubbles ofHandley. Just these few provervhat a good influence the Bluehad for them and their descendants,All were the verypalest, soundest unmarked catsyou could wish to see. When

A page for the proletari:in puss t-o. lifWHERE PATIENCE I,S REWARDEDPhoid ar aourlJtl P.D J .'1.scenes similar to this are being enacted daily at the treatment centres of thePeople's Dispe,nsary for Sick Animals which are dotted alt over the country' Thatremarkible wotnan Mrs. M. E. Dickin, C.B.E.r Fornder afld Director of theP.D.S.A., has recently passed away at the age of 81'

:.i- mated to Cream females,:he resuits rvere exceptionaily finedntr gave us many of our notedCreams. both male and female.I could mention also some fine:pecimens and notable winnerscarried on from Cream to Creamand Cream to Blue Creamcrosses.I have always preferred puttinga Blue Cream to a Cream or aBlue Cream to a Blue. Youshoulci not lose your type ortolour rrith these matings. Thave been must successful inbreeding the loveliest Creamspossible this ivay. Recently Ihave asked French breeders tofollow this plan as so many oftheir Creams are really very hotand marked. I am sorry to saythat several of them have beenexported from England. ThreeI have handled in Paris recentlyand which are pure and unmarkedare Braeburton Bambi,sired by Gathorne Gabonne exSweetagirlie (sister to Sweetaboy),Int. Ch. Idmiston Champagre,by Tweedledum ofDunesk, and the Dutch bredRentveld Muffrn (which I believeis now a Champion), sired bYSedan Cocktail, a son of Dickonof Allington, dam Bentveld Lampedusa,she being sired bY Int.Ch. Jonathan of Shatterway outof Int. Ch. Theydon Heather.lfuffrn is owned by Nllle. Posthuma.Rollo of Sunfield, bred fromPelham Puffba11 b1,' )Iiss Gabband owned by Mme. Bridgett, isabsoiuteiy unmarked and a soundpalest cream. Miss Langston andMrs. Thompson told me this afterthe Amsterdam and LausanneShow a ferv months ago.Finally, I must add that amarked improvement in Creamshas been noticeable during theshog, season which has justended.OFFICIAL STANDARD OF POINTS FOR CREAMSAs laid down by the Red, Cream, Tortoiseshell, Blue Creamand Brown Tabby Society.Colour-To be pure and sound throughout rvithout shadingor marKlngs.Coat-Long, dense 1nd silky, taii short and flowing.Body-Cobby and solid, short thick legs.Head-Broad and round, small ears lvell sei and s'e]1 tufted,short broad nose, full round cheeks.Eyes-Large and round, deep copper colour., Scem oF PoINrsCoatBodyHeadEyesTotalOU1C2015

ffFeee6tesAll ths prisons in Crsat Britafui have thcir cats. A motl,ey army. moreesteemed for their efficiency than fot their looks. They ate " on thestrength,tt drawing rations daily from the cookhouse as official mousersto their respective establisrtlments. To become a peison cat is an enviablebillet for any arnbitious feline (congenial occupation. gcod quarters, andfull board pius t'perks tt) and every staff considers that their cats arethe best ever" This is the story of one of fhem, specially written forOUR CA,TS by V. B. It is founded on fact and is affectio,nately dedicatedto Cheetles, for twelve years honoured and faithful friend ofth€ Staff, H.M" Prison, Duke Street, Glasgow. May his whiskers nevergrow less, and long may he flourish !rfrHE bil r'at lar' lrtxurioltsliE ,-.extended in a tlori er bed,I His massive striped headpillorved among the antirrhinumsand his hind feet restinE on theno\\' prostrare form uf a purplestock. But Cheetles rvas far toorvel] arvare of his privileged positionas Chief Cat to the Establishmentto be concerned with horticulturalniceties. Even the principalofficer in charge of- thegrounds, going hornervards somefour hours earlier, merely smiledand gave him a kindly rvord,whereas any other cat rvould ha-"ebeen summarily driven off to findanother resting place.There had been lish for tea in thewomen clfficers' mess, good fish, tastvfish. Cheetles, comlortably replete,required a quiet spot for his eveningsnooze-sec.luded-but not too {arremoved from the rrorld lest someevent of importance should occurwithout his knowledge. Yes, theflower bed rvas a perfect place. Heneeded a snooze {or he rvould be goingon duty later. f{ad he not occupiedan honoured position of trust for morethan a deoade in a service proud ofits traditions-a service rvhose rvorkis never done?Lyiag there in the evening sunlight,drorvsily content betrveen sleepI:rnd g'akefulness, ihcrughts alc] rnentoriescrou,cled and jostled in his brain"\lemories ol mice u'eLl caught*thoughts oi rnice still to be reckonednith. ile could look back on a hnerecord ancl forrvarcl to triumphs stil}to come.]Iemories, too, stretching backacross the ve:rrs, oI friendl-v faces andkindiv hunan hands, so many faces,su manv lrands. Tltev came: thevsiayed au'hile :rnd then the-v passedout o{ his life. Transferred, married,retired ; some he missed more poignantlv,br,rt others came to take theirplaces:rntl the enrlless cvcle of time'.\pnT n. \lrik.,n,1 nsh-tish andmilk -thes-.\ cr r th. rrnchangingrealities-these iiere alrrat.s there.The nres- anoth-r focal poinl in akaleidoscopic rvorld ; the mess, u'hereonce an inquisirlre voungsrer L.liscoveredhon' to get a drink out ofmilk jugs s.ith a long and dexterouspa\Y. FIe had also learnt to " give apa\\' " on request (an accomplishmentrvhich he early resolr,ed to keep[or senior stalT and dcrind rriends).Hic frien,l. rarrsh. him rh;rt one-buthe nastererl . the rnilk jLrg techniquefor himself . Friends, so manyfriends, amorg thern the Governor.Daih' thev greeted each other *'iththe sober deference-of colleagues ilrprmn

Thc (,or ernor- on occasion \\'ould::ing an ofiering, :r token as it l\'ere.-: ester.nr and iespect. A juicy teg-.; rabbit, perhaps. The rnerit thus3cquired u'as a trifle offset bv the {act:!at the Governor \ras possessed bvTH.\T DOG-a st,rut, rni,ltlle-agedand effusivc person, only to l;e tole-:ated at a distance. But the gift uasaccepted rvith a cliguiired an(l riltherinroatv purr.holida-_v on a {arrn and rvhen she returnetlto the citv she bore in her arrnssornething in a piece of old blanket,sonrething shich rvhimpered a littlein the covering {olds. Tales in rvhichclreans nelted imperccptibly into 're:rlities.l)arkness had almost {allen now.fhe C)ffrcer Ior Night Duty passedacross the gr:rlcl ss,eep, attachd casein hantl ;rncl coa.t collar turned up1nlCHEETLES, for 12 years on the staff o,f H.M. prison.Glasgow.Vi,sitors also-r'isitors to the estabiishment usually stopped to admiresocialworkers, learnecl magistrates,even jurlges o{ the High Court andeninent offlcials from a distantOltmpus calleJ The Lrqpl1111..,.Ihey said: "\Vhat a hanclsomefellorv-unusual markings, hasn'the? " and passed on their u-a_v, har.-ing tendered homage, Lur learinR rh,cbject of it unconcerrled,-and u::im_pressed.The evening shadorvs ,lengthenedand the chittering sparro\\s settled 10rc

ing lvhite sparks from the overbeadcable. Inside the wall it was quiet.Memories chased through his :ldrowsy bra.in almost {orgotten,so {aint were they. Ghosts of memoriesperhaps come back to wander theearth. Tales his mother used tocroon to him 1ong, long ago alittle striped scraP of a creature,nestled in the hay in a Highlandbarn. One tale that alwaYs made herpurrs grow softer. ft was a tale ofwhite moonlight on a hooey-scentedhiltside, a tale of a rvild outlarv who ;ca^me down from the mountains bvnight and stoie-not a chicken or atender nerv-bom 1amb, but the eagerheart of a little puss. An old wivestale, perhaps, but old wives tales are .apt to tell of war and rtork and love.Cheetles yaw'ned and stretched himseif.Time to be moving ; there waswork to be done, There rvas thatmouse to be seen to, the one that gotaway under the surgerY door lastnight. And young TerrY realll'needed more supervision than he rvasgetting. An upstart braggart of acat if ever there was one, with hisflashy good looks and his cocksuremanners supposed to patrol thecookhouse and half the grounds, butfonder, i{ rumour sPoke truth, o{skulking round. the supper table inthe quarters br sleeping over the sitting-roomfire. Terry, the foundling,the st3ay, urchin of the city streets'Then there was Lizzie at the gate'Real1y, the stores were her ProPerbeat. A hard-rvorking, anxious littlecat, ef6cient, too.. One must giveLizz\e her due, but invariablYharassed by family cares and prey tothe conflicting interests of rvork andmotherhood, like so manv $'omen,pressed into industry and prematurelyr,r,orn out by the ceaseless pressure ofthe machine.Yes, time indeed for him td bemoving. The responsibility was onhis shoulders. I{e rose uP, Yawnedand stretched himself again. Still,life held many cornpensations. Tonight'sNight Duty u'as a true friend.The corridor windorv u'ould be openand he could trust to her rememberingthat a drink of warm milk tastesvery good in the bleak hours betweenmidnight and dalvn.Cheetle's great green eYes Piercedthe darkness like the headlights of ahigh-powered car. Time to be moving-thejob must go on.The Second Open Show of theEdinburgh and East of Scotiand CatClub (held in Edinburgh in February)was well attended. Judges were MissKit Wilson, Mrs. Newton and Mrs.Williams and their main awards wereas follow: Best C,at in Show, MissPaton's Amber of Rockviila ; BestAdult Longhair, Mrs. Marsden'sWiddington Warcry; Best LonghairKitten, Miss Paton's Nepeta of Rockvilla; Best Adult Shorthair, MissPaton's Amber of Rockvilla; Best-shorthair Kitten, Mrs. Challoner'sTFIE EDINBURGH SHOW10Whitehaugh Yetta.An interesting {eature rvas the displayby Mr. and Mrs. Lamb of their1ovely Siamese QhamPion MorrisTudor and ChamPion PhcoP AzureZelda. Exhibitors ol Siamese rvereinvited to.- challenge either of theChampions and to have their respec,-tive points compared. About a dozenexhibitors took advantage of the ofierand interesting discussions ensued.A successful dinner was held a-fter theShow, which was admirably organisedby Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Oswald.

Correspond,enee tornerReaders are invited to send contributio'nr to thia featurc "nd "pto joinin the useful exchange of ideas, experienccs and knowledge. Letteo$ould be conciee and deal grcfcrably with items of general interestDEW CLAWSI should like to put a question tot he readers o{ Ou n C,r'rs.One of m1' Black Shorthair queens,\iaximilia Unterkatze, mismatedearlv this year and in due course pro-,lrrcod Iour l,lack kittens. I put threeoI them to sleep and kept one malefor rvhich I hopc to find el home as apet rvhen he is old enough to leavehis rnother. When I clestroyed thenerv-born kittens I mere"v looked attheir sex and left her the bigger anclstronger male kitten to nurse. Later,s'hen I inspected the kitten morethoroughly, I found that it had dervcla\rs on his hind feet which f hadnot seen be{ore- The three dead kittenshacl onlv four clans on theirhind feet.I should like to kiios if otherbreeders have had kittens born rvithderv clarvs and horv frequentlv, or infrequently,this occurs. I have seena number of cats s-ith double thumbs,uhich is another form o{ polydactylism.In rny opinion this abnormalitvoccurs more frequently in catsthan the fifth claiv on the hind feet.I shouid be very glad to learn whatexperience your readers have haduith polydactyle cats ; aiso if suchcats are otherrvise normaiiv intelligentand healthy.lliss E. von f.rlimann,Hampstead, London, N.\\'.3.ACROBATICSA statement reported in a cat prrl,-lication (not Orrn CATS) tb have beenmade by a speaker at a recent socialgathering of cat lovers has intrigueclnle not a little. She u'as referring to1lthe abilitv of the norm:rl cat to landon its feet a{ter a fall and st:rted thatfrom a.s loa a hezght as one loot lronttlte ground (the italics are mine) it u'asLi'le to d" rhi

lle lealised he had to get dorvn. Therclo{ slopes are steep and s}ippery,anrl Sammy is heavily buiit. Hetr it d 1o cume Llo\\ n, slipped a ferr'feet, scramblcd up again, and rvailed !IIy Iittle Siames. q ueen , nursingher first litter, rvhich rvas only tu,od:rys old, heard his cries of distress:lnd came out to see rvhat lvas thenatter. She took commancl at onceand ran up the tree and on to thelrof rvhere Sammy rvas perche(i.\\'ith a crooning purr of con{ort shervalked carefully across the roo{,gradually descending. Then she rventtrack to Sammy and nudged him tofollorv her, rvhich he did, keepingclose to Susan while she came gentlvr.Jesays dotn the slope.\\iithin trvo minutes all rvas peaceagain. Sammy $'as fussed a"nd,petted and Susan .rvas back rvith herlrallig5-1vg were once more a conr"ntedfamily !C:rrmen X'I. Peskett,\\'ick . Lil l leha mplon, Su:sor.CHINESE CATI am rvondering if the enclosedphotograph {rom my colLection rvouldinterest your reaclers? It ri-as takenin Hong .I{ong. As you probably1tre11,, the Chinese eat cats, in x'hichcase this poor creature had a longu,ay to go, I imagine, before it rvasfit for the pot. The main colour iscream (paler than Siamese) rvith darkspeckles and patches.Eunice A. \Velsford,Brixton, PlYmouth.DIET FOR STUDSAs there seems to be a sharP difierencebetween cat breedels as to thehousing of studs, I rvould like to sa-va \vord about it.There are breeders rvho frnd itnecessary to keep their studs awaYfrom the house and those rvho do not,:rnrl this inr.oh'es issues u'hich Ithink are worth exploring. Let ustake the case o{ the poor stud that isturned out Lrecause he cloes not seemto knot' horv to behave himself, andrnakes the house cluite impossit;le forhis human ou'ners to live in. FIe issl'rut up in an outhouse, shed, o.r elelrcage ; quite deprir,ed of his iibertyand exposed to the bitterness ofwinter nights, and the darkening andtleterioration of his coat caused b5rthe cold rviil in clue course keep pacerith the increasing ri'ildness of hisnature caused br- his continement'-\nd no rvonder I(liher 'breeders-and I arl happyenough to be among them-treat theirstuds as civilised members of thefamilr', and l'rav: no cause to dootherrvise. In lact, mine sleep .;n lTlvlred everv night l-hen thev are notrnore profitabiv occupied, and I don'tthinlr that ;rttv fttrl her 35.11';' 1ce isneedeil to prove that I sar'"56s,, rvhy this dilTerence! Is itlot a rnatter oI diet? llv r:,r','r-" leliefis that if all recl meat be a'"'oi,iec1 astud will gile no cause fot i,denle. Iner"er {eed mt cats on me:ij: ,ri th:rtliin11, although everv cat ' 'r dogol-ner of mr-acqrtaintance seems tomake horse meat their pets' ;taPlei,',',1. Tnstea,l ,'l meat, I gi .- plentr.of cheese, rvhich tlre-v all love, and alinited quantitt of boiled rirtr heads

:i,r\:r\': ;ii\e(L \\i111 co(1 iiver oil in:lr ri intr-r p1;nf|s-li ilost excellent!.,Lrrse ti! adopt), \'tth lr:rrler,' lternelsn()istiircil $ith nrilk alrvays on tap.Ro jlerl l:r; ,bi1 , oi corLrse. l hen ther'::in get it,Is tire fed meai riict thc. ca0se ofs':Lrrl trl..ii,le ? If voLrr teaclt-rs l'oltlclteLl us iLeir erperience it shoulci beirr)ssi'Llji r'r arriVe at a (leflnite cOn-.clLision. ::rnri i{ the resrLlt :i){r\\ e(l that.r mertless rliet |roVideri li:rppr- torns,lLntl :r l:el,t rliet confine,l anrl ex;rspete'r('(1 \\ilrl lininra:s, \\e \h(,tLld i,e frntl. ,.,r' r. :ntr, 'lrr n ir,: rL,r,'anLl ltr::lr,lc refornt.T-. ',. ll :r-.1:r,t : Thoine, TL niit']11. Susscx.SCO'TTISH CAT CLUB('aesl'r \\:rs toicl, " Beu'are theltles ,ri llarch, " lrut this did notLle,iti t!e Scottish ('at (-iub Jron'rl. ,l:r,r. r r,r.ir lrrsr er. ning nlpelirtgfor ('!ri,:renlrers .n tire lith o{ lastiltnilir, \ ,,nl .1il tI tillrpri g rlhAr-c,irt th{- 1r,,il{' (li tlle l)resicient, thett.,r.r. 1"1.:,rria Bmce, lLrl u'hat prr-rr etlt l:. l,i:l r .r,. --iLrl g,rlr.ring]liss --i!. :. Patol, l'el1 linoun {orher " Ilociivilla " cats, gar.e a talkr1c:r1ils t'ith sone of the cats in herlife :rn,:l also a demonstration ongroonlinf. ]Ir. Ireter Coilnol alscrilns\\er:e.i rnany :rntl laried questionsand cli:[rered a sl]orL homilv on the-ri.i, ',.: .reeding.Thr, {.cmmittec ('}lrs. F. lf .Ilich:rr,lE..,rr u rites on their behalf )tenders sirrcere thalks to the memlrerswj'r . providc-tl retreshments :rnt1the gii: rable laden rvith a u'ide:ls-\ilrttil.ilt of goods-.\berdeenshirer:r lrlrit: jtrusehold goods. exquisiteneedlel'ro:k, confectionery of profession:rl :rrtistrw anri haking of ccrilotllL-zr sta;r..1ard. Iispecialll. are the\.indeirte.;l to lliss BrLice, rvhc s0willingi:' :'penecl her house tn tlte delighte,iiiub membets. Clu'n Jurds:rrtr t:rilcled as a resrlt by over !12,trl.,{ - d;8 na et "" Ki l - E lffspr V1 le isl;g !Mr, J. l"{ills, of Cavendish, MarineDrive, Rottingdean, Sussex, writ€s:" / fee/ / must write and consrotulate you on,o'r verl srccessfL I Droduct -l'tT-Z'lME.l;jSome weeks ago my little cat, Whisky, was in a'e!/. sarrv condttion.toc\ing energy ond abper,te.*h;rst i.is coot left nuch to b- desired.. After d course of Kit,zyme, he is now in frstc/dss condition and all that a cat should be.fhe enc/osed snop of Whisky mdy interest you ;it certoinly gives a good impreision of his keennesifor your tablets. He just loyes them, and ! shalis,woys see thot ,e gets his regular dcse."KIT-ZYME will benefit your cat tooIt ir a natural Tonic and Conditioner-NOT a purgativel(itzymeVITAMIN.RICH YEASTPromotca resistancG to :LISTLESSNESS, FALLING COAT.LOSS OF APPETITF,SKIN TROUBLES.l0 (7| jr,) T.blrtr l16, 250 lor 1i-,750 for li-KIT - ZYHE ir rold by Chamiitr, rnd mortPGt Stor.r"lf rny difficulty in obtaining, writ. to i-PHILLIPS YEAST PRODUCTS LTD,,PARK ROYAL ROAD" LOhIDON, N,W,I'literoturc {rec on reeucst

More Questions and AnswerstfosflA uhoat DyesBy ALBERT C. jUDEOur popular contributor on the fascinating subject of animal geneticssustains the growing interest in the scientific aspects of cat breeding withthis sixth instalment in a fine new series. Readers are invited to submittheir'simple.problems to Mr. Jude who will be pleased to answer themfor the general interest in ensuing isrues.What facts are known about thegenetics of eye-colour?As far as I am aware, genetics o{eye-colour in cats has not beenu'orked on separately, but the follorvingobservations may be of interest.The colour of the eye dePends onthe pigment in the iris. In sorneeyes there is pigment on both sidesof the iris, on the side tacing theretina and on the side rvhich Iacesoutw-ard. Other eyes have Pigmentonly on the retinal side. In the latterclass there are the blues and cleargreys ; whiie the eyes rvith Pigmentin front of the iris also are browns,hazels or greens in various shades,according to the amount of pigmentpresent. Pigment is entirely absentin the eyes of albino animals, and asthe tiny l;loocl vessels are notobscured the iris takes on a pinkisha.ppearance.The instances in rvhich the pigmentic nresent in front of the iris areclominant to those in which it isabsent from tl-re front of the iris.Rrorvns hazcls ,,r orccns maled 1oco*harmo' i{ h-lprn.rron,r- oitp rh'.""fb".':b.'-.,.-recessive b1ue, but u'hen blues aremated together no individuais of thebrorrn class appear. Blues, hon'ever,may carry factors n'hich t'ill rnodifyl,rnrr ne trnr inctannp r {"^,^. -. "be cairied by blues rvhich t'il1 intensi[ythe bri)\rn pigment, and rn eyervith very little bron'n pigment matedrvith certain blues produces progenyof 3, deep brorvn, far deeper, maybe,than that in the e1'e of the brorvneyedparent,Orrite likclv there are other factorsu'hich modi{y brorvn, but not enoughis yet knou'n about the inheritance o{the shades to make possible any statementexcept that the heredity of thepigment in front of the iris behavesas though it rvere due to a Mendelianfactor. Th:t, hou'ever, is of importance,for it does suggest that presentsystems of classification of eye-colourszrre on rather an unsatisJa"ctory basis.Depth of co,our and shade is at presentthts accepted arrangemcnt, start.rvith the pa)e greys and ending uiththe brou'ns.The lighter qrecns arr place I amongthe blues. It is knorvn, hou.ever,thal Llrcs mav diffpr {rnm thp deenl,ro\\'ns in the absence o{ on}y onefactor, but the difierence betrveen ablue and a green rnav be :L dilTerenceclue to more than one factor.My queen recently had four normallyhealthy kittens and one rvhichwas bcrn with both eyes partiy open.WilI you piease explain this eye condition?In normal circumstances, the eyelidsof kittens are joined up beforebirth by a briclge of epjLhelium. 'lheL4

tittens are born in tbis condition andare unable to see simply because ttreiids completely covei the eyes. Norma]l-vthe eyeiids will open at about 'the seventh to tenth d4Y. In casesrvhere kittens are homozygous for thegene (" open eyes at birth ") the eyelidsdo not get comPletelY bridgedbe{ore birth, and these kittens aretherefore born with oPen eyes. Insome cases the lids maY be PartiYopen and in others ful1Y oPened. Inall cases the eyes are exPosed, andrvithout the usual lid movements toprotect against injury-including thatfrom early excessive light-damagemay be done rvhich could be impossibleto repair.Sometinies during the first twentvfourhours a slight haemorrhage takesplace in the lo'w'er lid and occasionallyin the upper one. SimultaneouslY, aslight haemorrhagic exudate is formedbetrveen the lids, rvhich may quicklydry up, Iilling the space betrveen thelids. This adheres to the cornea, but,as a rule, disappears rvhen kittens arefrom seven to fourteen daYs o d.\l'here it has adhered to the cornea abulging often remails for some time,but later this often disappears. Quitefrequently, hou'ever, kittens soafiected retain some opacities in thecornea throughout 1ife.Readets have asked for advicewhich might help in selecting suitablestuds for their queens,As the queens concerned are not ailof one breed, this ansrver is framedin zr lay mos'c likely to assist allreaders similarly interested..Undoubtedly, I s'ould be \-eryn'rong if I did not suggest that healthshould be the first consideration s'henchoosing an\ animal for 1.1eedingpurposes. Very definitell this mustbe the cr -e rr here stock is beingselected to lorm the foundation of astrain. No matter how near to Perfectionof colour or form these initialanimals may be, their value tvi1l havebeen very littie if theY Possessedu,eaknesses in ttre factors Ior healthand reproductive caPacitY.The fancier x'ho takes heed thisway can be successful' If he ignoresthe point of " health first," then hewill not be successful. The first need,therefore, is to estabiish the fact thatany prospective stud cornes from aline oI healthy qnd ful1Y fertiieanimals. Get to know the Performanceof his ancestors, especially thoseon the rnale side.The next consideration will be thatthe colour and type of the studmatches up to the colour and tYPe ofthe queen to be mated, rememberingthat all the individual characteristicsof outward bodily make-up constitute" type." The aim must be tocounteract any faiiings !n the queenby using a. male definitely strong inthose particular failings. For instance,should the queen have ratherpoor eye-colour, choose a male withreally good eye-colour. Each separatecharacteristic must be consideredin this rvay, but the greatest failingmust al*'ays have prior attention'\,Iake certain at mating time ttrat thestud is in tight coat. In the case oflonghaired cats the length of coat atthe time of mating is not important'provided it is knorvn that when inful1 c.oat good length of coat iscarried.Obviously, the most likely place tochoose el suitable stud is at a show,n,here sevetal likely males can be seenand compared. Tt u'il1 not necessarilylre the rvinnins male rvhich rtill bethe m,sr suitabl'{or a, particularmr f in q Th. celee tinn rur duy rrra L-ino mrci he made on the basis ofcomparison u'ith the queen point bypoint.I:Iaving selected the 1ikely. stud, itis nou' vital to have proof that he iscanahrc of renrodrrrinp himsell in hisprogeny. We often talk of " throwingbatk," and this is the reason whysome males have the ability of breedingyoungsters rvhictr may be much15

etter than thenseh'es, nhile anothermale, t}le result, perhaps, oI an outcrossor just a luckr. chance mating,onllr produces the most ordinarvcfnnL. alihnrrgh _----.*o-- i,A -_ ic superlor rnappearance. Oftcn the most Valuablmaleis not the rvinning champion,but his sire, lor he fras proved irisworth by his son's successlA point to remember is that rvhenbuilding up a strain, or in selectingbreeding stock {ronr a str:rin, the malers not merely passing on his ou-nqualiiies, but all the characteristicsu,hich he has inherited from his aricestors.MY WINNING SNAPIt uas rn June last vear (rvritcsXllrs. \,'. E. ]Iajor) that I u'ent toHolnbury St. flarr- to look after thelovely ccttage of Dr. antl Jlrs. (i.Loughborough shilst thel. \\'ere .l\l'a\..Ttie cat familv consr,sted of live Chinchillasand Blue Chinchillas, Nisba.llickel-, Ashlel- Poppet, -\shlej. Bol;-bin (the weli-linos'n ncr',ter) :rndJingles of Thame.I took m1' Rolleitlex carnera l i thme foL ny o\\-n anusement as titehouse an

t,.:"lJ-^.:1:i,_pl-.::fl,pl;of GAYDENE CANDY KrssES, an up.and.comrngttlue Longharr .hemare who has won 7 trcphies and 14 Firsts for her owner,L.MrslMcvady, of Edgware, Middlesex. It is'interesting to record that M"s. naJvrayowes her inrroduction to the cat Fancy to a cha'nce purchase of oun carsMagazine at a railway station bookstari. She began is a comprete novice bypurchasing.Mary Rose.o.f Dunesk (mother of Cand-y X;rr"rr f.lri-n1".,'-n"irrao.and had a remarkable run of successes in her first year as an exhibitor.%s1!11\1n-g_ggntrast but complete.harmony ! Inrernational Champion DJANGHIRxERMINE' orange-e1ed white Longhair. is seen here'with ier sisterDJANGHIR WHIRLTbIG, Brack Longiai"' Sir" is Thornhilr Blue Bov andthe pair have done well for their ownJr, Mme. p. pulby, the Frencn tcier.

. , . these hint oJ su,n and' fl,ou:ers . . . .Jl:::4This delightful picture, well-nigh perfect in its composition, won for one of ourreaders, Mrs. V. E. Major, of Gt. Bookham, Surrey, the second prize of f,200in the 1950 " Daily Graphic', Open Photographic Contest. A brief accounr ofhow the picture was obtained is given by Mrs. Major on page 16.

tIIt. . . urad exeiting d,ugs to eume o . . .&.These five kits (or is it six ?) are enjoying their first out-sf-doors a

CFIAMf"IOL\ DANDY OF IENSFORD, Blue Longhair male, won his finatChampionship Certificate at a Copenhagen show in February. It was theoccasion of " Darak's " 20th anniversary exhibition at which the DanskRacekatten Klub participated. Dandy (exported by Mrs. L. Davies) isiitter brother to Ch. Astra of Pensford, bred by Mrs. Joan Thompson.$This picture of .,1 months old REDWALLSFAIRY (bred by Mrs. Hacking) is particularlyinteresting to fanciers because she is adaughter of Foxburrow Wendy, who is the onll.femate Chinchilla born to - 'Ch. LaneherneWinsome. Winsome's wonderful lile stor-y wairelated by Mr. P. M. Soderberg in ourNovember and December issues last year.Fairy is owned by Mrs, Blanche Barron, ofHillingdon, Middlesex, who hooe5 through herto retain the strain of a famous cat.PollarcJ, lpswichMINGSWYK ROMIO, a win.some Cream kitten photographedat 4 months. Bred byMrs. I. J. Cattermole, Romio isnow owned by Miss Harwood,of Malton, Yorks. Sire is Ch.Harpul Blue Boy, dam Raneeof Sunfield.

Care & Managernent by I'" M. SODI].RltEIIGChairman of the Siamese Cat CIubancl author of ,,Cat Breeding andGeneral l\{anagementffsKiltteretrog Tince Aguin Iy HAVE received s0 manvtette.sIrecently on the subjrctr' nf cats in kitten ancl lirterswhich, although ahvays confiden,tlyexpected, sometimes donot materiaiise, that perhaps thismornent is as good as any otherfor dealing u'ith thi, imporrantaspect of breeding.Juclging from the tenor of theremarks of some of mV correspon,iieirts, novices appear to tirinkthat a queen, when she has beenrnr"ted, should for that i-e rvloason receive constant attentionof :r particuiar kind. Not a Carmrrsrbe missed without doingtliis or that, or adding this par,tiiular food or that special medicine-.rt the happy lady's dailyro utiri e.It lvould be a good iclea to forgct aii the fads and fancies, forpractically all are just an un_n('cessary r,vaste of time and somr_times also of money. If the nor_mal routine for your cats is souncl,there is no reason to make anldrastlc alterations for this m"reli.rntere-qting condition.fhere are cstablishecl breedersu'ho su'ear by this or by that fortheir rnated queens. At tiniesthey go so far as to suggest thattireir successes are clue to the fact:ithat they added some special pillto the mid-day mea1. I don,t believemore than one worcl in tenof rhe rvhole lot of ir.These breeders are successfuisometimes [,'1 one reason .rnisomr:times for another, an

on the way, and false PregnancYis something which is comParativelyrare.The first indication that kittensrnay be expected is that on inspectionthe nipPles of the queenare found to have adoPted a muchmore lively colour. With somequeens this change is aPParenton the twenty-first daY, and mostgive clear proof before the end ofthe fourth week. From this timeonwards the contours of the ladYwill adopt the Hogarth " line ofbeauty," and when the litter is tobe a large one she becomes moreungainly in aPPearance as the'weeks pass.A Contrary CreatureIt is wise for the beginner torely on these signs alone and toleave more critical insPection tothose whose business it is to know.II you must know the answer,then ask your vet. I When allappears well at the end of thesrxth week you can relax andpossess your soul in Patience.During the week befoie thekittens are born, I think there issome reason for exercising a littlenrore than ordinarY care. I liketo shut my queens uP a few daYsbefore the kittens are due, notbecause theY are likelY to do harmto themselves, but humans aresuch fools and so careless. Aqueen carrYing a heartY litter isnot as nimble as at ordinarYtimes, and if she is in the quartersin which she is to have her22family she rviil be out of harm'sway'The cat is a contrary creature,but she knows her own businessbest and will not condescend toproduce her family on the sixtYthirdday just because You haPpento think that is the aPPropriatetime.If statistics were available, Ithink they would Prove that agood average for the Period ofgestation is sixtY-five daYs, butthis is by no means the limit andmany a queen has had her familYon the sixty-ninth without harmto herself or her kittens. Thesupreme proof that all is well isthat the ladY herself shows nosigns of uneasiness or distress.Unless and unt'i she disPlaYs suchunfortunate symPtoms, don'tivorry the vet., because he certainlywill not do anYthing unlesshe really feels that action on hispart is essential.Don't Just HoPeWhen labour starts don't goaway and just hoPe for the best !Be on hand and keeP a wary eyeon the lady, but do not interfereunless you are sure that there issomething you ought to do. Anormal queen can get on PerfectlYwell without human intervention'Maiden queens do sometimesget into a state of comParativepanic at this entirelY new situation,and in their confusion forgetto release the kitten from itsprotective sac or fail to sever the

cord. Should this happen youought to come into action, for youmay otherwise lose a valuablekitten. That is not fussing, butplain common sense.It is impossible to say how longit will take a queen to produce afamily of four as so much dependsupon the particular female. Withmost queens, however, the wholebusiness is finished in a few hours.Some queens are so concernedrvith the kitten which is about tobe born that they forget all aboutany others which have alreadystarted an individual life.It is here that the breeder canoften do useful work, for if heknows his queen he can collect themiserable little wet creatures'rvhich have been born and arrangethem comfortably on a blanketcoveredhot water bottle. To bewet is one thing, but to be wetand cold is no joke. Few queensresent the handling of their kittensby a person they know well.\[7hen kittening is finished it isa good plan to provide the motherand her family with a clean bedand also to leave the hot waterbottle in position. . After that goaway and leave the whole businessto a mother who knows moreabout rearing kittens than youwili ever know.It all sounds so easy, doesn'tit? It is easy nine times out often, but you must have luck onyour side. May that luck beyours this season !LIKE CAT, LIKE KITTEN- both likeCAT FOODServe it ju,t as it is . . . . or moistened with gravy. Thishighly-nourishing, concenrrareJ fooC conlainl meaifibrine, fish and cod liver oil ! Kictens especially loveit. Spratt's Cat Food needs no prepara[ion .,'.. it'sclean .. . . and pussy just loves its flavour !SPRATT'SSPRATT'S BOOKON CATS35 pages of experrinformotion coverinpYorieties, Feedini,Breeding, Treotmeitof Ailments, etc.Beoutifully illustroted,including foscinatingCnt Studies innotural colour. PriceI l- from your deoleror, if ony difficulty,1,2 post free fromaddress below.SPRA€K'S oar F€EorfObtoinoble in I i2 pockets from your usuol Sprott's stockjstSPRATT'S PATENT LTD., 4I i47 BOW ROAD, LONDON, E.323

z.4.WILL YOU PLEASEHELP-BYRecommending OUR CATS toyour friends at home and overseas.Renewing your subscription onthe first application. Tell usshould you not be able {or anyreason to renew-,Using our advertisement pages asmuch as possible.Sending us good pictures and ner.sitems from local papers.Providing names and addresses ofcustomers and cat-loving friendswhom you would like to receive aspecimen copy of OUR CATS.Such information will be treatedin the strictest con{idence.LAURENTIDE STA}IEsEEXCEL AS PETSScientifically bred for stamina.nd othardcsirable qualitict. Kitt€ns urually.for ralcLAURENTIDE EPHTOO RESTOLAURENTIDE EPHTOO SAPINAt Stud to Approved QueenrQue€ns met dt Exetcr, Okehampton ondMoretonhom,steodMRS. A. HARGREAVES. F.Z.S.NETHERTON HOUSE, DREWSTEIGHTONNR. EXETER. DEVONfelcphone : D rewsteighton 232Nou' tha"t 1iy time is rvith us again,:, $ rrning rr ill not be out of placeagainst the use of fly papers containingI).D.T. Cases of poisoning havebeen tiaced to cats picking up anderating flies killed through contactu'ith D.D.T. liy papers. The " oldfashioned" stic.ky papers are stillcrrit- r'ff-e iir e-rn,.l snfcr lvhen cai$:rre around.Watch . . ,lour,\Y/ATCH YouR cAT at play-one a day in his motning saucef ofYV minute a rollicking lion cub, milk. sTibs' ptovide essential.the next as gentle as a doe, And in vitamins and minerals lacking inall his moods a ioy to see, provided his ,civilised' diet. Just one (Tibs'he is fit and happy. Will you do once a d^y- and he'll be theone little thing to keep him the liveliest, most lovable cat that eveffrisky,friendlycompanionhewants was, with eyes that shine and a-to be? Give him one .Tibs' oncei coat like silk!o1

Presented by JOAN THOMPSONEGULARLY every month.Mrs. . Joan Thompsonpopularand active figure inthe Cat Fancy for many years,Sreedet and International judgewillturn the pages of her diary toreveal the most interesting entriesconcerning penonalities, bothhuman and feline.14th March. The ,A,.G.]'I. ol thetlrovclon Cat Club rvas a verv cheervaffair, rvell :rttended bv over 50 nemhers.The membership l.as announcedas 265 (ti? new ones since October)and t1 resignations for variousaeasons. ]lr. (lordon Allt iras electeilto the C,,mnlilree tn(l rhc d"legatesto the Governing Council :tre \irs.Tol'e and Mrs. Axon as before, anrl-\lrs. Vize nel.lv elected. Instead ofrvinners holding the Clubs cups ancltrophies {or a vear, it is hoped to exhibitthem at the Ch. Shol ancl inman\i cases give memento -spo()ns.] emirers rvere askecl i{ thev ri eri'prepared to support the Contrnittee intaunching {,ut rnJ enB,aSinS tl,,Sevmour llall for the next Ch. Shouin Nor.ember. This proposal \\'zlscarrie

quality of those they may be competinpagainst. T hear from Messrs.Spratts that transit costs are aboutto rise by 5 per cent. to 10 per cent.This means that travelling costs willbe about J25, rvith insurance at 5 percent., for each cat sent to U.S.A.26th March. Mrs. Vize and herdaughter, rvho is over here fromCanada spending the winter with hermother, called to see Souvenir Moonbeam(by Ch. Astra of Pensford) beforehe flies to U.S.A. on the morro*'-He has grorvn into a fine cat, as llissKathleen Yorke predicted rrhen shejudged him on his ddbut at the KensingtonKitten Shon' last Ju1y. Hehas a, shoit face and nose, but not{he " pushed in " accentuated stopwhich so often accounts. for " g'eepy "eyes. His 1arge, deep copper eyesgaze boldly at one and gir.e him asweet expression, and having himrvith me for seven months has mademe realise hou' right the late Mr.Yeates was when he rvarned Bluebreeders against an exaggerated desirefor ultra-short noses which so oftenleads to a tendency to lveepy eyes andsometimes sngfily noses. Moonbeamrvas bred by Nliss Cotteli and Ibought him on the occasion of hermarria,ge on 1st .Septernber rvhen shet'as unable to keep him. He has beenpurchased nou. by Miss Verner Clum,of Florida, U.S.A., as a mate for herovn queens and possibly a ferv belongingto acquaintances. A1l beingrvell, he u.il1 be exhibited this season.Mrs. Vize is leaving England inNovember on the Edinburgh Castlefor Capetou'n, South Africa, to spendthe winter. Mr. Vize retired thisChristmas and they want to have onemore " adventure " before theyfinally settle down. The problem isthe cats, especialiy a valuable maleIike Ch. Astra in the prime of life at3| years. His temporary home has tobe extra special and Mrs. Vize hopesa friend u'ill have him. Some of herother cats will be sold and a few will26live temporarilv u'ith other breeders,Leaving them is a big u'rench, butthe urge to travel is overwhelmingand this will be the Vizes' first reaXholiday for years.27th March. A letter from MissAdele Rudd telling me of the splendidresults of Nlortimer's parties. Shervrites: " So many l\.anted to comethat rve had a third one {or the overflow.The incredible thing is theamount Mortimer made, as when westarted t'e had just enough for onesma1l stall. But nearly everyoneirrought him a gift and rve had hastilyfo _ nrrf r"- rrn "r si- sfallc" We made sixty pounds / As thenroney is so desperately needed forgood u,ork \\'e are more than gratefulto his many rvonderful friends. Mortimeris also appearing in the Americari'Cats Nlagazine ' rvith his photoand his tit1e, ' Ambassador o{ Strays.'As you knolr', the Cats' ProtectionLeague is very rve1l knorvn in Slough,trut *.e are trving to put it on themap in london."29th March. Committee meetingof the Siamese Cat Club in the mornirg.A{ter lunc.h, the A.G.M. atFleming's Restaurant. No nominationss'ere received for delegates tothe Governing Councii, so Mrs. E.Hart, \lrs. Drrncan Hindley, NTrs.Sayers and NIr. Soderberg were automaticallyreturned. As a result ofthe postai ballot, flrs. Sayers andf,Irs. Williamson were re-elected onthe Commiltee and CommanderLuard, receiving the next highestnumber of Yote-s, is the nerv member-In a more or less pleasant u'ay afeg- members hard come to criticise, so. irt \!ds luurc,:..rrvrry ^1. - " than mostA.C].M.s, although very ably conductedby our Chairman, ]Ir. Soderberg.On being put to the vote"members rvere nearly unanimous illrvishing their orvn Club Sho*' to beheld as usual at Lime Grove BathsHall and not in conjunction with the

Olympia Crystal Cat Shos. IIrs. E.Hart is to officiate as Sho\\, Nlanageras before. The date is 11th Octolpr.The Club has the amazing total o{over 700 fully paid up members, i.ncludinglife members, and \Irs. Harthas the onerous task ol being Hon.Secretarv and corresponding at sometime or other rvith the majority ofthem. The Club owes a tremendousdebt of gratitude to her capabilities,and I have vivid recollections of herehthusiasm during the rvar, *'hen theS.C.C. rvas the only cat club to havean annual Committee meeting inLondon.5th April, A letter from ]IissVerner Clum reporting the safe arrivalof lloonbean. She savs: " Ifearrived on Saturdav, 1st -A,pri1, at 11a.m. I had to go to Tampa" Airportto get him released out of bond. Ifthe rveather had been good he rvasscheduled to arrive Thursday, so yor-rcan imagine hon' worried I have been.He has been to }Iiami and there havebeen long-distance telephone calls andcables flying about Ll.S.A. He isrealll' beautiful, such l(,\'cl\' 1yp'.eyes and physirlue ; he \\'as ip grandshape, so Spratts to(,k \er\ guod careof him. ]Irs. I-aura Graham(Cat Fanciers' Association judge)came dorvn to see him and likes himvery rnuch indeed." They had a notice of his arrivalin the local paper and the photographer{rom the St. Petersburg nervspaperi5 q,,ming shortly to takephotos for a feature ston- rvhich Irvill send vou. It is really excitinghaving him and horv interesting toeventually sec his progeny. T see hisdam is a grand-daughter of Masterpieceof Allington, so he has bloodIines on both sides so valuable herein U.S.A.."Whilst I rvas in America it was arevelation to me to see the close studymade of pedigrees, and T advise allBritish breeders to teli potential purchasersif the cats and kittens theyare qffering have ancestors of anothercolour i.n their pedigree. For examp1e,Blues should have at leastthree geterations of pure bred Blues.If there are Clreams, Blacks or Blue'Creams in the pedigree, explicit informationshould be given. InCreams any Recl Tabbies or Tortoiseshe11sfor the last three generationsare considered a bar sinister by somebreeders, and one very rl'ell knorvnAmerican juflge and breeder of Blacksrefused a lovelv typecl Black kittenbeca.use her dam s,as a Tortoiseshell,.although she uas a Champion of exceptionalmerit. This judge considersTortoiseshells are inclined to givetheir Black progeny bro*'n shadings.I think Mr. Jude's opinion u'ould bqr-aluahle on this matter.Of course, if a breeder has a catteryof mixed longhairs she might considersome ancestors o{ other coloursirn asse1, lrut. gcnerallV speaking. Ifound lI.S.A. lrreeders like Blue-bredBlues, Blacks l;red from Rlacks or.Rlues, Creams brecl from Clrearms,.Blue-Creams or one Blue Parent.-\t St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A.,in I)ecember, NIrs. Kloo's Barala'n\listress Midnight (bred bv our tr{rs.Henn) ri'as Best Opposite Sex.At Aarhus, Denmark, in February,Ilr. Erik Remsunen's ChadhurstLinda (bred try l'Iiss Rodda) was 1stin her Open Class and Prix d'HonneLrr.At the same Shorv X'lorris Sable(brec1 by NIrs. Richardson), by Ch.Hillcross Song, rvas also first in hisOpen (ilass. Splendid neu's of Britishexports.6th April. ,\'leeting flrs. Price,Chairman of the Hertford and lliddle'sex Cat Club, at an A.G.}I. recently,I asked her wh-v she started breedingSiamese, and was so interested t'henshe reciprocated by sen

DIRECTORY OFFOR RELIABLE STUDSLOXGHAIR BREEDERSAND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically)GORDON B. ALLT, F.Z.S.DANEHURST CATTERYDANEHURST, OLD LANEsr. roHNs, cRowBoRo ucHCrowborough 107Enquirier inyited for thG popul.rDanehurst Longhairr -- 'BlucPcrrianr, Crcamr and ChinchilltrSic dirpltyed and Stud advertisomcnts in thir issueDUNESK BLUE PERSIANSWorld 'famous 'for lovely irrlc flowing ioair,coppcr eya3, wonderful atamina. Winnars of100'. prizes, inctuding 29 Fir.t. in 1949-50.gUSIY OF DUNESK (B F rsts), wll.D VTOLET OiDUNESK (14 Fifstr), CH,NASOy OF DUNEjK(8cst Eluc Male Kitten Not. Ch. Show)REALLY LOVELY STOCK FOR SALEMRS. M, BRUNTON, MARLPOST FARMSOUTHWATER, HORSHAM, SUSSEXTel. Southwater 389DEEBANK CATTERYFor BLUES and CREAMS of outstandlneguallty, Lovcly Kittens usually for ral-AT STUDDEEBANK STURDY (BLUE)ByThc Playmate ofthe Cburt ex ldmiston Merlc2nd Open Male Midland Ch. Show, Croydon Ch.Show, N. & D. Ch. Show 1949-50.H4L-r1ARY TAFETEACE ( BLUE)By Mokoia Tafere * Skeete Gaye.WALVERDENE MA'OR (CREAM)By Mighty of Sunfietd ex Walverdene SandreMia. lst end Ch. Notts. and Derby, Jan. 1950CH. WIDDINGTON WHYNOT (CREAM)By.Ch. Widdington Warden ex WiddingtoiWilful. lst & Ch., C.C. Show, t949. tst&-Ch.M.C.C. Show, 1950. lst & Ch. N.C.C. Show, t9S0.e,ue€nr met by errugementrt Liverpool or BirkenheadMISS BULLELM COTTAGE THORNTON HOUGH WIRRALPhone Thornton Hough 214PRIORY BIUE & CREAMPERSIANS Noted for type,tovetypate coatstorgeous eye-colour & staminaBrocder of the Int. Ch. PRIORY BLUE WISHlccutiful Kittens for sole. Sotisfoction guordnteedAt Studi cEM OF PENSFOhDFirrt PrizeWinncrand Sire of First prize Winnersat Championrhio Shows}4RS. L. DAVIES, THE OLD CURIOSITY CAFECHATFONT ST. PETER. BUCKS.Gerrords Cross 356iTRENTON BIUE PERSTANS-. At Stud: cH. oxLEYs Sire oJ Best Kirten National PETER C.C. Shiw, 1950.Bcst Kirren Scottirh C.C. Show, t950. 'OHNBest L.H.Kitten Croydon_C.C. Show,l950, and meny othcrPrizewinners. Stron3 hetlthy Kittens usually forlrlc, pllctt coats of lovely texturc, superb iypc.Enquitica to: MRS. HARRINGTON _ HARVAhoMILFORD LODGE, NR. STAFFORDArt _Qucctr nct at Slaffod Stotion. Eustan-Saaffodrrdc? t hcurrno chonl.. lcl. Milford J5tBARATAN PERSIANSAt Stud*Ch. BARALAN BOy BLUE \Sire of many winning Kittens both at homc aridabroad.Ch. BARALAN SAMSON (Btack)Both young rons of Ch. DEEBANK T4ICHAELMRS. E. L. HENN, SEVERN HOUSEEARDINGTON, BRIDGNORTH, SALOP. fcl. Bridgnorth 2285EIREANNE BLUE PERSIAHSANd MINIATURE TOY POODLESAt StUdJ EIFEANNE APOLLOExquisite typr, Prizewinner only time shownNEUBURIE BAI-IBILovcly pah ron of Bler:cd Mischief ol Henlov.Siro ol many lst Prize Winning Kittenr.Beautiful Kittcns urually lor sale.MRS. EIREANNE MAR,LOW38 VEREKER ROAD, WEST KENSINGTONFulhom 6201LONDON. W. l,tPTHE ALLINGTON BIUEPERSIANS & GHINCIIITTASRonowncd throu3hout thc world for tyD.,colaur, coat and widc-awtko oyIEnquiria for CAIS Af SIUD orYOUNG SIOCK FOR SALE roMISS EVELYN LANGSTON8 CRAUFURD RISE, MATDENHEAD. BERKSTel. Moidenheod 813OLDENHILLSCHINGH!LtASPR'ZE WINNERSAt Strd' POLDEI.IH|LLS HypERtON(Proved Sire\MRS. CHAS POLDENMARKET HOTEL REIGATEKlttenr m.y bc booked in advancc toapprovad homcs onlyA,IRS. JOAN THOI,|PSON'SPENSFORD BLUESNotcd for typc, cyl colour, co.t & phyriqsatgulSr e!9l'. ASTRA OF PENSFORD, A'CE_O_F-_PEN_SFORD (sirc ot Ch. Deebank MichelfFAY OF PENSFORD (drm of Ch. Gtorir oiPcnsford), ADRIAN OF PENSFORD (sire ofmany bit winncrr) and GEM OF PENSFORDI3O WICKHAM WAY, BECKENHAM. KENTBeckcnhom 6901PEDIGREE F.ORMS at 2s. per doz€n(post free) are obtaimable frorn ,, OurCats " Magazine, 4, Carlton Mansions,Clapham Road, London, S.W.9.Larger quantitics available at prorata fates.Pleasa mcntior OuR C.lTs uhcrr l.ptying to ailve/tiscrrcnts

sir::riv had to ;xrsse-ss one. A vearor trvo later, rvhen on holidav inCornrr3ll, a \.ert deilrh' lor.ed dogdie,l rather sr,rddenlv of heart failnre.J'iv lusband bought me a Siamesekii'Ltn to comfort me. We haci seena l:',iter in a rvindorv in Iialmouth andrve bought one of them tt; bringhor::". This rvas a male. f{e irecamerny irst Siamese stud, Little Bortr:'' -\ month later rve sent tc C(trn_ll rgain, this tin-rc {or:L rviie fcrtheir -\.(i..\1. ancl the late }lrs. \l'ade(the Chairman.) uas most kind. Sheintroclucecl nle to some of the rvell.kno$n l)reecleis, anrl told me that experiencecilrreerlers l-ould aluar-s help'nil\ ir es likr. rrrr ssJt :rnd, I mav add,ther' ,liC. lr i. nrore of thar spirirrve neeri in the Cat l'ancy to-day." fn ciue course Litile Boy Blueand the queen, rrhom I registered asLittle lli-qs lluiIet, hac,l a familr,, andI deciclecl that I loulii register :r pre,ilx. \lt, prelix l)evoran u,as selectedA nice *io of Devoran Siamese Sear point kittens bred o, nnrr. il11"..i.'-fri:.:gie, iis \\ i, x)\\ r:allerl hilt Irr lrecausc I uas star-ing in the littledonestic purposes. I thought that I village of Devqlipn, near Fahnouth,rvluid let them har.e a fen. litters irut rvhen 1 l;ought mr,. hrst Siamese kit_dirl 1tr1 realise at that time that this ten. In l93tt I kept a kitten from alould be a hobbv which u,ould bring litter b-_v ml t\\o cats and she is stiliIne a great deai of interest and hap, g,ith me. I named her I)evoranpir.ess. I-ittle Bor. RIuc u.as a very .\raminta, and there are fe*. Devoranllne cat, excelling in tvpe, strong ancl cats *ithont Araminta's name in thernost affectionate. I rvas very luc.kv pedigree. She is the grandmother o{io L'e so fortunate rvith rnv first pair. Devcran i,)cnald. In 1989 I haclI knerv no London breeders, so tr Little Ro1' Blue neutered. Bv thisirought Sherlev's Cat Book and {ounc! time I realisetl that one qu""n i. ootin ir the addr'ess oI the Secretary of sulficient for a stird, and though hethe Siamese Cat Club. I rvent to had l;een placed at public stut1. rvas19

not used lnuch, as I rvas unknou'nand there was no famous prefix'to hisname. Also. orsing to the rvar, theredid not seem to be much Point intrying to go on keePing a stud. Unfortunatety,he caught cold and diedas a resul.t of the operation. I stillha.d t t'o of his daughters and mYoriginal queen, and after about a vear'found it so difficult to send the catsany distance to studs olving to s'arconditions that I came to the conclusionthat it rvould be rvise to getanother stud. This time I gave thematter a greal deai of thought. Itanted somelhing uith a prefix sufficientll-famous tu bring me visitingqueens. There u'ere no shou's so Icould not get help from them." By this time, horvever, I hadcome to the conclusion (an opinion Istill hold) that the Prestu'ick catstake a 1ot of beating, so I \\'rote toMrs. Hindley and she kindlY Pickeda male kitten f or rne, Prests'ic.k., Prithie Pa1. 'This was a " buy "rvhich I ha.ve never regretted' I norl'have seven adult Siamese-P.P' Pai'Devoran Donald, D. Araminta, D.Griselda, D. Hermione, GracedielLFah-Chee (by NIYstic Dreamer) and'Nlorris Petula (litter sister of MorrisPadishah). I have onlY bought fivekitiens in all the years I have beenbreeding-my original pair, P.P. PaI,and the two young queens, GracedieuFah-Chee and l{orris Petula." In 1947 I had to sPend sevemls'eeks in bed as I rvas not rvelI, andit was then I got the idea of foundinga cat c1ub. I feit that those ofus rvho lived in the North London.area seemed rather out of things, andthought that it would be a good ideato have a club and PossibJY run ashou'. I thought contact with otherbreeders rvould be interesting. InJanuary, 1948, after much telePhoningand writing, I heid a meeting of15 interested people at my house andthe Club rvas formed. At first Ithought that the Club should becalled just the Herts Cat Club, but30AVERNOLL HAPPY CHANCEMrs. E. Brine. Stanley Cottage, Wickfo-rd,Essex. owner-breeder of the Avernoll EluePertians, writes:-" lt eives me lreot Dleasure to express myobDrccia;ion of yTur most excellent ptoductK[-rv^". I find it imparts a wonderful.extrotlit"lrf-i" mv cots' coats so essentiol in thelriiirrir.'- ena" ii a conditioner dnd tonic it is'utf"rrtl." usin. Kit-zvme, not one of my nine catsond kittens hoie hod ony of thoseoff-colour fromen.tsusuollt exDetienced during the hotderwin'et montnsl'.-.-.Lii1n"r" hos nev6r been anv folling off inoDq"f'l3ro^^"na every cdt owner to use Kit-zyme-.;;;;;;ti ioluoble oddition to d cdt's diet"'1950 Show Successeslst Ooen Moie 3- 6 months, lst Novice'Reserve Eest Elue Kitten, C.C.C.Ch'Show'Jst Oben Mole 3-6 months' 3d A.C'Limit. 3ft A.C.S. Limit' N.C.C. Ch.Show.KIT-ZYME will benefit Your cat tooIt is a natural Tonic and Conditioner-NOT a Purgativc*(il.zvmeY'TAII4'N-R'CH YEASTPromoto8 .esiatancc to:LISTLESSNESS. FALLING COAT'LOSS OF APPETITE'SKIN TROUBLES'fO (t} gr.) Tablcg | /6, 250 fo: l/',750 for !1"KIT- ZYl'lE ir rold by Ch.mittr, rnd mortPGt Storar.It rny dlfflculty In obtrlnlna, writ. to :-YEAST PRODUCTS LTD.'HILLIPS ROYAL ROAD, LONDON, N.W.II'ARK titcrot0rt frca oa nquctt

my \ et. 1\lr. Galc) suggesied \\ cshould inc.luder the countv of \liddlesex,and I think it $as a" r'ery goorlsuggestion. I canrrot express ho\'thrilled I am rvith the success achieveclby the Club in this short time." One little detail may amuse you.In 1947, mv cats, l'ith the exceptionof Donald, were beginning to gro\\'middte-aged, and I realised that if Il anted to carry on the time had cometo get some younger stock. I decidedthat I ri'ou1d let the judges atthe S.C.C. Shol. decide {or me. Ii|ou1d sho$, Donaid, and if he rvon aprize in his Open l{itten Class Is'ou1d carrv on. I n ould also founrlthe Club ; i{ not, I s,ould irave himneutered :rnd gi\.e up lrreecling. HerYas a\rarded several firsts that davzrnd l.as unbeaten by anv other S.P.male kitten. That decided me tocarrv on and nurr I am so pieasedthat I did."The Club l'as lortunate to " cliscover" JIrs. \r. Parker, s'ho l'asrgreeable 1,, ,( I as TTon. Secretarv,although not a cat lrreeder, and ancnthusjastic pal r, n in IIrs. ]litchell(Vice-Chairman), t'ho has kindlr- lent'lrer lovelv horr.e rn,l oarden for theparties held each summer' ; also llissDukes to act :rs llon. Treasurer. ]IissI{it Wilson (President) and lliss'I{athleen Yorke (\rice-President) har,ealso done great u,ork lor the CIub,especialiv :rt its inauguration.6th April. Tea riitlr llrs. ancl llissStatman at Cricklel'ood, the latterrow a.n enthusiastic. breeder of Blues.She commenced by purchasing PrioryXllanetta from Mrs. Davies. Thisqueen, unfortunately, had to bespayed, a great loss as a brood queen,as she is a very rvell bred, handsomePerson.Miss Statman's next venture rvasto purchase a daughter of \raileyendBlue Prince, bred by Nliss Phillips.This queen has had some very nicekittens by Miss I'iontague's male,trlo of n'hich, .A.nson Belinda. anda1Anson Bouquet (the latter no\\' olvnedby tr rs. Davies), rvon at this season'sshou--s. Bouquet \\':rs the unfortunatekitten *,ho, after being arvarded firstin her Open Class, u'as disqualifiedbecause her tally rvas tied on u'ithblue rvool instead of white ribbon,the latter lning de rigueul at aIIShol's under G.C. ru1es. llorvever,she has no\Y t\\'o male kittens by Mrs.Davies's ou,n male Gem oi Pensfordmuch more precious than-somethingprizes. She is such a devoted mother.She rvoulcl not leave her babies touse her sanitary pan, and after threeda-vs llrs. I)avies called in the set. toexpeclite rlertters and she is non'notnral.I hale experi.enced this lith

REDWALLS CH II{CH ILLAS & CREAMSExquislteKittenssonnetirnesfor saleeExBort aSpeciality@REDWALLSSNOWSTORM'ryhosc prize-winninglrogeny have beenexported toAusrralia, SouthAfrica, Brazil andSwitzerlandMRS. E. M. HACKTNG,:,",I5g,,,HI,LLS, LrpHooK, HANTS,DASgET"EURST CATTERYGordon B. Allt, F.z.s.Bt uE, GREAH &C!.IINEHILLAPERS!ANSPrize Stud €ats available.Kittens by prizewinningstock usuallyfor sale-to approvedhorner only. Can beseen by appointment.{", oLD LAI{E, ST.JOHNSCROWBOROUGH.i'st ssExCrowborough 407

A CCORDING to .\lr. N IA ^\lathieson, of the ,\ation riJ I Veterinary Association, ca.ts ar,:uflering {rom the meat shortage.They are getting skin complaintsthrough over-feeding on fish. Thecure, he says, is to remove the cr;Jrom its usual environrnent for t,roor three rveeks and give it horse-lleshand grass. l,Ir. trIathieson adnitsthat cats are finicky feeders; one heknorvs u'ill eat only buttered crumpetsIA c;rt pours his body on the floorlike n'ater. It is restful just to seehim.-\\riiliam I-1'on Phelps.A lady on holiday s.as interested trnt;te that it rvas a local custom rvhen.1. c:rt \\as lost or found to pin a handtr,rittennotice to the garden gate.f-his rlas, she thought, an excellentidea that might rvith advantage befollorved more rvidely. Some months;afterrvards her orvn pet lvas lost, so;she decided to give the idea a triai.The result: a steady stream of peoplel'ith airout 20 stray cats and a fervisrnall bovs offering birds and a dog.'in a fit !Lester Piggott, the 15-year-oicljockey rvho had the mis{ortune tol;reak his collarbone u,hen his mountleii at Lincoln Races, is a great catlover. C)ne of his most u'elcome I'isitorsrluring convalescence is Black('at, the stable pet. " Normally,',said Lester, " Black Cat never lea,r,esthe st:rbles, but she came into thehouse to r.isit me lvhen she found I".r'a5 laicl up. ' 'A cat has at lalt lreen sc.ected {ortlie title r6le of '' Rhubarb, " thePar4mount picture u'hich is soon togo into production. He is Orangey,an 18-pound stray belonging to Mrs.Agnes Murray, of Sherman Oaks,flaLifornia. Orangey, selected fromnearly 500 applicants, will co-starrvith Rav l{illand and Jan Sterling inthe hilarious tale of a cai u'hich in,herits thirty million dollars and abaseball team. Many other cats rvillappear in the film, but Orangey willbe the star with a stand-in of hiso\\:n,\lice are reported to have beenlound for the first time in Gleenland.Thev are believed to come from ships.I-ocal R.S.P.C.A. officers haveI.ecn called to Northolr Airport forthe second time in t$,o years to huntdown a family of semi-wild cats rvhoroam the miles of underground pipes.Ihe cats u'ere {ound in a rvater maina{ter some members of the stafi reportedhearing pattering {ect anclstiange noises belorv ground at night.\\rriting to the " Evening Stanriarci" about the recolded instanceof a cat having 100 kittens, a Londonreader savs: " I have a black catuhich u'a5 given to me in 11)ll. Sheirecarne a rnascot for the R.-{.F. andrlas christened Spitfire. To clate shehas hacl I li1 kjttens ; hcr birthdar,; rvason 3rd ]{arch, }rer age being l0 r,c:rrs.She has a lolelv coat, is plav{ul,gentle and faithful, and loolrs aitoutlral{ her age."OD

DIRECTORY OFFOR RELIABLE STUDSPRESTWIGK3IAMESE CATTERIESNoted for type and brilliant eye colourBrceder of Ch. Prestwick Mata-Biru, Ch' PrestwickPcrana,Ch.Prestwick Perak, Ch.Prestwick Perling,Ch. Prestwick Penglima-Pertama and many others.MRS. DUNCAN HINDLEYHIGH PRESTWICK, CHIDDINGFOLD, SURREYChlddingfold 60Stotion - HqslcmereTHE TAI.LAND GATSAtStud: CHAMPION TAI-LAND OBERON(Fee 2 gns.)(8.D.)Brood queens include TAI-LAND RANAT(8est Seal Point Olympia 1950),PAI-PITAPAT (oam to Ch, Tailand oberonand oth€r prize winning Siamese),MISS CALVERT JONESSPREADEAGLES. BURES. SUf FOLKTel. Butes 241SHORTHATR BREEDERSAND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically)MOvt/}IAY SIAMESEB.P. & S.P. AT STUDAll prizewinners and siring winnersMrss D. l-.. M. THoMASPRIMROSES, SANDHURST, KENTPIIgCOP SIAMESE t{tL!-cRoss SIAMESEAt Stud (to approved queens)cH. Plh{coP AZURE KYM (8.P.)Winner of 7 Challeoge Certiflcates and BestExhibit Siamese C.C, Ch. Show 1948' Sire ofCH. PINCOP AZURE ZELDAWinner of 6 Challenge CertificatesSeal Pointcd Studs includeCH. MORRIS TUDOR,Winner o{ 6 Challenge Certiflcates, Best S.H.National C.C. Ch. Show 1948, and BirminghamC.C. Ch. Show 1950. Sire oi " Maiz - Mor-Marq u is. "Pqrticuldrs from f'lRS. O. M. LAMB..TWYLANDS," GRANGE HILL, HALESOWEN,NR. BIRMINGHAMTel. Halesowen 1226MRS. I. K. SAYERSSOUTH\,VOOD GATTERIESWell-known B.P. and S.P'SIAMESE at Stuo"All big winners- siring big winners"RYDES HILL LODGE, ALDERSHOT ROADGUILDFORD, SURREY lel.: Worplesdon 3l I IAt Stud-HILLCROSS SHENGSON andHILLCROtS PICOT (Sire of H.ToPaz,lst '. Ch. S.c.C,S.' l95l).Hillcross Stock have won over 200awards, including manY Firsts andSoecials 1945-50. Kittens noted for tvpe'eye colour & light coats.MRS. E. TOWE (Brceder of Ch. H'llcross Sons)239 H|LLCROSS AVEruUT, MORDEN, SURREYTel. Liberty 6014VE€TENSEAFS RED TABBIESHealthy and very intelligent Kittensmay be booked iromC H. VECTEi*SINN COPPER EYESCH. VECTENSIAN RIO TINTODeeo Reds with clear markings,glorious copPer eyes, short coatsMISS PAT TUCKERI9 TUMSLEWOOD RD., BANSTEAD, SURREYBest Exhibit, Kensington 1949. Best S'H. Kitten'Crovdon 1919. 8es1 s.H. Cat. Notionol 1950'DEVORAN SIAS{ESE GATSEXCEL IN TYPEAt StUd-PRESTWICKPRITHIE PALFee L2-2-0DEVORAN DONALDfee L2- t4-6Kittens usually for saleHF GABLESHEATHFIELD ROAD, BUSHEY, ' HERTSPhone - Wotford 5614Particulars from - MRS. PRICE,THE MISSETFORE STRAINOF BLUE POINTS. At Stud to oppried Queens:MISSELFORE ZEPHYR PRINTMA'OR & MRS. J. C. S. RENDALLYEW COITAGE. ABBOTS LANGLEY. HERTS.Kings Longlcy 2975DOhTFRAILE SIAMESEAt StUd: DONERAILE DEKHOSALWHEEL SIMKINlAgho Khon's son)Noted for eye colour, type and- gentletemperement,- Queens met London Terminilnouiries for Studs and Kittens to :MRS. KAiHLEEN R. WILLIAMS92 CHILTERN ROAD, SUTTON' SURREYPhone: Vigilant 1389IMPERIATSEAL-POIhITED SIAMESESoft, Smart, Sllm . . ." Mts. FRED J. WltsoN,WEST 176 REID WAY, IMPERIAL RISE,PARAMUS, RIDGEWOOD P,O',NEW IERSEY, U.S.A.Please mention Oun Cers wheu reply'ing to aduertisetnents

Orving to the rising cost of ra*'mateiials, the price of Kit-E-Kat hasbeen increased to ls. Per tin.Chappie, the clehvdrated dog foodmade by the same manufacturers, hasbeen in.re..so l tn ls. :ld. per haH.Both these increases took effect fronr9th -\prri1.-\ Birn-ringham Letter writer in tireSlnday Express " reports that the:-:ruse cat takes. trinkets and hides:hem.\eus ul import.rnl changes in the.,..111111ion ,'f llt, norrerful LllFanciers' Association, Inc., o{America has just reached me. Thenerv President is llrs. l'I. SaxbyJlabie, President of the Boston CatClub:incl s'eL1-knoln judge, rvhosucceeds lIrs. i{1,rtle K. Shipe, o{Detroit. )'{rs. Shipe has been electeclSecretary of the -\ssociation rn successionto n'Irs. Claire Y. O'Bryon.Vice-Presidents are I'Irs. Bess H.]Iorse, of llollvrvood, and lilrs. Carll'. Rotter, ci{ }Iinneapclis, and N'lissL. ]I. Goodri in, of Teaneck, Neu'Jersey, r,as re electeci Treasurer. -fheE.xecutive Board includes m.tny prominentiigures in the American catrvorld-lliss Elsie G. Hvdon, I'lrs.Carl A. Spencer, IIrs. John S. Hunter,llrs. Anthony Avata, ttre neu' Presidentand Secretarv, and llrs.O'Brr-on.And here's another quotation *htchmav lre ne\\' to vou. lt is bv thatgreat rvriter and cat lover, llaJkTq.ain: " Of a1l God's creatures thereis onl1,' one that cannot be made theslar.e of the lash. That one is thecat. I{ man could be crossed s'ith the'cat, it rvouid improve man, but itu'ou1d rleteriorate the cat."According to the late EleanorBootir Simmons, rr'ho conducted au idely read Cat Co1umn in " The'Nerv York Times," a. cat medicinechest shoulcl contain the followingitems: Cotlon rrool, orange slicks,cheese-cloth bancl:rge, gelatine capsu1es,thermometers, vaseline, eucalyptusoi1, magnesia, licluid paraflin,:rspirin, cerlcium lactate, bicarbonateof soda, boric acid porvder, slveetspirits of ammonia, bismuth sublimate,ancl 5 per cent. argyrol.Alimals r'ho travel by air are toh:ivc their orvn reception centre arldhospital at London Airport. It rvillbe the first of its kind in the norldrnd is expected to cost about .€18,000.TIr. R.S.P.C.A. is "ppe6li6g JorrLrnLlq Lo rneel its (,,sl rnd upk"ep.[1 is eslimalc,l thal ,]ne in .\'ery ninepassengers is :rn animal and that morethan 17,000 pass through London-\ely \Aar. Plrns for the huil.Jingjra\e l,-en appru\ed ancl the speetJ of, onsrrr.li, n rrilr ,len-nd on Govern,rnent permits anJ thc rrrilrb lity of{unds. The centre lr.il1 have its orvnq{llranline d"p rrlmeni antl surgery.IIICKi'YAII fanciers should read.. THE CAT FANCY ''A monthrv i"'"l:i"lf:::,",lilT:t".t Pedigree catsc ,UDGES' FULL REPORTS ON THE SHOWS ar EREEDERS' NEWSO THE FANCY OYERSEAS O CLUB MEETINGS AND REPORTS€) STUD AND SALES ADVERTISEMENTS, ETC., ETC.Single copies l0d. Post free. Yearly Subscription l0s.Obtoinoblc only from . THE EDITOR (KlT WILSON)..THE LOFT'' I8 SOUTH END KENSINGTON W 835

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSThe rate for prepaid advertisemen$ undcr thir hcading is 3d. pcr word per,inrertion (minimum r r words) and instructions murt be rcccived by- wt lotcr t-hanthc ilay oJ.thc monrh .lottprcceding the month of isruc. Pleasc write .: copy " clcerlyend post with appropriatc remittancc to oun cers M,rcrzrxn, 4 carlton'Mansionr,€lapham Road, London, S.W.9.Use of Box No. cosrs r/- cxtr..At Stud,SCO-RUSTON RAVISANT (Blur Perian), sireInt. Ch. Southryay Nicholas, dam ScqRustonKalisa.REDWALLS jACK FROST (Chinchilla), si:eCh. Foxburtow Tilli-Villi, dam RedwailsSnowstorm. prizewinner every time shown1943 / 51.MOLESEY ALI BABA (Cteam Persian), sireTweedledum of Dunesk, dam Molesey Misdhief.Fee for each stud 5,1 2s" and carriage to tegistetedqueens only.-Gordon B. Allt, F.Z.S.,Danehurst Cattery, Old Lane, St. Johns, Ctowborough.Tel. : Crowborough 407.BOURNESIDE CATTERY, Aitkcn, 2 Commor-{icld Road, Banstead, Surrcy. Tel., BurghHe th 2754. PELHAM PUFFBALL, CrcemL.H., sire Ch. Widdington Wardcn, damPelham Hezel. Siring winning Crcamc endBlue Creams. Fee f,2 2s, and caniagc.'IIIORRIS PADISHAH. Best Exhibit K.K,N.C.C.19i0. Best Shorthair Kitten Olympia, 1950,wimer of 14 Fi6ts and many other awards.-Mrs. M. w'. Richardson, Grinstead, OttwaysAvenue, Ashtead, Srrrey. Ash 3521.NOUMENA SIAMESE. At Stud r PIKHASHAH JEHAN, Sire Mystic Dreamer, damCrawslone Belinda. Fee 2 gas., plus carr'age,,approved queens only. excellent trains toWoking.-76 Patk Road, Woking. Tel. : 1140.PITSTONE CHARLES (S.P. Siame:e), sireSianna Chatles, dam Sally Lou. Fee {or eachstud 52 2s. and cariage to rcgistered queensonly. Queens rnet and returned Euston Stat onby appointment.-Srone, Orchard Farm, Pltstone,Brrcks. (Tel. : Chedd ngton 2>B.)BoardingFc SdcNOUMENA _SIAMESE. Bobkings for Kittcnsl9y r4."" (due May lrh) from -penan Geishaurti, Lnampron ancestors, sire pikha ShahJehan.-Air Commodore F. J. Vincent, i6Patk Road, Voking. Tel. : lti0MiscellaneourWARNING TO OIVNERS. Nevet dispose o{car6 unl€ss you:re ceftain they arg gbing togo,oo3 nome. I here is a big demand for carsDy _tne vrvrsectors and also by the fur trade. InDoth cases_rhey are liable to sulfer revoltioeffufltY., fo1 _Juriher infornrarionNatiotralapply:-iAnri-Vivi*_crion Societ),, q2 Vic;oriaStreet, London. S.W.l.THE_ _ TAIL.WAGGER MAGAZINE, themon hly Brirish Dog Magazine for dog 'o*neand dog tovers everywhere. Fully illustratedand complele with informarive fiatures andrnstructive anicles. Annual subscription(inc. 7s. 6d.postage) for rwelve issues.-The Taii.wagger Magazine, ,]56-]60, Gtays Inn Road,London. W-C.1.PEDIGREE FORMS for non.club memberscan be supplied at the iate of 2s. pct freeper doz€n. Larger supplies at pro tata rat€s.5end order and remittance to OUR CATSMag-azine,4 Carlton Mansions, Clapham Road,S-w.s.HORSEFLESH for lluman Consumption deliveysdso to l0 miles tadius of Lonior, ou."this it can be posred or railed to your address.Lheapest and rhe best meat only supplied._Write or_ phone, W. T. Thurkle, 20i' ColdharbourLane, Brixton, London, S.W.g. phoneBRI Jr74FURNISHED HOUSE offered, 2 gns. weeklyrt owner s cats accepted and loved, caretakerfeeds rhem.-Box No. 25, OUR CATS Maeazine,4 Carlton Mansions, Clapham Roid,London. S,W.9.FOR SIAMESE ONLY. A comlortable andwell-run BOARDING HOME where cats areloved and cared for as individuals and thespecial needs of Siamese are fully understood.We have been privileged to look after manybeautiful cat$ fot well-known Bteedere andS.C.C. members, to whom reference may bemade. Numbers are strictly limited and strin.gent precauf,:ons taken against the possible in.troduction of infectious diseases. No cat canbe.accepted without our own Certificate ofHealth signed by the owner--Detailed prospectusfrom Dr. and Mrs. Francis, Low Knap.Halstock, Yeovil, Somerset, Telephone Corscombe250. Through trains from London andBirmingham.JOWantedTO RENT. Unfurnished Flat or Buigalow,two _bedrcoms, one living room, good -watersupply. electricity not essential. within 50 mitesLoldon -BoxNo. 24, OLR CATS Magazine,4 Catlton Mansioni, Clapham Road, London,S.w sAM in:erested in purchasing good blue-e1edWHTTE PERSIAN-cat or k-itren. rhree monthsor older.-Please write to Mrs. T. R. lams.5l15.l2th_ Ave. So., Minneapolis, 17, fuinn.,U.S.A. (Owner of the Bec Canery).

PICTUNB PAGBI' :'... . ,, .,,t'i,..',,..if,...i:,.j:,iD.I\ERAILE PETTE takes the air.l.: tr' *,Fi,i.:",Yfi ;". "'of *':,t* ;]i::-'., YhjJ"hu"Sh yetra. ::-.rrhair was Kitten- Besrat rhe recent Edin_burgh Show.]!eet Miss A. O.\ rctot)s Darri\loTH\, .t" 'o,it,;mok\. cat of his kind:: ,1r". viltage ofrlanschale, near Pen_z ance. He is 6 vears-.-d and hates dustnenand noisy talkers.These two have beenpals f9. 13 years.Dusan ls a pure-bredblack toy Pomeranianand PADDY rnarcheshim well for size andcolour. 'Iheyare:r"* for by Missr. u, coote, of Has.combe, near Godal_ming.

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