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A.G.II. of the Abgssinian Cat CIuhHEN members of the AbyssinianCat Club met for their recentAnnual General Meeting theyrose and stood in silence as a mark ofrespect to the memory of the late MissHelen Hill Shaw, " Grand Old Lady ofthe Cat Fancy." The President, theLady Barnard, occupied the chair andover 30 members were present.It rvas announced that the Committeehad not been able to find a successor tothe Hon. Secretary and Treasurer (Mr.Harold W. Basnett), who wishes to berelier.ed from his office. Mr. Basnettagreed to cary on to the best ofhis abilityand circumstances until a successor lsappointed.The list of Abyssinian judges was overhauledand the following were approved :Miss V. Basnett, Miss D. K. Beckett,\{rs. L. France. Mrs, Elsie Kent, Miss E.Lan-qston, I4r. F. Norris, Rev. B. Rees,\Irs. L. K. Sayers, Mrs. E. Simmonds,\{rs. Joan Thompson, Mrs. K. R. Williams.\Iiss K. \\'ilson, Miss K. Yorkeand lIr. H. \\'. Basnett.The Officen ol the Club are now :Presideni. Ti:e Ladl Barnard; Vice-Presidenr:. \ii:: \. Richardson andlr{r. San \\'c,'rdirriss : Chairman. Rev.Basil Res : \'ice-Chairman. \{r. T. S.Denham : Cr,:rnirree : \Irs. C. C.Baines. \In. H. Denham (also electedDelegaie to li:r G,:,-. rrning Council). Mrs.I. A. Earnsha',... \{rs. \'. \Iajor. h4rs. E.Simmonds arc \I::s \{. \\'rightson.Considera:i,:,r- ,-,; ::t Foundation Bookwas poslponec a::l:r-:ficient time wasleft lor the rrn:i-t:: :1: crscr ss thoroughlysuch a complex :::::'.a:,"4,Effiffiitiiii,i"Isleof Man7iw."L ..we reported in our February issue that the rsle of Man Manx cat Associationwas in_ process of formation. It will work to encourage the bree.r;-e ;i tl=rsland's popular cat' the "Rumpie." The Associaiio.'" Lttr-"_.-JJro orproneers rs strown in our lr-icture ; they are (rea.Ijng from left L ;!tt;Mr. Teare, Mrs. Twinins,_-yl. A. quayte, N,i"". i;-.",-M;. -b. i";-rn(chairtnan),-Mr.-cave, ur. N. s. rwi-tg jHLr. sec"eta"y;, rrr", -c"*'.ii'*^aMr. Lace. Three fine ,, Ruripies " are also p""."ot I

ffiSUNSET, the kitten rnascot, looking for all the world like l porcelain figure'insists on being in the picture at this rnusical evening with Nan Coton-(atthe piano), Jo'an Beec,)tr (centre) and three metnbers of their BraavleieQuaitet. 'iIJw re.d about Sunset and his owners in the article whichstarts below'ft,efagees from tfuu i?faaHEN song r,r.'riters NanCoton and Joan Beechvisited the Crystal CatShow at Olympia in 1950 theyIittle dreamed that it would be thestart of a series of adventures forthem, Being keen cat lovers, theyenjoyed looking at the lines offeline aristocrats on show. Theychatted with breeders, voted forStonor Spiv, the National Savingscat, u'ho was elected " Everybody'sCat," and eventually cameawav with a little bundle of furwhich took their fancy.The kitten thev purchased wasa close relative of Stonor Spiv,a blue-cream with attractive colouringbred by Miss G. Sladen,who is so well known for herManx cats. The kitten waschristened Sunset and later rt'asioined by another Stonor recruit,ihi, ti*e a British Blue male, abrother of Stonor Spiv and agrandson of Blue Sausage,, whobecame dulv registered as BeechcoteSmokvIn 195 l, Nan Coton's motherwas taken seriouslv ill in Nairobiand so rhe little partl ol fourtravelled out there by air. Thetwo cats soon became well knownin Kenya. They inspired Nan andJoan to write a catchy song " MyKitten's Got Rhythm " and afantasy entitled " lfort' the CatGot It's Mia-ow." Sunset wasalways a musical cat and lovedto sit on the piano. So when herkittens arrived they were givenmusicai names Symphony,Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, - Nocturneand so on.Then over the happy scene,there fell the black shadow ofMau Mau, with its horrific symboiof a crucified cat. Nan and Joan

soon had good cause lbr becornincalarmed at what rhey 521a' 2t,llreard. They laid on plans toguard their feline lamili whichby now had become somewhatIarge. They also did their best torescue other cats from an awfulfate. But one iittie black kitten.Magique, was discovered srruncrrp by his paws and in a rerrihli:weak condition. Only after manr,-weeks of careful nursins has hebeen restored to health-and rhewonder is that he has reeaineci."rOOe nce in h,rman kind-:,..T:Poor BEECHCOTE SMOKY was avictim of Mau Mau cruelty,The final biow lelt when BeechcoteSmoky r,vas found with hisheatl smashed. Nan end loarrmade a decision ,,n the ,p.i irwas to retun) ro England wirh tlrewhole of the Beechcote familv andthe cats thel had rescued. Tlleembalmed remains of Smokv werelater conveyed by air to Englandin a speciai coffin and buriid atthe P.D.S.A. cemeterv at Wanstead.A-{ter harirrg approached practicallvall rhe aif and shippinglines, they discovered that ,,rspecial flight was due to leavNairobi, carrying mostly freighorr n'hich it would be possible-totake all the cats and kiltens. Asthree mothers produced kittensjust before leaving, the felinepartv ntrmbered 29 in all IMilk f0/- a PintSpecial crares rvere buiit to fitrlre cabin ol the aircraft and seatswere removed to carrv the preciousburden. Food and miik wereordered in advance at the twonight stops, Wadi Haifa andMalta. At Wadi Haifa the billIbr the " food "-which consistedof some verv tough meat and twopints ol milk - came to over fivepounds. Milk was l0s. a pintto begin with !At Malta, an official came outto greet the cats and their ownersand Smoky were rememberedfrom the outrvard journev-Sunsetol'the previous vear and arrangements\\'ere made for the cats tobe taken off the aircraft andaccommodated in one of the airporioffices. This remporary lreedomalier t\\'o da\ s' travellingwas greatly enjor ed.Cn their arrir,al in England,the cats and their o\4-rrers wereo{ficially welcomed bv a representativeof a firm of carrying'agentsand the whole party was smoothlytransported to the quarantinekennels at Hackbridge, wherespecial arrangements had to bemade to accommodate this largefbmily. Old kennels were hurrieElyrenovated and the Beechcotecats were able to occupy one largehouse.Since the,v have l'rad time inwhich to settle down after theiradventures Nan Coton ai,d JoanBeech have interested irenrelvesin the quara",,". r,r,":;:il:.=:.:,.

Foeas oto KittensBT- KATHLEEN YORKEBeing the second and final instalrnent on the seasonal subject ofkitten rearing and rnanagernent. Follow these tips and you willbe well on the way to having healthy litters.f AST month's instalmerrrI ended with the kittens havitrgreached the fifth weekstage. - Now they will be lookinground to see what mother iseating. So put her food up on atable so that the kittens cannotget to it. Start the kits eatingsteamed or lightly boiled fish atsix weeks old, about a good teaspoonfulto start with once a daypius two little milk feeds. Somepeople mash in wheat flakes n'iththe fish ; it is verv good for thekittens.At eight rvceks. il vou can gcrt rallbif ,boil it very gentlv until tcnder, pick li'orrrthe bone and give this occasionallr'. 'A.lso.lbr a change, some scraped rau' horsefleshis splendid. but it must be ol thc" for human consumption " kind. Theother sort is dangerous and rvill set upall kinds of internal troubles.To develop the jaw and helP tlieteeth through, I always give a good-sizedpiece ofraw meat. It provides exercise lbrthe kittens and helps their digestion : so,too, does a large chop bone with somemeat on it. When the kits tire, take thepieces from them and cut them uP {brmother's supper. collect anv bones andburn thcm.Watch should now be kePt lbr thccutting of teeth, rvhich starts for thesecond teeth about 3j to 4 months andgoes on often to 7 months, when all teethshould be through. Some kittens gothrough this period very quickly andare not at all upset. Others may takelonger and get sore mouths. If a kit isoff its food, look in the mouth, and if thcgums look inflamed and tender, bathcthem with warm watcr to which Youhave added T.C.P. A kitten will ofteneat immedialely alier this treatment.'f .C.P. is safe and effective in many ways.Sometimes t$.o teeth will be in thesame place and rhe old one is not ableto fall out, thus causing a lot of pain.Try to rvork out the old tooth, bathingthe gum with 'f.C.P., n'hich deadens thepain and acts as a healer.If a big litter, the kittens should beweaned at B to 9 rveeks. Do this graduallyotherwise it is very hard on the motherand her milk glands rvill harden andt ause her suff-ring. Take her away for alew hours at a time each day and eachrla; or twu nrak, the br"ak r littlc lung, r'.Put the mother back at night. Then takehr:r arva-v at night and return her to herkittens for a short while in the morning,so that should she have any milk the kitscan suckle it arlar'. Thev should neversuckle her alier rhev har-e eaten mealsnor should thev halc a milk I'eed for atleast four horirs alier a mear meal. Thisroutine prevents aciditv and consequentdigestive troubles.Introduction to GroorningWhen rhc mother is taken away.forLhe night give a late little feed ofBenger's,Midlothian Oat Flour or Farex and milkto satisiy them, as up to now the kittenshave been feeding {iom her at least oncecluring the night. 'fhis last leed w-ill helpkeep thenr from being too hungry in themornlng.You will find that after a week to tendays the kittens rvill have settled dorvnand that the mother rvill not want tofeed them. She will naturally want toclean and play with them. Some mothersare terribly upset when laken from their-

abies. You must then try to keep herwith you as much as possible, rnaking agreat fuss of her but preventing her fromseeing the kittens. It is always a sadtime when you have to part them.Just a few final words of advice on theimportant subject of grooming. Youshould start grboming kittens at an earlyage so that in later life they will not resentit. There must be no harsh brushing andcombing. Take a kit in your lap, let itplay with the brush or comb or a woollytoy whilst you carelully groom the frill,back, sides, tummy and tail. Hold cachleg up and comb under to keep any lurfrom matting. If this is done daily, theywill learn to expect and appreciate it.With a piece of clean cotton wool lbreach kitten, wipe each eye and each earout and occasionally dab the rvool onboracic powder belore doing th- ears.This keeps them clean and free lromgrease.At eight weeks old, give homepathiccina-anth drops in case o1' rvorms. Allkittens should have this. Mrs. Bruntontold mc of Ihi. precaulionary trearmenrseveral vears ago and I have handed iton to others. Give the dose in the morn.ing rvhen the kitten's tummy is empty,having left no food about during thenight. No starving is necessarv. Dosesare : B weeks, 2 drops ; 10 rveeks, 3drops: 3 months,4 drops; 4 to 6months. 5 drops ; 7 months, 6 drops ;l0 rnonths and orer, 7 or B drops. Theseclo.e. thould be gir.n three consecurivedavs belore breakfast. Repeat in a lveek.tJr-n give lLnnightly up ro 4j monrhr,then monthly or as required.\-eterinary surgeons now have tabletsrrhich save any withholding of mealsovernight. These are given according tothe' rreight of the cat or kitten. Neuerrlorm them unless you have the adviceof lour vet., kittens have been lostrlrr,'r'oh isnnrance nn .. rh' . ..rs lmporLantpoint and it is alu'a,vs wise to call inexpert adlice.B.::- L. .

It is most imporlant also to keep catsand kittens free {iom fleas. An:emia iscaused through these pests strcking intothe skin and drawing as'a,v blooci. andif it is not stopped it will cause the deathof a kitten. I have seen, thorLgh fortunatelynot very o{ien, a kitten's coat chokedwith flea dirt and fleas, and lvhen I havepointed this out to the owners they havesaid that thev never noticed it ! It is adisgraceful thing to allorv a kitten to getinto this state. The coat is harsh andshort and takes a long time to get rightand the health of the kitten suffers in nouncertain manncr.Dosing for \,VorrnsWotms are also caused through fleas'The kitten cleans itsel{, licking throughthe fur and biting into the body to stopirritation, swallows the flea and thus thecycle of the tapeworm starts. As long askittens have u'orms they rvill nevcr havehealthy insides, grow strong, or have long,soft-textured coats.I ahvays dose m,v cats three times ayear and they are aln'ays healthy andclean internally and externallv. If yousee kittens with diarrhoea it is nearlyalrvays caused by worms and not b-vrvrong I'eeding.As your kittens grow uP. increasethe size of their meals and if they eat themup quickly you can give sti11 more. Ifsome is left, give a litt1e less for the nextfeed. Boiled rice is very good for kittensand mixed with their fish or rabbit isvery much aPPreciated.I rvould like to stress here the greatbenefit of barley water as a drink for allI'elincs. Make it {resh each day and letthe kittens havc access to it at all times'Water is a necessity for all animals andrvith barley water you are helping tokeep kidneys and bladder free l-romtroubles in later 1ife.I have heard ol a lot o1' bladdertrouble cluring the past twelr-e months'I know lhal an American velcrinarianrecommends rain water for drinkingpurposes. Distilled water can be procureclancl might be preferred' I am usingthis non, lbr my own cats and hoPe tohelp prevent the loss of anv of them fromtroubles arising from stones, gravel, etc',in the bladder. I lost two very dearlyloved pets a feru months ago from trouble'of this kind, one an entire male, the othera neuter.If the rain or distilled water is nottaken readily at first, a little glucosecould be added to make it more palatable.And always Put it in a shailowbowl for the kittens.Where studs are kept, it is advisableto alwaYs have on hand some form ofmedication. A veterinary surgeon willai\\,ays 1et you have a suPPlY of sometablets or liquid to use regularly, orwhen neecled. I say " regularly " becauseit is far better to be prepared tomeet trouble at its start.Fine biscuit meal ofa good proprietarymake (but llot a malted one) can be usedat about lbur months old' Soaked in fishs'ater or rabbit broth and a little mixedwith the fish, rabbit or meat is liked very

much. It must not be liquid. Keep soliclfeeds dry and milky feeds liquid ; rhis i'an important thing to remember.Personaliy, I have never used biscuit,but I have seen some of the finest andhealthiest kittens that have been fed inthis way and I confess that I could nothave raised better myself ; they were acredit to their breeders. If you can getcod liver oil puppy biscuits, these crushedup and moistened and mixed with thefood are excellent for older kittens, twoor three times a week. Given in largishpieces dry for the kittens to gnaw at, the).are excellent to help the teeth through.In the past, I have had mother cats takcthe biscuits out of my dog's bowl andcarry them off to their kittens. I alwayslbund them chewing away at them andthoroughly enjoying li{'e. Mother knowswhat is best II hope these few notes will be helpfulto many. They are intended for householdpets as well as for kittens of allvarieties being bred for show. I wishyou all a very good breeding season withmany lovelv kittens.Refugees frorn Mau Mauiconcludtd.from page 4)conditions which obtain in thiscountry. They are concerned todiscover that there is reallv noofficially recognised station #ni.f,specialises in the care and handlingof cats and kittens. Theywould like nothing better than toestablish a well-equipped catteryin the countrv where. with officialsanction and a staff of specialists.they could offer breederi and petowners really happy and comfortabiequarters for their animalswhere the " For Cats Only " sign\'vould be prominently displayed.Owner:BLUE, GREAlrlGordon B. Allt, F.Z.S.& GHINGHILLA PERSIANSPrize Stud Cats available. Kittens by prize.winning3tork usually for rale -to approved homes onlylCan be seen by app6intment.oLD LAI{E, ST. JoHNS, CROWBoRoUGH, SUSSEXCrowborough 407

P rotectagainstFelinelnf€ctiousEnteritisf.- IL 1u ,, illii Ll llllt'Feline lnfeitious Enteritis is a very infectious virus disease of cats, suddenin onset and usually fatal. lt may be introduced into a cattery followingexposure to infection at shows and spreads from cat to cat in a locality,All breeds are susceptible and in some, such as the Siamese, themortality rate is very high.To save /our cat from this disease consult your veterinary surgeon. Hewill advise you regarding protection, now possible by the introduction ofFELTNE INFECTIOUSEN TERITIS VACCINEIINE@PREPARED AT THE u/ELLCOME RESEARCH LAEORATORIESA BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO. PRODUCT

'Prizes aresuch a bore'yawns Blue Cream Persian BournesideShot Silk, bred and owned by that leadingbreeder, exhibitor and judge, Mrs.E, G. Aitken of Banstead, Surrey.Bourneside Black Diamond proudlyshows off one oJ his trophies- MrlAirhen belieaes champions are madeas well as bred-and that resularTibs help rc giae the glowing elte,silkg coat and general air of healthand aigour a champion must have.Mns. errxnx has long experience of breedingwinners-she is also a judge of internationalfame and her husband is AssistantSecretary of the Goveming Councii of theCat Fancy. So her opinion carriesweightandher opinion of Tibs Tablets could no1be higher. She has used Tibs regularly forher stock since they were first introduced.'Personally, I'd rather have anice piece of rabbit than anothcrchallenge cup', says BournesideShot Silk. 'Still, it's nice forMistress when ue uin prizes.,Famous breeders say:KITTEilISH1.0d. and 2ll0

Quiz!In u'hich " thirsters after knowledge " are handed over toour panel of experts. Readers are invited to submit theirquestions-by post, please, marking their envelopes " Quiz "in the top left-hand corner.Raising OrphansCan an orphan kitten be raisedon coavts rnilk ?Yes, cow's milk is similar in comlr'rsitionto that of a queen' The comparabltrconstituents in each are approximately :Cat's milk-8Zfro water, 7o,,'u protein.50[ sugar, 5o/o lat and 0.6-0/o ash. Cow'smilk-86.51( water' 3'B% protein, 4.7!lsugar, 4.3o/n fat, 0.7lro ash.On CatnipWould you describe the Plantcatnip as a tonic for a cat ?Because ol il\ aruma. r atnip it rrndoubtedlya mental tonic but ue doubtif takcn internally it could evcr be anr'-thing more than a rnild nerrt: stimulantfur a cal. .\s one writer has ptrt it veryappositely, " a cat love's nothing betterthan a voluptuous roll in a bed of catnip."lVe don't hear a lot about theplant in this country, but in America, fcrrexample, it is grown and marketed commerciallyin quite a big way and we havcread of calnip scratching posts. catniptoys and specially prepared catnip inbottles. Cats seem to prefer it dried.Another plant which cats lind cxcitingis the garden heliotrope, particularly theroots, and rve have heard of some rvhoare {ascinated bY the sage hcrb'Hints on GroorningI have a Crearn Petsian who requircsa great deal of brushing.IJnfortunately he cannot bear histummy or hind quarters brushedor combed and I am rather lenientwith him and stop operations directlyhe protests, Consequently, aboutthis time of the year he developsballs of fur along his sides and onhis hind legs. Could you please tellme the best way to approach theproblem of the daily brush when theold fur has gone,The dailv business of bmshing andcombing Longhairs is onc that must behandled resolutely. It may well be inyour casc that another pair of handsrvould he us-ltrl unril tlr" cat g"ts u"edto the ide a oi'firm handling. Very oftenan aclrLlt cat is clifiicult to groom becauseit has not been trainecl properly liomkittenhood. \{()st cats likc hnrshing andresent combing, especiall,v combing of theundcrparts. After a bricf brushing. youshould start combing with one of thespecial metal combs made for the job andusually obtainablc from any good petstores. Stand the cat upright and startwith rhe hcad. \Vhen 1ou proceed tocomb dorvn the back and sides, grasp albld of the cat's skin ancl hold it firmlv,making r he pu I I of t h- cum b come aqai nstthe handful of iiLr. Anvmatted bits of furshould be removed by cutting away witha sharp pair of'scissors. Take carc notto pull on the flcsh, espccially rvhen youget to thc ,more tender parts. If yourpet continues to be resentlul of combingopcrations. then obviouslv you needsonre help, someone to holcl hinr lvhileyou get on t'ith thr: job.t1

Lirne l{aterIs it advisable to give lirne waterto a cat ? I have been told it isbeneffcial.We strongly adr.ise against the use oflime water. A cat needs all the acid inher stomach which nature provides forthe process of digestion. Lime waterwould neutralise this acid.Siarnese RegistrationI have a pedigree Siarnese catwhich I wish to register. Would youadvise rne how to make the necessaryarrangernents and what is thecost ?The lbrm of registfation can be obtainedfrom the Assistant Secretary oftheGoverning Council of the Cat Fancy,Mr, K. J. Aitken, 2 Commonfield Road,Banstead, Surrey. The fee per registrationis 2s. 6d. If you wish merely toregister a change of ownership for a catwho has already been registered, the feeis 2s. It should be noted that the addressgiven is for Siamese registrations on1y.Born Open-eyedMy Red Tabby Persian gave birthto four beautiful kittens with theireyes open. The veterinarian whosaw them told rne to leave them fora while. However, at three weekshe had toput them to sleep as theywere blind. I would like to knowthe cause. The succeeding litter wasquite healthy,,\nimals which are homozvgos lbr tht:gene (open eyes at birth) do not get theirlids joined completely be{bre birth andare therefore born with rheir cyes openr.rr partly opeh. 'fhe eyes are thereforecxposed to injuries as movements of thelids do not take place. The causc o{'thiscondition is usually genetic and in thisparticular case it is likely that the causeis environmental. It was probablybrought on by a shock to the mother orperhaps a damage just after birth. -fhenormal condition with eyes closed atbirth is provided by nature as a protectir.emeasurer. Thc lids arc joined upbe{bre birth by a bridgc of epithelium.P(}RTRAIT OF AGANruEMANAs no gentleman would entertainfleas or lice, he is dustedwith (Lorexane' Dustine Powderonce a fortnight for permanentpiotection. (Lorexane'is deadly to these troublesomeskin parasites.6l6#exirnet 38SSHf;(Contains gamma BHC)Retail price 2i- in a conaenient container.pUyjngt]e, frcm 1-our,usual supplier or, in case of difficulty, writero imperlat uhem,cat /t,harm.lceulicrls) Lrd...Wilmslow, MrnChester.a subsidiary company ot Imperial Chemical Indusrries LrA.t2Ph.B.Jo I

Thouglhts on Cat ShowsBr. p. M. SODERBERG #,H..#:,1,J"T."1il?andGenerarChairman of the Siamese Cat Club.1 'VE been thinking ! I har eI to admit that this mental Pru-I cess does nol alwals lead t'conclusions of momenlrrrts impolt.and I am not too certain that thispreseni effort will achieve satishctoryresults. I shall, at least,have ihought, and that is betterthan doing nothing. I do notthink that what I have to sar ishiehlv controversial, for I had nopr"econceived notions when Iitarted. I thought quite objectively,but had arrived at nodefinite conclusions when I hadfinished.My theme this month is cat showscatshows in London-for I have littlcknotledge ol the nany that are norv heldin the provinces. London has a largerpopulation than any other city in theivorld, it has transport facilities secondto none. vet when il r'umc" lo slaglng acat show the interest of the public seemspathetically sma1l.Nou'the reason for this apparent lacko1 public enthusiasm is certainlv not ducto the poor qr:alit' of our cats. ibr all inall British-bred pedigree cats are the l;estin the rvorld. If vou ncecl proof of'thisstatement, 1'ou have onh to read thereports of lbreign shorrs. \'ou rrill finclthat cats which har e been erported lromthis countrv hold their ol.n u hcn sholvnagainst those lvhich hale ller:n brecl inthe countrv wherc the shorv is helcl'France, Holland, ,'\ustralia and theUnited States all possess charlpion catswhich have been bred by British lanciers.and those four countries are not the onl1'ones in rvhich our cats havc achievetloutstanding succcsses.I rnirst conlcss that I lravt ttot tlteactual ligures o{ attenclantt at Londonshorvs, but I do know that by comparisonthey generally fall lar short of thosereportcd from abroad. In 1949, a onedavshow was held in Mclbournc andon this occasion the paying puficerxceeded l'100. Few English shows cantouch that figurt', in fact, I can onlythink of three sholvs since the rvar whichhave exceeded 1400 on any one davrvhile the majority har.e ial1en lar belowthis figure. Since thervar, in Switzerlandthere has been a three-day show whichtopped the 15,000 mark, and onlY lastvear a three-day show in Copenhagenattracted a public of nearlY 13,000.Figures of that magnitude make onethink. At least they make me think !Surely it is a sound assumplion thatthe financial success of a show is almostentirely dependent upon the gate.Perhaps it lvould be more precise to saythat for most shou's the gatc is the factorthat tips the balance. If one is to judgtrfrom the financial statements issued aftermany shorvs, it is just this factor whichhas tipped the balance the wrong way'Clubs are finding it difficult to make theirsholvs balance on the right side.Better PublicityI have a l'erv idcas which maY be o1'some r.alue in this matter, but, as I havenever run a show and sincerely hope tharI never shall. I put them forward with.urne degrcc ,'i def'erencc'l'he firsr assumption I lvant to makcis that the British public. although anowner of cats to the tune of somethinglike eight miliion, is not on the wholcpedigree-rninded, and the owners olpedigrec cats form a very small part 01'tht: cat-owning publir: in general. I1'voll acccpt this lact, it sec-ms to me that13

Send rn today for your copy ot "'fhe Care ofthe Eyes of Your Pets ".--the new 24-pageOptrex book, printed for your guidance intaking care of your dog's eyes. Many instancesare quoted by leading authorities oftreatments which have brought relief totlreir pets. ln a great many cases the simpleuse of Optrex is found complctely effective.This beautifully illustrated book is onewhich every animal-lover will wish to have.both for its valuable instruction in the attentionof eye ailments, and for its generalinformation included in the section .. SomeHints on Dog Management."WRITE TOTHE VETERINARY BUREAU, DEPT.DOptrex Ltd., 17 Wadsworth Road.Perivale. Middlesex0plrexTHE EVE [OI'ON216-111+.rOl-AS VALUABLE IN THE CARE OFYOUR PETS' EYES AS IN THECARE OF YOUR OWNt4the first essential must be bigger andbetter publicity. It is almost an axiomthat you can sell practically anything il'.vou rnake enough noise about it. Withthe righi sort of publicity, well timed, farbetter results should be achieved. Advertisingcosts money, but. if there is nofinanqial risk. there is little hope offinancial gain. -\nd let me add herethat it is m1' personal opinion that publicityshould be in the hands of someonewho knows a lot about publicity even ifhc hardly knows one end of a cat fromthe other and has never even heard olsome of our pedigree brccds.It has aiways struck me that therc issuch a sarneness about cat shows that*'hen you have seen one you have seenthe lot. A row of Blues, Chinchillas orSiamese look much alike to the inexpericnced,and by the time the public areadmitted most of these cats are welltucked down for their afternoon n p ; ^number of them satisfactorily hiddenbeneath thcir blankets.Give Value for MoneyCan wc not indulgc in more showmanshipwithout departing lrom rhat realintegrit,v rvhich is such a characteristicol' English juclging ? I could not clo itmysell. but there are shorv managers whocould think up metherds ofjudging whichrvould rcccive official sanction but whichrvould allou,the public not only to seeI'ur also lo knou what was going on.Obviously we cannot imitate dog showsIbr the simple reason thar the cat is notsuited to such methods, but I do knowliom personal experience that the publicu'hich attends rabbit shows gets morevalue for its entrance fee.Attempts have been made since the warto intioduce interest at shows beyond thatprovided by the actual cats themselves.and such ideas are worth developing evenfurther. What a wealth ol'cat photos hasappeared in the press since the end of thewar ! It ought to be possible to collectenough photograplis from such sourcesalone to draw a gate as large as thatachieved by any cat show' since 1945.

'lo-day there arc several photographersof cats who are essentially artists andwhose work, if collected in one hall,would attract a iarge public. Difficultyes.but not impossible.Thc hislory o{ the cat from earliesttimes could be shown by illustration andalso by other means if the museums $,ereprepared to co-operate. Some certainlywould help if asked by a responsible bod,v.As Mr. Denham has proved in hisadmirable little book " Cats BetrveenCovers," there is a real literature, bothEng'lish and foreign, dealing wirh thecat, and to see such a collection of books,even if they could not be handled, wouldbe an attraction to many people.What would there be against thedecoration of pens when the judging wascompleted ? It might be a trouble, butit could be attractive.Another thing which has alwaysseemed to me vaiuable at shows is acloser contact between those who knowcats intimately and thosc who don't.An advice bureau, if you like, a quiz. if you prefer it, but do give the visitorsomething more for his money than asaunter round thc pens lbllowed by acup oftea and a bun at the buffet.To those of you who have ideas ol'your own it will be obvious that I haveonly.touched upon the fringe of the manypossibilities which exist for making showsmore popular attractions for the manand woman in the street.Club treasurers and their committeeshave realised during recent years hotwdifficult it is to make shows pay their way.Surely, if new ideas are tried out, thereshould be a profit. Add to that somethingwhich is even more important, the possibilitythat many owners of ordinary catsmight feel the desire to own a cat ofpedigree. That would surely be a stepin the right direction.HORSEFTESH FOR HUMANGONSUMPTIONFresh or Frozen Cooked or RawBRAWNS, RABBITS and DOG BI3GUITSWe deliver by our own Vons within arodius of 25 miles of Brixton. Beyondthis rodius your meot con be sent byRAIL or POST. No order too larseor too smoll.WHY NOT GIVE US A TRIAL?WE ARE AT YOUR SERVICE ALWAYSWtite or Phone for Porticulors toW. T. THURKLE Ltd.:(Reed. ofice) 207 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, S.W.9TelePhone ; Brixton 3574Bronch : 85 High Street, Teddington, Middlesexfelephone : Kingston 5735t5

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The Sad Ptight of Governrnent Caist-f HE case of rhe underpaidI cats employed in the Gor'-^ ernme nt service has beenhitting the headlines. Quitelot, in afact, was said and r'r'rittenabout them last month and for afbi'r,' brief moments thev u.'ere thesubject o[exchange. in the Houseof Commons. For over threequartersof a centur)t it wouldappear that tl're plight of thesecats has been completelr: overiookedbv humans who have beenmuch too preoccupied in securinqadvantages lor themselves andgenerallr trying to put theirtroubled lvorld to rights.Back in October last year thatadmirable newspaper, the ManrhettprGuardiar, drern the attentiorrof its readers to \\,hat was termed" the worst case of rvage discriminationin the British public service.''A Special Corre.ponderrtrevealed that certain Post Officeworkers in l,ondon r.rere reteivingweeklr wages 50 per cenl greaterthan workers doing the identicaljob in Manchester and the North.\\rhat was worse) there had beenno wage increase for either g'roupsince 1873.The workers in clueition wrrethe cats emploved bv the PostOffice who first went on the staffin l868 at a salary of4d. per u'eek.In lB73 the London rate went upto ls. 6d. per week with the rathersticky stipulation that " they shalldepend on mice for the remainderof their emoluments." There therate has remained ever since butthe N{anchester and l{ortherncats have had tci be content withthe lower rate of ls. per week.t7The Guardian points out that thervhole sordid catalogue of e','entswould have gone unsuspected bythe public had it not been for thevigour and enterprise of theEditor of a Civil Service journal,r,r,ho exposed the facts in a trenchantarticie. Knowing the capabilitiesof the cats, said the Editor,it is higlr time thev got toge[herand formed a Civil Service FelineUnion.On l8tli Nlarch in the Houseof Commons, Captain L. P. S.Orr, Conservative member forDown South, asked the AssistantPostmaster - General when theallowance payable for the maintenanceof cats in his Departmentrvas last raised ; what is the totalamount involved ; what is thenresenr -*'" rate ner r.-- cat .-.^' in NortherrrIreland : and how this comparesl'ith the rate in London.\,Ir. David Gammans (AssistantPostmaster-General) replied :There is, I am afraid, a certainamount of industrial chaos in thePost Office cat world. Allowancesvary in different places,possibly according to the allegedefficiency of the animals and otherfactors. It has proved impossibleto organise anv scheme for paymentbv results or output bonus.These servants of the State are,however. frequentiy unreiiable,capricious in their duties and1iab1e to prolonged absenteeism.Mv hon. and gallant friend hasbeen misinformed regarding thedifferences between rates for catsin Northern Ireland and otherparts of tire United Kingdom.

There are no Post Office cats i.nNorthern Ireland.Capt. Orr : Hou'does my hon.friend account for the fact thatno allowances are payable forcats in Northern Ireland ? Isit because the post offices thereare more sanitary, and will he sayr,r'hat happens if a cat has kittens?Is there a familv allowance pa,vment?Mr. Gammans : There are nocats in Northern Ireland. I oresume,because there are no micein post office buildings. Withregard to children's allowances,I am afraid there is none. But thetr-ead postmasters have full discretionto give a maternirv grant.Another member (Miss \\tard)then asked Mr. Gammans tvhetherthis is one of the occasions onwhich equal pay prevails. Mr.Gammans : Equal pay has beenaccepted both in principle and inoractice.The debate was concluded bvCaptain Orr who said he wouliraise the matter asain in view ofthe unsatisfactory nature of therepiy.One of the cats who wouldprefer to have a little less talk anda little more action is Tibbv. wholives in the kitchen of the canteenof the G.P.O. headquarters building.He shares scraps with twonon-established tvpes and findsthat to maintain his stleneth-heis a big car he needs rhree shillingsworth of special cat food aweeK.PEDIGREE FORMS at 2s. per dozen(post free) are obtainable from ., OurCats " Magazine, 4, Carlton Mansions,Clapham Road, London, S.W.g.Larger quantities available at prorata rates.WNema Worm Capsulessoon putus right! No nastyafter - effecis either. Asingle treatrnent is effectivein removing hookwormsand roundworms,}'|t,ltAWORM GAPSULESA PABKE.DAVIS PRODUCTFrom all Chemistslo

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DIRECTORY OFFOR RELIABLE STUDSIOilGHAIR BREEDERSAND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically)BOURNESIDE CATTERYBlack, Cream and Blue-Cream persiansAt Srud :Cft. EOURNESIDE BLACK DIAMOND,Sirr of Champion cats and Winning Kittenl.MRS. E. G. AITKEN, BOURNESIDE,2 COMMONFIELD ROAD, BANSTEAD, SURREYTel.: Bur.ghgath 2754GORDON B. ALLT, F.Z.S.DANEHURST CATTERYDANEHURST, OLD LANEST. JOHNS, CROvvBoROUGHCrcwboroush 407Enquiries invited-for the popularDanehurst-BlueLonghairsPersians, Creams, Chinchillas - andBlacksSce displayed and Stud advertisements in this issueT SELL BY COiIPARISONvvHITE PERSIANS, CREAM-& BLUE-CREAM PERSIANS. Only Champions for ExportNone for resaleBILLI E BANCROFT, "CLOUD TOP,''BOX 240, ROCKAWAY 1, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.DEEBANK BLUE & CREAMPERSIANSKiftens of ourstandingquality usually for sal6At stud MALMARY TAFETEACE rSNAB HORNBLOWER f^. EIUESDEEaANK TOAY CreamQueens met ot Liverpool or BirkenheadEnquiries to MISS BULL, ELM COTTAGETHORNTON HOUGH, CHESHIRE. Thornton Hough 214PRIORY BLUE & CREAMPERSIANS At stud : . cEM 0F PENSFoRDExceiltng In cype and wonderlfulpalc colour. Sire of Woburn Sunshine and]many other winning kittens. Fee 2| gns.lAlso ot Stud ; CLMWOOD CAYALIER. Lovely Cream.lChallcnge Certificate winner, Southern Counties1952. Fee 2 gns.MRS. L. DAVIES, " THE JOLLY FARMER.'']GOLD HILL, CHALFONT ST. PETER, BUCKS.i Gerrads Cross 2464LENDREENA CREAMAND BLUE PERSIANSAt Stud: CH. T0ttERTON TALISMAN(ex Parkwood Nerika and Walverdene Major)Purc Pale CREAH, excellent type, deep coppercyes, siring strong healthy kittens. Enquiries toMRS, L. DYER, 37 OAKFIELD ROADSEI-LY PARK, BIRMINGHAM (Tel. : 1465)Queens met N€w Street StdtionBARWEI1 GATTERYBARWELL RED TABBy andTORTIE PERSIANSBreeder of CH. BARWELL DOLO (France) andmany other winners. Also the well knownBARWELL BRITISH S.H. RED TABBIES.Kittens may now be bookedAtStud: Ch. VECTENSTAN ANACONDAMRS. DENYS FAWELL, THE LAWNSSALHOUSE, NORWTCH Tet.: Solhousc 226REDWALTSCHINCHILLAS & CREAMSExport a SpecialityExquisite kittens sometimesfor saleMRS, E. M, HACKING, RED WALLS,LIPHOOK, HANTS. Libhook j204.BARATAN PERSIANSAt Stud-Ch. BARALAN BOy BLUESire of many winning Kittens both athome and abroadYoung son of Ch. DEEBANK MICHAELMRS. E. L. HENN, SEVERN HOUSEEARDINGTON, BRIDGNORTH, SALOPTel: Bridgnorth 2285THE AIIINGTON BLUEPERSIANS & CHINCHITTASRenowned throughout the world for typa,colour, coat and wide.awake aye, '--'Enquiries for CAIS Af SIUD orYOUNG STOCK FoR SALE toMISS EVELYN LANGSTON8 CRAUFOR_D RISE, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSTel.: Moidenheod.BliPOLDENHITTSGHINCHIttA3PRIZE WNNERSAt Stud: POLDEN glr-r-S rfypfntOr,l(Proved Sire\MRS. CHAS. POLDENMARKET HOTEL, REIGATE' Kittens may be booked in advancc toapproved homes onlyMRS. THOMPSON 'SPENSFORD 'OAN BLUES, GREAM3AND BLUE.CREAMSBreederof Ch. ASTRA OF PENSFORD, Ch. DANDY OFPENSFORD (Denmark). Ch. ROYAT OF PENSFOiD(New Zealand). lnt. Ch. TWTNKLE OF PENSFORD(Denmark). Ch. TWILIGHT 0F PENSFORD fl_atv).Ch. DAWN OF PENSFORD and many other wiirneii-130 WICKHAM WAY, BECKENHAM, KENTBeckenhqm 6904Please mention Oun Crrs whcn replyi*g lo adaertisantsnls

Irnrrorted BINTANG BATIK OF DARI( GAUNTLETS (byit;;?;t.k F"" r"" ex Prestwick Persil) was bred in LondonLv Mis. M. G. Davison and exported in 1951 to Mrs' I eighN,i";b;: Ai."t.. California, wiete she won three ribbons';il;;-;.;tt;.-"La t*" trophies at the Golden Gate All BreedSho*. W" shall refer again to this Siarn-ese queen, and he,rowner in a general feature in next rnonth's issue wnrcn wludeal with English exPorts'BorT onrar, Nors : As, at this writing, Mrs. Joan Thompson is on boardthe R.M.S. "Orontes" on her wav to fu1fil judging engagements atC.rstruliun and New Zealand' shows during the coming summer months''' Tust -|op;l;| Fancv " is missine l'rom this month's issue' This is the first timeh;'. f.ut.,.. his been an absentee in 50 issues. There will,^no*"'#., be news from her next month and later she will be contributingexclusive news and impressions about cats and personalities " downunder." Bon uo2age, J.T. !In last month's issue the caption under the picture- of Anson Erosstated that the number of silver trophies won by ihis. striking young Bluei""!nuir male was two. This should have read " nine " and we mlrchregret the error.2l

Correspond,enee CornerReaders are invited to send contributions to this feature and sotojoin in the useful exchange ofideas, experiences and knowledgc.Letters should be concise and dear preferably with iterrs ofgeneral interest.COLOUR CONSCIOUS CATSI've just rearl Tailplc, e. 1p \uu1Januarl issu- and was inrercsred lo nor-.how scientists have established the colourvision of cats and how thev (the cats)invariably picked out the red from anarray ol various coloured buttons.I have becn making ancl selling to catlovers various coloured I'elt mice. Whengiven the choice, cats invariably choosethe red one and proceecl to play with itlike a real mouse.Miss B. Ostrehan,'Iorquay, Devon.SIA-MANXI see in your issue ofJanuarv that aSiamese-Manx cross has been exhibited inSan Diego. I think the Wcstern provinceCat Club of Cape Town may claim precedence.The late Father Fowler,s Sia-Manx was exhibited at their show iast;'ear. He resembles a Siamese Scal pointwith definitely high hind quarters anclcomplete absence ol' tail. He is also avery charming person.Miss P. Ashby-spilhaus, Regislrar,South African Cat llnion.WHAT IS A SIAMESE ?It is said that " onlookers see most oIthe game." If onlookers har.e .,cattr,',friends the.v certainly hear most of it. The" game " at the momcnt. arising out ol'proposed regulations regarding the pedigreeof cats eligible ibr registration,appears to bc summed up in a quizquestion : " What is a Siamese cat ? ,,Commonsense and the rules of tl.reFancy have hitherto provided a simpleanswer : " One that looks like one. i.e.,has the lamiliar short hair, body shapeand colour pattern.', Now it has beensuggested that its owners must first becatechised. What were its parents like,its grandparents and its great-grand_parents ? Onlv when ail questions areansl erecl satisfactorily can one say" Siamese " or. if one is the owner, sendthe cat to a sho$,.Any onlooker with a spice of curiositywants to know the cogent reasons foraltering such a tradition. He will betold that cats with questionable ancestryhad won prizes and that it would be aterrible disaster ifsomeone bought-one ofthese to breed from and was faced with ared. white and blue Coronation kitten.Not being an admirer of grandmotherlylegislation, the onlooker might be inclinedto reply, " If anyone was such afool as to buy a cat for breeding withoutstudying its pedigree, serve them right.,,Enquiry among biological friendssatisfied the onlooker thar the idea thattwo cats with the familiar Siamesemarkings could have black. blue, brown,lainborv or any other colour but Siamesewas an old wiy"es' tale. They would breedtrue till Judgnent Day. His scientificl'riends also told him that a S.p, Siameservas rcally a black cat rvith a factor inher_ited from both parents restricting thedark colour to its points ; that a B.p.Siamese was a blue cat with similar restriction,quite possiblv having originatedfrom a cross between a S.p. Siamese anda Blue self ; and that all the fuss was" much ado about nothing.','fhen our onlooker lvas told :,, Theydo it with dogs.', He was amazed thatany lover of the lordly and superior catrvould want io bring it into line withdogs. Certainly, if he had suggestedexchanging the royal name by which the22

A page for the proletarian puss No- 34:j+i1,'iti ,,t$ ;fffir!+;i';1.-,{HMr. James flampson of Farnborough, Ilants, contributes this delightfulpicture of a not-very-usual partnership. I{is son's Pet cat and whitemouse afe on the friendliest of tefms even-as you see-when it cornesto sharing a bowl of rnilk.23

female cat is designated for that denotingthe female dog, he would have beencxcluded not only liom " catt1-" butIrom polite society. " But," he rvastold, " they do it in U.S.A." The Americansare great people but while onlookerwas cogitating over reasons for imitatingthem, he went to sleep and dreamed ofS.P. Siamese with bodies of golden sovereignsand B.P. Siamese made of silverclollars, which suggested not only a clueto the matter br,rt the solution ol' thcproblem.Owners and bleeders ol'cats that maynot be registered should cease to worry.Let them exhibit at pirate shows ancltake full page advertisements in all thr:English and American cat magazineslor :SYNTHETIC SIAMESEGenetics has shown how to produceSiamese, Abyssinian, Burmese. Russianand other cats with show qualitiesequal 10, or belter than. rhe socalled" pure-bred " at HALF THEPRICE. Buy one of these.If they did this they miglrt soon bepaying super tax while the pure breederswere " going to the dogs " to repair theirlortunes.Onlooker.(Fu11 name and address supplied).fhc patient was placed near an openwindow, wrapped in blankets with a hotrvatcl bottle. As he recovered he.becamt:rathcr rvild, jumping up and staggeringagainst the electric firr:. Wc never leithim lbr a moment, of iourse, and48 hours alterwards he was quite himselfagain, though it took ten days or solrelore rhe shock to wear righr off.Miss A. Isambard-Owen,Abersoch, Prvllheli, N. Wales.About that letter you weregoing to send us. Why not sitdown and write it NOW ?Correspondence Corner isYOUR feature. Please helpto keep it interesting and ofvalue to other cat lovers.n lhotetStnmeeeTREATMENT FOR COLLAPSEI recently had an experience rvith mr.copper-coloured Shamash rvhich I rvouldlike to relate by way of warning to vourreaders.Shamash collapscd twcntv minLrtesafter the vet. had given him streptomycinfor a rise o[temperature. At the timeofthe injection he was ruirning about andwashing himsell' but half-an-1iour. laterhe was in a coma and a seemingly dyingcondition, l{e recovered slowly thanksto adrenalin, injected at once, thenether/camphor, also brandy given in apipette and 5-minute feedings of glucoseand lvarm water (also liont a pipettc)lbr one hclur, then ten-rninute l'ecdingsand so on until recovery.Tel.At LOW KNAP Siamese Catsare boarded in ideal conditionsand looked after by Dr. andMrs. Francis who love andunderstand them.Stringent precautions are takenagainst the possible introductionof infectious disease and no catcan be accepted without ourown Certificate of Health.signed by the owner.Photographs and d€tailed ProspectusfromDR. and MRS. FRANCISLOW KNAP, HALSTOCK,NT. YEOVIL. SOMERSET.250.24

Siannese in 1798By SIDNEY I)ENHAM, F.Z.S.tT HL authentic histc'ry ol'I Siamese cats given in mostI books on them begins rr'iththeir importation to Britain directfrom Siam in 1884. But it seemsthat there u'ere Siamese cats or atleast three Siamese cats in EuroPebefore that date. In a rather rarebut classic travel book called" Travels Through the SouthernProvinces of the Russian EmPirein the Years 1793-179+"' bY P. S.Pallas, there is a descriPtion ofaca\ together with a colouredplate, that he came across nearihe Caspian Sea, a cat which isunmistai

happened. In that case we might surmisethat these " Siamese " in SouthernRussia were the result of the passage ofa catavat along the trade routes betweenEast and West. A single virile cat,hetrozygos for the Siamese factor, escapingfrom a merchant,s caravan and fend_ing for itself on the outskirts of a villagewould pass on the I'actor to its offspringand in time the homozygos Siamese catwould appear in all its striking strangenessoI'colour.The other line of thought is that whata chromosome has done once, anothersimilar chromosome can do again with asimilar result and that thc same murations,or very similar mutations, may l.ravcoccurred more than once in differentparts of the world. I hope I have correctlyrecorded Dr. Archer,s verv interestingdeductions.Hand-coloured PlatesIf Herr Pallas had been enterprising,or not otherwise engaged, and importedthese cats with the idea of breeding fromthcm, the cat rvc now call Siamese mightbe known as a Caspian or e ven a Russian IfJnfortunately the plates in this 140-year-old volume are hand-coloured andthc exact colouring ol the cat shownvaries in different volumes. In all the" points " are unmistakable, but in somethe cat is very much darker than wcshould expect with a Siamese. In theLondon Library copy, on the other hand,it is unmistakably light chestnut. Nodoubt the people responsible for thepiatcs in London in 1812, never havingseen a " Siamese " had difficulty inimagining just what it was like ! Thebook and plate will be shown, I hope, agthe " Cats Through the Ages ,, Exhibitronat the R.W.S. Gallery in July.Not the Pallas CatI shouid make it clear that this catdescribed by Pallas is not the same catas that called " Pallas's Cat," first describedby Pallas in 1776. A specimenof this beautiful cat was recently acquiredby the London Zoo but it hasunfortunately died. Pallas's Cat is rathersmaller than the average cat, has a thickLong coat, a short ringed tail, with blackmarkings on its chest and upper limbs.Its head is broad and high above theeyes. Much ol' the hair appears to be" ticked " running through grey, yeliowand white. For those who take an interestin the origins of their pets, it has beensuggested that Pallas's cat bears the samcrelation to the Angora or Persian as theCaflre Cat of Africa to the Shorthair.See sketches on the opposite page.BO'SUN !We regret that up to the tirne ofclosing for press with this issueno further news had been receivedfrorn the yacht .. Mary Hillier,ttand we are therefore unable toresulnc with the adventures of ourSailor Siarnese,This is roorth thinlcirtg about. A Sub-scription- t-o this Magazine makcs th€ ideal presentroungfor . c.treratlve or triend . . . . for a birthday or any othcraoccreion. ft'csift that lasts the whole year through..-Wc sha.ll be pleased to send OUR CATS to any partrrof thcocsrred,wortdtoud.eaclose your personal greetiDg or message to the recipient,_9_:1,_!opr.-ptior rate is. l7s, 6d.- (which includes post4ge)montnryfor rwelvcr_ss_ues. I(caders in America should rehit-ThreE Dollars (bvcneca o^r brrls) and- those on the continent curuoneyobtainUrderan Internationalthrousb their local pogt omce. The addrese lor subscriptionii"_.9!rn CATS Malazine. 4 Car-lt;; v".ii",i-Ciil;;;s.w.9.R;"d;-i;,-e;;;26

EGYPTIAN OR CAFFRALr,\tMMPALLAS'S WILD CATSketches by Alexander Ro.rs Bryant27

GT o/) oJ@ JA regular news! Jeaturewith a selection oJ the bestitemsJrom home and oyerseasS the silent files of people tooktheir farewell of our bclovedQueen Mary. a handsome grngercat provided a homely touch only a I'ervyards from the catafalque. lle sat thereunconcerned on a raised ledge borderingthe public pathway and hundreds of themourners who had just paid their tributeto the dead Queen stooped to bestow apat. " Ginger," I am told, is often seenin the precincts of the House of Commons.I wonder ifhe attended the recent debateon underpaid cats in the Post Officeservice !There were 662 road accidents inSouthend during 1952. Dogs werc responsiblefor 220 ol them.When actress Claire Bloom returnedto her London flat from Germany whereshe has been making a new fi1m. " TheBerlin Story," with Jamei Mason, therelvas a special welcome waiting lor herfrom her pet cat Adalaise.I gladly give prominencc to a rvorthrvhilecharitv rvhich has its roots in Hove.Sussex. Its title is " The Sanctuary " anclits aim is to pr.vidc protection. care,{bod and shelter for all stray and unwanteddomestic animals. An openingfund ofdl,000 has been raised to createthe first of the Sanctuaries which is tobe dedicated to H.M. Queen Elizabeththe Second on the occasion ofher Coronation.Later, funds permitting, it ishoped to establish more Sanctuaries indifferent parts of the country. This fineenterprise merits yonr interest and supportand I hope that many ol'our readersat home and overseas will get in touchwith the Founder and Hon. SecretaryMiss I. M. Wormull, 32 Church Road,Hove. who will be pleased to supply thefullest information. Patron of the movementis actress Nancy Price. C.B.E." Our Bf-year-old cat has, so far, had107 kittens." J. p. Hardie, of RockFerry, Cheshire, in a letter to The SundayExpress.Since it opened about five months ago,more than 25,000 guests have beenaccomnodated at the Animal Hotel atLondon's Airport. The Hotel is controlledby the R.S.P.C.A. and a staff offour people keep it open 24 hours a dayand seven days a week. They have to beready at short notice to receive anythingfrom a plane-load of birds to a consign-.ment of monkeys. There is a quarantinesection where cats are kepi for a shorttime before their removal to more permanentquarantine.Miss Kathleen Yorke, Chairman of theGoverning Council of the Cat Fancy,and our own Mrs. Joan 'Ihompson havebeen made honorary members of RacekattenJthe progressive organisationwhich has its headquarters in ,, Wonderful,Wonderful, Copenhagen.', Thehonour is awarded " in appreciation oftheir indefatigable work Ibr and interestiir the sport feline in common and forRacekatten in particular."I hear from Mr. R. Marshall, Hon.Secretary of the New Zealand GoverningCouncil ofthe Cat Fancy, that interest inthe pending visit of Mrs. Joan Thompsonis intense and that " nothing like it hashappened in New Zealand before.,, Mrs,Thompson judges in Auckland on 19th2B

MR.CHAMPION DANEHURST PRINCESSGORDON B. ALLT, F.Z.S.' owner of the Danehurst Cattery'Okl Laneo St. John's, Crowborough, Sussex, writes :-" I have used Kitzyme ever since it cante on the market four yearsaso and all cqts in my Cattery-there are 2I at the moment-have thetabtets regularlY.I finV Kit-zyme is most beneficial and whene,ver..I sell a kitten Iadvise" the nrw 'o*ne, to use the iablets because the kitten is sccustomedto them regularlY.The C"ream-Persian queen in the photograph is the latest Dsnehurstchampion. She was awaided her third certificate in January, 1953, at theNotts. and DerbY Cat Club Show."KIT.ZYI.TIE WILL BENEFIT YOUR CAT TOO . . .It is a natural Tonic and Conditioner- NOT a purgativeKitzvmeVITAMTN. RICH YEASTPromotes resistance to: LISTLESSN ESS, FALLI NGCOAT, LOSS OF APPETITE, SKIN TROUBLES50 (7+ gr.) Tablets 115, 250 lor 1l-, 750 for 8l-KIT.ZYME is sold by Chemists and most Pet StorelLiterature Free on ReguestRefercncc No.70lf any difficulty in obtaining, write to :PHItLIPS YEAST PRODUCIS LTD., Park Royal Road, London, ll.W.l029

and 20th June, in Paimerston North on27thJune, in Inver.cargill on 4thJuly andChristchurch on Bth July.Mention of New Zealand, reminds methat this delectable country now has irsorvn cat journal. It is called Cax Monthltand is devotecl to the welfare, breedingand exchange of cats. Editor and publisheris Miss Dulcie Hore, 52 Roy Street,Palmerston North, New Zealand, and,the price is ls. 4d. per copy. The issuesI have seen have carried some usefulveterinary notes, general interest featuresrvith illustrations and news items aboutthe English Fancy by Mrs. D. Brice-Webb. The launching of this journal isa courageous venture that merits thesupport ol cat lovers everywhere.It is reported that the Vatican Statein Rome is alarmed at tl.re rise of its felinepopulation. A weeding out of undesirableshas been made by a squad of pontificalgendarmes and as a result somethirty cats have been transferred to ananimal home.There is no getting away from thetruth-writes Michael Joseph in a contributionto the magazine Men Onbthatcat lovers are in a sense separatedfrom their fellow men, and that theyshare with each other the peculiar devotionto the cat which confers on them theprivileges and exclusiveness of a lreemasonry.It is a society which has norules, no subscriptions, and no signs orbadges enabling members to recogniseone another. But it is an indisputablefact that true cat lovers always d.orecognise other cat lovers, at any rate inthe presence of a cat.Newspaper correspondenc Mrs. E.Rhodes, of Deganwy, Wales, writes :My l4-year-old cat never purred in allhis life'until we moved from the Midlandsto Wales 1B months ago. Now he isalways purringPlaywright Terence Rattigan lives ina. delightful fourth-floor penthouse inBelgravia which is decorated to give anout-of-doors impression. A balcony gaywith window boxes opens out to a tree_filled square. Most subdued glrest at arecent celehralion was Mr. Rattigan'sblack cat Ruffies, who fell 75 ft. {rom thebalcony to the pavement below. Ruffiesescaped wirh a fright and a bruising.An X-ray apparatLrs has been insralleclat Wood Green Animal Shelter. It is thegift of an anonymous woman donor inmemory of her dead sister. The appatatuswill make possible a speedy diagnosisof animal complaints and supply detailsof fractures within minutes of a patient'sat:rival at the Shelter. It is expectedthat the police and officials of humanesocieties will avail themselves of theseunique facilities.In the House of Commons on l8thNlarch the Minister of Agriculture wasasked rvhether he had carried out testsof the new humane rabbit trap andwherher the results were sufficientlysatisfactory for him to be able to makethe use of the gin trap illegal. TheMinister (Sir Thomas Dugdale) replieclthat supplies of the Imbra trap were beingdespatched to county agricultural executivecommittees.The current Newsletter of the ScottishCat Club reveals that the financial positionof the Ciub is sound. Mr. peter p.Connor was elecred President at therecent Annual General Meeting. Mrs.F. M. Richardson continues in office aslIon. Secretary/Treasurer. This year,sshow will be held on 28th November inPaisley Town Hall, a new venue.Dr. Neguib, younger brother of theEgyptian Premier, recently arrived inEngland with his wife and three childrenfor the purpose of studying veterinarysurgery.To-day's popular song parodied :IIow much is that moggie in the window ?The one with the beautiful tail.How much is that moggie in the window?I do hope that moggie's for sirle.Mrcrry.30

AMERICAN NEWSLETTERPaws Jreross aa The Pond,o'From BILLIE BANCROFT (American Associate Editor)HE shows are all over in Americaand now the Fancy is concernedwith breeding. According to a1lrcports coming in we are reall-v going t

One of the saddest items of news camein last week. Judge Crystol Small hadthe misfortune to lose by death herGrand Champion Red queen, Smallhurst'sGirl in the Sun. All who knewthis little queen loved her. She was avisitor here at Timberbrook and we cameto love her dearly. GirI passed in hersleep, quietly. She had lived a long andgood life, her children live after her. Ican see Girl even now, head tilted to oneside, paying strict attention to what yousaid and purring like a musicbox in fullagreement.Letters are still coming in regardingMiss Yorke's trip to America, Scores ofletters from Kansas City as well as here inthe east. One came in this morning thatI am forwarding to Miss Yorke ; it isthat charming.***Here is a quesrion that is quire moor.Many breeders-and I do not meanofficers of various Associations-feel thatwhen a breeder does not keep his cats ingood clean housing as well as goodhealth, said breeder should be "dropped"because he does not iive up to the idealsof the Associations. The officers of .theAssociations claim they have no jurisdictionover the private actions of anybreeder. So rnany complaints have comein to my desk that I have referred themto the high brass ofthe Crusaders. I haveaiso suggested that those who have soldany stock from a questionable sourceshould buy it back if possible. Anotherpoint is to know the buyers ofyour stock,and if necessary make a few discreetenquiries..***Cats Magazine, of Srnithfield Street,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, prints a Chartof Gestation every spring and it is agreat boon to the novice. So many ofyounovice English breeders have wrinen meregarding this chart. I use it all the timeand have it pasted in my " Litter Book.',**It has been said by many breeders thata Persian is not a good mouse-catcher Ithat feeding them oeam will kill thatinstinct. Here at Cloud Top we have aCream queen named Sucre who has herdaily helping of cream. She is an excellentmouser, This shows that the followingverse is not true by any manner ofmeans :"Perhaps you may noi have heardThat cats are cats, however furred,And once they've had a taste of cream,Rat catching's not their lavoritedream."American Personalit2MRS. NICKI HORNERI\ I IKKI HORNER. daughrer ofI \ y. and Mrs. Homer Wiltough_' by. lrom the state of Kenrucky,is a breeder of rare persistence andpresrige. -\r the age of sixteen she wasthe owner of a White Persian given to heras a birthday present. lle was huge, soour Nikki promptly dubbecl him Tiny.Not knowing too much about catsoutsideol'giving them plenty o{'love-Nikki could not figure out why Tiny didnot stay home more. So the next thingshe did r,r'as to purchase a little Redqueen for company but not being of ageit lailed to keep the errant Tiny homeat nights. Then came the day whenTiny never returned ISnookie, the kitten, really attracted alot of attention. She was duly mated to alarge Red male named Jinks-and theWilloughby family were blessed withtheir first feline family. One day Jinkssprayed a guest and Nikki's motherpromptly expressed him off to a friend.Nikki was broken-hearted until herfather promised to build a house foranother male and it is reported he is stillbuilding houses for her various cats, bothartistic and elaborate in strucrure lNow began a search by Nikki for thebest of pedigrees. She studied. everythingshe could lay hands on, books,magazines, articles and even the historiesof rnany breeders. Of course, her lovewas Red Persians. She has sparecl32

neither eflbrt ilor linance in bettering herstrain and now has to her credit manychampions bred at her Sharvnee Cattery.Her aim has alwa.vs been to better thcbest of her Reds and depth and darknessol'color has been her constant aim. Hersuccess is written for all to see on thcshow records ; constantly I hear thc:remark " If you want a gool Recl Persian,contact Nikki Horner."Arriving at the statc of incomparablcReds has not been easy. 'I'here havebeen many experiments and cross-breeding,out-breeding and line-breeding untilthc required brilliancy of e1'e color, type,luxury of coat and clensc coloring rvereacquirecl. But Nikki possesses thatEnglish quality of " stickitivity " thatpa.vs dividends in thc long run. Shehas in her background such names asWilloughby, Yates, Lightfoot and Dobbs.Her first cat show was in Milwaukeeand after attending only the one showshc organised a club in her home town.This club held a show and Nikki, themanagerJ made it a smashing success.Moving to Pittsburgh, she was asked tomanage her second show, which was theAll-American show because of a specialjudging of All-Sectional rated cats.Besides this therc was a Solid Color(continued on page 35)Mrs. Nicki florner with one of her favourite Siarnese -aSeal Point rnale narned Shawnee Rarna Kahn.JJ

DIRECTORY OFFOR RELIABLE STUDSSI{ORTHAIR BREEDERSAND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically)COCKHEDGTS SEAL POINTSIAMESE CATTERY3 STUD CATSCats and Kittens tor sale to approyed homa.only. Delivered free within radiur of 50mrtes. 6 guineas Males, 4 guinear Femalca.lnspectior of Cqttery any timeby oppcintm.nt.x.B!:.1.._1 ARM|TAGE, CoCKHlDGES, MERE.LnE)HlKh.Tel.: Bucklow Hill 32SSSIAMESE IhI THEMIDDLE HASTAt Stud; CFl. HILLCROSS SONGWinner of many awards and sire ofChampions.HILLCROSS RASMTKittens s6nt by air to many countrtesMRS. S. DRUCE, P.O. BOX 454.NICOSIA, CYPRUS.PRESTWICK SIAMESEl.lg,".a-{gf_tyfS and brilliant eye colourAt Stud: CH. PiESTWtCK pENGLtMA.pERIAMA (s.p.)PRESTWTCK POo.TOO (S.P.)CH. BLUE SEAGULL (8.P.)_PRESTWTCK BLUE ChAC(ERS (8.P.)Breeder oI Ch. Prestwick Mara-Biru, Ch. irestwickPertana, Ch. Prestwick Perling, anj -""y;,h";.MRS. DUNCAN HINDLEY'.'- -'H,IGH PRESTWICK, CHIDDINGFOLD, SURREYcntoornglotd 6UStqtion _ HoslemerePINGOPAt Stud to opproved queens:S!AMESEc-H: Plfi9oP AZURE KyM (8.p.)of 7 WinnerChaltenge Certificates una e"lr Eri,it].i?i'ii 3[ifJ i'iiH 3?'i.. lI" ",t:i"T ;ii i;ffI"i,?r:"T:' $iiii;, *.:8.'cf.,Tll;, !,%Ei :Potticulors fronr MRS. O. M. LAMB:'.TryI_L4NDs," cRANGE HtLL, HAaEsowEN,NR. Bf RMf NGHAMTel.i Hoiesowen t22iGRACEDIEU SIAMESEAt StUd; MYSTIC Dfi,EAMER!:t-&- C.!, l94S & t9{8, ist prize Stud 1949.1950 & -1951. Specials'for pate CoaiA ]{esiEye sotour. AIso his son GRACEDIEU yAlSiring KITT-ENS excelling in type, whiptailsand sweet dispositron.l"ll: _F. E. MArrHEs, ALroN LoDGE,NANPANTAN, LOUGHBOROUGU, TEICS]Tel. : Nanponton 2SgFERNREIG SIAMESEAt Stud : MA,Z - MOR - MARAUTSBest Shorchair Kitten ar flve 1950/51 C.C. Shows.tscsr Kitren at S.C.C.C. Show 1951. 1st & Ch.Herrs &_Mdx. Sept. 1952. other wins iiilra"Firsts, 13 Cups. f*; liijU; irin"rs i.'c.'pllgyly1pls-!r9y MRs. EDNA MATTHEwsoi\Lll\.pll?gE HousE, e17 HAGLEy coAoQUfNTON, BTRMTNGHAM wisr32. Woiacit" 2:iSDEVORAN SIAMESE CATSEXCEL IN TYPEAt Stud ; PRESTWTCK PR|THIE pALFee f2-2-ODEVORAN DONALDFee t2 -,t2 - 6Kitrens usually for salePotticulols .floryt - MRS. pRtCE, THE GABLESHEATHFIELD ROAD, BUSHEY. HERT'Phone - Watford 5624SPRING! ,,A young man's fancy..."PR|ST|NE BANDOOLA (8.P.)would like a beautiful young wife.ANYBODY INTERESTED?Best Siamese Kit. Herts. and M.C.C. 19521st Open Male Kir. S.C.C. 1952 and Winnerof Bluboi Cuo' 1st Open Male Kit. M.C.C. Show 19521st and Ch. Certificate Lancs. and N.W.C.C. 1953STUD FEE : 2 guineas (and rerurn carrrage.lQueers met Sheffield, Wakefield, or DoncasterStations by arrdngementMRS. PRISTONWorsborough Dale VicarageBarnsley, Yorks.Telephone : Barnslev 3426MISSELFORE STRAINOF BLUE POINTSAt Srudi MTSSELFORE SyRtNX pRtNTSired by Ch. MTSSELFO RE pAN pRt NTFee 50/- and return carrrageStation: Brockenhurst (Waterloo direct 2 hrs.)Queens can be met for an addicional fee of 7s. 6d. at.bournemouth (for Midlands)Salisbury (for South and WestrSoutham ptonMAJOR & MRS. J. C. S. RENDALLSedge Copse, Burley, Ringwood,"Hants.'Phone and ,Grams Burley 2i60MORRIS SIAMESEAt Stud.. MORRTS pADtSHAH_ Bcst Exhibit K.K.N,C.C. l95Ow rfi""" :? i i'll,ji.Iil.f * sl'#frl?.tJ:gr.MRS. M. W. RICHARDSON.GRINSTEAD, OTTWAYS AVENUE, ASHTEAD,Ashtead 3521SURREYPlcase mention Oun Crrs uhen repl.ling to ailaertisements

PETROZANNE CATTERY| (MRS. C. RoBERTS)RUyssinian '. & SiameseAt Stud:I HenrHenplFle HERoDorusI K;ttens usuolly for soleI Tembororv Address :| :u"'vouNr srREET, WALSALL' srAFFs.MO\,YHAY SIAMESEB.P. & S.P. SIAMESE AT STUDmowHAY SONGFRAI{I 1 |,|iifin"oo'ton"-u'GoRNUBIA { nH., PetfuschacHtl{A BLUE eOV ] fif;"cr*'ii"* Y*Y'. MISS D. L. M, THOMASORCHARD HOUSE, CATSFIELD' Nr' BATTLE'SUSSEX. Tel.: Ninfield 131HITLCROSS SIAMESEAt Stud HILLCROSS SHENGSON andHILLCROSS - PICOT (Sira of H. ToPaz,lst & Ch, S.C.C.S.,Hill

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