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GT o/) oJ@ JA regular news! Jeaturewith a selection oJ the bestitemsJrom home and oyerseasS the silent files <strong>of</strong> people tooktheir farewell <strong>of</strong> our bclovedQueen Mary. a handsome grngercat provided a homely touch only a I'ervyards from the catafalque. lle sat thereunconcerned on a raised ledge border<strong>in</strong>gthe public pathway and hundreds <strong>of</strong> themourners who had just paid their tributeto the dead Queen stooped to bestow apat. " G<strong>in</strong>ger," I am told, is <strong>of</strong>ten seen<strong>in</strong> the prec<strong>in</strong>cts <strong>of</strong> the House <strong>of</strong> Commons.I wonder ifhe attended the recent debateon underpaid cats <strong>in</strong> the Post Officeservice !There were 662 road accidents <strong>in</strong>Southend dur<strong>in</strong>g 1952. Dogs werc responsiblefor 220 ol them.When actress Claire Bloom returnedto her London flat from Germany whereshe has been mak<strong>in</strong>g a new fi1m. " TheBerl<strong>in</strong> Story," with Jamei Mason, therelvas a special welcome wait<strong>in</strong>g lor herfrom her pet cat Adalaise.I gladly give prom<strong>in</strong>encc to a rvorthrvhilecharitv rvhich has its roots <strong>in</strong> 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 open<strong>in</strong>gfund <strong>of</strong>dl,000 has been raised to createthe first <strong>of</strong> the Sanctuaries which is tobe dedicated to H.M. Queen Elizabeththe Second on the occasion <strong>of</strong>her Coronation.Later, funds permitt<strong>in</strong>g, it ishoped to establish more Sanctuaries <strong>in</strong>different parts <strong>of</strong> the country. This f<strong>in</strong>eenterprise merits yonr <strong>in</strong>terest and supportand I hope that many ol'our readersat home and overseas will get <strong>in</strong> touchwith the Founder and Hon. SecretaryMiss I. M. Wormull, 32 Church Road,Hove. who will be pleased to supply thefullest <strong>in</strong>formation. Patron <strong>of</strong> the movementis actress Nancy Price. C.B.E." Our Bf-year-old cat has, so far, had107 kittens." J. p. Hardie, <strong>of</strong> RockFerry, Cheshire, <strong>in</strong> a letter to The SundayExpress.S<strong>in</strong>ce 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 <strong>of</strong>four people keep it open 24 hours a dayand seven days a week. They have to beready at short notice to receive anyth<strong>in</strong>gfrom a plane-load <strong>of</strong> birds to a consign-.ment <strong>of</strong> monkeys. There is a quarant<strong>in</strong>esection where cats are kepi for a shorttime before their removal to more permanentquarant<strong>in</strong>e.Miss Kathleen Yorke, Chairman <strong>of</strong> theGovern<strong>in</strong>g Council <strong>of</strong> the Cat Fancy,and our own Mrs. Joan 'Ihompson havebeen made honorary members <strong>of</strong> RacekattenJthe progressive organisationwhich has its headquarters <strong>in</strong> ,, Wonderful,Wonderful, Copenhagen.', Thehonour is awarded " <strong>in</strong> appreciation <strong>of</strong>their <strong>in</strong>defatigable work Ibr and <strong>in</strong>terestiir the sport fel<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> common and forRacekatten <strong>in</strong> particular."I hear from Mr. R. Marshall, Hon.Secretary <strong>of</strong> the New Zealand Govern<strong>in</strong>gCouncil <strong>of</strong>the Cat Fancy, that <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong>the pend<strong>in</strong>g visit <strong>of</strong> Mrs. Joan Thompsonis <strong>in</strong>tense and that " noth<strong>in</strong>g like it hashappened <strong>in</strong> New Zealand before.,, Mrs,Thompson judges <strong>in</strong> Auckland on 19th2B