The most remarkable feature of this year's regatta at Henley is the diminution in the number of hou<ebo Of course the war, which has sO many: families "into has told very severely on the Henley gathering; but even this is not in itself sufficient to account for the fact that this year there were only twelve houseboats ta he provided with stations, against sixty last year and quite double that number the year before. The houseboat is no longer fashionable, though in the turn of the wheel its time will come round again. Of course the Thames houseboat is not a travelling home like that of China, It is usually anchored at one spot for weeks at atime. But for all that it mikes a very pleasant holiday home.
6th July.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.