Women have more oF less dominated the question of bodywork. They seem to know what they want and are determined" to have Whereas a man is easily - pleased with the position of the driving seat and the colour of the body, his wife must have these things entirely to her exacting taste. 'The most poular stands in. the show have been the Morris, Hillman, Singer Humber, all of which firms' pro ido y good value for money, at prices wit the reach of the in the Show and, if prophecies are fulfill ill not be long before: the Morris Isis begins to displace American rivals in many: parts of the British Empire, It is sturdy. and has none of those dis advantages which have deterred so many people in the Dominions from, buying British-built ears, The Hill man "Straight-Kight," which has been considerably improved and sells for under £500, is doing very much better business this year. The Singer models appeal particularly to those who want a cheap value-for-nancy. car, whilst, the Humbers have kept their famous quality and brought their prices down to more Popular levels in an effort to meet the Americans on their own ground.
Tt is: generally felt that the British car has at last got on to level terms with the American and. that the' moment has come when we shall be able to compete to more purpose in the world market, American visitors were at Olympia in. force on the opening day of the Show and took particular interest in the Mor-models "and the Singer Six Saloon, which is the cheapest British loon car ever produced, Undoubtodly the horse-power tax is still a hindrance to the British-ear design-because, if he designs too powerful a model, there. is only-a limited number of potential. customers. and mass production cannot be arranged on a sufficiently big scale.to give the model a chance to compete averses The King's Recovery It is convincing evidence of the! King's better health that he went out shooting on his Sandringham estates this week. Ho was out for about two hours, trying one of the new light guns which have recently been made for him. According to all accounts, he brought down several birds' and was none the worse for his exertions, He is probably returning to London November, but will not stay for a very long period. In view of his still comparatively delicate state, the Prince of Wales will agai shoulder the main burden of Royall entertainment. A number of parties are being given by him at York House, where several alterations have recently been carried out, both structurally and decoratively, It is for this reason that the Prince has had to give up hunting! during the coming season. The de mands upon him in other directions will be too heavy. It is said that the King will pass most of the winter fat some South Coast resort, Theatre Boom The London theatres are prospering as they have not done for a very long period. Strangely enough, they attribute this prosperity to the "talkies," whereas a few months back they were attributing their depression to the same cause. Perhaps there ix some truth in the paradox, When the "talkies" wore a novelty, everyone flocked to sce them, regaviless of: whether they found genuine entertainment. According to Mr. Ashley Dukes, the dramatic the chief additions to the theatre audiences to-day consist of people who had never formed the habit of listening to stage plays and were wooed to the pleasure the "talkies." Having heard and quite enjoyed the imperfect diction of these, they developed the desire to hear the real thing on the stage. In the same way, the introduction far from dimi ance at concerts, has filled them to overflowing and the invention of artificial silk has only stimulated the demand for the real article.
So the London theatre prospers and, no sooner is a-new play spoken well of on the first night, than the libraries buy up blocks of tickets for Jong periods ahead. When the Gilbert and Sullivan season began the other night at the newly-decorated Savoy Theatre, there was a queue formed for the unreserved seats! Some 24 hours before the doors were opened, Threats to the Countryside One sees a tremendous lot in the Papers toxlay -about the ruin of our beautiful with most of our country-lovers is that their bark is So very much worse than their bite and their efforts 30 disjointed that the builders of "bungaloid" grow. ths, arterial roads, and overhead electric cables usually manage to! effect their desecration before any! effective complaint can be raised. We! have recently heard a great deal about, a proposed line of electri cable pylons over the Sussex Downs neat Brighton anti "The Times" has been full of indignant letters. Nothing, however, seems likely to come of all the wordy indignation, because the Minister of Transport, speaking, at a recent dinner, indicated—thee the work would go ahead, despite all; and he followed: this announeement by calling the complainants silly selfish people who would: have cheap electricity denied to the: poor:
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