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A CHARMING STUDY OF PUSSNER RAY A N D DAUGHTER.
Ray was bred by Lady Headlam and is the property of Mrs. Coldham, of
Tatcingscone, near Ipswich. Mrs. Coldham also has a rare Burmese Kit.
BLACKIE, pet of Mr. J. Healey, of Penge. London, is the Cover cat for November
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CATS
THE ANTARCTIC
By N O R M A N LAIRD
(Ex-offi'czal naluralisf-photographer to the drrstralian hrational
Antarctic Research E.rpedition).
tussocks. \Vhen I informed my
companions of this, they sceptievery civilized quarter of the cally concluded that it must
world, but it is most curious have been an animal escaped
to find them living under the from the naval vessel which
1 later
toughest conditions that nature brought us down.
can impose on body or will on tracked the cat in the snow, but
an Antarctic Island. ,4s a could never find its hiding
member of the Australian place.
The cat was later tamed, but
National Antarctic Research
Expedition, I landed and lived it was a long process. Carl
on Macquarie Island for a year. I)u Toit, our cook, commenced
This island, 900 miles to the winning its friendship with
south of Tasmania, is a stepping meat scraps. He persevered
off place for Antarctic ex- for nearly three months before
plorers, and one of the most the cat came regularly to eat.
isolated specks of land to be At the end of.the fourth month
found anywhere on the Globe. it began to follow him about
I t is set in the midst of terrible the kitchen, but would not
seas that roll round the permit him to touch it. At the
southern world from Cape end of the fifth month he was
Horn, and is lashed by blizzards able to pat it, and hold it as
shown in the illustration, but
of great severity.
Some days after our first it is obvious that the cat shows
landing I saw the first cat, and no confidence in those who
the only one we were t o see in came to watch the photograph
the vicinity of our camp. I t being taken.
looked surprised, but no more
During my patrols down the
than myself. I t stared in that rugged south coast, I saw wild
curious alert manner in which cats hunting rabbits which
all animals stare which have have a stronghold at a place
not previously seen man, then called Green Gorge. Examinasped into the safety of the tion of the entrance of many
E expects to find the
0Ndomestic
cat in almost
Carl Du I o ~ t~. o o wk i t h the Australran National Antarctic Kesearcn txpealtlon,
w i t h a wild cat, a descendant of those either liberated by early sealers, o r of
those which have survived wrecks. It took D u Toit five months of patient
kindness t o win the cat's friendship. It would not allow anyone but him
t o touch it.
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burrows sl~o\veddead . o u n g c f
rabbits, and on odd occasions
I saw mothers teaching their
kittens how t o stalk the rabbits.
On the wliole, the cats arc
very scarce; and their presence
can be considered an advantage. The rabbits are spreading
and destroying a \.cry meagre
and valuable vegetation, and
such cats as esist are useful in
keeping the pest down. During
the course of my year's observations, I never disco~creclthe
remains of a wild bird that
could have been considered to
have been killed by a cat, and
I have concludecl that the cats
make rabbits their esclusive
prey.
There is no definite ~nformation as to lion. the cats were
introduced to the Island, but
it is assumed that they were
liberated by bvgone sealers, or
survived the numerous wl ecks
which have occilrred about thc
coasts from timc t o time in the
past.
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C.\TS THAT CO-OPERATE
CATS THAT CO-OPERATE
More Angles on Feline Psychology and Behaviour.
By PETER MICHAEL
GOOD many years spent
A pretty
well in the constant
For that matter I like, and
am interested in, all creatures,
including some that repel other
people. Nevertheless, cats are
. . . cats. To my mind they
are animals apart. So there
they are ; and there they stay.
company of cats, plus the
outlook of a nature-lover, have
convinced nie that, if one is to
get the very best out of feline
companionship, one must keep
cats in preference to u cat.
After all, cats are fascinatin~
and absorbing psychological
Few students of the cat will
subjects (I know of none better dispute that the animal is
in the animal world), having, as
something of an enigma. I t
humans have, their inherent
present us with paradox after
weaknesses as well as their
paradox : it must surely be the
intrinsic merits.
Being by
despair of those who would
nature individualistic as well
place all mammalian traits on a
as independent, the cat kept in
purelv scientific basis.
Its
solitary state can, up to a
almost aggressive independence
point, " take " all the feeding, . is a by-word ; and-rightlyfeting, and pampering it is
offered ; at the same time it much has been made of this.
Yet, in stressing this quality
tends to become somewhat
self-centred and conservative, of independence, in allowing
disliking change and resenting that the cat is an individualist,
the intrusion of other animals, we are perhaps apt t o overlook
including its own kind.
the animal's capacity for coBut, of course, a lot depends operating with others of its
on the wav it is treated. And I species-intelligently and often
cannot pretend to be an quite determinedly. And in no
authority on cat-keeping, anv circumstances do we find this
more than I can boast of expert logical offshoot of adaptability
knowledge of the breeding of t o existing conditions more
cats. I like them : they fasci- strikingly in evidence than
nate me. And I delight in when a number of cats live
studying them. That's how it quite harmoniously together, in
is.
the same household.
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For, before ver y long, experience, combined with the cat's
natural sagacity and inherent
shrewdness, teaches them that,
in such circumstances, cooperation pays better dividends,
in the way of comfort and
smooth living generally, than
does competition or conflict.
Not unnaturally, when cats
are first brought together on a
common footing in a comn~on
household, thev are suspicious
of one another ; so that a
certain amount of rivalry or
competition results. But, as
they begin t o realise that there
are advantages as well as disadvantages, and that life can
be made easier by eliminating
undue competition, the!r "shake
down " and, indeed, very soon
learn that, on the main issues
at any rate, a lot can be
accomplished by co-operating
t o the mutual benefit.
This is not, of course, t o
imply that in such conditions
a cat will eschew its natural
cunning---that it will never
outwit a companion or "fiddle"
in a minor sense. Some catowners like t o make positive
saints of their pets. I prefer to
give the feline devil his dueand how many of us, superior
though we profess to be, have
clear consciences ? You cannot
blame a cat for acting according
t o its lights . . . and it is surprising what some cats consider
legitimate or even desirable !
The sort of feline co-operation I have in mind is well
exemplified-sometimes
in
agreeably humorous fashionby the more intelligent-if 370~
like, more audacious-memhers of the tribe when several
queens are looking after families at the same timr. When
they begin to get around, and
evince a taste for " visiting,"
the kittens find that they are
by no means unwelcome in
nkighbouring boxes or
baskets.
True, a parent cat will make
some pretence at warning off
young intruders at first ; but
I am quite satisfied that, in
most instances, this is only
pretence. I n any event. very
seldom is the " alien " put off.
Persistence invariablv wins the
day, with the result that one
particular feline family becomes temporarily swollen.
Moreover, t h e wandering
kittens not only ensconce themselves comfortably in other
" homes " ; they also partake,
quite happily and altogether
promiscuous1~-, of the usual
nourishment, while the queen
concerned seems in no wise
reluctant t o dispense italways provided, I suppose,
that her legitimate offspring do
not suffer as a result.
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5.431 GOES OX .I J O U K N E I -
SAM GOES A JOURNEY
By CHRISTINA HYDE
h we first planned to
W E E e Sanl with ns by car to
a cottage three hnndred miles
away, we sought advice from
experts. Get a large basket,
they all said, otherwise the cat
will ro1.c all over the car, and
let thc arlimal becomc familiar
with tht. basket for a week or so
before thc journe!.. So it \vas
that an unaccustomed addition
t o our furniture stood prominently in the sitting room. Sam
investigated it immediatel!-,
and sat grandiloquently in it,
as he does in any kind of container. Rut, equally true to
form, he sat bolt upright, with
right inches of tawny head and
shoulder above lid level, and
it soon became clear that all
hope of closing that lid must
be abandoned. \t-e know Sam
well enough to know that if he
is to co-operate in any enterprise, nothing must be done t o
make him panic, and that
closed lid spelt panic with a
capital. ill: things worked out,
all the experts' advice had t o
be jettisoned, but Sam helped
in evolving a technique which
not only got him safely to the
cottage, but also gave him a
perfect 11olida~-.
Tlle first objective was to
get Sam used t o the car so as
to know what he liked and to
what he took a dislike. The
dislikes soon became crystal
clear ; he liated entering the
car a ~ i dhe loathed the noise of
the engine starting up. IVe
used, therefore, to start the car
\\-hilt. Sam was indoors, and
then his fa\-ourite in the famil\picked him up in an attitude he
finds plcasurablr, and gently
shielded his eyes so that he
did not realise where he was
being takell. Immediately he
was on board, we glided off as
quietly as possible. Sever in
any of the trial runs nor in the
final trip, did Sam make any
attempt to rove. He climbed
on t o the ledge above the rear
seats, and as this seemed t o be
his chosen spot, we removed the
rolled window blind in order to
give him a wide bed, which we
thinly covered with a piece of
his familiar blankets. There he
lay, alert, as we could see from
the way his whiskers were
drooped, but in an easy posture.
When we had bought the
basket, we ]lad also acquired a
light lead, featherweight on the
neck, thoilgh we had never
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really supposed that Sam,
haughty creature that he is,
would ever allow himself t o be
anchored as if he were a mere
dog. Here again, anticipation
proved quite wrong, and the
lead turned out an inspired
purchase. Sam had no objection to it whatever. \ire tried
it out in the garden at home,
but Sam merely thought this
was a new form of game, and
would not walk a stcp, gambolling over immediately and
entering boisterously into the
supposed fun of the thing.
The lead was first used to
more serious purpose over about
a hundred miles or so of the
journey, when it was slipped
lightly on to Sam's neck in
order to give him a leg stretch
out of the car. He hated this
brief unwanted inspection of
the English highway, pulled
back towards the car and
clambered back on to his old
perch. At this point, it seemed
advisable to broach the question of food. We had been
fairly sure that Sam would be
too -upset t o consider eating,
and knowing that frightened
c a t s become t h i r s t y , h a d
brought a supply of Sam's
favourite drink. More in hope
than in assurance, we had also
included some tit-bits of food,
and these we offered half
apologetically. Sam ate all we
had brought.
Contrary to
expectation, his emotional
experiences apparently made
him ravenous. .4fter lunch, and
for the first time, while the
car was standing, he had a look
round the interior, but soon
clambered back to his ledge.
He has eaten, he has drunk,
we said-if
only Ile would
sleep, we should know all is
well. Sam never did actually
sleep, but during a lone dull
stretch of lonely countr\-, he
was definitel!. nodding.
Arrived at the cottage, we
shut Sam into one room, so
that he could become familiar
with it and one of us stayed
with him carr!ing on a conversation wit11 him so that affairs
should seem normal. Gradually
he explored the whole cottage.
returning frequently to the
room he first knew, which
became his permanent sleeping
abode. Like many cats, Sam
is immensely curious, loves
cupboards and drawers, each
of which he investigated at the
cottage. S o exploratory adventures were allowed out of doors
at first, though he was taken
out on his lead innumerable
times a day. As he had t o sniff
ecstatically at every inch of
ground, it was easy to go at his
pace so that he never felt a pull
on the lead, and appeared not
to be aware he was thus leashed.
Our plan of outdoor technique
was detailed. We escorted Sam
over all the environs of the
Please turn to page 32.
YOUR CATS AND MINE By LlLlAN FRANCE
HE Crystal Cat Shon, llcld so many friends again-Miss
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on Septenlbrr I-ant, Jlrs. L a p p , Mr. and
Tat 0 1nlpia
21st and 23nd. 1\25 a huge Mrs. Sichola.;. Mrs. Jfatthes,
success, arid the promoters, JIrs. Brice-\\.ebb, Mrs. Major,
Mr. and Mrs. H. 31. Macdonald, Colonel Gau~ltlctt,Miss Benda,
are t o be congratulated on t o name a fc\\.. JIy grateful
this, their first cat show, which thanks t o Mrs. Ivemey, who
I sincerely hope will be the so kindly helped to look after
forerunner of many more. The my exhibits on the second day.
capable and well-known Mr. Exhibitors were allowed to
A. A. Towe was show manager, decorate their pens, and this
and he certainly put on a most certainly added t o the enjoyenjoyable and interesting affair. ment of looking round. I liked
The hall was spacious, with a best Mrs. McDonald's two Siahuge glass domed roof, which mese kittens, who were the
made the rows of new and proud owners of a complete
I
shining pens sparklc. Sanitary bed and bedroom suite.
trays and feeding dishes were exhibited my Burmese male,
supplied. This was a boon to Casa Gatos da Foong and a
people like myself who have t o female, Ch. Laos Cheli Wat,
The who only came out of quarantravel !ong distances.
pens each had guards t o pre- tine on the 14th. They were
both a great success and
vent poking at the exhibitsbut, of course, it didn't. In caused much interest. Many
spite of - constant reminders visitors said they had come t o
through the loud speakers, visi- the show speciallv t o see the
tors would poke fingers or Burmese because they ha3 seer1
papers through the bars. Every pictures of them in the papers.
comfort was provided for the I took a number of orders for
many lovely exhibits, and they kittens and could have sold lots
could be seen t o advantage and had I had them there. I hear
in comfort with the wide gang- the show was a wonderful
ways provided.
Soft music medium for the sale of kittens.
The Burmese were much photop l a y e d continuously-and
there was a bar, buffet and graphed and their pictures
restaurant. I enjoyed seeing
Please tuvn to page 32.
C.lTS . l S D KITTESS JIXG.lZISE
MACDONALDS PUT CATS O N THE MAP! CRYSTAL S H O W A T OLYMPIA, L O N D O N ; H U G E SUCCESS HA?' a triumph for Mr.
Wand
Mrs. lacdcnald that
their Crystal Cat Show at
Olyn~piawas a thumping success, despite many difficulties,
not the least of which mas the
opposition of 5 ome influential
individuals well known ill the
cat world.
Almost 11p t o the d a y of the
show there appeared t o be a
cross-current runnin~:against
the promoters, but by sticking
t o their guns and going on
despite all opposition the critics
of doom were confounded, and
the show was undoubtedly the
most notable success that the
cat fancy has ever: known.
What a place for a show 1
Marvellous natural lighting,
wide aisles between the rows of
exhibits, a soft background of
music, a ccntral platform displaying many cups and prizes to
be won outrigl?t, this in itself an
innovation. KO displaying of
cups and trophies which are
brought out from the dark
vaults of the bank t o be displayed once a year a t some
remote show hall and then t o
be taken back t o lie there for
another year.
The promoters hat1 new and
larger pens tliaii is customar!
at cat ~hom~s,
these with thy
added advantage oI having a
wire guard t o prevent the
exhibits iron1 being upset t~!visitors t o the show.
Ylla, t h e famoiis French
an;mal photographer, Mdme.
Ravel, the well known mtmber of the Cat Club de Paris,
Lady Aberconway (whose book
"A Dictionary of Cat Lovers "
should occupy a prominent
place ir. ever\- cat lov~nghome),
Mr. Compton hfackenzie the
f a m o u s novelist, Beverley
Sichols, the nationalljr known
figure, and that charming lady
who graces the cat fancy by
reason of her friendship for all
cats and all those of any degree
who own them, Miss Kathleen
Yorke, who is also the chairman of the Governing Council
of the Cat Fancy in this country, were there.
The attendance must surely
be an all time record for cat
shows. Without the official
figures we should say that
-the
two days of the
show a t %asLE5,000 people
must have been there.
CATS A S U IiITTENS 31.1GAZIXE
T l ~ ebest cat in the show was
adjudged to be Miss Audrey
Steer's chinchilla Ch. Langl~erne\I1insome. Visitors t o the
show were asked t o choose the
most popular cat t o be judged
by ballot, and this was Stonor
Spiv, awe11known Manx cat that
has appeared on the stage of a
London theatre more than once.
The Burmese cats, imported
from Mrs. \Varren of California,
proved to be an irresistible
attraction, not merely by their
rarity, but also because of
their charming disposition.
The British Broadcasting
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Corporation took much noticr.
of the show and broadcasts and
television reports were made
from the hall.
Congratulations to Mr. and
M r . Macdonald of Ewell,
Surrey, who made this possible,
and t o Mr. Towe of Morden,,
Surrey, the popular chairman
of the Croydon Cat Club, who
worked like a slave as show
manager and whose renown for
" a squarc deal and a good
show " will be still further
increased. We look forward t o
this becoming an annual event.
EDITOR.
MEET THE BREEDERS
BLUE NOTES
By DORRIE BRICE-WEBB sure readers will be
I AM
interested to hear about the
Crystal Cat Show held at
Olympia on Wednesday and
Thursday, the 20th and 21st of
September.
Mv firsr impression on entering the National Hall, Olympia,
was the wonderful glass roof
which cast no shadow on any
one exhibit. Being a judge of
blue Persians and knowing how
essential light is when judging,
I thought how pleased the
blue " judges would be.
The brand new pens were the
last word---all gleaming like
silver, each one fitted with two
guards t o prevent f he public
prodding and poking at the
exhibits. The exhibitors were
allowed to decorate their pens
after the judging, and as there
was a prize of a television set
for the best effort you call
imagine no pains were spared t o
make them attractive.
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One which caught my eye Cup going to Mrs. Brunton's
was that of Mrs. Davies' Priory Miss Muffet of Dunesk.
I should imagine that more
Adonis. A full length mirror
stood at the back of the pen, kittens were sold at this show
around which was draped white than ever before as I was
frilled muslin curtains, while constantly being asked, "Please
the rest of the pen was sur- can you tell me where I can buy
rounded with deep blue velvet a kitten? "
I t was - a great pleasure to
curtains complete with pelmet,
and to finish the picture the meet once more my little friend
floor of the pen was fitted with Madame Brigette from Laua quilted velvet bed. Another anne and to hear first class
attractive pen was the one news of Ronada Amethyst,
containing Mrs. Brunton's kit- Madonna and Cupid.
U n f o r t u n a t e l y Madame
tens. This was lined with pale
blue silk nylon, with a quilted Bridgette had had a nasty
bed for the floor, the borders accident on her way to EngShe apparently was
being finished off with tiny land.
pink rosebuds. Yet another opening a bottle with a can
pen was that of Mrs. Marlow's opener, which slipped and cut
which looked most attractive her finger so badly as to
with curtains, pelmet and necessitate her having six
cushion of blue velvet all edged stitches in the finger. I am
with gold fringe, whilst pink sure we all wish her a speedy
roses were scattered about on recovery. I think she was very
the floor. You can imagine how brave to carry on the two days
the blue Persians looked in as she did with such a bad
injury.
such regal surroundings.
In conclusion I must say
I noticed that the hall was
swept and kept clean and free that the Promoters, Mr. and
of litter several times during Mrs. H. M. Macdonald and
the day, there was also no smell Mr. Arthur Towe (Show
of cat as disinfectant was freely Manager) must be congratulated on having done a grand
sprayed about.
There was a magnificent job. No expense had been
array of silver cups each one to spared and nothing had been
be won outright. In the Blue forgotten, ,and it must have
Adults the cup was won by been very gratifying to them to
Ch. Harpur Blue Boy. The see their labours so amply
Open Blue Kitten Cup was dpaid by the way exhibitors
won by Mrs. Vize with My-oun~/and the general public rallied
Gallant Homme, The ~reeder? round.
A VISIT TO SANDY SHOW
A VISIT TO SANDY SHOW
By CLARE PRINCE
Derby at 2.15 a.m.
I LEFT
so that I would arrive at
Sandy before 9 a.m. It was a
slow train stopping at many
stations loading up mail, etc.,
but I was at last deposited on
Bedford station at 5 o'clock to
while away the time until
7 o'clock when taxis would
arrive to convey passengers to
the opposite end of Bedford
where the 7.25 train leaves for
Sandy.
I spent this time in the
waiting room giving my kitten
(24 months old Crowdecote
Lady Lavender), a final grooming. She was none the worse
for her journey and purred and
purred with pleasure, protesting indignantly when being
returned to the basket for the
final stage of the journey.
Miss Douglas from Manchester and I were the first t o
arrive at the Cat Marquee. We
passed the time chatting of this
and that until the vet and his
assistant arrived. Soon there
were a steady stream of people
penning their various breeds,
greeting friends and rivals until
a t 10.30 it was time t o " Clear
the tent for judging to commence."
At Sandy there are man!things one can do pleasantly to
while away the time until the
judging is over and visitors
and owners can be allowed into
the tent again. The owners
being anxious to feed their
kittens and to find out if they
are the winners of the day.
Mrs. McVady from London,
her daughter and a friend, were
penning two kittens next to
mine, so it was quite natural
that after comparing notes
sharing white ribbon, milk and
peat moss, etc., that we sliould
decide to find some refreshment.
In the main street of Sandy
there are several cafes, but
tucked away in a corner is an
excellent sandwich bar, the
sandwiches made with nice
fresh bread, real butter, lovely
cream cakes, buns, etc., are
very enjoyable. The tea and
coffee is very good too.
In this place we chatted of
breeding and showing. Mrs.
McVady was showing for the
first time, two kittens, Gaydene
Misty Boy and Gaydene Lindy
Lou, bred from her queen Mary
Rose of Dunesk, which she has
purchased from Mrs. Brunton
and mated to Baralan Boy
Blue. As Mrs. McVady learns
more about show preparation
kittens like these will do her
much credit.
We wandered around the
Flower, Fruit and Vegetables,
Rabbits, Pigeons, Rock
Gardens and Dogs until at
about 2.30 we were back in the
cat marquee where Hendon
Snow Maiden, Mrs. Chapman's
beautiful tortie and white, was
being held aloft as "Best
Kitten in Show," followed by
Mrs. Herod's Carreg Cracker,
a beautiful white female which
was best " Cat in Show."
The show reports have
appeared elsewhere, so there is
no need t o name all winners.
By this time the Marquee
was packed with visitors tr:;ing
to view and ow-ners squeezing
through the crowd to get to
their pens. We were delighted
t o see that Lady Lavender was
1st Blue L.H. Female kitten
and Mrs. McVady's Lindy Lou
2nd.
Our kittens were happy and
ate a good meal of rabbit
followed by a drink of milk.
-1mongst the Junior Blue
Longhairs I saw that a few of
my favourite kittens of last
season were making \-ery handsome cats.
Mrs. Snowden's Idminston
Afterglow and Anlaby Cleopatra. Mrs. Crickmore's Beau
Ideal. Mrs. Winifred Sharpe's
Dusty of Dunesk. Trenton
Mimosa and Trenton Verity-all very handsome indeed.
Mr. J. Martin won the Bluc
Male kitten class uith Southway Beau.
Mrs. Thompson
was 2nd with Julian of Pensford and Mr. Martin again, 3rd
with Southway Billie, brother
to Beau.
Whilst wandering through
the flower, fruit and vegetables
table decoration marquees, I
was impressed by the amount
of space allotted to these
beauties of " still life," whereas
it was impossible at times to
move about in the cat marquee.
The heat being oppressive for
the animals t o say nothing
of the owners and judges wlio
have to work so hard.
However, it proves one thing.
cats are po$ular at Sandy, so
please Mr. Porter may we have
a larger cat marquee ?
Remarks to me in the train
by a pigeon fancier, who
admitted having enjoyed a
walk around the cat marquee :
" I don't hold with cats because
Is it
they eat my pigeons."
considered a defect for a cat
t o have a ' pushed-in ' face? "
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MEET THE BREEDERS
MONTHLY MISCELLANY
ELSIE HART'S NEWS LETTER
ERE I am, back again,
after, Editor's expression,
my well-earned rest. Are you
sitting comfortably? I will
begin with Show of Shows,
Olympia.
This spectacular
event, miraculous feat cf showmanship went with a swing. As
an entertainment for the public
and everyday cat lover it was
a wonderful success. We were
photographed, interviewed,
televised, and even yours trul!spoke a few words into a B.B.C.
mike. Understandable is the
terror which overcomes some
people when they do this.
Even the charming V.I.P. who
introduced me did not soothe
my shattered nerves, in spite of
the information that he read
these paragraphs each month,
which I found hard t o believe.
Fattest cat in the show, an
adorable outsize ginger, weighecl
over twenty pounds. As his
owner waspaid £1 per lb. weight
it was the easiest way of picking
up L20 I have seen for a long
time. Congratulations t o the
Macs. on taking a gambler's
chance. I should say they made
it.
Busman's holiday. By the
sea for a few days and a visit t o
see baby Siamese belonging t o
Miss King, living near Bognor.
Kittens looked very promising
and all had glorious eye-colour.
I am never far from Siamese
wherever I go, it seems.
From New Zealand comes an
interesting letter from Sydney
Moran who has a strange set u p
in his Siamese family. He has a
male neuter, Chang, aged ten
years, who was castrated at the
age of eighteen months after
he had had a short sex life.
Then there are two queens
Mimi and Fudge. Thev have
complete freedom and Chang
can be relied upon to let his
owner know when it is time for
the girls t o be kept indoors.
Both queens have a preference
for Chang as a " Mate " and
refused t o have anything to do
with the stud Ptolemv. The
only way they can be induced
t o mate with the stud is t o allow
them t o serenade with Chang
and then put them in the run
with Ptolemy. This gentleman,
although not frightened of an)of the toms in the neighbourhood, is definitelv terrified of
Chang, althaugh he is a much
stronger cat.
Chang goes
through all the actions of a full
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CATS AND KITTENS MAGAZINE
male (apart thank heavens
from spraying) and is certainly
a unique animal with a ton of
personality. When his brother
died a few months ago he took
it very hard and seemed to age
overnight, but since he has
" served " the two queens his
health has improved beyond
measure and he is once more
the swaggering King of the
Castle. Mr. Moran is interested
in acquiring Mrs. Dadd's
winning kitten Sabukia Stardust, if she can be persuaded to
let her go. How a lady from
England would respond to
Chang'sattentions Idon't know!
Still they come. Books on
Siamese. Following on our
Editor's excellent effort in this
direction is Phyllis Lauder's
Siamese Cats." We all know
the historic Ginger Cat, product of the Lauder brain, and
when Phyllis turns to Siamese
she is just as successful. Here
is a book invaluable to the
novice and old hand alike, full
of first-hand information, written with the well-known light
touch. A book to be referred to
again and again. In course of
publication yet more Siamese
literature by Mrs. Williams and
Miss Rose Tennent which I
hope to have the pleasure of
reviewing later on.
Paragraph referring to my
Lonely Soldier bore fruit as one
reader wrote me asking for the
address of the lonely one. I
"
willingly passed on the information and received the following reply :-" I just wish to
thank you for sending on my
letter to the lonely soldier who
asked for pen pals. I have
received a letter from him and
he seems very nice. You, I see,
are also a cat lover, but I daresay yours are pedigreed cats
and ours, all four of them, are
unwanteds that we took in.
They are Giner, who has been
spayed, and her daughter, a
light tortoiseshell with a bob
tail, she has fits now and again.
Dinky, a dark tortoiseshell, and
Tiger, a barred cat eight years
old. We talk to them as if they
were human beings and I'm
sure one of these days they will
be answering us."
Always
happy to help where I can, it
looks as if lonely soldier won't
be lonely any longer.
Exhibitors for the Siamese
Show excelled themselves this
year. I even had an entry from
the Ginger Cat who said he
would enter in all the female
classes. Sire, handsome unknown, Dam, hot little number.
Born ages ago, breeder, natural
selection. Not for sale and not
registered as he doen't like
forms. Better have him up
before the Governing Council.
Thanks a lot Brian for " In
Town To-night " yesterday. I
hope it will help to swell the
gate on the 12th. You sholild
change your profession.
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B A Y H O R N E SHELLEY W I T H T W O
O F H I S S O N S BRACKENFEL H E N R l
A N D BRACKENFEL H E C T O R
pnge 6 .
S r r r ~ s cIK."
In m y own ho~~seholcl
(though
our cat pol~ulationin the aggre,gates has dropped from over a
clozen to about half that number : i.e., a t the last roll-call)
this especial kind of co-operation extends t o what must
ctrtainly be the feline cquivaImr of sitting in." After a longish spcll " on dutj- " wit11
Mrs. E. M . W r i g h t o f Beehive C o t t a g e ,
llpr kittens, a cat ]-ises, stretches The
C o m m o n . W a i n f l e e t , Skegness,
lururiousl\., looks around t o see
of the Brackenfel Cattery,
\!-hat's qoinp, nncl strolls non- w r i t e s :chalnntly off. Rut no surprise
'' Although my cots had already won
i5 csllibitc,tl
mc.mbers of tLlc First Prizes, Silver Cups and ChampionIlousc]lold,
or fclinc., 'hips at Cr'J~do". London, Manchester
and Nottingham, they look better than
~vIic.n,p~riirivsa fen- ~ n i n u t v i
before,
I started them on
later, it is seon that anotlicr
Kit-zyme.
cluccn has taken over."
M y two studs, Bayhorne Shelley and
~ h ; q,leen
~ t
n,ill in\-ariabl\- Ch. Warrior of Hadley who, incidentally,
is now over 13 years old, ore in the pink
Sil.c the kittens a thorougjl
of condition and siring lovely kittens.
Ivasl~ and brush-up in their They both enjoy their Kit-zyme as do
all the,Brackenfe/, Cats who regard my
~ ~ a r e n tabsellce
's
; if needs be
she will suckle tlle~n.She treats daily elevenses 0s their K i t - z ~ m e
time."
thcm \vith as much care as she
I~csto\vs on her own tl~riving K l T - Z Y M E WCI AL TL TBOEON E F I T Y O U R
family--it all seems t o be ~t is a natural Tonic and Conditioner
- N O T a purgative
taken as a matter of comsc.
Truly, as a previol~swriter
iias con~mented, cat-sensc
i 3 a remarkable thing.
VETERINARY YEAST
Incidentally, some may ask :
Promotes resistance to:Do the mother cats know their LISTLESSNESS.
FALLING COAT. LOSS OF
APPETITE.
SKIN TROUBLES
own k i t t e n s w h e n several
50 (7b gr.) Tablets 1 16,250 for 41-, 750 for 81families are seemingly mixed? KIT-ZYME is sold by Boots, and most Pet
(;an the!- tell t'other from
Stores.
\vhich ? They certainl\. can. p H ~ ; ~ p " : " ~ ~ ~ ~ T O " p ' " , i ~
\\.ntch them when they " r o ~ l n t ~ Park Royal Road - - London, N.W.10
Literature lree on request.
T I I Yto
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Kitezym
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CATS AND ICITTESS IIAGAZINE
SUSlE is the Pet of Mr. S. J. May of Bedford
CLONLOST YO-YO
Mr. Richard Warner's well-known Prize Winner
TO THE EDITOR
K.13. HOII.;.~.,
\\.c<s Koad,
5llocbur!;ness,
Esscs.
I h:ar Editor,
Here are six plates of S a m
a n d Tiggie, our Siamese. The
first one is S a m on the breakwater, the sccond is me with
Nani, Mrs. Seale with her
Tigger, Mr. Scale with Susie,
another cat's two kittens, nritl
Mrs. Seale's daughter with her
son. (Hop(, you can figure all
that out.) The n r s t is D a n d ~ . ,
our poodle, and S a m ill a
basket with m y sister Jean
near b3.. l'llc n e s t is Tiggie
and Shan. I t is not a good one.
but is the on117 one of Shan wr
cver got. T ~ I n; e s t is of Tiggie
a n d T!.pic
Julie (Chi-chi's
mother). Jean i~ holding Tig
and Peter Murphj- Julic. The.
last is also of Tig, Julie, Jean
a n d Peter.
I have been staj-ing away for
three weeks, and S a m is verj.
pleascd to see me back. Slic
came and helped me clean
Jack ~~estercla!-for the Pony
C'luh rallj- to-da!.. Hopc !-ours
arc \vcll.
Yours sincerel\.,
Joanna Rim!-.
Joanna Binny's Pets
Below is PUSSNER PARAGON,
Abyssinian, bred by Lady Headlam
and owned by Mrs. Judy Smith of
573, Wainwright Avenue, Staten
Island, 12, N.Y., U.S.A.
LETTERS AND PICTURES
MING, pet of Mrs. J. M. Burlton.
The Fox and Hounds, Risely. Beds.
Jsanna Binny's Pets again
A N T O N I A is called Antonia because she tried t o eat her owner's pearls (Mark
Antony is reputed t o have drunk a pearl that Cleopatra dissolved in vinegar).
Owner: The Lady Aberconway
TO THE EDITOR
Below-Joanna
Binny's sister
with N a m the Siamese. and
Dandy the Poodle.
O n the
right is N a m exploring
Tweedlesocks
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C.A.TS
AND KITTESS 3I.IGAZIKE
LETTERS AND PICTURES
456, Ipswicll Road,
Colchester,
Esses.
Deal Editor.
I should be delighted if you
could publish the enclosed
picture of Twink, a beautifull>
marked t a b b ~ - owned
,
by two
friends of mine. He is quite the
little gentleman when ladies
PHOEBE on the bridge t o her
playpen. This Blue Persian pet of
Mr. and Mrs. Mason of 192, Rutland
Road, West Bridgeford, Nottingham,
is now dead
Twink, the LittleJGentleman
Mr. and Mrs. Mason's "Lindie"
enter the room, always rising
from his chair and always
answers with a loud "Mieou "
when spoken to. He also seems
to know that I am not allowed
t o keep a cat where. I live, and
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C.%TS ASD I\'ITTESS MXGAZIKE
LETTERS AND PICTURES
Snooky
Silk Cottage,
Crystal Palace Park Rd.,
Sydenharn, S.E.26.
Dear Editor,
I enclose a photograph of
Snooky, hoping you think it
good enough to reproduce in
Cats and Kittens Magazine. He
is on a cliff against a white wall,
having his f ~ r s tglimpse of the
sea.
I think he is from the same
litter as a Siamese cat, as he
has good brains, and loves to go
for walks. One of his cleverest
tricks is opening the window to
get out all by himself. He
loves t o cuddle me with his
arms around my neck.
He weaIs a,red collar with a
bell !
Yours sincerely,
(Miss) P. Nightingale.
Koko, the W h i t e Persian
72, Coo~nbeLanc,
Bristol, 9.
Dear Editor,
This is KO-KO, my white
Persian. He was one of Mrs.
Cattermole's kittens and is just
a year old. He spends hours by
the pool watching the life in
the water and is often quite
difficult to spot against the
stones of the rockery.
Very many thanks for the
pleasure your magazine gives
me.
Yours sincerely,
Rett y Simpson.
TO THE EDITOR
Miss Gowing's Geney
Miss Cowing's Iris
Brcmont,
37, I;os 1,anc~.
Palnlers Gwen,
T.ondon. ?;.I:{.
Dear Editor,
I enclose three pllotopr:t~~t~s
of m>. cats which may br of
T a m sending !.ou t\\.o .;naps interest t o you for reproduction
along for the Cats and I<ittens in Cats ancl Iiittens."
LIagazinc a11d one snap is of
Tiggci-, alas, is no more. Hc.
my Siamest. cat Gcnr\-, and
lived with me for 12 !.cars a n d
t l ~ ,othcr
.
is of m!. Rlncl Pcrsian
was a grown cat lvllen he first
c ~ Iris.
t
Gene!- ancl Iris arc. cams.
yrc.;lt pals, and the!- arc* cat
He follo\rcd m!. nlrrthcr home
con;p,Tn!- to mc. Thy!. aln-aj.5 onc da!- and stayccl. He was
corny t o bccI wit11 mc., a n d l a ~ t t l ~ c ~a nfull tom, but I was later
\.car \vhcn I went t o ?cotla~lc[ forcsd t o h a w him neutered as
tor rn!. h o l i d a . C.cnts>. cam? Ile was quite savage a t timcs
\\.it11 mc.
and alma!.s
excitable.
He was a long-lcggcd cat,
with a long, thin tail and a verj.
small facc whcn ~~oung--you
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a rough pla!.mate from t h e
asonised cries that occasinnall~.
can see something of that in Ilir: arise.
Some time ago Roo was pla!-picture. I used to think he had
somc Siamese in him, but I ing with a kitten ir, the garrlcii
and it began to rain. Oui
never R ~ I I Squite sure!
sitting room door was open on
One night ~ ~ : lI.~got
e i ll(\~ne,
~
to the garden and I watched
he met me in the hall and him tell the kittrn t o come in.
insisted on taking me into the He came in first and looked a t
sitting room, although I always the kitten and after a moment,
fed him in the kitchrn, before the kitten followed him. \Vlien
I did anythjng else. \&'hen I the rain stopped, thry both
turned on the sitting room light, went out again.
he looked a t me and then a t the
\Vhen Roo was vcry little,
table, where a vase of flowers we could not keep him off the
was lying on its sidc !
Even
table a t meal-times.
One other sign of his intelli- smacks had no effect! One
gcnce.
During the war he day in desperation, I picked
never took the slightest notice him up and shut him in m).
of bombs, guns or aircraft. bedroom until the meal was
over. When I let him out, he
until we had a rocket, about
quarter-mile away, which broke " talked" at me for two or
telling
our windows. After that he three minutes-really
was afraid of low flying aero- me off ! But he ?lever got 011 the
planes. So he must have pre- table a t meal times again.
S. T. Benda's Pet, Tigger
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CATS AND KITTENS JIAG.~ZINE
FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
THE CAT'S ACADEMY
By UNA-MARY NEPEAN-GUBBINS
Illustrated by Mary Claisen
"
H E standard of a r t in the
Tkittens
school is really
high ! " said Edward, as he a i ~ d
his friends held a conference one
day, about their pupils.
Lionel gave a deep bow-(he
was the Art Master)-and said
" I think it would be a good
idea if we held a competition
for the best picture done during
the past term ! "
The others thought this was
a wonderful idea.
We can ask all the kittens
in the neighbourhood to bring
us their contributions by ncxt
week, and we can pin them u p
a11 round the school hall, and
get someone t o judge them,"
said Edward.
"
" Oh J-es, and we car1 exhibit
thein to all our friends afterwards, charging Id. for entrance fee, and so make some
money with which t o buy lots
morc paints and brushes and
paper, can't we? " cried Rolly.
verj excited.
" \Vho can we _eet to judge
them? " asked Babvkins.
" Magnolia ! " said Plumpey
immediately, mentioning the
name of his lady-love.
With some reluctance the
others agreed.
L411their pupils were t h ~ i l l e d
at the idea of having their
drawings exhibited, and soon
Edward was receiving hun- ,
dreds of pictures, of all sizes
and shapes.
" What ever is this meant t o
be ? " asked Rolly, holding u p a
drawing of something that
looked like a lop-sided slice of
melon, on a black and white
chequer-board !
" It's
supposed t o be t h e
moon, against a starry sky,"
explained Lionel.
When they had collected all
the entries, they pinned them
THE CATS' ACADEMY
u p all round the school 'oom,
until it looked as if the walls
had been papered by someone
who was slightly mad!
Then--Magnolia, the beautiful Persian. was invited t o
judge them, and choose the
best.
After a long time, she finally
chose what Edward considered
t o be very sloppy and sentimental. I t was a picture of two
kittens in a green basket.
trimmed with roses and ribbons! " It's so pr-r-rett!.,"
she ~ u r r e d .
~ h w a r dsnorted.
She gave the winner a brand
new paint box, with wllicll he
was delighted !
Then she was presented with
a bouquet of cat-mint and
dog-daisies.
After the ceremony was over,
the exhibition was opened t o
the public, and llundreds of
mother cats came t o admire the
work of their off-springs, so it
was all a great success.
BRIEF DETAILS .OF
T H E SEASON'S S H O W S
9 November ... *Croydon Cat Club ...
18 November ... Scottish Cat Club ...
5 December ... *National Cat Club ...
1951
8 January
... *Notts. and Derbyshire
Cat Club ...
...
... Lancs. and North Wes20 January
tern Counties ...
29 January
... *Southern Counties ...
Cat Club ...
...
Denotes Championship Show
London
Glasgow
London
Nottingham
Manchester
London
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CATS THAT CO-OPERATEfrom page 17.
The queens drowse or relax,
the kittens seem t o be doing
up" their various families be- their best t o feed and sleep at
fore they settle down for the the same'time. For the rest, in
night. Most instructive . . . . various stages of growth, the
nip in the air, rendering more
" LIGHTSOUTI "
urgent the necessity for coAt last, the errant kittens--- operation, means a communal
becoming the more inquisitive sleeping-place for this night a t
in proportion to the reliance any rate-they have all piled
they can place in their wobbling into the one box.
limbs-cease their wanderings.
And the protruding tip of a
I t is no longer a question of tail; not glimpsed at the first
" Let
me see, whose kittens inspection, shows there is one
has Dab got? " for all are more than we thought. Just
safely at rest in their rightful which one is " down below "
sleeping-quarters, and the con- . can only be ascertained through
tented drone of steady purring the nightly " roll-call." Anyfills the air.
way, all correct.
SAM GOES A JOURNEYfvono page 8 .
cottage so that he came t o know
the general lay out. Then, on
the fifth day, he went off
alone. We shook with. apprehension, but a tired and happv
little fellow reported back at
bed time. For the first time
in his life Sam saw cows,
d~icks,rabbits, chickens and a
donkey. He was inexpressibly
thrilled. His co!our iniproved
a n d h i s a p p e t i t e became
formidable.
YOUR CATS AND MINEfrowz page 9.
appeared in manv of the leading
papers. Daffy got very tired of
being hauled in and out of his
pen. I hope the Crystal Cat
Show will go on, and that
next year will see it a champion-
IVhen it was time for the
return journev, Sam made no
bones about entering the car.
And on this trip, he gazed
serenely at the changing landscape. Back home, we turncd
into the drive, alighted, and
left the car doors open. Sam
gave one surprised look round,
then, because he thinks it not
de riptvrr to show too mucli
feeling, stood up, stretched,
and sauntered out. Takina h1m
had been a huge success.
ship event. Colonel Gauntlett
and Mr. Duckworth, who have
both lived in Burma, gave me
some charming Burmese names,
and their translations, for
future litters, though I am
afraid it will be some time
before I shall need them.
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Lane, St. Johns, Crowborough, Sussex.
Tel. : Crowborough 407.
Registered queens only.
usually for sale. Mrs. W. R; Teasdale
Dalewood. White Lodne Crescent,. Thorne 1;
JACK FROST.
Prize
REDWALLS
Winner everv time shown : 1948. 1949.
1950. Born 7th ~ a y1948.
,
G.C.C. ~ e g i s t r a :
BREEDERS' CARDS
tion No. 41684. Stud Fee £2 2s. Od. and return
carriage of queen. Registered queens only
accepted. Oirner : Gordon B. Allt, F.Z.S., MRS. BRICE-WEBB 249 Chilwell Lane
Bramcote, Notts. +el. :' Beeston 55466:
Danehurst, Old Lane St Johns CrowRONADA" BLUE L.H.
borough, Sussex. s el.': &owboro;gh 407.
TICHOLAS MUFFET.
S. P. Siamese.
Magnificent ouMoor muntry bred,
proved sue. Excellent eye colour. No better
specimen.
Crossma Fee 2ponradulaB,
gns. Randell,
swans^^'
Sop.SIAMESE
SIAKSA ('HARLEJ, fee
f2/2/O.
By I'restwick 1'00-Too ex
Siarlr~a I'risc~lla. Your Finta. Kcnuirlcton.
I
Middleaex. Enfieid 3054.
INBAD"
S.P. SIAMESE.
Sue
S
ch. Sam Slick. Grandsire, ~illingbea;
Yeedar. Dam. I m ~ k i nSimr. Fee £2 2s.
"
and carriage. Queens collected from station
(Charing).
Mrs. R. Tutt, Danegate,
Charing, Kent. Tel. Charing 212.
1
IAYESE S.P. CLONLOST YO-YO.
Sire D~nernile~pekho.Dam Foxburroq!
Runto. Winner Beat Exhibit in Show
Siamese C.C. Show, Oct. 1949. Fke
£2 E2. Od. and carriage. Hk first Litter
shown r e r e F'rize Winners a t Kensington
Kitten Ctub. July, 1950.-Richard Warner,
U t t k Poxex B.vkler's Hill. Sevenoaks. Kent. I
1
Tel. : S e r c m G G16.
35
BLUE PERSIANS-Mrs.
Prince, 141.
Normanton Lane, Littleover, Derby.
MRS. CAMPBELL FRASER ~ i t t p-l ~
rose, podalmhz. ~ W Y . TLl. Godalmim
522.
HENDON" LONGHAIR STUDS.
MRS. FRANCE, White Lodge, 353, Nottingham Road, Derby. Tel. Becketwell 48673.
Abyssinian, Burmese, Siamese Studs and
kittens.
DUNLOE RUSSIAN BLUE KITTENS
usually for sale. Rochford 25, Rudall
Crescent, Hampstead, N.w.).
MRS. BENTLEY, 55, Argyll Road,, London.
W.8.-British Blue and Manx Klttens.
MISS I. STATMAN, 4, Anson Road, Cricklewood.
Gladstone 9056.
Anson Blue
Persian kittens.
BRUTON RED TABBY AND TORTIE
Mrs. N. Rosell, 13, Celtic Ave.,
L.H.
Shortlands, Kent. Prolific. healthy stock.
House-trained kittens usually for sale.
Torties a speciality.
Roverdale"
YISS J . C. ROBERTSOh
Rad Lane, Abinfer ~ i m m e r , ~nrre;-.
Abyssinian Stud, Cats, and Kittens. Also
Cross-bred Kittens, Abyssinian x Chinchilla. Seasonable urices to eood eountrv
homes.
"
FOR SALE-cont.
FOR SALE
T W O Fine Pedigree White Persian Kittens
(Male), 4 gns. each. Craig, Hertford
Home, Ludgrove, Cockfosters.
SMART All-Elastic HarnesslCollar/Lead
Sets for cats, lo/-. Separately, 419, 21-,
316. Adjustable, comfortable, washable.
C.P.L. approved. Beautiful basket rugs.
blue, green, pink, 516 : Blue Siamese coats,
12\13. Collier, Park House, Dorset Street,
Southampton.
CHARMING Young Blue Persian Queen,
one year. Good Pedigree, Home trained.
Ideal pet and/or breeding. Orpin, Great
Robhnrat Farm, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent.
LUE Persian Male Kittens. Good
pedigree. 5 gns. Brough, 26, Sunningdale Road, Hessle, E. Yorks.
COMFORT-LOVING
Siamese Queen
(S.P.), 3+ years, seeks appreciative home.
Perfect pedigree, sire ch. Sam Slick.
Reasonable compensation to owner who is
leaving.
Guye-Johnson, Bridge House,
Tudeley, Tonbridge.
SIAMESE KITTENS sired by
Best Exhibit in
Clonlost Yo-Yo.
Show" Siamese C.C., Show, Oct., lp49.
Prices from 5 ms. R~chardWarner, Llttle
Poxes. ~ G l e v ' s Hill. Sevenoaks. Kent.
SSP-
MISCELLANEOUS
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L - C a t ~ G h o l d .' ~ a ~ phome,
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semicountry, 15 mins. walk town. Other help
employed.
Bfm. Fellows, Netherton,
Bewdley, Worcesterahire.
IAMESE Kitten Christmas Card (4in. by
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breeder a t 5 /- per doz. Free specimen from
Derek Raby, 3, Pine Walk, Surbiton, Surrey.
OOD HOME wanted. Two white cats
as pets. Birch, 38, Fortis Green, Eart
Finchley, London, N.2.
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