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{%bht,A'JIHORtIATt VE .,*rr*U,r,r, lr;-;r;VOL. 5 No. 11Publisbed erery month with the best possibleleatures and illustrations and circutated .to--b"ai#;;:i"fffH{"\ind tbroushout it'" "'iJa.- dii NOVEMBER 1953(l) to spread a wider understandingaplreciation and a betterof all cats, tteir care-ana nun-agil(2)rto_encourage.in e-veryhandling way the breeding,and showing of pedigree cats:the ruppression!iliti:':"131oI everv {orm or(4)- to,act.as a link of lriendship and commonll!.rii.,3.",r""" cat loyers in atn"."ni American Associate p".rr.*-oT Editor :MRS. BILLIE BANCROFTManaging Editor :ARTHUR E, COWLISHAW4 CARLTON MANSIONSCLAPHAM ROAD, LONDON, S.W.9TFIE MAGAZII{E THAT SPATIS THE WORLD OF CAT LOYERSA LETTER FROM THE QUEEN\\-e rvere honoured on r Tth october to receive the foilowinscommunication from Buckingham palace :The Private Secretary is comrnanded by The eueento thank Mr. A. E. Cowlishaw for his letter and forthe special October issue of the magazine ,,Our Cats,r,which Her Majesty is pleased to accepr.Following this gracious gesture by Her Majesty, I have receivednlrmerous messages of appreciationlfrom readers in many parts of theworld, which I cannot hope to answer individually. It is obvious thatthe International Number was universa'y enjoyed. Thank you for allthe nice things you have said about it.BDITOR{iltl8\GENERAL TNFORMATToN : The addressand advertiseaentrfor auLoND_o-N, s,!!.e (Macaurey i;*i;ouR ciii::TtiH#'"'&*#iftl,i?il?3:4"iffifu-fi"'t8i6:o'""3ffi 8:T"i."" 3i3tf[:{ .;*th-lv and closing date i.s +e -25t\ day or the monthiit?Ti'"'$1}:'"?ii:+"f:::{lTi;"Y"'*":f":"'":'"","""1*u:l;i:iT,;Jri'i.'iyli.ii:xrJ""'im*".n:"iati{il!ii'"m:;:l*'1#fllT:fi:i3."ii*?"=.'""6;ft'ati:!T:?:"r},'*i";"ai Jil*"and opinions expressed in individuat articles are not necessarily those.held by thc=ril_,i!i1i..$$i?:'"": !tfi,t,ll"s,[1;1",i#,fii".i,31il ree iu.s.A. rhree Douars),channels .sinsreand cu be ordered tfr.--r, '.11,-*11:..::"_'::":".J"tronauy trrrough the usual tradeobtriaing copies"rouri-f,J;:*LTiii:*'':*il'""j*":,1i.",{:"*fi::fi1?.'%#5"" l}"i#i.,., ;

TRY 66 LUCEKATTER " FOR TEAf F lou rvould like to introduce a little nor.elty rr,.hen next you have cat lovers lc ..:::rI in for tea and a chat, rvhy not trv vour hand at " Lucekatter,,-the little St. L._.:::^ cakcs of Sweden? These cakes are eaten in Srreden on St. Lucia's Day but no c,:.scems to knolv exactly why. Lord Semphili. chairman of the Anglo-srvcdish socieir.has suggcsted that their origin lies in the fact that St. Lucia. after she lost her sight.rvas led around by a cat. Others maintain that the custom of making these cat-shapedcakes came from Holland in the Middle Ages ancl hacl somethins to do r,vith " devilcats," a charm against .,1'itches. In some remote parrs of \\-alcs todav it is the customto put a china cat in the hearth to keep lvitches frorn cu:ling.lurrn the chimney.The ingredients required for " Lucekatter " are:] litre (approx. f pint) milk:l] litres (approx. 2J pints) l'heaten lholenreal flour:' 30 grammes (approx. 1 oz.) r.east:] teaspoonful salt;100 grammes (approx. 3 ozs.t butrer or rnargarlne:1{ decilitres (approx. } pint) sugar:10 kardemon (mixed spice can be used as substitute) ;Egg and icing sugar for covering.Mix two-thirds of the meal with the sugar, salt and crushed kardemon or spice. Meltthe margarine and warm rhe milk in ir. rhen pur rhe mixrure in a pan. SLir rhe;.easrinto a little cold milk and add to the mixture. Work the dough thoroughly, sprinklea littie meal over it and let it stay in a warm place until it has risen to double its size.Work the dough again and then fashion small pieces into the form of a cat. (Useyour own imagination here!) You may if you wish insert currants lbr the cyes. Placethe pieces on a plate, let them rise again and then paint lith the egg. Sprinklelvith sugar and place in the oven. In a hot oven it should lake seven to tlvelve minutesto get the littie cakes nicely browned.This ds usonth thinking ctbou,tA Subscription to this Magazine makes the ideal present for a catloving_relative or friend . . - for Christnas, the New Year, a birthday orany other special occasion. It's a gift tltat lasts the whole year through..-We -shall be pleased to send OUR CATS to any part of the world and,if desired, to enclose your personal greeting or -eissageto the recipient,Our.Subscription rate is 17s. 6d. (which includes postage) for twelwemonthly iss_ues. Readers in America should remit -ThreE 'Dollars (bycheck or bills) and those on the Continent can obtain an InternationJlIvlole_y-O4lgr_1h1o_ugh their local post office. The address lor subsctiptionsis OUR CATS Magazine, 4 Carlton Mansions, Clapham Road, L&don,s.w.9.

Eezentu - the Cornrnon SeaurgeEttracts from a paper rearl b7 'tl:t recen.t Tlst Annu.al Congress oJ[r. S'. Jennings, M.R.C.V.S., atthe British Veterinar2 Association.\ the majoritl- of papers on1I animal skin diseases that haver b..n published in the pasr 25r ears the writers appear to havegir"en their general impressions ofskin conditions as gained in thecourse of practice but r,l'ithoutleference to figures based onindividrral records. In the preserrrpaper, therefore, an attempt hasbeen made to confine the obserr-ationsto those made on a series ofcarefully recorded cases. Theu.ork was carried out a feu' vearsaqo. and though many skin caseshad been seen prior to the presentseries, and from which generalimpressions had been gained. aspecial effort has been made toavoid using such unrecorded data.The British Veterinary Associationmade the request that thepaper should be confined to skindiseases of small animals and,while this has been fulfilled, noattempt has been made to presenta comprehensive survey of all skindiseases of small animals and onlvthose facts rvhich it is believedhave not been published hithertoare included.So many attempts have beenmade by dermatologists to defineeczelrna and so many conditionshave been laltelled as eczema thatit has now virtually become a termn'hich is used to describe anyinflammation of the skin thecause or nature of which is unkrrown.Most users of the [erm,however, feel that it is associatedrrith some antigen-cellular-antibodr.reaction and some workershave norn' come to use the term"atopic dermatitis" and "allergicdermatitis" in its place. ButCooke (1947) states that " in noimportant group of commonlyaccepted diseases of allergy is ourknowledge more scanty and moresuperficial, and the dermatologicand allergic literature more contradictirrgand confusing than intl-rat group designated as allergicdermatitis." The term eczerna,therefore, does not necessarily giveanv indication as to the aetiologyrut" conditions bearing this::*:.ti.-^^^ tl"o .,,. ^^-, . -,,.,nonof cats, has a clinical scourgepictureclosely resembling that of eczemain the dog. Seventy-seven caseswere seen in the present series.Holmes (1933) suggested that the]esions are self-inflicted and producedby the rough tongue of thecat. Records of the positions ofthe lesions show that almost invariablythe lesions were within reachof the animal's tongue. The catis able to bend the neck so that itcan lick the skin over the spinalcolumn just behind the scapula.By lf ing and then lifting one hindleg until it points directly upwardsthe cat can reach the whole oftheposterior aspect of the thigh. Themajority of lesions were in thatpart of the leg and on the skin ateither side of the spinal columnlrom the scapula backwards. Infour cases there were alsoIesions on the head and in twothere were lesions on the dorsalaspect of the neck. Scratchingwith the hind ieg could haveaccounted for these, however.

Association with a Fish Diet.-The condition has long beencalled " fish eczefna " becauseaffected cats usually have analmost exclusive diet of fish. Onenquiry of orvners of non-afi^ectedcats, however, it is found thatmost cats are fed almcst entirelr"on fish.Evidence against fislr as a contributorycause was as follor,r,s :-Six affected cats received nofish whatsoever.Six affected cats receir.ed fishonly occasionally.Affected cats were cured \rhilereceiving an entirely fish diet.Fleas are the Cause ?.Association with Ectoparasites.-Out of 76 cases it was possible todemonstrate flea inlestation in 61instances, representing 80.2 percent. In four cases the owner hadtwo cats ; one affected and onenormal. In every instance thenon-affected cat carried greatnumbers of fleas but the ownersstated that these animals never" washed " themselves, rvhereasthe affected cats were " rvashing "continually. The diet in eachcase consisted almost entirel,v offish.Five fleas were released into thecoat ofan ll-year-oid cat whichwas known to have been free offleas all its life, which had neverhad skin trouble, and whichreceived a diet consistins enrirelvof fish. Within f.". t;.;k;";ianimal developed a typical severeeczema. Two weeks after the cathad been dusted with an insecticidethe coat became normal, andit remained normal. This experimentwill have to be repeatedbefore conclusions can be reached.In the meantime. however, incats there is er-en str:.:=: =..:-ence than in llre "a.e : .... : {that the lesions ol erzc::... .:r eself-inflicted and that f,ea. :.:ethe cause of rhe irritation.Treatment.-The use of insecticidessuch as BHC dust was theonlv treatment advised in all theforegoing cases. The o\\'ners\\:ere encollraged to continue givingan entirely fish diet. Removalof the flea does not bring aboutan immediate recoverv in the catbecause a r-icior-rs circie has beenset up and the animal continuesto lick the lesions. The averagecase took three to five weeks toclear r-rp. In some cases the fleashad returned to the animal in aremarkably short time and thecondition continued. Where insecticideswere used at regularintervals cats which had beenchronic cases remained free fbryears.Sumntarl. The relationship betr'veeneczema in the cat and a fishdiet is discussed. There is strongevidence to suggest that it is notassociated l'ith a fish diet. Positionsof lesions \\'ere alwavs withinreach of the rough tongue or theclarrs and 80.2 oer cent. of catsnarboured ectoparasltes.BO'SUNThose of our readers who havebeen following the adventures of theSailor Siamese will be interested toknow that we have recently receivednews from the Mediterranean. The" Mary Hillier t' is afloat again andBo'sun has been visiting Algiers. Wehope to be able to resume DeeBlackburnts narrative in our Januaryissue.

^{ page for the proletarian puss No. 4 OReuter PlnloTwo long necks crane over the door as Goofy and Maggie, London Zoo giraffes,discover they hawe a caller. It is their old friend Whisky, to whorn the giraffesare always at horne,

Introducing CRAWSTON BELINDA and her tenth litter in ahappy family scene at the home of Newark-on-Trent fancierMrs. Vera M. Deane, Belinda (familiarly knom as " pimsi o,)has rnany cards to her credit from shows in the Midlands.pr{ENwooD DAPHNE SUNBEAM is a very pale Blue Longhair daughter(unshown) of Robin of Pensford ex ch. Moonbeam of pensford. she is orvnedand bred by Miss K, Montague, of Finchley, N.3.

Cats of the GreatBv P. M. SODERBERG1 S there anything remarkable inthe lact that the grear ofall agesI^ have lound comlort and consolationin the company of their cats?It mav be that there is somethingabout the cat which appeais to thehome lover of all ages and countries,for countless men of letters.musicians and arrists rhe n orldover have had their cats, and mostof them have paid tribute to thesefeline friends in either verse orline or colour and mu.ic.It has alrvays interested me personallythat Jenny Lind. rvho sprang from theland of my fathers, rvas a great cat lover,although none of the names of her felinecompanions has been recorded. As agirl this great operatic singer used to lookout from a window of hcr home whichoverlooked the street leading up to theChurch of St. Jacob, and there she sangto her favourite cat. lt is not a1l catsthat appreciate music, but this one musthave shared rvith passers-by on the roadthc beauty of a voice rthich rvas later tothrill thc world.Pcrhaps the cat storv lr'liich has alrvaysappcaled to 1ne most is that lvhich rel-ersto Nlahonet and his cat. This great^\rab is recorded to have cut off thesleeve of his gorln so that he should notclisturb his slceping car rrhen ht_. himself'had to ansler the call to pra\ er. Historvrc'corcls this cat's namc as \Iuezza. perhapsiiom association rrith the legendthat she s'as not disturbed uhen rhemuezzin was sounded.So man1, people have recognised theessential homeliness of the cat and nonelnore so than that eminent Amcricanrrriter, Mark Tt'ain, for whom it wasessential that a house should contain " arrell fed and properly revered cat," Forhim no house could really claim to be ahome unless such a cat rvas one of itsreo,rlar inratecTo all these peopie the cat rvas an essentiaifriend and companion, but there wereothers, apart from the Egyptians, rvhorealised its utilitarian value. In our ownislands Howel the Good of Wales, a nearcontemporary of Edward the Confessor,enacted laws which protected thisvaluable animal from those who wouldkill or steal it. Whether Howel was a catlover is not known, but he definitelvappreciated the virtues of the cat as anessential part of farm and home.Inspiration for PoetryThe cat, which is by nature somethingof a philosopher itself, has often been thefamiliar of the philosophers of manycountries. The well known Germanwriter, Heine, felt an attraction lbr catswhich made him keep them in the roomrvith him even when he was r,r'riting, andhe endured rrithout ill-feeling thc inconvcniencewhich an inquisitive cat cancause by rvalking over the paper on whichone is trying to write.It was the nameless but fat Angora catof his uncle which spurred on his geniuslvhen he lvas a youth, for to him, despiteher apparent disregard of cleanliness,she nevertheless appeared as a bewitchedprincess. Heine wrote manv poems oncats which are still read in his owncounrr\ eren if thel are neglecled here.Cats have from the earliest times beenthe subject of poetry, but perhaps no catever had a more poetic epitaph than didthe Milanese-born cat of DomenicoBalestrieri, the Italian poet. The nameof this cat is not known, but it was thedevoted companion of Balestrieri, andwhen it died not only he but many of hisfriends wrote poems to lament the untimelydeath of this feline friend. "Tearsupon the Death of a Cat " rvas a book ofnearly three hundred pages and waswritten in classical as well as modern

Languages, to sav nothing o{ one poemin the language of the great Islamicprophet himself.Before the days of the Iron Curtain thecat rvas appreciated in Russia, and thereis no reason to believe that this aff'ectionhas been abandoned even under a totalitarianr6gime. The famous Russiancomposer, Borodin, rvas a slave to cats.but his genius was not of that sort whichthey could respect in an,v ordinarr,u'ar'.for, like so many geniuses, he rvas aneccentric and his cats imitated his orvnunpredictable behaviour. Tu'o wellknolvn cats ol his, Fisher and Lelong,together rvith many others unnaned,used to rvalk across the dinner table andpoke t heir inrluirit ir e litt le noses irrto anvdish u'hich happened to tickle theirsense of smell. In this household suchconduct lvas alwa,vs accepted rvithoutreproot.Perhaps the nation rvhich has produccdtlro larsc'L nrrmhcr of real cat lover.among its famous men is the French. forover the centuries many great F renchmenhave been slaves to thcir cats. This isthe more remarkable in that the cat displaysa temperament so difl'ercnt fromthat rvhich is considered to be essentiallr'French.Cardinal Riehelicupreserrts a pic:urc inhis love lbr cats rvhich is uncierstandable,for hervasreallvaloverof kittenswith theirboundless energy and obvious vir.acit)'.\Vhen his kittens grew up he lost interestJbut he lvas not heartless, for he bestow-edhis cats, no longer kittens. o. ::'.:-,iir:upon his friends and associa:r. it.l,dare d refuse such a gift from so p,:. ,.. :::'. :la statesman whose memory las so gq,,,6ithat he even remembered to ask alier thcwelfare of his erstwhile friends and companions? Such cats were bound to bervell cared for, as all his associates kneuthat the careless death of a cat mightmean the calculated death of a man.One of the most attractive of Frenchi' riter" r' ho felr a similar humanitarianismIbr both men and animals wasPierre Loti rvho was devoted to cals.Cats were his constant companions, and,either as themselves or perhaps figuratirell.they found rheir uay inro pracricallyall his writings. It was he who,b"tter than anv olhcr urircr. lcir rhemisery of the dcserted cat and sought torelieve its distress even by death itself.No one can read Loti's manv booksrvithout sharing u'ith him an insight intothe mind uf all cats rr hether ot I'islr orlolv degree.\n zrriel" nt'rhis lenorh carr c'nli rkirtthe lringe of a lascinating sribject. butfor those uho care to scarch rhev willfrnd so manr-lamous men rrhose liveslere influenced bv the cats rhev pcrmittedto share rheir l:omes. Balzacand Jcr"mv B"nrltar. Llrarrq T'tr,n andVictor Hugo. Rossetti and the EmprcssWu all had their cats and lorecl therr.and beside them rvere hundreds of othcrsequallr lamous scattered throrrqlr rlrecenturies and over almost the rvholcface of the world.All fonciers should reod5. THE CAT FANCY,A monthly journal devoted entirely to Pedigree Carsnow in its seventh yearo JuDcEs' FULL REPORTS ON THE SHOWS a BREEOERS' NEWSO THE FANCY OVERSEAS CLUB MEETINGS AND REPORTSO STUD AND SALES ADVERTTSEMENTS,'ETC.. ETC.Single copies l0d. Posr free. Yeorly Subscription I|s.Obtoinoble only fram . THE EDITOR (KtT WILSON)..THE LOFT'' 18 SOUTH END KENSINGTON W 8U

tt SeJf-Seruiee') hg Wind,g !(Photo: TRASLER)MRS. KATHLEEN FEGANof 8 Clifton Hill, Exeter, Devon, sent this amusing little story: --",Beautiful 'March lVind o.f Henle.y' bred by Lady Eardley-Wilmotand owned by me, was recentlt, ill and refused .food for oyelr a weelc.She even toolc no interest in her beloved Kit-zt,me tablets.On the eighth day, however, we said ' Kit-zvme' and she immediatelt,sat up and took notice. Y, pqt the bottle infront of her. The photograpisshow v:hat happened and we knew immediately that she v'asfeelinghetter!When we have a full bottle of Kit-zyme Windy doesn't trouble to put herpaw in except to extract the cotton wool. She just puts her nose in aid eats!The tablets evidently do her good as she is now in excellent condition."KIT.ZYME WILL BENEFIT YOUR CAT TOO .. .It is a natural Tonic and Conditioner- N OT a purgativeIttlzymelfo tV'TAM'N. RICH YEASTPromotes resistance to: LISTLESS N ESS, FALLI NGCOAT, LOSS OF APPETITE, SKIN TROUBLES50 (7+ gr.) Tablets 116, 250 for 4l-, 750 for 8/-KIT.ZYME is sold by Chemists and most Pet StoresLiteroturc Free on Reouest:',ffijlf any difficulty in obtaining,PHILTIPS YEAST PRODUCTS LTD.,write to ;Park Royal Road, London, N.W.l0fteference No.80

WEE TWO !A promising pair of Blue Longhair kittens bred by Mr. J, J. MacGarel, WestLondon fancier, from Baralan Boy Blue ex Blue Angel,Let's go to a ShowWe urge our readers to attend as many Cat Shows as possible. There isno better place at which to rneet old friends, to rnake new ones and to pickup useful points about cats, their breeding and general rrranagement, frornexperienced fanciers and exhibitors. Brief details of the show prograrnrnefor the 1953-54 Season are provided below for the information and guidanceof readers.195328 Noveabcr ...28 Noveaber .,.9 December ...19549 lauary16 Jmuary23 Juuary2 February ...Pronoted byScottish Cat Club ...Yorkshirc Couty Crt Club*National Cat Club+Notts. and Dcrbys. Cat ,,,Eaet Anglian Cat Club ...rl-ucs. ud North Westcrn Comtiec Cat Qlub...rSouthen Couticg Gat Club -..* DaoteE sbow with Chrmpiorahip statuc.10VenuePaisleyLeedsLondonNottinghamFelixston'eMuchcstcrLondon

Carrespond,eroee CornerReaders are invited to send contritrutionsto this feature and so tojoinin the useful exchange of ideas, experiencesand knowledge, Lettersshould be concise and deal preferablywith items of general interest.LETTERS WANTEDI'd be glad to corresponcl rlith anr'cat lovt'rs.Mrs. Walter Moore,719 East Second Street,Flint 3, Michigan, U.S.A.NEUTERING AND DECLAWINGI rvould like to comment on the pointsraised b.v Mr. Soderberg in ,vour Augustissue:(,a) Nanuing olf males. Considerableannoyance is caused throughout thecountry bv screaming cats on the tilesat night, due more olten than not tcrcomplele ignoranie .r neglect on thepart of the owners. Llnless a male catis required for stud llork he should inrny opinion be neutered. This operationis simple and does not distrcss the cat inan,v s,ay. Stud cats should never beallowed ro slra\ or:ta\ oul aiJ nighr f"robvious reasons) i.a., annoyance toneighbours and risk of disease.(,b) Spa2ing of -femalu. My reactionto this subject is much the same as formales. The majority of breeders knolvonly too well what happens when theyare unobservant or careless lvith aqueen approaching a calling period.I]r,rt the real trouble lies with owners ofcats rvho couldn't care less rvhat happensto their females. The result is that hundredsof unfortunate little kittens arebrought into a very precarious existence.Malnutrition and disease become rampantthereby endangering the lives olhealthy and l'ell-bred cats rvho mightdecide to risk an occasional " flutter overthe garden fence." With modern sciencespaying has become commonplace andmost effective. I have often seen queensnLnning about and actually climbingtrees rvithin 48 hours after the operation.tlThe cost is a possible deterrcnt but it ismy firm conviction Lhat cat o\\'nersshould. if they really love their cats, bearthe expense or have them put clorvn. I'agree that neutered males are apt to bcless affectionate than females ; they sitabout and appear to some extent to loseinterest in life. I invariablv find thatbul.ers of kittens prefer males as pets, butI leel that the real ansrver is that thevare thinking of the cost to have a femalespayed. My stud cat is most affectionate,but only lvith me. He is very u'ary ofstrangers and distrusts them.(,.c) Declauing. I am strongly opposedto an,v form of declawing as it only appliesto cats $'ho have full lieedom and thereforeneed their claws to protect themselvesand to catch their lbod. Caged cats neednot be declawed as presumabl,v theowners lyould not object to somescratching of the u'ooden parts of thecage. Trvo o{'mt- cats, both queens, onespavecl. have complete freedom of thehouse and garden and they have notcaus"d any damage ro furniturc. Theywere reproved when they were kittens anclnou should rhey feel like transgrc.singthey are checked by a reproving barklrom my dog. No, I think it would be acriminal act to remove a cat's clarvs atany age. It would be signing its deathwarrant,Air Commodore F. J. Vincent,Woking, SurreY.AND A CANADIAN OPINIONWhile I readily agree that cats attimes do considerable damage to furniture,I do feel it rvould be very unfairto take away their most effective meanso{'self-defence. Even a much-loved andcared for pet will very likely meet an.unfriendly dog or cat at some time--and

pity the poor cat with no claws withwhich to defend himself !I also think it is a great source ofenjoyment, if not only instructive, fora cat to be able to climb a tree or scramblcover a fence in play and while I amcertainly in accord with the spaying andneutering of pets, I would never depriveanv cat of mine of her clalvsMrs. Victor,Peterboro, Ontario, Canada.THEY KNEW THE TIMEMrs. Bentley's letter in your Septemberissue about her Champion MockbridgeBlue Moon knowing when to expect herm jsrre.s home is most inreresr ing.Only a few weeks ago a fe11ow breedertold me the following anecdote : Thislady lives in London and for some weeksshe attended a series of concerts abouttwenty minutes walk from her flat. Herhusband \r'as in the habit of meeting hiswife at the hall to escort her home. Thetwo pet cats, undisturbed by the husband'sexit. became reslless lwenl)'minutes after his cleparture and took upa position near the front door. Theirbehaviour was rvatched and timed by amutual friend on sereral uccasions.I need hardly add that these two catsare much loved and are themselvesdevoted to their breeder and ou'ners.Mrs. J. M. Nervton,Moulsford Grange. Berks.YOUR HELP IS NEEDEDI have just seen the September issueof your wonderful Magazine in rvhichyou har.e published a most excellent andtruthful article concerning Miss Dransfield'sfine rvork lor the numerous strayanimals, particularly cats, and also sickand injured ones, in this great industrialarea (Newcastle-on-Tyne). I was mostimpressed.I must emphatically confirm that theposition lor cats here is absolutely desperateand our present large and powerfu1animal society seems unable to extendits work to a shelter {br these unhappycreatures. whose numbers are everincreasing in our city and surrounds.I2I do hope that bv some means \IissDransfield will be able to run rh.' kinclof sanctuary she wants. There is nobodr'more capable. more sell-sacri6.ilg andmore efficient. A great deal ofharm uasdone to hcr work by an article in anational newspaper, rvhich indicated heras a woman of wealth living in luxury andkeeping under her rool'numerous cats atone time.Holvever, rve can only hope that thistragic position *.ill er.entuallv come tothe ears of animal lor-ers lvho u'ill set thedesired project going. C)nce it is started,this good ladv and her circie of helpersand friends. rrould. I am sure, " keepthe ball rolling " to thc desired end.We are hoping that one day the Tyncsidecats will find that lif'e. even if they arelost or injured. has not come completelyto an end.N{iss Renee Minski,Gosforth. \ervcastle-on-Tyne 3.This is one of a number of letterswe have received from readers whohave come in contact with MissDransfi.eld's fine work in Newcastleamong the army of unwanted anduncared for cats. This district is ablack spot where substantial helpis urgently needed. The Newcastle" Evening Chronicle " recently publishedan article pointing out thatwell over 20,(X)0 stray cats living inderelict buildings and on bombedsites were endangering the city'shygiene. Gifts, however small, willbe gratefully received, acknowledgedand put to practical use by MissDransfield. Her address is 21Queents Road, Jesrnond, Newcastleon-Tyne2. Will you please see whatyou can do to help this really worthwhilecause ?-Europ.The amusing little sketches which alarn tltt headingof the fletious hage are repfoluced b.t l:inl t;nnissionof Marguerite Chapnan of San Frantisto. a.h,tse anitnaldrau,ings are so uell-hnau,n thrlLtghout t]:e .lntricos.

Sia,mese are Prohlent CatsBv ELSIE KENT, well known judge and breeder who was forvears Hon. Secretary and Show Manager of the Siamese CatmanyClubI TEM on the agenda for aI Siamese Cat CIub AnnualI General Meetins :" In view ol tt-r. increasinenumber of cats placed at stud-,many of whom are below thereouired standard. membersshould consider methods of grading,and empower the Committeeto take immediate steps to maintainand improve the quality ofbreeding males piaced at publicstud. "Quote from Mr. Marshall,Secretary o{' the New ZealandGoverning Council of the CatFancy :" With your huge Siamese Clubit is very disconcerting to learnfor example how another judgeand yourself have on differenttimes expressed your difficulty infinding good enough specimensto send to New Zealand. Whyis there such a large percentage ofpoor quaiity Siamese ? "And, judges during the pastshow season have commentedmanv times on the falling qualityof the breed.According to the above, the cat whichis different is not on the up-grade, butdeteriorating badll'. Why?Firstly, I do not think the Siamese bredto-day arc r.ery much worse than themajority which appeared before the war,except that there are more of them. Inthose pre-war days we had a few reall_vgood cats and a vast collection ofinferiorones. lVe also had the horde of commerciallyminded breeders who purchased alemale kitten, sent her to the neareststud and sold the resultant kittens for asmuch as could be obtained. At firstsales were brisk, but when the marketbecame flooded, prices dropped andSiamese queens were hawked around forpractically nothing. At the outbreak ofthe war the live-stock market crashed.and only the really serious breedercarried on.Came the end of hostilities and theSiamese cat was once again a raritl ,prices were high and so once more thecommercial element appeared withexactly the same result and to-day thegenuine breeders are at z discount,Such breeders are quite concerned aboutthis state of affairs and they are castingaround for a soiution" The same breedersare also worried about the quality of thenumber of Siamese with the Championshipdangling round their necks.Weird Judging ResultsThe serious breeder may look to theSiamese Cat Club for guidance, butnowadays I fear he or she may look invain. Once upon a time should theClub look upon a certain point with disfavour,Club judges were united inpenalizing the fault and before long itdisappeared for the simple reason thatthe breeder knew it was useless toexhibit such stock. To-day everyonejudges to their own particular fancy andwe get the weird results of half-a-dozenSiamese judges at the same show allputting up a different cat, which, evenallowing for the personal element) cannotbe right.Various suggestions have been putforward in an endeavour to stem theSiamese flow towards the alley cat.From one leading breeder comes theidea that the Governing Council StudList should be divided inro secrions.The first should be headed " Approvedby the Siamese Cat Club " and wouldcontain the names of all those cats whot3

havc bccn in onc of thc {irst thrcc placesof their Open class at a Championshipsholr', or have won a first in their breedclass at a non-championship sholv. AIsoa cat could be eligible ibr this section ifthree of his progeny by different quccnswon under similar conditions in theirkitten classes.In the second section would be risted allthose cats who do not qualily lbr thcscconditions. The argunent u'ill naturall;-be that breeclers can't be forced to usecertain cats, but at least a number ofkeen novices lvould be helped, and theSiamese Cat Club itsclf rvould be showingdiscrimination.Stricter JudgingAnother idea is that at thc Siamesi:Cat Club Shol' the Open \falc classshoulcl be restr;'cted to those rvinnersfrom other shorrs n'ho lvould be eliqiblcfor the Approved Section of thc Stud list.This lvould kecp out the exceptionallr'had .n'..imcns and "ii ' a lrallrnark Lothc shou'. The committee might issuca dircctivc to all club.judges asking themto be more strict in arvarding prizes, andalso not to sprinkle r.h.c.s and h.c.'sunless thc exhibits realll narranted thecards.\\ie thcn get the grading scheme. usedin urh-r breeds uf lir estocl

lht ftt,I ,nt1,44.,ffieA ,rgrti newy Jeature\ljwith a selection oJ the bestitemsfrom home and oYerseasROM Ncw York comcs this lashionflash for cats, quoted by theEaening Standard reporter there :'' Simulated diamond collars for rvellbredcats. The collars arc studded withrhinestones and are guaranteed to makethe pet's neck glisten and sparkle 'likea rich rvoman at a ball.' The price isf,20."Camberr'vell Criuncil are to ban petsbcing ofI'ered as prizes,at fun fairs. Thisadmirablc ruling might u'ith advantagebe extended to co\rer the rest of thecounlr\'.\nrv that the lung 'lark nighrs arewith us again. reaclers. particuiarlv thoseliving in London and other big cities.should b- on their gLrard again*r rhcactivities oi'cat thieves. This l,arningshould be taken scriously. Obviouslv, thesensible precaution is to keep your petsindoors liom nightlall until the morning.Mrs, Cecil C. Baines, of Elham, nearCanterbury, one of our valued contributorsancl corresponclenls, has kindlysent me an interesting little stor_v culledlrorn an Italian periodical. Little\Ianuela Rossi, aged six. had to beopcratecL on lor ronsilitis. She insistedthat her pct cat Fufi should bc rvith herduring the opcration. \\''hen the twonurses started to administer the anaestheticFufi tried gallantly to defend hermistress. The nurscs lvere obliged, in theface of bites and scratches, to suspendoperations until the cat was removedand locked up in another room. Apicture of Manuela in the journal showsher proudly displaying Fufi. who is aTortie.I rvas very pleased to meet at theCoronation Show last month one ofSwitzcrland's best-known and most successfulfanciers, Madame M. A. Gay, ofLiebefeld. Berne. Mme Gay is a ladvof many accomplishments for not onlyhas she bred many fine cats of severalr.arieties and exported them to differentparts of the world from her Du Bosquetcatteryr but she takes a prominent partin Srviss club and shorv promotion. Shealso edits and produces the journal" Rer.ue Feline D'Elevage." Mme Gaywas particularly interested in theEnglish BIue Longhairs.Ior,l Stann has mor-ed the secondreading in the House of Lords of theBill to make anaesthetics compulsory inall operations on animals.Intradex, a blood plasma substitute, isnow being used successfully by Britishveterinary surgeons in the treatment ofcats, dogs, horses and cattle sufferingfrom shock. Hitherto when an animalneeded a blood transfusion rvhole bloodhad to be given and as established bloodbanks do not existJ this was often a timewastingand expensive procedure. Bloodplasma substitute is being used in avariety of conditions such as haemorrhage,burns, surgical operations, vomitingand enteritis. Intradex can keep ananimal alive while whole blood is beingobtained. It is being made at Glaxo'santibiotics plant at Barnard Castle.t.,

DIRECTORY OT LONGHAIR BREEDER3FOI{ RELIABLE STUDS AND STOCK (Arranged alphabeticallr)BOURNESIDE CATTERYBlack, Cream and Blue-€reem PersiansAt Stud :Ch. BOURNESIDE BLACK DIAMOND,Siro of Champion cats and Winning Kittens.MRS. E. G. AITKEN, BOURNESIDE,2 COMMONFIELD ROAD, BANSTEAD, SURREYTe!.: Burgheoth 2754GORDON B. ALLT, F.Z.S.DANEHURST CATTERYWAVERLEY ABBEYFARNHAM. SURREYRunfold 248Enquiries invited tor the popularDanehurst Longhairs BlucPersians, Creams, Chinchillas andBlacksSee displayed and Stud advertisements in this issueI SELL BY CO TPARISON\MHITE PERSIANS. CREAM& BLUE.CREAM PERSIANSOnly Champions for ExportNone for resaleBI LLI E BANC ROFT, "CLO U D TO P,''BOX 240, ROCKAWAY 1, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.BAYHORNE KITTENSBLUES AND CREAMSBred in ideol surroundingsMRS. DULCIE BENBOWWESTBROOK, LITTLE HEREFORD,LUDLOW, SALOP. Iel.r Brimfield 263HAZETDENE CHINCHITLASExcelling in Type, Eye Colour and StaminaBest L,H. Litter National C.C. Show 1952Delightful kittens of sweetest dispositionoccasionally for saleMRS. IRENE BRITTLEBANK,12 BAKEWELL ROAD, HAZEL GROVE,CHESHIRE. steppins Hill 4426.DEEBANK BLUE & CREAMPERSTANS f,l:.,e,i;o""o "i:i,fl3l."'Jl:ln0otlnt$*IAltJfrAt*t l "'""DEEBANK TOBY CreamQueens met ot Liverqool at BirkenhcodEnquiries to MISS BULL, ELM COTTAGETHORNTON HOUGH, CHESHIREThornton Hough 214PRIORY BIUE & GREAMPERSIANS Arstud: . GEM oF PEHSFoRDEXCelllnS In type ano wonoerfulpalc colour. Sire of Woburn Sunshine andmany other winning kittens. Fee 2| gns,Also dt Stud ; ELMWOoD CAVALIER. Lovely Cream,Challenge Certificate winner, Southern €ounties1952. Fee 2 gns.MRS. L. DAVIES. " THE JOLLY FARMER,''GOLD HILL, CHALFONT ST. PETER, BUCKS.I Gerrords Cross 2464BARWELL CATTERYBARWELL RED TABBY andTORTI E PERSIANSBreeder of CH. BARWELL DOLO (France) andmany other winners. Also the well knownBARWELL BRITISH S,H. RED TABBIES.Kittens moy now be booked.4tSfud; Ch. VECTENSIAN ANACONDAMRS. DENYS FAWELL, THE LAWNSSALHOUSE. NORWICH Tel.: Salhouse 226REDWALTSCHING$IILLAS & CREAITISExport a SpecialityExquisite kittens sometimesfor saleMRS. E. M. HACKING, RED WALLS,LIPHOOK. HANTS. Li'hook 3244.BARATAN PERSIANSAt Stud-Ch. BARALAN BOY BLUESire of many winning Kittenr both athome and abroadYoung son of Ch. DEEBANK MICHAELMRS. E. L. HENN, SEVERN HOUSEEARDINGTON, BRIDGNORTH, SALOPTel: Bridgnorth 2285THE ALTINGTON BLUEPERSIANS & CHTNCHILLASRanowned throughout the world for typa,colour, coat and wide-awakc oya!Enquiries for CATS AT STUD orYOUNG SIOCK FOR SAI-E toMISS EVELYN LANGSTON8 CRAUFORD RISE, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSTel,: Moidcnheod 813POLDENHTLTSCHINCHITLASPRIZE WNNER5At Stud: POLDENHILLS HYPERION(Proved 5ire)MRS. CHAS. POLDENMARKET HOTEL, REIGATEKittens may be booked in advancc toapproved homes onlyPtrease mention Oun Cnrs when rcplying to adacrtisetncnts

A cat named Tommv is reported tobe tlre recipient of a d700 trust fund inthe rvill of Mrs. Lena Rankin, FarmerCity. Illinois, U.S.A.Do you knorv that harvest thanksgivingserr.ices rvhich have become such anintegral part of countrv life in Rritainand the Commonwealth are cif cornparativelyrecent introduction :' It is onlvjust over a hundred vears ago that thefirst of these services las conclucted atMorlvenstor', a lonelv place on the norrhcoast of Cornlvall, bv the Rer'. R. S.llarvker. Mr. l{arvker \{as a greatlover of animals and at one time he keptnine cats as pets in a house o{'their olvn.Each cat had its cxvn bed and, with thedogs, thev used to accompany Mr.Harvker to church. One, which he calledthe Righteous Cat, ltas often to be seenlvaiting at the church door.,An Essex letter rvriter 1n The Countrl'naz describcs hou' her black-and-t'hitecat " seems to go mad lvith delight at theperfume of talcum porvdrr and soap,rolline oler and licking anl pouderspilt on the llonr. ' .\notl,.r { ' 'r're\nondent,from f)er','n. tells a rleliqhrfrrllittle stor,v about her .f-month-old firstcrossSiamese kitten who watches theplug-hole of the bath patiently, as il hewere rvaiting for something to jump out.He rvill even paddle on tiptoe throughseveral inches of rvater to reach his goal,and rvhen the tap is turnecl on he is evenmorc fascinated.One of the best known furnishingstores in London is Catesbvs Ltd., o{Tottenham Court Road. -fhey recentlymarked their 90th anniversarl' with aparty for the press. A black cat has forlong been a l'eature of the Company'sadvertising and so a prominent place atthe party u'as found for a large toy blackcat. Puss, of course, is employed to give" a homey " suggestion to the Catesbyadvertisements,t7The rescue of five cats has gained forfnspector Nairn the award of a bar tothe bronze R.S.P.C.A. medal he alreadyholds. Two ofthe cats lvere rescued fromtelegraph poles, tw-o from roof tops andone from a tall tree.The Cats'Protection Le'aguc of Slough,Bucks, have got their bright nen' ambulance,the necessary funcls having beenraised over the past tlvelve rnonthslargelr' through thc efforts o1'Miss AcleleRudcl an

,CATFI|RI| isthe right %,arne !'sers the rres REnoRTERf 'm beginning to see why they eall it Catford',remarked our reporter as he interviewed PurrinpTom Kitten, winner of the Silver Tabby Ciass at the SouthernCounties Show. This handsome prize-winner comes, appropriately,from Catford, where his owner and breeder, Miss E. L. Jury, hasbeen turning out winners for over 20 years.At Purring Cattery, 39, Bellingham consistent successes ate Just oneRoad, Catford, London, S.E.6, Miss more proof of the value of that (one-Jury specializes in Chinchiltas, Tor- Tibs-a-day' ru1e.toise-shell, Brown, Silver and RedTabby Persians and Manx. Her listof wins is a long and proud on:.She exhibits at all the London Showsand also farther afield-one of herrecent successes was Silver TabbvCh. Certificate at Derby. The picrurlof health and contentment you seehere is one of Miss Jury's ChinchillasPurring Desdemona.It is certainly no coincidence thatMiss Jury has been using Tibs formany years as well as winning-prizes ! It takes superb condition t6give a cat the silky coat and brighteyes that are the mark of a champion.Tibs Tablets provide the A and Bvitamins cats must have regularly tolook and feei their best. Miss Jury,s'.rel=,,T,fitJfiWIB

Presented by JOAN THOMPSONRS. JOAN THOMPSONand active-popular figure in the Cat FancYfor rnany years, breeder andtrnternational judgethe pages of her diary -- turnstoreveal the rrrost interestingentries concerning Personalities,both hurnan and feline.flerts and Middlesex Showf OVELY weather and the convcn-I ient rrell-lit Tnwn Hall. Acron.rJ made the Hert.. and -\l;ddlcsexCat Club Ch. Show an enjoyable eventon September 18th. This was the secondfixture organised bv the Honorarr'Secretary Mr. Dunks (and. mar- I add.Mrs. Dunks) and they rvorked hard toensure its success.As it is some weeks since the Shorv andas it has been fully reported elsewhere,this account rvill be confined to the chiefwinners : Best Exhibit, Mrs. Dallison'sLonghair White, Dalmond Damarette ;Best Shorthair Adult, Mrs. K. R.Williams's Seal Point Siamese MaleBluehayes Foxe;. ; Best Kitten in Shorv,Mrs. M. Turney's Chinchilla FemaleBonavia Flora ; Best Shorthair Kitten,Mrs. Matthewson's Blue Point FernreigZaru ; Best Neuter, Brigadier Rossiter'sSiher TaLby' Shorthair. Bellerer SilverCarnelian.Mrs. Neville Duke very kindly presentedthe rosettes and graciousl.vreceived a bouquet from the Club. Thegate appeared to be an excellent one andaltogether it was a successful and cheeryShow,19Parade of the SiarneseThe tu'enty-third Ch. Shou' of theSiamese Cat Club on October lst gavemure pleasure than rr.ual becausc it rvasheld in the Royal Horticultural Hall(Old Hall). Siamese breeders havewanted for some time to get awav ftomthe murky purlieus of Shepherds Bushand here at last was a dream realized.Alrhough a much mrte expensire renue.I imagine it was justified b.v rvhatappeared to be the best gate I have seenat this fixture. Mrs. K. R. Williams,Hon. Secretary of the C1ub, managedit rvith her usual flair and one of herinnovations was the gold and red buntingdepending from the staging and coveringall the cat baskets and other impedimenta.The President. Sir Compton Mackenzie,made an amusing speech inrvhich he rel'erred to Lime Grove venueand cxpressed the hope that no moreSiamese Cat Club shows wruld takeplace in " extinct swimming baths," torvhich one heard some polite but heartfelt" lIear, hears."Over 200 Siamese assernbled to delightthe heart of the en;nusiasts and aftermuch sorting out by the judges the chiefhonours were awarded as follorv :Best Exhibit in Show, Miss B. Mitche11'sSeal Point Adult Female AyredaleErica (by Lindale Simon Pie andMorris Rana, the latter a daughter ofthat fabulous matron Mrs. Richardson'sMorris Una) ; Best Male Adult. Mrs.K. R. Williams's Blue Hayes Foxey (byCh. Clonlost Yo Yo) ; Best Kitten, Dr.and Mrs, Groom's Blue Point Female

Banchor BIue Titania (also by Ch.Clonlost Yo Yo) ; Best Male Kitten,Miss Gardener's Seal Point Leaver'sSultan (by Salween Rajah).Generous donors gave 134 specialprizes, many of them for novice cats ornovice exhibitors which gave morepleasure to more exhibitors than donatingalmost every special prize to the" Best Cat " or " Best Kitten."Mrs. Ivemey of Gloucester, who soloyally travels to nearly every show justfor the joy of looking at the exhibits.purchased a sweet baby, Rockford TinyTim by Chinki Ranya. Lucky littlefellow, he will have a loving home as apet.Mrs. Lucas B. Combs, all the way fromKentucky. U.S.A., was a visitor we weredelighted to have with us at this andthe Coronation Ch. Show.The weather was perfect and the 1953Siamese Show closed with an aura ofSUCCESS.The Coronation ShowA reaily mild autumn day greeted theCoronation Ch. Show at the new RoyalHorticultural Society's Hall on October9th. This grand occasion was theculmination of months of work by MissK. Yorke, Chairman ol' the GoverningCouncil of the Cat Fancy ; Mr. A. A.Towe. the Show Manager. and rhoExecutive Committee of the GoverningCouncil.Breeders responded splendidly bymaking a magnificent entry of 412exhibits (not counting individual kittensin litters), a record number for a Championshipfixture with the exception of thefine Festival Show we had in 1951. In thedim and distant past more exhibits haveappeared at a show but they were mostlyol'unknown parentage and not the felinearistocrats which dominate our showsnowadays. The Hall is ideal with itshuge expanse of glass roof, and some ofthe cats were literally basking in sunshine.The number of well-known officials andbreeders from abroad was a great featureof this show and gave it a truly internationalatmosphere. Madame Ravel,Secretary-General of F.LF.E., MadameGibbon and her daughter Liseron fromLausanne, Madame Sandoz from Zwich,Switzerland, Miss Posthuma from Holland,Mrs. Lorentzen from Denmark,Mrs. Magnusson and Mrs. Hjelde-Anderson from Sweden, Mrs. Svenningsenfrom Noru'av and Mr. MarcelGuinard from Paris lvere some of thevisitors u'e *'ere delighted to welcome.As is usual at our shows, there wassome wonderful team work and everyoneworked with goodwill both before and onthe day to make it a success. The silvercups and trophies of the various Clubs(valued at several hundred pounds)made a magnificenr display and rhe 327special prizes donated by cat clubs andbreeders from many countries looked veryattractive on a long table on the centredais. It was very rewarding to see thevisitors streaming in when the doorsopened at 1 p.m. and by 3 p.m., rvhenBest in Show was judged, spectators weremassed round the dais. Distinguishedvisitors present for this occasion includedthe Marchioness of Carisbrooke, theDowager Lady Aberconuay, Mr. BeverleyNichols and Miss Joan Gilbert, ofTV fame.Mr. and Mrs. HeroC took the honourof Best Exhibit in Shou' n'ith their \VhiteLonghair male Ch. Carreg Cracker b1'Ch. Carreg Comfort. This cat rvaspresented in perfect shorr,lbrm and witha coat ver!'pure in colour and longerthan the majoritv alier this exceptionallvwarm and sunnv autLtmn. Best LonghairFemale alvard uent to Mrs. CyrilTomlinson's lamous Tortoiseshell. Ch.Pekeholm Pomona. Best Shorthair Catwas Mrs. K. R. \{rilliams's Seal PointedSiamese male Blue Hayes Foxey'. Asthis was his third Challenge Certificatecongratuiations are due to his owner andalso his breeder Miss King.In the Open Adult Female class of 17Seal Point Siamese Females, Regency20

Hales. ou,ned bv Mr. Colin Campbellancl bred by Mrs. Ramsey, was thel innerBest Longhair Kitten u'as Mrs.Crickmore's Blue Maie Thiepval Paragon.a beautiful kitten, with exceptionallygood breeding by Ch. Baralan BoyBlue and Ch. T'hiepval Enchantress. alamous queen u'ho rvears her five vears soiightlv.Best Shorthair Kitten and Besr Kittenin Shorv was Dr. and Mrs. Groorn'sdaintv, ethereal Blue Pointed Siamesefemale Banchor Blue Titania. bred bvMrs. Macpherson. A hot contender lbrthis award u'as N4iss \{iseman's lor.elvrusset-coloured Abyssinian male kittenContented Carlos. Best Neuter awardwent to Brigaclier Rossiter's well preserrtedShorthair Silver Tabby, BelleverSilver Carnelian b,v Ch. Hillcross SilverFlute.Space does not permit details of all theother lovel,v lvinners in their Openclasses but mention must be made of theoutstanding qualitl' of the Blue Longhairkittens. They were some of the best rvehave seen at a post-$'ar sholv. 39 of themcompeted in tlvo classes and kittensarvarded extra thircl in their Open classwere as good as some we have seen" Best Kitten in Show " at previousshows. It was nice to see Mrs. Speirsexhibiting again with her beautifullvpresented Chinchilla adult female. Lorelyof .\llington. and hcr lovelv littledaughter Flcuri of Brentside.Mrs. Brice-Webb. the u'e1l-knownbreeder of Blues, was rhrilled to makeher bow as a breeder of Creams andKeyrtone Press Agencl,CHAMPION CARREG CRACKER, Mr. and Mrs. D. flerod,sWhite Longhair male, was a popular .. Best in Show " exhibitat the G.C.C.F. Coronation Show last,month.21

Blue-Creams by rvinning First in a classof ten Blue-Cream kittens with Mayblossomof Pensford under Mrs. Bazeley,who awarded Iirst and Championship inBlue-Cream adults to Mrs. Chappell'sexquisite Ch. Gathorne Georgianna.In the evening a new departure wasthe delightful dinner at St. ErminsHotel, Westminster. Although ourspeedy one day shows keep one on thealert, everyone appeared to be in goodform in the evening. Madame Ravelmade a charming speech which wastranslated by Madame Gibbon. OurVice-Chairman the Rev, Basil Reesaptly compared the Fancy to a jig-sawpuzzle with each piece fitting in. MissKit Wilson made an amusing speech andMr. Stirling-Webb gave the toast for theGoverning Council.Mr. Dunks proposed some toasts andthat to the Show Manager, Mr. A. A.Towe. met with an appreciative response.especially when someone interjected" and Mrs. Towe." I expect this camefrom someone who realizes horv er.eryonein the home of a Show Manager becomesinvolved in the work.A Boorn in ExportsSeveral lovely cats and kittens wentabroad as a result of this Show. Mrs.Aitken's Black male (Chalienge certificatewinner) Bourneside Black Knavewas purchased by Mr. Guinard andwent to Paris. Mrs. Vize's Black adultfemale, Sarisbury Miriam, goes to Mrs.Konigson of Sweden and her lovely BlueLonghair kitten, Myowne BIue Nymph,to Mrs. Elisabeth Borjeson, of Goteborg.Miss Sherlock's Blue female, BircotteModest Maidie was purchased by Mrs.Svenningsen of Norway, and Mrs.Hughes's pale Cream female kitten,Broughton Primrose by Mrs. Magnussonof Sweden, who also acquired myCream male, Gleam of Pensford, for hermother, Mrs. Lilly Westerlund, whenshe lunched here with Mrs. Svenningsenthe Sunday before the Show. She alsopurchased some Siamese of which I haveno details at present,Mrs. Brittlebank sold her Chinchillakitten, Hazeldine Silver Rex, to Mr.Nilsson, of Goteborg, and another kitten,Silver Jester. has been flown to U.S.A.The little queen, Hazeldine Silver Reine,has gone to that old-established Chinchillabreeder, Miss Hirst, of Huddersfield.Miss Posthuma, on behalf of aDutch fancier, purchased a HillcrossSiamese from Mrs. Towe. No wonder aLondon newspaper ran headlines in anissue soon after the show to the effectthat British cats were being flown all overthe world !Mrs. Lorentzen, on her' first visit toEngland, kindly stewarded for me andit was a pleasure to have her and Mrs.Chapman with me all day. The latter'sattention never wavered even when sheheard that her Chinchilla female,Bridgewav Miranda, had been awardedthe Challenge certificate under MadameGibbon. Mv chief assignment was theBIue adult males and very handsomethev looked in the morning sunshine.The winner was Major Dugdale's Ch,Harpur Blue Boy, such a lovely colourand such good eyes to contrast with hiscoat. The winning Blue female judgedby Mrs. Oglethorpe was Mrs. Carbert'sAnlaby Jennifer.This wonderful Show ernphasized thevirility ofour Fancy and how it has grownsince 1939 and especially since the endof the War. It was a tiring day for ourChairman, Miss Kathleen Yorke, especiallyafter her recent indisposition, butI know she was happy that her idea of aCoronation Show was such a grandsuccess. A delightful gift to every judgeand exhibitor winning a ChallengeCertificate was a Coronalion crown piecedepicting on one side Her Majesty QueenElizabeth on horseback. It was in theneatest black and transparent plasticcase and is a souvenir u'e shall all cherishlor many vears.Southsea Show RevivedTo Southsea on 2lst October to renewacquaintance with a Southsea Cat ClubCh. Show in a hall on the shore end of22

South Parade Pier. This Club wasfounded by Mrs. Cook-Radmore justbefore the war and held two very successfulCh. Shows. Came hostilities and evervsuitable hall was put out of action byraids and this was her first opportunityto organise a post-war fixture.The entry of over 200 exhibits u'asexcellent and I understand the gate rvasThe nnenrlng ceremonv" "..n'd ^nelvas performed by the Lord N{avor andLady Mayoress, Councillor and Mrs.F. Miles, J.P., the former making adelightful speech. Mr. Gordon Allt rvaspresented with the surprise gifi ol astuffed cat of no known variety, Ibrmaking the largest entry and causedamusement by remarking " Hon' wouldvou classify him. Mrs. Thompson ? "I particularly liked the page in thecatalogue headed " Courtesy Page " inwhich judge's names and addresses weregiven for " those wishing to sendappreciation of judges' services, freel,vgiven."A Siarnese is BestBest Exhibit uas \Irs. Duncan Hindler''sSeal Point Siamese female. SilkenYacaranda. bv Bvnes Romeo. Otherrvinners were: Best Longhair Adult.Mr. G. Allt's Cream male, Starkel'\ugget, by Malmary Tafeteace I BestLonghair Kitten and Best Kitten, Mrs.Udall's Blue Bavhorne Decima ; BestShorthair Kitten, Mrs. Udall's SealPoint Siamese, Bluecroft Ballerina ;Best Neuter, Mrs. Marshall's Blue Longhair,Ashdown Twinkletoes.My Blue male Foxburrou' Frivolouswas Best Blue adult and his half sister,Foxburrow Faery (both bred by Mr.Soderberg) lvas the Challenge Certificatewinner in Blue females. She was lookinglovely and so well presented. \4rs. Aitkenwon in Blacks with Ch. Bourneside BlackDiarnond and in Tortoiseshells Mrs. C,Tomlinson's Ch. Pekeholm Pomona wonagain. Space does not permit the mentionof other awards in detail but I mustmake reference to the very nice Cream23kittens on view at Southsea. Mrs.Herbert was awarded Best Cream Kittenwith Pineland Muffin, bv ElmwoodCavalier. It was nice to see her exhibitingagain after such a long interval and Ihope it is a prelude to her return to theFancy. It is about 25 vears since wefirst met at shows and in those days shewas noted for her pale Blues. She toldme how much she regretted that presentda1,Blues, although excelling in type andeye colour, were on the average darkerthan in pre-war days, an opinion withrvhich I concur.Another old friend was Miss Ellis witha beautifullv pale level Cream kitten,Parkrvood Pip, b1' Parkrvood Peterkin.She was known for pale Creams beforethe war and her stock should be invaluablefor assisting us to breed palerCreams. Miss Langston's Chinchillamale Laurel of Allington became aChampion. Congratulations ! Mrs.Chapman's Bridgeway Miranda was firstin Chinchilla females.When all the London-bound exhibitorsassembled, we all agreed it had beena mighty fine shor'. Thanks for happymemories Mrs. Cook-Radmore, bothsenior and junior.Breeder of BlacksMrs. Downev's (New Zealand) photoof her beautiful Black male Ch.Slapton Black Magic has been muchadmired in Our. C,ers and again heproves the advantage of breeding froma good queen. His dam, Chadhurst GreyLady, was bred by Miss Rodda, who isso famous for her Blacks in this and othercountries. Although owned by Mrs.Dyer, she was still in Miss Rodda'spossession when the kittens were born,and she tells me that when Black Magicwas only a few days o1d one could see hewas going to be 1ove1y. Miss Rodda hasbred many Iovely cats, mostly Blacks,but she has also bred the lovely TortoiseshellCh. Chadhurst Juliet and manygood Blues, Creams and Blue-Creams,

Mrs. Macpherson, of Balcombe, Sussex,mated her Seal Point queen, BanchorPanya (who is by Ch. Clonlost Yo Yoand a Blue Point queen, to Mr. Stirling-Webb's Chocolate Point Ch. HoimesdaleChocolate Soldier. The result was alitter of Seal Points which a1l being wellwill be at the Croydon Show. One of herother queens bred by Mrs. Rendall isexpecting a family by Onina Blue Boyand Banchor Blue Dawn who has beenawarded two Challenge Certificates willbe mated to Ch. Wynperri Blue Prince.Mrs. Macpherson is justly proud of Dr.and Mrs. Groom's lovely Blue Pointkitten, Banchor Blue Titania, who hashad two outstanding wins at the Siameseand Coronation Ch. Shows.Australian NewsFrom Mrs. Beryl Chandler, of Melbourne,Australia, comes nes's ol' particularinterest to those Siamese breederslvho consider paleness of coat is affectedby temperature. She writes : "RyecroftMysterious Mick. who arrived in Australiaso dark as to be almost all seal isnorv beautifully pale in coat. He wasmated to a Blue Point queen andproduced four B.P.'s and two S.P.'s."In the Australian Siamese Cat Club\ewsletter there is an interesting accounrol'an alarming adventure that bel'ell aSiamese queen with, fortunately, ahappy ending." We've come to the conclusion (itruns) that our cats are differentcleplorablydifferent ! (The Chandlers'cats we mean)_. Tess, a week off kittening,srvallowed a needle and thread. Notlbr her the more ordinarv ways of makingus old before our time. Oh no ! X-raysshowed the needle lying near her spinedolvn to her precious bundle of kittens.She couldn't be operated on in theordinary way as an uncontrolled anaestheticlvould suffocate a queen advancedin pregnancy, so a Collins Street specialistanaesthetist worked with the vet. in apretty fancy operation involving controlledanaesthesia. The operation wasOAsuccessful and in due course Tess gavebirth to seven beautiful and perfectkittens. "And writing of the S.C.C. Ch. Showin Lower Melbourne Town Hall whichattracted such an excellent gate lastJuly. here is an interesting item :" An innovation at the show was thedistribution of duplicated sheets of theprize winners. These were available at2 p.m. with the consequence that everyonehad the benefit of a marked catalogue.We don't think this has ever beendone at any show before, and now rve'lltell you how we did it. The Club hasbought a rotary duplicating machine. Astencil was cut from the judge's slips andthe Secretary ran off the copies on themachine. Sounds easy, doesn't it ? Itis, but it took some split-second timingand organisation to do it, nevertheless I "REVOtUTl0l{ARY andAMAZINGLY EFFECTIVEHEALING AGEI{TforECZEMA' MINOR WOUNDSCUTS BURNS ETC...ffiffimoLVETERINARYO I NTM ENTBy the mokers ofKit-zyme.Small Jar . 212Large Jar 616 Keep ZEMOL Hondy(4 times quantity)in cose,-justVeterinary DivisionPHII-LIPS YEAST PRODUCTS LTD.Park Royal Road, London, N.W. l0

American Personalit2MRS. NORAH ANDREWS(President of the Cat Fanciers' Federation)/\NE o[ the most charmingI I officials of the Cat Fanciers'v Federation is Mrs. NoraAndrews. She isone of those peoplethat it is a joytointerview. Modest,unpretentious and greatly given tounderstatements, she touches verylightly on her career as Presidentof the Federation yet I happen toknow she wieids within it apowerful political influence. Shehas been its senior officer for somethinglike sixteen years as well asPresident of the Brooklyn-LongIsland Club for twelve years andis now Honorary President forthe duration of the CIub. Otheroffices she holds are Vice-Presidentof the Atlantic Cat Club andBoard Delegate for the SilverJocle t\'.There have been manv changes inthe Federation rules and in fact every'two or three 1'ears something nerv isadded. For example, honoring theOcld-eyed White Persians and the ChocolatePointed Siamese as point winnersrvas probably one ofthe highJights not tomention the Russian Blues and the Burmese.By changing the by-laws to acceptthese breeds it was felt the result wouldbe a greater encouragement for breedersto try for better stock.Nora Andrews cannot remember whenshe first became attached to the felinetribe. Alrvays they have been her petsand always she has loved them, be theypure blood or alley cats. She has ownedjust about all oi'the standard breeds andhas bred and raised Siamese and Pcrsians.At this time she has only Persians,which seem to be her favorite.I tried to pin her donn as to the nameof the best cat she ever owned but shehas had quite a few and it is hard for her25to decide. Inverness Lochinvar of SunnyKnoll was one of her r.ery fine Smokes.At one time there was a lovely littlequeen went Best in Show and her kitlvas the Best in the Kitten class.One of the present top-notch males atSunny Knoll is Nani Lei King, a threeyear-oldChampion and u'ell on his n,ayto higher honors. There is also a Silverqueen quite worthy of mention namedSunny Knoll's Susan. Susy giri has madesome very nice rvins and we will hearmore of her in the shows this season.lIolever, there is one item that thebreeders do nor know about, a lacr thathas been kept out of print Ibr a rerygood reason. It concerns a Silver malethat will cross swords with the best pedigreedfelines on record when he goesbefore the judges this year and thenthere will be more honors added to SunnyKnoll's long record.Fourteen Years a JudgeJudge Andrervs is not an importer inany sense of the word. She believes inbettering the best that we already havehere in America and with that seriousintention in view has plowed a straightline to prove it.Looking at Mrs. Andrews, it is hardto believe that there is so much dynamicenergy stored up in such a small person.She has been an All-Breed judge for thelast fourteen years in all parts of Americaand Canada. In morl any city youmention, if there is a cat club associatedwith C.F.F., you can very safely sayNora Andrews has judged there.It seems to me she is a bit partial toSmokes, Silvers and Blues an

clomestic Shorthairs. and sincercly believesthat we have somc truly beautifuldomcstics in our shorvs. She lor.es tojudge, lor.es to handle cats.I asked Judge Anclrervs lbr her definitionol' a good show manager. Heranss'er \\ras quite to the point, provingthat her psychology was sound. I quote:" A good show managcr must first of allhavc patience, a pleasing personalitv andcxecutive abilitv. The manager shouldunderstand thoroughly the rules of theFcclcration and tht: club uncler hermanagement and direction. She must beavailable to answer intelligently an.vquestion that comes up, bc cordial tcrall entrants and guests of the show andbe able to keep the show running assmoothly as possible for evcryone concerned."Itasked if she did not consider a goodgate the most important item in showpromorion. Sh. r"plied by no means isit the most important phase ol a shorv.#Mrs. Norah AndrewsPresiderLt of the Amerir:an Cat Fanciers' Federation,26W,{,tt lriWilliatn A. Rexrode

.\ irne enrn' of good cats will alu,aysmake a gate as a general rule andturther added that very few peoplerealized that the proceeds of the gatehclped to pay the expenses ol'the showand that the public at large did not knowthe cost of an attractive show.Judge Andret's's attitude torvard thenovice breeder is one to be copied, Shestates that the Cat Fanciers' Federationt'elcomes all novices. She says that allofficers do ever)rthing possible to encouragethem, and that she personally goesout of her way to make novices feel thatthcy are u'anted and needed. Sheclaims that a " pct " breeder rvith onlyone cat ma)' at some time become afamous breeder.A Lady of Many PartsHer hobbies are many, Gardening isone and I happen to knorv that she wasat'arded a silver medal for the Yard andCiarden Contest (Class B), promoted bvthe New York Herald'fribune. Class Bmeans that the garden must be olcr oneacre. She is also an artist and make nomistake. her pictures are good. so goodthat she has had ser.eral exhibitions oi'them. Adcled to her rnanr. other niceaccomplishments is music ancl remcmbcrthat no one graduates from thc NcwYork Collegc of Music rvithout hard u,orkancl special ability.Mrs. Andren's's home is a vasr esrare onLorg Island. Herc the ,,\ndrervs I'amily.raise all kincls o{'thoroughbred and purebredanimals, poultry and lancy birdswhich have won all over America.Silas H. Andrews, husband of ourNora, is an International judge o1'poultry and is as well known in his lineas Judge Nora. Each ol' the Andrervsis regarded by a large number of peopleas tops in authority. Judge Nora is alsoa special consultant to the Coast FisheriesDivision of the Quaker Oats Co., \'VilmingtonJCalifornia, and her photographwas recently displayed in a full pageadvertisement in Life Magazine ol' ,, Pussin Boots " cat food.Judge Andrews's value to her Federationis not documentary hearsav. Sheacts more as a balance-wheel, and isknown for her intense lovaltl'. llcrprofessional caution has not stunted herpopularity either as a breeder or judge.T ltar e bccn prcsenl at man)- rneetingswhere she presided and never yet haveI seen her fussed or jittery. There is anexecutive decisiveness about her poisethat is unshakeable. I have alrvaysfound her cool, calm, gracious and verydirect in her unassuming manner.I think Mrs. Andrervs is truly a pcrfectionist.One o{' her most detightfultraits is irer iriinic sense o1'humor. Thisclualitv alone sets her aparl lrom otherjuclges and makc no mistake she ispeacock-proud of her cats. Many yearsrvill turn into yesLerrdays bclore Judgc\ora Andrews retires {rom the CatFancr'er"' Iederalion.Ilrrrrn BaNcnop.r..,{p27

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AMERICAN NEWSLETTERPaws a,eross aa The Pond, teFrom BILLIE BANCROFT(American Associate Editor)OST of the Federation andAssociation members are preparingfor the two big showsthat are first up-meaning the pennState Cat Club in Philadelphia and theGarden State Cat Club who will havetheir show in Newark, New Jersey, justacross the river from New York. Alreadythere is much excitement regarding thejudging visit of your Mrs. A. Vize fromBanstead, Surrey. Yesterday two airmailletters arrived lrom Wisconsin-almostas far away from New York City asLondon*asking ifJudge Vize is as goodas charming Judge Yorke. This, ofcourse, is hard for me to answer but I'Ilbet dollars to dough-nuts that Miss ElsieG. Hydon. herself a rvorld-famous judge,would not har.e invited Mrs. Vize if shehad not been outsrandinglv good. M1.answer to those ts'o letters is : " Br.allmeans come on to Garden State. "***I have been talking with Judge Nackof Phiiadelphia. She tells me that thelvee kit sent to her from England wasabsolutely tops and if she herself hadpicked this particular kit lrom the iitter,she could not have been better pleased.I understand that she did have a difficulttrme getting it away from the planeofficials. They a1l wanted to adopt itand during the journey our ir was veryspoiled as to feeding and personalattention. When " Nick - Nack " ispleased over anything she tells the world,***Two of the big problems that seem tobe bothering breeders is getting theFrost Point Siamese accepted as a classand more stringent rules regarding theAbyssinians. Last season there wasquite a bit of acid criticism regarding2sthe markings. I talked with a very rvellknownbreeder who has had years ofexperience with the Abys. and she tellsme some truths that all breeders shouldknow. America is gaining quire afollowing in Abyssinians. There arethree of our top-bracket breeders whohave made a reputation r,vith them herein the eastern part of America. Theyare Mrs. Jane Stackhouse, Judge DorisO'Connell and Mrs. Judy Smith. In theextreme western section there are quite afew r,vho have specialized in this particularbreed. I hope to tell you more ofthem later.**Another moot point that is disturbing afew breeders-and I do mean a few-isthe Blue-Smokes. I interviewed a Smokebreeder as to her opinion and reactionregarding this class. She scoffed andhooted at the verv idea, emphaticallyinforming me that there is no suchanimal. As I've never been interestedin Smokes I can't agree or contradict.Only thing I can think of is-it wouldseem rather curious to find a Blue-Smokelisted in our shows. Surely they shouldgo in the A.O.C. class ?r**Several letters have reached me lromour English cousins regarding ourSilvers. No, very definitely no, we donot prefer the dark Silvers. They mustmeasure up to our show rules and ciassifications.We do have some very finespecimens over here. The various Associationsand Federation differ a bit inclassification but the objective seems tobe the same. I have seldom seen alarger than small average Silver. Theirbone structure does not measure up rothe Blues, for instance, and I'm one of

those breeders who prefer a good-bonedanimal as uell a. the othcr points.t+*Miss Anne Metcalf, assistant editor ofCats Magazine, tells me she is the ownero1'a litter of six Siamese babies and shethinks she will stop work and just stayhome and look at them ! (No, Anne, wecould not spare you away from themagazrne) .***An old racket is cropping up again.Some artist or photographer who istrying to make the cover of some wellknownmagazine, contacts a breeder andwants to sketch or photograph her cats.The owner doesn't get a line of publicity,let alone any financial remuneration.The point is stressed that the owner isgetting the honar (?; of har.ing her cat'spix on the cover. The artist or photographerwill collect anywhere from threeto five hundred dollars ves. cverr morein some cases while the poor breedergoes to all the trouble of taking her catsin to he nictrrred I knou what I'mtaiking about. This has happenedseveral times. Once in particular, Iremember, the photographer collectedtwelve hundred dollars from the editorsof a prominent magazine. The ownerwas given her expenses for taking thekittens to the studio-something likeeleven dollars. Twice this season I havebeen contacted for my cats to be on thecover of a famous magazine. I hope myletter in answer burned them properly.I have had the racketeers posted with theCrusaders.***. \ new Dool( nLL tne ,tmerican marketa few days ago. My personal opinion isthat it is a " Bible for The Fancy." Ihave read many, many books but thisone tops them all. It is called " CatCare," by Leon F. Whitney, D.V.M.(Countrys Life Press, Garden Ci6t, LongIsland, New Tork. Price fr3.95). I amnot attempting a review but there aresections that make the book a MUST30for the average breeder. The author isa man for breaking precedent in no smallway. For instance, he suggests thatfemale cats should be called " cattas "and forrhwirh calls them jusr thar.(Remember when we called our males" kings " ? Thar uas not in my rimebutmanv older breeders tell me it isquite true). Dr. Whitney is quite a man.top veterinarian and dog breeder, runsthe largest clinic for pets in the East andis weli known for his research work atthe Yale Medical School. He acknowledgesassistance from such top-flightbreeders as Mrs. Blanche Warren, CasaGatos Cattery, Idyllwild, California.Illustrations include Abyssinian DoubleChampion Raby Nefenari- an imporr(on cover), a Peke-faced Red Tabby,Pineland's Pepper Pot, owned by Mrs.Robert Treat, Connecticur, and rheGrand Champion Black Persian ownedby Mrs. Frances Herms. Terrytorvn,New York. Anyone who has ever seenthis Black bov will not forget him. Mrs.\\'alker Johnston also has her GrandChampion Leilani's Pettepointe in thebook's illustrations and last but not leastthere is Mollie Brennan's Tortoiseshell\rictory Belle. There are other picturesall definitely good.British Railways have just issued abooklet with illustrations by Fougasse to50,000 members of their staffwho handlelivestock in the course of their duties. Insome resl)ects it is an admirable andusefui little guide but we found the sectiondevoted to small animals quiteinadequate. All it has to say about catsis : " N4ust travel in strong boxes, t entilatedby holes, or hampers from whichthey cannot escape. They are naturallynervous when travelling and often mew.This is not necessarily a sign of ill health.On no account open the box or take thecat out as it will certainly escape-andtake some catching." Elementary, mydear Watson !

Qaiz!In which .6 thirsters after knowledge rt are handed over to ourpanel of experts.post please,-byReaders are invited to subrnit their questionsrnarking their envelopes .6 Quliz " in thetop left-hand corner.Stud ServiceRecently I telephoned to a wellknownbreeder to ask if I could sendmy queen who was calling to herstud cat. She replied that she couldnot take her and thus the queenwent unmated. Is it usual forbreeders to refuse the services oftheir studs ?No stud owner tvants to refuse avisiting queen, but she knows that it isa great mistake to overwork a stud. Nodoubt when you telephoned the stud lvasfully booked for the time being and hadyour cat been mated you might have beendisappoint"d. The thing to do is ro gerin touch u'ith the stud owner some weeksbelbre your queen is likell 16 call andto make all the necessary arrangements.If the breeder knorrs rhat vour queen islikelv to arrive. she will bear this factin mind when taking bookings for thestud.Bad BreathI have an ordinary cat who is noweight years old. IIe is rnost affectionateand has becorne a great pet.Unfortunately his breath is so unpleasantthat I do not like his habitof rubbing round my face. Is thereanything I can do ?Of course there is something that youcan do, in fact, in all probability youshould have done something about ityears ago, Persistent bad breath is a signof serious digestive upset or bad teeth,but the trouble is much more likely to bedentai. Open the cat's mouth and lookat his teeth. The sight may probabiyshock you, ftrr it s'ill not be surprising if1'ou find decayed teeth and others u,hichare covered to the crown with browntartar. Both signs are common l,r'henthere is unpleasant breath. If teeth arethe trouble, and that seems to be mostlikely, let the vet. see to them. Someteeth may have to be extracted, othersscaled. A sound mouth usually worksu'onders.Hair BallAt times my Blue Persian catbecomes very constipated and refusesto eat and has to be temptedto take any food at all. After she haseaten at these times she is sick andvomits a long roll of what looks likefelt. What is the cause of thistrouble ?The lelt-like roll is matted hair whichhas collected in the cat's stomach as aresult of the natural habit of cats to cleantheir coats by licking. This often leads tothe formation of a hair ball which, if lefttoo long, can produce a stoppage of thebowel. The trouble can be largelyavoided by careful grooming whichshould be carried out daily when a catis moulting. Even so some hair will beswallowed and it is a good plan with alllong-haired cats to give one teaspoonfulof liquid paraffin on food once a week.Few cats object to this remedy when givenwith meat. Should the condition becomeaggrar.ated and unresponsive to hometreatment you should most certainly takeyour cat for an inspection by the vet.I am shortly going abroad to livein Bahrein and I want to take rnv twoJI

eats with rne. I am f,ying out byCornet and wonder whether it wouldbe kind to take my cats also by air.There is no cruelty involved in takingcats by air, for if they are in suitableboxes they will not be affected by heightbecause airliner cabins are pressurised.\\hether you will be able to take yourcats on the same plane as _vou travelyourself is a matter you wili have to settlewith the airline. They are accustomedto dealing rvith the transport of animalsand will tell vou how to arrange things.There are several firms which specialisein the transport of animals both by iand,sea and air, but, as a first step, approachB.O.A.C. Your cats mav find the PersianGulf as difficult to tolerate at first as youwill yoursell, but if thev can find shadethey lvill soon become used to the heat.Popular Inn SignWhat association can a cat havewith a ffddle ? I have several tirnescome acfoss an inn called " The Catand the Fiddle," but I cannot ffndany reasonable explanation of thetitle, Is there one ?There is a simple explanation which isbased on the aptitude of the English forcorrupting foreign expressions to theirown uses. The inn name really means" The Faithful Cat," a name which iseasily understood. In French this rvouldbe " Le Chat Fiddle." The French wordfor " faithful " easily became " fiddle "and there you are. It's a case of believeit or not.Troubled by FleasParticularly during the sumrnerrnonths I find that rny Black cat actcas host to a great rnany fleas. Welive on a farrn and she can wanderabout where she likes. Is there anysafe powder which can be used ?All cats have fleas from time to timeand these little pests are at their worstduring the summer. When a cat liveson a farm there are so many more chancesof picking up fleas that during thesummer the cat should be carefullygroomed every day and a safe powdershould then be rubbed into the coat atleast once a week. This will not makecertain that there will be no fleas at all,but it u'ill ensure that they do not becornelegion. If you buy an insecticide rvhichis prepared specially for cats, your catwill come to no harm. There are severalfirms of repute which market suchpou'ders.On Starting a StudI arn thinking of keeping a studcat, a Siarnese. As I am a novice Ishould be glad if you would tell mehow many times the stud should beallowed to rnate a visiting queen.If vou are really a novice I shouldfirst get in touch with any well-knownbreeder of Siamese who lives near you.Before you embark upon stud work, domake sure that your male is good enoughfor the job. OnIy an expert can tell you.It would also be rvise to go to a studowner who has a number of visitingqueens so that you can see what studwork entails. You may not be so keenafter that, but you will see how theexperienced breeder sets about the task.Only' one mating is necessarv, but moststud ow'ners like to allorv two abouttwentv-four hours apart as this oftenmakes sure that the queen does not haveto be sent back again. It must beemphasised that stud work is not easvand the " know-how " only comes fromexperience.Frederick James Gallagher, a 17 -yearoldyouth of Hayes, Middlesex, wasjailed for two weeks and ordered to paycosts for cruelty to a cat. Police evidencerevealed that Gallagher said that he" thought the kitten looked thin " as itran after him. So he put it down adrain !32

It's theCatsW hiskers !DAN EH U RST CATTERYOwner : Gordon B. Allt, F.Z.S.BLUE, eREAlt, cHINGHtttA & BTAGK PERS|ANSWAYERLEYSURREY

CAID DE CHIRAZ, a sturdy six-rnonthsr-old Black Longhair,bred by the Paris fancier M. Marcel Guinard from Mme -Gay,sUbert du Bosquet ex Rezza Ophelia, was the pick of the BestLitter at the Cat Club de Paris Exhibition in Les Mureaux inMay last. As Blacks are rare in France, this fine youngsteris expected by his nerr owner, Mme Rule, to irnprove therepresentation of his breed at future Contin€ntal shows.3+

Cat CIab de Puris Show-l-HE 27rh Inrernarional ExhibirionI uf Lhe ab,,re Club was 6eld at rhe^ Hor.l Conr inenral on 23rcl, 24thancl 25th of last month. Mrs. A. A. Vizc,rvho was one of a trio of guest juclgeslrom EnpJlancl, writes :\Vhat a rvonderful Exhibition I TheCat Club de Paris certainly know howto present their lclinc pets in artisticsettings. The cream painted pcns aremostly lined with quilted white satinornated with exquisite flowers anclribbons. In thejudging ring are ordinarl,pens and these are constantly sprayeclwith a pleasant smelling disinl'ectant,It is to these pens that rhe stervards bringthe exhibits entered in thcir respectiveclasses. I must sa)' this is a verv pleasantn'ay ofjudging as one is ablc ro resen.eone's energies and concentrate on theexhibits. And ahhough the old braingets a trifle tired alier three clays ol it,onc is not physically exhausted as afterone ol our onc-da;. London shcilvs.I rvas vcrv happ1. to be rvith \{issKathleen Yorke and N,{rs. Speirs anclrt'as orrenvhelmed rvith thc marvellousreceptron we reccived lrom our Frenclrcontemporaries. The qualitv of thccxhibrrs has un the rrhol- \,.r) guod.particularll. that of the rvinncrs. Ijuclgecl Bluc Longhairs, Bluc_.-Creams,Smokes, Red and Brortn Tabbies anclTortoiseshells.The lst in l]luc Males rvas yewhatchAnson. a British cat bred by Mrs. Burns.excelling in type, colour and full ofqualit,v. The females n,ere lecl bvB'\icole cle NovagpJio, rvho rvas bred inSn'itzerlancl fi"om Souvenir Mignonctte,ta,lCHAMPION MYOWNE GALLANT HOMME was voted'3 Mr. Europe_ tt at the recent paris sh_ow. This photoerapirwas taken when he was two years old, just befire he rni ssold by his breeder, Mrs.-V_ize, for the re"cord figure of {150to Mtne Mariana of paris.35

a llriLish-bred dam, and sired by rny studCh. Astra of Penslbrd. It rvas this sire,lvith the co-operation ol'Trenton Verity,who produccd the sensarional Ch.M,vowne Gallant Hommc, n'ho hasrepcated his English success of beingIlest Blue Male and Best in Shorv inthree different countries. Itall'', Switzerlandand France consccutivel,v. thercb,vcarning the title o1'International Champion.He was stylcd " Mr. Europe " bythc ncrvspap,.rs of tlrc Cuntincnt.It lvas interesting to notc that the bcstBluc male kitten rvas sired by Yeu'hatchAnson and Gallant lJomme. HarpurPerirvinkle, bred by Mr. Dugdale. u'asthe dam of the best Blue fcmale kittcn.r\ll the Smokcs. Tabbies and Tortiesrvere Europcan bred. I noticed in thecatalogue that Bourncside Black 'I'ulipand .lJourneside Black Knave, lst and2nd respectir.cly, were children of Ch.Astra, so " the old man " is trulyreprcsentecl on the Continent.I thought that Gallant Homme waslooking reall_v at his best. He still adorespublicity' and being photographed andhe recognised my voice after a while.Here's a lunny about him to concludelvith : \{hcn only three u'eeks' old Ishowed him to some non-cat breedinglriends of mine rvho remarkec[ on seeinghis little Pckc iacc with eyes almost asbig as his head. " Is that a freak :, Isupliose 1.ou rvill har.e to put him downJas 1'ou call it ? " M1'answcr \{as noncommittal,er.cn u'hen one of them said" Don't have him dcstroycd. I'd rathervou ga\:c him to mc I " And nolv" the frcak " has been volecl " Mr.Europe ol 1953 " !America is noted for the quarity of its Manx, frere is one of the best-DOUBLE CHAMPTON TYOH DriR CAPTAIN, b_red by M;;. Arr"i.r uoytand o-wTed ty,Y". and Mrs., Harry Webb, of _ballas, t'"*"".-',;]i;-;;ii," h.is callec{, is a black-and-white maie with "ttikitrgcopper eyes and he was aDouble Champion before he reached ii= di"t Uii.tfra.v. ---36

The proud Chinchilla rnother is SOpHIA OF ALLINGTON, who wasexported by Miss E. Langston to Miss Leire, of OsIo, Norway. With heris her first daughter (an only one) Betty av Solglott, born in March last.Both are registered with the Norsk Racekatt Klubb.A scheme to reduce the number olstrays in the Hove (Sussex) district hasbeen started by the Animal SanctuaryCharity, which was officially establishcdin August bv lyliss Nancy price, thecelebrated actress. It is called the pcts,Protection Service. Owners fill in arcgistration form giving details ol theirpet and provide a photograph. A secondlbrm is complcted for use in the event ofthe owner's death or illness. Miss I. M.Wormull, the Secretary of the Service,rvhich is free, hopes that the scheme rvillput a stop to the mysterious disappcarancesof many cats in thc district.MURIEL SWANSONis still painting successfutCAT PORTRAITSin oils only. Why not have your Championor favourite cat painted ? Fees arevery moderate (from 2 guineas) and arepayable only upon your complete satisfaction.All that you need is a goodsnap, together with details ofcolouring.To date there has not been a singledissatisfied client !'\ /rite toMURIEL S\^/ANSON18 AUEEN ELIZABETH DRIVECORRINGHAM. ESSEX37

DIRECTORY OFFOR RELIABLE STUDSSHORTHAIR BREEDERSAND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically)CHEYNE SIAMESESeal Point, Red Point and Tortie PointAt Stud : cRACEDIEU LU-ANSire: Mystic DreamerDam : Shantuns SebasseSire of winning kittens at Kinsington Kitten andNeuter Show 1953, First season a! sruo.MRS. K. DUNKS,38 LEXDEN ROAD.ACTON, LONDON, W.3. Acorn 3367.MONYMUSK GATTERYof Seal Point SiameseAt Stud :HILLCROSS SHENGSONSires lovely prize-winning kittensMRS. IAN FORBES, BRAWLINGS FARM, HORNHILL, CHALFONT ST. PETER, BUCKS,Chotfont St. Giles 1 32PRESTvl|ICK SIA}IESENoted for type and brilliant eye colourAtStud: CH. PRESTWICK PENGLIMA-PERTAMA (S.P.)PRESTWTCK POO-TOO (S.P.)cH. BLUE SEAGULL (8.P.)PRESTWTCK BLUE CRACKERS (8.P.)Breeder of Ch. Prestwick Mata-Biru, Ch. PrestwickPertana, Ch. Prestwick Perling, and many othort.MRS. DUNCAN HINDLEYHIGH PRESTWICK, CHIDDINGFOLD, SURREYChiddingfold 60Stotion - HddemercGRACEDIEU SIAMESEAt Stud i MYSTIC DREAMERfst-& Ch. 1945 & 1948, lst Prize Stud 1949,t950 & 195t. Specials for Pale Coat & BesiEye Colour, Also his son GRACEDIEU YAISiring KITTENS excelling in rype, whiptailsand sweet disposition.MRS G. E. MATTHES, ALTON LODGE.NANPANTAN, LOUGHBOROUGH. LEICS.Tel. : Nonbdntan 258FERNREIG STAMESEAt Stud iMAIZ-MOR-MAFeU-l_S- (S:P.) che outsrandingkirren winner during 1950/51 show season. 1siand Ch. '1952.FERNREIG ZYN (8.P.) the outstanding kittenwinner during 1952/53 show season. FeJ2| gns.Porticutors from MRS. EDNA MATTHEWSSijLINDRIDGE HOUSE,917 HAGLEY ROAD WESTQUINTON, BIRMINGHAM 32. Woodgote 2353HARTON S.P. SIAMESEAtftlr{:--.---- fWansfeilAiax!{ARTON pRINCE PETA{ Ro"ehaven Mori"HARTON ptNG TAO lHarton prince peta_ _-,-- ---- FeelBywellprincess. -5uj- . Grandsire Mystic DreamerKittens of good rype, pale coats, good eye shapeand colour, gen!le, well reared and house-trainedmusr gorotood homes, From 3 gns. All reeisreredMRS. P.HILLIPS, 32 HARTON _GROVE, sOUTHSHIELDS, CO. DURHAM. Phone; S. Shie/ds 435.DEVORAN SIAMESE CATSEXCEL IN TYPEAt Stud : PRESTWICK pRtTHtE pALFee f2-2_0DEVORAN DONALDFce f2-12-6Kittens usually fot salePatticulors from - MRS. pRlCE, THE GABLESHEATHFIELD ROAD, BUSHEY. HERTSPhone - Watford 5624MISSELFOREBIUE POITITED SIAh|ESEfrom Generations of Blue pointed BreedingAll enquiries for Kittens ond olso for Stud to :lvlajor & Mrs. J. C. S. RENDALLSEDGE COPSE. BURLEYRINGWOOD, HANTS.Burley 21 60MORRIS SIAMESEAt Stud : MORRIS PADTSHAHMRS. M. W. RICHARDSON,GRINSTEAD, OTTWAYS AVENUE, ASHTEAD,Ashtedd 3521SURREYBreederof CH. MORRIS TUDOR, lNT,CH. MORRIS SABLE, ALL AMERTCA I952CH. MORRIS LINDEX and many otherwinncraPETROZANNE CATTERY(MRS. C. J. ROBERTS)Abyssinian & SiameseAt Stud :HEATHERPINE HERODOTUS (Abyssinian)PADAUK NIGEL (S.P. Siamese)Kittens usuolly for sole17 DELVES ROAD, WALSALL, STAFFS.DUNTOE RUSSIAN BLUESNoted for coat, colour, type and eyesAt Stud :CH. DUNLOE SILVER TOESSire of ChamoionsCH. DUNLOE DOMOKVITCHSiring future ChamoionsKjttens usually for salelIt.s-s__]!:3ocHFoR.D, 2s RUDALL CRESCENT,HAMPSTEAD, N.W.3. Ua^ostioa OjCi)MO\,YHAY SIAMESEB.P. & S.P. SIAMESE AT STUDMOWHAY SONGFRAM{ llaan9harolrnhemuscoRNuBlAI fl:l?", petruscha0NINA BIUE BOY{ [!'.cf"to"tvo-voMISS D. L. M. THOMAS9L9lt3RD HousE, cArsFtELD, Nr. BArrLE,)v))E^. Tel.: Ninfield 434Pleate mcntion Oun Clrs when replying to ad,vertisements

SUKIANGA SIAMESESeal Point KittensNoted for Type, Pale Coats and Character.Prize-winning whenever shown. Awardsinclude three tst prize litters, a Best S.H;Kitten and a Best Female Kitten.MRS. J. VARCOE, LITTLE BIRCHES,GREENHILL ROAD, OTFORD, KENTOrford 180HI LLCROSS SIAMESE& SITVER TABBIESEnquiries for Studs ond Kittens to lMRS. E. TOWE, 6 PALMERSTON ROAD,WIMBLEDON, LONDON, 5.W.19Hillcross stock have won over 300 awards.many Firsts and Specials, Breeder ofCh. Hillcross Song, Ch. Hillcross Melody,Ch. Hillcross Silver Flute. etc-DONERAILE SIAMESE have a wortd-wide reputation for Type, Eye cotourand Gentle- Temp_elame-nt. EXPORTED KITTENS constantly attain the highest awardsat shows in U.S.A., Australia,' New Zealand, South Africa and othe-r countries.Studsr DONERAILE DEKHO l Larchwood Clovert Tostock Loona ChinSALEWHEEL SIMKIN Af!9 1 Khan .I SaEtre ot >aDrtnaSUKIANOA SIROCCO Ch. Ctontost Yo YoBest Kitten S.C.C.C. 1952 I Foxburrow RunlieInquiries fo-r Studs, Kittens and my book MRS. KATHLEEN R. WILLIAMS,'.The Breeding and Management bf the 92, CHTLTERN ROAD, SUTTON, SURREY.Siamese Cat " to :- VIG 1399CHNISTDIAS IS COTIING !SIAMESE DESIGN BROOCHES (actual size l$" high x l*" wide)Solid silver, rhodium finish (untarnishable)Artist enamelled in natural S.P. colours on solid silverMANX DESIGN BROOCHES (actual size l" high x l{" wide)Silver oxidized metalFine gilt on metalSolid-silver, rhodium finish'irnt"inirtl"Ui") ...Artist enamelled in natural colours on solid silver21 16 each(u.s.A. $ 3.50)33/- each(u.s.A. $ 5.00)5/3 each8/. ,,2116 ,,331-These brooches-available in two designs only at present-are made by a world "renowned firm of specialists in costume jewellery, They are of fine quality with plainback, fitted with.jo_int pin and catch. Prices include purchase tix aird postage.Remittances should be made payable to OUR CATS Magazine and sent with order to :BOX No. 16, OUR CATS MAGAZTNE4 CARLTON MANSIONS, CLAPHAM ROAD, LONDON, S.W.9We can despatch Brooches to any part of the wonld in anattractive gift box and enclose your personal message orgreeting. Sg many cat lovers have been delighted with theseBrooches that it is somewhat superfluous to add that theyare supplied on a .. money returned if not satisfied " basii.39

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSThe rate for prepaid adverrisements under this headi'g is 3d. per word perinsertion (minimum ru r,r,ords) and instructions must be received by not later thanthe 7th day of the month of issue. Please write ,, " clearly andpost with appropriate remittance"op1to oun cars MacezrNr, 4 carlton Mansrons,Clapham Road, London, S.W.9.Use of Box No. costs r/,_ extra.At StudSCO-RUSTON RAVISANT (Blue Persian).sire- Int. Ch. Southway Nicholas, dam ScolIialisa. Fee f,2 2s, and. carriage.DANEHURST GORDIE :Blue PersianT, sireSco-Ruston Ravisant, dam flendon LadvGriselda. Fee {2 2s. aud carriage.CH. REDWALLS JACK FROST (Chinchilta..sire Ch, Foxburrow, Tilli-Willi, dam RedwallsS_lowstorm, prizewinnet every timeshown 1948152. Fee {2 2s, and carriage.MOLESEY ALI BABA tCream Persian), sireTweedledum of Duesk, dam Molesej-Mischief.Fee [2 2e. and carriage.STARKEY NUGGET lCreanr, sire MalmarvTafeteace, dam Fairham Gillian, prizewinnerewery time shown. Fee f,2 2s. andreturn carriage. Only registered queeneaccepted to any of the above Studs.*GordonB. Allt, T:2.S., Waverley Abbey, Faraham,Surrey. Rmfold 249.BOURNESIDE CATTERY, Aitken, 2 CommonffeldRoad, Barnstead, Surrey, Tel,:Burgh Heath 2754. CH. BOURNESIDEBLACK DIAMOND (Black Longhair).For SaleLOVELY SIAMESE I(ittens sired by Ch.Clonlost Yo Yo, for pets or show, riasonableprices to good homes.-RichardlVarner, Little Foxes, Bayleys HiIl, Sevenoaks.Sevenoaks 4516.ABYSSINIAN Kittens for Bale! two hales.two females, 8 weeks, from 5 gns., by Tranbicem-Aten by Gracefield Sprite.-de Udy,Bratton, Wilts.PEDIGREE SIAMESE Kittens, Seal point.male 6 gns.,_f,eryr1le! gns,-Moore, 24 DerbjRoad, Enffeld, Middx.S.P, SIAMESE Kittens by Prestwick Poo-Too,born lst Au_gust. From 3 gns,*Douglas,Apple Acre, Hillbrow, Liss, Hants. Liss 53lg:PEDIGREE SIAMESE Kittens from 3 sns.-Evms, 15 Leylands Lane, Bradford 9 ,4f680,.MANX Kittens, Black Males, one 7 months.one 6j months, unrelated, registered showrwiniag, Greeba, st.;ji"*ldiXJohns,BLUE PERSIAN Female I(itten, born 26.5,53.sire Champion Baralan Boy Blue, darnPrestwood Candytuft, excellent bieedinestrain. I gns., Reserve at Coronalion Showiclass-of-21. .Patker, Newlands, Prestwood,Stourbridee.MiscellaneousTHE TAIL - WAGGER MAGAZINE. themonthly-British Dog Magazine for dog ownersand dog lovets everywhere. Fu[t illustratedand complete with informatiie featuresand instructive articles. Annualsubscription lOs. inc. postage, for twelvei_ssues,- The Tail-Wagger Ma-gazine, 356-360Gray's fnn Road, Lonlin, W.C.l.HAVE your cat's portrait photosraDhed bvexperts. Studio oi home. I suinea i;clusive.& Thompson, l5l NottinA Hilt-Edw'ardsGate. Id.ll.SIAMESE Cat and Kitten Christmag Cards.Many new designs now available of thesepopular cards. Prices range from 6d.!.9{ slamp for samples to Raby,3 PineWalk, Surbiton, Sutrey."-CATS," America's leading monthly Magazine.One year's subscription 25s,-Pe;erIfobson, 79 Southbrook Road. Exeter.ADJUSTABLE Elastic Nylon Cat/KittenWear, flexible address tabels, coats. Listfrom Collier & Collier, 9 Denewood Road,Bournemouth-PEDIGREE FORMS of excellent quality withspace fot four generations are oEtainable at2s. per dozen, post free from OUR CATSMagazine, 4 Carlton Mansions, ClaphamRoad, London, S.W9.BoardingFOR SIAMESE ONLY. A comfortable andwell-run BOARDINC HOME where cats areIoved and cared for as individuals and thespecial needs of Siamese are fully understood.We have been privileged to look aftermany beautiful cats for well-known breedersand S.C.C. members, to whom reforencemay be made. Numbers are strictly limitedand stringent precautlons taken against thepossible introduction of infectious diseases.No cat can be accepted without our ownCertificate of Health signed by the owner._Detailed prospectus from Dr. and Mrs.Francis, Low I(nap, Ilalstock, Yeovil; Somerset,Telephone : Corscombe250, Throughtrains from Lordon and Birmingham.40

IIIn Denmark this charming picture was captioned .. Miss fra Aarhus andMis fra London." The alert Blue Point Siamese is Banchor Blue Thor (bredby Mrs. K. Macpherson, Balcombe, Sussex) who has been purchased by aJutland fancier. On the air journey out to Denrnark, Blue Thor rnade theacquaintance of Miss fnge Anderson, the Beauty Queen of Aarhus, whoseprizes included a 3-day visit to London.

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